2011 GMC Terrain complaints

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE ENGINE POWER CUT BY 50%. SAFETY ISSUE - I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGH WAY AND THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS CUT FROM 70 TO 30 - COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

SHOULDER BOLT THAT CONTROLS HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON POWER DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAVE ASKED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ALWAYS NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DO NOT ALLOW WIFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR HEIGHTS. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 376 WEST OUT OF DOWN TOWN PITTSBURGH, PA DURING RUSH HOUR THE SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON. AT THE TIME WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH WHEN WE GOT THE MESSAGES, WE HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.... WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT RESET ITSELF... IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON MONDAY 12/22 AND THE LAST TIME I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACED. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK MY CAR IS STALLING. IT HAPPENS IF I AM AT A STOPLIGHT, DON'T GET UP TO SPEED FAST ENOUGH, ETC. THE M AS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES AND THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED BY GMC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE TAKEN MY TERRAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED!" NOTIFICATION. WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD RATTLING NOISE COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO SEE IF THE NOISE WOULD STOP. TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER TURNING THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR STARTED BUT WITH AN EVEN LOUDER RATTLING NOISE. I TRIED TO LATER TAKE THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. AFTER REPEATEDLY TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR, IT FINALLY STARTED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED MUCH MORE THAN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER (GMC DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS MAY BE THE ISSUE), INSTEAD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL WITHIN MY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE STAY FAR, FAR AWAY... *TR

MARCH 2014 WE HAD A AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND A WARNING ON THE ODOMETER SCREEN AS WELL SO WE TOOK IT IN TO GMC WEATHERFORD TX AND REPORTED IT BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $125 TO JUST CHECK IT. WELL WE DIDN'T AND DON'T HAVE THE $125 TO CHECK IT AND THEN MAYBE NOT BE FIXED AND WE DON'T HAVE IT NOW. AFTER THIS LAST AIRBAG RECALL I HAVE TO WONDER IF IT SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE LIGHT AND ALARM STILL GOES OFF SO IT IS VERY SCARY. IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS CAN BE CHECKED WITHOUT COST? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT UNSCREWED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEAT). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I STARTED TAKING MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM WHEN MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON AND OFF AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME AND THEY WOULD GET IT TO GO OFF FOR A DAY... BUT THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON. ONE TIME I TOOK IT IN, AND THE LADY LOOKED AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOTHING AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY COULD GET TO IT IN A FEW WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE BACKED UP. WHEN I TOOK IT IN...MY MILEAGE WAS 100 MILES TILL MY WARRANTY WAS OUT...THEY AGAIN... STATED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS DOING AND RELEASED IT BACK TO ME. IT NOW REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY... AND ALL OF THESE RECALLS ARE HAPPENING WITH AIRBAGS GOING OFF OR NOT GOING OFF! I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY CAR, BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY CAN SEE IF THEY CAN GET A CODE FROM SCANNING IT FOR $100 PLUS WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WAY TOO LONG FOR ME TO HAVE TO BE OUT OF POCKET ANY MONEY! THEY SHOULD BE PAYING ME FOR ALL OF THIS MESS! PLEASE HELP ME!!! *TR

WHEN PARKING AFTER DRIVING , THE KEY WILL NOT BE RELEASED . YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT RELEASES. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE CAR WHERE YOU TURN THE KEY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. ON OCCASION (NOT EVERY TIME) YOU NEED TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT STARTS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM- STILL HAPPENING. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. *TR

I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON AN ICY DAY AND HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO AVOID STRIKING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. SINCE THAT DAY, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE SKIDDING VEHICLE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE SHOWS SERVICE STABILITRAK. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY MAY NEED TO KEEP IT SEVERAL DAYS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ALLEGEDLY THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THAT COULD RUN INTO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY HOOKED UP THE CODE READER AT BOTH PLACES AND IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY CODE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THAT SHOWED UP. SOME STATED HOW THEY HAD SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WHEN THEY GOT IT BACK IT DID THE SAME THING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE "ASSURED" ME IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY FURTHER FROM THEM. SOME PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE SAID HOW THEY WERE CHARGED LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE MODULE ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. I WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE ABS IS WORKING PROPERLY IF NEEDED. *TR

STARTED CAR AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. CAR DID NOT CHANGE INTO GEAR. CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND STILL NO GEAR CHANGE. SHIFTED TO MANUAL DRIVE MODE AND STILL DID NOT SHIFT. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THEN GEAR CHANGES WERE MADE. SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. *TR

I HAD A AIRBAG WARNING INDICATION. I TOOK THE SUV TO GMC AND THEY INDICATED THE ISSUE IS IN THE SEAT, AS THE INDIVIDUAL SIT IN THE SEAT IT FLEXES THE CANNON PLUG WITH CAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO DISABLE , AND SEND A WARNING. THEY INDICATED THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE WITHOUT DEVIATING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND THEY ASKED ME TO CONTACT NTSB TO INDICATE THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING @ 55 CENTER LANE FREEWAY INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE. MOVED TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY AND SAW REAR TIRE HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS ON BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SIDE WALLS OF TIRE COVERING TOTAL CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE; TIRE HAD BEGUN SMOKING. ASSISTED BY STATE SAFETY PATROL AND TECHNICIAN MADE COMMENTS AS TO HAVE "NEVER SEEN A TIRE SHRED IN THIS MANNER". TREAD HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM TIRES EDGE AND CRACKS WERE APPROX.. 3 INCH'S APART AND ABOUT 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. TIRE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW AND REPLACEMENT; DEALERSHIP ALSO COMMENTED ON THE DAMAGE AS BEING EXTREMELY UNUSUAL. VEHICLE IS 2011, SINGLE DRIVER WITH APPROX. 31000 MILES. *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IN CINCINNATI, OHIO WHEN A DEER CROSSED OVER THE JERSEY WALL ONTO THE ROADWAY AS I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO EXIT. I HIT THE DEER AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 45-50MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH I WAS UNHARMED I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY GIVEN MY SPEED AND FRONT IMPACT. MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO RECENTLY HAD AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER THAT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. GIVEN THE RECENT RASH OF INCIDENTS SURROUNDING GMC VEHICLES AND THE LACK OF RECALLS ON THE TERRAIN VEHICLE, I AM REPORTING THESE INCIDENTS AT THIS TIME AS I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BE INDICATIVE OF BROADER PROBLEM WITH THE TERRAIN MODEL OF VEHICLE. *TR

2011 GMC TERRAIN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PADS WERE RUSTED IN THE SLIDES AND THEY WOULD NOT MOVE.*SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIPER BLADE TRANSMISSION MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WELL IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THE 2011 TERRAIN STALLING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO ME OFF AND ON THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I WOULD BE IN TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD STALL, I WOULD BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT WOULD STALL, I WOULD GO TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD STALL. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WELL LAST NIGHT IT FINALLY DIED. GREAT!! I HEARD NOISE WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THAT SOUNDED LIKE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES RUBBING TOGETHER. I HAD A BAG IN MY FRONT SEAT SO ASSUMED IT WAS NOTHING. IT BUCKED FORWARD AS I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND STALLED. WELL...THE STALLING I'D BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO SO I RE-STARTED. IT SEEMED FINE UNTIL I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE MAIN ROAD...IT BUCKED, STARTED SHUTTERING, AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 5 MPH. I BARELY GOT IT INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE IT DIED. I COUNTED NO LESS THAN 5 SIMILAR REPORTS ON HERE. I LIVE IN THE METRO DETROIT AREA...HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR DURING RUSH HOUR, I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE GMC HAS YET ANOTHER SCANDAL ON THEIR HANDS OR HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT, MAIMED, OR KILLED BEFORE NHTSA GETS INVOLVED?? *TR

I WAS GOING TO A 930 AM DOCTOR APPT@THE CANCER CLINIC, WITH MY HUSBAND & FATHER AS PASSENGERS. I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE NORTHBOUND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS 910 AM. THERE WAS A LG. DELIVERY TRUCK OPPOSITE ME IN THE SOUTHBOUND LEFT TURN LANE. AS I PULLED IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE,EASING FORWARD TO ENSURE CLEARANCE THE OTHER CAR BEHIND THE DELIVERY TRUCK PULLED OUT AND AROUND THE TRUCK AND SPED UP TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE THE LIGHTTHAT WAS AMBER AT THIS POINT. MY FATHER SAID THAT HER HEAD WAS DOWN AND SHE DIDN'T LOOK UP UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS & THE IMPACT WAS HIGH ON THE PASS. SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ROCKING US UP ONTO 2 WHEELS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & THEN BACK DOWN ON ALL 4. MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE LADY CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE DELIVERY TRUCK AT THE LAST SECOND, CHANGED LANES & PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT. AT THIS POINT THE LIGHT WAS YELLOW. I HAVE, I DO BELIEVE 8 AIR BAGS, WITH 8 SENSORS IN THE TERRAIN'S. ALSO I HAVE A FULL SUBSCRIPTION TO ONSTAR WHICH ALSO HAS CRASH SENSORS IN MY CAR. **NOT ONE AIR BAG WENT OFF NOR DID ANY SENSORS**. ONSTAR DID NOT CALL ME AFTER THE CRASH TO TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING HELP, AMBULANCE, POLICE ETC. MY INJURIES WERE: CONTUSION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ABOVE EAR. SCALP WOUND ABOVE RIGHT EAR, WITH PERMANENT INDENTATION TO RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEAD,2 SMALL CUTS RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD. BLACK EYES. PAIN IN NECK & STIFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 8/13/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GENERAL MOTORS TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE CRASH,THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,275 .

THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 3 TIMES. NOVEMBER 2013, 28 JANUARY 2014, 16 FEBRUARY 2014. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN AND IDLING SITUATION RED LIGHT, IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU, HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR IF I FORGOT SOMETHING, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING, AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GET WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, ESPECIALLY IF IT TOOK ME 4-5 MINUTES TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AND RETURN TO THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS MOVING AT SPEEDS OF 8MPH OR LESS IN THICK TRAFFIC. (1) CAR WOULD FOR NO REASON START ROUGH IDLING. (2) THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. (3) THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR. (4) THE STABILITRAK WARNING MESSAGE LIGHT WOULD THEN APPEAR. (5) THEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, AND THE VEHICLE MOVES AT A SNAIL'S PACE (5-10 MPH). (6) I LET IT SIT FOR 10-30 MINUTES (OR OVERNIGHT IF I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE AT HOME), RESTART IT, AND IT RUNS LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. (7) THE "YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" SIMPLY DISAPPEARS AFTER A FEW HOURS. (8) SOMETIMES THERE'S A FAINT BURNING SMELL LIKE A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG ON FIRE, BURNING RUBBER, OR OVERHEATED ELECTRONICS. I'M TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP TODAY BEFORE I END UP STRANDED SOMEWHERE OR WORSE BE THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT! IT'S LIKE IT HAS A MALICIOUS CODE IN THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND IT SELECTS THE TIME AND PLACE WHEN IDLING TO INJECT ITSELF! IT MAY GO SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS BEFORE IT H

2011 GMC TERRAIN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF GM REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ECM/ECU AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SYSTEMS, TO MAKE SURE ALL THE ENGINE SETTINGS WERE AS THEY SHOULD BE, SINCE HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STRANGE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE SHIFTER HANGING IN D SOMETIMES AS HE TRIED TO MOVE TO PARK, VERY LOW MPG FOR SEVERAL DAYS 24-25 MPG, WHEN HE USUALLY GOT 28-33 MPG. THE OIL PERCENT METER USED TO BE AT 95%. THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO 7K-8K RPM WHEN THE FIRST STARTED AND HELD 2-3 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE REVVED TO 1600-1800 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST STALL, AND SOMETIMES THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOON AFTER, THE FAN BELT BEGAN TO SQUEAL. THE SQUEALING BEGAN, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AC ON, AND GOING UP SOME SLOPPED HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT. IN THE SUMMER OF 2011, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A CHATTERING-TAPPING METAL-TO-METAL SOUND, AS IT THERE WERE NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WITH A COLD OR HOT ENGINE. THE PROBLEM STOPPED AFTER P0011 ERROR SOLENOID WAS REPLACED.

OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE ROUGH IDLE AND HARD/STALLED SHIFTING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2011. IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD A RECENT RECALL WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. IT DID NOT AND THESE ISSUES HAVE CONTINUED. RECENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON, FOLLOWED BY (A FEW HOURS LATER) THE ENGINE GOING INTO "REDUCED ENGINE MODE" AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITH THUMPING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND WITHIN A FEW MILES, THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AND VERY UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL IN THE CITY. WE HAD TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THIS FROM SAYS THE THROTTLE POSITIONS SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL AS THERE IS A MISFIRE IN THE INJECTORS DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP IN THE FUEL LINE. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS ARE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, AND THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. UPON RESEARCH OF THESE PART, SYMPTOMS OF THIS PART GOING OUT ARE STALLED SHIFTING OR HARD SHIFTING, AS WELL AS ROUGH IDLING. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS CASE AS I FEEL THIS IS A MORE UNIVERSAL PROBLEM THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED PROPERLY. *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND IT WENT THROUGH ITS CUSTOMARY SYSTEMS CHECK. WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. IT STATED, SERVICE AIRBAG. IN ADDITION, THE SYMBOL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY APPEARED INDICATING A AIRBAG PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MAY UNEXPECTEDLY INFLATE OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL IN A CRASH. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2010, AND IT ONLY HAS 42000 MILES ON IT WITH REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE THAT SUCH A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING IN THE LIMITED TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATING. DUE TO THE UNSAFE AND SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS DEFECT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GMC CORPORATION STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOW CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY BY RECALLING AND REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER GMC VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL PIPE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, CAUSING THE REAR CARGO CARRIER BASKET TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE BUMPER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,232.

I PURCHASED THIS TERRAIN AS THE 99 GMC PICKUP THAT I PURCHASED FROM SHEEHAN HAD 3 TOTAL BRAKE FAILURES AND A POWER STEERING COOLER FAIL ALL DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 99 AFTER THE 3RD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2011. SINCE THEN DUE TO CORROSION THEY REPLACED ALL THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DAY I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHEEHAN. THEY FOUND A FUEL LINE UNDER THE VEHICLE LEAKING AS IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON WHAT THEY DID TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY REPLACE THE FUEL LINE WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT HAD JUST RUSTED THROUGH. I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DID NOT USE STAINLESS STEEL. I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT DO THAT. I NOW DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN PAID OFF YET AND ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEGUN SHOPPING FOR A NON-GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAVE DRIVING THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BLADES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE, THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THAT AFTER STARTING THE CAR & PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, IT STALLED. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES THAT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE & COMING TO A STOP SIGN, THEN GETTING READY TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, IT EITHER STALLS OR HESITATES. THERE WERE A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TAKING THIS TO THE DEALER DID NOTHING. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT UNLESS IT DID IT AT THEIR DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE HAD IS THAT MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY & IT REVS UP MORE THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE ACTUALLY SHIFTING & WHEN IT DOES, THERE IS A MAJOR CLUNK. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME, THIS CAR ALWAYS ON STARTUP, MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE AT FIRST WHICH TO ME SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY OIL OR THAT THE BEARINGS HAVE A PROBLEM. THAT NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE, AS DO ALL OTHER TERRAIN OWNERS, IS THAT THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW FROM GM WHEN BUYING THIS CAR, STATED THAT THIS CAR WOULD GET 23 MPG CITY, & 32 MPG HIGHWAY. MOST ALL MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES, & THE MOST I EVER GET IS 22 MPG. THIS WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR BUYING THIS CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I THINK GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS GROSSLY MIS-REPRESENTATION OF WHAT I WOULD BE GETTING FOR GAS MILEAGE. I AM NOT THAT WEALTHY WHERE I CAN JUST GO OUT & BUY A NEW CAR EVERY YEAR, BUT AM FEARFUL THAT WITH THE CAR STALLING OUT WHEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED BUT BOTH FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG CONNECTORS THAT WERE UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,574. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE OR TURNING AT 25 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION'S THIRD GEAR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,902. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE AND LIP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OIL SMELLS LIKE GAS. HEAD LINEAR FELL DOWN VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE ENGINE RUNS RUFF HAS POOR ACCELERATION. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FREEZES OPEN AT 25 DEG F (-4 DEG C). UNKNOWN IF PASSENGER WINDOWS FREEZE OPEN AT SAME TEMPERATURE. WINDOW OPENING REQUIRED FOR PRESENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION. HAZARD INVOLVES RISK TO OCCUPANTS BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. // CLIMATE INFORMATION - OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE: 27 DEG F (-4 DEG C); AREA DEWPOINT: 25 DEG F (-4 DEG C); PRESSURE: 30.26 INCHES HG (1024.8 MB); WEATHER: MIST (FROST BUILD-UP PRESENT ON VEHICLE); INSIDE TEMPERATURE: "HIGH" SETTING DEFROST AND FLOOR, LEVEL 12; WINDOW OPEN TIME: 30 SECONDS; WINDOW UP METHOD: CONTINUOUS UP/DOWN TO BREAK-FREE FROST/FREEZE BUILD UP, EVENTUALLY RETURNING TO UP/CLOSED POSITION AFTER 2 MINUTES; // REQUEST OEM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE CAUSE FOR DEFECT. WINDOW UP/DOWN MOTOR SEEMS TOO WEAK TO OVERCOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TR

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE CHECKED WITH DEALER FOR AWFULLY JERKY, HARD HITTING TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGING MOSTLY IN LOW RANGE GEARS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SAY TRANSMISSION OPERATING NORMAL? VEHICLE HAS OVER 17,000 MILES ON IT AND CONTINUES TO BE PLAGUED WITH JERKY TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY. HARD TO BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD, I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND AS SOON AS MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL IT STALLED. I STARTED THE ENGINE BACK UP AND TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (IN COLD AND MILD WEATHER). I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED IT'S FIRST PROBLEM IN AUGUST OF 2011. I HAD ONLY HAD MY TRUCK FOR SIX MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS ENTERING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND AS I WAS PRESSING THE GAS THE TRUCK BEGIN TO STALL. THE REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK DECELERATES AND CUT OFF. WE WERE BLESSED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WE WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES, THE TRUCK FINALLY STARTED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS FIXED AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IS ENOUGH THAT I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN USING OTHER PEOPLES CARS AND TRUCKS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PUT MINE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OUT OF OWN. IT IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN AND ANYONE DRIVING A TERRAIN SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND HAD TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY PARTS AT THIS POINT I HAVE LOST TRACK OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE CAR STILL IDLES AND SHAKES AND NO ONE PLANS TO FIND OUT WHY AS LONG AS THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD RATHER NOT DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WAIT FOR A FATA

THE SELECT THE PARTS WONT LET ME ENTER THE DESCRIPTION. WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL THE SWITCH CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY SLIGHTLY TOUCHED AND WILL SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. GMC HAS A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FOR 2012 WHICH IS A PUSH ON AND PUSH OFF SWITCH WHICH ALLEVIATES THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PLAN TO RETROFIT THE 2011 TERRAIN WITH THE NEW 2012 SWITCH. PLEASE ADVISE! GMC KNOWS THAT THE TOGGLE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT WITH A PUSH ON PUSH OFF SWITCH. I JUST WANT MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE TOO LOW IN THE DOOR PANEL TO REACH AND PULL UP IF THE AUTOMATIC MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO HERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE 4 PHONE SYSTEM DEVELOPED STATIC EITHER BLUETOOTH CONNECTION OR USING THE ONSTAR PHONE SYSTEM. OVER SEVERAL MONTHS I CHANGED PHONES AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE STATIC GETS PROGESSIVELY WORSE AS SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASE. AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CALL IS MADE FROM THE VEHICLE THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END CAN BARELY MAKE OUT WHA THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS SAYING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS. VCIM AND MICROPHONE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THAT IT IS A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. GM DID WORK ON IT RIGHT UP TO THE 36,000MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER. IT WAS THEN THEIR "FIELD ENGINEER" DECLARED THE SYSTEM OPERATED FINE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THEN GM REFUSES TO WORK ON IT. THEIR "ENGINEER" MADE 1 PHONE CALL FROM THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 MINUTES BUT PUT 86 MILES ON IT AND LEFT IT OUT OF GAS. SITTING STILL THE SYSTEM IS STATIC FREE. MOVING IT IS ALMOST USELESS. THIS IS THE SAFETY ASPECT THAT BOTHERS ME IS WE PURCHASED VEHICLE ($31,000.00) FOR BLUETOOTH HANDSFREE AND ONSTAR BOTH OF WHICH ARE NEARLY USELESS AT SPEED AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 1.5 YEARS. I HAVE SPENT COUNTELSS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON DIFFERENT PHONES AND MY TIME TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS USELESS AT ANY SPEED. IF THEY ADVERTISE "HANDSFREE AND BLUETOOTH" IT SHOULD WORK. SAFETY WISE THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS TO RESORT TO HOLDING HER PHONE WHILE DRIVING IF SHE WANTS TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN ON A BICYCLE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE PEDESTRIAN UNTIL SHE WAS WITHIN AN EXTREMELY CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY READ IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE DRIVER SHOULD BE OVER 5'2 HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTACT'S FINDINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT A PERSON UNDER 5'2' SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY SECOND TERRAIN, BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT THE 1ST ONE BACK FROM ME AND GAVE ME A BRAND NEW FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT I'M HAVING WITH THIS ONE. ON START UP, THE CAR MAKES AN UNUSUAL GRRRRRRRRR NOISE FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. IT DOESN'T MAKE THIS NOISE ALL THE TIME, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT DOES. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL EXCUSES FROM THE DEALER. "WE CAN'T DUPLICATE WHAT YOU ARE HEARING, THAT'S NORMAL, IT SUPPOSE TO MAKE THAT NOISE". IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO KNOW THAT NOISE IS NOT NORMAL. AND EVEN IF IT WAS NORMAL, IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE TIME I STARTED THE CAR, BUT IT DOESN'T. IT'S EMBARRASSING TO START MY CAR UP AROUND PEOPLE, CAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE ME DRIVING THIS BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW CAR WITH A DUMB NOISE WHEN I START IT UP. I CAN'T BELIEVE GMC WOULD APPROVE TO EVEN SELL A CAR THAT MAKES THAT TYPE OF NOISE. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

POWER STEERING MAKES BINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, GREASED STRUT SHAFTS, REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSES, REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND BLED LINES. THIS HAS INVOLVED THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH A LOANER CAR. BUT GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE PROBLEM AND SANDBAGS, HOPING I'LL GIVE UP. I'M AFRAID STEERING COULD FAIL AT SPEED AND CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, MY WIFE IS HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'M CONSIDERING ENACTING THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW, HOWEVER WE LIKE THE CAR WOULD MAKE THIS THE LAST RECOURSE IF NHTSA CAN NOT HELP. *JS

I HAVE HAD TWO OCCURRENCES NOW - THE FIRST HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BETWEEN 15K AND 20K MILES, WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN SETTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I ALSO GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER WHO SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY AND WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE. JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND AT AROUND 25K MILES, MY FIANCE AND I WERE SETTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. AFTER THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE LAYING ON THEIR HORNS, I GOT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN AT THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT AFTER READING SIMILAR ISSUES FROM OTHER OWNERS, I AM STARTING TO DOUBT THEY WILL CORRECT IT. *JS

THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM SHOW A SEVERE MALFUNCTION. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE RPM'S DROP SO MUCH THAT IT SHUTS DOWN SOMETIMES, SOME OTHERS, IT BARELY STAYS ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED REPAIR AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC PLUS WHATEVER WAS WRONG TO REPAIR (PARTS AND/OR LABOR). ALL OF THE SUDDEN, NOW THE "STABILITY TRAC" CHECK LIGHT GOES ON AN OFF WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE FROM THE 1950'S. IT'S A GREAT LOOKING COMFORTABLE SUV, BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH PERFORMANCE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. *TR

SOON AFTER BUYING MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN, 4 CYL, A RATTLE DEVELOPED IN ENGINE ON START UP. AFTER MONTHS OF RETURNING TO DEALER, THEY SAID A TECH BULLETIN NOW EXISTED AND FIXED PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, A MONTH OR SO LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT GAS MILEAGE, 20 MPG ON HIGHWAY, 17 CITY. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DETROIT, AND HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. FINALLY TOLD ME DON'T BOTHER US ANY MORE ABOUT TWO PROBLEMS, AND TO THIS POINT NO RESOLUTION TO EITHER PROBLEM. *JS