Table 1 shows one common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2004 Buick Rainier.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control problems |
Speedometer and tachometer step motors malfunction and do not go back down upon deceleration. My speedo will show I'm doing 40 mph while stopped and sometimes peg out while driving in the neighborhood. This creates an unsafe situation with speed management in all types of driving conditions.
Wh5gaile I was driving down a rural road doing about 35 to 40 mph the speed suddenly froze at 40 and it no longer moves. I'm currently a driver for the city and this is a complete hazard when driving and can't determine your speed. I was very afriad due to the fact I couldn't understand why this happen to me which occured in the process of acceleration . When I finally looked down my speed said 90 which I knew for a fact I was'nt going that fast at all once the vehicle got stuck on 40 it never came back down. Someone really needs to revise this situation with this vhicle since this problem is very common where's the recall on this.
I have had this vehicle for 4 years and the speedometer has not worked for 2. 5 years now. It will work if I reset the battery or turn the key over until the needle goes back to 0. I am told the instrument cluster is bad and I see that there are other complaints also. Please help. I need to know if this is covered at a gm dealership for free. The vehicle also sputters and I have already replaced the fuel pump and had the injectors looked at. If you can please email me or contact me I would greatly appreciate it.
- the contact owns a 2004 Buick Rainier with a failure mileage of 47,000 and a current mileage of 57,000 miles. The contact stated that the speedometer displayed the incorrect speed. When she put the vehicle in park the speedometer showed that the speed was above zero. The registered speed varied. When she started the vehicle it would automatically display a speed which was above zero. When the contact started to drive the speedometer would keep going higher until it reached 120. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer or spoken to the manufacturer.
Car is 2004 Buick Rainier with awd. Less than 2000 miles at time of incident. Temp 0 f, 4" fresh snow. Returning home at 5:00 p. M. , turned into 100' long driveway and proceeded toward garage. Because of snow in driveway, had to accelerate to reach front of garage when normally I just coast because it is a slightly downhill approach. Car would not stop by pushing brakes and hit garage door. Car seemed to be accelerating as it pushed garage door into snow blower and snow blower into stored vehicle inside garage causing damage to both. Speed was less than 5 miles per hour. Air bags did not deploy. Incident reported to insurance company next morning and insurance company set up an appointment with dealer. Dealer provided estimate for repairs but did not investigate for mechanical failure. Returned vehicle to investigate after christmas but nothing found to have caused incident.
Numbers on speedometer disappear in early morning and just before dark.
At dawn or early evening the digital display speedometer disappears, and makes it impossible to see how fast consumer is traveling. Manufacturer states the vehicle is doing what it is designed to do. . . . Also, does it during day if it gets very cloudy like it is gaong to snow, etc. In michigan, wher econsumer lives, there were several such days.