2003 Buick Rendezvous: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Oct 20, 2017 · Fuel system · 135,000 miles · PA

Car shuts down. Fuel gauge goes to empty. Loses power in the steering. Have to pump gas into the tank slow. Takes forever.

Filed May 5, 2016 · Electrical · 191,186 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. While driving any speed, the fuel gauge failed to provide an accurate reading. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 191,186.

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Fuel system · 200,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. The contact smelled fuel inside the vehicle and stated that the fuel gauge would decrease, even when the vehicle was not being driven. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 115,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 buick rendezvous. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact mentioned that the ABS and the service traction system warning indicator illuminated. Also, the fuel gauge was giving inaccurate readings. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the electrical wiring under the seat had corroded due to the internal leakage of the AC unit. As a result, the carpet created mold due to the wetness and the floor board was corroded as well. The mechanic also discovered that the all wheel drive was disabled. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Sep 21, 2007 · Body, Brakes · 83,000 miles · IA

Owner purchased 2003 buick rendezvous in july, 2007. At the beginning of august, 2007, with approximately 80k miles on it, the vehicle's ABS, traction control, and check engine lights came on and the gas gauge began fluctuating erratically. Upon inspection at the local gm service center, the service technician diagnosed that the problem had been caused by a manufacturer design flaw related to the air conditioning system in which the condensation drain was made forward facing, which while driving at moderate to high speeds, would prevent the condensation to drain properly while running the air conditioning due to wind resistance. This caused the condensation (water) to pool inside the vehicle, causing multiple valves to rust, various electrical functions to malfunction, and resulted in a musty mildew smell inside the vehicle because the carpet was becoming saturated. The service technician stated he had seen this problem several times before and informed the consumer that buick remedied the problem for the 2005 and newer models. Therefore, the remedy provided was that the original A/C condensation drain was replaced to match that of the 2005 and newer rendezvous. This remedy alone would have been relatively inexpensive had buick issued a recall for this design flaw (which they clearly recognized as evidenced by the design modification on the 2005 and newer models), however since the problem was not observable until significant damage had been done (including multiple rusted valves that had to be replaced and several hours of labor), the repair ended up costing the consumer over $1,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2005 · Acceleration, Electrical · 200 miles · ND

Dashboard lights can't be visible during the day. Consumer can't see the speedometeror gas gauge. Continuous complaints to the manufacturer have been made with no resolution.