general problems of the 2005 Buick Rainier

Nine problems related to gasoline fuel system have been reported for the 2005 Buick Rainier. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Buick Rainier based on all problems reported for the 2005 Rainier.

1 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 07/02/2012

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated the fuel gauge sensor failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

2 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 02/03/2012

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.

3 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 06/26/2011

. This just started with my last fill up of gas. The gauge is starting to go up and down. Not sure if gas gauge is correct.

4 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2011

Vehicle fuel gauge started fluctuating from full to empty, and vehicle would pause while accelerating. Dealer priced repair at $535. This problem started at 47,500 miles and now fuel gauge is stuck on empty. Vehicle still randomly hesitates on acceleration. Apparently this is a common problem on gm raniers, trailblazers, yukons, etc. Gm has been aware of this problem/defect for some time with no response.

5 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2011

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that the fuel indicator gauge would read inaccurately, making it difficult for the contact to detect how much fuel was in the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that the fuel sensor would need replacing. The manufacturer assisted the contact with repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 102,000 and the current mileage was 112,000.

6 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2011

Fuel gauge sensor malfunction. Correct fuel level not indicated on interior of vehicle. Reads as always empty.

7 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2011

Gas guage is inaccurate- does not read gasoline level correctly 2005 Buick ranier.

8 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 08/17/2010

Fuel gauge registers inaccurate readings, giving false "low fuel" warnings immediately after fill up and dropping to e unpredictably at other times, causing great consternation at being "run over" on the freeway or stranded without proper warning. The gauge seems to bounce up and down at will. This is an '05 Buick Rainier, under 47k miles, sister vehicle to chevy trailblazer and GMC envoy which are already documented with this problem.

9 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2010

Three years ago the fuel sensor on my Buick rainer failed. Gm has issued a bulletin on the repair that covers 50% of the cost. I view this as an acknowledgement from gm that there is an issue with the sensor. I took the vehicle to a Buick dealer and they informed me that the out of pocket expense to repair this item is around $200. After numerous calls to customer service I gave up on trying to get gm to cover 100% of the cost. After talking to your office I understand that the engineers are still looking into this issue. Do you know when this will be resolved?.


Other Gasoline Fuel System related problems of the 2005 Buick Rainier

Gasoline Fuel System problems
9
Tank Assembly problems
6
Tank Mounting problems
1
Fuel Pump problems
1

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