2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AT THE LATCH ATTACHMENT IN THE REAR LIFTGATE MAY BE INADEQUATE TO RETAIN THE LATCH TO THE LIFTGATE IN CERTAIN SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH EVENTS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES

CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A WELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK CAN FAIL.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE HAD PRETTY MUCH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IF I HADN'T HAD MY SEATBELT ON, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 132,132

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE HAD PRETTY MUCH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IF I HADN'T HAD MY SEATBELT ON, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 132,132

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE HAD PRETTY MUCH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IF I HADN'T HAD MY SEATBELT ON, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 132,132

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN RIBS, A LACERATED SPINE, AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT THUMB. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE

Mileage: 213,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE CHEST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE CHEST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE

Mileage: 111,000

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, ROADS WERE WET BUT NOT ICY. HIT A WET SPOT ON A CURVE. SLID SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND PASSENGER TIRE DROPPED OFF PAVEMENT. EASILY CORRECTED BACK ONTO THE ROAD, BUT THEN THE BACK HYDROPLANED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN IN A CULVERT. DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL VIA SQUAD. VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, ROADS WERE WET BUT NOT ICY. HIT A WET SPOT ON A CURVE. SLID SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND PASSENGER TIRE DROPPED OFF PAVEMENT. EASILY CORRECTED BACK ONTO THE ROAD, BUT THEN THE BACK HYDROPLANED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN IN A CULVERT. DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL VIA SQUAD. VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER DIED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND, FACE, AND SHOULDERS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHERIFF STA

Mileage: 130,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE TOTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK A CAR THAT CAME INTO MY LANE. I CONTINUED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY (GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY) AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HARD WITH THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH EITHER FRONT END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $10,000 IN DAMAGE AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 125,707

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION HITTING A CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN OFF A HIGHWAY. HE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS PUSHED INTO ME CAUSING EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES AND LEFT SHOULDER BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID LOCK UPON IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT BEGAN TO MIX WITH THE OIL AND DESTROYED THE HEAD GASKET. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND ABRUPTLY THERE WAS A DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MINOR INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED BURNS AND BRUISES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,449. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 89,449. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

Mileage: 89,449

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRACO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (NA) MANUFACTURED ON 05/06/2006 WITH MODEL NUMBER 7B00BDA INSIDE OF HER 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE HANDLE OF THE INFANT CARRIER BECAME LOOSE WHILE TRANSPORTING THE CHILD TO THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE HANDLE BROKE, THE INFANT FELL ONTO THE CEMENT SURFACE WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE INFANT'S FOREHEAD. THE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED THE CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INFANT WAS SECURED BY A "CONVERTIBLE" CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIPPERY HIGHWAY, MY RENDEZVOUS WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHICH CONSISTED OF A LEFT FRONT/SIDE COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE GUARDRAIL AND A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A METAL GUARDRAIL ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY. SPEEDS OF THESE COLLISIONS RANGED FROM APPROX. 40MPH TO 25MPH (FIRST/FRONT SIDE COLLISION @40MPH AND SECOND/FINAL HEAD ON COLLISION @ 25MPH). IN NEITHER COLLISION DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE, MAINLY COSMETIC, AND TOTALING APPROX $5000, BUT VE

Mileage: 35,000

2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CUSTOMER STATES HE IS PAYING FOR BUICK'S MISTAKE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECEIVED A RECALL STATING THE ENGINE COULD SHUT DOWN AND

CAR ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES FAILED ON 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

Mileage: 29,593

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, COLLIDING WITH A NEARBY RETAINING WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 34,188