2006 Buick Rendezvous: check engine light

Filed Sep 26, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 90,000 miles · AZ

Engine would shut off while driving or not start after driving. Engine power reduced light comes on and speed throttled down to 20mph, check engine light stays on now. Replaced relay box under hood since a connector was found burned. Have also replaced the computer, alternator, ignition relay switch, fuel sensor relay. Has not been driven on highway at all for fear of it happining in high speed traffic. Problems have been consistently happening since purchased oct 2015.

Filed Jan 21, 2016 · 98,000 miles · TX

I purchased this car and every since I've replaced many tires, tie rods, electrical issues, service engine lights, maf sensor, downstream sensor, my mechanic hotwired my fuel pump lines with a 50 amp fuse to fuse box, battery dying, alignment issues, car dying on hiway or any street, gas gauge issues, you name it... Dropped a lot of money for a crummy car, this was my wife's birthday present that has a mind of its own. My mechanic and triple a both love me... Hah. Do yourself a favor... Stay very far away from this car.......

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick rendezvous. The contact stated that the service engine warning light flashed randomly and the vehicle would not start frequently upon turning the key in the ignition. The contact also indicated that the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The contact constantly had to maneuver the fuse box wiring under the hood to get the vehicle to start. The vehicle was not able to be driven. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Engine · OH

Driving down the road when the reduced engine power light came on the service traction control light come on the service engine light came on and the trac off light came on. Couldn't drive faster then 20mph.

Filed Jun 20, 2014 · Electrical · 123,670 miles · TN

We were traveling on the interstate at 65 miles per hour on june 5, 2016 and june 11, 20176. The vehicle just went totally dead. The motor, the power steering, everything...went totally dead. I was in the passing lane and a transfer truck was on my tail and I had to go into the grass median to avoid getting smashed and the truck had to swerve over to miss me. After repeated attempts to restart the car, it started. I went straight to an auto repair shop and they checked my starter, alternator, and battery. Those things were ok and they suggested maybe I had bad gas. On 6/11/13, I was on the road again doing 65 and with no warning whatsoever, the vehicle went dead just like the week before. I was able to pull into a turn lane barely avoiding a rear end collision. We took the car to a repair shop.. When we went to get the car, they told us it was the ignition part that gm was recalling. The mechanic tapped on the part while the vehicle was running and it died immediately. He also asked us if the airbag warning light had been coming on. We said yes it had been for about two months and the check engine light had been on a lot during the last month. We contacted the gm and talked to customer service who told us the rendezvous was not yet on the recall list and I would have to pay for the repair myself. I went to the local gm dealer, [xxx], and the manager told me he could not help me. He said they were independent of gm and if they fixed it, they would not be able to recoup the cost from gm. Do I have any other recourse? Is it going to take a family being killed in a rendezvous before gm will take responsibility for this very well known part defect? I have lived through two miracles where my family could easily have been killed because of this known defective part. If I have to pay for this repair, is there a way I can be reimbursed by gm? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed May 20, 2014 · Engine · 81,000 miles · NE

The problem happened while driving, the engine shut off without warning. The 'reduced power engine' light came on. I coasted to side of road to let folks get by and sat and waited for about 5 minutes and tried the key and the engine started. No codes stored. No check engine light. I still had power windows, radio, lights and horn. The silent engine happens at least twice every other day. Noone has a sense of what is happening and the safety issue is when I am on the interstate and the engine suddenly dies out. I am a little worried since this is the only car I have to drive to get me back and forth to work.

Filed Apr 17, 2014 · Fuel system · 90,000 miles · MO

My gas cap light and service engine light continue to come on since january of 2014. I have been told several reasons why this happen and took my vehicle back to carmax three times for same issue. Here is different diagnosis and the repairs done: 2 new factory installed gas caps and purge solenoid replaced due to leak. Both lights are still on.

Filed Jul 18, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 72,000 miles · NY · fire

I plugged my cell phone into the car charger in the front console. When I returned to the car after about 15 minutes, it was filled with smoke that was coming out of the car charger. I immediately unplugged the charger. I tried to start the car and it was completely dead. After examining the fuses, I noticed that the one for the charger as well as the one for the interior lights was completely melted. After further research it was discovered that the wiring harness under the dash was completely melted - had I not gone out when I did, the car probably would have caught fire. This should never have happened - there should be safety features int he vehicle to cut the power to the charger immediately if there is a short. It was towed to the dealer last night. They are claiming this is not covered by warranty though this is obviously a problem with the rendezvous. Besides this - the check engine light has been on twice, the transmission is about to go, the alarm system never worked as well as the remote start. They sold me a vehicle with known issues and don't want to stand behind it. I don't think I will ever buy a buick again.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Electrical · 68,847 miles · TX

On sept.21, 2010, while driving my child to school. I pulled out into the highway where my 2006 buick rendezvous stalled out and the service engine light soon came on. On sept.22, 2010 I took my rendezvous to the buick shop where they scanned for codes that came back as the camshaft position sensor faulty. A new sensor was installed and codes cleared on sept.23, 2010. On sept.23, 2010 my rendezvous stalled again and service engine light soon came on while driving on the interstate. On sept.24, 2010 I returned my rendezvous to the dealer, they scanned for codes and the codes came back as the camshaft position sensor faulty again. After a thorough investigation the mechanic found that the part #15306175 a connector and part #15832816 f-harness on the rendezvous had a short ground and melted wires. Part #15306175 connector is an egr power valve solenoid connector and part #15832816 f-harness is the harness asm-eng wires. The harness in question was sitting on the top of the battery because of a flaw in the design of engine wiring and where the wire is made to hook on the engine belt cover. This caused the wire harness to be covered in battery acid and corrode and melt the wires. My 2006 buick rendezvous had 68,847 miles on the vehicle at the time this problem started with a repair cost of $330.64 for the camshaft position sensor faulty code which really was not the problem to begin with to the cost of $1,113.95 for the replacement of the engine wiring harness being flawed. Because this to me is a safety issue that can and could be prevented. I have checked out other buick rendezvous on sale and owned by others in my area and the same problem is occurring on these vehicles. The electrical short and melting of the wires could have caused a serious accident for me and my family or other's on the road.