Buick Rainier Complaints

391 consumer complaints on file.

#10463968July 2, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING ENGINE TO FULL, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, FUEL SENSOR DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. LATER, IT CAME BACK UP BUT LEVEL DOESN'T REFLECT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE RESORTED TO RESETTING MY TRIP ODOMETER AND FILLING UP WHEN IT NEARS 300 MILES SO I KNOW I WON'T BE STRANDED WITHOUT FUEL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460731June 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GOING DOWN THE ROAD SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458243May 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IDLING IN DRIVEWAY WHILE I WENT INSIDE TO RETRIEVE CELL PHONE. CAME OUT AND SMOKE IN VEHICLE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL. PULL EXTERIOR OF POWER WINDOW PANEL UP AND SAW SWITCH BURNED AND MELTED ON ONE CORNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456392April 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE NO SOONER HAVE OUR GAS GAUGE FIXED AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. AT FIRST IT WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 0 AND 120 MPH. NOW IT JUST STAYS ON 120 MPH. SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING HALF OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS NOW NO LONGER WORK, NEITHER POWER SEAT WORK AND LAST WEEK THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE BACK SEAT STOPPED WORKING. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS MAKE/MODEL BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455555April 17, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN A PASSENGER BECAME STUCK IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT BELT SEIZED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A NEW SEAT BELT WAS ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453608March 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES I AM WHICH INCLUDES GAS GAUGE FAILURE (FALSE READINGS) AND SPEEDOMETER READING INCORRECTLY. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PLACE A RECALL ON THOSE CLUSTERS I WOULD THINK. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A 2005 VEHICLE BEFORE LIKE I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2005 BUICK RAINIER. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452686March 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452539March 21, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SHOWED MORE FUEL THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN FUEL TANK CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. FUEL GAUGE NOW READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452094March 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES DON'T FUNCTION RIGHT. SPEEDO READS TOO FAST, TOO SLOW OR NOT AT ALL, FUEL GAUGE READS TWICE AS FULL. NEEDLE PEGGED TO STOP AS IS THE OIL GAUGE NEEDLE. BUYING THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451441March 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY SHOWED EMPTY AFTER FILLING AND THEN ABOUT 10 MILES LATER SHOWED FULL. SHORTLY LATER EMPTY AGAIN. THE ERRATIC FUEL READINGS CONTINUE TO DATE. THIS MALFUNCTION IS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BUICK IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450301March 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 2/29/12 I CAME BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND PARKED MY VEHICLE AND UNLOADED MY GROCERIES AND RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS LEFT RUNNING. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO DO A UTURN AND HAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES PARKED ON THE ODD SIDE OF THE STREET. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CAR JUST STALLED, IT DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND IT KEEP INFORMING ME THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW. THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE FACT I KNEW I HAD OVER A HALF TANK OF GAS IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE CAR TO CONTINUE PARKING THE VEHICLE. I LIVE ON A VERY BUSY STREET AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING WHEN MY CAR STALLED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON 3/4/12 WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW BUT THIS TIME THE GAS GAUGE PROCEEDED TO BEEP AND THE ORANGE LOW FUEL INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE BEGAN TO MOVE TO E AND THEN THE CAR STALLED ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449705February 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN STICKING APPX 70,000MI. IN SUMMER 2011. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AN THEY STATED THE PANEL NEEDS REPLACED @ A COST $450.00 AND ONLY 5 TO 10MPH OFF AT THE TIME. I LET IT GO AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN THE ALT. GAUGE STARTED JUMPING(CHANGED BATTERY) STILL JUMPING. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE BOTTOMED OUT AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN. HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AND THE PANEL NEEDS REPLACED NOW. SINCE THE OIL PRESSURE WENT OUT THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE! DO I TRUST THE ELEC. PANEL? (NO!). SINCE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, IT'S TIME FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT FIX NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447388February 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASHBORAD GAUGES DO NOT KEEP AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF RPM'S AS WELL AS SPEED. THE BATTERY GAUGE JUST STARTED BEING INACCURATE JANUARY 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446371February 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR WAS THE FIRST TO MALFUNCTION. THEN THE OIL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NOW AIR SUSPENSION AND OTHER SYSTEMS ARE STARTING TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445665January 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 BUICK RAINIER- INSTRUMENT PANEL - SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, FUEL AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES ALL STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND PROVIDING FALSE READINGS (120MPH AT DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE OFF, TEMP IN RED ZONE AT START UP). THIS APPEARS TO BE ALL TO COMMON OF AN ISSUE WITH GM TRUCKS/SUVS OF THIS ERA AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VIA RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS NOW GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445575January 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIR BAG, THE SEAT BELT, AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,868.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442605January 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS TUESDAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER TURNED OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS FREEZING COLD AND WE WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. COME TO FIND OUT I RAN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE RUN OUT OF GAS, MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INCORRECTLY. I HAD TO MAKE MY HUSBAND LEAVE WORK, WHILE MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD TO SIT IN THE FREEZING COLD CAR!!! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE, AND I WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM IS ONLY PAYING HALF THE REPAIR COSTS, ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS IS A DEFECT. PLEASE HELP, THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT IN MY BUDGET, BUT I ALSO CAN NOT BE STRANDED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440347December 18, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ONE SUNDAY MORNING. TURNED CAR OFF AND HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. FRIEND AT CHURCH THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS MODULE RUNNING. REMOVED THE FUSE, CUTTING OFF ABS MODULE. WAS ADVISED BY FRIEND TO REPLACE FUSE WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE CHURCH BUT TO TAKE OUT WHEN WE GOT HOME OR THE BATTERY MIGHT GO DEAD. HE SAID GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP ASAP. I TOOK THE RAINIER TO JOHN NEWSOME SUPERSTORE IN HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. I SPOKE TO SHOP FOREMAN AND HE AGREED IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. COST TO REPLACE WAS $1200 AND BEING UNEMPLOYED AND MY WIFE ONLY ONE WORKING. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS STILL OK TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANTI LOCKING BRAKES. HE WAS ASE CERTIFIED AND TOLD ME TO STAY MY DISTANCE FROM OTHER CARS IN THE RAIN AND NOT TO DRIVE ON THE SNOW. NOTHING ABOUT SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPEN, ON OCTOBER 25/ 2011 I TOP A HILL AROUND 9PM AT NIGHT RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT. THE HILL IS POINTED AND AS YOU TOP THE HILL YOU CAN NOT SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU UNTIL YOU START DOWN THE HILL. ONCE THE RAINIER STARTED DOWN THE HILL, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD STOOD A LARGE DEER. I HAD TO MAKE A SPLIT DECISION AND THAT DECISION WAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AT THE DEER AND APPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES THE REAR END OF THE RAINIER STARTED TO GO AROUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I NEVER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT AS THE REAR OF THE CAR STARTED GOING AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE IT FORCE THE CAR TO GO FORWARD INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR FLIP OVER AND SLIDE UPSIDE DOWN, DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE RAINIER CAME TO A STOP, I UNBUCKLED MY SEATBELT AND FEEL TO WHAT WAS THE ROOF. COULD NOT OPEN ANY DOORS OR GET ANY WINDOWS DOWN BUT YET THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE MOTOR WAS OFF. I CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW, WHICH BROKE DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439230December 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRATIC. SHOWS 3/4 FULL, THEN SLOWLY DROPS TO EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL ALARM SOUNDING. I KNOW THERE IS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. FUEL SENSING UNIT IS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437468November 28, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BUICK RANIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD PERFORM FINE EVEN THOUGH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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