10.8% of complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2005 vehicle — around the middle of the 245 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (42 complaints), typically at 2.0 yr or about 29,000 miles.
THE BRAUN CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 GENERAL MOTORS MOBILITY CONVERSION, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR MINIVANS. DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED.
A SQUEAKING OR CLUNKING NOISE MAY DEVELOP. THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE TRAILING ARM MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING IN THE HUB AREA.
A BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' TO MEET THE STANDARD, THE VEHICLE MUST NOT MOVE FOR FIVE MINUTES WHEN STOPPED ON A STEEP HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (N). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAILED THIS TEST.
WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNINTENDED BRAKING WHEN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR COASTING, AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
ALL BUICK TERRAZAS (ALSO PONTIAC SV6) VIOLATE 49CFR571.101 IN THAT THE NEEDLES FOR THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON. THEY ARE ILLUMINATED ONLY IF THE IGNITION IS OFF. I CALLED THIS IN ON 1/19/2005, HOWEVER, I'M USING THIS FORM TO MAIL IN MY COMPLAINT MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY. *NM LATER A DEFECTIVE LIGHT SENSOR WAS FOUND. REFER TO ODI# 10108684. CANCEL THIS COMPLAINT PER CONSUMER. *SC
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE ONLY THE WAY THE HORN WILL WORK IS BY TAKING BOTH OF HER THUMBS AND PRESSING AS HARD AS SHE CAN TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER THAT IS THE ONLY SPOT THAT IT WILL WORK. THE HORN HAS NOT WORKED SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM. *JB
DT: CALLER SAYS THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES AND WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO FIX IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL START A FILE ON THE PROBLEM. CALLER SAID THAT HE HAS TO APPLY A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO GET THE HORN TO WORK AND HE MUST PUSH THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE DEALER CHECKED OTHER TERRAZA'S AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
2005 BUICK TERRAZA LEFT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. DOOR LATER OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY DID UPDATE THE SLIDING DOOR MODULE PER SERVICE BULLETIN 05-08-64-013 BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM