2005 Buick Rendezvous problems
Owners have filed 196 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Buick Rendezvous. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come engine (16%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 196 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 165 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 30 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 28 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 165 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 73,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Buick Rendezvous with enough data (81 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Over the past year I have been contacting buick and delphi about the recall on the fuel system in my 2005 buick rendezvous. I recently slightly passed out and crashed in the car due to being overcome by the intensive raw gas fumes. I recently contacted both again and I was told that there is a recall on certain vehicles but my vehicles VIN # is not one identified in the recall. I checked to see if my previous complaint was on file and it was no where to be found.
My 2005 buick rendezvous would periodically stall in turns or at red lights. 1 instance it wouldn't start again and it had to be towed to a buick dealership. They said they fixed the problem with a new battery. After that it would still stall at lights and intersections. I told various mechanics about this problem. They would look into it and never found a problem. I even had my fuel filter changed etc.
Intermittent loss of power, loss of ABS brakes and loss of AWD. When you apply pressure to the gas pedal (accelerator) if you depress the pedal for what feels like over a 1/2 inch you lose power and the rpms go sky high and you can hear it trying to rev up. To get going you have to release the gas and press lightly. I loss power, esp. Going uphill since it needs more to go, but you can't give it more gas else it won't go. I and my fianc were almost hit in an intersection because of this loss of power.
Vehicle overheated to the maximum, then it stalled. I waited a bit and was able to restart it. The temp. Returned to normal. While continuing to drive home at 35 mi per hr. It stalled again, and I was able to restart it, and make it home. I phoned my mechanic, and had it towed there. He informed me there was water in the exhaust which indicated expensive head gasket problems. He suggested I sell this vehicle asap. I had only owned it 2 months! When this problem occurred I was in motion at 35 mi per hr.