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Buick Rendezvous Transmission Problems

88 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2007.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2006 4

I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE INTO THE CAR CHARGER IN THE FRONT CONSOLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE THAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR CHARGER. I IMMEDIATELY UNPLUGGED THE CHARGER. I TRIED TO STA...

Transmission · 2006 4

2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: OPERATOR STOPPED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. CAR WAS IN DRIVE "D" AND KEYS WERE REMOVED. LATER, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT (LUCKILY NO ONE WA...

Transmission · 2005 4

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 STE...

Transmission · 2006 4

ON JUNE 12, 2006 I WAS LEAVING MY WORK PLACE WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAPPING MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT BELT ON HER (AGE 5) WHEN MY 2 YEAR OLD SON JUMPED UP INTO THE DRIVER SEAT AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. T...

Transmission · 2002 4

KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION IN OFF POSITION, AND CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR, AND IT RAN INTO A TREE BEFORE STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Transmission · 2002 4

WHILE DRIVING INSTRUCTION PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, LOSES ALL POWER IN VEHICLE. WHEN SYSTEM IS OUT IT IS EASY FOR VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE WENT OVER HILL.*AK

Transmission · 2002 3

IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU CALL OUR AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC DEFECTS, RECALLS, AND OTHER AUTO SAFETY QUESTIONS, AND TO REPORT AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS THAT YOU DESCRIBE. THE NUMBER IS 1-888-327-4236. ...

Transmission · 2005 2

IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT ONLY SOMETIMES. ON OCCASION IT WILL BE DRIVING FINE THEN I GO TO PULL OFF FROM A STOP AND IT JUST WONT REALLY GO LIKE MAYBE SKIPS 1ST GEAR OR AT LEAST PART OF IT. IT'S CRAZY AND DANGEROUS....

Transmission · 2003 2

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE TEMPARTURE OF CAR IT SLIPS WHILE IN DRIVE OUT OF GEAR AND STARTS IN GEAR WHEN IT WANTS TO WHICH IS BAD ON HIGHWAY GOING 55-70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWA...

Transmission · 2006 2

THIS VEHICLE IS A JOKE. I'VE HAD THE BALL JOINTS WORKED ON, GEAR SHIFT (SUDDENLY WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS ANYMORE), THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDS REPLACING, AND WHEN I DRIVE, SPECIFICALLY IF I TURN OR HAVE TO GO OVER A SPEED HUMP, OR OVER A S...

Transmission · 2006 2

I HAVE A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS THAT I PAID $11,000. FOR HAVING IT FOR 2 YEARS NOW I HAVE TRANS PROBLEMS AT 93,000 MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. STARTED NOT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR, HAD THE 3/4 SHIFT SENSOR REPLACED SAME THING, THEN HAD THE...

Transmission · 2007 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. T...

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