After having to replace my right door handle once, now I have to replace it again. These handles seem to be the only downfall I have had with this Buick other than the natural upkeep. Why would anyone put a plastic handle on such an expensive automobile. It doesn't make sense to me. My husband and I are retired and we could be using that money to pay for our insurance premiums. Our car has only 79139 miles on it and it is 13 years old so why are the handles breaking so soon and with less than normal wear and tear?

This is the third complaint I've made on my door handles and I hope that this will certainly be my last. Like the other complaints, I'm having to replace another, this time it's my driver door that needs the repair. So frustrating to have to be repeating the same thing so many times. All of the dates may not be precise because I wasn't prepared to answer the questions with the date and time the handles broke. I just know that they're all broke and have to be repaired and I have to come out of my pocket to pay for something that should have been done better when the SUV was manufactured. Buick, you let me down this time.

I truly love my 2006 Rainier however there is a major flaw in the door handle design! I purchased my Rainier with 45,000 miles on it in 2013 and since then I have replaced every exterior door handle at least 1x, and am starting on the second go around with the Driver side rear door handle now with 97,000 miles on it. The problem is the pieces are all plastic and will snap in colder weather. It's a major pain in the ass to keep replacing this part as the handle is $110 then they charge another $90 to paint the damn thing (and that is with a lot of haggling - originally tried to charge me $400). As if that isn't enough the issue was compounded by the fact that this last time I had the child safety lock engaged making it impossible to open the door at all! After months of trying to be delicate I went out one day and just ripped the handle off from the outside and used pliers to open the door. Now, I don't want to just buy another handle seeing it will probably break again in the next year or two but unfortunately am unable to find a handle that is just a pull and open instead of the lift-pull that is currently on there.