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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3G5DA03E14S••••••2005 Buick RENDEZVOUS
This build draws 3.2× more complaints than the average 2005 Buick RENDEZVOUS build (10 vs 3).
10on this build
111on the model
35builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 5Service Brakes 2Air Bags 1Tires 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2005
The rendevous was traveling 18 mph and struck by a pacifica going 20-30 mph that ran a stop sign. The rendevous was struck between the driver side rear door and the driver rear wheel well causing the rendevous to fall over on its passenger side, slide 15-30 feet, hit an…
WheelsSep 2018
The ABS wheel speed sensor wire harness has a failure issue. This leads to the ABS system activating without a warning light turning on and can increase the stopping distance when not necessary. The transmission may seem to clunk when accelerating from a stop as the computer…
Fuel/propulsion SystemOct 2014
When letting the car warm up in the morning, the car is overcome with a strong fuel smell, so much so that we had to roll down the windows when we entered the vehicle and while driving to air it out. This has continued fairly regularly, and is still as strong as before when it…
SteeringJun 2014
Multiple times the vehicle has stalled randomly while being driven. This has happened so many times I've lost count (at least 20). This happens at various speeds (from 0 mph to 70 mph). The entire electrical system shuts down when the vehicle stalls causing the steering and…
VisibilityApr 2007
2004 buick customer states that the switch for the outside rear view mirrors work intermittently causing the consumer to not be able to see the vehicle behind him
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3G5DA03E14S553848 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.