2006 Buick Rainier: engine stalls while driving

5 of the 91 complaints about the 2006 Buick Rainier describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 5%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 106 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2007
1
2006
5
2005
6
2004
3

What owners say

Filed Jul 26, 2022 · Visibility · CA

During periods of time with ignition switch on, the wipers will loose the ability to both regulate speed and shut off. The wiper cover AC Delco/GM part number 19120931 will fail and loose control of the wipers (fail to shut off while driving). Because you cannot shut off the wipers, the driver's vision is obscured, and the noise from the wipers on the dry glass is very distracting. This will cause drivers attention to shift from focus on driving to manipulating the wiper switch. GM has not ordered a stock or replacement wiper covers from AC Delco, so trying to locate a fix for this problem is very hard. This is a GM design problem and is very expensive to fix. As a minimum GM needs to stock this part. All of these wiper covers will fail eventually, and accidents from this problem will occur.

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 112,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick rainier. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the engine stalled and the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle restarted after multiple attempts. However, the failure recurred multiple times. Also, the contact had stated that there was a burning odor present. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The technician stated that the ignition switch, various wires, and throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. However, the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility). The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2014 · Fuel system · 84,500 miles · CO

The fuel sensor for my 2006 buick rainier started to malfunction approximately two years ago. I had it diagnosed by gm dealer, king chevrolet buick gmc of longmont, colorado and they informed me the car needed a new fuel sensor. The fuel gauge indicates the tank is empty, when actually full. We decided not to correct the problem, due to the cost. The buick ran out of gas numerous times throughout the last 2 years. Three days ago the car stalled on interstate 25 with passengers on board. We towed it back to king chevrolet buick gmc, longmont, co. And now diagnosed with a faulty fuel pump with an estimated cost of $1400 to correct the fuel pump/sensor problem. Each time the car was diagnosed by the gm dealer, not a word was mentioned by staff/technicians about the known fuel component failure. I discovered this issue after searching the internet, yesterday. I find it hard to believe that this serious safety hazard is not publicly acknowledged by gm corp and its dealers and a recall for these vehicles has not occurred. Seems gm corp and king chevrolet buick gmc have no concern for consumer safety.

Filed Mar 21, 2012 · Fuel system · 50,000 miles · NV

Fuel gauge showed more fuel than what was actually in fuel tank causing vehicle to stall while driving. Fuel gauge now reads empty at all times even when tank is full.

Filed Sep 1, 2006 · Engine · 8,556 miles · MI

Dt*: the contact stated since july 13, 2006, the vehicle stalled without warning at speeds below 20 MPH. The vehicle restarted each time and was taken to the dealership. The dealership was unable to determine a problem, but replaced the ignition switch and coolant temperature sensor in a repair attempt. The problem persisted.