NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Buick Rainier Recalls
The 2005 Buick Rainier has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Buick Rainier. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 103
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Buick Rainier, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2005 Buick Rainier
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 05V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,815
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2005 Buick Rainier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 103 owner complaints about the 2005 Buick Rainier, the newest on July 22, 2023. Of these, 6 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Buick Rainier, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (19%) and the exterior lighting (15%).
The 2005 Buick Rainier's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2005 Buick Rainier owners gave the mileage (82 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System38
- Fuel System, Gasoline20
- Exterior Lighting15
- Air Bags7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
- Suspension7
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Buick Rainier peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 19. 12% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 103 complaints about the 2005 Buick Rainier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Rainier by model year
Other 2005 Buick models
Newest record on this page: July 22, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted