I BOUGHT A 2007 TERRAZA IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE START. THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE FIRST WEEK. THE DEALER CLEANED THE PADS, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THEM ,BUT IT STILL SQUEALS. THEN THE EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS NEVER…
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I BOUGHT A 2007 TERRAZA IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE START. THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE FIRST WEEK. THE DEALER CLEANED THE PADS, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THEM ,BUT IT STILL SQUEALS. THEN THE EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS NEVER USED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED AND IT HAD TO DO WITH WIRING. THE BACK END WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE THUMPING SOUND EVERY TIME I WOULD GO OVER THE SLIGHTEST OF UNEVEN SURFACES. THEY TOLD ME THE GAS TANK STRAP WAS LOOSE, AND THEY TIGHTENED IT ,BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK AND INSISTED THAT A TECHNICIAN RIDE WITH ME TO HEAR THE SOUND. LONG STORY SHORT ON THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO CALL HEADQUARTERS AND MANY TERRAZAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BACK AXEL, AND HAD THE VAN FOR TWO WEEKS. AFTER THAT, I TOO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS COMING OPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TWICE, I CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO FIND M Y DOOR WIDE OPEN. I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY SINCE IT WAS BETTER THAN THEM OPENING WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS. BACK AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THEY RECALLED THE DOORS, BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY RECORD OF A RECALL ON THE WEB. I AM CALLING AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TROUBLE LATELY WITH THE VAN NOT WANTING TO START ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS OR STARTING BUT WANTING TO DIE WHEN PUT IN GEAR. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN, IT WAS A PROGRAM CAR AND HAD 20,000 MI. IT HAS BEEN 9 MOS. AND NOW HAS 30,000 MILES. SHOULD I BE EXPERIENCING THIS MANY PROBLEMS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES??? I HAVEN'T WITH ANY OTHER CAR. COULD I HAVE A LEMON??? I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A TERRAZA TO ANYONE!!!! THE SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PRETTY ACCOMMODATING AND FIXED MOST OF THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, I'M A LITTLE SCARED OF THE SAFETY ISSUES HERE. WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE WRONG THAT WILL CREEP UP LATER?? *TR
NHTSA ODI #10254289
8,753 miles · Oct 8, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT'S EMPLOYER OWNS A 2007 BUICK TERRAZA. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND THEN APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINAT…
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TL*THE CONTACT'S EMPLOYER OWNS A 2007 BUICK TERRAZA. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND THEN APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,753.
NHTSA ODI #10244733
5,600 miles · Jun 25, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE BRAKES SQUEAK ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURR…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE BRAKES SQUEAK ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,600.
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND WILL HAVE A SUPPLY OF RETROFIT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN AT 1-800-488-0359.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA07019 · Power Sliding Door
Opened Dec 11, 2007 · Closed Feb 23, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch; Structure:body:door ; Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments
ODI EVALUATED GENERAL MOTORS' (GM) DATA, CONDUCTED CONSUMER INTERVIEWS, INSPECTED AND TESTED MY 2005-2007 GM MINIVANS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OF A POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PARK.ODI IDENTIFIED A HIGH WARRANTY CLAIM RATE.HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING OR CLOSING AND NOT SPECIFICALLY TO DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING.THE CONDITION OF THE PSD REVERSING DIRECTION DURING THE CLOSING SEQUENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR, OR WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR, AND THIS IS ADDRESSED IN GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-08-64-007 AND BULLETINS # 07-08-64-007A THROUGH D.ODI'S EVALUATION OF THE PSD SYSTEM NOTES NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO PRECLUDE BOTH UNINTENTIONAL AND INTENTIONAL POWER OPENING OF THE PSD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.A SAFETY-DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.[SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.]
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Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
ODI EVALUATED GENERAL MOTORS' (GM) DATA, CONDUCTED CONSUMER INTERVIEWS, INSPECTED AND TESTED MY 2005-2007 GM MINIVANS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OF A POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PARK.ODI IDENTIFIED A HIGH WARRANTY CLAIM RATE.HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING OR CLOSING AND NOT SPECIFICALLY TO DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING.THE CONDITION OF THE PSD REVERSING DIRECTION DURING THE CLOSING SEQUENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR, OR WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR, AND THIS IS ADDRESSED IN GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-08-64-007 AND BULLETINS # 07-08-64-007A THROUGH D.ODI'S EVALUATION OF THE PSD SYSTEM NOTES NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO PRECLUDE BOTH UNINTENTIONAL AND INTENTIONAL POWER OPENING OF THE PSD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.A SAFETY-DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.[SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.]
Structure:body:door
ODI EVALUATED GENERAL MOTORS' (GM) DATA, CONDUCTED CONSUMER INTERVIEWS, INSPECTED AND TESTED MY 2005-2007 GM MINIVANS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OF A POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PARK.ODI IDENTIFIED A HIGH WARRANTY CLAIM RATE.HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING OR CLOSING AND NOT SPECIFICALLY TO DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING.THE CONDITION OF THE PSD REVERSING DIRECTION DURING THE CLOSING SEQUENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR, OR WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR, AND THIS IS ADDRESSED IN GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-08-64-007 AND BULLETINS # 07-08-64-007A THROUGH D.ODI'S EVALUATION OF THE PSD SYSTEM NOTES NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO PRECLUDE BOTH UNINTENTIONAL AND INTENTIONAL POWER OPENING OF THE PSD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.A SAFETY-DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.[SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.]
Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments
ODI EVALUATED GENERAL MOTORS' (GM) DATA, CONDUCTED CONSUMER INTERVIEWS, INSPECTED AND TESTED MY 2005-2007 GM MINIVANS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OF A POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PARK.ODI IDENTIFIED A HIGH WARRANTY CLAIM RATE.HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING OR CLOSING AND NOT SPECIFICALLY TO DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING.THE CONDITION OF THE PSD REVERSING DIRECTION DURING THE CLOSING SEQUENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR, OR WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR, AND THIS IS ADDRESSED IN GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-08-64-007 AND BULLETINS # 07-08-64-007A THROUGH D.ODI'S EVALUATION OF THE PSD SYSTEM NOTES NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO PRECLUDE BOTH UNINTENTIONAL AND INTENTIONAL POWER OPENING OF THE PSD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.A SAFETY-DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.[SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.]
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