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2011 GMC Terrain complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →

Electrical System
Filed Nov 23, 2021WI

The failure point was the seal on the sunroof and the sunroof itself. A correct failure mode would be for it to leak into the cabin thus being immediately visable. Instead, an internal seal apparently failed allowing the intruding water to flow unobserved into the bulkhead region between the car body and the internal liner of the vehicle. As a consequence it flowed down a side post exiting into the dashboard and control panel. The dashboard shorted out elliminating the turn signal indicator (and possibly the turn signal itself). The radio and amplifier and the general alarm system went to maximum volume. Fortunately, it did not short out the airbag, thus it did not deploy while I was on the freeway, maybe next time. The salient point is that water was allowed to intrude through the sunroof and able to proceed unobserved to the back of the dashboard. The inside of the car was removed and replaced as was the major components behind the dashboard. The airbags were not replaced.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 13, 2021IL

Oil burning too quickly I recent got an oil change in Aug, checked oil and it was completely dry less then 2 months (oil consumption recall expired) I had same issue in 2017 but my was non operational due to oil consumption problem damaged my engine and dealer couldn't run test so I paid for new engine out of pocket! Second issue shortage in rear passenger lights I've changed bulbs several times now I see there's a shortage definitely.

Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Sep 1, 2021CO

The liftgate on my 2011 GMC Terrain failed on 8/31/2021. It lifted to the 3/4 setting and then fell, hitting me in the head, and then it lifted back up and then closed. I have tried to operate the liftgate several times following this incident and it continues to do the same thing. I currently have the liftgate in the Off position so that it does not cause bodily injury to anyone else. Please confirm that there will be a recall associated with this incident since bodily injuries were incurred.

Engine
Filed Aug 30, 2021TX

The original Engine blew a piston rod and cracked my engine in the middle of the freeway , had to have vehicle towed to a shop and whole engine replaced with a new one. This could have caused a huge accident or even caught fire. I had no previous issue or light on the engine prior to this happening. Oil had been changer regularly , Tune ups, and any additional required maintenance, The Manufacturer has not wanted to take any responsibility or assist in compensating any of the cost . I have been fighting this for well over 2 years

Engine
Filed Aug 20, 2021170,000 milesVA

The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the stability track control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and hesitated. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road and the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle 2-3 times before being able to proceed driving. The contact stated that while stopped at the next traffic light, the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was restarted however, while driving the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who stated that the spark plug and coil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to another certified mechanic who diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced because sensors within the vehicle, due to the excessive oil consumption, were clogging up the pistons. The vehicle was repaired however the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The contact was referred to the dealer for assistance and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Engine
Filed Aug 12, 2021PA

Purchased this vehicle in November 2020 and 7 months later was coming home from a trip, there was a ticking noise got louder and faster and then a pop. Took vehicle to a mechanic spun bearings and rods and crankcase was completely dry There were no leaks or evidence of oil These vehicles are known to have excessive oil consumption. I believe that the blown engine was a direct result of oil consumption

Engine
Filed Aug 2, 2021TX

Vehicle has been burning up to 3 quarts of oil every 1,500 miles. This has been an ongoing issue for years. In 2020 a GM dealer serviced/repaired the vehicle to correct the issue; the vehicle only had approximately 60,000 miles at the time. The issue returned around 20,000 miles after the repair. Neither an instrument panel light nor a OBDII code appears when the oil is low. When the oil is low the vehicle stalls when making a turn and also jitters and jerks while idling. I am put in a dangerous situation when the vehicle stalls (especially on the freeway service roads).

Engine
Filed Jul 10, 2021PA

Timing chain either broke or jumped track while driving and car shut off while vehicle was in motion. Had to have it towed home and will not start ever since. I hear alot of complaint with this type of motor with oil use and timing with results of destroying engine completely and not having money to fix after paying alot of money for this vehicle. GM needs to take responsibility for their faulty 2.4l ecotec motor and issue a recall to those affected by this faulty engine. I was driving a busy street in my home town when the car just shut off while in motion. Lost all power to the vehicle and could have crashed or been hit or worse been seriously injured or fatally injured. Please take responsibility and fix the problems created by faulty equipment! I had purchased from used lot and broke down same month I bought it and has been sitting outside my house ever since over a year

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 7, 2021144,000 milesMI

The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed in the rain, the front windshield wipers were activated from low to high however, the wiper blades went up and failed to go back down. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the roadway and waited for the rain to stop for the contact to manually push the wiper blades down. The contact attempted to activate the wipers however, the wipers were inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Engine
Filed Jun 5, 2021MO

The engine locked up while driving on the interstate rendering it inoperable and undrivable. There were no warning signs (ie. leaks, noises, overheating, etc.). The vehicle now needs an entirely new or used engine and is unrepairable.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed May 20, 2021LA

On Wednesday, May 19th at approximately 8:30pm I was driving east on I-10 leaving Baton Rouge during a torrential rain storm with family members in my car. As we were driving with the wiper blades on, without warning the driver side wiper blade completely! stopped! It went off to the left and rested on the driver’s rearview mirror. It was such a horrifying shock, I had to lean over to the front passenger side to see out of the window with the help of my sister. I tried to slow down to see if we could get off the interstate or whether or not there was an overpass we could stop under and try to fix the wiper. When we stopped under the first available overpass, I tried to adjust the wiper and played with the on off switch to see if I could get the driver side wiper to work again. It never has worked since yesterday. I decided to stay at a safe distance behind an 18 wheeler using its red lights and trailer width to exit at the nearest offramp where we waited out the rain. When we started out again, we encountered rain again on the Bonnie Carr spillway which was extraordinarily dangerous. I’ve NEVER been so frightened driving in my life as the life. No mechanic, police or insurance have looked at the car. I found that GMC has/had a recall for the 2013 GMC Terrains(in Canada?) but no other year. In a forum I found many other GMC owners who have experienced the same thing but haven’t received any recall information to get the problem fixed. I cannot imagine a more dangerous situatio

Engine
Filed May 19, 2021NC

Service stabilitrak pops up, engine goes into reduced power mode. Third time happening and dealership has done nothing to fix it besides charge me money. Car has 96k miles at this point and I’ve spent more money to fix it than it’s worth.

Engine
Filed Mar 25, 202189,000 milesSD

DUE TO A FAULTY PCV DESIGN MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE. IT WAS EXTERNALLY COLD. THE SAME AS IN BULLETIN 14882. GMC STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED.

Engine
Filed Mar 14, 2021115,000 milesSC

ODB CODE P0014/P0017 IS A GMC RECALL AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BRING IT AND LET YOU GUYS FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS BECOMING A PROBLEM!

Electrical System
Filed Mar 10, 2021TX

CURRENT KEY IS 10+ YEARS OLD. STEERING LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND CANNOT START CAR. IT IS HELL TO UNLOCK STEERING. I ORDERED A NEW KEY BOB ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. GMC PARTS SAYS GM HAS NOT SNET NEW KEY BOB YET!!! SO, STEERING MAY LOCK UP AND WITH NO NEW KEY BOB CANNOT DRIVE CAR. SO, I'M SUPPOSE TO PUSH CAR???

Electrical System
Filed Feb 25, 2021135,000 milesTX

CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY, ALSO ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE. THROWS RANDOM CODES EVEN AFTER CODES HAVE BEEN SERVICED. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS WITH NO RESOLVE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE HAVE FOUND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE.

Engine
Filed Feb 5, 2021149,000 milesMN

MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN HAVING TO COMMON OIL CONSUMPTION MEANING I CHECKED THE OIL EVERY TIME I GOT FUEL. THIS LAST TIME I WENT TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL THE DIPSTICK WAS UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE IT SHOT TWENTY FEET INTO THE AIR WHEN THE HOOD OPENED. I THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE GAS STATION BACK HOME AND THIS TIME TOOK THE OIL FILL CAP OFF AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAP A QUARTER TURN IT BLEW OFF INTO THE AIR FOLLOWED BY BURNING HOT OIL DROPLETS AND STEAM. WHEN I RUN THE VEHICLE FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL DRAIN BACK SYSTEM BUILDS MORE PRESSURE THEN THE COOLING SYSTEM EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNDER LOAD SUCH AS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES STALL IT WILL TAKE FROM 2-10 MINUETS TO RESTART.

Engine
Filed Feb 3, 202130 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STOPS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME AN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.

Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2021CA

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ABOUT A QUAKER OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM A NON GMC AS USED CERTIFIED WITH 145450 MILES DATE 01/18/2019. BY THEN THEN VEHICLES WAS CLASSIFIED AS RECALL. WITH ESPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY FROM GMC PLEASE SEE BULLETIN NUMBER 15285A. I REACH OUT TO GM CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT CENTER OF CA, BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSES FEES AND REPAIRS , QUOTE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 120000. I HAD ALSO MADE A COMPLAIN TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. I WOULD LIKE GMC PAY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIRS TO A CERTIFIED LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP RESPECTFULLY, CUSTOMER

Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2021CA

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ABOUT A QUAKER OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM A NON GMC AS USED CERTIFIED WITH 145450 MILES DATE 01/18/2019. BY THEN THEN VEHICLES WAS CLASSIFIED AS RECALL. WITH ESPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY FROM GMC PLEASE SEE BULLETIN NUMBER 15285A. I REACH OUT TO GM CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT CENTER OF CA, BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSES FEES AND REPAIRS , QUOTE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 120000. I HAD ALSO MADE A COMPLAIN TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. I WOULD LIKE GMC PAY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIRS TO A CERTIFIED LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP RESPECTFULLY, CUSTOMER

Engine
Filed Jan 19, 202183,000 milesMN

ON A HIGHWAY WAY HOME AND SAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIKE 3 DAYS AFTER GETTING TRANSMISSION REPLACED HAD TO GET IT TOWED I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME AND MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S THE ENGINE IT HAD NO OIL IN IT WHEN IT DID HAVE OIL BEFORE THAT HAPPENED IT DIDN'T SHOW LEAKING OR NOTHING NOW I'M OUT OF MY MONEY UNDER 86,000 MILES YET 2011 TERRAIN

Engine
Filed Jan 14, 2021115,497 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START UP AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITH AN UNKNOWN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECT INSIDE THE ENGINE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,497.

Engine
Filed Jan 4, 2021100,000 milesMT

PURCHASED A 2011 GMC TERRAIN IN MAY WITH 94K MILES. W?HEN CHANGE OIIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO A GMC DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED. DROVE IT HOME ABOUT 50 MILES, PARKED IN GARAGE AND 4 DAYS LATER STARTED IT. ENGINE MADE A WEIRD NOISE SO I TURNED IT OFF. WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO TELLS ME THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND BENT ALL THE VALVE STEMS AND DAMAGED THE HEADS. THE VEHICLE IS FINANCED SO I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON A WORTHLESS SUV THAT NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF ABOUT 7500.00.

Engine
Filed Dec 24, 2020184,000 milesCA

ON 08/05/2020 I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITH A CRACKED MANIFOLD. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE SEARED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK SIDE. AFTER CONSULTING MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER, I WAS ADVISED THAT 1) TO REPAIR THE ENGINE HAS TO BE LIFTED AS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT LIFTING THE ENGINE ( MANUFACTURE DEFECT) . FURTHER, IT WAS ADVISED TO ME THAT COMPLETELY SEALING THE MANIFOLD COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE ' THESE ENGINES RUN HOT'. AS I EXPRESSED THAT THIS VEHICLES 'ANTIFREEZE' LEVEL IS NOT STABLE AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER VEHICLES. IN OTHER WORDS THIS VEHICLE BURNS UP ANTIFREEZE QUICKER THAN I'VE SEEN OCCUR IN OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE TOPIC IT WAS DISCOVERED BY CONSUMER REPORTS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE MAJOR DEFECTIVE ENGINES WITH REPAIRS TO MANIFOLD BEING NOTORIOUS. AND TO HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIFTED EACH TIME IS UNREASONABLY COSTLY. AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IF A DEFECTIVE ENGINE RUNS HOT AND THERE'S A RISK OF FIRE. THIS IS EXACERBATED BY THE FACT OF THE TINY SPACE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL WITHIN THE VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Dec 16, 202084,000 milesNJ

ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES . STATES ON DOCS AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT TIMING CHAIN AND CAM WORN DUE TO LOW OIL .HAS WARRANTY BUT FOR REPLACING DUE TO 'OIL CONSUMPTION ' BUT SERVICE MANAGER REFUSES TO WRITE THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAS STATED IT.GM REFUSES TO HELP

Engine
Filed Dec 8, 202096,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VVT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, AND MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BUT CONTINUED DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO COGGIN BUICK GMC IN JACKSONVILLE (7245 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

Engine1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 202072,000 milesIN

PROVEN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ON MY CAR AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS LEADING TO A CLASS ACT WHICH HAS FAILED JUST ABOUT EVERYONE. CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND THESE CARS REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE AMONG OTHER FIXES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE ENGINE BLOWING. MY ENGINE BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY GM AND THEY ARE STILL NEGLIGENT TO THE ISSUE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OIL LIGHT SIGNIFYING LOW OIL WHICH DID NOT GO OFF AS WELL AS DOING 3 OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS MANDATED BY GM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO ANY REPAIRS. ALL WERE FAILED TESTS AND GM STILL PUSHED FOR MORE TESTS THAT REQUIRED ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT. DESPITE THE FAILED TESTS THEY STILL FOUGHT IT AND THE ENGINE BLEW OVER THIS TIME.

Engine
Filed Dec 3, 202091,000 milesTX

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2018. FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND/OR CHANGE OIL LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, IT NEEDED OIL. IN JANUARY 2020, I GOT A NOTICE FROM GMC ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT OF A LAWSUIT REGARDING VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL GMC AND THE MANAGER READ THE "NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND CLAIM FORM" THAT WAS SENT TO ME. THE LAWSUIT REQUIRES GMC TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE TO IT, SO THE MANAGER INSTRUCTED ME TO APPROVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND PAY FOR THEM OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE GMC WOULD REIMBURSE ME. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2020. I FOLLOWED ALL THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED TO ME BY GMC IN ORDER TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT. I MAILED DOCUMENTS TO THEM A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, MONTHS BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF MAY 16, 2020. AFTER WAITING OVER A MONTH AND NOT GETTING REIMBURSED, I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICES (1-866-790-5600) ON APRIL 11, 2020. I WAS INFORMED BY GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO EXPECT A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR FEES WITHIN TWO WEEKS. AFTER NOT RECEIVING THE REIMBURSEMENT, I CALLED AGAIN IN JUNE AND JULY 2020 AND GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION-WAIT. THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE DELAY WAS BLAMED ON COVID-19. I CALLED AGAIN IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2020, AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO EMAIL ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND THAT THE CHECK WOULD ARRIV

Electrical System
Filed Nov 24, 2020219,674 milesKS

BURNS TO MUCH OIL AND I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED LIMIT IT'S IN AND THE SHOP GOT TO PUT A NEW TIMING BELT ON

Engine
Filed Nov 23, 2020OH

THIRD ENGINE IN VEHICLE. NEEDS 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGE. OIL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON.

Engine
Filed Nov 4, 2020130,000 milesNC

THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WINDOW ON THE OIL CONSUMPTION LAWSUIT; HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL SINCE I HAVE HAD IT AND I KEPT TAKING IT IN AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM SAID IT WAS NORMAL. BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LAWSUIT I WAS OUT OF THAT PERIOD. CAN I GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, I AM PUTTING OIL IN CONSTANTLY

Power Train
Filed Oct 26, 202087,000 milesWA

ONLY 87000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, CAR STARTED TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING, AFTER PARKING IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. THEN WHEN TRYING TO SEE IF IT WOULD STILL DRIVE FORWARD, WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR, JUST STARTED REVVING WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN A GEAR.

Engine
Filed Oct 13, 202093,000 milesOH

MY CAR HAS BEEN WASTING TO MUCH ENGINE OIL. HAS HAD TWO OIL CHANGES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. AT START UP AND WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A KNOCKING AND CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT LOW SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR UNTIL I GET TO HIGHER SPEEDS.

Power Train
Filed Sep 30, 202086,927 milesMI

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM THE STORE FRIDAY NIGHT AND MY WHEELS START SQUEAKING AND INCREASINGLY BECAME HARD TO THEN THE WHEEL WHENEVER I TURNED. WHEN I GOT HOME TRIED TO PARK THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEELS ANYMORE. DIVER THE CAR AGAIN MONDAY IT WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS MY WAY HOME AGAIN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PART 2ND GEAR, THEN I WASN'T ABLE TO REVERSE AND MY ENGINEER LIGHT CAME ON. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP. NO I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY AND THERE IS 86927 MILES ON IT. NO ACCIDENTS WHATSOEVER. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Engine
Filed Sep 22, 2020130,000 milesVA

DIAGNOSED WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, P0014 CODE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SHOWING 10 DEGREES ON SCANNER, RECOMMENDED TIMING CHAIN ALIGNMENT, MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT, GMC HAS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, TOLD ME MY VIN WAS ELIGIBLE FOR IT, BUT WILL NOT LET ME SUBMIT A CLAIM, I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR, CONSTANT OIL CHANGES ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 17, 202077,600 milesFL

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON BACK ROADS IN POURING RAIN WITH WIPERS ON HIGH, WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UP POSITION. NO OTHER CARS WHERE ON THE ROADS, AND WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, SO MADE IT HOME, BUT VERY SLOWLY. CAN HEAR WIPER MOTOR WORKING, BUT WIPER BLADE ARMS DO NOT MOVE, LIKE THEY HAVE BECOME UNATTACHED FROM WIPER MOTOR.

Engine
Filed Sep 15, 2020123,000 milesMI

YET AGAIN, ANOTHER COSTLY ENGINE REPAIR. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BACK FIRING. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (CODE P0016). GMC DEALER SAID THE TIMING CHAINS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $2300. YET, THEY WILL CREATE A RECALL FOR A SEAT. BUT NOT AN UNSAFE ENGINE. HOPE LIVES WON'T BE LOST, LIKE WITH THE IGNITION FISCAL. SMH.

Engine
Filed Sep 1, 202073,000 milesCA

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS IN LESS THAN 40 MINUTES ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY. SPEED DETERIORATES AND CAN NO LONGER GO FASTER THAN 55 MPH. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN STATIONARY IN ORDER TO COOL TRANSMISSION. INCIDENT HAS REPEATED IN TWICE IN A MONTH.

Engine
Filed Aug 17, 2020FL

HESITATION AND LAG ON ACCELERATION AFTER HARD OR QUICK BRAKE APPLICATION. FEELS LIKE ENGINE MOMENTARILY STALLING OR TRANS MISSION NOT ENGAGING FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS.. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, HAPPENS COMING OUT OF TURNS,ALSO IN STRAIGHT LINE MOTION. POSES A SAFETY RISK SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES CROSSING THAT INTERSECTION.

Engine
Filed Jul 29, 2020IL

MY CAR HAS BEEN WASTING TO MUCH ENGINE OIL FOR NO REASON

Engine
Filed Jul 15, 202077,310 milesIN

2.4 L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE , REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK, LEAKING A LOT OF OIL , GMC BULLETIN NUMBER 14882 , THEY HAVE HOUR SOME OF THEIR 2.4 ENGINE VEHICLE, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BASED ON MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS, PORING OIL OUT FROM MAIN SEAL BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION .LEAK CONTINUES AND THIS OIL LEAK GOES ALL THE WAY OF BACK OF VEHICLE, IT CAUSING ABS SENSOR READ WRONG, AT REAR AND ALSO SMOKES UNDER CAR BECAUSE LEAKS GOES TO EXHAUST UNIT. PLEASE I NEED THIS ISSUE LOOKING IN TO TO RECALL , THIS RULES APPLIES 120 K MILES, 10 YEARS, I WANTED TO GET THIS RECALLED BECAUSE THEY ARE HIDING INFO, SO THEY WOUND T FIX MORE AFFECTED VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN NAIL DOWN BY VIN, HOWEVER LEAK DOES NOT GET CHECK OUT BY VIN , LEAKS WILL BE CHECK BY TECH, MECHANIC OR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SO I HAVE BEEN GIVEN RUN AROUND, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY POST AT SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED BY VIN. PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST OUT THERE MILLIONS AFFECTED WITH THOSE ENGINE MAIN SEAL ISSUES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 13, 2020104,000 milesWI

REAR TAILGATE DOOR GOES UP FULLY, THEN COMES DOWN HALF WAY, BACKUP FULLY, THEN CLOSES ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS HAPPENS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE, SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STARTED OR NOT STARTED.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 10, 202085,000 milesNY

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT RAN GREAT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT STARTED STALLING WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR PULLING OUT ONTO A ROAD. IT WILL RUN FINE I STOP IT IDLES OK AND WHEN I TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL START OUT INTO THE ROAD AND THEN JUST DIE.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 16, 2020138,000 milesLA

ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND REFUSES TO START BACK UP. NO CODES ARE BEING PRESENTED WHEN IT DOES STALL. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 12, 2020141,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICED STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ECM AND REPLACED THE MODULE PRIOR TO RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO JOE MAHAN FOR (211 MEMORIAL DR, PARIS, TN 38242, (731) 642-4711) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULE A VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST CYLINDER AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 10, 2020133,443 milesWV

WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BECAUSE OF THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. THEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AND WERE COMPLETELY STUCK STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN CAUSING VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO HARDLY SEE AT ALL AND HAD NO WHERE TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AT. *TR

EngineFire
Filed Jun 10, 2020136,000 milesNY

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER AND PLACED CAR IN PARK. BRIEFLY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD DUE TO OIL COMING OUT. AFTER INSPECTION OF CAUSE, ROD WENT THROUGH CYLINDER BLOCK CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND BLOWN ENGINE. RECALL UNKNOWN HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 1, 202088,000 milesNC

2011 GMC TERRAIN WITH CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOUND DURING SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

Suspension
Filed May 23, 2020129,354 milesOH

I WAS HAVING THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS LOOKED AT IN MY CAR. WHILE THE WORKER FINISHED THE JOB, HE PUT THE CAR DOWN AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS GOOD TO GO. ONE THAT TEST DRIVE, HE SAID SOMETHING DID NOT SEEM CORRECT. AFTER HE GOT IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND BACK ON THE RACK, THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WHEN MY CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON BY GETTING A NEW BALL JOINT BACK IN THE FALL OF 2019. *TR

Engine
Filed May 10, 2020164,000 milesOH

THE VEHICLE GOING THROUGH OIL LIKE MADE AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR PULLING ONTO A ROAD. THIS HAS CAUSED OTHER PEOPLE TO ALMOST HIT ME OR GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WILL START OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION GET IN THE MIDDLE AND IT DIES. TURNING ONTO A DIFFERENT ROAD THIS HAPPENS ALSO IN MOTION GOING AT NORMAL SPEEDS FOR THE ROAD. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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