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Service bulletins for the 2004 Buick Rainier

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

653 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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021292004-07-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE OR IDLE SHAKE AT TIMES. *TT
021402004-07-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE HARD OR INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL BINDING IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. *TT
020862004-07-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4L60E, 4L65E INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL FROM A STOP OR STEADY SPEED. *TT
020802004-07-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. REPEAT HVAC ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. *TT
020682004-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NO START WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1626 OR P1631. ALSO INCLUDES 1998-2004 CHEVROLET, GMC FULL SIZE TRUCKS/ UTILITIES/ VANS. *TT
020602004-07-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. NO AUDIO AND RADIO DISPLAY INOPERATIVE OR CLOCK RESETS. *TT
020442004-07-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. NO SOUND FROM RADIO OR RADIO WILL NOT PROGRAM. *TT
020902004-07-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. RADIO PARTS RESTRICTION WHEN CALLING SPECMO EXCHANGE CENTER. TO INCLUDE 2003-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC FULL SIZE UTILITIES AND FULL SIZE PICK-UP. *TT
020532004-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. INFORMATION ON RESURFACING THE PARK BRAKE PORTION OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR. *TT
00156A2004-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 4.2L LL8 ENGINE ROUGH IDLE - RUN POSSIBLE P1345 OR P0016. *MJ *TT
00731A2004-07-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER BUMPS OR UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. *TT
01181C2004-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0172. 4.2 LL8 ENGINE. *TT *MJ
021172004-06-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TCCM WILL NOT PROGRAM THROUGH TIS. *MJ
040172004-06-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT - TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP INOPERATIVE. ANSWERS TO ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER INQUIRIES. *MJ THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE WHICH WAS RELEASED JUNE 3, 2004. *TT THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE - PHASE II. *TT PHASE III. *TT
00686B2004-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. AUTOMATIC VOLUME FEATURE DIAGNOSIS ON THE UQA BOSE RADIO. *TT
008592004-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C0327 WITH OR WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) SETTING. *TT *MJ
01968A2004-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0171. *TT
01115A2004-06-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CLUNK, RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. *TT
016622004-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM ERROR ON A RADIO DISPLAY. *TT
016722004-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG THREADS - INFORMATION. *TT
016542004-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SQUAWK OR GRUNT NOISE THAT OCCURS ON THE 2-3 UPSHIFT ON VEHICLES WITH 4L60E - M30, 4L60E M32 TRANSMISSION. *TT
016612004-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). XM CHANNEL ZERO NOT AVAILABLE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH NAVIGATION STYLE RADIOS. ALSO INCLUDING GMC DENALI 2004. *TT
019732004-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH SHIFTS FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE (GARAGE SHIFT). WORSE IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *NM
016762004-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. 4.2 4L60E ENGINE COOLING FAN CONTACTS SHROUD AFTER REPLACING RADIATOR. *MR
016232004-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 4.2 LL8 ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0016 OR P1345 WITH NO DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS.*MR

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.