2002 Buick Rendezvous: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 690 complaints
690
Total Complaints
68,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
24
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,000 25th Percentile
68,000 Median Mileage
101,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
82
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
50
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
33
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
30
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
28
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
23
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
22
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
21

Severity Assessment

24
Crashes
11
Fires
28
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE ON A STEEP HILL VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. WHEELS WILL NOT SPIN AT ALL WHEN IT IS ON A HILL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK"
"GAS GAUGE WOULD BE SPORADIC, WOULD SHOW A CORRECT READING, BUT OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING, VEHICLE WOULD BE FILLED WITH FUEL, BUT GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW EMPTY OR VICE VERSUS. VEHICLE HAS A BACK FUEL SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS A FAULTY SENDING UNIT.*SLC"
"WATER ENTERS INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND CAUSES THE CARPET IN FRONT TO BECOME SOAKED. MECHANIC NOTICED AN OPENING NEAR FRONT AND REPAIRED IT. *AK *JG"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28