2005 BUICK TERRAZA Complaints

WE HAVE '05 BUICK TERAZZA VAN - TIRE WEAR HAS BEEN UNSATISFACTORY - CUPPING NOTICED AT 18,000 MILES AND ONGOING. DEALER RECOMMENDED ROTATING TIRES - DONE TO NO AVAIL. CUPPING CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. ACTUALLY CUTTING TIRE. DEALER REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE MANF. PROBLEM WITH VAN HAVING UNEVEN WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ON FRONT END. I HAVE LOCATED 5 OTHER PEOPLE IN AREA WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN A GM CUSTOMER FOR 60+ YRS. NEVER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT 25,000 MILES. OTHERS ARE HAVING TO DO THE SAME. TIRE DEALER REPORTS FREQUENT REPLACEMENT ISSUE IS APPEARING WITH THIS MODEL VAN. IS THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? TIRES WERE ROTATED APPROX. EVERY 10,000 MILES INITIALLY THEN AT 5000 AND THEN AT 1000 MI. THIS MUST BE DEFECT IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A BUICK RENDEZVOUS - 04 - TIRES ARE ROTATED IN SAME FASHION - HAS 45,000+ MILES AND TIRES ARE SHOWING NOT WEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR

ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2 1/2 YR OLD BUICK TERAZZA ARE BAD. ONE TIRE IS SPLIT ON THE REAR AND ALL 4 ARE UNEVEN BULGING TREAD AND ACTUALLY THIS ALL STARTED TO HAPPEN LAST SUMMER WHEN CAR WAS ABOUT 26000 MILES. NOW WE HAVE 41K MILES AND THE CAR TIRES ARE SHAKING BADLY AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT ONE TIRE COULD EXPLODE ANYTIME. THESE ARE GOODYEAR TIRES AND ARE THE ORIGINAL FROM THE DEALER AND GM. I AM APPALLED THAT ALL 4 ARE BAD THIS EARLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR BLOWOUT OR AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE THE BLAME. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED SO NEW A CAR. *TR

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH 2005 BUICK TERRAZA MINIVAN AUTOMATIC DOORS THAT OPEN ON THEIR OWN. CAR HAD PROBLEMS IN WARRANTY AND NOW AT 32000 AND OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE FEBRUARY, GM WILL AS A GRACIOUS GESTURE PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT $500.00 LABOR. THEY CLAIM NO LIABILITY FOR THIS SAFETY FAILURE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT SCORES OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS CLASS OF MINIVAN FROM GM. *TR

EVERY TIME THE WHEELS ARE REMOVED FROM MY 2005 BUICK TERRAZA, THE ROTORS GO OUT OF ROUND, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM WONDERING IF ANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. THAT MAKES IT FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE TORQUED TOO TIGHT. WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? IT IS GETTING PRETTY EXPENSIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSES IT TO SPORADICALLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE DOOR. FIVE TO SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REALIGNED THE DOOR. MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR FAILED AGAIN. SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE, HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES REGARDING THE DOOR FAILURE. ON EACH OCCASION, THE ENGINEERS HAVE FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,204.

2005 BUICK TERRAZA SERVICE ABS SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS RANDOMLY. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE GOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO BUICK AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,464. UPDATED 04/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC SEAL ON THE TIE ROD WAS THE PROBLEM.

SLIDING DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS FUELING THE CAR. MY WIFE PUSHED THE OPEN DOOR BUTTON. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPED AS THE SLIDING DOOR SLID BACKWARDS TOWARD THE GASOLINE HOSE. I JAMMED THE DOOR WITH MY BODY AND ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE DOOR BUTTON BUT THE DOOR KEPT TRYING TO SLIDE BACK. I SQUEEZED THE HANDLE AND YANKED THE HOSE OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILLER. I SPLASHED QUITE A BIT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SAFETY SWITCH THAT WOULD PREVENT THE SLIDING DOOR FROM OPERATING WHEN THE GAS TANK DOOR IS OPEN. MY WIFE WAS DISORIENTED AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF A DIABETIC SUGAR LOW AND FELT SHE NEEDED AIR. I HAD VISIONS OF THE SLIDING DOOR STRIKING THE GAS HOSE AND STARTING A FIRE. THE DOOR HAS A SAFETY SWITCH THAT PREVENTS IT FROM CLOSING IF AN OBJECT IS IN THE WAY. BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM OPENING EVEN WHEN IT IS HELD OR STRIKES SOMETHING. *JB

SINCE OCTOBER 2006 I HAVE TAKEN THE '05 BUICK TERRAZA TO MOSSY PONTIAC BUICK GMC OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: DVD STATIC NOISE, UNUSUALLY LOUD, EXHAUST NOISE ON TAKE-OFF, BRAKES, ABS LIGHTS COME ON, ONSTAR, AND IGNITION/STARTER CONTINUES TO TURNOVER AFTER RELEASING THE STARTER KEY. AFTER 10-15 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUES THEY SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE MUFFLER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THAT ANY NOISE I HEAR IS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DVD NOISE I HEARD WAS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE UP UNTIL MY LAST VISIT ON APRIL 10, 2007 AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED OF A BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I HAD BEEN HAVING SINCE OCTOBER 2006. EITHER WAY, THAT ISSUE WAS STILL NOT FIXED AFTER LEAVING MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ABS LIGHT ISSUE AND THE IGNITION/STARTER ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEREFORE , THEY ARE LIKELY INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. *AK I PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH BUICK CUSTOMER CARE ON APRIL 10 AFTER NOT HAVING ANY RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEMS, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN OFFER ME A $1000 REBATE FOR BUYER LOYALTY TOWARDS A NEW GM VEHICLE. MY CAR CURRENT HAS 38,600 MILES, BUT I PURCHASED IT WITH 23K (CERTIFIED WHICH SUPPOSELY EXENDED THE WARRANTY TO 39K) AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALSHIP FOR ISSUES SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. ANY HELP THAT YOU ALL CAN GIVE ME TO HELP RESOLVE THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE KEY FOB IN THE CONTACTS POCKET PRESSED AGAINST SOMETHING AND UNLOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS, INCLUDING THE SLIDING DOOR. THE SLIDING DOOR REMAINS OPEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,268, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,258.*AK UPDATE 05/04/07*TR