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2004 Buick Rendezvous engine and engine cooling problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Buick Rendezvous11% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
10,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Shortly after I bought my used buick rendezvous, it started stalling. It was a monthly occurrence until recently when it is happening weekly. Although this car was within the vin breakpoints of a safety recall in 2005, buick told me that my particular vin in its entirety wasn't affected and even if…

    filed Apr 9, 2013

  • Tl*the contact owns a 2004 buick rendezvous. While driving approximately 35 mph the contact began to smell a burning odor. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the coolant began to mix with the oil and destroyed the head gasket. The engine was repaired. The…

    filed Feb 10, 2011

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Rendezvous years

YearReportsShare
2007 Rendezvous25%
2006 Rendezvous11%
2005 Rendezvous1410%
2003 Rendezvous5319%
2002 Rendezvous11524%
Rendezvous engine and engine cooling 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.