Headlights Problems of Buick Rainier

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front windshield wipers and wiper fluid spray activated independently and failed to turn off. The contact also stated that occasionally the headlights would inadvertently turn off; requiring the vehicle to be restarted before the vehicle regained headlight functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced the headlight failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2004 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that the headlights turned off intermittently without warning. The contact stated that the headlights remained off for approximately six minutes. When the lights turned back on, the lighting was dim. The vehicle was taken to j. D. Byrider (5101 new bern Ave, raleigh, nc 27610) where they replaced the replaced the headlight driver module on two different occasions, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,471.

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Headlights fail intermittently while driving. While driving last night the low beam headlights went out. The high beams still worked. This is about the sixth time this has happened. I changed out the headlight relay just before this occurred as I had seen a recall on 2006 and 2007 Rainiers showing this as the problem. After a short time the high beams also went out. I parked and turned the engine off for a while and when I restarted the high beams were working again but not the low beams. I was doing a combination of street and highway driving and it appears to be unrelated to any road conditions as this has happened on both highways and city streets.

Low beam headlights failure both at the same time. Occurred on two separate occasions. First time a year or so ago, low beam relay replaced by best recollection.

While driving down the interstate last night at about 70 mph my low-beam headlights suddenly went off plunging the road ahead of me into pitch black darkness. Full beam and directional lights were still functioning, managed to safely pull of to the side of the interstate, and luckily was able to use my cell phone to determine that the solid state headlight relay had failed. Luckily there is a similar relay located in the fuse box that controls the engine fan that I was able to utilize and continue on my journey. Needless to say this was a very unnerving/scary experience and can't imagine what it would be like for a less experienced driver. I find it hard to believe that gm thought that a system that could affect both headlight simultaneously in this way was remotely even a good idea?!.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Rainier. While driving various speeds, the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact called luther brookdale (6701 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, phone number: (763) 515-2412) and was informed that the part needed for the repair would be available in six to eight weeks. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) and 14v404000 (visibility); however, the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. While driving 65 mph, the headlights failed without warning. The failure occurred two more times. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (modern Chevrolet located at 5955 university pkwy winston-salem, north carolina 27105) where it was diagnosed that the low beam module failed. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The contact was informed that NHTSA determined which vehicles to include in recalls and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 53,800.

After headlights are on for a long time they will go off.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the low beam headlights failed without warning. The contact stated that the high beam lights were activated in order to view the road. The contact also stated that the contact points for the headlight module melted into the fuse box and also damaged some of the fuses. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,607.

Headlights go out without warning causing hazardous night driving. Recall issued but gm has no fix yet! has happened several times. I have checked with local dealer and still no fix available.

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When driving at night in the middle of a drive the headlights and drl failed. The next day they worked. This is similar to NHTSA id# 10724629. Called Buick at (800) 521-7300 and she said my complaint was recorded as service request 8-1699743903. She also informed me that even though some 2006 Buick rainers were recalled that my VIN was not included in the recall. I am experiencing the exact problem of other rainers and should be included in the recall. I informed Buick of this. Please contact bucik to demand the same.

Regarding exterior lighting- while driving at night -the headlights will suddenly go off & stay off for a period of time. Sometimes they will come back on & stay & other times just stay off. It was not happening every time,but now seems to do it more frequently. I'm afraid to drive it at night.

On the evening of 9/5/2015 I was driving my 2005 Buick Rainier when the low beam headlights went out. I was able to drive to a safe location using my high beam headlights. When inspected by my local Buick dealer (ferman Buick) it was found that relay 46 (headlamp driver module) had burned up and damaged additional fuses and relays. The entire fuse box had to be replaced due to the damage. This case has been reported to gm (#8-1567980379). Gm currently has multiple years of Buick Rainier under recall for this exact problem, so I'm hoping they expand the recall to cover 2005.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Buick rainer. The contact stated that the headlights flickered. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact received notification on NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) in 2015. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the hdm service part was replaced but the failure reoccured two days later. The contact mentioned that he was charged for the interim repair. The contact felt that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the remedy parts for the recall repair were still not available. The failure mileage was 109,000. Ak/dr.

Have noticed after a heavy and driving rain that the electrical systems acts up. We call it crazy car! all the dash lights blink & flash, bells ding and gauges fluctuate while the vehicle is at rest and on the move. We shut the engine off, sit for a minute and restart only to get the same thing. That may happen for the entire ride duration or we may get no dash lights at all. It appears to me that there is a short or a moisture that creates this happening because after a few days of good sunny weather where the water has evaporated from the roadways, our beloved rainer comes back to normal. We still experience the dimming of the headlights as we are driving at night when we are cruising with no gas pedal application at around the 32 mph marking which is rather annoying as other drivers feel as if we are flashing them. We see a down surge in the battery gauge drop for 14 volts to 11 volts and then come back up. Sometimes this can happen once or twice during a 10 mile ride or as many as 50! we wonder, when, OH, when will gm pay attention to these complaints or are we just talking into the wind?.

Our 2005 Buick Rainier started acting up this past summer when the blower stayed on when car shut off. . Now when we turn on the heater on the car hesitates and stalls out while driving! the volt gauge is maxed out. . . The passenger window doesn't work now? now the blower doesn't work unless I fool with wires in the glovebox going to some black box? I also noticed front headlight always flickers when driving . . Even replaced bulb! always dimmer?? now we smell wires burning from somewhere. . So many problems !! over 100;000 miles on it. . . .

I tried to get my car inspected today in virginia but it failed due to the dummy lights on in the dash board abs and brake. The dealer could not comm with comp but changed the fuse for the cig lighter then the codes read ebcm module fault. . In 2014 my running headlights would just go out. . No lights until I put on high beams I have had them worked on and changed but still burn out.

The contact owns a 2004 Buick Rainier. While driving at 50 mph, the headlights failed to illuminate. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the headlights would intermittently operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that the low beam headlight socket melted causing the light to shake. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head lamp module needed to be replaced, along with replacement of the light. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Rainier. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the passenger side low beam headlight blew out. The contact replaced the bulb; however, the failure recurred and the headlight socket melted. The contact repaired the vehicle. The failure recurred on the driver side low beam headlight. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

My car has an intermittent headlight problem. The head lights will go off when driving the vehicle and stay off from 10 to 30 seconds. I do turn on the fog lamps and pull over when safe to stop.

The contact owns a 2004 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph and above, the low beam headlights would fail on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low beam headlights failed. The contact attempted to reactivate the lights but to no avail. The contact had to hold the signal in order to have the high beams lights remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the relay needed to be replaced but the dealer did not have the parts available in order to complete the repair. The vehicle was repaired several months later. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Headlights dim with heated seats on and with heater on. In cold weather. Notice lights dim at night and volt gauge goes down and then back to normal. Do not want to take it to the dealer and pay for diag when there is a tech bulletin out. And I know I will be told they cannot duplicate it. I don't drive the car much only at night, happens all the time. I hope there will be some kind of recall that comes out. But gm doesn't care.

Headlights go from bright to dim 4-7 times/minute when driving. Dealer replaced alternator, did not help. This will happen on some occasions only.

: the contact stated while driving at night, the head lights intermittently went out. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. Also, in stop and go traffic, the vehicle intermittently jerked. The dealer could not duplicate the problem.

At night, headlights flicker between dim to bright for no apparent reason. This has been an on going problems since April 2004. Buick service manager admits that this is a known problem but they have no idea how to fix it.

Headlights dim while driving at night. The headlights some times flicker bright to dim then back to bright and the voltage gauge fluctates. This has escalated to where for no reason the headlights will go dim for approximately 5 to 10 seconds then return to normal, at this time they go dim enough that you can't see when driving and have to pull over. The service manager has spoke to gm and Buick representitives for the past couple of days and was basically told: there is a problem - we're aware of it - we don't know how to fix it.

Headlights flicker on/off, and gm doesn't have a solution for this problem. Have contacted the manufacturer, and they cannot fix it. This happens intermittently.

In October, 2003 I purchased a new 2004 Buick Rainier. A couple months later my wife and I were driving home one night and the headlights suddenly dimmed and then came back up. It happened at least twice that night. We took it to the dealer and reported the problem. They were fixing several other problems at the same time so we assumed it was fixed. Last week, October 28, 2004, I was driving on the freeway over a dark mountain pass when the headlights went completely off. They stayed off for 2 to 3 seconds before coming back on. Luckily, I didn't crash because the lights of a nearby semi kept me from crashing into the freeway barrier. I followed the semi after that because I was afraid they would go off again. A few miles down the road, in a narrow on-lane construction area the headlights dimmed several times but never went completely out. Hen I reported the problem to the dealer the next day he was absolutely willing to do anything to fix the problem and understood completely how dangerous it was. But, the gm representatives and corporate office refuses to even recognize that there is a problem because it hasn't been replicated in the shop so will not authorize our dealer to find the problem and fix it. The dealer has called gm several time and I have called several times. Gm basically told me that they didn't care if I died and/or killed other people as far as they were concerned there was no problem.

Awd does not engage. Very dangerous on a slick road. Had SUV to dealer 3-4 times. They never fix the problem. Front wheels of SUV make grinding noise after a few hours of driving. Headlights go dim/and even turn off for a few seconds while driving at night. Took to dealer, of course no problem was found. Someone's going to be killed because of both these problems with the Buick Rainier.