2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, it was discovered that the front passenger’s side suspension sway bar was bent. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled after driving approximately 50 feet. The cause of the failure was not yet been determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 134,103.

ENGINE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVABLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL BUICK DEALER OF ELKHART, INDIANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND TRANSFERRED TO CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REDUCTION OF POWER LIGHT COMES ON CAR STALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED RANDOMLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FREQUENTLY UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO MANEUVER THE FUSE BOX WIRING UNDER THE HOOD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN DECEMBER 2014, THE VERY FIRST NIGHT DRIVING IT HOME, THE ENGINE WOULD NIT START. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER, TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WATCHED AS THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A NORMAL ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. THEN I NOTICED THE FAULTY GAS GUAGE, READING LOW FUEL THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE GAS. AGAIN, CONTACTED THE DEALER, TOOK IT BACK AND YET AGAIN, DIAGNOSTIC RAN WITH CLEAR READINGS. I LOOKED UP THAYLT ISSUE AND OF COURSE, COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WERE COMMON. FINALLY, ON APRIL 9TH I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE. AFTER THE FRONT IMPACT,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE 'REDUCED POWER ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO LET FOLKS GET BY AND SAT AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED. NO CODES STORED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I STILL HAD POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, LIGHTS AND HORN. THE SILENT ENGINE HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE EVERY OTHER DAY. NOONE HAS A SENSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES OUT. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET ME BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR

ENGINE CUT OFF AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND EVERYTHING ELSE COMPLETELY QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY. COULD RESTART AFTER LETTING SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, BUT CONTINUED TO DO THIS ALL THE WAY HOME. TOOK SEVERAL MORE TRIPS OUT AROUND TOWN AND PROBLEM JUST GOT WORSE. WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BEING AS IT WOULD SIMPLY CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE GOING 55-60 MPH AND ALMOST UNABLE TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL AND KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY OTHER DRIVERS. PARKED IT AT HOME AND RESEARCHED PROBLEM ONLINE. EVERYTHING I FOUND STATED OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE WOULD TAKE THEIRS IN FOR TESTING AND REPAIR AND COULD GET NO SATISFACTION, MULTIPLE AND VARIOUS PARTS WOULD BE REPLACED AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, THROTTLE BODY, IGNITION SWITCH,CLEANED WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION UNDER DRIVERS SEAT AND CHECKED FOR CORROSION, CLEANED MASS AIR...

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE CAR FLASHED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND A RED BATTERY LIGHT ALSO. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. I HAD TO FORCE THE CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT WRECKING. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I MADE IT ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID IT AGAIN. CAR WILL NOT RUN MORE THAN 10-15 MINS WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR!!! VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYBODY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SEARS SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62000. UPDATED 3/25/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE SINCE. UPDATED 04/23/14

AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, ETC. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I AM REDUCED TO DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE. INTERSTATE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. AFTER READING MANY REVIEWS REGARDING REPAIRS, I AM NOT INCLINED TO SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRING A CAR THAT OBVIOUSLY NO ONE CAN REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLING THIS CAR. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN NO FATALITIES DUE TO THE FACT AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT BELTS, BELIEVE ME THAT IS MINOR COMPARED TO THE TERROR OF BEING ON AN INTERSTATE OR SECONDARY ROAD WITH GRANDCHILDREN...