2006 BUICK RAINIER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING DIMMED AS IF THEY WERE NOT ON AND STARTED FLICKERING. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, WHICH ALSO DIMMED AND FLICKERED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,500. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF *CN

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.

AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE GAS GAGE GOES TO ZERO AND THE TANK EMPTY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 TO 3 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 10-15 MILES THE GAS GAGE RETURNS TO SHOWING ACTUAL LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. HOWEVER, AT ABOUT A TANK LEVEL OF ABOUT 1/4 THE TANK IS NEAR EMPTY. THIS ERRATIC MALFUNCTION OF THE GAS GAGE IS DANGEROUS.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WERE SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BEFORE IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,482.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. LEAVING ONLY THE BRIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS OPERATABLE. THEY SOME TIMES WILL COME BACK ON, BUT OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL. THIS IS SPORATIC, WITH NO RYTHME OR REASON. DRIVING AT NIGHT FOR OVER A HALF HOUR WITH ONLY YOUR BRIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. OTHER MOTORISTS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT YOU IF YOU HAVE YOUR BRIGHTS ON, OR IF ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ON, OTHER MOTORISTS WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS ALSO. DRIVING WITH ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS IN RURAL AREAS, THEN BEING BLINDED BY ON COMING VEHICLES IS A NIGHTMARE. I DRIVE TO WORK AT 5:30 AM, ALWAYS IN THE DARK, ON RURAL ROADS WITH NO STREETLIGHTS. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT, WHILE I AM ON A CURVE, AND I HAVE A SEMI BARRELING AT ME AT 60MPH, ALL I CAN SAY, IS I'M THANKFUL I CAN TELL THE STORY. I CAN ONLY HOPE, THE NEXT TIME I HAVE MY BRIGHTS ON, BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE IS WORKING, THE MOTORIST COMING TOWARDS ME HAS HAD A GOOD DAY, AND DOESN'T COME AFTER ME WITH A ROAD RAGE MENTALITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V75500 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING CONTROLS HAD NOT BEEN WORKING AND /OR WORKING ERRATICALLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO FIX THE RECALL ITEM, DOOR SWITCH, AND WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM BY MAIL. ON MARCH 14, 2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING FULL FORCE. WITHIN 10 MINUTES I SMELLED AN ELECTRIC FIRE AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CAB FROM ABOVE AND BELOW THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD. AS THE SMOKE INCREASED I WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO REMOVE BELONGINGS FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH AND BURNING EMBERS FALLING INTO THE CAB. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, BUT ARE NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND STILL OWE THE FINANCE COMPANY SINCE WE HAD ONLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 9 MONTHS AGO. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH REVEALED THE HEADLIGHTS WE HAD REPLACED TWICE ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND THE SUSPENSION NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. *TR