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#2332 of 2925 Re: Test Drives of Minivans [soderholmd] by kcorey

Dec 29, 2005 (5:44 pm)

Replying to: soderholmd (Dec 22, 2005 10:38 am)
I'm so glad to see that someone else has had such a positive reaction to a GM dealer. I leased my '05 Terraza last February (2005). I now have 12,000 miles, and have enjoyed every one of them. I have 5 grandchildren, and they love riding in their grandparents car. Yes, we've brought their parents too, all 6 of them! We have the CXL (my wife HAD to have heated seats). You're right...the press is trying to be so hotsy-totsy pushing foreign cars. I'll take an American car (built in America by Americans) any day. I love my Buick...good luck with your Saturn!

#2333 of 2925 loose rack by poorcruzer

Jan 03, 2006 (5:13 pm)

Hello: New to this forum, I am always on Chev Tracker forum. Sister in law just bought a new Montana SV-6 and it came from the factory with a bad alignment problem. The rig pulled big time to the right, it also had a very bad vibration in the steering wheel at low speed and up. My brother in law took it in to the dealership who fixed the alignment but told him the vibration was found in alot of Montana SV-6's. Have any of you had this problem and what is the possible cause. Thanks.

#2334 of 2925 Re: loose rack [poorcruzer] by jerrywimer

Jan 04, 2006 (5:44 am)

Replying to: poorcruzer (Jan 03, 2006 5:13 pm)
We have a 2005 Terraza, but since all four of these vans are more or less mechanically identical I'm going to reply that your dealership is full of it. Our van has no unusual vibration in the steering wheel (at any speed). By unusual I don't mean compared to other GM vans either- I mean compared to any other vehicle I've ever driven. The only time we get vibration in the wheel is on certain rough roads or if we run over a rumble strip.

#2335 of 2925 Re: loose rack [jerrywimer] by soderholmd

Jan 04, 2006 (12:54 pm)

Replying to: jerrywimer (Jan 04, 2006 5:44 am)
05' Relay - Tracks straight as aa arrow and no vibes........

#2336 of 2925 Re: Useless Rooftop Rails? [blueskier] by terraza_owner

Jan 05, 2006 (1:56 pm)

Replying to: blueskier (Sep 09, 2005 12:18 pm)
Well, I eventually got the crossbars and have stored them until I need them. I agree that they are easy to install and look forward to the ease of installation before the next family road trip. The dealer got the wrong ones at first to fit triangular-shaped rails but got the ones that fit the round rails on the second try.

#2337 of 2925 Any new news on the flickers? by terraza_owner

Jan 05, 2006 (2:09 pm)

Recently took the 05 Terraza CXL on a 400 mile trip. The light flicker problems were there every once in a while. It also affected the DVD player--the kids were asking: "Dad, what happened?" The flicker affected lights, ventilation and the DVD player. Has anyone seen or heard of whether this problem has been fixed yet? I've already got the most powerful alternator that they offer...

#2338 of 2925 2005 Uplander-You Would Think My Four Year Old Engineered It by blessingsx4

Jan 06, 2006 (9:27 pm)

I purchased my Uplander in March of '05. WHen there were less than three hundred miles on it the gas tank began leaking and had to be totally replaced. Since then the brakes started shuddering, the DVD player started humming the AC failed numerous times, the compass stopped calibrating and the weatherstripping on the door fell of twice. For the past few months my headlights started dimming intermittantly to the point where all I had left was the parking lights. When this happened, the interior lights also dimmed and the blower motor on the heater also shut down. The first few times I took it to the dealer service department they told me they could not duplicate my complaint and that it could be a normal operating condition. Then I realized after looking at the RO's they were not even driving it. So I continued to take it back and eventually after three months, a visit by a zone rep and a zone engineer, three alternators a pcm, a jumper wire, 5 terminals, an order by tech support to not replace any more parts because 5% of Suspect Trucks are not repairable, and a gentleman at GM repurchase who probably lacks the intellectual ability to operate a toliet, I am left with my vehicle that doesn't operate at an acceptable level of safety, a complaint to the NHTSA, a complaint to the FTC, and a lawyer who specailizes in Magnuson-Moss. Can anyone tell me why an all american company like GM doesn't have a desire or capacity to back it's products? Doesn't common sense tell you if you have someone that purchased a vehicle that cannot be repaired and she is willing to negotiate with you that you should replace the vehicle as opposed to facing legal proceedings, not to mention the multitude of other public venues she will explore to make sure no one else wastes three months being, for lack of a better term, screwed over by GM?

#2339 of 2925 Re: Listen Up [momof] by blessingsx4

Jan 06, 2006 (10:08 pm)

Replying to: momof (Dec 21, 2005 4:53 pm)
It sounds like your uplander was made on the same day mine was!!!! Contact a lawyer, GM will NOT take you seriously, no matter how far up the corporate ladder you climb. Take it from someone who spent four months waiting for my vehicle to be fixed or replaced, only to find they cannot fix it and wont replace it. Also contact the NHTSA at 1888327-4236 and file a complaint with them. Contact the FTC as well. The only way to make them back their vehicles is to get as many federal agencies involved as possible!!!

#2340 of 2925 Re: Read this..... [hammy233] by blessingsx4

Jan 06, 2006 (10:19 pm)

Replying to: hammy233 (Oct 04, 2005 6:32 pm)
My advise is simple...don't wait for GM to come up with a solution. I had a field engineer look at mine and he still could not fix it. Go to the NHTSA web sight, copy this post onto their "file a complaint" form and file it. The FTC websight also takes complaints. The only way to get these unsafe vehicles off the road is to band together and let these agencies know how bad the problem really is!!!

#2341 of 2925 Re: loose rack [poorcruzer] by uplanderfan

Jan 09, 2006 (10:03 am)

Replying to: poorcruzer (Jan 03, 2006 5:13 pm)
I had the same problem with my 2005 uplander that was purchased in November. The dealer ended up replacing the right front tire. While it has improved, a service appointment has been scheduled to "tweak" again. Keep us up to date on your brother in laws issue.

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