2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I HAVE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO IT CONTINUES TO BLOW AND FALL OFF. THIS MEANS THERE IS SOME TYPE OF MALFUNCTION WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT INDICATE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT BLOW COOL AIR AND THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,794.

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 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.

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

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. *TR

THE OIL PAN GASKET FAILED AND CAUSE AN OIL LEAK. BUICK FAILED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. AS A RESULT I PAID $670 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2004, AND OVER THE PAST YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES (WITH SPEED SENSORS), INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER (ONE YEAR AGO). JUST WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: TIE-ROD, RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, HEAD GASKET, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE. THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAD THE BUICK DEALER WORK ON WAS THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE REST OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY TIRE DEALERSHIP, RADIATOR SHOP, AND AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGE. NOW, THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN MEANING THAT ONE OF THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES ARE OUT (REPLACED BY BUICK THEMSELVES) AND OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. AND, ALSO, THE AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE NOTICED QUITE A LONG LIST OF...

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECTIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN APRIL OF 2004 FROM A GM DEALERSHIP (ABOVE). IT IS AN AWD V6 CXL SUV. MY CAR MANUAL SPECIFICALLY STATES NOT TO USE ANYTHING OTHER THAN DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM OR THE DEALERSHIP OR DEXCOOL REGARDING THE PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE AND DEXCOOL. EVEN AFTER THE LAWSUIT AGAINST GM IN 2008 I DID NOT GET NOTIFIED IN ANY WAY, AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER TOLD ME TO STOP USING DEXCOOL, SO I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS! WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD 37,591 MILES ON IT. I PAID JUST UNDER $20,000 FOR IT. ON 12/8/05 I DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. FOUR MONTHS LATER, ON MARCH 9, 2006, THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT, AND THE FRONT TIMING COVER SEAL WAS LEAKING. IT ALSO NEEDED FRONT AND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED IT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT A GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF GASKET SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER TO CONTINUE ADDING COOLANT SINCE SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 8, 2010 SHE STATED THAT THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MONEY PIT. SEEMS THAT AS USUAL OUR LATEST EXPENSE (101,000) IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF THE VEHICLE. SMELLED GAS FOR A WEEK, THEN NOTICED GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATING, NEVER SHOWING EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TRIP ODOMETER SHOWED IT HAD ALMOST AN EMPTY TANK. MECHANIC STATED CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT CAR WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE RECALL DATE, SO BUICK DID NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. HAVE RECENTLY ALSO EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ALL POWER TO CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND ENTIRE REGULATOR UNIT WAS REPLACED. BACK HATCH HANDLE FELL OFF, AGAIN. REARVIEW MIRROR ALSO FELL OFF. AC FAN WILL NO LONGER BLOW AT HIGHEST SETTING. THESE ARE ALL MINOR COMPARED TO THE FAULTY ABS SENSOR, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, AC CONDENSER, TIE RODS, 2 REPLACED BATTERIES, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, ROTORS. AND THOSE REPAIRS ARE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS LOWER EACH TIME SHE WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69000.

HEAD GASKET BLEW. WAS FIXED FOR $2000 THEN NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THEY SAID BRAKE LINES LEAKED ON MANIFOLD... *TR

I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 86,000 MILES. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, HAVING IT FIXED OVER & OVER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING ALL THE TIME. SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED TAKING IT THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP I AM SURE WOULD COST ME MUCHO BUCKS WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. MY NEIGHBOR IS A TOP LICENSED MECHANIC WHO HAS WORKED FOR A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WORK WITH HIM ONE DAY LAST WEEK TO SEE IF HE COULD LOCATE THE PROBLEM.. HE INFORMED ME I HAD A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE CHECKED TO SEE IF GM HAD ANY RECALLS FOR THE PROBLEM, LOW AND BEHOLD THEY DID NOT. AFTER TELLING ME HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT, I...

MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH RENDEZVOUS OWNERS ALL REVOLVE AROUND HUB BEARINGS BEING ALMOST DETACHED MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS AND THE CAR RUNNING HOT, MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 52,650 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, A RT FRT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, THE GM SHOP FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND MUST BE REPAIRED @ A COST OD $1000.00 AND THEN MAYBE THE HEAD GASKETS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TYPE OD GASKETS THAT GM USED AND THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE USED I BY GM. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED BUT NO ONE--NO ONE NOTIFIED THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE TO GET IN ON IT. I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A FORCED RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. TAX PAYERS HAVE BAILED OUT GM AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RODS AND LIFTERS KNOCKING. THE NOISE WOULD STOP AFTER 3 MINS. THE CONTACT HAS KEPT UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGE UNIT FAILED AND HE HAS HAD THEM REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56000 MILES.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH IT NOT STARTING UP ONCE BEING TURNED OFF. IT DOES IT QUITE OFTEN. IF WE TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT STORES OR APPOINTMENTS THAT REQUIRE, ESTIMATING HERE, MORE THAN 2 HRS DRIVING THEN WE ARE STUCK IN THAT LOCATION. WE'VE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUST AUTO SHOP (GRISMER TIRE) AND A BUICK DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN IT STOPS ON US. WE'VE CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR RENDEZVOUS FOR ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM AND THE 2004 MODEL DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AS OUR VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR BUT NOT THE 2002. IT ALSO STATE THAT THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND WE THANK THE LORD THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THAT. WE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM GM AND THEY SAY TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED A COOLANT LEAK AND STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/09/09. *J

MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS BEGAN TO LOSE CABIN HEATING AND SHOWED LOW COOLANT LEVELS. REPAIR FACILITY FOUND COOLANT IN ENGINE OIL AND DETERMINED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIR WAS NEEDED. REPAIR FACILITY COMMENTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS EASILY CONFIRM BY SOME RESEARCH. I AM STRONGLY OF THE OPINION THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING AND SHE ADDED SOME COOLANT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETERIORATING. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL REPLACE THE GASKET AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE COST OF $600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCKS BY ITSELF FROM THE BODY COMPUTER PROBLEM WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR ALSO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY THIS UNIT WORK OR DON'T WORK INCLUDING AIR BAGS SYS OUTSIDE TEMP AIR COND. COOLING FANS AMONG OTHERS. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON IT GOES AWAY UNTIL YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 79,300 MILES ON IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON VEHICLE OVERHEATING. ALL OF A SUDDEN TEMP GAUGE WAS IN THE RED ZONE AND A WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND CAME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO CHECK THE MANUAL. THE MANUAL SAID THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ONE MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND DROVE STRAIGHT THERE. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS NORMALLY APPROX $1,800. DEALER DID IT FOR $950 BECAUSE MY SON-IN-LAW WORKS THERE. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RENDEZVOUS AND MY INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE SAME. A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 79,300 WITH NO WARNING OF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. CONTACTED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO AS VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF...

MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 02 RENDEZVOUS QUIT WORKING RECENTLY. (MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 85,000 ON IT.) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C CONDENSER HAS A MAJOR LEAK. IN THE PROCESS THEY ALSO FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN MY RADIATOR. $860 LATER IT WILL BE FIXED BY THE END OF THE DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN HE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT BECAUSE OF THE COSTS, HE DECIDED TO HAVE A FRIEND REPAIR IT. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL OCCURRED. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THAT IT DID NOT GET THE FUEL MILEAGE THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE, A GRUMBLING NOISE TO BE EXACT. HE CHANGED REAR END FLUID BUT COULD STILL HEAR NOISE. THE NOISE WOULD BE HEARD WHEN HE TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR HIS VEHICLE (02V222000, 07V349000, 07E021000) BUT WHEN HE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD VERY CONFLICTING STORIES ABOUT WHETHER THE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE EXISTED AND IF THEY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. AT THIS TIME, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. ON AT LEAST 50 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD "BUCK" AND STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS. WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES, EVEN AFTER REFUELING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN THIRTY MINUTES AND TWO HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO RESTART WOULD COINCIDE WITH HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE. MANY TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. BOTH THE DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

GENERAL MOTORS 3.4 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

WE HAVE AN 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS AWD. JUST RECENTLY OUR CAR STARTING TO ACT UP WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND ACTING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHEEL BEARING, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, RIMS ARE BAD MAKING OUR TIRES LOSE AIR, AND HEAD GASKET ALL NEED REPLACED. WE ALSO WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD A LEAK AND WAS CAUSING A NOISE. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PAY OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX EVERYTHING. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE SEEN MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR ALL THESE THINGS BREAKING IN THE 2002 MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HELP FROM GM TO FIX THESE DAMAGED CARS. THESE SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 41,000 MILES---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL-BEARING WENT OUT AT 80,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET BLOWN AT 89,000---CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF MECHANICAL FAILURES ON MY VEHICLE SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED IT. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS 02/15/08 WHEREIN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE BEGAN TO FLASH...ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT, CHANGE OIL, BATTERY-THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING 42MPH (THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 02/08/08). THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 680 SOUTHBOUND DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. I NOW FEEL AT RISK AND FEEL THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME 08/30/07 IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ON HIGHWAY 680 NORTHBOUND. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY FUEL FILTER. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TELL ME THAT SINCE...

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, - SOLD BY GM S "GM CERTIFIED".. ONLY MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE. FROM THE ONSET, SOLENOID DIFFICULTIES CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, CALLED THEM AND SPOKE RATHER BLUNTLY... THAT WAS AFTER MANY, MANY CALLS. WIPERS DIDN'T WORK IN THE RAIN... WOULD STICK.. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - COST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. CAR DOES NOT RUN.. GET STUCK FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK. PAID FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE "THINGS".. STILL GETS STUCK.. NOW CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES, WINDOWS DON'T WORK, CAR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK, CAR WON'T START. AT THIS POINT, CAR IS DEAD. BCM? WHO KNOWS. DISASTER CAR. IT'S A GIFT FROM GOD THAT WE'RE NOT DEAD. *TR

VEHICLE OVERHEATS; INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED TWICE (ONCE IN WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD); INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND BUICK DEALERSHIP SAY THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACT TO ASSIST BUT HAS SAID MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH FOR ANY COVERAGE; APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH INCREASED CLAIMS OF HEAD GASKET REPAIR AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF IN SERVICE; THE MAY 2002 BUILD MONTH HAS VERY HIGH OCCURRENCE OF THIS REPLACEMENT (MY VEHICLE WAS BUILD IN THIS PERIOD). *TR

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. *KB

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL HAS COOLANT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SEVERAL TIMES THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST GONE. AFTER THE FOURTH REFILL OF FLUIDS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. I JUST KEEP FILLING THE COOLANT AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY & NO RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD $1,500 FOR THE REPAIR SO I AM DRIVING WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MAY BLOW UP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *JB UPDATED 12/12/07

BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2002 FAILURE WITH BLOWN TRANSFER CASE & TRANSMISSION, MAIN EXHAUST PIPE LOOSE FROM HEAD, REAR END NOISE, PASSENGER DOOR STICKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED DISABLED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS WATER INTRUSIONS FLOWING FROM UNDER THE CARPET TO THE DRAIN AND FUEL PUMP HARNESS. HE STATED THAT THE ABS HARNESS WAS AFFECTED BY THE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHICH IS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,500. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,425. UPDATED 08/30/07. *JB

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS - INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET... INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - 2 MECHANIC OPINIONS... ONE FROM DEALER, ONE FROM PRIVATE GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BUICK IS AWARE OF YET NO RECALL. NEEDS "NEW" TYPE OF BOLTS, AND REPLACEMENT OF GASKET. PROBLEMS ARISE WITH LOW MILEAGE. COST TO FIX RANGE FROM 500.00 - 1000.00. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL IN EARLY 2003. BY 2004 I HAD TO HAVE THE A/C CONDENSER REPLACED, THE SHOCKS & STRUTS REPLACED AND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C. THEN IN SUMMER OF 2006 THE CAR ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND THE CAR STALLED OUT WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, ETC. HAD IT TOWED TO BUICK, THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD A LEAK SOMEWHERE AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE OIL...HUH? ANYWAY, OF COURSE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $6,000. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY PAID OFF AND WORTH ABOUT $14K PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING UP. I ENDED UP SELLING IT FOR $3K. IS THIS NORMAL? I THINK NOT. I SUBMITTED MY CASE TO SEVERAL "LAWYER" CLAIMING TO SPECIALIZE IN THIS TYPE OF RIP OFF ACTIVITY...

2002 RENDEZVOUS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE PROBLEMS: BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD, HOLE IN THE A/C CONDENSER, WINDOWS FALLING DOWN INTO THE DOORS (TWICE) DUE TO BAD REGULATORS, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BECAME SPRUNG ON IT'S OWN, IT EATS TIRES FOR BREAKFAST. I COULD GO ON...I CONTACTED BUICK A FEW TIMES BUT GOT NOWHERE. I TRADED THE CAR IN FOR A TOYOTA. *JB

CAR HAD SMELLED LIKE URINE FOR A FEW MONTHS ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET DUE TO COST. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE WAITING FOR SO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. *JB

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS SINCE APRIL OF 04. AROUND MAY OF 05 MY A/C UNIT STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE A/C CONDENSOR UNIT. I WAS VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT SUCH A NEW MODEL OF VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ISSUES SO EARLY ON. NEEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED TO READ AND SPEAK TO OTHER 02 RENDEVOUS OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION I THINK BUICK SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR PRODUCING A FAULTY A/C SYSTEM. IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE REGARDING BRINGING THIS TO BUICK'S ATTENTION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, APRIL HOWLETT

MY BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 65,000 MILES HAD IT'S THIRD MAJOR REPAIR IN 4 MONTHS. THIS TIME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THIS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS USED INTERIOR WILL NOT COOL IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER FOUND THAT AIR CONDITIONER CONDENCER MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND WENT OUT. THEN VEHICLE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. *AK

THE HEATER FANS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER SAYS THE HEATER MEETS SPECIFICATIONS BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD 4 OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS' IN THE SHOP THAT DAY WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

ON FOUR PRIOR OCCASIONS FOR SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE / STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, THIS CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE / REPLICATE AND EFFECT REPAIRS FOR THIS INTERMITTENT NONCONFORMITY, YET THEY HAVE EXPECT US TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY KNOWINGLY HAVE FAILED TO EFFECT REPAIR. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CONDITION AND JEOPARDIZE OUR SAFETY BY OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY OPERATION. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, AUTOMOBILE APPRAISERS STATE OUR VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS FOR SALE OR TRADE. CURRENT MILEAGE 18187.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS WAITING FOR RESULTS. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT LOUD POPPING NOISE COULD SPARK A FIRE. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND LESS VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE UNDETERMINED. *AK