2005 Buick Terraza: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2005 Buick Terraza. The newest campaign is 10V110000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Mar 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear. NHTSA has 69 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V110000, in the NHTSA record

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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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 19,975 units in total.

10V110000Received 19 Mar 2010. 5,375 units.
Suspension / Rear
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by BRAUN CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Jun 2010.
05V287000Received 20 Jun 2005. 14,600 units.
Parking Brake
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, 'passenger car brake systems.' to meet the standard, the vehicle must not move for five minutes when stopped on a steep hill with the parking brake applied and the vehicle in neutral (n). Some of these vehicles failed this test.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When the parking brake is released, the driver may notice unintended braking when accelerating, decelerating, or coasting, and a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Unintended vehicle movement could occur increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for parking brake lever slippage at each rear brake caliper and replace the caliper if lever slippage is identified. The recall began on november 14, 2005. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or saturn at 1-800-972-8876.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 05059. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Nov 2005.

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Complaints by component

69 complaints, 103 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2005 Buick Terraza
All 2005 vehicles

2005 Buick Terraza: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2005 Terraza	All 2005 vehicles	Terraza, all years	Mentions
Electrical System	262.1	115.9	210.8	27
Latches/Locks/Linkages	106.8	34	120.5	11
Suspension	97.1	48.1	84.3	10
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	77.7	69.4	102.4	8
Electronic Stability Control	68	1.1	48.2	7
Structure	58.3	45.7	102.4	6
Traction Control System	58.3	2.8	48.2	6
Steering	48.5	90.5	42.2	5
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)	48.5	5	54.2	5
Engine and Engine Cooling	38.8	91.7	24.1	4

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash: 2
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 23 Oct 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2005 Buick Terraza
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed
EA07019	Engineering analysis	POWER SLIDING DOOR	Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch	11 Dec 2007	23 Feb 2009
PE07044	Preliminary evaluation	POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING	Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch	16 Aug 2007	11 Dec 2007
PE05063	Preliminary evaluation	ELECTRICAL HARNESS DAMAGE	Electrical System	29 Nov 2005	6 Mar 2006

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

20052
20062
20071
20081

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2005 Buick TerrazaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2005 Buick Terraza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/terraza/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: BRAUN CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Buick Terraza?: 19,975 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Terraza have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Buick Terraza, model years 2005 to 2008. 2 of them name the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza name most often?: Electrical System: 27 of 103 component mentions, or 262.1 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 115.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Buick Terraza open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.