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2003 Buick Rendezvous electrical system problems

47 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Buick Rendezvous, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
47 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 7
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Buick Rendezvous Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 38 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 38 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 fires.

What owners wrote

I have had ongoing electrical problems with my vehicle for about a year now. It keeps blowing the number 40 fuse which causes the vehicle to lose its turn signals, break lights, and emergency flashers. The dealer has attempted to fix the problem 3 times since june of 2005. The fourth time this happened a wiring harness under the dashboard caught fire while my wife and a friend of hers were traveling 350 miles from home. It was at night, in the rain, and on I-77 in the mountains of west virginia.

Reported at 32,547 miles, April 2006 Fire

Tl* - the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. The horn will not engage unless the contact pressed the icon. This incident has been reported to general motors, and that was an engineering defect that was related to the placement of the air bag in the steering wheel. The dealer was unable to fix the horn. Updated 02/22/07.

Reported at 20,000 miles, January 2007

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