Buick Terraza owners have reported 3 problems related to alternator/generator/regulator (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Buick Terraza based on all problems reported for the Terraza.
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.
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- the contact owns a 2006 Buick Terraza. While driving the driver's side sliding door opened without warning. Both the driver and passenger sliding doors opened without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000. The dealer replaced the remote, voltage regulator and a sensor. The failure mileage was 14,000, and the current mileage was 21,000. The consumer states possible bad rotors on front brakes. The consumer states abs light on after repairs, problems with transmission hard to shift gears, horn sounds when remote starting is used, dome lights go dim. Updated 05/23/07.
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: the contact stated the headlights flickered when the vehicle was driven 0-60 mph. When the vehicle was taken to the sales/service dealer, the problem could not be recreated. The voltage regulator was replaced, but the problem continued. The lights failed to remain bright enough to see well at night. The computer programming was reflashed. The vehicle also had an ongoing issue with the starter, sliding door opening by itself when the vehicle was parked or while idling in park. On one occasion, the child passenger fell out of the vehicle when the door opened. There were no injuries sustained. There was a problem with the steering which resulted in the contact side swiping a mailbox post on the side of the road. At a later date when the vehicle was parked in the garage, the vehicle caught on fire. There were no reports taken by the police or fire department. The manufacturer was notified and the service dealer towed the vehicle back to the dealership.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Electrical System problems | |
Horn Assembly problems | |
Alternator/generator/regulator problems | |
Starter problems | |
Ignition problems | |
Ignition Switch problems | |
Wiring problems | |
Software problems | |
Dash Wiring problems | |
Battery Dead problems |