2005 Buick Rainier Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 3%of 103 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 42,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Buick Rainier, 3% of the 103 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have various types of problems with my 2005 Buick Rainier. I have owned it for about 6 years now and it currently has a little over 93,000 miles on it. I am reported the problems to you so that you can document the problems to your list and I am also hoping that you can let me know if there is a recall for these issues? 1. Awd is not working. When there was snow on the ground. It caused me to ditch my car when I was turning a corner at a very low speed. There was a car coming towards me, but missed my car. Thank goodness it did not injure someone, myself or my car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10543941, filed 2013-09, 76,000 miles“The contact stated while driving at night, the head lights intermittently went out. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. Also, in stop and go traffic, the vehicle intermittently jerked. The dealer could not duplicate the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10172912, filed 2006-11, 9,000 miles“Car shuts down with no warning , had 1500 dollar power train work . The car almost caused me to be killed due to car running no engine light and completely shut down as if you turned the off. Hwy 287 going 65”
NHTSA complaint #10779869, filed 2015-10Related service bulletins
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- 10234619Apr 6, 2023This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
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- 10227241Nov 18, 2022This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and…
- 10222770Sep 16, 2022This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Buick Rainier
38 complaintsFuel system
27 complaintsExterior lighting
15 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Buick Rainier
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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