2006 BUICK TERRAZA Complaints

BEFORE 46,000 MILES BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY VAN WENT BAD THEY WENT BAD WITHIN 5 MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. I NOTICED IT BY VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I DO NORMAL DRIVING WITH A MIX OF FREEWAY AND AROUND TOWN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, OR INJURIES. DEALER REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE SAME SYSTEM IS USED FOR TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL. MY VEHICLE IS PRONE TO BRAKE SENSOR FAILURES. WHENEVER ONE OF THE SENSORS FAILS THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DISABLES ALL 3 OF THESE SAFETY FEATURES. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE THIRD SENSOR FAILURE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006 BUICK TERRAZA WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. EXPERIENCED UNEVEN SCALLOPED WEAR AT 12251 MILES. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG TO CAUSE, REPLACED TIRES FOR FREE. ROTATED TIRES EVERY 3,000 MILES FAITHFULLY. ALSO HAD PRESSURE CHECKED WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE. AGAIN, UNEVEN SCALLOPED WEAR AT 32000. DEALER TRIED TO CLAIM MY TIRES WERE ALL UNDERINFLATED BY 10PSI CAUSING WEAR. HOWEVER, ONLY 2 TIRES SHOW WEAR, AND SCALLOPED WEAR PATTERN IS NOT CAUSED BY UNDERINFLATION. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. REFUSED TO ASSIST IN REPAIR OR DETERMINING WHY TIRES ARE FAILING SO EARLY. SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER ALSO DID NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,895.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

IT IS PROBABLY A SHORTER LIST TO LIST WHAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TROUBLE WITH , BUT HERE GOES. 1. THE BACK POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN AND SHUT AT WILL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PARTED IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, ETC. THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS REGULARLY COME OVER TO TELL ME MY DOORS ARE OPEN. MY HUSBAND ALMOST MISSED A FLIGHT BECAUSE HE SPENT TO MUCH TIME TRYING TO FIGHT WITH THE DOOR TO STAY SHUT. THEY HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE DOORS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. 2. DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL. ONE DAY IT LOCKED MY 1 YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD IN THE VAN WHEN IT WAS 107. IT LOCKED THEM IN FROM THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO WALK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT FINALLY UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN AFTER NOT QUITE 10 MIN. MY CHILDREN WOULD BE DEAD IF IT HADN'T ALREADY BEEN COOLED ON THE INSIDE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT. 3. NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. RACK AND PINION REPLACED, ANOTHER REPAIR DONE. THE REPAIRS LAST ABOUT 5 - 10K MILES. 4. TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS. THEY DID A RESET OF SOMETHING, BUT TRANSMISSIONS STILL SLIPS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE. 5. FUEL GAUGE. IT HAS ALWAYS FLOATED, WAS TOLD THAT WAS HOW GM MAKES THEIR GAUGES UNTIL I TOOK IT THE LAST TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY STATE THAT IT IS A FUEL SENSOR, BUT IT IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND THEY NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT IT BEFORE AS THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN AND REMAIN OPEN. WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND AND THEN THE DOOR WOULD REOPEN. THE DOOR FAILS TO SHUT PROPERLY. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS SHUT, THE ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DOOR WAS REOPENED. IT THEN FROZE AND WOULD NOT SHUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AIR CONDITIONER GOES OUT AFTER 2 HOURS ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICING. DEALER ADJUSTED COMPUTER PROGRAM. AIR CONDITIONER STILL WENT OUT AFTER 2 HOURS ON LONG DISTANCE TRIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY CRACKED AND THEN SHATTERED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAS ABLE TO FIND SOME PLASTIC TO TAPE UP THE WINDOW AND THEN DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,490 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT ACCEPT A TRADE BACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,053 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,114. UPDATED 4/11/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO RIDES ROUGH AND SWAYS WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR