Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Buick Rendezvous submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AWD DISABLED ITSELF AND THE ANTILOCK CAME ON AND HAVE STARTED TO STAY ON THEN WHEN I MAKE TURNS THE CAR STARTS SCREACHING REALLY LOUD SO I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR THIS SO WHAT CAN I DO
THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON, AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND NOW THE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR. *TR
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD THREE FRONT HUBS REPLACED AND THE SADDLE FOR THE TRACTION SYSTEM. ALL DONE AT THE ADVISE OF A BUICK DEALER. THIS PAST YEAR I TELEPHONED BUICK AND REQUESTED THEIR HELP, AS I FELT BUICK SHOULD KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. BOTH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THE TRACTION SYSTEMS ARE OFF, AND THE CAR SOUNDS AS IF IT IS RAW METAL ON METAL. I AM AGAIN OCCASIONALLY HEARING THE GRINDING NOISE, WHICH USUALLY INDICATES ANOTHER PROBLEM (WITH SUBSTANTIAL COST) IS ON THE WAY. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER 'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. KMJ
MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS HAS A ABS PROBLEM WHERE IT ENGAGES COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS MORE THAN 50 DEGREES. WHILE DRIVING, I HEAR A HUMMING NOISE AT VARIOUS TIME DURING MY DRIVE AND WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AND THE PETAL PULSES AND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. ALTHOUGH, THE ABS LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF MAY THROUGH OCTOBER SINCE THE TEMP IS ABOVE 50 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES AND WIRE HARNESS REPLACED WITH NO AVAIL. THEN, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE AWD SYSTEM DISABLES ANYTIME I HAVE TIRE(S) SPINNING. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NOT ONE SEEM TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT CAN BE WRONG. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE FINDING AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CONCERNING THEIR RENDEZVOUS, BUT NO SOLUTION. *TR
THIS HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF SINCE PURCHASING MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN JANUARY 2005. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS ARE WARMER, SPRING THRU FALL, NOT IN THE WINTER. AT SLOW SPEEDS ( 10 TO 20 MILES/HOUR) WHEN BRAKING AND/OR TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A GRINDING/CRUNCHING NOISE IS HEARD AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FEELS LIKE YOU ARE CRUSHING SOMETHING WITH YOUR FEET. BRAKES DO NOT WORK IMMEDIATELY. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE OFF INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER THE BRAKING AND NOISE STOPS. WARNING LIGHTS SOMETIMES STAY ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTERWARDS. JUST BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE CAN EVEN CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR. RECENTLY I HAD AN INSTANCE WHEN DRIVING AT 10 TO 15 MILES/HOUR AND COULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOUR-WAY STOP AFTER I SLAMMED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP CANNOT NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAVE HAD IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS THREE TIMES AND ONLY ERROR SHOWING UP WAS RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WHILE IN FOR SERVICE. I LEFT DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN A MILE IT STARTED AGAIN. I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR BUT AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIX IT, AND PRAY I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP. BRAKES DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AT DRIVING SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. *TR
WHEN SNOW BUILDS UP IN WHEEL WELLS THE AWD BECAME DISABLED AND SPUN OUT IN ROAD, HAVE FAILED WITH MUD, BUILD UP AS WELL HAD REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. ALSO FEEL THAT THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS HAVE DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. *TR
GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS TANK CRACKED. ALSO THE WHEEL COVERS HAVE PLASTIC BOLTS AND THEY BREAK OFF EASILY AND WHEN YOU ROTATE TIRES THEY BREAK OFF. PEOPLE AT THE SHOP USUALLY DO NOT TELL YOU WHEN IT BREAKS OFF BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY/OR THE EMPLOYEE THERE WILL BE IN TROUBLE THEN YOU LOSE THOSE WHEEL COVERS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICING IT. I HAVE LOST 2 OF THEM AND COULD BE HAZARD ON THE ROAD FOR OTHER VEHICLES. *JB
I PURCHASED A GM MANUFACTURED BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN AUGUST OF 2003. BEGINNING JUNE OF 2005 THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ACTIVATE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTS YOU TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO RESET THE ALARMS, IF THEY DO NOT RESET YOU ARE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. WHEN I DID THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, 4 TIMES AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE OTHER TWO TIMES I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR OVER 30 DAYS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY DID NOTHING AND SAID THAT THEY HAD EXHAUSTED ALL KNOWN FIXES. IN MY OPINION THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES 3 CHILDREN. WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN AK WHERE GAS STATIONS OR SERVICES ARE OVER 100 MILES APART. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES MAY GO OUT OR THAT THE ENGINE MAY NOT START. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, BBB, AND NHTSA, AND I AM REQUESTING THAT GM PURCHASE MY VEHICLE OR ALLOW ME TO TRADE IT IN FOR THE AMOUNT CURRENTLY OWED.
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, LIGHTENING STRUCK THE ON STAR ANTENNA AND CAUSED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *BF *NM
PROBLEMS WITH LOSING HUBCAP EQUIPMENT. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS LOST FIVE HUBCAPS OFF OF THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. THESE INCLUDE TWO ORIGINALS AND THREE REPLACEMENTS ALL INSTALLED AT THE DEALERS. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ALL FIVE OF THE PLASTIC NUTS HAVE FAILED EITHER SINGLY OR ALL AT ONCE. *SC *JB
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