Buick Rainier Complaints

391 consumer complaints on file.

#10404015June 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FAILED AT APPROX. 75000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE GAUGE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402945May 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 BUICK RAINIER DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING FOR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT FREQUENTLY READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK HAS BEEN FILLED, AND THEN READS ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF THE GAUGE, CHANGING WHILE DRIVING AND OR WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTING. WE NEVER GET A CORRECT READING OF THE GAUGE, AND THEREFORE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE MAY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FALL OF 2010 AND REMAINS TO THIS DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403308May 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN READING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. WHEN THE TANK WAS INITIALLY FILLED THE GAUGE READ FULL, THEN GO DOWN GRADUALLY WHILE DRIVING UNTIL THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO LIGHT UNTIL THE TANK WOULD BE AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4. AT 3/4 FULL THE GAUGE WOULD THEN READ CORRECTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND ONLY READS EMPTY NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401228May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE WAS STRANDED WITH NO GAS EVEN THOUGH THE GAS GAUGE SAID 1/2 FULL - TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID SENDER UNIT WAS BAD, THEY SAID IT WAS ALL TOO COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399867May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL BUT AN INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD FIVE MILES TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400291May 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND INACCURATE! WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED IT SHOWS EMPTY AND DISPLAYS A LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING. AS THE TANK DRAWS FUEL IT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. AT ONE POINT IT WOULD STABILIZE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL BUT NOWADAYS IT EITHER SHOWS FULL OR EMPTY. I TRACK MILEAGE AND FUEL USE BUT WOULD NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SINCE THERE IS NO SURE FIRE WAY TO KNOW IF/WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL! I ONLY LET THEM USE IT WHEN I KNOW IT IS FULL AND THEY ARE ONLY MAKING SHORT LOCAL TRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400313May 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FIRST INCIDENT WE RAN OUT OF FUEL WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING WE STILL HAD FUEL IN THE TANK. NEXT INCIDENT, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED A VERY HIGH OIL PRESSURE READING, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR HOME AND DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD DO SOME TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. OIL GAUGE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. IN APRIL OF 2010 I WAS DRIVING EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD AND THE SPEEDOMETER READING BECAME INACCURATE. I WAS TRAVELING FASTER THAN THE INDICATED SPEED. AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER MOVED FROM ZERO WHEN I WAS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIVING. MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN TO INFORM ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. GAUGES SUCH AS FUEL GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT TRUSTWORTHY AND GIVE INACCURATE READINGS. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ITEM TO REPLACE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT DETERMINE YOUR SPEED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398863May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE BEGINNING IN AUG, 2010. ALWAYS FAILS AFTER COMPLETE FILLUP. SOMETIMES OPERATES BELOW 3/4 TANK. CURRENTLY NOT OPERATING AT ALL FOR PAST 90 DAYS. IT IS SHOWING "LOW-FUEL" WARNING LIGHT IRREGUARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THE GAUGE NEEDLE REMAINS ON EMPTY. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE OR WHEN MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398864May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. ONCE DOWN TO A HALF TANK, GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. NOW THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES, HAVE TO USE ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN TO GET GAS. BOUGHT FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNED FOUR AS COMPANY CARS, AND HE FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR BEGAN DOING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399035May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC, GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND FULL TO EMPTY LEAVING YOU WITH NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR TURNING, VEHICLE LUNGES OR STALLS. ALSO, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH NO WARNING AND TAKES TIME TO RE-LIGHT. LOW BEAMS ALSO TEND TO FLICKER TO DIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398771May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGE WOULD READ THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL TO CAPACITY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398797May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS NOW CONTINUAL. IT DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. SOMETIMES WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE GAUGE READS EMPTY, AND VICE VERSA. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE !!! I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY AND RAN OUT OF GAS (EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED NEARLY HALF-A TANK.) THIS COULD'VE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS ON GMC CARS OF THIS VINTAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS COMPONENT FAILURE. MY BUICK DEALER WANTS OVER $500 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR OR CARELESSNESS OR MISUSE ON MY PART, BUT RATHER THE FAILURE OF A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398794May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MALFUNCTIONING GAS GAUGE DURING VEHICLE OPERATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398650May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
BUICK RAINIER FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY BUT TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398671May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE FILLED UP THE SUV AND THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. AFTER A WHILE THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED UP AND SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THAT, THE GAUGE NOW DOES NOT MOVE OFF OF EMPTY AT ALL. OFTEN TIMES THE GAS REMINDER SIGNAL GOES OFF LETTING US KNOW THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY, HOWEVER WE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399022May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS JUST INFORMED OF A RECALL ON MY ABOVE LISTED VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY AS IT WAS DISPLAYING EMPTY WHILE THE TANK WAS FULL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY GM DEALER IMMEDIATELY TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST ME $571.77 WHICH INCLUDED PARTS AND LABOR. WHO DO I NEED TO SEND A CLAIM TO IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED AS THIS REPAIR IS NOW CONSIDERED A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398702May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AFTER GETTING GAS AT A GAS STATION, I NOTED MY GAS GAUGE IN MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER TO READ "EMPTY" DESPITE HAVING JUST FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE. FOR A SHORT TIME AFTERWARDS, MY GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED DESPITE MY GAS LEVELS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON EVERY TIME I FILLED UP MY TANK. STILL TO THIS DAY, MY GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO READ "EMPTY" ALL THE TIME DESPITE FILLING IT UP WITH GAS. THEREFORE, I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I TRULY HAVE IN MY GAS TANK AT A TIME AND WORRY ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398704May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENT, REGISTERS LOW OR HIGH AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN TANK IS KNOWN TO BE FULL OR NEAR EMPTY. CANNOT BE DEPENDED ON TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION. REGISTERS HIGHER THAN ACTUAL AT TIMES, LOWER THAN ACTUAL AT TIMES. SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DISCOVERY OF THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN AT RISK OF LOW FUEL LEVELS THAT WERE DISCOVERED WHEN REFUELING. INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398335April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 I HAD TO HAVE MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER'S FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED DUE TO TO FAULTY READINGS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $410.69. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398356April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE- DOES NOT READ GASOLINE LEVEL CORRECTLY 2005 BUICK RAINIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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