Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RAINIER / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287266 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2004
Consumer's City: NOVI Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RAINIER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5GADT13S242 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 65 mph, the vehicle swayed from side to side. the dashboard indicator lights flashed and the consumer found difficultly stopping the vehicle. the dealership serviced the vehicle and determined that the transfer case needed to be replaced. *ak the all wheel drive light had come on and when the brakes were applied, the vehicle was pulling to the left and right. as a result, the encoder sensor was replaced along with the transfer case module. there was an occasion where the consumer's wife was driving the vehicle and almost lost control of the vehicle and had a hard time keeping the vehicle under control. the consumer would also feel a dragging along with a hard time stopping. *sc *jb