2005 Buick RENDEZVOUS - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"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"

"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"

"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 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 speedometer was inoperable. the dealer repaired the vehicle by replacing the instrument panel assembly. the manufacturer was contacted and promised to call the contact back. the failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. updated 11/03/11 *bf"

"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."

"i have no speedometer and the bearings have gone bad,i called gm to see about it and get the run around,can u help. 2005 buick rendezvous cx. i have only had 9 months. *tr"