Buick RAINIER brakes problems
25 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
391 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
68,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 312 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
25 of 391 complaints match this topic (6.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10080234 · 2004-08-05 (August 5, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE CONSUMER FOUND DIFFICULTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE ENCODER SENSOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE. THERE WAS AN OCCASION WHERE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ALMOS…
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Owner report 10101081 · 2004-11-16 (November 16, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. THE OTHER DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM BEHIND. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME. WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK
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Owner report 10110324 · 2005-02-11 (February 11, 2005)
CAR IS 2004 BUICK RAINIER WITH AWD. LESS THAN 2000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. TEMP 0 F, 4" FRESH SNOW. RETURNING HOME AT 5:00 P.M., TURNED INTO 100' LONG DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED TOWARD GARAGE. BECAUSE OF SNOW IN DRIVEWAY, HAD TO ACCELERATE TO REACH FRONT OF GARAGE WHEN NORMALLY I JUST COAST BECAUSE IT IS A SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL APPROACH. CAR WOULD NOT STOP BY PUSHING BRAKES AND HIT GARAGE DOOR. CAR SEEMED TO BE ACCELERATING AS IT PUSHED GARAGE DOOR INTO SNOW BLOWER AND SNOW BLOWER INTO STORED VEHICLE INSIDE GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH. SPEED WAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,991 miles reported. Look up ODI 10110324 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10125853 · 2005-06-13 (June 13, 2005)
2004 RAINIER EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *MR THE DRIVER HEARD WIND NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD IDLING NOISES. *NM
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Owner report 10219958 · 2008-03-03 (March 3, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RAINIER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM; HOWEVER,THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219958 at NHTSA ↗