2006 Buick Terraza Complaints

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON (INDICATES ABS NEEDS TO BE SERVICED) ALSO TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" WHEN MOVING FORWARD. AT TIMES WHEN BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ON THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE POWER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 63,000 FOR THE SAME THING! HAVE HAD TO NUMEROUS SHOPS WHO CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK SHUT- THEY COME FORWARD AND POP OUT AND REOPEN. MUST OPERATE MANUALLY. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

STABILITY SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION. *TR

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.