2006 BUICK TERRAZA Complaints

THE ENGINE STOPS WITHOUT WARNING HAVE HAD TO GO TO GM DEALER AND GET CODE TO START IT NEXT THREE TIMES I JUST WAIT IN TRAFFIC TILL IT STARTED NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT THINK THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE, I PAID THE GM DEALER TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BUT AGREED IT DID THE SAME THING TO THEM. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WON'T CLOSE. IT OPENS UP AGAIN WHEN THE CLOSING SLIDE DOOR TOUCHES THE FRAME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY A FEW DAYS!! VERY FRUSTRATING. AND I SAW THERE ARE 4 OR 5 SIMILAR COMPLIANT REPORTS ON THIS ALREADY. SO LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAPPENS ON A NUMBER OF VEHICLES ALREADY, NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

PROBLEM, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STAY ON. PROBLEM, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAY ON. *JS

IN 2013 HAD MY PASSENGER SLIDER DOOR FIXED FOR NOT OPENING HALF THE TIME OR IT WOULD JUST OPEN. I TOOK IT IN AND GOT IT FIX COST ME 800.00 AND THE SAME DAY GOT IT FIXED THE DRIVER DOOR DID THE SAME THING AND THE DEALER FINALLY GOT IT TO SHUT BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT OPENING ALL MY IT SELF AND THEN WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO CLOSE. I SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE DOORS JUST WONDERING IF ANY PROBLEMS ARE WITH A RECALL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON (INDICATES ABS NEEDS TO BE SERVICED) ALSO TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" WHEN MOVING FORWARD. AT TIMES WHEN BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ON THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE POWER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 63,000 FOR THE SAME THING! HAVE HAD TO NUMEROUS SHOPS WHO CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK SHUT- THEY COME FORWARD AND POP OUT AND REOPEN. MUST OPERATE MANUALLY. *TR

ON MAY 2, 2013, ABOUT 10AM, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY OUT OF CONTROL AND MY CAR HIT ON A CAR PARK ON THE STREET SIDE WITH NONE INSIDE. MY CAR HAD SEVERE DAMAGE AND COST ABOUT $10,000.00 TO FIX. THE OTHER CAR I HIT ON HAD MEDIUM DAMAGE. THE AIR BAG POP OUT WITH A LOT OF DUST AND IT WAS FLAT. A LOT DUST BLOW ON MY FACE. THE AIR BAG HAD NO AIR AT ALL. IT WAS ALL FLAT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN KIND OF TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN FOR THREE YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE BIG VEHICLE , SO I HAD NOT BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE DEALER. I REQUEST THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE 2006 BUICK TERRAZA'S STEERING SYSTEM. I AM SURE THAT SOMETHING IS NOT QUITE RIGHT IN THE STEERING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

ON 10/14/12, I PULLED INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE WAY TO TURN MY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE(T-BONED) WHICH IMPACTED THE MIDDLE OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER SINCE THE FORCE WAS SO HARD TO ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS, BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS HOWEVER NEITHER THE FRONT ARE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE REPORTS STATES THAT THE TRUCK THAT STRUCK MY VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH WHEN IT CRASHED INTO MY VEHICLE. FOR MY CAR TO BARLEY BE MOVING AND THE RATE OF SPEED. OF THE TRUCK IT'S MY IMPRESSION THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD METAL TO METAL CLUNKING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS AND KNUCKLE. THE CONTINUOUS DEFECT EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V110000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED AN INCENTIVE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.