BUICK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LINE BURST AND LEAKED FUEL. THE LEAK WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL LINE BURST IN FOUR PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,516. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN PA, WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISCHARGED IN MY WIFE'S FACE, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OTHER SIDE WENT OFF. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, RAISED THE HOOD, UNPLUGGED THE HORNS, STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION FOR 3 HOURS. AS WE CONTINUED UP THE HIGHWAY THE RAIN BEGUN TO ENTER THE CAR AND FILLED UP THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING TO GET A CLAIM STARTED BUT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED, DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME FOR OVER 800 MILES AND RESEARCHED WHAT TO DO. *TR

ALL LIGHTS (EXT AND CONTROL PANEL) WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT. IF I QUICKLY FLICK THE LIGHT CONTROL LEVER THEY COME BACK ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM BUT QUITE UN NERVING! I HAVE SEEN NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLITEN. *TR

WE BEGIN EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE MANUFACTURER; $5000 PLUS LATER WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MORE RECENTLY WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND IT CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. *TR

WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, THE CAR STALLED OUT AND THE BATTERY DIED. AFTER BRAKING TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK AND RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN. BESIDES THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, WHEN DRIVING AND THEN BRAKING WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BRAKING CREATING A GRINDING SENSATION. AFTER THE INITIAL "GRINDING", AWD IS DISABLED ALONG WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME THE RENDEZVOUS IS DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE UPPER INTAKE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFORMED AND CAUSED A COOLING FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I GOT A MESSAGE TO SERVICE AIR BAGS. CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND ALSO A CLUNK AT TIMES IN STEERING COLUMN. I AM WONDERING IF AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN A CRASH? SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE GONE NOW ALONG WITH THE LIGHT? *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP (USED), THE STEERING STARTED TO GET VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. AS THIS WAS A USED VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS OF FLUID. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN (LEFT OR RIGHT), THE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY ALMOST LOCK UP REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO DATE THAT THIS HAS NOT CAUSED US TO TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE THAT GM HAS NOT YET SAW FIT TO ADDRESS. SADLY THERE IS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR MY ENCLAVE THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A DESIGN FLAW. WITH IT AFFECTING THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY OF THE STEERING, THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE! SIMPLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB TURNS UP MULTIPLE HITS FOR PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

DURING WET WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO SHUT DOWN AND MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER JUST STARTING OUT AND DRIVING THRU A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND AFTER A FEW MILES SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS AND NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE HAD ONE CLOSE CALL, HOW EVER DO TO THE LOW SPEED WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME. SOMEHOW WATER MUST BE GETTING INTO THE STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE AND CLOSE THE DOOR, THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR IS SO IT CUTS MY LEG. I HAVE CUT THE LEG THREE TIMES IN THE ONE YEAR I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, EACH TIME DRAWING BLOOD THROUGH MATERIAL. THE DOOR IS DESIGNED WHERE THE BOTTOM CORNER PROTRUDES ABOUT THREE INCHES FROM THE STRAIGHT EDGE OF THE DOOR, THE DOOR CURVES OUT. SO WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR, THAT EDGE EXTENDS PAST THE DOOR AND CUTS MY LEG. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DOOR AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I AM TIRED OF SCARING MY LEG. *TR