Buick Rainier

Owners filed 391 complaints across 5 model years of the Buick Rainier. The 2004 drew the most (158); the 2003 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints391

Recalls15

Fires14

Deaths0

Every Buick Rainier model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2007	38	5	2	—	Fuel System, Gasoline	Routine
2006	91	7	5	1	Fuel System, Gasoline	Routine
2005	103	1	3	6	Electrical System	Routine
2004	158	2	4	9	Electrical System	Routine
2003	1	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine

Which Buick Rainier years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 158 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.