2006 Buick Rainier Technical Service Bulletins

763 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2006 Buick Rainier. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10038294Jan 1, 2012Seat belts. Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. Buckle release button is sticking. Seat belt warning light illuminated. Likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm updated 4/3/12.
• 10029924Dec 1, 2011Air bags. General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (sir) indicator/lamp on with dtc(s) b0012, b0013, b0016, b0016, b0019, b0020, b0022, b0023, b0026, b0033, b0040, b0042 or b0044 set. This may be caused by a loose, missing, or broken connector position assurance (cpa) retainer at the air bag for the set dtc. Includes trailblazer ext. *pe updated 8/16/10. *pe updated 3/12/12.
• 10037184Oct 1, 2011Seat belts. Gm: service bulletin explaining when the safety belts are supposed to lock. *rm updated 12/6/11.
• 10042164Sep 1, 2011Engine cooling. Cadillac/chevrolet/buick: bulletin on reprogramming procedures on engine control module (ecm) calibration for certain 2006 cadillac, chevrolet and buick models.
• 10036464May 1, 2011Engine cooling. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. Upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/11. *pe updated 5/9/11. *pe updated 5/25/11. *pe updated 06/16/2011. *kb updated a second time on 06/16/2011. *kb updated 6/27/11.
• 10037933Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. There are multiple possible causes.
• 10037130Oct 1, 2010Brakes. Gm: the abs lights may come on intermittently with three possible trouble codes.
• 10030590Jun 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain, Suspension. Gmc/buick/oldsmobile/saab: bump or thump noise is heard coming from the rear suspension or felt in the floor. The information affect vehicles with g67 automatic level control rear suspension. *pe updated 3/30/11.
• 10019841Mar 1, 2010Electronic stability control. Unwanted stability activation slow speeds. *ak updated 11/17/10.
• 10026804Oct 1, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Gmc: fluid leak from transmission oil cooler lines due to corrosion. All 2000-2006 light duty trucks equipped with the light duty automatic transmission.
• 10026704Aug 1, 2008Fuel system. Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate.
• 10026586Jun 1, 2008Equipment. Buick cadillac chevrolet gmc hummer oldsmobile pontiac saab saturn service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. Fcc ruled in 2002 wireless carriers would no longer re required to support analog wireless network starting in 2008. *pe csc letter was received. Updated 12/1/08.
• 10024345Feb 1, 2008Suspension, Transmission and drivetrain. Eaton locking differential chatter shudder noise on turns, equipped with a locking rear differential rpo g80. *nj updated 7/17/2008.
• 10017464Jan 1, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Service 4wd light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c0374 set. *tt updated 10/05/07. *nj inspect wiring harness to transfer case speed sensors, replace wiring harness. Updated 7/18/08
• 10020881Dec 13, 2007Air bags. Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07.
• 10019241Dec 1, 2007Brakes. Abs, red brake ,svc and 4wd light on hvac blower inoperative. *ak updated 1/30/08.
• 10022914Oct 4, 2007Electrical system. One of the following concerns when programming the mileage or the hours into an exchange instrument panel cluster that is received from an electronic service center (esc).
• 10023913Oct 1, 2007Equipment. Ei07213 - no cold air from vents, a/c inoperative, blows warm air (reset hvac control module)
• 10023417Oct 1, 2007Exterior lighting. Automatic headlights inoperative until shifter is placed into gear.
• 10022660Sep 18, 2007Suspension. Boom/rumbling noise at highway speed
• 10023223Sep 1, 2007Latches, locks and linkages. Rear liftgate glass may not lock when using remote keyless entry (rke), key fob transmitter or door lock switch, and/or liftgate hatch or liftgate glass may lock then unlock when rear liftgate glass button is depressed (reposition lock cylinder wave washer and adjust lock rod)
• 10021691Jun 15, 2007Body and structure. Liftgate module replacement.
• 10021675Jun 15, 2007Electrical system. Lights flicker erratic operation of vehicles electronics.
• 10022470Jun 1, 2007Brakes. Abs light on, dtc's c0265, c0201, u1041 set and/or loss of communication with brake module. (reground ebcm ground).
• 10022260Apr 1, 2007Engine cooling. Front blower motor inoperative or may not shut off in extremely low ambient temperature conditions.
• 10021085Mar 1, 2007Body and structure. Liftgate glass will not lock unless lock is press a second time.
• 10021019Feb 22, 2007Transmission and drivetrain. Slip condition in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Damaged 2-4 or 3-4 clutch. *kb updated 10/31/07.
• 10020914Jan 29, 2007Steering. Bind or shudder on turns.
• 10020876Jan 25, 2007Transmission and drivetrain. Transmission shift indicator adjustment.
• 10020969Oct 12, 2006Brakes. Unable to locate connector c111 or dtc c0186, c0196. Abs connector lamp.
• 10020950Oct 1, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. Revised rear axle fluid capacity and fluid level checking specification.
• 10020949Oct 1, 2006Suspension. Rear suspension uneven, sagging, low.
• 10018986Oct 1, 2006Engine cooling. Service engine soon (ses) or check engine light on, dtc p0526, p0480, p1481, and p1484 set. *tt updated.
• 10021018Sep 28, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. No movement when the shift lever is moved to d4 or d3. Normal operation when moved to d2 d1 or reverse. *kb updated.
• 10020879Sep 1, 2006Engine cooling. 4.2l ll8 engine flashing and/or mil/ses light. Rough idle, misfire. Dtc p0300, p0301, p0302, p0303, p0304, p0305, and p0306.
• 10020229Aug 19, 2006Electrical system. Possible symptoms of ses svs traction control or abs indicator on dtc(s).
• 10020824Jun 1, 2006Air bags. Sir light on, dtc's b0022, b0024, b0026, b0042, b0043, b0044.
• 10020203Jun 1, 2006Equipment. Missing mercury disposal notice label.
• 10019456Mar 15, 2006Engine cooling. A rough idle/running concern may be encountered with a p0014 and/or p0017 dtc.
• 10019437Mar 15, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. Squeak, squeal or whistle noise from front axle equipped with 4wd.
• 10019419Mar 15, 2006Engine cooling. Rough idle with dtc p0014 and/or p0017 - inspect cam actuator solenoid screens and crankshaft end play.
• 10019207Feb 17, 2006Brakes. Abs brake svc and 4wd light on hvac blower inoperative.
• 10019176Feb 16, 2006Electrical system. Tire pressure monitor fault with tire pressure display of zero on the instrument panel.
• 10019510Feb 1, 2006Engine cooling. Operating characteristics of the electro-viscous (ev) fan clutch and diagnostic tips for cooling fan noise, delayed transmission shifts and/or engine revving too high.
• 10018923Jan 25, 2006Brakes. Service stability light on with dtc c0131.
• 10018643Jan 10, 2006Electrical system. Multiple pcm dtcs reported by the tech 2 - select dtc info on tech 2.
• 10018639Jan 10, 2006Electrical system. Service stability light on c0186 c0196 c0283 c0287 c0290 c0292 c0455 c0550.
• 10018628Jan 9, 2006Brakes. Squeak noise on brake apply.
• 10018592Jan 7, 2006Seats. Seat recall added to personalization rpo aab.
• 10018577Jan 6, 2006Engine cooling. P0300 due to random misfires not felt - possible accessory pulley.

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