general problems of the 2003 Buick Rendezvous

Vehicle will go a few miles and stall illuminating battery light. If you let vehicle sit will restart only go a few more miles. Finally car will turn over for split second and rpm will go all the way down and car will stall. No check engine light. Had three different mechanics look at vehicle can not diagnose changed just about everything under hood.

I am having trouble out of my vehicle. I have replace several parts and still have not solved the problem. For instance, when I drive my car and cut it off I have to wait 30-45 mins. Before it will start again. I have changed the fuel pump 3 times and other parts of the car and I have not yet found a solution to my problem. I have had the truck for a year and eight months. The vehicle is motion but it cuts off and I have to wait 30-45 mins. Before my truck can restart. It's been going on for some months and I have changed many parts and it still does the same thing.

When driving on the highway, white/terrible smelling smoke came rolling out of the vents inside my vehicle. It was so bad that I had to pull over, as it was burning my throat/nose/eyes and made me dizzy- this was in a matter of just a few short minutes. No dashboard lights or other signs of vehicle malfunction occurred at that time; however, this was a very alarming safety situation for my children, who were also in the vehicle. . . ! the fire department was called, along with the police and a tow truck; as I obviously was not willing to drive the vehicle any further! disturbingly, my insurance company (CO) has been very unwilling to assist me through this dangerous occurrence; needless to say, I will no longer be a customer of CO's ever again- and I will never stop warning my family/friends/the community about the dangers of this type of situation, along with highly advising them to not put their lives at risk by having CO as an insurance company!!!!!!.

Awd disabled itself and the antilock came on and have started to stay on then when I make turns the car starts screaching really loud so I just recently learned of a recall for this so what can I do.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was taken a independent mechanic. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000. Az.

Engine completely dies making it impossible to steer. It willl turn on right away, go a few miles and then dies again. It has been serviced, the trottle has been clean, fuel filter replaced, spark plug wires and spark plugs have been replaced to no avail. We've even changed tramission fluid and filtered.

Rear liftgate handle switch no long works to open the rear door. Key fob still works but concerned this will fail also for the rear liftgate access and egress.

There was a recall on this vehicle in 2004 for the rear hatch. I bought my vehicle 2006. Just wanted to know if I am responsible for out of pocket expenses as I was told by suttle motor corporation?.

We drove 6. 4 miles from our relatives house to a restaurant. When I parked, my wife noticed smoke coming out from the front of the vehicle on the passangers side. I told her to exit the vehicle and I released the hood latch. When I opened the hood the flames were visible. I called 911, prior to fd arrival the flames were put out by someone from the restaurant. The brake line had rusted out and the brake fluid leaked out onto the exhaust system catching the electrical system on fire. The response from Buick via claims admisinstrator bryan schwartz they claim no liability due to braach of warranty. I claim this brake line should not have rusted out after only 60,000 miles. At 59,411 miles this vehicle was serviced @ vyletel Buick included in this service was a multi-point vehicle inspection including the brake system (also including lines,hoses and parking brake) no issues were noted.

Opened car at end of workday, and found an electrical fire had melted part of the dashboard, part of driver's seat and cracked the front windshield. The entire car was covered in soot and smelled of electrical fire. There was no prior indication of a problem, nor had there been any recent repairs.

Heads up display flickers on and off in windshield non stop, lighter fuse always blows every 1-3 days. Air suspension pump makes loud vibrating noise directly underneath the driver seat.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated that the electrical system in the vehicle causes the interior and exterior lighting to fail. As a result, the speedometer fails. Also, the power source outlets do not work and several attempts must be made in order to start the vehicle. General motors could not assist her because the vehicle exceeded 100,000 miles and did not qualify for repair service. The Buick dealer where she purchased the vehicle is no longer in business, therefore she is unable to obtain copies of the paperwork. The vehicle has not been repaired due to the cost. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 110,000. Updated 03-04-08 updated.

I have problems trying to get the dash lights increase in brightness using the variiable control on the interior during a normal daytime especially when I try to see the speedometer (due to the poor design of the dash which can block exterior light from illuminating the dial especially around 10:45 and 11:15 am mst. ) esp. When I'm driving.

2. A. Heater does not work with only 40,000 miles on the vehicle 2. B. Abs stopped working after 38,000 miles. Abs light is on 2. C. Traction control does not work. Traction control light is on. Since, I am in the middle of winter, I have taken the car for repairs and it is turning out to be a expensive one.

No events leading up to event. Dash fire. Car is totaled. Waiting on insurance pay off.

Electical failure in car caused catestrophic fire within 5 minutes of initial indications of smoke.

The contact owns a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. Two weeks after the vehicle was purchased in December of 2007, the contact noticed a loud noise when making left turns. The dealer stated that the power steering pump was defective and was repaired for free. Two months after the repair, the windshield wipers stopped working and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The mechanic informed her that the windshield wiper box failed and was repaired. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stopped accelerating. The contact smelled a burning odor coming from the front driver's side wheel well. She pulled the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle would shift gears, but it would not move forward or backwards. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the brake oil was contaminated and the master cylinder was defective. The vehicle has not been repaired since the last incident. The current mileage was 70,874 and failure mileage was 60,300.

2003 Buick Rendezvous. I bought this car for $8200 one month ago. The car had only 78,000 but now has 81,000. In one month's time and 3000 miles we have had to replace the brakes, the muffler, the plugs and wires, as well as the coil pack. Now we have a big problem! antifreeze smell, knocking in the engine. . . Like all other complaints, it looks like this is going to be another 2003 Rendezvous with a blown head gasket. I have been researching this online and have found over 300 different complaints for the exact gasket problem. What can we do? the failure info: the car is jumping at idle and at low speeds every time it's driven. It's now making a knocking noise that knocks quicker the more you speed up. The knock is so loud now that the only place it is being driven is to a repair shop for what we are sure is another head gaskets, like so many others have had replaced with this particular model.