Vehicle speed controlPart report

2002 Buick Rendezvous Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 7about this part
Share: 1%of 486 total for the year
Median mileage: 147,316miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2002 Buick Rendezvous, 1% of the 486 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 147,316 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The cruise control light on the instrument panel would come on and flash when the vehicle was not in cruise control (but was being driven on the highway). I checked to see if maybe the cruise swtitch had been left on; it had not been. Turning the switch on and off did nothing -- the cruise did not work and the light flashed. I checked the vehicle owner's manual and it did not state the reason why this light would flash -- I had to assume it was doing so because the cruise was broken on the vehicle. Took the vehicle into the dealer and sure enough, the cruise switch was bad. …”

NHTSA complaint #10036824, filed 2003-08, 37,000 miles

“5 minutes after being on the highway at 70 miles per hour the vehicle started dropping speed and message center started showing low battery, lights problem, service engine soon, brake fluid low, windshield wiper fluid low, low tire pressure, security service. Also, when I come to a stop the engine shuts off by itself as a low power, few minutes later, starts back up and can keep driving but hitting the gas pedal and releasing it after a few seconds at a time to recharge the battery so it would not shut off again. …”

NHTSA complaint #10587343, filed 2014-05, 158,633 miles

“While driving on highway at 65mph vehicle would not accelerate and car slowed down. Dealer contacted, said it was caused by transmission shaft pump having a defect.”

NHTSA complaint #8007541, filed 2002-04

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2007	2	5%
2006	3	3%
2005	13	9%
2004	8	4%
2003	5	2%
2002	7	1%

Other parts of the 2002 Buick Rendezvous

Engine cooling
115 complaints Electrical system
103 complaints Fuel system
103 complaints Brakes
57 complaints Suspension
45 complaints Equipment
40 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
40 complaints Air bags
24 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
24 complaints Other or unknown
20 complaints Body and structure
20 complaints Steering
16 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Buick Rendezvous

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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