On certain sport utility vehicles, a structural support at the latch attachment in the rear liftgate may be inadequate to retain the latch to the liftgate in certain severe vehicle crash events.
Body, doors & structure
Buick Rendezvous Body problems by year
67 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Buick Rendezvous's body, doors & structure. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.
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Latest Rendezvous body complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v150000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was taken to ourisman chevrolet of marlow heights (4400 branch ave, marlow heights, md 20748, (240) 455-3386) for the recall repair. Afterwards, the contact noticed that the dealer did not process any paperwork and just gave her the keys to leave. The contact noticed that the locks failed and suspected that the vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 159,000.
I purchased a 2004 buick rendezvous from a car dealership, 2 car guys llc, in york, pa on 7/10. At the time I was very pleased with the purchase with the low sticker price of 4k, low mileage of 68k, and the 5/18 inspection. The car, after checking the engine and frame, itself seemed to be in decent condition and I brought it home that day. I was very pleased with the car for two weeks and even made a long trip to altoona, pa with my family. Then earlier this week I noticed some issues with the front...
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driver's side brake. I took it in to mr. Tire on 7/26 for a brake examination. The technicians at mr. Tire could not find anything wrong with the brakes and even mentioned that they were new. I wanted them to test drive it double check and then after they returned they thought maybe a caliber was locking up on it. So they lifted the car again and realized that the frame itself was expanding. So they stuck it on a larger lift to ensure that that frame would be shredded. The lead technician brought me out to look at the frame itself. Both sides of the frame had been filled with foam insulation and then spray painted with black paint to match the frame. Someone had went to a lot of effort mask the eroded frame. The guys from mr. Tire mentioned that no way that could pass a state inspection looking like that. I looked underneath the car at the time of purchase and was unable to see the camouflaged rust. Three technicians were under that car the first time the buick was lifted off the ground and did not notice the "slide of hand". I would have never even test driven the car with my son knowing that it was unsafe for the road.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON
I was driving in right lane, someone cut me off, by switching lanes & cutting in front of me as light turned green. I pressed on my brakes, which went all the way to the floor, hitting the person in front of me. I found out later that I injured my left knee, displaced my knee cap. I was traveling alone. Airbags did not activate. During the second incident my daughters where traveling with me. My daughter's were with me. I enter road from right, heard a popping noise. Pressed brakes which went to the floor, car...
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seem to accelerate and I ran into the back of the car. Airbags once again didn't activate. Stunned from the weirdness of the incident I couldn't think. I told her I was ok. After getting back in car I was hurting & so were my daughters. Life changed for us. They have back & neck issues. We see various doctors to manage pain. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact mentioned that the abs and the service traction system warning indicator illuminated. Also, the fuel gauge was giving inaccurate readings. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the electrical wiring under the seat had corroded due to the internal leakage of the ac unit. As a result, the carpet created mold due to the wetness and the...
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floor board was corroded as well. The mechanic also discovered that the all wheel drive was disabled. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the appliques on the rear driver and passenger's side became detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the appliques twice however, the failure was recurring. The contact stated this is a safety issue because while driving at high speeds ,the appliques could fly off the vehicle and injure a pedestrian. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000. The vin was not available.
Rear liftgate handle switch no long works to open the rear door. Key fob still works but concerned this will fail also for the rear liftgate access and egress. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the door locks would operate independently. The contact would lock the doors and later, find that they were unlocked. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the lock system needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recall. The failure mileage was 85,000.
There was a recall on this vehicle in 2004 for the rear hatch. I bought my vehicle 2006. Just wanted to know if I am responsible for out of pocket expenses as I was told by suttle motor corporation? *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the rear door failed to open. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.
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...
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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 2005 buick rendezvous. The contact stated the power locks were supposed to unlock automatically once the vehicle was shifted in park however, the vehicle had to be unlocked manually. The dealer was contacted but provided no assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 0 and the current mileage was 21,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the lift gate would not open. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that there was no entry into the vehicle from the lift gate. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Consumer stated switch falure. Updated 09/01/2011 *ln *tr
I recently purchased a 2005 buick rendezvous cxl. As I was exiting the driver side door, the inner door handle gave me a fairly deep paper- like cut. There seems to be a rough edge on the handle that almost looks like the metal coating is peeling or separating and it sliced my middle finger on my left hand. I'm not very impressed and I am wondering how often this is going to happen? I think this should be a definite recall. It is not a life threatening injury, but very concerning considering I have 3 children and it could've been one of them that received the injury instead of me. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the rear hatch on the vehicle does not lock. The indicator does not show that the hatch is open. She feels that this is a safety issue because the rear hatch can open at any time and endanger the lives of the third row passengers. The manufacturer would not assist. The current mileage was 60,000 and failure mileage was 43,000.
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