Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2002. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2003.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Rendezvous | 43 | 0 |
| 2006 Rendezvous | 89 | 1 |
| 2005 Rendezvous | 138 | 1 |
| 2004 Rendezvous | 200 | 4 |
| 2003 Rendezvous | 281 | 6 |
| 2002 RendezvousMost complaints | 486 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system295
- Engine and engine cooling206
- Fuel system, gasoline142
- Fuel/propulsion system120
- Power train113
- Suspension103
- Service brakes, hydraulic86
- Steering79
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 104 Rendezvous vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 69 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 | 7 |
| 2006 | 30 | 19 |
| 2005 | 12 | 5 |
| 2004 | 24 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 16 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 6 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 11.6–12.3 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.2 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| 2006 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.2 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| 2005 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.2 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| 2004 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.5 | 9.3 | 11.6 |
| 2003 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.8 | 9.8 | 12.0 |
| 2002 | Rendezvous · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.8 | 9.8 | 12.0 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
9 campaigns cover the Rendezvous.
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).
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 INDICATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVERS CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
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.
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.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A WELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK CAN FAIL.
CERTAIN MINIVANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM." THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM.
IN SOME OF THESE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DIAMETER OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS TOO SMALL.
ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG THAT MAY NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE.
CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.
NHTSA recalls