2005 Buick Rendezvous

2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ROLLED FROM PARK WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION INJURING CONSUMERS WIFE. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE POWER STEERING BECOMING HARD . THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE AWD DISABLE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER READJUSTED THE CAMBER, CASTER AND REAR TOW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE LIGHTS FOR THE AWD AND ABS SYSTEMS ILLUMINATED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHEN ABS ILLUMINATES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE STOPPED AND TOWED FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED TOWING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REMEDY REPAIR TO FIX AWD AND ABS ILLUMINATION PROBLEM.

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

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WARNING WAS THE BATTERY LIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE PLACED A RECORDER ON THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. FROM THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE RECORDER THEY HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION RELAY, IGNITION SWITCH, THE AIR CONTROL MODULE VALVE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

DT: 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE HORN IS DIFFICULT AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW. THE AREA IS SENSITIVE AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS EXCESSIVE. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEIR POSITION WAS IF THE HORN WORKS THEY HAVE NO SPECIFICATION ON HOW LIMITED THE AREA IS OR HOW EXCESSIVE THE PRESSURE IS TO BLOW THE HORN. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES PRESS NEAR THE HORN SYMBOL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN WILL SOUND. ONE INCH FROM THE HORN SYMBOL IS DEAD AREA. IF NOT DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE HORN SYMBOL IS. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK *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. I DON'T KNOW IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. ANY HELP HERE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I AM A 78 YEAR OLD WOMEN SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *NM

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.

WHILE BACKING OUR OF MY DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING DUE TO ENGINE IGNITION MALFUNCTION BUT DID NOT STALL. AT THE SAME TIME DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT ENGINE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE THOUGH THE OIL WAS JUST CHANGED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY EXCEPT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT AGAIN INDICATED NEED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IT WAS DECIDED TO INSTALL IGNITION RELAY PART FOR THE SECOND TIME. A SCAN SYSTEM TEST REGULATOR TEST WAS DONE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. WILL CONTINUE TO RUN VEHICLE AND HOPE PROBLEM CORRECTED.*AK