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Buick Terraza Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 207 consumer complaints across the 3 model years of the Buick Terraza (2005–2007) that have at least 5 complaints. 2005 has the most, with 120. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (52 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All Terraza model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
20073333,0002800Not compared (before 2008)Stable
20065442,2492696Not compared (before 2008)Falling
200512043,0002555Not compared (before 2008)Stable

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2006: “The veh has a niose in the rearafter start up, sometimes it go away after driving for a while but it come back over and over again, I took it to the dealership they suggested I replace the controlled arm right and left and replace the steering sensor along with the thermostat and this will fix the problem the cost will be 1,500.00. Is this a recall problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10823641, filed 2016-02, 161,300 miles

2005: “When driving, usually at highway speeds, one of the front brakes will automatically grip, making the nose dive and making it hats to maintain control of the vehicle. The message displayed says to service the stability control system, which we have done with no resolution. We have nearly gotten in wrecks.”

NHTSA complaint #10894761, filed 2016-08, 117,297 miles

2007: “I am having problems with the sliding doors, the passenger side sliding door would not close. After about and hour, got the door closed and now the door alarm stays on. Have an appointment to get it looked at. After reading all the other complaints about these doors, I think they should have a recall to fix the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10330744, filed 2010-05, 49,000 miles

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology