2006 Buick Rendezvous owner complaints

I was driving on the freeway going around a bend at about 65 MPH when I heard a bang and thought it was the tire. It took all my effort to get it over to the side of the road. I have new tires on the vehicle. When I got out to look, the wheel was bent out and first thing I thought was tie rod. Tire is fine. When my husband and uncle came out they noticed the ball joint had broke off. Thank goodness I had control of the vehicle and did not hurt myself or someone else. Don't know the extent of what is going on yet, but I do not feel safe in the vehicle after seeing so many complaints about the suspension, etc. In fact when I have driven it in snow, even with the new tires, I didn't feel like I had very good control. I have never felt that way with other vehicles that I have owned.

2006 buck rendezvous with 55,212 miles had front wheel bearings go bad. Cost was over $300 each to replace the front bearing assembly. Gm and buck refused to cover the cost. *tr

My last alignment was at the extreme of correction. I was told any further adjustments would require taking apart the front wheel section and drilling new holes to put in new adjusters. The car has 38k miles. I was told this was not a warranty item and it would cost over $200.00. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. The contact was driving 20 MPH when the rear ball joint failed. The rear passenger wheel fractured and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the ball joint was replaced. The contact called the manufacturer and was told that someone would return his call at a later date. The current and failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. The contact stated that while adding air to the tire, he noticed that there was a severe leak of gasoline coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised him that the fuel line had become rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the rusted fuel line. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 37,000......updated 12/20/12 *bf the consumer stated the manufacturer called the failure an enviormental issue. Updated 12/31/2012 *js

Fuel lines in engine are rusted and needed to be replaced. This occurred around engine and leak could have started a fire in the engine compartment because of the hot pipes etc. This leak was extremely dangerous because of location

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. While the vehicle was parked, there was a fuel odor in the cabin. The contact discovered that fuel was leaking from the vehicle and observed a section of the fuel line that had excessive rust. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

I am the owner of a 2006 Buick rendezvous with 133,000+ miles. I am writing to document a serious safety issue that has occurred as a result of a manufacturer defect on my vehicle. On october 17 2016 I filled my tank at the shell station at 5842 columbia pike in virginia. Once the gas tank was filled, I noticed a significant amount of fuel pouring from the underside, top and down the side and rearmost end of the gas tank. The fuel spillage continued for approximately five minutes but not before at least a half gallon of fuel leaked from the tank. When the tow truck arrived, the driver told me that he could not transport the vehicle because of the risk posed by the fuel leak. I contacted another tow truck who took my vehicle to ourisman in alexandria virginia. Currently, I am with

Our 2006 Buick rendevous has a windshield that has a distortion present that is distracting while you drive. Dealer said the distortion is in all rendevous because of the laminate used for heads up display (we do not have a hud in the vehicle). If this is the case and all rendevous have this distortion the windshields should be recalled, they present a safety hazard and I'm not sure of their integrity in a crash. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. The contact approached the vehicle and noticed that the rear glass had a huge hole. The glass around the hole had several fractures. The police was called to inspect the vehicle for vandalization. The officer stated that the glass appeared to have cracked due to a defect. He further concluded that the impact of the hole in the glass originated from inside the vehicle. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the side view mirrors on his vehicle were too large and too high. If there was any vehicle within a 12 inch radius, he would not see it when looking out of the passenger side view mirror. The failure almost caused two crashes. He took the vehicle to the dealer, but they had no replacement mirrors in another size. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The contact also attempted to find aftermarket mirros of a different size, but was informed that there were none. He had to conform to FMVSS regarding replacement mirrors and the proper size of the mirrors. The current mileage was approximately 41,000 and failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

At any given speed the "reduced engine power" light comes on and the car comes to a complete stop. There is no power steering, etc. It's extremely dangerous because of being able to get the car off the road. I am reduced to driving on the service road and still do not feel safe. Interstate is out of the question. After reading many reviews regarding repairs, I am not inclined to spend a tremendous amount of money for repairing a car that obviously no one can repair. I believe the manufacturer should be responsible for recalling this car. It's extremely dangerous and I cannot believe there have been no fatalities due to the fact at any given time the vehicle loses power. I noticed there was a recall on seat belts, believe me that is minor compared to the terror of being on an inters

Driving down the road when the reduced engine power light came on the service traction control light come on the service engine light came on and the trac off light came on. Couldn't drive faster then 20mph. *tr

2006 Buick rendezvous steering column replacement. Consumer states that she has replaced the steering column twice. *kb the left outer tie rod end was loose which the dealer replaced. The consumer also stated when the left turn signal was activated the right turn signal would also blink. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. *jb

In 02-06 I traded a '03 Buick rendezvous for a '06 rendezvous. Taking a financial loss on the trade, because, with a serious heart condition, I was willing to take the loss in exchange for the security and safety of a "new" car under warranty, signing a low lease" agreement. Instantly I noticed a problem with the rough drivability of the car. A right or left turn would result in the wheel pulling in the opposite direction of the turn while the "wheel" then "skipped" back around to center.the gas mileage was not as reported by gmac. I'm lucky if I get 250 miles per16 gal. Tank. The gauge drops 1/4 to 1/2 a tank in less than 10-12 miles, or registers 1/2 full after being "topped off". I notified gmac that I wanted out of my lease agreement due to their unsuccessful attempts to fix these prob

I've had so many problems with this vehicle. Spent over $4000 in repairs in the last 6 months. The first problem I had was while driving on the highway the reduced engine power light and traction system light would come on and the vehicle would just decelerate and wouldn't go over 15mph. I had it repaired once and was told it was the wiring harness and then 2 months later the same thing happened again had it repaired and was told it was the wiring harness and computer that needed replaced. And now I'm having a similar issue but this time the service engine soon light is flashing but the car doesn't want to accelerate and takes several seconds to even get up to 35 MPH. I had this repaired once and was told it was a wiring/fuse issue and that the car was only running on 3 cylinders and liter

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Buick rendezvous. While driving between 25 to 35 MPH the vehicle would stall and become very difficult to restart. The dealer offered to inspect the vehicle but she declined and stated that they would improperly inspect the vehicle. She suspects that rain enters inside of the headlights, tail lights, and the cabin. The failure mileage was 90,000. The current mileage was 103,000. Updated 11/12/09 *cn the consumer stated she also has a water problem with the vehicle. Water continues to enter the vehicle through the floorboard. The seats failed and the ac was not cooling properly which was part of the problem with the electrical system. The consumer stated the problem were due to water become trapped inside the headlamps and rear assembly receptacles. Upd

Tl* - the contact received recall 06v417000 for 2006 Buick rendezvous . The dealer has been unable to repair the vehicle and asked to buy it back. They made her an offer 0n 12/06/06 which she decline dbecause it did not include the full purchase price. Since that time they have not contacted her to make another offer, and the telephone number the dealer gave herwas no longer in operation. She has been unable to contact them.*ak

Fuel line corroded through and leaking in the engine compartment. *tr

There is a noise from the engine compartment when the transmission is shifted from forward to reverse and back. There is a growl coming from the rear differential when the differential is warmed up and a turn is made at any speed. According to a mechanic, all these problems are due to drive/power train looseness. While there has not been an accident yet, it appears that one is likely.