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2005 Buick Rendezvous steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 19 complaints for the 2005 Buick Rendezvous, 10% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
19 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2005 Buick Rendezvous Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 69% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

2005 buick rendezvous rolled from park with keys out of the ignition injuring consumers wife. The consumer had other problems with the vehicle such as the power steering becoming hard . The dealer replaced the pump and the power steering rack. The ABS, and brake light illuminated, then the AWD disable light came on. The gas gauge fluctuated as well. The vehicle pulled to the left. The dealer readjusted the camber, caster and rear tow.

April 2006 CrashInjury

Dt*: the contact stated while turning the steering wheel in either direction at various speeds there was a loud whining noise. The vehicle was seen by the dealer on three separate occasions. Once the dealer replaced the steering column however the problem persisted.

Reported at 26,010 miles, August 2006

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