general problems of the 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Trac light would come on and off a few times. Eventually the trac off, and abs light stay on. It occurs at random moments while stationary and in motion. Disabling the traction control. This is hazardous when it is on and in motion with not favorable weather ie rain or snow. I have had this happen to me, driving in the rain with the abs disabled, I had to apply my brakes hard to avoid rear ending the car in front of me who had hit their brakes to avoid an accident as well. I have replaced hub assembly, rotors brakes, brake calipers, brake hoses the whole nine yards. Was told by one mechanic that when the traction system lights are on and abs is disengaged this causes higher wear and tear on the rotors and brake pads. Was also told that the abs wiring harness is too short, so it gets pulled when making turns. This issue will also happen if I go over bumps, like railroad tracks, the small street ditch for rain at the end of a driveway. Sometimes I just start the car up and it will immediately come on. I also had the side sear front passenger airbag deploy when a friend closed the seatbelt in the door. The car was in drive, however it was not in motion. The buckle got stuck on the frame at the lock latch. The door flew back open, air bag deployed, and all interior lights on the car as well as the dash lit up.

Traveling on highway, roads were wet but not icy. Hit a wet spot on a curve. Slid slightly to the right and passenger tire dropped off pavement. Easily corrected back onto the road, but then the back hydroplaned and the vehicle rolled over and crashed, landing upside down in a culvert. Driver and front seat passenger transported to local hospital via squad. Vehicle totaled by insurance. None of the airbags deployed.

I was in a head on collision hitting a car that ran a stop sign off a highway. He was traveling at a high rate of speed. No airbags deployed. The entire front end was pushed into me causing extensive injuries to both knees and left shoulder because the seat belt did lock upon impact.

While driving on a slippery highway, my Rendezvous was involved in a crash which consisted of a left front/side collision with a concrete guardrail and a head on collision with a metal guardrail on opposite sides of the highway. Speeds of these collisions ranged from approx. 40mph to 25mph (first/front side collision @40mph and second/final head on collision @ 25mph). In neither collision did the airbags deploy. Vehicle suffered major damage, mainly cosmetic, and totaling approx $5000, but vehicle was not totaled. Vehicle was towed to a dealership, pending repair.

While traveling at 30 mph another vehicle that was traveling at 45 and hit consumer's vehicle on the passenger's side. Upon impact, none of the vehicles airbags deployed.