general problems of the 2005 Buick Rendezvous

I bought my car from a used car lot. I had it about 3-4 months and out of the blue it overheated very quickly, the warning light was on, some type of loud buzzer was going off so I pulled over and let it cool off, it took about 45 minutes but it started back up. I checked all the fluids and coolant levels and everything was ok. This continued to happen for about 3 weeks, quickly overheat, lights, alarms pulled over, checked fluids over and over. After about 3 weeks it would quickly overheat and then shut off on its own and several times it happened so fast I barely got off the road. I took it to a mechanic that drove it around a little until it overheated which at this point only took about 3 minutes to happen. He said there was air in my radiator and he released it and it was fixed, I drove about 3 miles and it overheated again so I returned to the same mechanic and after about 6 minutes he came and told me it was a head gasket but they didn't repair those there so I called the next closest mechanic who looked at the car for about 3 minutes, stuck an air hose in the radiator and he said it was blowing out gas fumes from the radiator meaning I had a cracked head. I had to tow it 200 miles to my house, my wife drove it back and forth to work which was only 1 miles from home, she was able to do that for about a month and then the engine would start stalling at different times such as slowing to turn, pulling in to park, and some times it would stall while driving in busy 4 lane roads. Well, a little over a month went by with all these things happening all the time and finally one day she came home from work and started to pull in the parking spot and it shut off again, we had to push it into the spot but once it shut off that day it has never started since.

It feels like the transmission is going out but only sometimes. On occasion it will be driving fine then I go to pull off from a stop and it just wont really go like maybe skips 1st gear or at least part of it. It's crazy and dangerous. I do not believe it to be the transmission. Only happens from complete stop, sometimes. Buick Rendezvous 05.

On, Thursday, July 9th 2005, I tried to start my vehicle, it started but the ignition seemed to keep trying to start. None of the start up lights worked (oil, brake, service engine, seat belt), so I knew something was wrong. I turned the engine off and tried restarting it and it wouldn't start. I kept trying to start it for about 10 minutes. I finally gave up and went inside. I came back out and tried to start it again about 15 minutes later and it started up just fine and everything was working inside. On Monday, July 13th 2005, I tried to start it and nothing happened. I waited about 10 minutes and it started right up like nothing was ever wrong. I feel like there's a problem with the ignition somewhere. I'm afraid of what will happen if the car stalls while I'm driving it. The abs seems to come and go as it pleases as well, I don't know if there have been any complaints about that.

One day I was on my way to drop of the kids at daycare when the care suddenly turns off, I was going at least 60 mph;I was on the highway. Thank god nothing happened , I was able to pull over safely I waited for a while then maybe 15 min later it turns back on. I started to notice that the car started smelling, like gas, I took it to the mechanic,several times but they never could figure out what it was. After that incident it went down hill it started to heat up on me, wasted more gas, would turn off on me a lot and air/heat stopped working. I replaced the transmission because it started to slip, thinking that it will fix the problem and boy was I wrong. It was still doing the same, the smell was getting worse, I took it back to my mechanic. He told me that the head gasket needed to be replaced, I didn't have more money. He did't let me drive home, he was very worried because the smell of gas was so bad, he said that I should risk my kids and myself, the care can catch on fire. He had the truck towed to my house didn't charge me for it and I haven't moved it since then. . Ive put so much money in that truck, I kept up with the maintenance like clock work. I was just lucky that we never crashed we got close and we didn't blow up. I don't know weather I should take it in to a gm dealer to have them evaluate the truck to see if it is part of the recall.

In the spring of 2012 (approximately 48,000 miles), I was driving in a 40 - 45 mph zone, made a sharp left turn into a parking lot and the engine shut down and power steering to shut down. I previously reported this incident to my local Buick dealer, pinegar Chevrolet, branson, mo, just to have this incident on record. On December 29, 2014 (89,000 miles) this same type event occurred when slowing down (in a 45 mph zone) and making a sharp left turn into a parking lot. Car shut off, had to completely stop, place gear in park and restart. Sounds like same ignition issues discovered in gm cars recently, but the Buick Rendezvous has not been included.

I was driving and my headlights flickered then I lost low beams . . Parked and went back out to go to the store and I had no lights low beams wouldn't work fog light stop working and high beams stopped working look in fuse box to see if a fuse blew and 6 fuses blew and shot sparks out of the fuse box under the hood.

Started vehicle and began out of driveway, security light came on, gas gauge, tach gauge, temperature gauge and odometer stopped working, car will start but not running right, I parked the car due to safety. This exact problem was recalled by gm on the 2004 model but not 2005 model, needs to be recalled.

Speedometer giving inaccurate reading totally inoperable. All gauges instrument panel not working. Awd disable light remains on. Tachometer, speedometer, heat guage reads erroneous speeds higher than true speeds. High 135mph when stopped. Totally inoperable.

When turning into my driveway the engine shuts off losing all steering. This has happened several times in the past (since 2009) usually when turning right from a stop sign or turning right into my driveway.

Update: prior issues were due to bcm failure which that was my assumption based on numerous owner reviews. This part is a major safety issue if fails and Buick is aware and won't recall. These should last for the life of the vehicle. Occasionally one will go bad but shouldn't. The fact that many Rendezvous models face this issue of failure prematurely shows that it is a defective product! many have almost dies due to this failure. Car shutting off and lights going out while driving down highways/ expressways.

We found out that we had a problem with my wife's vehicle. Initially, the vehicle was stationary. I took it to get an oil change and was asked to come into the shop to be shown that the antifreeze was like yogurt in the reservoir. We were told that we needed a coolant flush. This led to being told that we needed a new radiator; bypass hose; and last but not least, head gasket job amounting to approximately 1600. 00. We were told that there was no open recall but yet there was litigation going on regarding dex-cool antifreeze and that it was causing all of the problems that were and are having with this vehicle.

I was driving down eastern and stewart in las vegas nv when the car stalled and would not start again while trying to coast into a 7-11 parking lot hit a wall and car rear ended me . I replaced the fuel pump, ecv and the vehicle worked fine there was gas leaking from the ecv now I cant get the car to start at all I believe it has to do with the electronic ignition system.

While traveling from utah to iowa on interstate 80 with the cruise control set at roadway speed. After some time the speedometer kept climbing while the speed of the vehicle decreased. After stopping at a rest area the speedometer never moved. It was just stuck at approximately 112 mph. Luckily we were given a gps with speedometer built in as a gift. Leaving the rest stop, we continued our journey, and by the time we made it to iowa the speedometer gauge was facing straight down whether we were stopped or driving road speeds. We did not take it to a dealership immediately because we have three small children and after sitting in the car that long, we could not justify sitting at a dealership for hours on end. Around five days after arriving in iowa, the speedometer started working again. This greatly confused me, because when something breaks on a vehicle, it tends to stay broken. On our travels back to utah the samething happened to the speedometer, so as soon as we arrived in utah, I dropped my spouse and children off at home, and took it to the dealership. I explained the problem and my situation and they came to the conclusion of a loose or broken connection deep behind the dash. Here is the "kicker", according to them there was no recall for this said problem and that it would cost $600 to fix. As I am not the original owner of the vehicle it was purchased as is from a dealership in iowa. I unfortunately do not have $600 to spend to repair the vehicle. We now have 86,365 miles on a vehicle that the speedometer no longer works. I cannot see how it is not a safety recall, but I am not in big business. So I feel I am taking the appropriate steps to fix the problem for not only myself, but all the others' comments that I have read.

Transmission clunks, jumps and shifts at the wrong times and at the wrong speeds. This can be felt and heard as a loud bank and whole vehicle jerk by all passengers. Unnerving as well as concern for safety. Two trips to the dealer without any solution.

While slowing down or at stop lights, car will just stall. So far it has restarted every time. Mechanic can not find any problems. Frustrated and afraid to drive far from home. I have also replaced right side wheel bearings at 42,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated as she was driving at 40mph the lights for the entire brake system came on, the anti lock brake light, traction light and the check engine light. This also caused the vehicle to stall. The contact called onstar which performed a diagnostic test and informed her to drive the vehicle to the dealer for them to repair it. The dealer kept the vehicle for three days and repaired it. After the vehicle was driven home, after a couple days the failure lights came back on . The gm manufacturer was called and they stated the vehicle is out of warranty and there was no recall. The failure mileage was 20,130.

While on vacation, the speedometer indicated a speed of 20 mph while it was obvious that I was traveling much faster. During this period, the speedometer would not go above 20 mph and at times indicated 0 mph while the vehicle was moving. The next day the speedometer worked correctly. When traveling home, the speedometer would work for about 100 miles and gradually would indicate lower and lower speeds. It I stopped the vehicle and shut off the engine and restarted the vehicle it would start working again for an undetermined length of time. This is very unsafe and is unusual for this item to fail on a vehicle. I called a local Buick dealer and was told that they have recently seen a lot of failures with the speedometer and the instrument cluster on the Buick Rendezvous.

A few months ago my car stalled at the bus stop and shut down. It would not restart. The car needed to be jumped. The warranty was going to be up soon so we took the vehicle to rice Buick in knoxville, TN to get looked at. They hooked it up to the machine and it didn't do it so they determined that it must have been something I did that made the car stop. This past Wednesday I was parked at the bus stop with my car running with the blinkers on in park and with the emergency brake on. My car shut down again and would not restart. It is habit for me to take the emergency brake off when I go to start the vehicle so it remained off while I tried to start the car. I kept taking the keys out and trying to start the car like it was the first time in it that day. I again checked to see if I was in park and it was. I took the remote keyless entry device off of the keys in case my friend could not help me and I had to use my house key on that ring. When I shut the door of my car everything was fine for about 10 seconds and then my car started rolling down the street. I tried to use the remote to get the door unlocked because my 2 year old was in the car. It would not unlock. I never locked the car when I got out. My car finally crashed into a parked truck and stopped. When my friend tried to get my daughter out the door would not open. She asked me to unlock it but I had dropped my keys on the way down. She tried again and it opened right away. All of the doors were then unlocked except the drivers side door. My daughter was fine because she was buckled in her seat. I had a lot of bruises and scrapes. This is the second electrical incident we have had with this car. The power steering has also stopped working on several incidents while we were driving. I don't know if that is linked to this electrical problem. I have read several internet complaints about the same thing happening to other Buick Rendezvous.

I purchased my 2005 Buick Rendezvous on Jan. 14, 06. After having it for 3 days, I was driving down the highway, coming to a stop and the vehicle died. I put the vehicle in park, cranked it, and luckily it started with no problem. I later happened to me 2 more times. I took it to my dealer and they said due to the fact that they can not get it to duplicate what happened when I was driving there is nothing they can do about it. So I'm stuck driving a vehicle that goes dead on me for no apparent reason.