Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 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
IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT ONLY SOMETIMES. ON OCCASION IT WILL BE DRIVING FINE THEN I GO TO PULL OFF FROM A STOP AND IT JUST WONT REALLY GO LIKE MAYBE SKIPS 1ST GEAR OR AT LEAST PART OF IT. IT'S CRAZY AND DANGEROUS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY HAPPENS FROM COMPLETE STOP, SOMETIMES. BUICK RENDEZVOUS 05
I HAVE A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR IS THE FUEL LINE AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO CHANGE MY POWER STEERING PUNK AND I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MY TRANSMISSION STILL GOES SLOW AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE FART I'M A TRUCK DRIVER SO I LEFT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO SO MY CAR BEEN SITTING I JUST GOT BACK HOME ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT I'M FACING NOW .WHY
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY IN JULY 2008, THEN IN APRIL 2009 THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY AGAIN, THEN IN SEPT.2010 THE BUSHINGS AND FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BECAUSE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT HOW LONG AND HOW MANY BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS AND ASSEMBLIES DO I NEED TO REPLACE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? *KB
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB. 4TH TIME BEING REPAIRED SINCE 2007 - ONCE A YEAR THIS PART HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 5/4/07 RIGHT AT 33,860 7/15/08 RIGHT AT 61,546 4/6/09 LEFT AT 78,057 4/15/10 RIGHT AT 99,500 THE ISSUE IS THE AWD DISABLE AND ANTILOCK BREAK LOCK LIGHT ISS COMING ON. I AM SO NERVOUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. MAY I ALSO MENTION THAT I HAVE HAD 2 TIE ROD REPLACEMENTS, 1 TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT, 1 RIM REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT CRACKED. ACTUALLY MY TIRES (4 BRAND NEW TIRES) CONTINUE TO LOOSE AIR - I AM FILLING UP APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 WEEKS. *TR
WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR AT STOP LIGHTS, CAR WILL JUST STALL. SO FAR IT HAS RESTARTED EVERY TIME. MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID TO DRIVE FAR FROM HOME. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AT 42,000 MILES. *TR
WHEEL BEARINGS ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE FAILED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AFTER A $300+ REPAIR BILL, NOW THE LEFT SIDE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. A PRETTY NEW VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
BUICK 2005 RENDEZVOUS CONSTANT LOUD WHINING OR MOANING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL REGARDLESS OF SPEED. IT IS EMBARRASSING. NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON 2004-2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS FAIL AT 50-60,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR ITEM IF YOU TALK WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALERS. ONE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED 6 VEHICLES THE SAME WEEK - ALL WITH FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR
ALL WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED WARNING AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO LOSS OF POWER WHILE GOING UP HILL. INTERNET STATES PROBLEM IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY WHEEL BEARINGS. 2002 TO 2004 ARE COVERED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2005 IS NOT. *TR
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COMPONENT FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY PREMATURE AND INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS. ANOTHER COMPLIANT TO NHTSA LISTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES. *JB
I HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE BEARINGS WHICH SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. *NM
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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