Problems with 2002 Buick Rendezvous FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Bought a used 2002 rendezvous in december of last year. first month of ownership, oil light on. took to pennzoil. oil changed. two weeks later, low oil light on. took back. low on oil. took to garage, says it's leaking from around the trasnsfer case (they think) and can't fix it. now big problem: traveling to an appointment. had just filled gas tank about 30 miles before, low fuel light came on. fuel gauge went to empty. started surging and idling so fast it could drive itself. just quit at 60 miles an hour in the middle of the road. caused a slight fender bender, but no one was hurt. everyone agreed it was ok not to call the police for a report. (mistake) called onstar. they said something about a relay getting too hot, probably causing part of the problem, but not all of it. had it checked out by a mechanic friend. related he had no idea what is causing the problem. husband took it out a few days later to see if it was acting any better, drove just fine and then did the same thing. quit in the middle of the road. will have to take it to the dealership, but have no money. stretched our budget to buy reliable transportation for our family. was told buick was a reliable automobile. has turned out to be the worst we've ever owned. also, have had to have the wheel bearings changed twice, and we've only had it since december. mechanic says it's a chronic problem with rendezvous. the ones we got to replace the bad ones were even bad. have no idea where to turn. it is unsafe! i have no way to transport my children without taking our two smaller cars everywhere. i would apppreciate any assistance you could provide. thanks and have a blessed day! *jb

Safety hazard: cracked fuel tank leaking gasoline/gasoline vapors on 2002 buick rendezvous. the car is driven on city/highway pavement and has not been in any crash or driven on rough or offroad terrain. note that on nov. 10, 2003 buick issued a recall on 2004 rendezvous for cracked fuel tanks. see nhtsa recall id number 03v454000. we noticed strong gasoline odors in our garage beginning in mid-september. on september 30, we could not start the car and had a buick dealer tow the car to dealership to identify the reason for the no start and check for gasoline fumes. the dealership identified a bad cell in the car's battery, worn fuel level sensors and a cracked fuel tank. this complaint only deals with the cracked fuel tank unless nhtsa's investigation identifies a link between the others. the vehicle was purchased from don stein buick in overland park, ks and towed to john bailey buick in buford, ga. on today, oct 5, 2005, i will be picking up the vehicle following replacement of the gas tank. i have asked the bailey dealership to make the cracked gas tank available for my review and transport. i intend to take pictures of the tank prior to accepting custody of it. the nhtsa hotline representative was unable to determine if nhtsa has any chain of custory procedures for conveying the cracked tank to nhtsa custody. (note: i do not know the exact purchase date but do know the car was purchased in july 2002. i have listed july 15, 2002 as an approx. date.). *nm

Dt: 2002 buick rendezvous - the part that attaches to the gas tank or the filler tube broke off. while driving on a paved road going about 55 mph the filler tube broke off and all the gas slowly leaked out of the car in five minutes. the consumer was able to drive to a repair shop, and it is being repaired now. there were no recalls on the gas tank problem the repair shop could not give any reason for this to happen. *ak updated 3/3/2006 - *nm

2002 buick rendezvous, failure to restart after fueling or other short duration shut offs in hot weather. *jb

Buick redvous died and would not restart... it was towed to the dealer and they dianosed a clogged fuel filter. i proceeded to die and not restart on the way home from the dealer. $167 for towing and $95 repair bill 3 days later dealer dianosed a bad fuel pump. total repair bil was $698

2002 buick randezvouz with 20,000 miles. failure of plastic collar on top of the fuel tank for no aparent reason. fuel spills out of the tank in considerable quantity to make a the situation a dangerous hazard. for the past two weeks the unit has been at the dealer's shop waiting for the new fuel tank which might have the same design or manufacturing problem.

The check engine light stayed on. the dealer stated that the fuel injections need to be cleaned. the fuel injections have been cleaned previously. this time they wanted to charge the consumer. *ak *sc *jb

I work at a buick dealership and i also drive a buick rendezvous. we are seeing multiple gas tank leaks at full tank fill ups. the filler neck joint is leaking and the tank needs to be replaced. i have actually been asked to glue over the hole because tanks are on back order, so the customer can have their car to drive.

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 buick rendezvous. on june 24, 2007, the contact smelled gas coming from the vehicle. after inspecting the vehicle, he found gas leaking from the gas tank receptacle. prior to this failure, the contact smelled gas at an earlier date. the vehicle is currently at the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 59,000.

I have had my buick rendezvous back for the same problem 4 times. the fuel injectors are bad not firing correctly. fuel line problems fuel running lean. i had to have the air condition fix not for blowing. cold air condenser leaking. i had to have the blower motor replaced. windshield washer freezing up. internal failure r &r center console replaced. had liftgate assembly replaced. *jb

Fuel system. *la

Vehicle stopped running in middle of the road. would not start. towed to dealer. it was determined the fuel pump was not working. there was no warning this was about to happen. vehcile stayed idle for 8 days before a fuel pump could be located! this seems to be an issue with several models of gm vehicles. dealer confirmed the problem.*ak

Vehicle stalled 8/9/03 due to failure of fuel pump. also had leak under vehicle. dealer determined lower intake and cyl head gaskets were leaking!*ak

I have 35,000 miles on my 2002 buick rendezvous and i am having the second fuel pump installed. the car stalled out while traveling down a busy road with no breakdown lanes. the brakes and stearing were minimal creating a dangerous situation.

Gas gauge would be sporadic, would show a correct reading, but opposite of what was happening, vehicle would be filled with fuel, but gas gauge would show empty or vice versus. vehicle has a back fuel system. *ak consumer stated dealer fixed the problem which was a faulty sending unit.*slc