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2004 Buick Rainier vehicle speed control problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2004 Buick Rainier8% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
8%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2004 buick rainier. While driving approximately 30 mph in the rain, the vehicle hydroplaned. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. As a result, the contact was rendered unconscious and transported to the hospital via ambulance. The contact's head…

    filed May 31, 2018

  • Speedometer and tachometer step motors malfunction and do not go back down upon deceleration. My speedo will show I'm doing 40 mph while stopped and sometimes peg out while driving in the neighborhood. This creates an unsafe situation with speed management in all types of driving conditions.

    filed Apr 17, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Rainier years

YearReportsShare
2006 Rainier22%
2005 Rainier77%
Rainier vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.