2005 Buick Terraza

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katymyers

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It's the same vehicle as a Chevy Uplander or Pontiac Montana SV6. I'm not a huge fan but they aren't horrible. The tether anchors in the middle row are kind of difficult and there's only one in the third row. Also, my in laws had an '05 Uplander that had transmission problems and at 105k miles the engine failed and totaled the vehicle.


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Jeanum

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That's the Buick badged variant of GM's Chevy Venture/Uplander minivans. IIHS's test scores for the Terraza are listed at http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/buick/terraza-minivan You can toggle through the IIHS's 2005-2007 Terraza crash test results at that link. The 2005 model wasn't tested for side impacts by the IIHS, while the 2006 and 2007 models were. At a glance at those scores, I'm honestly leery of the Terraza's IIHS side impact test scores, which were Poor without optional side curtain airbags and Marginal with them in the 2006 model, and improved to Acceptable (one notch down from the IIHS's top rating of Good) with the optional side curtain airbags in 2007 models. The poor/marginal side impact scores for 2006 probably extrapolate to the non-side impact tested 2005 model.:(
 

msg221

Well-known member
I was going to suggest looking at the IIHS ratings as well but Jeanum beat me to it! I researched the IIHS reports prior to us buying our 2014 Accord back in December 2013 and after DH's accident last month where he suffered some pretty serious injuries, (though it was clear the Accord held up amazingly well and spared him more serious injury or death) I know I will never buy another vehicle again without consulting the IIHS ratings first.
 

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