2007 BUICK RAINIER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BY DEPRESSING THE WINDOW SWITCH, THE WINDOW WOULD STOP MIDWAY UP AND HE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT BY PULLING ON THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) HOWEVER, DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,500..... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S DOOR REGULATOR. THE RECALL TO REPLACE WINDOW MODULE HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED, YET. UPDATED 2/21/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) AND CALLED THE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT MANUFACTURING THE RECALL PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 12/14/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY AND THE EMPTY FUEL TANK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH , BURNING FUMES STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONICS IN THE DOOR PANEL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

SHORT CIRCUIT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS TO SMOKE, PRODUCE ODOR IN CAR AND SHOW SIGNS OF FIRE DAMAGE ON DOOR. ALL WARNING SIGNS WERE LIT ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULDN'T START FOR OVER 24 HOURS. WHEN IT DID WE DROVE IT TO A DEALER. UPON DRIVING, ALL BELLS AND WHISTLES WERE GOING WHILE DRIVING. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED AS OF AUGUST 2012, ID # 90864. I WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE NOISE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO NOISE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 08/30/12 UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS

AFTER FILLING ENGINE TO FULL, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, FUEL SENSOR DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. LATER, IT CAME BACK UP BUT LEVEL DOESN'T REFLECT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE RESORTED TO RESETTING MY TRIP ODOMETER AND FILLING UP WHEN IT NEARS 300 MILES SO I KNOW I WON'T BE STRANDED WITHOUT FUEL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *JS

FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRATIC. SHOWS 3/4 FULL, THEN SLOWLY DROPS TO EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL ALARM SOUNDING. I KNOW THERE IS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. FUEL SENSING UNIT IS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD READ THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL TO CAPACITY. WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BE WILLING TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL SOUND AN AUDIBLE ALERT AND WILL SHOW LOW FUEL INDICATOR. WHEN YOU HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS IT WILL SHOW A FULL TANK AND STAY THERE UNTIL YOU USE ABOUT 1/8TH OF A TANK AND THEN THE FUEL GAUGE START MALFUNCTIONING. SOME TIMES THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL AND SOME TIMES IT WILL SHOW EMPTY AND ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES WILL ACTIVATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT GM WOULD PAY 1/2 OF THE REPAIR COSTS WHICH ARE ABOUT $145.00 AND THE VEHICLE OWNER WOULD PAY THE OTHER 1/2 OF THE COSTS. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS TO REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM. *TR