Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 3198 | 10010653 | No cruise control and diagnostic trouble code p0741. *eh | 12/03/2004 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 60800 | ||
| The speedometer does not read the correct speed. sometimes while traveling at 55mph it will state i am only going 40 while other times it will state i am going 120. sometime when i start my vehicle the needle will read below 0 and others it will read over 80 while just idling. this on top of the gas gauge not reading accurately, stating i am almost out of gas after i just filled it tells me there is something majorly wrong with the electronics on this make. all i had to do was put in the words 2005 buick rainier speedometer gas gauge failure and found way to many incidents of the same problem. i contacted buick and they are going to send me to have it looked at, i have a feeling they are going to charge me. and i think it should be their responsibility since it seems to be a prevalent issue and my vehicle only has 60k miles on it for an almost 8 year old car. if i have to pay for it, it will be the last gm car i purchase. especially since my grand daughter is getting of driving age and i wanted to pass this on to her. | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 85200 | 1 | |
| While driving at around 50 mph the speedometer went down to zero. after stopping and starting again it went to 120 and stayed there. starting the car now it stays at 120 mph and does not return to zero. this is very scary and dangerous. i have found out that this happened to several gm cars. we also found out that it will cost $500.00 to $600.00 dollars to repair. i think someone needs to check this out as a recall. this is an item that should work 100% of the time all the time and a failure for something like this is just not right. please advise what can be done. | |||
| 02/06/2012 | 86000 | ||
| The speedometer has begun registering significantly higher speeds than the vehicle is traveling. at one point, a gps device in the vehicle indicated a speed of 55, and the speedometer for the vehicle registered more than 100 mph. in other cases, when standing still, the speedometer showed a speed of 35 mph. subsequently, and intermittently, the speedometer works correctly, and then reverts to defective mode. gm advised that the vehicle was out of warranty and that the cost of repair would have to be borne by the vehicle owner, even if it was a safety issue. a gm dealer in vermont indicated that the entire bundle for the instrument panel would have to be replaced. when given the ok to proceed, the dealership said that new bundles were no longer available, and rebuilt bundles would have to be used - and none were currently available. they suggested leaving the vehicle, removing the bundle and sending it away for rebuilding, and then installing it back into the vehicle. i declined that offer. the defective speedometer problem continues today, and i have to believe that the unavailability of new bundles, if correct, means that this is likely a widespread problem and potentially major safety issue. | |||
| 11/26/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I have been doing research and i have noticed that there are many people that are dealing with the same issues i am which includes gas gauge failure (false readings) and speedometer reading incorrectly. the amount of people dealing with these issues should be enough to place a recall on those clusters i would think. i have never had so many problems with a 2005 vehicle before like i have had with my 2005 buick rainier. i have ran out of gas many times because of this issue leaving me stranded on the side of the road. something has to be done. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 80000 | ||
| The spedometer began sticking at night. we kept driving the car using the rpm gauge to try to judge speed. the spedometer would work sporadically. it now doesn't work. it show 100 mph when you may be going 20 or it shows 20 mph when you are going 60. last night we were showing 45 miles an hour parked in the driveway. this is definetly not a safe way to drive a car. i know that gm has had problems with this and has recalled some trailblazers and tahoes, but so far they have not done anything to help the ranier owners. this is a costly repair and it is caused by a new design gm tried. | |||