Major Problems with 2005 Buick Rainier Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Buick Rainier

2005 Buick Rainier SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 84120 miles

2005 Buick Rainier AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 38000 miles

2005 Buick Rainier SUSPENSION Victims: 1 Mileage: 99874 miles

Browse 2005 Buick Rainier complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and EXTERIOR LIGHTING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Rainier owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the lower instrument panel display that shows the odometer fuel mileage etc does not always come on. i have had...	32 ~ 60413 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE fuel gauge reading incorrect. dealer replaced sensor and had to drain/remove gas tank to replace. while this was still under	20 ~ 53966 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING gas gauge is erratic goes from empty to full and full to empty leaving you with no idea how much...	12 ~ 73827 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have been doing research and i have noticed that there are many people that are dealing with the same...	7 ~ 68367 miles
SUSPENSION (1) complete brake job w/rotors and drums replaced i was told i had been driving with the emergency brake on...	7 ~ 111553 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM speedometer started sticking and eventually stopped working completely. i am having a hard time but from what i can tell...	6 ~ 63167 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL car shuts down with no warning had 1500 dollar power train work . the car almost caused me to be...	5 ~ 74533 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER passenger door panel caught on fire when the care wasn't used for over 15 hours. the window and door locks...	5 ~ 27792 miles
STEERING i have various types of problems with my 2005 buick rainier. i have owned it for about 6 years now...	5 ~ 59500 miles
ENGINE fuel gauge started displaying erratic gas level displays. soon when tank was filled it would show empty. on one occasion...	5 ~ 39420 miles
AIR BAGS 2005 buick rainier was in a head on collision with a chrysler town & country van in coming traffic. my...	5 ~ 87440 miles
STRUCTURE design fault - air pump is mounted low on the frame of 2005 buick rainier. on 10/30/07 it failed and...	4 ~ 46498 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING design fault - air pump is mounted low on the frame of 2005 buick rainier. on 10/30/07 it failed and...	4 ~ 51588 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. the contact stated the fuel gauge on the vehicle was providing inaccurate...	3 ~ 66667 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (1) complete brake job w/rotors and drums replaced i was told i had been driving with the emergency brake on...	3 ~ 86361 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i had filled up the gas tank then it showed empty the gauge has been jumping back and forth ever	3 ~ 63911 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. while at a traffic light the door locks started to lock and...	2 ~ 96500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES driving on freeway engaged in normal breaking and wheels locked up and brakes no longer worked. i did not have...	2 ~ 107060 miles
POWER TRAIN i have various types of problems with my 2005 buick rainier. i have owned it for about 6 years now...	2 ~ 38000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM fuel gauge/sensor not working. when first started to go out would read a quarter of a tank after filling up...	2
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS brakes failed due to defective brake rotors. *tr...	2 ~ 9619 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt*: the contact stated while driving at night the head lights intermittently went out. the vehicle was driven to the...	2 ~ 19905 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING instrument panel hard to read during twi-light when head lights are on. .k. during daylight and complete dark. he silver	2
TIRES on february 18 2005 approximately 6:25 am was traveling west on quail meadow drive approximately 65 feet from stop sign...	2 ~ 3109 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i have various types of problems with my 2005 buick rainier. i have owned it for about 6 years now...	1 ~ 76000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was third in line waiting to pull out of a parking lot in peoria az in my 2005 buick...	1 ~ 42400 miles
VISIBILITY (1) complete brake job w/rotors and drums replaced i was told i had been driving with the emergency brake on...	1 ~ 30000 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS (1) complete brake job w/rotors and drums replaced i was told i had been driving with the emergency brake on...	1 ~ 30000 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT (1) complete brake job w/rotors and drums replaced i was told i had been driving with the emergency brake on...	1 ~ 30000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION having difficulty with driving vehicle. seemed to be over road. several evaluations at car dealership different fixes without resolutions. finally...	1 ~ 100000 miles
EQUIPMENT the speedometer has completely and instantly stopped working. to the best my knowledge the odometer appears to be working but...	1 ~ 39000 miles
SEAT BELTS front passenger side seatbelt malfunction locks up and can not put seat belt on. *tr...	1 ~ 53000 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. while driving and applying the brakes the contact heard a loud noise coming...	1 ~ 19237 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while driving at night the head lights intermittently went out. the vehicle was driven to the...	1 ~ 9000 miles
BEAD > TIRES all four tires continuously deflate. within 3 - 4 days the tire pressure can get as low as 10 lbs...	1 ~ 6050 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the consumer bought a new buick rainier in 2005 and she was very pleased with the vehicle except for...	1 ~ 149 miles
HYDRAULIC > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC step on brake grinding noise would not stop this happened over 2 wk time car at dealer now pop noise...	1 ~ 11200 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE step on brake grinding noise would not stop this happened over 2 wk time car at dealer now pop noise...	1 ~ 11200 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS on february 18 2005 approximately 6:25 am was traveling west on quail meadow drive approximately 65 feet from stop sign...	1 ~ 167 miles

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