NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Buick Terraza Recalls
The 2005 Buick Terraza has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 19, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Buick Terraza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Buick Terraza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 Buick Terraza
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 10V110000
- Reported
- March 19, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,375
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Terraza, 2 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V287000
- Reported
- June 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Terraza, 10 other models
2005 Buick Terraza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza, the newest on January 3, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (18%) and the latches/locks/linkages (13%).
None of the 2005 Buick Terraza's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Buick Terraza owners gave the mileage (99 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System37
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)22
- Latches/Locks/Linkages16
- Steering14
- Structure12
- Suspension12
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 18. 43% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 120 complaints about the 2005 Buick Terraza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Terraza by model year
Other 2005 Buick models
Newest record on this page: January 3, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted