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2007 Buick Rainier repairs by problem area
Engine (0%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (0%)
Brakes and Traction Control (0%)
Suspension and Steering (60%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (20%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (0%)
Other (20%)
Chart based on 5 repairs.
2007 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
302-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in Minnesota, United States Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Apr 2013101700 miUS $350 | Door handle on drivers side replaced | ||
| Jan 2014100500 miUS $450 | Left wheel bearing on front | ||
2007 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
302-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Minnesota, United States May 2011 - Apr 2013 | |||
| Feb 201259300 mi | Popping noise from front end stabilizer end-links. Replacement of front right wheel bearing. | ||
2007 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
291-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in South Carolina, United States Jul 2015 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Aug 2015164200 miUS $50 | Lights worked when on high beam but off completely on low beam. I had to replace a relay in the main panel under the hood. | ||
2006 Buick Rainier
Engine not specified
| Buick Rainier in Ontario, Canada Sep 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Oct 201048360 miC $422 | Headlights stopped working. The shop took 2 days to figure out the problem was a relay even though I told them it was probably a relay when I dropped it off. The relay was cheap to replace, could have done it myself. Mostly labour costs. | ||
| Jan 2011 | Driver door handle trim popping off. The trim clicks back into place but continues to pop off every once in a while. | ||
2006 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
291-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in Oklahoma, United States Feb 2007 - Mar 2010 | |||
| May 200713000 mi | Body Side molding coming off passenger door | ||
| Mar 200827000 mi | Wind noise. Broken radio. External trim coming off. | ||
2006 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
291-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Colorado, United States Nov 2010 - Nov 2011 | |||
| Dec 2010105000 miUS $127 | The front heating unit quit working, was an intermittent problem or would not come on at all; purchased a restrictor unit from parts store and replaced it. Had to wait one day on part and took 20 minutes to replace. Resolved the problem. | ||
| Jul 2011110000 miUS $240 | Owner noticed leak in worn rear suspension airbags, ordered parts and owner replaced. No further problem. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Nebraska, United States Jan 2012 - Feb 2012 | |||
| Feb 201271000 mi | Lumbar support electrical fixed Engine lights came on, lost power, Stabilitrak off came on odometer display | ||
| Buick Rainier in Idaho, United States Jan 2016 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Sep 2016103000 miUS $1247 | Air bags leaked. I replaced all the shocks with spring type shocks | ||
| Oct 2016103700 miUS $1052 | Driver door locks quit working as well as passenger memory system. Driver's seat wouldn't move. Had to replace electrical system in driver's door and three motors under driver's seat. | ||
| Feb 2017107000 miUS $317 | While traveling on Interstate 84 to Nampa both windshield wiper arms came off and the left side broke the rear view mirror and the other one bent so much I had to replace it. We had just gotten It out of the shop that day and had the wiper blades replaced | ||
2005 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
300-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Illinois, United States Oct 2007 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Oct 200727000 miUS $30 | black color on radio knobs coming off, dealer replaced radio/nav under warranty. Changed oil. | ||
| Dec 201160000 miUS $900 | Radiator leak had to be replaced | ||
| Jul 201372500 miUS $700 | Replaces worn parts | ||
| Feb 201479000 miUS $1000 | Rear air shocks leaking. Replaced both air shocks and compressor (for good measure). | ||
| Sep 201482000 miUS $1000 | Replaced front wheel bearings Replaced loose sway bar | ||
| Buick Rainier in California, United States Jun 2010 - Aug 2014 | |||
| Oct 201198000 miUS $46 | Front light | ||
| Sep 2013118000 mi | Fuel level sensor and pump replaced at dealer cost | ||
2005 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
275-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in South Carolina, United States Aug 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 2015118000 miUS $200 | Rear air suspension bladders were dry rotted and leaking. Replaced bladders with coil springs and disabled air system. Cannot tell any difference in ride quality. | ||
| Feb 2022123000 miUS $20 | AC compressor pulley bearing going bad. Rough and slight noise. Replaced bearing. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Nevada, United States Nov 2007 - Jan 2010 | |||
| Jun 200724394 mi | Replaced broken gas cap strap. | ||
| Jul 200725259 mi | Replaced airbag module, due to airbag light being on. | ||
| Apr 200834557 mi | Replaced idler pulley bearing. | ||
| Nov 200955000 miUS $191 | Engine light on. OnStar stated cooling system. Replaced thermostat & housing. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Puerto Rico Oct 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Mar 200928000 miUS $110 | Noisy water pump, replaced. | ||
2005 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
275-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Arizona, United States Mar 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Oct 2017103000 miUS $1000 | airbag failure. replaced | ||
| Buick Rainier in Wisconsin, United States Dec 2014 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Nov 2015122900 miUS $250 | Transmission lines rusted out, sprung leak replaced all lines. | ||
| Buick Rainier in British Columbia, Canada Jul 2012 - Sep 2014 | |||
| Sep 201269440 miC $500 | Leak in the hose to the power steering cooler. Hose and radiator replaced. | ||
| Mar 201371920 miC $300 | Wheel bearing was making a rubbing noise. Shop replaced part. | ||
| Dec 201376260 miC $100 | Check engine light was on. Briefly went out but returned. Will be going back to another shop | ||
| Sep 201478740 miC $400 | wheel bearing replaced. They said the check engine light was an evap code but I never did anything about it. There was a lot of rust (from the East Coast) and the problem could have been with any number of things. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Rhode Island, United States May 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jun 200943000 miUS $38 | The bushings on the front sway bar where completely worn out to the point that you could move the swaybar side to side by hand. Replaced both bushings and the play went away | ||
2004 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
290-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in California, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 201893000 miUS $267 | Transmission shifter cable replaced as it had broken at the side of the transmission | ||
2004 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
290-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Nebraska, United States Dec 2009 - May 2014 | |||
| Jan 201050000 miUS $450 | Memory seat recall button was not working. Dealer replaced memory seat switch and door module. Front left wheel hub bearing is making noise. Dealer claims it is tire noise. I switched tires and the noise still exists. Present only on left side during right hand turns, not on right side during left hand turns. | ||
| Apr 201161000 miUS $175 | Vehicle was not maintaining fuel pressure after warm-up and would act like it was out of fuel. Fuel pump was replaced along with fuel filter. | ||
| Jun 201165000 mi | A/C condensate drain was plugged and caused water to pool in the front passenger footwell. Drain line was removed, cleaned, and reinstalled. | ||
| Jul 201165500 miUS $100 | Water pump failed and was replaced. | ||
| Dec 201169000 mi | Driver's express down window feature did not work. The switch was replaced. | ||
| Jul 201277000 miUS $85 | Leak from driver's side seal where CV axle enters differential | ||
| Sep 201382000 mi | Loud buzzing/humming when audio system on. Rear control module removed, contacts cleaned, and reassembled. | ||
| Nov 201384000 miUS $15 | Chirping coming from power steering pump. P/S fluid replaced and protectant added. | ||
| Apr 201487000 miUS $200 | Computer threw a CEL, code was for knock sensor low voltage. Knock sensor cavity was full of water, shorting the sensor. Both sensors, sub-harness, and intake manifold gaskets replaced. | ||
| May 201487000 mi | Leak from driver's side seal where CV axle enters differential Chirping power steering pump. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2008 - May 2013 | |||
| Apr 200837000 miUS $100 | AWD would not engage and the front wheels would not function leaving the AWD truck a 2WD vehicle. Front and rear sway bar links had excessive play and front sway bar bushings were worn. | ||
| Aug 200839000 mi | MV has intermittently had a problem with the drive train binding up. Additionally, there has been a distinct thump sometimes when stopped and the car is in drive feeling almost like you have been rearended. | ||
| Jan 200941000 miUS $100 | High speed fan setting on heater blower seemed slow to me. Dealer stated all other Rainiers had the same fan speed. Stereo sound did not sound the same on each side of the vehicle. Dealer replaced radio head unit and amplifier. | ||
| Sep 200945000 mi | Check engine light came on regarding the cooling fan spinning too fast. | ||
| Jul 201156000 mi | Pipe between muffler and catalytic converter was replaced. | ||
| Dec 201160000 miUS $60 | One of the tensioner pulleys in the fan belt system had excessive play in it. The bearing was going bad. The tensioner was replaced without issue. | ||
| Mar 201262000 miUS $350 | Air suspension was not functioning correctly. Both rear height level sensors were replaced and the problem was corrected. | ||
| Jun 201262000 miUS $1050 | Air shocks and air compressor replaced due to the shocks leaking and the compressor no longer working. | ||
| Nov 201264000 miUS $1249 | Strong fuel smell coming from underside of vehicle. Diagnosed as a rotted out fuel line assembly. Fuel lines replaced and problem solved. Sadly it was very labor intensive. | ||
| Dec 201264000 mi | Car returned from dealer with a large transmission fluid leak after previous repair. Dealer found mechanic had destroyed a seal for the transfer case while conducting original repair. Dealer fixed problem on their dime. | ||
| Jan 201364300 mi | Car went back to dealer after major fuel leak developed. Car towed into dealer for fuel leak. Tow driver hooked onto tie rods causing major damage to both as well as the steering gear. Total damage done and the rental they supplied me with was about $3000.00 | ||
| Buick Rainier in Minnesota, United States Feb 2006 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Nov 200614389 mi | Ignition switch failure. Covered under warranty | ||
| Sep 200726000 mi | Ignition switch failure. Covered under warranty. CAUSE --- wife had too much weight on key chain, no problems since removing the excess stuff. | ||
| May 200935500 mi | Driver's side heated seat failed. Replaced heater element under warranty. Driver's side heated seat failed. Replaced heater element under warranty. | ||
| Sep 201482000 miUS $450 | Air suspension leaking down overnight - replaced both rear air bags. | ||
| Nov 201589700 miUS $520 | Bad wheel bearing on left front. Replaced. | ||
| Aug 201697000 miUS $1350 | A/C compressor quit working and had to be replaced. | ||
| Aug 2017104000 miUS $950 | Replace water pump and electromechanical fan clutch | ||
| Buick Rainier in North Carolina, United States Aug 2011 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Sep 201198000 miUS $700 | Rear air shocks leaked when not operating daily. Would fill when vehicle was started. Parts replaced. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Michigan, United States Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Feb 2016178000 mi | Had to replace rear air suspension with coil over shocks and springs | ||
| Mar 2016181000 miUS $300 | Had to replace passenger side front bearings. Decided to do both sides. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Alabama, United States - Jan 2007 | |||
| Jan 200711000 mi | check engine light, replaced ignition under warranty | ||
2004 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
275-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic RWD
| Buick Rainier in Rhode Island, United States Mar 2007 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Jan 200726 mi | Heated driver's seat doesn't work (part on order) | ||
| Jan 201087200 miUS $850 | AWD inoperable. Replaced output shaft and carrier bearing | ||
| Jul 201063500 miUS $10 | Transmission cooling lines rotted, repaired & refill fluid. | ||
| Mar 201272000 miUS $30 | Replace thermostat to correct check engine light | ||
| Jul 201273300 miUS $80 | Replace coil on #3 cyl to correct misfire | ||
| Feb 201376600 miUS $175 | Instrument cluster defective. Sent to United Radio to be rebuilt | ||
| Nov 201483000 miUS $2200 | Front differential failed. Replaced with used unit. | ||
| Dec 201592000 miUS $650 | Fuel pump developed a leak. Drop tank to replace pump. | ||
| Buick Rainier in Texas, United States Feb 2009 - Mar 2011 | |||
| May 200961000 miUS $452 | mechanic call the part California emissions pump. Part cost $310.00 and the rest was labor approx $108. | ||
| Jul 200962000 mi | A noise kinda like a bird. engine light came on. diagnosed as falty thermostat | ||
2004 Buick Rainier 4dr SUV
275-horsepower 4.2L I6 4-speed automatic AWD
| Buick Rainier in Pennsylvania, United States May 2013 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Jun 201581000 miUS $1200 | REPLACED ALL TRANSFERED CASE SEALS. WHERE LEAKING. $75 FOR REPAIR REPLACED REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. GEARS BROKE. GOT USED ONE FOR $200 REPLACED AIR SUSPENSION WITH NEW ARNOTT GEN-2 AIR SPRINGS AS OLD WHERE LEAKING. $210 FOR BOTH REPLACED AIR COMPRESSOR AS OLD ONE WOULD NOT PUMP UP AIR SUSPENSION/SPRINGS. USED @ $130 | ||
| Apr 201687300 miUS $400 | REPLACED TRANSMISSION LINES REPLACED LEFT TIE-ROD REPLACED BOOTS, SEALS, FRONT DRIVE AXLES | ||
| Sep 201691000 mi | removed both Front Differential axles to make from AWD to 2WD. Already had Front Differential fixed twice. Was not spending another $2000. Works fine and getting about 40 more miles to a tank of gas. Parts removed not replaced. | ||
| Oct 201691500 miUS $29 | Replaced front and rear Sway Bar Links Coil Spring Set Rear $65.00, took off leaking air springs | ||
| Buick Rainier in New York, United States Mar 2008 - May 2011 | |||
| Apr 201170000 miUS $250 | Water pump started making noise. Had new one installed | ||
2004 Buick Rainier 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Buick Rainier in North Carolina, United States Dec 2009 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Feb 2010106000 miUS $150 | not sure. husband took to shop. | ||
| Jan 2011127000 miUS $300 | had to get car inspected but light was on becasue of gas cap and dirty filter...got new gas cap and new filter | ||
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