2006 Buick Terraza owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick terraza. The contact stated that the sliding doors would open independently without warning. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would lunge forward and suddenly accelerate. In addition, the contact mentioned that the ABS and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.

Dt*: the contact stated the left rear sliding door closed without warning, causing shoulder and hip bruising. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who was unable to determine the problem.

The automatic sliding doors won't close. It opens up again when the closing slide door touches the frame. This happens every a few days!! Very frustrating. And I saw there are 4 or 5 similar compliant reports on this already. So looks like it does happens on a number of vehicles already, not an isolated incident. *tr

Tl*the contacts father owns a 2006 Buick terraza. The side sliding door opened and would not close. The door would slide, however; it would not latch. The dealer aligned the door and corrected the failure. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 4,800 miles.

2006 Buick terraza has vibration in the seats, floor and steering wheel. Consumer states that the vehicle still vibrates when reaching about 40 MPH. The vibration has now affected the whole vehicle. *kb the dealer has made 5 repair attempts and will no longer attempt to repair the vibration problem. At 13,000 miles the ABS and stability system had to be repaired. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick terraza. The contact stated that the stability control warning light illuminated, causing the brakes to activate without warning. When the failure occurred, the vehicle would become difficult to control. The dealer made three attempts to duplicate the failure but to no avail. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who recalibrated the vehicle however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The current mileage was 65,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling various speeds, the child safety seat's harness buckle was easily unbuckled by the contact's child. The contact notified the place where the safety seat was purchased, who suggested that the NHTSA be contacted. The child safety seat manufacturer was contacted who expressed that there were similar complaints about this issue, and offered to send a replacement harness buckle. The contact expressed concern that the child could easily unlatch the harness buckle, which may pose a safety risk in the event of a collision.

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.

Warning light systems (ABS, stability, tire traction, engine) all illuminating for 10 weeks; have taken into Buick dealership 5 times and systems continue to illuminate; they cannot fix problem & gm was notified with complaint filed and still no action; this is a handicapped equipped vehicle used to transport family member. *tr

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.

Electrical issues with my 2006 Buick terraza. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick terraza. While driving at unknown speeds, an abnormal clunking sound emitted from under the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and verified that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v110000 (suspension). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,100.

Rear suspension Reported March 19 2020. Campaign # 1ov110000 It sounds terrifying. Like the whole back of the. Back ankle will fall off going down the road. And then. If you have to back up. It sounds worse

While making a left turn onto another street at approximately 12 MPH, the left rear ball joint pulled completely unseated. This caused the wheel to no longer spin and pushed the top against the frame causing damage to the following: upper control arm, upper pivot bushing, and knuckle on the left rear wheel. I did have the ball joint replaced and currently am in need of replacing the bushing and knuckle. All in all, these repairs will have cost me: ball joint replacement and labor approximately 267.00, bushing and knuckle 165.00, and upper control arm 65.00, plus tool rentals. Luckily I was not driving any faster at the time of incident, but still it caused loss of function and steering based on that. There is a recall in canada for this issue but has not been issued in the u.s. I'm serious

2006 Buick terraza. Consumer sent correspondence in regards to vehicle doors *tgw the consumer stated the automatic sliding door did not close properly. On one occasion, the door opened while the vehicle was in motion. The consumer also stated the vehicle stalled several times and the driver's heated seat was inoperative. The heated seated problem was due to a seat element issue. *jb

The engine stops without warning have had to go to gm dealer and get code to start it next three times I just wait in traffic till it started now I am scared to drive it think this car needs to be recalled and fixed before it kills me or someone else, I paid the gm dealer to look at it and they couldn't tell me what is wrong with it but agreed it did the same thing to them. *tr

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

On may 2, 2013, about 10am, I was on my way home. The steering wheel suddenly out of control and my car hit on a car park on the street side with none inside. My car had severe damage and cost about $10,000.00 to fix. The other car I hit on had medium damage. The air bag pop out with a lot of dust and it was flat. A lot dust blow on my face. The air bag had no air at all. It was all flat. The steering wheel had been kind of tight and difficult to turn for three years. I thought it was normal for the big vehicle , so I had not brought attention to the dealer. I request the NHTSA to investigate 2006 Buick terraza's steering system. I am sure that something is not quite right in the steering design and manufacturer. *tr

On 10/14/12, I pulled into a residential drive way to turn my vehicle. I was then hit on the passenger side(t-boned) which impacted the middle of my vehicle. However since the force was so hard to entire right side of my vehicle was damaged. The passenger in my vehicle and myself sustained concussions, back and neck injuries. This vehicle was equipped with air bags however neither the front are side airbags deployed in the accident. The police reports states that the truck that struck my vehicle was going 45mph when it crashed into my vehicle. For my car to barley be moving and the rate of speed. Of the truck it's my impression that the airbags should have been deployed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Buick terraza. While driving approximately 10 MPH the brakes unexpectedly locked for a few seconds. The contact was able to resume driving normally. The identical failure occurred three different times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.