2002 Buick Rendezvous: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Electrical · 199,000 miles · PA

My security light came on and the headlights, radio, door locks, began to click off & on repeatedly. I pulled over and turned the car off, and it went away for a while then returned. It has since done it periodically and is now stuck in he security locked mode.

Filed Mar 9, 2012 · Body, Electrical · 70,000 miles · MI

The headlights, dashboard instrument cluster, and radio, cd player, interior lights, and tail lights on my 2002 buick, rendezvous kept going out for no apparent reason while driving on the freeway. I took the car to the shop and they said it is the body control module. It is my opinion that this malfunction is a very serious problem. In my situation the several times that the lights went out, I was in a dangerous place (on curvey highway between pennsylvania and ohio at speeds between 55-70mph) the situation when the headlights and dash lights were out could have had fatal consequences especially when tall hills surround curvey freeways and roads and such as a deer crossing the road or worse yet, a person on the side of the road. The problem is still occurring and the bcm keeps malfunctioning every few minutes turning off all lights and dashboard clusters and it costs too much for me to fix-almost $1400.

Filed Jan 30, 2012 · Lights · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the head lights would sporadically fail without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose or locate a failure within the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 98,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 165,000 miles · CA

Body control module went out. Had to find the answer on google so the dealer could fix it (headlights and dash controls went on and off while driving at night) $650 front seat inop dealer still does not know what's wrong $? Gas gauge inop dealer still does not know what's wrong $? Catalytic converter went out this month also cost $850 water pump $25 o2 sensor bank 1 and 2 - $145 mass air flow sensor- $104 fuel filter- $11 steering rack and pinion- $195 total $1980 all these things happened in one month. I hate the buick rendezvous. Getting rid of as soon as I can.

Filed Dec 28, 2009 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 buick rendevous. While driving the headlights began to turn on and then off. Also the door locks were unlocking and locking on its own. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 102000.

Filed Dec 23, 2009 · Electrical, Lights · 120,000 miles · VA

Just purchased a 2002 buick rendezvous 4 months ago and have had nothing but issues with this car, it left me stranded and started up by a jump start. I got the battery, alternator, and starter checked all reported fine. Car ran fine for about 2 months then it did it again. The headlights will flicker at night sometimes at a rhythm. The interior lights decided when they will and will not work. Mainly the seat heater buttons. Replaced battery yesterday and while driving to richmond va all interior/exterior lights flashed on and off with the battery light showing in the dash. After a few minutes everything went back to normal. These cheaply made vehicles will cause a serious accident if not deaths if these companies don't stand behind what they put out to it's public. Considering that I owe 5000.00 for it I will not put alot into it to keep it running. This company needs to fix their vehicles the way they were advertised.

Filed Jul 27, 2008 · Electrical, Lights · 130,000 miles · OH

We have a buick rendezvous. The car's interior lights go off without warning, and it becomes impossible to see dashboard lights, including speedometer, at night. Other times, horn will start blaring for several minutes with no warning...almost caused an accident yesterday...it startles anyone around. Now, when we turn off the car, the headlights won't go off at all, no matter what we try. Will have a dead battery next time we go to drive the car (tomorrow morning).

Filed May 27, 2008 · Electrical · 54,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 buick rendezvous. While driving approximately 70 MPH on the highway at night, all of the warning lights on the dashboard started flickering. Suddenly, all of the warning lights, headlights and speed odometer shut off. She experienced difficulty driving without headlights and was unaware of the speed. The dashboard lights continued to flicker on and off. The following day, an independent mechanic diagnosed the failure and stated that the body control module needed to be replaced. The cost of repairs were $926.00. The manufacturer reimbursed her for $383.56 since the vehicle was not repaired at an authorized dealer. She was unable to afford the cost to repair the vehicle at the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 54,000. Updated 06/25/08. *lj the consumer stated the problem has returned. Updated

Filed Oct 30, 2007 · Electrical · 56,000 miles · SC

My 2002 rendezvous was purchased mid-year 2005. At first there were only small flickers in the headlights, like blinking quickly. The auto electrician said our battery was overcharging and replaced it. About 6 months ago,my car wouldn't start, no sound at all like the battery was dead. Bought another battery and two days later it wouldn't start again. Again electrician looked it over, could find nothing. Soon my door locks began to lock and unlock by themselves even when the car was off and no one was in it. Coming home one night on a very dark road, all of my lights went out, inside and out. There was no where to pull over and no outside lights. It scared me bad. The weather sensor would say there was ice on the road when it was 95 degrees outside. When it was really hot one day some kind of lock was put on my air conditioner ,power door locks and windows and I thought I'd suffocate before I got to work. The car did the sensor lock by itself. I have paid another 145 dollars to the auto electrician to try and trace what we thought was a ground fault. He ordered the electrical schematics and traced all grounds and could find nothing. The only way we could reset the computer was to unhook the battery, then hook it back up. I haven't driven this car in 6 weeks because it is so unreliable and dangerous to drive. I can't afford to keep paying people to fix something that we're not sure is the problem. From reading complaints on the internet, I'm not the only one dealing with this. Someone needs to do something before there is a bad accident stemming from this.

Filed Oct 6, 2006 · Electrical, Lights · 110,000 miles · CT

Dt*: the contact stated while driving at night, the headlights and the dashboard electronics failed to illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the bcm module; however the problem was not corrected. Upon further inspection the dealer could find no problem.

Filed Aug 8, 2006 · Electrical · CA

I have been having so many problems with our 2002 buick rendezvous. Took it to the shop so many times but they can not find nor fix the problem. Had electrical problems just couple of months after purchasing. Right now of 8/8/06 its currently in the shop for: 1. All external and internal lights including headlights and back lights turn off even while car is in drive. Turns off for about 6 seconds. Drove couple of nights when this occurred 1 incident on major highway while merging, almost an accident. Left in pure darkness. Happens anytime of the day. Safety issue that gm service has not yet fixed. 2. Car goes on like a security mode. Service engine light soon indicator stays on, radio not work, AC not work, windows and doors lock, clock stops. Everything electrical locks up. Took this to the shop many times and still not fixed. Bcm changed in 2004 to try to fix the electrical problems but did not work. 3. 1st time only SUV completely won't start. Last driven was july 31st 06 and it worked fine, it sat in the garage after. Next day of wanting to use it was aug. 5th 06 would not start and tried to jump charge it but did not work. Had to get it towed out of our garage. My vehicle is currently being diagnosed for the electrical problems that it has been having. So far, no luck on what's the cause of it again. The internal and external light issue should really be addressed for this is something to be concerned about. Could possibly lead to an accident therefore it may be too late.

Filed Jul 18, 2006 · Body, Locks · 129,000 miles · TN · crash · 2 injuries

My wife was involved in a fatal accident on july 2, 2006. She was a promising micro-biologist whom worked on cures for ovarian cancer. She was ran off a road by another driver and sent into a line of trees in our buick rendezvous (2002 cx). The driver-side headlight made direct contact with one tree and the force opened the driver's side door allowing it to be "ripped" off the hinges. Thereby, exposing her to the natural elements and making her vulnerable to strike a second tree that broke every bone in her face and killed her. I am concerned because when the 2002 rendezvous was tested, it received 3 to 4 stars and the consistent problem that arose, based upon the article that I read, the driver's side door opens during an offset frontal accident. We were never sent any information where buick was looking into this defect and it only had a recall on the rear hatch that we had to have fixed in 2003. If this problem would have possibly been corrected or at least addressed, I sincerely believe the outcome of the accident would have been slightly different. Please investigate for me.