2005 Buick Rendezvous

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 MAKE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. (A PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE).. A PART THAT HAS CAUSED SOME DRIVERS TO LOSE POWER AND HEADLIGHTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAYS! I'M TAKING MY CAR INTO BUICK TOMORROW FOR A DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD MORE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THAT COST $40K IN 2005 AND ONLY HAS 81K MILES ON IT!!) WHEN THEY SAY LUXURY VEHICLE. I THINK BUICK MEANT "LUXURY EXPENSE" JUST TO OWN ONE! ELECTRICAL ISSUES SHOULDN'T ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY! *TR

RAW GASOLINE FUMES UPON STARTING THE CAR . FUMES ENTER THE CABIN SO STRONG THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN . NO APPARENT LEAK. NO FUEL ON GARAGE FLOOR. THIS BEGIN IN =FEB 2013 AND CONTINUES OFF AND ON. SOME TIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE IF A IGNITION SOURCE WAS THERE. A DEFINITE HEALTH HAZARD AND GM DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES. I SEE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL AND NO SAFETY BULLETINS. 2004 HAD A RECALL BUT NOT 2005, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS PROBLEM IS FOUND.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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

OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING BUICK AND DELPHI ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I RECENTLY SLIGHTLY PASSED OUT AND CRASHED IN THE CAR DUE TO BEING OVERCOME BY THE INTENSIVE RAW GAS FUMES. I RECENTLY CONTACTED BOTH AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLES VIN # IS NOT ONE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS ON FILE AND IT WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT SO BEFORE HAND SO THAT ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS ISSUE CAN TAKE IT SERIOUS AND TAKE ACTION RIGHT AWAY BEFORE THEY START DISPLAYING HEALTH RELATED ISSUES LIKE ME AND MY FAMILY.

A TOTAL AND SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED AS I LEFT THE CURB AND STARTED INTO THE STREET. ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE I HAD POWER STEERING, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND THEREFORE THE CAR WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE BUICK DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE SEQUENCE AS FOLLOWS: FIRST THE BRACKET HOLDING THE STEERING RACK ON THE R/H SIDE BROKE LOOSE THEN THE MOUNTING BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RACK FELL OUT. I FOUND THE BOLT IN THE STREET AND GAVE IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. AFTER THE BOLT HOLDING THE LEFT SIDE FELL OUT, THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING THE STEERING RACK IN PLACE SO THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF CONTROLLING THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK TWO OR THREE TIMES DURING THE NEXT WEEK THINKING THAT THE REPLACEMENT RACKS WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM IN THE POWER STEERING. IT SEEMED TO BIND UP WHEN MAKING A TURN, ONLY SOMETIMES. FINALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT SAYING THAT A U-JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN OR BADLY DAMAGED. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE RACK WITH THE BROKEN MOUNT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE RACK, BROKE LOOSE. MY WIFE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANY TYPE OF OFF-ROAD USE. THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS BY DRIVERS THAT ARE MORE THAN 60 YEARS OLD. THE CAR (AND WHEELS) SHOW NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A FAILURE. BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I DID PAY TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED, THEY DID NOT CHARGE ADDITIONAL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE INTERNAL SWITCH, THE SHIFT LINKAGE ROD AND THE INTERNAL PARKING ROD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO UP HILLS. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LN UPDATED 08/02/12