Selling a junk Buick Rendezvous
Any Rendezvous sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Buick Rendezvous
NHTSA has 1,798 owner complaints on file for the Buick Rendezvous, model years 2001 to 2007, the 200th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are electrical system (312, 17%), fuel system (269, 15%), engine and cooling (210, 12%). 95 complaints involved a crash, 33 a fire, and 8 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 72,000 miles. The 2002 model year has the most complaints (690). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is electrical system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Buick Rendezvous by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 690 | Engine and cooling | 24 | 11 | 3 | 70,000 |
| 2003 | 407 | Fuel system | 18 | 17 | 7 | 70,311 |
| 2004 | 300 | Electrical system | 16 | 2 | 5 | 68,291 |
| 2005 | 196 | Electrical system | 14 | 1 | 2 | 80,000 |
| 2006 | 131 | Electrical system | 15 | 2 | 1 | 82,000 |
| 2007 | 70 | Electrical system | 7 | 0 | 0 | 96,632 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Buick Rendezvous recalls
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (3), fuel system (2), other (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2002 model year, fuel system (campaign 07V349000, Aug 2007): ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
- 2002 model year, other (campaign 07E021000, Mar 2007): CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGUL…
- 2005 model year, air bags (campaign 06V417000, Oct 2006): CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM AND LATER REUPHOLSTERED WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER KITS ARE INVOLVED. TESTING HAS INDICATE…
- 2004 model year, electrical system (campaign 05V157000, Apr 2005): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.
- 2003 model year, latches and locks (campaign 04V150000, Mar 2004): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AT THE LATCH ATTACHMENT IN THE REAR LIFTGATE MAY BE INADEQUATE TO RETAIN THE LATCH TO THE LIFTGATE IN CERTAIN SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH EVENTS.
What a Buick Rendezvous is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Rendezvous on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Buick Rendezvous worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Rendezvous gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Buick Rendezvous that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Buick Rendezvous?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Buick Rendezvous numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.