Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Buick Rainier.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 16 year old son was making a left hand turn out of a school onto a road with no curve, no hole, no accident but the … |
| 2022-07-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Buick Rainier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front windshield wi… |
| 2019-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LEAKS, THE GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES DON'T WORK, MOST THE ELECTRICAL DON'T WORK INSIDE THE CAR, MAKES A… |
| 2019-09-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LEAKS, THE GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES DON'T WORK, MOST THE ELECTRICAL DON'T WORK INSIDE THE CAR, MAKES A… |
| 2018-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE COMMUNICATION. LOUD BANGING, AWD LIGHT CAME ON, CODE SHOWED THE ABOUT REA… |
| 2017-12-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I"VE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM IN THIS BUICK SINCE 2103. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO LYNCH DEALER SHIP AND COMPLAINING ABOUT SA… |
| 2017-10-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 70 MPH MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF PLUNGING THE ROAD… |
| 2017-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND M… |
| 2017-02-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCC… |
| 2017-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2016-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE IS ERRADIC. IT BOUNCES FROM FULL TO EMPTY. |
| 2016-06-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2005 BUICK RAINER SPEED METER STOP WORKING ALSO MY FUEL GAGE, OIL GAGE, RPM GAGE AND TEMP GAGES ALL HAVE STOP WORKIN… |
| 2016-05-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OUR LOW BEAM LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK ON AT OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT AND YOU HAVE T… |
| 2015-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2015-10-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS CAR DRIVING ON HWY SHUTS OFF NO WA… |
| 2015-10-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER POWER SWITCH SHORTS OUT - CANNOT ROLL DOWN WINDOWS (OF ANY KIND), LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT CO… |
| 2015-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING , HAD 1500 DOLLAR POWER TRAIN WORK . THE CAR ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE KILLED DUE TO CAR RU… |
| 2015-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 DR… |
| 2015-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SHOWING THE ACCURATE SPEED. THE NEEDLE SHOOTS TO 100-120MPH, WHEN I AM ONLY DOING 65 MPH. WHEN I … |
| 2015-07-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK RAPIDLY … |
| 2015-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN THE CARE WASN'T USED FOR OVER 15 HOURS. THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS WEREN'T WORK… |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2005 BUICK RAINIER STARTED ACTING UP THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN THE BLOWER STAYED ON WHEN CAR SHUT OFF..NOW WHEN WE TURN… |
| 2015-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE LOCKS START UNLOCKING AND LOCKING MULTIPLE TIMES, WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON… |
| 2015-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE. ALSO,… |
| 2015-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER F… |
| 2014-11-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LOWERED TO THE G… |
| 2014-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE. RIDING IN THE CAR I… |
| 2014-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE FIRE INVOLVING A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. AN ORIGIN AND CAUSE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDE… |
| 2014-08-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 120MPH WHEN IN FACT I'M ONLY DOING 65MPH. IT'LL STAY STUCK AT 60 AND 120MPH WHEN… |
| 2014-06-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WE OWN A 2005 BUICK RAINIER AND THE HEADLITES AND DASH BOARD LITES CUT OFF ON THERE OWN JUST LIKE THE 2006 VEHICLES ARE… |
| 2014-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES SHOWS 80 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND OFF, SOMETI… |
| 2014-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ENGAGED IN NORMAL BREAKING AND WHEELS LOCKED UP AND BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. I DID NOT HAVE THE AB… |
| 2014-02-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD… |
| 2014-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OF A MEDICAL CENTER OFF OF RT. # 486 IN LECANTO, FLORIDA...ONTO A SIDE STREET. CAR TOTALLY … |
| 2014-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. … |
| 2013-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SHE HEARD THE… |
| 2012-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED. SOMETIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH IT WILL STATE I AM ONLY GOING 40 W… |
| 2012-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 50 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO ZERO. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN IT WENT TO 120 AND … |
| 2012-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. SOME TIMES IT SEEMS TO READ RIGHT, BUT LOTS OF TIMES IT WILL SAY I AM DOING 12… |
| 2012-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING TO FIND THE REAR OF MY 2005 BUICK RAINIER RESTING ON THE TIRES, I STARTED THE VEHI… |
| 2012-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOS… |
| 2012-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INCORRECTLY WORKING. FOR A FEW DAYS IT WAS ACTING… |
| 2012-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED, AT TIMES WOULD READ GOING OVER 100MPH WHEN GOING 40MPH. WHEN CAR STOPPED W… |
| 2012-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAULTY AND IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL READ I AM GOING 120 MPH WHEN GOING APPROX. 65 MPH OR … |
| 2012-02-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON 2/29/12 I CAME BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND PARKED MY VEHICLE AND UNLOADED MY GROCERIES AND RETURNED TO MY VEHICL… |
| 2012-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEGUN REGISTERING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SPEEDS THAN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. AT ONE POINT, A GPS … |
| 2012-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR WAS THE FIRST TO MALFUNCTION. THEN THE OIL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NOW AIR SUSPENSION AND OTHER… |
| 2012-01-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 0 | I HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 BUICK RAINIER. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS… |
| 2012-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE NO SOONER HAVE OUR GAS GAUGE FIXED AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. AT FIRST IT WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH BE… |
| 2011-10-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BUICK RANIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |