Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 02032 | 01/01/2004 | 10007294 | Unable to move gear shifter out of park. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| 01715 | 01/01/2004 | 01715A | 10006247 | 4t65e transmission fluid leak from the reverse servo cover in cold weather. *tt | 04/26/2004 |
| 01486 | 01/01/2004 | 10005501 | Moan groan from rdm (rear drive module) during parking lot or turning maneuvers. sit bulletin 1400803. *tt | 03/01/2004 | |
| 020730036 | 10/01/2002 | 10000181 | New input and third pawl clutch assembly changes for the 4t65-e transmission for 2003 model year. *tt | 02/14/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 080730002 | 03/01/2008 | 080730002A | 10025065 | Informational on 4t65-e mn7, m15 and m76 front wheel drive automatic transmission valve body reconditioning, dtcs p0741, p0742, p0757, p842, harsh shifts or slips. *pe | 07/08/2008 |
| 060730023 | 09/01/2006 | 10020766 | 4t65e transmission 1-2 shift shudder at light to moderate acceleration. replace complete second clutch assembly. *kb | 01/08/2007 | |
| 3500 | 10016528 | Repeat failures of all-wheel drive transfer case and/or transmission - unable to attain correct transfer case selective washer measurement. *tt | 09/20/2005 | ||
| 020730013D | 05/01/2005 | 020720013E | 10012152 | Incorrect transmission shifts poor engine performance harsh 1-2 upshifts slips 1st and reverse torque converter clutch stuck off on diagnostic trouble code p0730, p0756, p0757, p0741, p0742. *eh *tt | 02/15/2005 |
| 3102 | 3102B | 10010237 | Service vme 01-04 vehicle equipped with 4t65e automatic transmission 4t65e transmission valve body inspection procedure. (to include 2004 pontiac aztec) *sc all 2001 - 2006 passenger vehicles with 4t65e transaxle. *tt | 11/05/2004 | |
| 09132002 | 09/13/2002 | 10009450 | This service vme concerns 2003 vehicles equipped with 4t65e transmission which exhibits diagnostic trouble code p0742 with no other codes stored and harsh up shift and/or tcc shutter on decel. *tt | 09/30/2004 | |
| 01232004 | 01/23/2004 | 10009104 | Transmission fluid leak from reverse servo cover at ambient temperatures. transmission fluid may be detected on the lower pain rail or case side. most leak reports have been found during predelivery inspection. gm voicemail express. *tt | 09/10/2004 | |
| 020730039E | 08/01/2005 | 020730039F | 10004756 | Firm transmission shifts, shudder/chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p0742 set. *tt update. *tt | 01/06/2004 |
| 01432 | 01/01/2003 | 10004412 | Automatic transmission poor acceleration, performance. *tt | 12/05/2003 | |
| 00704A | 11/18/2003 | 10004213 | The 4t65e automatic transmission may exhibit a condition of a harsh garage shift into reverse or drive on a cold start. *tt | 11/21/2003 | |
| 020730039C | 06/01/2003 | 020730039B | 10002840 | Firm transmission shifts, shudder/chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p0742 set. *tt | 09/26/2003 |
| 020730039A | 12/01/2002 | 020730039 | 10000773 | Firm transmission shifts, shudder/chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p0742 set. *tt | 03/31/2003 |
| 020730039 | 10/01/2002 | 10000185 | Information to dealers regarding service bulletin 020730039 - firm transmission shifts, shudder / chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0742 set. *tt | 02/14/2003 | |
| 020730039 | 10/01/2002 | 10000184 | Firm transmission shifts, shudder / chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0742 set. *tt | 02/14/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 040417001 | 07/01/2007 | 040417001B | 10011200 | Boom or drone noise at 2100 rpm or about 120 km/h (75 mph). *tt | 01/10/2005 |
| 020730048 | 11/02/2002 | 10006166 | Pressure control solenoid replacement for 4t65-e, 4t40-e, and 4t45-e transaxle/transmission.*mr | 04/23/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 3185 | 10010609 | Moan groan from rear drive module during parking lot or turning maneuvers. *eh | 12/02/2004 | ||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||||
| 4157 | 10022359 | All wheel drive disable lamp on. *kb | 08/03/2007 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 1 | ||
| While driving the brakes will start to lock up and cause it hard to stop this will continue until the message comes up that the traction is off. once the traction system disables itself the brake will work properly. if a bump is hit the brake light comes on and continually dings until you turn off the engine and restart it. *tr | |||
| 03/13/2012 | |||
| While driving the brakes will sstart to lock up and cause it hard to stop this will continue unti the message comes up that the traction is off. once the traction system disables itself the brake will work properly. if a bump is hitten the brake light comes on and continuly dings until you turn off the engine and restart it. | |||
| 08/27/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2003 buick rendezvous...making humming noise when turning wheel. very bad. i took it to a garage and they tell me it is the differential, that it will take 9 pints of fluid to flush it out at 29 dollars a pint! if i don't get this done, it will freeze up and will not move. i came home and looked it up on the internet and cannot believe what i am reading. every person that has had a buick rendezvous , this has happened to. i am not talking a few, there was about 300 of them , just posted on the internet. why would there not be a recall on this? i would really consider that all of them doing this is definitely a defect somewhere. one woman even stated that she had to do this every year that she had it!!! these are not cheap cars to own. i have only had mine 1 year and have put 2000 miles on it. it now only has 55, 000 miles on it. i would like to know what qualifies a recall? i am sure i will be letting it sit while i am still making another 4 years payments on it. no way can anyone afford to keep fixing the same thing every year. it is going to cost between 450 and 625 to fix it...the mechanic told me and then couldn't promise that it would stay fixed. i think something should really be investigated on this one. i hope you check out the complaints online concerning this....thank you! *tr | |||
| 10/23/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Had to replace front left wheel bearing on 2003 buick rendezvous cz (awd) at about 65,000 miles. now the right front wheel bearing is being replaced at 70,000 miles. this is a common defect in this buick product and a recall should be issued. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 90000 | 30 | 11/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. while making a right or left turn, the vehicle made a grinding noise. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact had to replace the front driver side tire. when the spare was placed on the vehicle, the all wheel drive system had to be disabled. ironically, the noise stopped immediately afterwards. once the repairs were made, the all wheel drive was reactivated and the noise returned. when attempting to stop the vehicle, she heard a dinging noise and the all wheel drive indicator light illuminated. the brakes failed and the contact drove off the road in order to stop the vehicle. the brakes locked, which caused the all wheel drive to engage. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that this was impossible. they stated that the two front all wheel drive sensors needed to be replaced and a code was received for the abs light. the contact stated that the abs light never illuminated. the current and failure mileages were 90,000. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 114324 | ||
| Undetected safety hazard with 2003 buick rendevous..spent over 11,000 with repairs & maintenance on this suv and now over 5000 dollars trying to find the reason for the vehicle to keep shutting down after appx. 40 miles of stop and go traffic..have had many close calls of being hit when this happens and have had the vehicle in 5 times to tyhe dealer to diagnose the problem to no avail..can not afford to trade and shouild not have too..it loses power too when this problem happens..they say they can not duplicate it when they drive it..i have had 2 other people expierence this problem..i believe this is a very big concern for my safety and others too. | |||
| 03/18/2008 | 141000 | 1 | |
| When snow builds up in wheel wells the awd became disabled and spun out in road, have failed with mud, build up as well had replaced 3 times since owning vehicle. also feel that the sideview mirrors have dangerous blind spot that could be a problem. *tr | |||
| 06/24/2007 | 87834 | 1 | 06/02/2006 |
| My husband and i purchased a vehicle from little apple toyota in manhattan, ks on june 2, 2006. the vehicle we purchased was a 2003 buick rendezvous and this was done through toyota motor credit corporation. we explained to the gentlemen named tim that we would be making a few trips back and forth from kansas to texas. also, my husband wanted peace of mind with him deploying to iraq that we would be safe. we were informed by him that this vehicle would be accepted even under the miles progam and that our vehicle would meet and exceed those. we took it for a test drive and heard some grinding and he said that they would put on new brakes that this was probably the cause. so anyway we have it a year to date and i am making a trip to kansas when it goes haywire. i take it to little apple who will not help me and they send it to stagg hill transmission who tells me it's going to be $4,000 for a new transmission and that all my wheel bearings needed replaced, but they won't be able to fix that. i guess bottom line is that no one wants to make good on a vehicle that we have only had for 1 year. the transmission shouldn't just go out at 24,000 miles. i went to a site and found others complaining of similar problems with their buick rendezvous. i think they need to be looked into more carefully. i wouldn't recommend anyone buy one. now i am stranded, car less, and my husband is deployed and can't help take care of the issues. i would like the buick rendezvous 2003 investigated. *tr | |||
| 05/30/2005 | 45000 | 2 | 03/12/2003 |
| Check engine light came on and took into transmission shop to have looked at told it might be sensor so took it to electronic shop who fixed wiring that had rubbed in half. started to not go when gas pushed took back to transmission shop and transmission out. *nm | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 1000 | 08/29/2003 | |
| Transmission failure- replaced 12/04, wheel hub bearing failure-replaced 06/05, heating/ac problems since new 09/03, brake problems since new, window regulators replaced 2x's, hatch latch failure-multiple, parking brake failure 07/04-present, overheating 07/04-present | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 39000 | 1 | 11/20/2003 |
| Blown transmission. *jb | |||
| 07/14/2003 | 1 | ||
| While the vehicle was park in front of the house and without prior warning vehicle jumped out of gear and hit another vehicle. *ak | |||
| 03/06/2003 | 1914 | 1 | 01/31/2003 |
| Engine noise and over heating, transmission hard shifts between 1-2. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 62000 | 2 | 10/30/2002 |
| I have had to replace the front and back brakes and rotors in my 2003 buick rendezvous twice now - one at 36,000 miles and again just recently at 73,000 miles. i had to have $1200 worth of work on the transmission at 62,000 miles because a gasket was leaking and causing transmission fluid to leak into the anti-freeze. buick knew of this problem and had changed the design in 2003, but after i had purchased my vehicle. now, i have been told the transmission cooling lines are leaking. didn't they notice that when i had the transmission work done or did they cause it? mechanic says it has been leaking a long time. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer called complaining about gear arm indicator problem. when changing gear it would not always indicate in which gear it was on. manufacturer was not contacted at the time of this call. dealer was contacted, and stated that they would get back to her.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/10/2007 | 60000 | 1 | 01/30/2003 |
| 03' buick rendezvous. axle assembly (front) failed at 60,000/4 years. repaired at buick dealership that costs ~600 parts plus labor. was told it would be a severe safety risk if not fixed. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS | |||
| 04/05/2006 | 42250 | 1 | 03/05/2006 |
| I just purchase a 2003 buick rendezvous with 41,532 miles on it. within 700 additional miles a front wheel bearing has failed. any auto should be able to last twice that mileage. is this a one of a kind failure or has buick's quality control people asleep? *jb | |||
| 04/24/2004 | 36000 | 1 | 01/03/2003 |
| I have had so many problems with my rendezvous i feel like the dealership has had my car more than i have. for starters, the front and rear hub failed four times, with the fourth one still needing to be repaired and gm refusing to address the problem because of the number of miles on the car, the check engine light stays on intermittently, the rear wiper stays on and i had to remove the fuse, i have replaced the tires three times with no explaination on the uneven excessive wear, the power steering pump makes loud whining noise and leaks power steering fluid with no explaination, windshield wipers catch on each other and i have on numerous occassions had to stop the car, get out and untangle them, however, the dealer cannot duplicate the problem, the rear air compressor still does not work after being repaired twice, fuses blow for no reason. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 114324 | ||
| Undetected safety hazard with 2003 buick rendevous..spent over 11,000 with repairs & maintenance on this suv and now over 5000 dollars trying to find the reason for the vehicle to keep shutting down after appx. 40 miles of stop and go traffic..have had many close calls of being hit when this happens and have had the vehicle in 5 times to tyhe dealer to diagnose the problem to no avail..can not afford to trade and shouild not have too..it loses power too when this problem happens..they say they can not duplicate it when they drive it..i have had 2 other people expierence this problem..i believe this is a very big concern for my safety and others too. | |||
| 04/11/2008 | 67083 | 1 | 02/04/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. while driving 45 mph, the all wheel light illuminated, which indicated that it was disabled. the contact took the vehicle to a nearby buick dealer and they stated that the rear differential was coming apart on the inside. the cost for the repair was $2,667, but the contact was charged $1,302.58. the failure mileage was 67,083. updated 05/20/08. *lj updated 05/20/08 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CENTER SUPPORT BEARING | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 19000 | 2 | 05/29/2003 |
| Both of the front wheel bearings on my 2003 rendezvous have failed. they were replaced under warranty, but the first side went around 18k miles, the other side went at just over 36k miles. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 04/11/2008 | 67083 | 1 | 02/04/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. while driving 45 mph, the all wheel light illuminated, which indicated that it was disabled. the contact took the vehicle to a nearby buick dealer and they stated that the rear differential was coming apart on the inside. the cost for the repair was $2,667, but the contact was charged $1,302.58. the failure mileage was 67,083. updated 05/20/08. *lj updated 05/20/08 | |||
| 12/10/2007 | 1 | 06/15/2004 | |
| 2003 buick rendezvous - engine gaskets, wheel bearings, awd, rear differential, a/c condenser and on and on. car is a lemon. *tr | |||
| 12/19/2006 | 30000 | 1 | 07/19/2006 |
| Buick rendevous. 1st was a 2002 cxl - problems: rear differential slipped, passenger side window regulator broke, ac condenser broken, rear view mirror fell off, back up sensors shut down vehicle - because of this fried entire electrical system, brakes and rotors replaced at 30k. 2nd is a 2003 cxl - problems - rear differential slipping, passenger side window regulator broken, driver 1 & 2 memory broken, engine running hot because of leak in radiator - again 30k *jb | |||