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2004 Buick Rendezvous power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Buick Rendezvous6% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
6%
share of all complaints
37,915 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving my vehicle on the freeway going 70 miles per hour and all the sudden my vehicle had pretty much came to a complete stop and if I hadn't had my seatbelt on, I probably would have went through the windshield. *tr

    filed Jun 15, 2020

  • The speedometer stops working correctly. While traveling at highway speeds the speedometer will read anywhere between below 0 mph and 30 mph. It happens regardless of the weather. There have been multiple occurrences that the speedometer is working correctly, (confirmed by calculations using time…

    filed Dec 29, 2014

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
All 2004 Buick Rendezvous TSBs →

Power Train problems in other Rendezvous years

YearReportsShare
2007 Rendezvous819%
2006 Rendezvous1112%
2005 Rendezvous1712%
2003 Rendezvous259%
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.