Buick Rendezvous - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Buick Rendezvous owners have reported a total of 1,441 problems for their cars built in the 7 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Buick Rendezvous. The 2002 Buick Rendezvous cars have the most problems reported (518 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Buick Rendezvous

Model Year	Number of Problems
2007 Rendezvous	63
2006 Rendezvous	112
2005 Rendezvous	182
2004 Rendezvous	247
2003 Rendezvous	315
2002 Rendezvous	518
2001 Rendezvous	4

🔍 Common problems of Buick Rendezvous

The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Buick Rendezvous cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (288 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (245 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Buick Rendezvous

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	288
Engine And Engine Cooling	245
Other Fuel System	151
Gasoline Fuel System	110
Service Brakes	100
Power Train	89
Equipment	70
Air Bag	64
Suspension	56
Steering	55

Visibility	45
Vehicle Speed Control	30
Structure	29
Electronic Stability Control	18
Wheel	16
Exterior Lighting	14
Unknown Or Other	14
Latches/locks/linkage	12
Seats	10
Tire	7
Traction Control System	5
Parking Brake	5
Seat Belt	4
Air Brake	1
Back Over Prevention	1
Interior Lighting	1
Child Seat	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Buick Rendezvous of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Rendezvous model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Buick Rendezvous model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Rendezvous Model Years

Rendezvous Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2007	63	29,341	19	0.11
2006	112	50,643	20	0.11
2005	182	54,775	21	0.16
2004	247	68,062	22	0.16
2003	315	67,243	23	0.20
2002	518	77,576	24	0.28

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Buick Rendezvous is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2007 Rendezvous	7
2006 Rendezvous	9
2005 Rendezvous	13
2004 Rendezvous	31
2003 Rendezvous	20
2002 Rendezvous	22

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