2006 Buick Terraza

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 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD METAL TO METAL CLUNKING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS AND KNUCKLE. THE CONTINUOUS DEFECT EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V110000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED AN INCENTIVE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD UNLOCK AND OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

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

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.

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.

THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THIS REFERRED TO AS "GM POWER STEERING SYNDROME." IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF GM CARS WHERE THE VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID CANNOT GET THROUGH, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. (AT HIGHER SPEEDS - WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED - THERE IS EXTRA PRESSURE FORCING THE FLUID THROUGH, SO IT IS A BIT EASIER TO STEER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VALVE FAILURE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE RACK, PUMP, AND WHOLE SYSTEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT, THEN RELEASED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOFTWARE THAT CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO DELAY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE SOFTWARE FAILED. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A CENTRAL ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ THE ALSO STATED THE LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS CONSTANTLY LOW. UPDATED 05/26/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO HEAR NOISES LIKE SOMETHING WAS CRACKING. THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY TO LEFT CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED DOWN INTO A DITCH AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND WAS AWAITING INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,560. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR CONDITIONER AND BLOWER FAN GOES OUT AFTER TWO HOURS ON A ROAD TRIP. HAVE GONE TO DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THIS CONDITION. DEALER COULD NOT FIND FIX. AFTER 4TH DEALER VISIT, DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FREEZES ON LONG ROAD TRIPS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX THIS AND YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. ESSENTIALLY THE VEHICLE HAS NO AIR CONDITIONING AFTER TWO HOURS OF USAGE. *TR