Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. the contact stated the instrumental panel light illuminated while driving and the vehicle made a noise then it stalled. the contact stated the failure only occurred while the dvd player, and cell phone were connected. the failure occurred numerous times and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the dealer test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure was located within the electronic body-control module. the dealer replaced the electronic body-control module, and the throttle sensor. the failure continued to occur after the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 103,000. rvk | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 buick randevous. the contact stated the instrumental panel light illuminated while driving, the vehicle made an alert noise, and lose power. the contact stated the failure only occurred while the dvd player, and cell phones, was connected. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. the dealer test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure, a diagnostic was also performed. the failure was located at the electronic body-control module. the dealer replaced the electronic body-control module, and the throttle sensor. the failure was not corrected. the vehicle continues to lose power and the instrumental panel lights illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin information was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage 103,000. li | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Summary: 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. consequence: the vehicle cannot be restarted immediately. if this were to occur, it could result in a vehicle crash. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. the contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or local mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. the contact believed the problem was with the ignition switch. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Summary: 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. consequence: the vehicle cannot be restarted immediately. if this were to occur, it could result in a vehicle crash. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. the contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or local mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. the contact believed the problem was with the ignition switch. the failure mileage was 70,000. kmj | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Summary: 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. consequence: the vehicle cannot be restarted immediately. if this were to occur, it could result in a vehicle crash. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. the contact was driving 70 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or local mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. the contact believed the problem was with the ignition switch. the failure mileage was 70,000. kmj | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Summary: 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. consequence: the vehicle cannot be restarted immediately. if this were to occur, it could result in a vehicle crash. | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. the contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle suddenly shut off. the contact was able to pull to the side of the road. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or local mechanic. the contact believe the problem is with the ignition switch. the contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 70,000. jo | |||
| 05/08/2007 | 9671 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 buick rendezvous. while driving approximately 65 mph, the left turn signal suddenly activated without intention. the contact manually deactivated the faulty turn signal and continued normally. the failure would occur with either the left turn signal or right turn signal unintendently at any speed being driven. the vehicle was taken to the dealer six times for the similar failure; however, they were unable to locate the problem. the manufacturer offered an extension to the service warranty due to the malfunction defect. the failure mileage was 9,671. js | |||