2006 BUICK RAINIER Complaints

CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED THE BACK END OF IT WHILE AT A STOPPED POSITION OR THAT IT IS SHIFTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE AT A STOPPED POSITION..YOU CAN ALSO FEEL IT ON THE FLOOR AT TIMES AS IT HAPPENS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT..DEALER DID A CHECK WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND NOTHING WAS IN THE COMPUTER...THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I TOOK CAR INTO DEALER...FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE COMPESSOR KICKING ON....THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THIS CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT DOWNSHIFS LIKE THAT AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT UNLESS IT GETS WORST NOT TO WORRY...BUT IF IT DOES GET WORSE TO RING IT BACK IN. *CN

WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A SHUDDERING OR RUMBLE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS OF OUR BUICK RAINIER AWD AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BACKING AND MAKING TURNS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

2006 BUICK RAINIER SURGES WHEN STOPPING CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SURGES WHILE STOPPING AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. HE STATES THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A CONTINUING ISSUE. **NAR**KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN STOPPED, THE PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE AS TIME PROGRESSES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND BOTH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE VEHICLE SURGING. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING THAT THE SITUATION BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

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. *NM

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-60 MPH) ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE...I.E., NO CONNECTION WITH ENGINE. USED "RESUME" BUTTON ON CRUISE CONTROL TO SPEED UP. MANY MONTHS AGO SAME THING HAPPENED. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. JUST INTERMITTENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE JULY 13, 2006, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN A REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.