general problems of the 2005 Buick Rainier

Power steering leaks, the gas gauge and other gauges don't work, most the electrical don't work inside the car, makes a weird noise when it backs up and the engine revs when it's starts and sometimes when it drives and goes faster even when you are not hitting the gas.

Electronic brake and traction control module communication. Loud banging, awd light came on, code showed the about reason. (electronic brake and traction control module communication).

Fuel gauge is erradic. It bounces from full to empty.

This car needs to be recalled completely shutting down with no engine light on. This car driving on hwy shuts off no warning.

Car shuts down with no warning , had 1500 dollar power train work . The car almost caused me to be killed due to car running no engine light and completely shut down as if you turned the off. Hwy 287 going 65.

Passenger door panel caught on fire when the care wasn't used for over 15 hours. The window and door locks weren't working on that side and the window was up prior to the fire. The fire caused the window to drop down and a passing tow truck thankfully saw the flames.

While driving the locks start unlocking and locking multiple times, while this is happening the gear shift indicator on the dash goes from drive to park. This also happened on may 30,2015 and June 1,2015. I noticed there has been a recall on the 2006-2007 model it would seem that a problem like this would be looked at in all models.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick rainer. The contact stated the driver's side window panel failed to operate also the contact stated there a burning smells inside the vehicle. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000. Bm.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed the speedometer read 120 mph. There were no warning indicators on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure was persistent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000. Ec.

Vehicle speedometer performs erratically or not at all. Sometimes shows 80 mph while vehicle is parked and off, sometimes shows nothing when vehicle is moving. Common, long-standing and well-know problem among these vehicles. Reported to gm, who has declined to take any action.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that the driver 's door latch failed the contact was unable to latch and unlatch the driver's door. However, the contact removed the driver's door module himself and was able to lock and unlatch the driver's door with the key. The manufacturer was contacted. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility) the manufacturer provided the contact case number 8-4645434013. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have an inspection performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Li.

My speedometer does not work correctly. Some times it seems to read right, but lots of times it will say I am doing 120 when I am doing 30 mph or it will show I am doing 0 when I am actually doing 70 mph on the interstate. I cannot rely on my speedometer to be accurate. I can be driving, it appears to be working but then it starts to slowly go down until it is back at zero and all the while I am in drive and moving. Also, my oil gage has stopped working. It moves when I start my car and shut it off, but it is never correct either. It is either at zero or on the complete opposite side. Sometimes my car stalls when I am sitting at a light or driving slowly. My dash will say, oil pressure low, stop engine and die on me. I keep my oil changed regularly and keep the levels checked. It does not leak, it always measures fine when I check it. So something is wrong with the oil gage and it is continuously telling my computer the oil pressure is low causing my car to die on me while driving or in traffic. These are both very serious driving hazards. I could go to pull out left and turn, my car could die on me, and I could get hit from oncoming traffic. This has not happened, but it is a possible scenario due to my car stalling out of the blue because of the oil gage/sensor not working right. I have also noticed some of my lights in my dash area half work and on my doors. Other than this, I have had great luck with my vehicle. I bought it new and really have not had any problems but with this. I also had the fuel gage go out, but there was a recall on it, and I had it replaced. I cannot give you a specific date, because this happens almost on a daily basis, so I will give you an approximate date as to when I think it started around.

Speedometer did not register correct speed, at times would read going over 100mph when going 40mph. When car stopped would register still a speed such as 30mph. Would be out for a few days and then start working again. Continued to keep this pattern for few years. Dealer wanted to replace with rebuilt instrument panel for approximately $500. No longer have car.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the speedometer displayed a different reading. The contact noticed the failure because the gps system was displaying the accurate mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the failure needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 83,000.

The speedometer is faulty and is working intermittently. It will read I am going 120 mph when going approx. 65 mph or if stopped 40 mph. Took it to gm mechanic and they said the instrument cluster needs to be replaced or rebuilt, for $500.

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.

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.

Instrument cluster going crazy. Speedometer reading 80 when going 45 (I'm estimating obviously because I have no idea exactly how fast), fuel gauge working when it wants to. Feel unsafe in this vehicle. Dealer will not repair faulty cluster. Estimated $600. When I research many gm vehicles have been recalled for this (stepper motors) but not my vehicle. Funny, when they sold it to me they told me it was exactly like the tahoe. Tahoe has recall, why not my Buick Rainier?.

Instrument cluster/speedometer does not display correct speed. Speedometer fluctuates from 0 to 100mph at various speeds.

Fuel gauge/sensor not working. When first started to go out would read a quarter of a tank after filling up tank. After about 6 months it no longer registered any fuel, after filling tank it would remain at empty and sensor would trigger beeping warning everytime car was turned on.

The speedometer has completely and instantly stopped working. To the best my knowledge the odometer appears to be working but cannot validate. The vehicle has less than 40k miles on it. I noticed several other complaints regarding speedometer issues and don't feel I the consumer should be responsible for the expense of this costly repair. Gm has not recalled due to this problem. It's unfortunate the warranty period is expired, but this vehicle has very low usage and low mileage, where I don't feel this type of problem should be occurring. Please provide your response. Thank you.

My 2005 Buick Rainier had 55,000 miles on it when my speedometer went on the blitz. The speedometer was stuck at 60 mph and would continue to rise until it was pegged past 120 mph while traveling on the highway. This has been going on intermittently for about 9 months. Now my speedometer may stop working completely while traveling down the road. My mother has a 2004 Rainier and she is having problems with multiple gauges including the speedometer. Ac delco identified the problem to be a defective stepper motor in the gauge cluster but gm has not recalled the vehicles and it is a costly repair that I believe the consumer should not have to pay for. Please look into this trouble in more detail as I've searched your site and several people have complained about the same symptoms in not only Buick but the Chevrolet trailblazer as well. Thanks.

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.