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Buick RendezvousYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,237 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, the Buick Rendezvous years to avoid are 2002, and the strongest years are 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Rendezvous has 9 safety recalls on record.

Buick Rendezvous
Years to avoid'02Use caution: 2003Best years'04 '05 '06 '07Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1,237Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls92002–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Buick Rendezvous years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Rendezvous median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Best78/10043 complaints · 0 recalls2006Solid64/10089 complaints · 1 recall2005Solid56/100138 complaints · 1 recall2004Solid45/100200 complaints · 4 recalls2003Caution38/100281 complaints · 6 recalls2002Avoid27/100486 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Buick Rendezvous problems

All model years combined: 1,237 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system29520
Engine and engine cooling2065
Fuel system, gasoline1423
Fuel/propulsion system1205
Power train1138
Suspension10310
Service brakes, hydraulic865
Steering799
Engine703
22 other systems49475
9 recalls

Buick Rendezvous recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, gasoline: storage07V-349 · 2002–2004 · Aug 8, 2007 · 20,594 vehicles–Air bags: frontal06V-417 · 2005–2006 · Oct 31, 2006 · 794 vehicles–Electrical system: ignition05V-157 · 2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 34,186 vehicles–Hatchback/liftgate: lock04V-150 · 2003–2004 · Mar 29, 2004 · 103,956 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: storage03V-454 · 2004 · Nov 10, 2003 · 79 vehicles–Other: owners/service/other manual03V-250 · 2003 · Jul 15, 2003 · 1,707,825 vehicles–Steering03V-052 · 2003 · Feb 20, 2003 · 4,512 vehicles–Driver side: inflator module03V-051 · 2003 · Feb 14, 2003 · 130 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-222 · 2002–2003 · Aug 9, 2002 · 133,221 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Rendezvous

  1. FUEL TANK LEAKAGEEA07006 · 2001–2004 · closed Sep 13, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-349
  2. FUEL TANK LEAKAGERQ06009 · 2001–2004 · closed Apr 18, 2007
    No recall
  3. IGNITION RELAY FAILUREPE04075 · 2004 · closed Apr 28, 2005
    No recall