Low beams on lighting goes out for no apparent reason. This has happened two times in the last two weeks. Dealership says they just can't find anything wrong. Although they had another vehicle there with same problem. This seems to be a recurring problem with gm suv's. My 1994 gmc did the same thing and I heard reports of other gmc's doing the same thing. Not good on interstates at night.
Visibility & wipers
2004 Buick Rainier Visibility problems
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2004 Buick Rainier's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on July 22, 2017. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Visibility complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick rainier. The contact stated that after opening the driver side power window, the window could not be closed. The contact indicated that the failure would only occur in extremely cold temperatures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. Also, the contact indicated that the driver side heated seat would become very hot too the touch before the seat warmer completely failed altogether. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick rainer. The contact stated that after turning the vehicle off and removing the key from the ignition, the engine blower continued running. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was determined that the wires for the heater blower were burned out. The mechanic advised the contact that the failure could have caused the vehicle to catch on fire. The contact then spoke to the dealer and was told that there were no recalls for the issue. The vin was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 105,000.
Erratic windshield wiper operation. When you turn the wipers on for use they immediately go to "normal" mode of operation and can be switched to "high speed" and back to normal but will not go to "delay" or turn off. Then they may stay on for days before they will stop on their own. They do not trun off with the switch. This has been a problem for about 6 months but is getting worse. *Tr
Windshield icing even with full defroster at moderate air temperature/air duct too small for width of windshield,dealership will not fix. *Ak
Buick Rainier visibility complaints by year
Rainier visibility problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data