2002 Buick Rendezvous Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AWD AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN OCT. 2013. JUST OVER A MONTH LATER WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DASH SAYING ABS DISABLED. AS THIS COMES IF YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP BEHIND SOMEONE AND YOU ARE NOT SURE IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS LIGHT LIKES TO COME ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ROUGHLY 65 ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL, NOT REALLY EFFECTING DRIVING JUST STOPPING. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2013 WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR ON THE FRONT WHEEL. WELL HERE WE ARE ONLY A FEW MONTH LATER AND ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. WE FIGURED WE WOULD LOOK INTO RECALLS BEFORE WE GO AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

I AM A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN. THIS IS THE LAST CAR MY HUSBAND PURCHASED BEFORE HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER IN 2009. HE IS A RETIREE FROM GM. HE LEFT ME WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD CAR. I WENT OUT TO START TO GO TO MY DAUGHTERS IN ANOTHER TOWN THAT DAY MY CAR WAS DEAD! NO LIGHTS NOTHING. MY SON TOOK ME GOT A BATTERY CAR SEEM TO RUN OKAY THAT EVENING. THE NEXT DAY OR TWO DEAD AGAIN! WELL THIS TIME I HAD TO WAIT A WEEK OR SO FOR HELP! AFTER 5 BATTERIES WE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME LIKE CRAZY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND CHECKED MY BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR! THEY SAID MY BATTERY WAS BAD! SO 170 DOLLARS FOR THAT THEN MY BREAKS NEEDED DONE MY TIRES NEEDED AIR OR SEALED, LIST OF THINGS. SO OKAY BATTERY DONE CAR RUNNING FIX BREAKS ETC. 2000,00 LATER TWO DAYS LATER CAR IS DEAD! TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN! 1 WEEK LATER NOW THEY SAY MORE TESTING, FIND A MODULE GONE BAD 600.00 MORE! COME GET CAR ITS DEAD! WAIT 2 MORE DAYS! BATTERY AGAIN! GET IT HOME 1 WEEK LATER CAR IS DEAD! HAS TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN! DO YOU SEE THE PATTERN, THIS IS OVER A 2- 3 MONTH PERIOD! COLD COLD WEATHER ONLY! NOW THE NEXT RECURRING PROBLEM! 5 TIMES REPLACING THE AWD HARNESSES AND MISC PARTS! AND SINCE ALL THE TROUBLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW THEY WANT MORE MONEY FOR MORE TEST! THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE! DAY 1! AND NOW MY CLUSTER BEHIND MY DASH IS BAD AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON! PLEASE HELP ME! THANKS *TR

HAD BATTERY REPLACED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AFTER TWO DAYS THE CAR WOULD NOT START BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER THE 3RD BATTERY WE TOOK THE CAT TO THE DEALER. THET CHECKED EVERYTHING SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AGAIN!!! SO WE HAD IT REPLACED AT THAT TIME. WE ALSO HAD THEM FIX THE ABS FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5 YEARS. THE CAR WAS AT HOME TWO DAYS LATER WOULD NOT START! HAD IT CHECKED THIS TIME IT WAS A MODULE AND THEN THE DASH CLUSTER WNET OUT WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THE CAR. STILL SAME PROBLEMS TOOK THE CAR OUT AGAIN THIS TIME AFTER GM CALLED US. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS, SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN THE STEREO. NOW 1 WEEK LATER CAR IS DEAD AGAIN!!!!! *TT

BODY CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING TO ILLUMINATE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO RISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THERE WAS AND IS A RECALL ON THE GAS TANKS OF BUICK RENDEZVOUS SINCE 2007. I WAS REFUSED SERVICE BY A DEALER TO CHECK AND INSPECT MY GAS TANK. THEN WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO ANOTHER DEALER I WAS CHARGED $40 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IN 2008 ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE GAS TANK. INDICATING THAT THE WHOLE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY PHONE OR MAIL OR ANY OTHER MEANS THAT THE GAS TANK ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED. I AM REQUESTING THAT I RECEIVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM GM THAT MY VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT A DEALER MUST REPLACE IT AT NOT COST TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN DRIVING OUR CAR ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVING. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED, 25 AND OR UP, IT'S FRIGHTENING AND NOT SURE OF WHERE TO GO OR WHO TO SEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED PLASTIC WELD ON THE FUEL TANK INLET VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

5 MINUTES AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTED DROPPING SPEED AND MESSAGE CENTER STARTED SHOWING LOW BATTERY, LIGHTS PROBLEM, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, BRAKE FLUID LOW, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID LOW, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, SECURITY SERVICE. ALSO, WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AS A LOW POWER, FEW MINUTES LATER, STARTS BACK UP AND CAN KEEP DRIVING BUT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND RELEASING IT AFTER A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY SO IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AGAIN. ALSO, AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT SERVICED THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND IF PROBLEMS CONTINUED THE STARTER. FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER REPLACING THESE PARTS, IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH LOW FAN AS IF THE RELAYS WERE BAD BUT THEY ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, LOW BATTERY FUEL AND HAD TO BE CHANGED AGAIN BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS NOT RETAINING CHARGE. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS ALL THE MESSAGES IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, THEY NEVER WENT AWAY. THEN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH I WANTED TO HAVE THE RADIO REPLACED, BUT I FOUND OUT THE SPEAKERS HAVE POWER COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE BATTERY TO THE RADIO THAT CAUSES IT TO OVERHEAT AND MAKES STATIC WHEN THE RADIO IS ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FOR THE IGNITION KEY GOT BURNED SO NOW IT IS NOT WORKING BUT STILL HAS ALLOWED FOR THE CAR TO TURN ON AND OFF AND DRY. A WEEK AGO, 04/28/14 THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHOWING AN ERROR MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, EVERY LIGHT POSSIBLE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE DONE COME ON, WHICH I ASSUME NOW IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT HAS GONE BAD. MOST FREQUENT MESSAGE IS SECURITY. GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN AND NEVER GIVES AN ACCURATE READING OF HOW MUCH IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 RENDEZVOUS, MY NAME IS, I WENT AN GOT A OIL CHANGE A FEW MOS BACK & FOUND OUT I HAD A LEAK AT MY FUEL FILL NECK/FUEL TANK. I DID RESEARCH & FOUND OUT THAT FROM 2002-2007 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS WITH MY MAKE. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE COVERAGE EXTENDED ON THIS. HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BUICK-RENDEZVOUS-2002/FUEL-SYSTEM/ I CONTACTED CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP [XXX] (EXT [XXX]) SERVICE REQUEST #[XXX], I WAS TOLD ME THAT MY COVERAGE ENDED 2/2012 (UNKNOWN TO ME) BUT THAT HE WOULD MANAGE TO HELP ME GET IT REPAIRED AFTER I WENT TO A CERTIFIED BUICK REPAIR SHOP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. IF IT IS INDEED THE ISSUE THEN IT WOULD BE COVERED SINCE I WASNT TOO FAR PAST THE EXTENSION DATE (EVEN WITH MY MAKE AND MILEAGE 130,000) HE ASSURED ME HE WOULD HELP GETTING IT REPAIRED WHETHER IT WAS DISCOUNT SRVC OR FULLY COVERED. I DID GO AND GET IT DIAGNOSED "CHECKED & VERIFIED CONCERN FOUND FUEL LEAK AT FILL NECK TO FUEL TANK" SO I HELD TIGHT WITH NO WORRIES. UNTIL RECEIVED A CALL YESTERDAY FROM BUICK CUSTOMER RELATIONS STATING IF I WANT ANY REPAIRS I WILL BE NEEDING TO PAY THE FULL SERVICE PRICE 1188.74 FOR THE FUEL TANK AND $300 FOR THE EVAPORATION TO BODY CONNECTOR THAT COINCIDES WITH THE FUEL TANK. I TRIED EXPLAINING EVERYTHING BUT IN HER THERE WAS NO BUDGE..I AM THE FATHER OF A 2 & 4YR OLD AND BABY ON THE WAY WHOM RIDE IN OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH A LEAKING FUEL TANK...IN TOTAL DISARRAY. I AM IN SURE NEED OF OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE WE ARE LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT IT IS A MUST TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INLET CHECK VALVE IICV) ON THE FUEL STORAGE TANK IS CRACKED AND IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FUEL TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V349000 AND BUICK'S, SAFETY PRODUCT BULLETIN 06230. ON 12/04/2007 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK ON THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS, 2002 ON ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AS THEY HAVE DONE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF FROM $1,000.00 TO $1,400.00 MY ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE TANK. FIRST WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL AND SECOND WHO DECIDES WHAT VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS DEFAULT IS PREVALENT IN ALL 2002 RENDEZVOUS AND THERE SHOULD BE NO TIME LIMIT RESTRICTION ON FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY GM. I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF THE DEFECT SO I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND WHO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED ON ALL 2002 RENDEZVOUS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR THEIR HOUSE BURNS DOWN FROM THE FUMES BE IGNITED BY AN IGNITION SOURCE WHERE THEY PARK THE VEHICLE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

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

MY VEHICLE WARMS UP FINE AND AS I START TO DRIVE THE ENGINE TEMP RISES TO A HOT CONDITION AND THE HEATER STARTS TO BLOW COLD AIR. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FLUSHED, THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN FLUSHED, THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED. I'VE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THESE PROBLEMS AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT NEVER GO AWAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU FIX THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. I FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND COULDNT GET IT TO REPEAT UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS LATER, THEN I CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT WITH THE SAME RESULT. I NEVER GET A WARNING LIGHT FOR COOLANT TEMP BUT ENGINE TEMP INCREASES AND CAR WILL STALL AND WONT RESTART UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WORKING WITH THIS I HAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY GM DOES NOT RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO COMPLETELY FIX THIS PROBLEM IS A NEW 3.4L ENGINE FROM GM. WHO CAN AFFORD THAT, NOT ME. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK BUT NOTHING BUT A REPORT WAS FILED AND ADDED TO THE PILE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. IF THIS HAPPENED AT 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ORDER OF FUEL EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V349000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA

FUEL TANK RECALL # 07V349000 I TOOK MY CAR TO MY SERVICE CENTER TO CHECK OUT FUEL LEAK A FRACTURE IN TANK HOUSING WAS FOUND, I CALL BUICK TO REPORT FINDINGS OVER 9 MONTHS AND MANY PHONE CALLS NOTHING WAS DONE THEY FINELY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES WITH THAT PROBLEMS AND SAID I SHOULD HAVE TANK REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE IF IT IS THE SAME DEFECT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT I WOULD LIKE THE CAR FIXED BY BUICK AT THEIR EXPENSE IF U HAVE A RECALL THEN HONOR IT NO PICK AND CHOOSE I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE IF BUICK DOESN'T WANT TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE THEN THEY SHOULD BUY IT FOR THE RETAIL PRICE OR GIVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE OF EQUAL VALUE

VALET PERSON WAS PARKING MY RENDEZVOUS IN DEC 2012 AND SAID AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2,000 IN DAMAGES. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINTIS THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS TWICE IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. I KEEP BEING TOLD THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR NOW WITH ALL THE REPAIRS IVE PUT INTO THIS, AND ITS PROBABLY NOT WORTH MUCH. WE HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT GM VEHICLES BUT WE MAY THINK LONG AND HARD BECAUSE ONCE THEIR OFF THE LOT IT SEEMS NO ONE CARES AND NO ONE WANTS TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT.

FUEL LEAKING EXTERNALLY AT THE GAS TANK INLET CHECK VALVE. GM AND DEALER HAVE DETERMINED EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS I'M EXPERIENCED ARE EXACTLY THOSE DETAILED IN THE RECALL, AND MY VIN FALLS WITHIN THE APPLICABLE RANGE PROVIDED FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V349000 GM RECALL # 06230A. *TR

NOTE: "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM SOON" "ANTI-LOCK", AND THE "TRACTION" LIGHTS LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON, THEN OFF. OCASSIONALLY ,THERE WOULD BE A VIBRATION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I HAD MY SON-IN-LAW DRIVE IT BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS OCCURED. NEST TIME I WAS DRIVING ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN OFF AND THE BRAKES MADE THE VIBATION. I DROVE IT TO THE GARAGE WHERE I BUY MY TIRES AND WHERE THEY DO SERVICE VEHECLES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS. HE DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCKS BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID THE BRAKES VIBRATE. HE PULLED A WHEEL BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED ME TO REAR-END THE CAR AHEAD WHO WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. MY SUV WAS TOTALLED BUT THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT AFTER MY PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED A FORUM ON LINE AND THERE ARE BLOGS DESCRIBING THE ABS, TRACTION SYSTEM PROBLEM IN THE BUICK SUV SO WHY DID GM FAIL TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES? I WONDER IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY MAJOR INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS AS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING? *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND DAYS LATER IT WAS OVERHEATING. THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM SAID THAT IT JUST NEEDED A THERMOSTAT, APPROX. $300. REPAIR. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND TURNS OUT IT NEEDED AN ENTIRE HEAD GASKET. IT WAS A $1,500 REPAIR. I AM SEEKING A RECALL BE ISSUES SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED COOLANT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A FAILED FUEL NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

OVER HEATING FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THE FUEL LINE SEEMS CLOGGED OR FULL BUT WILL ACT AS IF IT OUT OF GAS. HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RADIATOR BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. SOME DAYS IT WILL START TO RUN HOT AND IF YOU KEEP YOYR FOOT ON THE GAS THE HOT TEMP WILL GO DOWN. LEAKING OUT GAS FROM LEFT SIDE AS WELL AS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE AS IF THE ENGINE IS BLOWN BUT I KNOW ITS A GOOD ENGINE. SOME DAYS THE CAR WILL RUN FINE BUT IT SEEMS TO.ME LIKE THE COLD WEATHER CAUSES MATBE SENSOR ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO THE GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON SPIRATICALLY LIKE WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE LIKE THERE IS AN SHORT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM AROUND THE GASKETS AND THE FLY WHEEL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE IN MOTION. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAILING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,030.

GOT ABS & TCS LIGHTS AND EITHER "TRACTION SYSTEM ACTIVE" OR "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM". TWO DTC CODES C0036 & C0245. CK'D LEFT WHEEL SENSOR PER BUICK SERVICE MANUALS BY DISCONNECTING CONNECTOR AT WHEEL HUB & CK'D OK. NO PROBLEM AGAIN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. RECENTLY GOT SAME LIGHTS ABT & TCS AND MASTER LIGHT (CK TRACTION SYSTEM). ALSO, CONCURRENT GOT A THUMPING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER BUMPS & WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO, WHEN TURNING LEFT/RIGHT THE ABS PUMP WOULD TURN ON (FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL). SCAN TOOL CONFIRMED LEFT WHEEL SOLENOID ACTIVATED DURING TEST DRIVE. CK'D THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS AC VOLTAGE OUT PUT PER BUICK SERVICE MANUALS & FOUND LEFT WHEEL SENSOR OUTPUT AT 150 MVAC AND RIGHT WHEEL SENSOR AT 120MVAC FOR "APPROX" SAME WHEEL SPEED; SPEC IS 100MVAC WHEN "SPINNING WHEEL" (NO SPEED OF WHEEL IN SPEC!). OTHER SENSOR CKS (OPEN, SHORTS TO GROUND, SHORT TO VOLTAGE, SHORTED TOGETHER) ALL OK. DURING LONG TRIP (400MILES) PROBLEM (ABS,TCS, ETC) LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED DURING LOCAL/SHORT TRIPS TOTALLY WENT AWAY DURING LONG TRIP???? SOOOOO WHAT TO DO??? PLAN TO CHANGE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB AS THUMPING IN FRONT END DURING BRAKING (BEARINGS?) HASN'T GONE AWAY. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND RADIO, CD PLAYER, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2002 BUICK, RENDEZVOUS KEPT GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN MY SITUATION THE SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, I WAS IN A DANGEROUS PLACE (ON CURVEY HIGHWAY BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70MPH) THE SITUATION WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT COULD HAVE HAD FATAL CONSEQUENCES ESPECIALLY WHEN TALL HILLS SURROUND CURVEY FREEWAYS AND ROADS AND SUCH AS A DEER CROSSING THE ROAD OR WORSE YET, A PERSON ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE BCM KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING EVERY FEW MINUTES TURNING OFF ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD CLUSTERS AND IT COSTS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO FIX-ALMOST $1400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

VEHICLE HANDLED VERY POORLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN IN 1 PLACE, LEFT REAR BROKEN IN 2 PLACES. AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS HAD MORE WINDINGS. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW - GETS NORMAL USE, NO ACCIDENTS, NEVER RUN OVER ANYTHING, E.G. CURB. MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. AN ENGINEER WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THAT WATER HAD PENETRATED THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE AIR BAG COMPUTER SYSTEM, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ UPDATED 12/12/11

BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. HAD TO FIND THE ANSWER ON GOOGLE SO THE DEALER COULD FIX IT (HEADLIGHTS AND DASH CONTROLS WENT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT) $650 FRONT SEAT INOP DEALER STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG $? GAS GAUGE INOP DEALER STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG $? CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT THIS MONTH ALSO COST $850 WATER PUMP $25 O2 SENSOR BANK 1 AND 2 - $145 MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR- $104 FUEL FILTER- $11 STEERING RACK AND PINION- $195 TOTAL $1980 ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN ONE MONTH. I HATE THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS. GETTING RID OF AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER HAD DIFFICULTY HEARING AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FUEL LEAK, ONE HALF TANK OF FUEL HAD TO BE DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK AND NOT EXCEED THAT LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LEAK WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE IT ORIGINATED. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL TANK UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 07V349000 AND 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH RECALLS WERE EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NO BRAKES, BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND BURST, DUE TO IT BEING UNDER FIRE WALL, ACCORDING TO THE MECHNAIC THE FIRE WALL GETS WET AND THIS CAUSES RUST TO SET IN. THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT VISIBLE TO MECHANIC TO DO AN INSPECTION DURING REGULAR SAFETY CHECKS. SINCE THE LINE WAS NOT VISIBLE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF IT IS VIABLE. THANKFULLY WE FELT THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND STOPPED SAFELY. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN, AND AM NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE CARS ARE DESIGNED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.

SYSTEM SCANNER SHOWS AIR BAG LIGHT SHUT OFF. JUST PRIOR TO PURCHASE BY ME. ALSO CLEAN CAR FAX. VIOLATION 167-822. REPORT ENCLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD KNOWING THERE WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG, DUE THE VEHICLE BEING IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN THE SEAT HAD DEPLOYED AND THE COVER WAS BEING HELD IN WITH TAPE AND THE CODES HAD BEEN CLEARED. UPDATED 09/16/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE TO THE RADIATOR, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145, 000.

CAR IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE AT LOW SPEEDS (25/30 MPH). GEAR MOVES VERY RELUCTANTLY INTO HIGHER GEAR. HEAR LOUD CLUTTERING NOISES FROM GEAR BOX, METALS GRINDING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS CAUSES SLOWING THE TRAFFIC AND FEEL AS IF SOMEONE WILL HIT ME FROM BEHIND. FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON MAY 31,2011, WE WERE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 82, IN NAHUNTA, GA. AND A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WE CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE WERE TOW PEOPLE IN THE FRONT AND ONE PERSON IN THE BACK. THE SHOULDER HARNESSES DID NOT LOCK AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, MY WIFE HIT THE DASH WITH HER FACE AND MY DAUGHTER WAS THROWN ABOUT IN THE BACK SEAT INJURING HER LEG AND HER SHOULDER SHE HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM HAVING SURGERY ON. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2011 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IN WAYX, GA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE AWD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY AS THE BRAKE LOCKED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES BEFORE RELEASING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND IT IS HARDER TO BRAKE. ALSO WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU FEEL VIBRATION. *TR

BOUGHT MY BUICK 2002 RENDEZVOUS A YEAR AGO WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT GIVE OR TAKE. IT WAS GREAT UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS INTO OWNING IT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH OFF DRIVING AT NIGHT (VERY UNSAFE) THEN WHEN I WOULD GO TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF AT ALL... THEY WOULD FLASH AND CARRY ON THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT. ONE DAY THE LOCKS STARTED CLICKING ON AND OFF....THE RADIO LOCKED UP.. THE AIR CONDITIONING WON'T WORK... THE HORN STAYS ON SO LOUD IT IS DEAFENING AND FRIGHTENING TO ALL CARS AROUND YOU... IT IS SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HARDLY STAND IT... IT WON'T SHUT OFF.. WENT TO BUICK DEALER THEY SAID IT WOULD COST PROBABLY CLOSE TO 1000 TO FIX... TIL THEY DIAGNOSED IT... ANOTHER GARAGE COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS... I TOLD THEM TO PLEASE DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO AT LEAST RESET IT...MY SON IS A MECHANIC AND ASKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS BUICK MODEL AND YEAR AND IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND HAPPENS A LOT IN GM VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING.. LIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING.. LIGHTS STAYING ON TO CAUSE BATTERY TO DIE... HORN BLOWING SO LOUDLY..IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. AND THERE IS NO RECALL.. THIS IS SO WRONG. WHEN YOU RESEARCH ONLINE YOU SEE MANY OWNERS WITH THESE SAME ISSUES... TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT RIGHT THAT PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ARE STUCK WITH IT AND ARE UNSAFE. GM KNOWS THAT THIS PART IS GOING OUT A LOT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY DO NOT RECALL IT. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN... ALL OF THE THINGS THAT FLASH IN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF ARE VERY DISTRACTING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.. ESPECIALLY HAVING NO LIGHTS. *TR

1ST OCCASION (3/11/11): I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON A FREEWAY, IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. I ALSO HAD MY TWO YOUNG BOYS (AGES 4 AND 7) IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY WHEN TRAFFIC BACKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT MY BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND UP ONTO THE EMBANKMENT AND FORTUNATELY DID NOT CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAD MINIMAL BRAKE POWER. MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY AND WAS ABLE TO VERY SLOWLY DRIVE MY CAR THERE. THE BRAKE LINE ON ABS PUMP TO RIGHT WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2ND OCCASION (2/28/13): I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD FOR TRAFFIC BACKED UP AT AN INTERSECTION. AGAIN, MY BRAKES FAILED AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR ME STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MINIMAL BRAKE POWER. AT THE INTERSECTION I TURNED RIGHT, HEADING SOUTH BOUND AND THEN WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARK MY CAR. THIS TIME I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP. THE SAME BRAKE LINE FAILED ' THE BRAKE LINE ON THE ABS PUMP TO RIGHT WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER GOING WELL OVER 100MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY DRIVING LIKE 20 OR 30. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE FLASHES ON AND OFF. THE HEAT SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DONT IT OVERHEATS.NOW THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT ON ME. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDNT SHOW ANY RECALLS NOR EVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, I READ THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND CLEARLY HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. SO THE QUESTION IS WHY DIDNT THIS VEHICLE IN NYS HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR THE MANIFOLD GASKET. IT'S WEIRD TO ME BECAUSE IN CANADA THEY HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON THE 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. CAN SOMEONE GET SOME ANSWERS. IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HUBS WERE REPLACED BUT ALSO FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,765. KMJ

WE JUST BOUGHT A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WE WERE FIRST TOLD THAT WE JUST NEEDED OUR FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE'S HOT COOLANT LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. WE GOT THIS DONE AND WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND AM ASTOUNDED BY THE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SOME OF THEM ARE GETTING IT FIXED AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUE A FEW YEARS LATER. I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED AND FEEL THAT MY HANDS ARE TIED. WHAT IF I GET IT FIXED THIS TIME AND IN A FEW YEARS IT DOES IT AGAIN? I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? THIS IS NOT HOW GM SHOULD BE TREATING CONSUMERS. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BAD PRODUCT. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NON-REPAIRABLE. YET, ADVISED THAT IF THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED, THE BRAKES WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. I HAD GOOD PRESSURE AT FIRST, BUT THEN LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A STOP. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME, I FOUND A HOLE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. A BRAKE LINE SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH ON A CAR THAT IS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD....ACTUALLY THEY SHOULD NEVER RUST THROUGH, THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A SAFETY SYSTEM. USE QUALITY STEEL, BRAKES ARE NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR CAR COMPANIES TO SKIMP. *TR