2005 BUICK TERRAZA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR DOOR ALARM STARTED SOUNDING AND THE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN. PULLED THE CAR OVER SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCKED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL INVOLUNTARILY STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

FOR MONTHS, ALMOST 8 NOW, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE MY 2005 BUICK TERRAZA SERVICED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. I HAVE HAD THE LATCH SYSTEM REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DING. LESS THAN 8 MONTHS LATER I HAD THE ENTIRE POWER DOOR MODULE AND DOOR CONTACTS REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I ALSO HAD THE CONTACTS REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS AFTER BEING REPAIRED THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AND WHEN WE MANUALLY CLOSED THE DOOR IT WOULD DING CONSTANTLY, EVEN WHILE DRIVING! SO ANOTHER TRIP INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT SEEMS I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $600 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH SYSTEM COMPLETELY REPLACED, APPARENTLY IT WAS FINE 10 DAYS PRIOR WHEN I BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE FEW TIMES WE USED THE DOOR CAUSED MAJOR LATCH ISSUES. THIS YEAR ALONE I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $2200 ON THE SLIDING DOORS (NOT INCLUDING THE $600 I WILL BE SPENDING ONCE THE LATCH IS ORDERED AND REPLACED), THE DEALERSHIP LOVES SEEING ME WALK IN BECAUSE I HAVE YET TO SPEND LESS THAN $500 THERE AT A TIME. MY FUELS LINES HAD TO REPLACED WHEN THE VAN WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ONLY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A THE FUEL SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACING, $375 FOR THAT AND WHEN I GOT THE VAN HOME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE, COME TO FIND OUT, IT WAS NEVER THE SENSOR, BUT THE FUELS LINES THAT WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EITHER, BECAUSE REPLACING FUEL LINES IS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR... YEP AFTER 3 YEARS. I AM WONDERING IF IT IS THE DEALERSHIP I AM TAKING MY VAN TO ,OR THE VAN ITSELF... I THINK ITS A COMBINATION OF BOTH. I AM JUST COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS OPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE DOORS WILL ONLY CLOSE WHEN THEY ARE LOCKED, BUT THE CAR ALARM SOUNDS, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 BUICK TERAZZA REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE OR STAY CLOSED. WHEN CLOSED, AN ALARM SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY. HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SERVICED BY BUICK FOR OVER THREE YEARS. BUICK HAS REPLACED SOME OF THE PARTS, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY. *TT

WE ALSO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW DUE TO THE ABS/TRACTION/STABILIZER ISSUES...AND WE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IN THOSE 2 MONTHS ITS BEEN A CONSTANT HEADACHE!! WE HAVE STUCK ALOT OF MONEY IN TO THIS ALREADY, THEY KEPT TELLING ME THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT, WHICH AFTER 2 SETS OF 2 NEW HUBS, THEY SHOULD BE FINE. I DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I AM A DAYCARE PROVIDER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THESE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THIS ISSUE ARE LIFE THREATENING...SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE START LOOSING THEIR LIVES OVER SOMETHING THAT LONG AGO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED....IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ON THIS END, LEGAL ACTION WILL BE ADDRESSED AND I SUGGEST ALL OF YOU HAVING ISSUES DO THE SAME!! *TR

ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. VAN STARTED APPLYING TRACTION CONTROL IN INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS, AND APPLYING ABS BRAKING WHEN NOT NEEDED, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING DISTANCE. OTHER THAN BEING CONCERNING THAT THE VAN MAY NOT STOP WHEN YOU BRAKE CAUSING YOU TO BUMP ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WORRY ABOUT STOPPING DISTANCE FOR PEDESTRIANS, NO ACTUAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS SENSOR OR THE BUTTON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,308 THE DEALER TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A CIRCUIT. UPDATED 11/28/11

MY NAME IS [XXX] OWNER OF 2005 BUICK TERRAZA.WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER GETTING STUCK/FROZEN , WE HAVE ALSO TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ,AN THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . I FEEL THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT I AM SURE BUICK DOES NOT MAKE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO FIX ( B.S.) TO THIS PROBLEM. WE FEEL LIKE GETTING A LAWYER T SEE IF MAYBE THEN THEYCOULD FIX THIS . THE DEALER SAYS OUR WARRANTY NO LONGER COVERS . WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. WITH 10 MILES ON THE NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP US . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON AN ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES GRABBED AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE (53604 MILES). THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND I HAD TO WORK OVERTIME TO GET THE CAR TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SEVERAL CARS WERE BEHIND ME ' EXPECTING ME TO SPEED UP ' AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I WAS TOWED TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE ISSUE. THE MANAGER THEN GOT IN THE CAR WITH ME DRIVING SO THAT WE COULD SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. WE DIDN'T GET FAR BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SPECULATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE SO MY THOUGHTS COULD NOT BE AFFIRMED. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY 2011, MY ABS SYMBOL AND 'SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM' ALERT COME ON, AND THE CAR GRABS AND MAKES A CRUNCHING SOUND (59287 MILES). *TR