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Re: Rainier Check Engine Lights [supertuba]
by jchurch
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Mar 22, 2008 (12:15 pm)
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Replying to: supertuba (Mar 04, 2008 10:48 am)
My Rainier had all of the gauges stop working, and the driver information center went blank after 50000 miles. I've taken it to the dealer and am looking at $1000 in repairs if I decide to go with it. Still runs fine, just no idea how much gas, oil pressure, or engine temp! Anybody have any ideas?
Jed
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- #15 of 20
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Re: Rainer Headlights Flicker & A/C Issues, Etc.? [gary8061]
by jblais
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Apr 14, 2008 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: gary8061 (Feb 25, 2008 10:43 am)
Couples months ago I had an electrical tourble with my gage, the Alternator batteries gage was reduicing down to 5 amp, the lights were flashing exterior + the dash board. After a scan at Dealer, It appear that my air pump causing this, so I did change the air pump in december 2007. 18 months after (03/2008) same trouble, I did change the pump a second time, 2 weeks after same trouble, Dealer says Buick Rainier has 2 air pump under the hood, nothing to do with the air compressor in the back for the suspension, and the second one is defective also, it's about 600$ each time - Is someone has a solution for me or did someone experimented this trouble ?
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- #16 of 20
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Erratic speedo behaviour
by adf2
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Apr 22, 2008 (5:42 pm)
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I just bought a 2004 Rainier which has the much-read-about Speedo problem. Sometimes the speedo needle sits below zero at start-up, which always means it won't move at all when driving. Other times it is perfectly normal. Is it a sensor? Is it a cluster? Can it be corrected easily?
Help!
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- #17 of 20
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Re: Erratic speedo behaviour [adf2]
by medgar
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May 26, 2008 (7:19 pm)
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Replying to: adf2 (Apr 22, 2008 5:42 pm)
Our 04 Ranier started having electrical issues about 2 months ago. We had left it parked for 6 days at the airport. Started it up and none of the gauges were functioning. They may operate each time for a day, but then may go several days without working. About 3 weeks ago while driving about 15 mph, the accelerator failed to respond and the tach was locked in at 1000 rpm. After pulling over and restarting, all was well. In the past 10 days, the speedometer and tach have started failing also. Just last night, nothing was working and then it came on while driving. It did that several times.
I've checked fused and wire bundle connections but have not been able to find any problem.
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- #18 of 20
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Re: Erratic speedo behaviour [medgar]
by adf2
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May 27, 2008 (3:43 am)
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Replying to: medgar (May 26, 2008 7:19 pm)
Medgar,
My problem was solved by having the garage replace a stepper motor. Now I get smooth speedo needle movement, rather than the eratic, twitchy movements I was getting.
Your problem sounds more serious than a simple stepper motor change. I wonder if the whole cluster is in need of changing.
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Re: Rainer Headlights Flicker & A/C Issues, Etc.? [gary8061]
by thedrake
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Jun 05, 2008 (6:55 am)
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Replying to: gary8061 (Feb 25, 2008 10:43 am)
I also had the problem with flickering headlights on my '04 Rainier. The problem started about 6 months after I got it. I had the truck in the shop 3X for service of this problem, and even had copies of this thread documenting other owners flickering lights but the dealer denied their was a problem. When I bought a new battery after about 3 yrs, that seemed to help, but only temporary, the flickering returned. I returned the Rainier back to GM after my 48 month lease was up.
PS. I also hated the automatic climate controls, especially on the windshield defrost setting. It was impossible to adjust the temp, either too hot or too cold.
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Re: Rainer Headlights Flicker & A/C Issues, Etc.? [thedrake]
by lizshep
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Jun 16, 2008 (6:13 am)
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Replying to: thedrake (Jun 05, 2008 6:55 am)
Hello,
Im having a problem with my 05' Rainier.
The Gas Gauge seems to malfunction. When I fill up the tank to full it will read that it is empty and will continue to fluctuate up and down. This happened a month after I bought it from the dealer and now I am stationed overseas and cant ship my car to my station until this problem is fixed. Anyone else have this problem and know how much it cost them??
Thanks.
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