Five problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2004 Buick Rendezvous. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Buick Rendezvous based on all problems reported for the 2004 Rendezvous.
The contact owns a 2004 Buick Rendezvous purchased in June 2009. She stated the owner continued to smell a strong odor of gasoline fuel from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised having a diagnostic done, however it was not performed. No repairs were made to correct the failure. Although there was a recall for the failure, her VIN was excluded (see NHTSA campaign id number: 03v454000; component: fuel system, gasoline:storage). No repairs were made to the vehicle to date. The failure and current mileages were under 78,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Buick Rendezvous. She stated that she smelled gas while the vehicle was parked. She looked under the vehicle and noticed gas on the ground. The dealer noticed that there was a hole in the gas tank. There is a recall for the fuel system storage (NHTSA campaign id#03v454000). The current mileage was 36,047 and the failure mileage was 36,042. Updated 02-01-08. Updated 02/01/08.
In late July, the fuel gauge showed about 1/4 tank remaining. While on expressway, low fuel light came on. 4 miles later, car ran out of gas. Roadside assistance (via onstar) delivered gas. In early October, the fuel gauge showed about 3/8 tank remaining. Low fuel light came on . Ran out of gas about 1 mile later. Literally coasted into the gas station and had to be pushed to a pump. Now I fill the tank remaining the "gauge" reads 1/2 tank.
The vehicle will stop running and indicate that there is low fuel and/or no fuel, with a visual display (flashing light) and an audible display (dinging bell). The car will shutdown. Pull to the side of the road and the vehicle will restart, but the visual and audible display will still be present. The vehicle actually has well over 1/2 a tank of gas at this point. The dealer has replaced the fuel control module, the fuel level sensor and the problem persists. Additionally, the driver steering column does not lock into the upper limit location and wiggles free very easily. The vehicle is difficult to get out of park on occasions and when shifting from park and/or back into park, the doors very frequently don't lock and unlock as they should. Finally, the electronic compass no longer functions as it should, I've reset it three times and it continues to only go in southerly directions (sw, s, se) and the fuel monitoring system (gallons used, miles left to empty, etc. ) no longer function as they should either.
Gas tank neck on the gas tank snapped off when hit by road debris. After discovering gas spilling while refilling , I noticed the neck on the gas tank where the filler hose connects to the gas tank (at the lowest point where the filler hose ends and connects onto the gas tank) had snapped off. It is my opinion the vehicle design leaves the low hanging hose (like a radiator hose) that connects to the neck of gas tank way over exposed without any sheilding for road hazards. . . Ie debris. . . Lucky for me it broke of when my tank was low. Replacent of new tank was $610 total cost with tax and labor was $778 total.