BUICK Complaints

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AFTER GETTING GAS AT A GAS STATION, I NOTED MY GAS GAUGE IN MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER TO READ "EMPTY" DESPITE HAVING JUST FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE. FOR A SHORT TIME AFTERWARDS, MY GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED DESPITE MY GAS LEVELS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON EVERY TIME I FILLED UP MY TANK. STILL TO THIS DAY, MY GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO READ "EMPTY" ALL THE TIME DESPITE FILLING IT UP WITH GAS. THEREFORE, I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I TRULY HAVE IN MY GAS TANK AT A TIME AND WORRY ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS FREQUENTLY. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IS VERY ERRATIC. IT SHOWS 1/2 TANK ONE MINUTE, AND CAN QUICKLY DROP TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK. BASICALLY, YOU CAN'T TRUST IT AT ALL. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER GM SUVS AND ASK THAT YOU ADD THE RENDEZVOUS TO THE LIST. MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WE FILLED UP THE SUV AND THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. AFTER A WHILE THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED UP AND SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THAT, THE GAUGE NOW DOES NOT MOVE OFF OF EMPTY AT ALL. OFTEN TIMES THE GAS REMINDER SIGNAL GOES OFF LETTING US KNOW THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY, HOWEVER WE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE TANK. *TR

GAS GAUGE GIVES FAULTY READINGS WHETHER IT IS JUST BEING STARTED OR AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE. IT ALSO GIVES FAULTY READINGS AFTER FILLUPS. THEY GAUGE READS FULL OR NO GAS AT ALL. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEGUN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO DETECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS GIVING FALSE READINGS. UPDATED 06/21/11

BUICK RENDEVOUS 2002 AWD CXS MODEL HAS FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND ALWAYS READS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND MORE OFTEN IN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE AND THE FUEL GAUGE. A NEW SENSOR WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT GM'S POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE ISSUE IN THE 4/30/2011 NEWSPAPER. I HAVE A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL PURCHASED AS A GM CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER. THE FUEL GAUGE WANDERS BY 1/4 OF A TANK. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 5-OR 6 TIMES TOTAL AND THEY HAVE INSTALLED A NEW SENDER/GAUGE, REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT STILL ACTS THE SAME WAY. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND I MUST ALWAYS KEEP IT ABOVE HALF FULL SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WANDERING GAUGE BUT IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND I MUST JUST LIVE WITH IT. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND AM "LIVING WITH IT" UNTIL I SELL IT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR, PROBABLY NEXT YEAR. I FEEL THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF PROBLEM VEHICLES. *TR

MY GM BUICK RENDEZVOUS HAS A BROKEN FUEL GAUGE. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2002 AND BY 2006, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED. WE NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL I READ AN ARTICLE REGARDING THE NUMBER OF GM FUEL GAUGES THAT ARE BROKEN, YET IT DID NOT LIST THE RENDEZVOUS MODEL AS ONE THAT HAD PROBLEMS. WE HAVE TO MONITOR FUEL USAGE BY THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN. *TR