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2007 Buick Rainier Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
16%of 38 total for the year
Median mileage
109,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2007 Buick Rainier, 16% of the 38 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 109,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“First recall was on the window swith in driver door . Second recall was on the lights and as of now they still do not have the parts to fix it. Before I got the recall notice we went and had it fixed and we had to pay for that. They dont seem to be to concerened about our saftey or it woul already be fixed .now only back passenger dorr can be opened from the outside all the other doors messed up at the same time and they want 500.00 to fix two doors really.”

NHTSA complaint #10787753, filed 2015-11

“My recall was jan 2015 that low beam head lights goes off . Mine are off all the time. No parts available so they want me to pay for repairs. If repairs are available then why do they pay to fix. Bill app.300.00 can not drive night only have high and fog lights. Have talked to royal Buick hoover al. And head man steven senior advisior at Buick. He said he would help. All he did was call royal and they said 105.00 for diagnasit plus repairs. I am on social security and small ret. From county. Can not afford. Second recall on this car. …”

NHTSA complaint #10761944, filed 2015-09

“The contact owns a 2007 Buick rainer. The contact stated that the headlights flickered on the vehicle intermittently. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) in 2015. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the hdm service part was replaced, but the failure reccured two days later. The contact mentioned that he was charged for the interim repair. The contact felt that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. …”

NHTSA complaint #10789306, filed 2015-11, 109,000 miles

“Headlights go out without warning causing hazardous night driving. Recall issued but GM has no fix yet! Has happened several times. I have checked with local dealer and still no fix available.”

NHTSA complaint #10816212, filed 2015-12

“The contact owns a 2007 Buick Rainier. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tools confirms parts not available. Updated 04/07/16”

NHTSA complaint #10819387, filed 2016-01

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2007616%
20061213%
20051515%
20042113%

Other parts of the 2007 Buick Rainier

Fuel system
10 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Buick Rainier

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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