2005 Buick Rendezvous

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND READS SERIOUSLY ERRONEOUS SPEEDS, BOTH HIGHER AND LOWER THAN TRUE SPEEDS, WHICH I CHECKED WITH A GPS UNIT. APPARENTLY THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE. THE DEFECT CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO TRAVEL AT UNSAFE SPEEDS, AS THEY ARE MISLED BY THE SPEEDOMETER READING. *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 DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,851 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

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 CAR LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN IT THAT DAY. I AGAIN CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS IN PARK AND IT WAS. I TOOK THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE OFF OF THE KEYS IN CASE MY FRIEND COULD NOT HELP ME AND I HAD TO USE MY HOUSE KEY ON THAT RING. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR OF MY CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN MY CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. I TRIED TO USE THE REMOTE TO GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED BECAUSE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I NEVER LOCKED THE CAR WHEN I GOT OUT. MY CAR FINALLY CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK AND STOPPED. WHEN MY FRIEND TRIED TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE ASKED ME TO UNLOCK IT BUT I HAD DROPPED MY KEYS ON THE WAY DOWN. SHE TRIED AGAIN AND IT OPENED RIGHT AWAY. ALL OF THE DOORS WERE THEN UNLOCKED EXCEPT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MY DAUGHTER WAS FINE BECAUSE SHE WAS BUCKLED IN HER SEAT. I HAD A LOT OF BRUISES AND SCRAPES. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING ON SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS LINKED TO THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER BUICK RENDEZVOUS. *TR