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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

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

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01-07-30-042H2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN. This information was created to inform the technician that the 2-3 upshift and the 3-2 downshift clunk is caused by the releasing of the 2-4 band and application of the 3-4 clutch assembly during an upshift. Also during a 3-2 downshift, the releasing of the 3-4 clutch during the application of the 2-4 band, can cause torque reversal down the output shaft creating a clunk. This is a normal condition.
080730035C2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
09-07-30-018C2017-10-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on the change in automatic transmission add conditions documentation and claim submissions
PIT54802017-08-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that intermittently the cruise control is inoperative or that it will not set around or over 70 mph. Technician will need to insure that all four tires are the same size, brand and have similar wear. Verify the Power Control Module and Electronic Brake Control Module tire calibrations are correct. Technician will now check the Instrument Panel Cluster, Power Control Module and Electronic Brake Control Module data for the wheel speeds at 70 MPH or above and write down the difference for each set of speed data. Technician will need to use a Global Positioning System to determine actual speed and compare it to the Power Control Module and Electronic Brake Control Module readings. If the Global Positioning System and Power Control Module speeds match, suspect front wheel hubs and they should be replaced.
02-07-30-052J2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information regarding automatic transmission oil cooler flow test essential tool J-45096 TransFlow®.
06-00-89-026L2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on a revised customer concern not duplicated/verified labor operation numbers and how to submit CCND.
PIP4138L2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the cause of this concern technician should check for a worn camshaft lobe and/or lifter roller, a sticking valve, valve leakage, a broken valve spring, and a collapsed active fuel management lifter.
PIP50722017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have slip in forward ranges immediately after replacing the input housing. Technician will inspect the 3-4 clutches and the forward clutch oil feed passages for leakage between circuits. Technician should apply regulated compressed air to the 3-4 clutch feed hole and the forward clutch feed hole one at a time with the input housing. Technician will need to replace the input housing if there is an air leak 3-4 clutches.
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
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
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
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
060420032007-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REVISED REAR AXLE FLUID CAPACITY AND FLUID LEVEL CHECKING SPECIFICATION. *KB
0507300312006-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 4L60-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) SHUDDER, WATER IN TRANSMISSION (REPAIR TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE, LEVEL INDICATOR AND SEAL). *AK
05-04-21-0032005-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SERVICE 4WD LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C0374 SET. *TT UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ INSPECT WIRING HARNESS TO TRANSFER CASE SPEED SENSORS, REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 7/18/08 *PE
0404210042005-11-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). 4WD SWITCH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING, 4WD INOPERATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C0327, P0550 SET. *TT
35162005-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VIBRATION FELT AND HEARD AT LOW RPM DURING PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. *TT
34392005-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NO DRIVE IN D4 OR D3. TO INCLUDE 2005 GMC JIMMY. *TT
34442005-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SERVICE VME-TCC SURGE OR SHUDDER, INVESTIGATION OF WATER INTRUSION INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *SC
3420A2005-10-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. PING, POP OR CLICK NOISE FROM UNDER THE REAR. *SC
33692005-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SPRAG DAMAGE AN ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED. TYPICAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NO FORWARD MOVEMENT IN D4 OR D3 SHIFT LEVER POSITION. MOVEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED IN D2, D1 OR REVERSE. *TT
33632005-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4L60E/4L65E NO REVERSE. *TT
3335A2005-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INVESTIGATION OF PUMP AREA LEAKS. *TT
33512005-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C0374 OR ERRATIC 4WD/AWD OPERATION. *TT
0407300412005-03-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741, HARSH SHIFT, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. *TT

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