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2005 Buick Rendezvous Electrical system Problems

Complaints
38about this part
Share
28%of 138 total for the year
Median mileage
60,970miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Buick Rendezvous, 28% of the 138 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,970 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“It feels like the transmission is going out but only sometimes. On occasion it will be driving fine then I go to pull off from a stop and it just wont really go like maybe skips 1st gear or at least part of it. It's crazy and dangerous. I do not believe it to be the transmission. Only happens from complete stop, sometimes. Buick Rendezvous 05”

NHTSA complaint #11103995, filed 2018-06, 144,000 miles

“I was driving and my headlights flickered then I lost low beams .. Parked and went back out to go to the store and I had no lights low beams wouldn't work fog light stop working and high beams stopped working look in fuse box to see if a fuse blew and 6 fuses blew and shot sparks out of the fuse box under the hood.”

NHTSA complaint #10632350, filed 2014-09, 184,540 miles

“I was driving down eastern and stewart in las vegas nv when the car stalled and would not start again while trying to coast into a 7-11 parking lot hit a wall and car rear ended me . I replaced the fuel pump, ecv and the vehicle worked fine there was gas leaking from the ecv now I cant get the car to start at all I believe it has to do with the electronic ignition system.”

NHTSA complaint #10552183, filed 2013-11, 98,647 miles

“I started driving my car and a few blocks away my locks started to lock and unlock constantly and they would not stop. My seat moved on its own (has electric memory seating). The car started to shake like it was going to die. As soon as I came to a stop the car started to shake and would not accelerate. An error messages displayed under the non working speedometer where your miles usually show . …”

NHTSA complaint #10568842, filed 2014-03, 81,000 miles

“We found out that we had a problem with my wife's vehicle. Initially, the vehicle was stationary. I took it to get an oil change and was asked to come into the shop to be shown that the antifreeze was like yogurt in the reservoir. We were told that we needed a coolant flush. This LED to being told that we needed a new radiator; bypass hose; and last but not least, head gasket job amounting to approximately 1600.00. …”

NHTSA complaint #10806588, filed 2015-11, 174,925 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20071126%
20062124%
20053828%
20047638%
20034516%
200210321%

Other parts of the 2005 Buick Rendezvous

Fuel system
19 complaintsEngine
18 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 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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