2006 Buick Rendezvous Suspension Problems

“My wife was traveling south on a 2 lane roadway,heard a loud bang, lost control of steering and crossed the centerline , then swerved back across road to her side and struck a guardrail. Later we found that the right rear ball joint broke off causing the wheel to collapse and when the car skidded out of control the left rear tire blew off the rim. This car had regular maint. And service. …”

“10/2012 - (aprox 115,000 miles on vehicle) vehicle was turning left onto a city street when without notice the right rear ball joint broke off and forced me to the side of the street. Luckily there were no cars directly behind me. The vehicle had to be towed and repaired. The left ball joint was deemed good at that time. Once in repair, front tie rods where also replaced in prevention of any failure because of there poor condition. …”

“I was driving on the freeway going around a bend at about 65 MPH when I heard a bang and thought it was the tire. It took all my effort to get it over to the side of the road. I have new tires on the vehicle. When I got out to look, the wheel was bent out and first thing I thought was tie rod. Tire is fine. When my husband and uncle came out they noticed the ball joint had broke off. Thank goodness I had control of the vehicle and did not hurt myself or someone else. …”

“This vehicle is a joke. I've had the ball joints worked on, gear shift (suddenly wouldn't change gears anymore), the transmission pump needs replacing, and when I drive, specifically if I turn or have to go over a speed hump, or over a small dip, there's a loud pop and lots of creaking even though the tire rod, ball joints and wheel bearings were replaced. After they were replaced, everything was quiet. About a year later, I'm hearing noises again. I've just grown accustomed to the fact that my car is loud. I know not to buy another Buick.”

“I currently own a 2006 Buick Rendezvous with 63,000 miles on it. The right front wheel bearing recently failed at 62,100 miles. I have owned a 2002 Buick Rendezvous and a 2004 Buick Rendezvous, on both of these vehicles, both front wheel bearings failed while in warranty and under 50,000 miles and were repaired by Buick. But now they are refusing to repair my 2006. I feel that Buick knows they have a problem with wheel bearing failure but are not taking care of all the failures. I paid to replace the bearing at a cost of $358 and would like to be reimbursed by Buick for this expense. …”