2005 Buick Terraza Brakes Problems

HELLO, I HAVE A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA CX AWD. MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN IT DID THE VEHICLE STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES ITSELF PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I STARTED READING UP ON THIS, AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME UNSAFE PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS AND NO RECALL IS BEEN DONE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!! I'M SURPRISE NO ONE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND BEEN KILLED. I ALSO NOTICE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES AS WELL TO THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT COME UP WITH EXCUSES TO THE OWNERS LIKE MYSELF. DO SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE? I MYSELF IS GOING TO TAKE MY VIDEO I HAD FILMING ON MY WINDSHIELD WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCURRED AND SEND IT TO ALL THE MAJOR NEWS MEDIA GROUPS IN THIS COUNTRY AND PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING MY COMPLAINT, AND HOPEFULLY THE GOVERNMENT MAKE BUICK THE MANUFACTURE DO A SAFETY RECALL ASAP. I CAN'T UPLOAD MY VIDEO BECAUSE IT'S OVER THE MAXIMUM SIZE ALLOWED TO UPLOAD ON THIS WEBSITE.

NHTSA ID

11208962

Incident

May 21, 2019

Mileage

134,509 mi

BRAKES FELT UNEASY STOPPING DID NOT RESPOND RIGHT AWAY SOMETIME HAD TO PULL A SIDE TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. ALTERNATOR DON'T START AT ALL AND ABS LIGHT STAYED ON MOST OF TIME MANY REPAIRS DONE SAME PROBLEM AT DEALER SHIP.

NHTSA ID

11118199

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

Mileage

5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED. ALSO, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (RON SMITH BUICK GMC 1900 AUTO CENTER DRIVE, MERCED, CA 95340), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

NHTSA ID

11000271

Incident

Jun 10, 2017

Mileage

84,000 mi

AT 90,900 MILEAGE ON MY VAN, I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, AND MY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN, WOULD GRAB AT MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND MAKE THE VAN SWERVE TO THE LEFT. ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IT WOULD SAY TO "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL". THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, AT 20 MPH, AND JUST STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER TAKING A TURN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME TODAY TO WHERE I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE I WAS GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH. I HAVE HAD MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED AND HAS SCARED THEM AS WELL AS MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. THIS VEHICLE IS OUR MAIN FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.

NHTSA ID

10911344

Incident

Oct 2, 2016

Mileage

90,900 mi

THE 2005 BUICK TERRAZA IS EQUIPPED WITH A GM STABILITRACK SYSTEM, WHICH COMBINES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT 60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD DURING A DRY, SUNNY DAY AND FULLY LOADED WITH CAMPING GEAR, CHILDREN, THEIR COMPUTER GAMES AND MY WIFE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A SMALL TRAILER. IN AN INSTANT, THE VAN LURCHED AS THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. WE LOST 20 MILES PER HOUR IN A SECOND. WE PITCHED FORWARD IN OUR SEAT BELTS, AND THE VAN SWERVED TO THE LEFT INTO THE OTHER LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. I STEERED AS BEST I COULD, BUT IT FELT LIKE SUGGESTING A DIRECTION MORE THAN DRIVING. EVERYTHING WAS MUSHY AND THE TRAILER WANTED TO KEEP GOING. WE PITCHED LEFT AND RIGHT TWICE. THE PANEL SAID THAT THE 'STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVE.' I MANAGED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOP. I BREATHED AND PRESSED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE KIDS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED, AND I MANAGED TO SAY THAT WE ONLY TOOK A YEAR OFF OF MY LIFE, SAVED THEIRS, AND ENDED THE LIFE OF THIS VAN. A MILE AHEAD, THE INTERSTATE WAS RESTRICTED TO ONE LANE GOING EACH DIRECTION.

NHTSA ID

10876889

Incident

Jun 27, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10837157

Incident

Feb 20, 2015

Mileage

20,000 mi

AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME IN MAY OF 2014 THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE GRABBED AS IF I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE,SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IT HAS GRABBED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN,THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH, I REFUSE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VAN ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIVE CHILDREN WITH US BECAUSE WHEN THIS OCCURS IT JERKS THE TO THE LEFT TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676984

Incident

May 15, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

I WANT TO REPORT A VERY UNUSUAL INCIDENT THAT MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED JANUARY 7, 2014 INVOLVING OUR 2005 BUICK TERRAZA AUTOMOBILE. IT WAS A SCARY EVENT OF WHICH I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND THE EXACT CAUSE. WHILE DESCENDING FROM THE COCOA BRIDGE CROWN, AT AROUND FORTY FIVE MPH, I LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO ADJUST TO THE TRAFFIC SPEED. WHEN BAM THE LEFT WHEEL LOCK UP JERKING US TOWARD THE CEMENT RAILS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, THEN THE CAR TRACTION CONTROL' CUT IN AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE. OTHER CAR TIRES WERE SQUEALING AROUND US AS THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING US. I WOULD SAY THE WHEEL LOCKUP WAS ONE SECOND OR LESS AND THE WHOLE INCIDENT LASTED FROM THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THEN THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO FURTHER HINT OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT FORTY MILES. I'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS SAME EXACT INCIDENT INCLUDING MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWED NO FAULTS AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THIS WHEEL TO LOCK UP. MY NEXT STOP WAS THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWENTY FIVE MILES AWAY. LANE BUICK GMC CHECKED IT OUT AND REPORTED THE SAME THING EXCEPT THE MECHANIC WROTE 'CORRECTED BY SUSPENSION REPAIR' WHICH SUGGESTS THAT HE FIXED SOMETHING, WHAT EVER IT WAS. YET I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS UNHEARD EVENT. I NEXT CALLED BUICK IN DETROIT, MI THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP SAYING IF IT DIDN'T LEAVE ANY CODE ON THE COMPUTER, IT NEVER HAPPENED. THEN ASK IF I WOULD CONSIDER BUYING A NEW CAR AND TRADING THIS ONE IN. UNTIL I KNOW WHAT THE MECHANISM IS FOR THIS CAR BEHAVIOR, I WOULD NEVER UNLOAD THIS PROBLEM ON SOMEONE ELSE. IT IS LIKE THE EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES STORY, NO ONE AT GMC HAS EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559505

Incident

Jan 7, 2014

Mileage

57,320 mi

AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WE HAD TO SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND THEY GOT LOCKED UP. WE TRIED TO UNLOCK THEM AND AT THE TIME WE DID. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THEY GOT LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS TIME SMOKED CAME OUT OF THE FRONT WHEELS. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TRIED TO UNLOCK THEM WHICH HE DID. THEN AGAIN THAT SAME DAY THAT IT WAS FIXED IT GOT LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON VACATION. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK AS IT WAS FOR ABOUT 2000 MILES WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKES AT TIME. WE KNOW THIS NOT NORMAL AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505030

Incident

Dec 27, 2012

Mileage

73,000 mi

I AM SENDING YOU INFORMATION ON MY 2005 BUICK TERRAZA, I AM ALSO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS INFORMATION IS REGARDING MY REAR BRAKE PROBLEM THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON YOUR DEFECT LIST. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL ID 05V287000. HOWEVER, GENERAL MOTORS BUICK DIVISION FEELS DIFFERENTLY AND CLAIMS MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER WAS NOT A PART OF THEIR RECALL. CONSEQUENTLY THEY HAVE DENIED MY REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $452.60 TO CORRECT MY BRAKE PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE THIS DISPUTE HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED TO MY SATISFACTION; I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU PUT THIS INFORMATION ON FILE IN THE NHTSA DATABASE AS "UNINTENDED BRAKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE CAUSE IS LEVER SLIPPAGE AT EACH REAR BRAKE CALIPER".I HAVE MAINTAINED A FILE FOLDER ON THIS BUICK,TERRAZA BRAKING DEFECT AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE ALL MY INFORMATION WITH NHTSA. BUICK, GM OWES ME $452.60. THIS IS THEIR SAFETY ISSUE THAT I HAD TO HAVE CORRECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10493632

Incident

Sep 4, 2012

Mileage

80,982 mi

THERE ARE SEVERAL DEFECTS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VAN. THESE ISSUES ESCALATED THIS WEEKEND, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SYSTEM STABILITY INDICATORS CAME ON AGAIN AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK I CHANGED THE BRAKES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE IT WAS NOT. ALSO THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THEIR OWN. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LOU FUSZ SAINT LOUIS, MO SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT OPERATING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH THE DOORS. I CANCELLED A TRIP TO THE ZOO WITH MY KIDS BECAUSE THE DOORS OPENED ON THEIR OWN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, THEY ARE NOW AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10471425

Incident

Feb 8, 2010

Mileage

88,000 mi

EVERY TIME THE WHEELS ARE REMOVED FROM MY 2005 BUICK TERRAZA, THE ROTORS GO OUT OF ROUND, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM WONDERING IF ANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. THAT MAKES IT FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE TORQUED TOO TIGHT. WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? IT IS GETTING PRETTY EXPENSIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234650

Incident

Apr 20, 2006

2005 BUICK TERRAZA SERVICE ABS SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS RANDOMLY. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE GOOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226883

Incident

May 6, 2008

Mileage

74,000 mi

SINCE OCTOBER 2006 I HAVE TAKEN THE '05 BUICK TERRAZA TO MOSSY PONTIAC BUICK GMC OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: DVD STATIC NOISE, UNUSUALLY LOUD, EXHAUST NOISE ON TAKE-OFF, BRAKES, ABS LIGHTS COME ON, ONSTAR, AND IGNITION/STARTER CONTINUES TO TURNOVER AFTER RELEASING THE STARTER KEY. AFTER 10-15 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUES THEY SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE MUFFLER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THAT ANY NOISE I HEAR IS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DVD NOISE I HEARD WAS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE UP UNTIL MY LAST VISIT ON APRIL 10, 2007 AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED OF A BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I HAD BEEN HAVING SINCE OCTOBER 2006. EITHER WAY, THAT ISSUE WAS STILL NOT FIXED AFTER LEAVING MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ABS LIGHT ISSUE AND THE IGNITION/STARTER ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEREFORE , THEY ARE LIKELY INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. *AK I PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH BUICK CUSTOMER CARE ON APRIL 10 AFTER NOT HAVING ANY RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEMS, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN OFFER ME A $1000 REBATE FOR BUYER LOYALTY TOWARDS A NEW GM VEHICLE. MY CAR CURRENT HAS 38,600 MILES, BUT I PURCHASED IT WITH 23K (CERTIFIED WHICH SUPPOSELY EXENDED THE WARRANTY TO 39K) AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALSHIP FOR ISSUES SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. ANY HELP THAT YOU ALL CAN GIVE ME TO HELP RESOLVE THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10188291

Incident

Apr 10, 2006

Mileage

24,000 mi

WHERE TO START! THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO WORK, THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR OPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON COUNTLESS TIMES, THERE ARE VIBRATIONS IN THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON COUNTLESS TIMES: FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE, REAR BRAKES TURNED TWICE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY AND CONSTANTLY DIM AND BRIGHTEN. TIE RODS REPLACED AND ALL THIS WITH ONLY 20000 ON IT! I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL PROBLEMS AND I GUESS THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS WITH BUICK! *JB

NHTSA ID

10173710

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

AT APPROX. 15,000 MILES THE BRAKES SQUEAL OR CHIRP ALMOST EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS HAS LEFT EMBARRASSMENT AS WELL AS WORRY AS TO WEATHER THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT. ALSO HAVE NOTICED A SLIGHT FADE AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE OR HAVING TO PUSH HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE, STOP SQUEAL WAS APPLIED TO THE PADS AS WELL AS SANDING THE EDGES OF THE PADS AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171864

Incident

Apr 15, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10164524

Incident

Aug 4, 2006

Mileage

20,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ENGAGED THREE TIMES WHILE GOING 60 MPH. EACH TIME, THIS HAPPENED THE ASC (AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE'S ABS ENGAGED ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SENSOR WILL BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE TYPE OF SENSOR. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10160374

Incident

Jun 21, 2006

Mileage

15,200 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN. SHE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEEPING . THEN IT BEGAN TO JUMP FROM SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS ALREADY OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. SHE CONTACTED ONSTAR ,THEY DONE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND T SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT TOLD HER TO PULL THE CAR OVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY FOUR DAYS OLD AND ALREADY EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS AROUND 20-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE MAIN COMPONENT FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY. THE REPAIR INVOICE WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133545

Incident

Aug 17, 2005