Major Problems with 2005 Buick Terraza Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Buick Terraza

2005 Buick Terraza FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 71000 miles

2005 Buick Terraza SEAT HEATER/COOLER Victims: 1 Mileage: 50000 miles

2005 Buick Terraza AUTOMATIC (ASC) Victims: 1 Mileage: 14999 miles

Browse 2005 Buick Terraza complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Terraza owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM all buick terrazas (also pontiac sv6) violate 49cfr571.101 in that the needles for the instrument gauges are not illuminated when...	23 ~ 47698 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the traction control stability and abs warnings randomly appear and cause the car to slow down and the driver to	22 ~ 82594 miles
SERVICE BRAKES there are several defects that i am experiencing with this van. these issues escalated this weekend the traction control...	11 ~ 82156 miles
STEERING steering locked up while driving 50 mph on a very busy four lane highway while i was in the fast...	10 ~ 75555 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: the consumer owns a 2005 buick terraza. the only the way the horn will work is by taking both...	10 ~ 2236 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM i was involved in an accident and had front end damage. the air bag sensor and light are on indicating...	9 ~ 74239 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES power sliding doors in the rear fail to close on a repeated basis often having to try and close them...	9 ~ 60693 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE continued problems with 2005 buick terraza minivan automatic doors that open on their own. car had problems in warranty and...	7 ~ 49901 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES dt*: the contact stated the automatic sliding door locked by itself and would not open by the key or power...	7 ~ 11663 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving on the highway switching lanes on dry pavement clear day and the traction control system or the...	7 ~ 12714 miles
SUSPENSION consumer states: there was a vibration in the car while driving 45 mph. the consumer could feel the steering wheel...	7 ~ 37331 miles
ENGINE buick terraza just shuts down while driving (at various speeds) or stopped without warning. everything shuts down with display stating...	4 ~ 81250 miles
WHEELS every time the wheels are removed from my 2005 buick terraza the rotors go out of round and need to...	4 ~ 66975 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* - the contact complained about a variety of vehicle problems. failures. the heating and cooling system did not consistently...	3 ~ 32650 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated without warning the brakes activated and the vehicle came to a stop. this occurred on two	3 ~ 36333 miles
POWER TRAIN vibration at 50+ mph. pulsating vibrating when braking. uneven wear on tires (feathering) noticed at 3 000 miles. horn takes...	3 ~ 44984 miles
TIRES vibration at 50+ mph. pulsating vibrating when braking. uneven wear on tires (feathering) noticed at 3 000 miles. horn takes...	3 ~ 23115 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION vibration in car at speeds of 45-to-70--steering wheel van has been back to dealer 6 times has only 5900 miles...	3 ~ 18135 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact experienced brake failure while coming to a stop sign. she...	3 ~ 13067 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt: the contact stated had a technician from gm look at his car because he was having many problems with...	3 ~ 4515 miles
STRUCTURE consumer stated whenever the vehicle was started he was unable to see the needle or the dial on any of...	3 ~ 20785 miles
AIR BAGS i was driving along. about 20mph. started to go over some really bad railroad tracks. all of a sudden my...	2 ~ 48650 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the headlights would flicker on and off on...	2 ~ 93500 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES all 4 tires on my 2 1/2 yr old buick terazza are bad. one tire is split on the rear...	2 ~ 34672 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION upper bushings on both rear knuckles are very loose-2005 buick terraza. *tr...	2 ~ 46750 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2005 buick terraza with 20 000 miles on it. recently when the temp has got cold (30...	2 ~ 16705 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: the contact stated while driving all of the lights dimmed. the fan motor lost power. this happened eight times...	2 ~ 14500 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the horn is very difficult to blow. in the upper right side you can hardly push on the horn to...	2 ~ 68000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: the contact stated had a technician from gm look at his car because he was having many problems with...	2 ~ 50 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS where to start! the horn is very hard to work the power sliding passenger door opens randomly and has been...	2
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: the contact tried to using the horn but most of the time could not get it to blow. even...	2 ~ 14500 miles
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the headlights burned out both of the rear...	1 ~ 137000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the key was bumped as the contact drove...	1 ~ 144499 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the seat belt indicator erroneously illuminated on the...	1 ~ 100000 miles
WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the seat belt indicator erroneously illuminated on the...	1 ~ 100000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL randomly while driving the abs system activates the brakes pulling the car to one-side. if my memory serves me correctly...	1 ~ 105000 miles
PARKING BRAKE i am sending you information on my 2005 buick terraza i am also the original owner. this information is regarding...	1 ~ 80982 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that after refueling to capacity the fuel gauge erroneously...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact stated that the headlights would flicker on and off on...	1 ~ 50000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was involved in an accident and had front end damage. the air bag sensor and light are on indicating...	1 ~ 71000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES all 4 tires on my 2 1/2 yr old buick terazza are bad. one tire is split on the rear...	1 ~ 41000 miles
MARKINGS > TIRES all 4 tires on my 2 1/2 yr old buick terazza are bad. one tire is split on the rear...	1 ~ 41000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick terraza. the contact took his vehicle to an auto service center for a front...	1 ~ 31464 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* - the contact complained about a variety of vehicle problems. failures. the heating and cooling system did not consistently...	1 ~ 35875 miles
LINKAGES > STEERING dt*: the contact stated the headlights flickered when the vehicle was driven 0-60 mph. when the vehicle was taken to...	1 ~ 29000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM since october 2006 i have taken the '05 buick terraza to mossy pontiac buick gmc of new orleans for the...	1 ~ 24000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT since october 2006 i have taken the '05 buick terraza to mossy pontiac buick gmc of new orleans for the...	1 ~ 24000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING after making several turns to exit a parking lot i stopped at a stop sign at an exit proceeded to...	1 ~ 7818 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2005 buick terraza without warning began to wobble making a grinding noise and rapidly slowed down to a stop. *ts	1
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: the contact stated while driving all of the lights dimmed. the fan motor lost power. this happened eight times...	1
FAN > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the contact stated while driving all of the lights dimmed. the fan motor lost power. this happened eight times...	1
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the consumer was driving 65 mph on the interstate when the car shut down. no lights came on to...	1 ~ 292 miles
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: the contact tried to using the horn but most of the time could not get it to blow. even...	1

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