Problems with 2004 Buick Rendezvous STRUCTURE

I purchased a 2004 buick rendezvous from a car dealership, 2 car guys llc, in york, pa on 7/10. at the time i was very pleased with the purchase with the low sticker price of 4k, low mileage of 68k, and the 5/18 inspection. the car, after checking the engine and frame, itself seemed to be in decent condition and i brought it home that day. i was very pleased with the car for two weeks and even made a long trip to altoona, pa with my family. then earlier this week i noticed some issues with the front driver's side brake. i took it in to mr. tire on 7/26 for a brake examination. the technicians at mr. tire could not find anything wrong with the brakes and even mentioned that they were new. i wanted them to test drive it double check and then after they returned they thought maybe a caliber was locking up on it. so they lifted the car again and realized that the frame itself was expanding. so they stuck it on a larger lift to ensure that that frame would be shredded. the lead technician brought me out to look at the frame itself. both sides of the frame had been filled with foam insulation and then spray painted with black paint to match the frame. someone had went to a lot of effort mask the eroded frame. the guys from mr. tire mentioned that no way that could pass a state inspection looking like that. i looked underneath the car at the time of purchase and was unable to see the camouflaged rust. three technicians were under that car the first time the buick was lifted off the ground and did not notice the "slide of hand". i would have never even test driven the car with my son knowing that it was unsafe for the road.

Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer was unreadable during the daytime. the dealership was alerted and they determined it was a design issue. the manufacturer was alerted. updated 4/6/2006 - *nm

2004 buick rendezvous' instrument panels are hard to see during daylight hours.*mr the speedometer is most affected. *jb

The vehicle stalled when driving on the highway. the vehicle would sometimes cut completely off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for service, but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. *ak while the dealer was trying to find the problem with the stalling, they found that the brake module lost communication with the computer. the stalling problem continued to occur. other problems were: the battery light had come on followed by engine stalling, the ebcm was intermittently dropping out therefore the ignition relay was replaced and the liftgate did not open properly. *sc *jb

Several-failures, braking noise, front/rear tire wear, unsecured roof and top tail lamp. *bf steering wheel was noisy along with a thump roar and grinding, there was poor air flow circulation on the rear passenger side, the rack roof was unsecured and side rails, poor wear on the tires front/rear, rear wheel rubbing/grinding during normal operation, brake noises, poor idle and shuts off the engine, lack of air flow for passengers in the rear of the vehicle, and the right front passenger window black rubber seam buckled. *sc *jb

While driving in sunny weather trip mileage indicator was difficult to read, lighting was too dim. *ak at night all the displays are adequately illuminated. *nm

Dt: the contact had problems with the rear hatchback opening while driving since the vehicle was purchased. after multiple attempts to repair the defect by the dealership the contact was alerted of nhtsa recall campaign 04v150000. the recall notices were sent to the dealership 15 days before she purchased the vehicle, and the recall repairs did not solve the problem. the gas gauge on the vehicle did not work accurately. the dealership replaced the electronic control module (ecm) multiple times, but the problem persisted. they suggested that she determine the amount of gas used by the miles traveled. the locks did not unlock the door when the vehicle was in park. the contact had to turn the vehicle on and off to unlock the doors and the manual locks did not always work. there have been no repairs made to the locks . *ak