10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,234 miles

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problem #5

Sep 202019

Rainier

  • miles
Power steering leaks, the gas gauge and other gauges don't work, most the electrical don't work inside the car, makes a weird noise when it backs up and the engine revs when it's starts and sometimes when it drives and goes faster even when you are not hitting the gas, the gas tank blows out gas when we are pumping gas like it's full but it's not, the window cracked from a little peddle and the wheels and hubs go bad really fast.

- Flint, MI, USA

problem #4

Dec 142017

Rainier

  • 3 miles
I"ve had problem after problem in this Buick since 2103. I have taken it to lynch dealer ship and complaining about same noise no resolution as of yet. I've fixed fuel gauge, both tie rods, swag bar, wheel bearing, brakes, rotor blower, on and on spent already $ 7,000 to fix it.. now the mechanic says "oh", maybe its the differential which will cost $3200. But maybe! for those wanting to get a Buick Rainier please dont as you will not stop fixing it!!! piece of junk! this differential could have caused my life and someone else's. I was driving it on 12/14/17 heard a loud pounding noise trouble turning to right side and braking. When I wanted to break truck would not stop.

- Kenosha, WI, USA

problem #3

Oct 052015

Rainier

  • 165 miles
This car needs to be recalled completely shutting down with no engine light on. This car driving on hwy shuts off no warning

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #2

Aug 042014

Rainier

  • miles
While driving my speedometer will read 120mph when in fact I'm only doing 65mph. It'll stay stuck at 60 and 120mph when the truck is turned off. I have to turn the engine off and on to reset it back to 0. one day it works fine, next day it's reading incorrectly. My oil gauge just stopped working all together. My headlights also flicker while I'm driving.

- Stone Mountain, GA, USA

problem #1

May 102015

Rainier

  • 111,000 miles
Passenger door panel caught on fire when the care wasn't used for over 15 hours. The window and door locks weren't working on that side and the window was up prior to the fire. The fire caused the window to drop down and a passing tow truck thankfully saw the flames.

- Cranston, RI, USA