general problems of the 2002 Buick Rendezvous

Driving down the road over heat light comes on tried everything took to service and head caskets need replaced! 28 days after purchasing a used as is vehicle!everything I had to purchase a junk. Looks good on the outside and run good for first few weeks even took to midas before purchasing all the fixes all very well hidden.

I purchased this vehicle used and days later it was overheating. The man I bought it from said that it just needed a thermostat, approx. $300. Repair. Took it to my mechanic and turns out it needed an entire head gasket. It was a $1,500 repair. I am seeking a recall be issues since this is a common issue on this year, make and model.

Bought used in 2004 with 45k miles. In 2006 I had to have the window control replaced. In 2009 at 70k miles I had to have main gasket on engine replaced (was told Buick knew of problem but refused recall) and 2 heads replaced as kept losing coolant & overheating. The very next year the body control module went out & had to be replaced. The abs light has been on for years & no body, not even the dealer who replaced the control module, can get it to go out. Last year the fuel gauge quit working. This year the left front hub has gone bad at 170k so I can't say it wasn't due, but the overheating gauge keeps going into the red & the overheat light comes. Had it check and the thermostat is working fine, I am not losing coolant and the coolant is good, & there is no water in my oil. I can't drive more than 2 miles without the overheating light coming on & the gauge going into the red.

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Rendezvous. When the engine was started the contact could hear the engine rods and lifters knocking. The noise would stop after 3 mins. The contact has kept up with regular maintenance on the vehicle. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer for this problem. The contact also stated that the fuel level sensor failed and the air conditioner recharge unit failed and he has had them repaired. The current mileage was 56000 miles.

My wife and I purchased a 2002 Buick Rendezvous and we've had issues with it not starting up once being turned off. It does it quite often. If we travel to different stores or appointments that require, estimating here, more than 2 hrs driving then we are stuck in that location. We've had it towed to a trust auto shop (grismer tire) and a Buick dealership and neither can find a problem with it when it stops on us. We've checked the recall list for Rendezvous for anything pertaining to this problem and the 2004 model does the exact same thing as our vehicle, but there is a recall for that year but not the 2002. It also state that this happens while driving and we thank the lord that we haven't experienced that. We spoke with someone from gm and they say to take back to the dealership when this occurs and have the dealership contact them, but with the economy being the way that it is we would have to save money to afford the price of them putting it on the machine to try and diagnose the problem. We are also frighten to drive the vehicle more than a few miles now due to reading that if could also cut off at anytime. We are also aware that there many owners of this vehicle that experiencing the same problem with no resolution or help from gm. Updated 05//05/10.

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Rendezvous. When the contact examined the vehicle she noticed that the coolant reservoir was lower each time she would drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 69000.

I have owned my 2002 Buick rendevous since April of 04. Around may of 05 my a/c unit stopped working. I had it checked out and was told it was the a/c condensor unit. I was very surprised and disappointed that such a new model of vehicle would have issues so early on. Neeedless to say I was even more surprised to read and speak to other 02 rendevous owners who had the same problem. In my opinion I think Buick should step up to the plate and take responsibilty for producing a faulty a/c system. It seems very strange that so many different people are having the same issue with their vehicle. Any help you can give regarding bringing this to Buick's attention would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, April howlett.

The heater fans do not work properly. The dealer says the heater meets specifications but admitted that they had 4 other Buick Rendezvous' in the shop that day with the same complaint. I know two other people with a 2002 Buick Rendezvous who have the same problem.