2005 Buick Rendezvous Brakes Problems

I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FOUGHT BACK AT ME AND I HAD TO PUT ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP BUT I'M WORRIED ONE DAY IT WILL NOT STOP AND I'LL GET INTO A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR SOMETHING MORE SEVERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT, HESITATED, AND VIBRATED AS IT EMITTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THE ANTI LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, THE TIRES, AND WHEEL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,142.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKING IN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR NO REASON, THEN ANTI LOCK LIGHT AND AWD DISABLED LIGHT CAME ON. IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH AND READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IM IN FEAR MY BRAKES WILL GO OUT LIKE ANOTHER RENDEZVOUS OWNER I HAVE READ ABOUT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT IS HAVING SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNING THE AWD BRAKE SYSTEM. FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS THE AWD AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE LATEST TIME WAS TODAY 3/8/11 WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN AND THE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT ENTERED A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE HUB HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED. *TR

ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A SOUND AND SLIPPING DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM JUST CAME ON., *TR

2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ANTI LOCK LIGHT AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ON AND CANT SEEM TO BE FIXED. WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO SPEND THOUSANDS TO GET IT FIXED, BUY A NEW CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I SEARCH ONLINE THOUSANDS OFF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHO IS BUICK PAYING OFF THERE? *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM FAILED ON 07/15/06 RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC FORCED EMERGENCY BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOSE DIVE BUT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE WHEELS DID NOT LOCK UP AND THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED ON DRY AND FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT IT FELT AS IF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING, AND CONCEIVED THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE MAY BE DUE FADING CAUSED BY HEAT. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK AND 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 07/17/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN AND COULD ONLY BE SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THREE BRAKE DISTANCE TESTS AT THE RESIDENCE WHICH RESULTED IN THREE DIFFERENT BRAKING DISTANCES. THE CONTACT HEARD ONE WHEEL CHIRP, AND FELT A PULSATION IN THE PEDAL DURING THE FIRST TEST, BUT NO PULSATION WAS FELT DURING THE OTHER TWO. THE LAST TEST RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING A LONGER DISTANCE THAN BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND TESTS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE LIGHTS FOR THE AWD AND ABS SYSTEMS ILLUMINATED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHEN ABS ILLUMINATES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE STOPPED AND TOWED FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED TOWING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REMEDY REPAIR TO FIX AWD AND ABS ILLUMINATION PROBLEM.