2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Electrical System Problems

I bought my car from a used car lot. I had it about 3-4 months and out of the blue it overheated very quickly, the warning light was on, some type of loud buzzer was going off so I pulled over and let it cool off, it took about 45 minutes but it started back up. I checked all the fluids and coolant levels and everything was ok. This continued to happen for about 3 weeks, quickly overheat, lights, alarms pulled over, checked fluids over and over. After about 3 weeks it would quickly overheat and then shut off on its own and several times it happened so fast I barely got off the road.i took it to a mechanic that drove it around a little until it overheated which at this point only took about 3 minutes to happen. He said there was air in my radiator and he...

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

ONE DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP OF THE KIDS AT DAYCARE WHEN THE CARE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, I WAS GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH;I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED , I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY I WAITED FOR A WHILE THEN MAYBE 15 MIN LATER IT TURNS BACK ON.I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR STARTED SMELLING, LIKE GAS, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC,SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. AFTER THAT INCIDENT IT WENT DOWN HILL IT STARTED TO HEAT UP ON ME, WASTED MORE GAS, WOULD TURN OFF ON ME A LOT AND AIR/HEAT STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT STARTED TO SLIP, THINKING THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND BOY WAS I WRONG. IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME, THE SMELL WAS GETTING WORSE, I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC....

WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ASKED TO COME INTO THE SHOP TO BE SHOWN THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LIKE YOGURT IN THE RESERVOIR. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A COOLANT FLUSH. THIS LED TO BEING TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR; BYPASS HOSE; AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HEAD GASKET JOB AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 1600.00. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL BUT YET THERE WAS LITIGATION GOING ON REGARDING DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE AND THAT IT WAS CAUSING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE AND ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INDICATED THAT AIR NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN THE TIRES, ROTATED THE TIRES MORE THAN ONCE AND LATER INDICATED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON, THURSDAY, JULY 9TH 2005, I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED BUT THE IGNITION SEEMED TO KEEP TRYING TO START. NONE OF THE START UP LIGHTS WORKED (OIL, BRAKE, SERVICE ENGINE, SEAT BELT), SO I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TRIED RESTARTING IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. I KEPT TRYING TO START IT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND WENT INSIDE. I CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING INSIDE. ON MONDAY, JULY 13TH 2005, I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP LIKE NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SOMEWHERE. I'M AFRAID OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE CAR STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. THE ABS...

IN THE SPRING OF 2012 (APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES), I WAS DRIVING IN A 40 - 45 MPH ZONE, MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT DOWN. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALER, PINEGAR CHEVROLET, BRANSON, MO, JUST TO HAVE THIS INCIDENT ON RECORD. ON DECEMBER 29, 2014 (89,000 MILES) THIS SAME TYPE EVENT OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN (IN A 45 MPH ZONE) AND MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. CAR SHUT OFF, HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP, PLACE GEAR IN PARK AND RESTART. SOUNDS LIKE SAME IGNITION ISSUES DISCOVERED IN GM CARS RECENTLY, BUT THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GIVING INACCURATE READING TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ALL GAUGES INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. AWD DISABLE LIGHT REMAINS ON. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, HEAT GAUGE READS ERRONEOUS SPEEDS HIGHER THAN TRUE SPEEDS. HIGH 135MPH WHEN STOPPED. TOTALLY INOPERABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED THEN I LOST LOW BEAMS .. PARKED AND WENT BACK OUT TO GO TO THE STORE AND I HAD NO LIGHTS LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T WORK FOG LIGHT STOP WORKING AND HIGH BEAMS STOPPED WORKING LOOK IN FUSE BOX TO SEE IF A FUSE BLEW AND 6 FUSES BLEW AND SHOT SPARKS OUT OF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING FROM UTAH TO IOWA ON INTERSTATE 80 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ROADWAY SPEED. AFTER SOME TIME THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT CLIMBING WHILE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED. AFTER STOPPING AT A REST AREA THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER MOVED. IT WAS JUST STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 112 MPH. LUCKILY WE WERE GIVEN A GPS WITH SPEEDOMETER BUILT IN AS A GIFT. LEAVING THE REST STOP, WE CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY, AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO IOWA THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WAS FACING STRAIGHT DOWN WHETHER WE WERE STOPPED OR DRIVING ROAD SPEEDS. WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER SITTING IN THE CAR THAT LONG, WE COULD NOT JUSTIFY SITTING AT A DEALERSHIP FOR HOURS ON END. AROUND FIVE DAYS AFTER ARRIVING IN IOWA, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS GREATLY CONFUSED ME, BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS ON...

STARTED VEHICLE AND BEGAN OUT OF DRIVEWAY, SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON, GAS GAUGE, TACH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CAR WILL START BUT NOT RUNNING RIGHT, I PARKED THE CAR DUE TO SAFETY. THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BY GM ON THE 2004 MODEL BUT NOT 2005 MODEL, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE FUEL LOSS. THE CAR IS LEAKING FUEL. PEORIA KIA STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND SINCE WE PURCHASED IT USED IT WAS AS IS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE NEED TO GET THE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIXED..WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US. I AM GLAD THAT I FOUND THIS RECALL INFORMATION BUT I NEED HELP GETTING THE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIXED. *JS

WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF LOSING ALL STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST (SINCE 2009) USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN OR TURNING RIGHT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

UPDATE: PRIOR ISSUES WERE DUE TO BCM FAILURE WHICH THAT WAS MY ASSUMPTION BASED ON NUMEROUS OWNER REVIEWS. THIS PART IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF FAILS AND BUICK IS AWARE AND WON'T RECALL. THESE SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY ONE WILL GO BAD BUT SHOULDN'T. THE FACT THAT MANY RENDEZVOUS MODELS FACE THIS ISSUE OF FAILURE PREMATURELY SHOWS THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! MANY HAVE ALMOST DIES DUE TO THIS FAILURE. CAR SHUTTING OFF AND LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAYS/ EXPRESSWAYS. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND A FEW BLOCKS AWAY MY LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK CONSTANTLY AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP. MY SEAT MOVED ON ITS OWN (HAS ELECTRIC MEMORY SEATING). THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. AS SOON AS I CAME TO A STOP THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AN "ERROR" MESSAGES DISPLAYED UNDER THE NON WORKING SPEEDOMETER WHERE YOUR MILES USUALLY SHOW". CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AND TRIED TO TURN ONTO A STREET AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND KEPT "JUMPING" ALL THE WHILE THE LOCKS WERE STILL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND MY RUNNING DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF. I'M LUCKY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T JUST QUIT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FROM WHAT I READ, IT'S THE BCM AND THIS CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. BUICK IS AWARE AND WILL NOT...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN EASTERN AND STEWART IN LAS VEGAS NV WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO COAST INTO A 7-11 PARKING LOT HIT A WALL AND CAR REAR ENDED ME . I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, ECV AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE ECV NOW I CANT GET THE CAR TO START AT ALL I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING. ONE GAUGE GOES BAD THEY ALL DO. CANNOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR HOW FAST I AM GOING CAUSE ALL NEEDLES POINT DOWN OR STOP AT 70. I CAN BE AT A RED LIGHT , COMPLETELY STOPPED AND IT SAYS I AM GOING 110 MPH. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD, A 5 YEAR OLD, AND A 5 MONTH OLD IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. ITS PRETTY SCARY FOR THEM AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM MADE CARS FROM 2000-2005. WOULDN'T YOU THINK THEY WOULD FIX THIS BY NOW? NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A DIFFERENT READING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE GPS SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYING THE ACCURATE MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING AN INACCURATE READING. UPDATED 08/01/12

TRANSMISSION CLUNKS, JUMPS AND SHIFTS AT THE WRONG TIMES AND AT THE WRONG SPEEDS. THIS CAN BE FELT AND HEARD AS A LOUD BANK AND WHOLE VEHICLE JERK BY ALL PASSENGERS. UNNERVING AS WELL AS CONCERN FOR SAFETY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE LOCKING WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. ON APRIL 12, 2010, THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, ON APRIL 19, 2010 THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND NO FAILURE CODES WERE DETECTED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE TRACTION, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 21, 2010 AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO...

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH THE LIGHTS FOR THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT CALLED ONSTAR WHICH PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO REPAIR IT. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND REPAIRED IT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE FAILURE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON . THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,130.

WHILE ON VACATION, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED A SPEED OF 20 MPH WHILE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I WAS TRAVELING MUCH FASTER. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH AND AT TIMES INDICATED 0 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE NEXT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED CORRECTLY. WHEN TRAVELING HOME, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD WORK FOR ABOUT 100 MILES AND GRADUALLY WOULD INDICATE LOWER AND LOWER SPEEDS. IT I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN FOR AN UNDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS ITEM TO FAIL ON A VEHICLE. I CALLED A LOCAL BUICK DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A LOT OF FAILURES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY CAR STALLED AT THE BUS STOP AND SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE JUMPED. THE WARRANTY WAS GOING TO BE UP SOON SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICE BUICK IN KNOXVILLE, TN TO GET LOOKED AT. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE AND IT DIDN'T DO IT SO THEY DETERMINED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I DID THAT MADE THE CAR STOP. THIS PAST WEDNESDAY I WAS PARKED AT THE BUS STOP WITH MY CAR RUNNING WITH THE BLINKERS ON IN PARK AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT IS HABIT FOR ME TO TAKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF WHEN I GO TO START THE VEHICLE SO IT REMAINED OFF WHILE I TRIED TO START THE CAR. I KEPT TAKING THE KEYS OUT AND TRYING TO START THE...

I PURCHASED MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ON JAN. 14, 06. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 3 DAYS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, CRANKED IT, AND LUCKILY IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. I LATER HAPPENED TO ME 2 MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO I'M STUCK DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT GOES DEAD ON ME FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB

ENGINE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES SINCE SERVICE DATE OF 11/29/04. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS ALWAYS QUIT AT SLOW TO IDLE SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS DUE TO THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. DUE TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE BECOME SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON APRIL 20TH., MAY 5TH, MAY 8TH, AUGUST 13TH, AUGUST 18TH, AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS COMING MONDAY ON AUGUST 22ND ON 05/09/05 VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NEVER ANY CODES IN THE COMPUTER. ON 06/24/05 VEHICLE WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AT THAT TIME THE IGNITION RELAY WAS REPLACED PER PIP3139A AND I HAVE HAD TWO ENGINE SINCE THEN....

ON MAY 27, 2005 MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX PLUS. 3 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED DURING OUR RUSH HOUR TRIP TO WORK, 06/16, 06/20 & 06/27. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN, ONCE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY (ROUTE I-95 IN PA) AND TWICE WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON NJ ROUTE 130. I WAS WITH HIM EACH TIME IT OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINING THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE THE FAILURE. BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOTHING WAS DONE. THIS SEEM TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY THE 2004 RENDEZVOUS FOR WHICH GM ISSUED A RECALL (#05V157000). THE RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY. THERE IS ALSO A NJTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04075 THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 RENDEZVOUS.