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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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PIP-4492P2011-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). 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. *PE
SB-070417001D2009-10-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; SUSPENSION:REAR. 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. *PE
08089-B2009-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GENERAL MOTORS CORP: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. *PE UPDATED 2/17/09. *PE
08-089B2008-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BUICK CHEVROLET GMC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
PIT-47222008-12-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ALL 2000-2006 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE LIGHT DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE
PIT-3046E2008-12-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. GMC: FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *PE
08-0892008-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. 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. *PE
070762008-11-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. BUICK CHEVROLET GMC OLDSMOBILE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY CORROSION. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 11/6/08. *PE UPDATED 5/5/09. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
PIP4054A2008-04-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. EATON LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL CHATTER SHUDDER NOISE ON TURNS, EQUIPPED WITH A LOCKING REAR DIFFERENTIAL RPO G80. *NJ UPDATED 7/17/2008. *PE
44912007-10-29. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLAMP FLICKER OR MOMENTARILY DIM WHILE DRIVING. 06-06-03-004 SUPPLEMENT. SHORT WHEEL BASE ONLY. *NJ UPDATED 1/30/08. *NJ
44862007-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 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). *NJ
19965842007-09-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. BOOM/RUMBLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED *NJ
0405250022007-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ABS LIGHT ON, DTC'S C0265, C0201, U1041 SET AND/OR LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH BRAKE MODULE. (REGROUND EBCM GROUND). *KB
0601390022007-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FRONT BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE OR MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. *KB
43382007-06-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LIGHTS FLICKER ERRATIC OPERATION OF VEHICLES ELECTRONICS. *KB
33002007-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. HORN INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. *KB
39992007-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. LIFTGATE GLASS WILL NOT LOCK UNLESS LOCK IS PRESS A SECOND TIME. *KB
31362007-02-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SLIP CONDITION IN 2ND, 3RD, OR 4TH. DAMAGED 2-4 OR 3-4 CLUTCH. *KB UPDATED 10/31/07. *NJ
39282007-01-29. Service bulletin. STEERING. BIND OR SHUDDER ON TURNS. *KB
0606040482007-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 4.2L LL8 ENGINE FLASHING AND/OR MIL/SES LIGHT. ROUGH IDLE, MISFIRE. DTC P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, AND P0306. *KB
0606020032006-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE 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. *TT
0608660012006-03-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. REVISED LIFTGATE LOCK CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. *TT
38322006-02-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ABS, RED BRAKE ,SVC AND 4WD LIGHT ON HVAC BLOWER INOPERATIVE. *AK UPDATED 1/30/08. *NJ
17501772006-02-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ABS BRAKE SVC AND 4WD LIGHT ON HVAC BLOWER INOPERATIVE. *AK
3659A2006-02-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SES LIGHT AFTER INTERNAL ENGINE REPAIRS DUE DTC P0016 OR P1345. *TT

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