AI DamageBuick Buick Truck: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Buick Buick Truck across 2 model years: 6 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Suspension 50% of all complaints
- 2 Electrical system 33% of all complaints
- 3 Fuel system 33% of all complaints
- 4 Equipment 17% of all complaints
- 5 Powertrain 17% of all complaints
- 6 Tires 17% of all complaints
- Suspension: 3 complaints (50% of all).
- Electrical system: 2 complaints (33% of all).
- Fuel system: 2 complaints (33% of all).
- Equipment: 1 complaints (17% of all).
- Powertrain: 1 complaints (17% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 6 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Fuel pump failed with no scan codes displayed to the issues. Replaced fuel pump. Car started after two cranks. Drove the car for two days. While parking in the driveway the car stalled and would not restart. Fortunate this did not happen on the interstate.
Right and left wheel bearings starting to seize up had to replace only 31000 miles on car.
May 27, 2005 drove 150 miles(windows down tried to use ac for first time since summer 2004 and didn't seem to be cooling) to lavale, md-stopped to fill up. Got back in and engine would not turn over. Car towed to shop-stranded overnight. Shop determined fuel pump was the issue, pump replaced may 31.
2/03/03 - vehicle died while driving/no electricity at all. Dealer ran diagnostics tests all passed, installed electrical patch to system. 12/3/03 - vehicle dead in driveway/no electricity at all. Dealer replaced battery, said old one had one bad cell. 3/28/03 - vehicle dead in driveway/no electricity al all.
I have had two wheel bearings replaced on my '03 rendezvous within 4k miles only to be told this will be a continuous problem that there are no plans to rectify I was told by the dealership to sell the car, buy an extended warranty, or pay the repair bill every time this happens once I am out of warranty I have not…
Maintaining log of when transmission shifts with a hard jerk before getting into gear. Local dealer investigated all leads w/no fix at this time. Expects us to return.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.