2004 Buick Rendezvous consumer reviews

Comfortable car to drive, excellent visibility out of the vehicle. Underpowered. First transmission started having issues at 70k and was replaced under extended warranty. NEW transmission lasted only 50k miles. Shop indicated this is a common malady on the 2004. Also had a number of other minor issues, like the headlight design which makes it nearly impossible to change lamps without breaking a mount, the finicky and twice-serviced tailgate latch, and a dead window motor. I would never recommend this vehicle for anyone, nor consider another GM product. Way too many problems for a vehicle with only 120,000 on it. Most modern vehicles should be hitting 200k without major repairs, much less repeated ones.

Very reliable. Never in the shop for problems. Had almost 60,000 miles on it when I traded and only had to buy a battery and one set of tires during the 6 years.

I have owned 2 of these SUVs. They are very quiet. They handle great. They have tons of features. Great buy.

I rolled my 2004 a couple weeks ago. I was hanging upside down by my seatbelt when it was all said and done. Could not open my doors but hit the hatch release on the key fob and it popped right open for me to crawl on the roof to freedom. Other than a little seatbelt bruising there are no injuries even with the car totaled. The rescue people were amazed. It held up well and kept me safe. I loved the car the whole time I had it, 2 years. I've driven many cars while shopping for it's replacement and I am thinking of going with another Rendevous.

I have 105,00 miles so far on mine and love this car. No maintenance problems at all, decent gas mileage for an SUV, good handling in snow and seats 7 people.

I bought my '04 Rendevous Ultra with 47Kmiles. The best I can do is 18.5 mpg highway. Very disappointed. At 54K I had to replace the left wheel bearing and then 57k the right wheel bearing. I love the comfort but sadly it doesn't outweigh the low mileage and repairs.

For an SUV the price on these are incredible, I got mine 3 weeks ago and still look for excuses to drive it. Very smooth, 3.4L engine more then enough for getting up and going and thats being light on the peddle in emergency I can get going fast. Lots of room especially with rear seat out and with rear seats down. Had a full size PC chair with head rest in back standing upright with a little room to spare other day along with 4 - 8 foot boards all fit in vehicle without an issue. The controls are easy to figure out and if not the manual is HUGE it will tell ya everything. Built in stereo rather nice along with control pretty easy to figure out. Can't say on repairs as have not had for long enough but so far I have immensely enjoyed it. I recommend a test drive at the least you'll be surprised.

I have had nothing but problems with the brakes, since I bought this car two years ago. I finally give up (after putting over $2000 into the brakes) and want to trade it in. However, the re-sale value on this car is horrendous! I tried to trade it in and I am $5000 upside down on my loan. This car has zero pick up and even when going up a small incline on the highway it loses power and you have to stomp on the gas to maintain your speed. I'm far less than impressed with this car and would warn others to think twice.

Some visibility issues typical for this body style. My vehicle benefits from the 3.6L engine and has no acceleration or highway speed problems.

I'm young, I had a 1990 Camry for my first car and I live in Las Vegas. Traffic is crazy out here and I soooo didn't feel safe in the Camry. I knew that a SUV wasn't really in my budget but I test drove the Rendezvous and settled on a monthly payment. As soon as I took it home and started driving it on a daily basis I fell in LOVE with it. I don't have a big family I have to drive around but I feel safe and I don't feel like I'm driving a mini-van around. It's a cool little SUV if you have to take a big family to a soccer game or you're single and have to take your dogs to the park :) It's worth it!