Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Buick Rendezvous.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | My kids and I were driving down the road all of a sudden I heard this loud sound and then my car wouldn't turn left or … |
| 2023-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought my car from a used car lot. I had it about 3-4 months and out of the blue it overheated very quickly, the warn… |
| 2022-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rendezvous. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the vehicle st… |
| 2020-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING FEELS LIKE IT GETS TIGHT AND STICKS WHEN TURNING WHILE MOVING |
| 2019-11-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FULE LEAKES FROM FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. |
| 2019-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS ---HEADS WERE LEVELED AND COMPLETE VALVE JOB DONE WITH NEW WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, RELAY BELT,… |
| 2019-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SUV WAS OVER HEATING , GOT TWO ESTAMINTS AND THY CONFIRMED IT IS THE HEAD GASKETS. |
| 2019-02-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | "TAKATA RECALL" WAS IN A ROLLOVER AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOT ONE VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT… |
| 2018-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPEED GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY CAR RUNS BOILING HOT WHILE TEMP GAUGE SAYS IT'S COOL, FUEL GUAGE GOES OUT LIKE I'M… |
| 2018-05-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR IS THE FUEL LINE AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO CHANGE MY POWER STEERING P… |
| 2018-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS SOLD TO ME IN 2018. FIRST DAY DRIVING AFTER PURCHASE, OVERHEATED AFTER GOING MAYBE A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. HAVE H… |
| 2018-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS SMELL IN CAR INTERIOR, BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN IN MOTION. NOTICED A RUSTED FUEL LINE, APPROXIMATE LOCATION U… |
| 2018-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT ONLY SOMETIMES. ON OCCASION IT WILL BE DRIVING FINE THEN I GO TO PULL O… |
| 2017-04-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | PCM HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS. I FIRST LOST MY SPEEDOMETER WITH NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. INTERMITTENT GAS GAGE PROBLEMS… |
| 2017-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT 30K MI. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED AT 110 K MI. CAR IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. |
| 2016-09-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTI… |
| 2016-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THIS SUV WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF AUGUST 2016 AND ONCE IN THE CAR AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATED TO THE MAXIMUM, THEN IT STALLED. I WAITED A BIT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE TEMP. RETURNED TO NO… |
| 2016-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. MOSTLY IS READS 120 MPH WHEN I AM SETTING STILL. BECAUSE IT FLUCTUATES FROM MOVIN… |
| 2015-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON, THURSDAY, JULY 9TH 2005, I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED BUT THE IGNITION SEEMED TO KEEP TRYING TO START. … |
| 2015-06-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE REAR… |
| 2015-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PAN OF THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE FL… |
| 2015-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONE DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP OF THE KIDS AT DAYCARE WHEN THE CARE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, I WAS GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH;I … |
| 2015-04-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF ABS BRAKES AND LOSS OF AWD. WHEN YOU APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL (ACCELERATOR)… |
| 2015-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2014-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN THE SPRING OF 2012 (APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES), I WAS DRIVING IN A 40 - 45 MPH ZONE, MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN INTO A … |
| 2014-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED THEN I LOST LOW BEAMS .. PARKED AND WENT BACK OUT TO GO TO THE STORE AND I HA… |
| 2014-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FOUGHT BACK AT ME AND I HAD TO PUT ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE … |
| 2014-07-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE … |
| 2014-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING, I WOULD GET A OVERWHELMING GAS SMELL IN MY TO POINT OF ME THINKING GAS WAS LE… |
| 2014-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A BOLT… |
| 2014-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE AND BEGAN OUT OF DRIVEWAY, SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON, GAS GAUGE, TACH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND ODOMETE… |
| 2014-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER GIVING INACCURATE READING TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ALL GAUGES INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. AWD DISABLE LIGHT R… |
| 2014-04-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE RIGHT LIGHT, TURNED GREEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PUSH THE GAS… |
| 2014-03-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF LOSING ALL STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST (S… |
| 2014-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND A FEW BLOCKS AWAY MY LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK CONSTANTLY AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP. … |
| 2014-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPDATE: PRIOR ISSUES WERE DUE TO BCM FAILURE WHICH THAT WAS MY ASSUMPTION BASED ON NUMEROUS OWNER REVIEWS. THIS PART IS… |
| 2014-01-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING… |
| 2014-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS … |
| 2013-10-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DE… |
| 2013-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN… |
| 2013-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I TOOK IT TO GET AN … |
| 2013-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE FUEL LOSS. THE CAR IS LEAKING FUEL… |
| 2013-02-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | RAW GASOLINE FUMES UPON STARTING THE CAR . FUMES ENTER THE CABIN SO STRONG THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN . NO APPA… |
| 2013-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING. ONE GAUGE GOES BAD THEY ALL DO. CANNOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE… |
| 2013-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN EASTERN AND STEWART IN LAS VEGAS NV WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO C… |
| 2013-01-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN WE REACH SPEED OF 60MPH IT STARTS JUMPING IN AND OUT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THIS CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2012-12-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH A STEERING WHEEL COLUMN PROBLEM FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 50,000 MILES. I… |
| 2012-09-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | A TOTAL AND SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED AS I LEFT THE CURB AND STARTED INTO THE STREET. ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE I H… |
| 2012-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |