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2003 Buick Rendezvous power train problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Buick Rendezvous9% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Power Train complaints
9%
share of all complaints
63,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driving down the road all of a sudden no matter what speed you are driving and the temparture of car it slips while in drive out of gear and starts in gear when it wants to which is bad on highway going 55-70 mph on the interstate highway when cars are behind you and you can not go any speed but…

    filed Oct 5, 2017

  • Awd disabled itself and the antilock came on and have started to stay on then when I make turns the car starts screaching really loud so I just recently learned of a recall for this so what can I do

    filed May 31, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This…

    24-NA-141 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 24, 2024
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Power Train problems in other Rendezvous years

YearReportsShare
2007 Rendezvous819%
2006 Rendezvous1112%
2005 Rendezvous1712%
2004 Rendezvous126%
2002 Rendezvous408%
Rendezvous power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.