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2004 Buick Rendezvous Body and structure Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
4%of 200 total for the year
Median mileage
12,600miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the body and structure of the 2004 Buick Rendezvous, 4% of the 200 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,600 miles.

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.

“While driving in sunny weather trip mileage indicator was difficult to read, lighting was too dim. At night all the displays are adequately illuminated.”

NHTSA complaint #10081685, filed 2004-08, 2,500 miles

“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. 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.”

NHTSA complaint #10111610, filed 2005-03, 7,200 miles

“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 -”

NHTSA complaint #10153255, filed 2006-03, 18,000 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10145091, filed 2005-12

“Several-failures, braking noise, front/rear tire wear, unsecured roof and top tail lamp. 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.”

NHTSA complaint #10095479, filed 2004-09

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200737%
200633%
200543%
200474%
200393%
2002204%

Other parts of the 2004 Buick Rendezvous

Electrical system
76 complaints
Fuel system
49 complaints
Brakes
21 complaints
Engine cooling
21 complaints
Steering
16 complaints
Air bags
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Engine
10 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Buick Rendezvous

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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