2006 Buick Rendezvous problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Buick Rendezvous. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come fuel system (15%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 131 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 109 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 109 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Buick Rendezvous with enough data (58 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.
My wife was traveling south on a 2 lane roadway,heard a loud bang, lost control of steering and crossed the centerline , then swerved back across road to her side and struck a guardrail. Later we found that the right rear ball joint broke off causing the wheel to collapse and when the car skidded out of control the left rear tire blew off the rim. This car had regular maint. And service.
I purchased this vehicle used in december 2014, the very first night driving it home, the engine would nit start. I immediately called the dealer, took the car back and watched as they ran a diagnostic. Nothing was wrong with it. I did some research and it seems to be a normal issue with the make and model. Then I noticed the faulty gas guage, reading low fuel then all of a sudden I have gas. Again, contacted the dealer, took it back and yet again, diagnostic ran with clear readings.
2006 buick rendezvous: operator stopped the car in parking lot, turned off the ignition and removed the keys. Car was in drive "d" and keys were removed. Later, car rolled backward and hit another car in parking lot (luckily no one was injured). Dealer indicates that the keys cannot be removed when car is in drive. The rendezvous safety feature in the steering wheel / ignition is not working.
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.