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Buick Rendezvous Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 1,241 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Buick Rendezvous (2001–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

9
safety recalls, all years
1,241
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Buick Rendezvous model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Buick Rendezvous043
2006 Buick Rendezvous189
2005 Buick Rendezvous1138
2004 Buick Rendezvous4200
2003 Buick Rendezvous6281
2002 Buick Rendezvous2486
2001 Buick Rendezvous04

What Buick Rendezvous owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1,241 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 486.

All Buick Rendezvous recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Buick Rendezvous, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 07V349000 Reported 20,594 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain vehicles, variations in the manufacturing process or exposure to high ambient temperatures may lead to fracture of the fuel tank inlet check valve (icv).

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tank. The recall will be mailed in two phases with the first phase beginning on december 4, 2007. The second phase will be mailed on december 13, 2007. Owners may contact buick at…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004

  2. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 06V417000 Reported 794 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. Testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction.

    Remedy: Because a replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with the passenger sensing system is not available, general motors (GM) will repurchase these vehicles in accordance with the terms stated in GM's letter to…

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  3. Ignition (electrical system)

    NHTSA 05V157000 Reported 34,186 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    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.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the ignition relay free of charge. The recall began on may 4, 2005. Owners may contact pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 and buick at 1-866-608-8080.

    Model years: 2004

  4. Lock (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 04V150000 Reported 103,956 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain sport utility vehicles, a structural support at the latch attachment in the rear liftgate may be inadequate to retain the latch to the liftgate in certain severe vehicle crash events.

    Remedy: Dealers will add structural reinforcements to the liftgate in the area adjoining the latch assembly. Owner notification schedule began on june 21, 2004. Owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080. This is an…

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  5. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 03V454000 Reported 79 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain passenger vehicles, a weld between the fuel tank inlet check valve and the fuel tank can fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the serial number of the fuel tank to see if it is on the list of affected tanks. If the serial number matches, the fuel tank will be replaced. Owner notification began november 4, 2003. Owners…

    Model years: 2004

  6. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V250000 Reported 1,707,825 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage system." the owner's manual does not explain the meaning of the location symbols for the child restraint lower universal anchorage system.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a supplement for their owner's manual. This supplement describes and shows the location symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or…

    Model years: 2003

  7. Steering

    NHTSA 03V052000 Reported 4,512 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    In some of these sport utility vehicles, the diameter of the steering column intermediate shaft is too small.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and replace if necessary, the steering column intermediate shaft. Owners were notified by telephone on february 7, 2003, with a follow-up letter on february 11, 2003. Owners who take their…

    Model years: 2003

  8. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 03V051000 Reported 130 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain MINI vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed. In addition, the air bag inflator could rupture.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, install a new driver's air bag. Owner notification began on march 11, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 2003

  9. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 02V222000 Reported 133,221 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger, MINI vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. Owner notification began august 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

Other Buick models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.