general problems of the 2002 Buick Rendezvous

When driving the Buick Rendezvous 2002 home the brakes began to not respond. After arriving home and driving down our driveway, the SUV had smoke coming out of the engine. The Buick Rendezvous was turned off but continued to expelled large amounts of smoke under the engine area. Within 5 minutes the engine area caught on fire. The bozrah fire department was called and by the time they arrived within 15 minutes or so the entire vehicle was on fire.

My all wheel drive & anti- lock brakes have gone out. This could prove very dangerous because we live in an area of very harsh winters.

Had battery replaced during routine maintenance. After two days the car would not start battery was dead. After the 3rd battery we took the cat to the dealer. Thet checked everything said it was the battery again!!! so we had it replaced at that time. We also had them fix the abs for the 3rd time in 5 years. The car was at home two days later would not start! had it checked this time it was a module and then the dash cluster wnet out while they were fixing the car. Still same problems took the car out again this time after gm called us. They kept the car for three weeks, said it was a short in the stereo. Now 1 week later car is dead again!!!!!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated while driving 35 mph and coming to a stoplight the adw light illuminate. As the brake was being depress the vehicle buckled and the brake was locked. The braked locked for about two to three minutes then unlock. The brake locked a second time before the vehicle was driven home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 140,000. . . . Mw.

Tl - the contact owns a 2002 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated that the traction control warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The brakes were replaced but the remedy failed to repair the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic who then diagnosed that the rotors and the hubs needed to be replaced. The hubs were replaced but also failed to correct the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 116,765. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Rendezvous. While driving at 10 mph, the contact stated that he depressed the brake pedal and the anti-lock brakes suddenly engaged on dry pavement. The contact released the brakes and reapplied the brakes to engage them. The failure occurred often. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who test drove it and noticed the failure while driving. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer and the VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 70,500. The current mileage was approximately 73,500.

I bought a Buick Rendezvous in July of this year. The car had 90 k miles on it. Immediately after I bought it,the brakes would push back whenever I tried to stop. I took it back to the dealership I bought it from and they said they couldn't diagnose it since it didn't occur when they had the car. I have been so close to getting in accidents, simply because my car wont stop. I think something really needs to be done about this.

I have been having intermittent problems with the abs brake system whereby when I apply the brakes at a slow speed of about 5-mph the vehicle feels like I am stopping on a gravel road when I am driving on clean dry pavement, also when this happens the vehicle doesn't stop like it should and it slides to a halt. Also sometimes when you apply the brakes while driving under 35 mph and apply the brakes the vehicle shutters and doesn't stop properly. I sometimes get the anti-lock indicator light and sometimes I don't. I also will get a warning light that states; "service traction system". I have taken the vehicle in to have it serviced and I am told that they can not duplicate the problem and that they don't know what could be causing it. They said to continue to drive the vehicle and as far as they can tell it is safe to drive. The mileage on the odometer was approximately 85,000 miles.

I've had problems with this car since I purchased it in June 2005. First it was the fuel pump/sender,then came the brakes and traction system failure. I've many close calls, and had taken the car to a certified gm mechanic 5-7 times, to no avail. I'm still dealing with the brakes and traction system failure til this day. I will be getting rid of this as soon as I can get it good enough to sale. . . I will never buy another Buick as long as I live. This was one of the biggest mistakes I've made. I've called the customer service center in the states and this is what they have said to me "since you're overseas, there's nothing we can do about it, sir". I've served my country and sm still doing my part as a civilian. And I can't get any good service. Wow!!.