Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Buick Rendezvous

Two problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2005 Buick Rendezvous. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Buick Rendezvous based on all problems reported for the 2005 Rendezvous.

1 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2009

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rendezvous. In March 2009, while driving 10 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning and he was unable to shift into drive. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was inspected and diagnosed with a faulty transmission. The dealer replaced the transmission. In July 2011, the contact stated the vehicle was unable to shift beyond second or third gear. The contact was awaiting diagnosis from the dealer. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 101,000. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

2 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 10/11/2008

My wife and I own a 2005 Buick Rendezvous and we are starting to have problems with the transmission. I have been researching about the transmission for this vehicle and it seems after 60k miles the transmissions starts to go bad. I have keep up with the changing of the fluid but I think this a problem that should be looked into.




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