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2014 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 2014 record →

Electrical System
Filed Sep 9, 202035,000 milesMI

KEY IS LOCKING IN THE IGNITION. WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR THE SCREEN DOES NOT DISPLAY, STAYS BLANK. CANNOT TURN THE RADIO ON OR OFF OR UP. IT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. IT CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING. THE GEAR SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK AND IS EXTREMELY HARD AT TIMES TO GET IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE.

Engine
Filed Aug 30, 2020110,000 milesTX

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNALS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR SHUT OFF, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GMC. I WAS CONTACTED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH, BY THE SERVICE TECH FOR AN UPDATE. APPARENTLY, THE SPARK PLUG MOVED OUT OF PLACE, AND THE PISTON PUSHED IT INTO THE ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANY LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD TAKE PLACE AND I LOSE EVERYTHING AND HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. MOREOVER, HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. IN A WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR SAFETY MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO PREVENT THE SPARK PLUG FROM MOVING INTO THE ENGINE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 22, 202073,000 milesMA

WHILE DRIVING TO NIAGARA WITH MY SON ON THE MASS PIKE, MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING . IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY FOR THE LAST 2 HOURS OF THE TRIP AND IT WAS HARROWING , STRESSFUL AND UNSAFE . WE COULD NOT FIND AN OPEN GARAGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THE GUY AT REST STOP TRIED TO REPLACE THE FUSE BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK . IT NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION WHICH COST ME $562.42, INCLUDING CAR LOAN FOR $29.95 SO I COULD GO TO WORK . I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2014 TERRAIN .

Engine
Filed Aug 21, 202081,000 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 4, 202093,000 milesAR

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD THE 'COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM' ACTIVATED WITH NO VEHICLES IN SIGHT EITHER IN FRONT OF ME OR IN THE OPPOSING LANE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER. I TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A DISASTROUS OUT COME IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Engine
Filed Jul 16, 202073,000 milesWI

VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND DIE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. HAS HAPPENED ON FREEWAY AND NORMAL DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND THEY LET ME KNOW THE TIMING CHAINS, PHASER AND SENSORS ARE NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE ENGINE BURNING TOO MUCH OIL. VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 29, 202087,000 milesIL

HAVE WATER OR COOLANT LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. CAUSING MOLD BUILD UP ON THE CARPET FROM THE FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS. THOUGHT IT COULD'VE BEEN THE AC DRAIN TUBE, BUT PULL THE TUBE OFF AND CLEANED, STILL SAME ISSUE. CAR SMELLS SO BAD OF MOLD MY PREGNANT WIFE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THAT VEHICLE. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 17, 2020IL

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE OIL IS BURNING AND IT IS CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO GO BAD ON MY CAR LIKE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER . AND IT IS BURNING OUT AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PUT OIL IN THE CAR... I HAVE RESEARCH AND I SEE THAT ALL THESE MODELS IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BURNING OF THE OIL. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 14, 202095,000 milesWV

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE WIPERS ABOVE THE FIRST CLICK THEY DETACH FROM THE WIPER ARM AND QUIT WORKING. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE TORN APART TO REASSEMBLE. IT'S HAPPENED IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IT'S HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. CAN'T DRIVE IT WHEN IT RAINS.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 1, 2020PA

MY DASHBOARD AND RADIO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND MAJORITY OF THE TIME STAYS OFF . MY BACK CAMERA IS CONNECTED TO THE RADIO AND MY CAMERA WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT . WHEN IM DRIVING THE RADIO AND LL THE LIGHT OF THE DASHBOARD AND RADIO WILL JUST CUT OFF , WHEN IM BACKING UP THE CAMERA SHUTS OFF . *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed May 4, 2020105,500 milesNH

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY STOPPED WHEN STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN (12 O'CLOCK). THE WIPERS ARE VERY EASY TO MOVE BY HAND.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Apr 30, 202075,000 milesWA

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN AND WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I GOT OFF THE ROAD AND MOVED THEM PHYSICALLY DOWN OUT OF MY VIEW. THEY THEN WOULD NOT TURN ON. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TURNING BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 24, 202066,000 milesNV

DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45MGH AND STABILITRAK FAILURE SERVICE AND ABS FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. AT EVERY BUMP THE SERVICE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF. THEN ON A SMOOTH SERVICE THE STABILITRAK LIGHTS COMES ON UNTIL I GET HOME. WITH THE COLLISION WARNING TURNED ON THE CAR ALSO AND ALMOST FREQUENTLY TENDS TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. BUT HERE'S THE REAL PROBLEM THIS 2014 GMC TERRAIN DENALI CAR IS NOT ON THE 'RECALL' LIST - WHY? SEEMS IT'S FROM THE SAME CAR MANUFACTURER WITH SAME ISSUES, SHOULDN'T IT BE ON THE SAME RECALL LIST.

Engine
Filed Mar 23, 2020OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOON AFTER RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 22, 2020110,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A THUNDERSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHICH FORCED ME TO PULL OVER BECAUSE OF NO VIABILITY! I HAD TO WIATBFOR THE RAIN TO STOP IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME. HAVE REPLACED FUSE AND THEY ARE STILL NOT WORKING! WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR MAY HAVE FAILED AND WOULD COST AROUND 300 TO 400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WIPERS ARE STILL NOT WORKING AS I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR COST.

Engine
Filed Mar 4, 202092,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A RATTLING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AXELROD BUICK/GMC (6603 BROKE PARK RD, PALMER OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Engine
Filed Mar 3, 2020118,500 milesMI

ENGINE WILL NOT HOLD OIL. CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AND THIRD PARTY AUTO MECHANIC. BOTH HAVE DETERMINED PISTON + PISTON RINGS NEED REPLACED BUT A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS THE PREFERRED REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 119,000 MILES. VEHICLES NOTIFICATION LIGHTS INCLUDE: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITY TRACK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER.

Engine
Filed Feb 25, 202050,249 milesMI

MY 2014 TERRAIN STALLED OUT AT A STOP SIGN. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND WAS IT MADE A NOISE AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH A BELT. I WENT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT STALLED OUT 3 MORE TIMES. I BACKED IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED ALL OF THE OIL ON THE GROUND. I HAD THE TRUCK PUT ON A FLATBED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE REAR MASTER SEAL BLEW. SOMEHOW, AS EXPLAINED TO ME, WATER GETS INTO THE ENGINE AND FREEZES. THIS CAUSES PRESSURE AND THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. MY TERRAIN TURNED 5 YRS OLD ON 11/21/19 WITH ONLY 50,249 MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A GM VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER SINCE IT IS 5 YRS OLD AND I AM OUT $3,000 FOR REPAIRS. I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE TRUCK PAID OFF YET. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OR POLICY/WARRANTY WAIVER.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 24, 2020107,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING DURING A STORM, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND WAS WORRIED I WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF TO THE NEAREST EXIT TO CHECK MY WIPERS. THE WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK BUT I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR WORKING. WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE, I CHECKED ON THIS AND FOUND THAT OLDER TERRAINS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WITH WIPER BLADES BEING FAULTY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 20, 202067,986 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK POWER REDUCE DRASTICALLY WITHOUT ME BRAKING. THE DASH SHOWS STABILIZER CONTROL REDUCING POWER.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 18, 202075,000 milesPA

I RECEIVED A DOCUMENT DATED DEC 2019 REGARDING A CONDITION WHERE A LINK BALL SOCKET IN THE WIPER TRANSMISSION MAY SEPARATE CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. IT IS NOT BEING HANDLED AS A RECALL WHICH I THINK IT SHOULD BE. ONLY VEHICLES WHICH EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN AN ADVISORY AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL OR BE DONE FOR FREE AT THE OWNERS REQUEST. I CONTACTED PATRIOT GMC IN BOYERTOWN AND ASKED THAT THE REPAIR BE DONE UNDER THE ADVISORY NOTICE AS A COURTESY BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 16, 202094,000 milesOH

AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED HERE MY WIPER TRANSMISSION/LINKAGE HAS FAILED ALSO BUT JUST WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER HAVING REPLACED IT JUST LAST YEAR WITH NEW REPLACEMENT ONE. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND IT WAS SNOWING PARTIAL CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. LAST YEAR WHEN IT FAILED IT WAS RAINING ON MY WAY HOME ON HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME AND NO MANUFACTURING DESIGN UPGRADE HAS BEEN DONE BY GM TO RECTIFY THIS CONTINUAL FAILURE.

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 2020130,000 milesNC

ENGINE STALLS/ HESITATES ESPECIALLY WHEN AT A STOP, IDLE FOR A PERIOD SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT, ALSO WHEN IN REVERSE AND DOES NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS DID HAPPEN BEFORE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID APPEAR. I PULLED THE CODES P0010 AND P0011.

Engine
Filed Feb 4, 2020112,000 milesOH

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 11/2019. IT TWICE HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN 12/2019. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE AUTO START WAS NOT WORKING, AND THE ONLY ISSUE I SEEN WAS THAT IF IT SAT RUNNING FOR A WHILE LIKE FOR INSTANCES, WARMING UP, IT FLOODED AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN A FEW SECONDS AFTER IGNITION KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. ENGINE WOULD STOP AFTER BUBBLING TO A STOP. THEN THE CHECK LIGHT WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING WORKED PROPERLY. BUT, ON 2/1/2020, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY AUTO START IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. AS LONG THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT AUTO START. THE CAR IS AGAIN FLOODING OUT AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AFTER IGNITION KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION. THE ENGINE WILL RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BUBBLE TO A ENGINE STOP. WONDER IF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAS HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS TOO? BUT, THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIKE TO COME ON AND IT INTERFERES WITH THE AUTO START AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FLOOD OUT LIKE IT DOES.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 4, 202083,500 milesPA

AS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED RECENTLY, WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN A RAINSTORM. I TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE SINCE BUT NO CHANGE. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN SWITCHING TO THE ON POSITION BUT NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM EITHER WIPE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 30, 202058,000 milesIL

CAR CUT OFF WHEN GEAR IN DRIVE & BRAKE WAS LET GO. WOULD CUT RIGHT BACK ON BUT SAME ISSUE CONTINUED. ONCE CAR WAS ABLE TO GO IT SHOOK IF DRIVEN OVER 20MPH.

Engine
Filed Jan 26, 2020155,000 milesNY

THE CAR AT 80K HAD ITS ENGINE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR A BAD DEAL WHICH THEN RUINED PISTONS AND ETC. AT 155K IT DID THE SAME AND POWERED DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH ENGINE ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED LEAVING ME ON A CURVE AND THE ENGINE FUMING AND OIL POURING OUT UNDER NEATH

Engine
Filed Jan 24, 202080,000 milesIL

THIS CAR BURNS 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN 5000 MILE OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. IT HAS DONE IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I JUST FOUND OUT IT IS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PCV SYSTEM.01

Engine
Filed Jan 23, 202085,000 milesMI

VEHICLE HAS 85000 MILES AND NEEDS NEW TIMING CHAIN DUE TO BURNING OIL. QUOTED $2200-$2800 FOR REPAIR. ROUGH RIDING, WANTS TO STALL AT LOWER SPEEDS, SLOW DOWNS AND STOPS. STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE, BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP NOT EVEN TWO YEARS AGO.

Engine
Filed Jan 21, 2020109,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, GOT OUT THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE OIL FLOWING OUT THE ENGINE. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REICHARD CHEVROLET: 575 ARLINGTON RD, BROOKVILLE, OH 45309(937) 833-4011 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MAIN SEAL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES EXPIRED BUT THEY WOULD OFFER $100 CERTIFICATION FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 11, 2020166,000 milesLA

I BEEN CHANGING MY OIL EVERY 2000 MILES HOWEVER ENGINE OIL STAYS LOW; SEVERAL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED STATING THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD BUT IN FACT IT WAS THE ENGINE. WHILE AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START I LEARNED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THE ENGINE DUE TO LOW TO NO OIL IN THE ENGINE BUT IN FACT I GOT THE OIL CHANGE 2-3 MONTHS AGO

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 30, 201955,000 milesIL

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. CHECKED FUSE & RELAY - ALL HAVE POWER. REGULATOR BROKEN.

Air BagsCrashFire1 injured
Filed Dec 30, 201996,423 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER. AS A RESULT, SHE DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A TALL GRASS AREA AND STRUCK A CONCEALED CABLE BOX. THE PASSENGER SIDE GRILL WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE HOOD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE FLASHERS ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES ON HER WRIST AND SORENESS FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,423. *DT CONSUMER STATED BOTH SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED.*JB

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 14, 201977,465 milesME

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON CITY STREETS MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HAVING A WRECK AND WAS CLOSE TO A GMC DEALERSHIP. I DROVE VERY SLOW WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE. THIS IS A SATURDAY AND WILL NOT HEAR FROM THEM UNTIL MONDAY AS TO THE REPAIR.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 12, 201954,484 milesMI

CAR STALLS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I STARTED MY CAR AND TRIED TO TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUOUSLY STALLED UNTIL MY CAR WAS DONE TURNING.

Engine
Filed Nov 20, 2019102,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2014 GMC TERRAIN WITH 102000 APPROXIMATELY. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY OIL. I WENT ABOUT 50 MILES AND STARTED MAKING A BUBBLY SOUND. WHEN I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SO LONG THEY COULDN'T GET SOME ON THE DIP STICK. I LEFT THE MECHANIC WITH 100% OF OIL AND JUST DROVE TO SAN ANTONIO AND IT IS DOWN TO 98 %. I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

Power Train
Filed Nov 17, 201995,000 milesWI

WE BOUGHT OUR TERRAIN BRAND NEW IN 2014, I HAVE REPLACED THE LINKAGE ONCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AGAIN. OUR TRANSMISSION IS GOING AND WE JUST GOT OUT OF 5 YEAR WARRANTY. SO DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE

Engine
Filed Oct 25, 201949,400 milesOH

THE PCV SYSTEM THERE'S PLUGGED UP DUMPING OIL INTO THE INTAKE AND TO THE THROTTLE BODY OILS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRANKCASE TOO MUCH PRESSURE

Engine
Filed Oct 18, 201960,000 milesNY

2014 GMC TERRAIN WITH 66,000 MILES STALLING OUT WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING, LOW ACCELERATION, LOUD ENGINE. DEALER SAYS OIL IS LOW WHEN IT WAS JUST REPLACED 2 MONTHS (2,700 MILES) AGO. CANNOT DETERMINE WHY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN WHAT GM ALLOWS.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 25, 2019250 milesWI

1) BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS RUBBED & GRABBED REALLY HARD WHEN APPLIED. ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. HARD TO STOP FAST. I NOTICE THEY RECALLED A LOT OF THEIR BRAKES, BUT NOT MINE. 2). TRANSMISSION JERKS & SHIFTS VERY VIOLENTLY @ 16 & 17 MILES PER HOUR. SEEMS TO SLIP & NOT SHIFT @ THAT SPEED REALLY ROUGH. HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS. 3) SOMETIMES THE COLLISION ALERT GOES OFF & THERE IS NOTHING AROUND I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY & HAVE NO TRAFFIC IT WILL JUST GO OFF SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF YOU & STARTLES ME. I SAW ANOTHER PERSON HAD THIS HAPPEN ALSO ALL SITUATIONS ARE IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING. BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE THE TRANSMISSION & BRAKES. 4) OKAY SEATS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LEATHER HOWEVER, THEY WENT CHEAPY ON THE SIDES. IT CRACKED & CONTINUES TO CRACK & TEAR BECAUSE THE SIDES ARE VINYL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN @ APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES. I ONLY HAVE 32,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE MUCH.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 11, 20195,000 milesPA

HAVE NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR A MONTH OR MORE BECAUSE OF PRESSURE WHEN BRAKING. REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE WHEN HOLDING BRAKE AT RED LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC. FELT AS IF MY FOOT WOULD SLIP OFF BRAKE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 10, 201964,000 milesMN

WIPERS FOR MY GMC TERRAIN 2014 STOP WORKING IN MIDDLE OF HEAVY RAIN IN HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR RAIN TO STOP. YOU CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS BUT 2014 WAS NOT INCLUDED.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 5, 201999,000 milesMA

I WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE ON 8/28/2019 AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A DOWNPOUR. LUCKILY WE HAD GOTTEN OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, WERE CLOSE TO HOME, AND WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT HOME, BUT HAD THE FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MARTYS BUICK/GMC IN KINGSTON, MA AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE WIPER MODULE AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND WE HAVE TO VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR ROUGHLY $400. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AND RECALLS ISSUED IN CANADA FROM THIS MAKE, YEAR, AND MODEL VEHICLE. NO SO IN THE US. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 29, 201980,000 milesTN

THE POWERED LIFT GATE RAISED ALL THE WAY UP (AS REQUESTED), THEN DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY ON MY WIFE'S BACK AND HEAD THEN RAISED AGAIN THEN DROPPED AND LATCHED. THE POWERED LIFT GATE REPEATS THIS UPON EVERY REQUEST TO OPEN AND WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN, MAKING THE REAR CARGO AREA BASICALLY USELESS. THE LIFT GATE IS VERY HEAVY AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE SOMEONE WHEN DROPPING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE UPON THE FIRST TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED EACH TIME THE LIFT GATE WAS REQUESTED TO OPEN.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 201997,000 milesOH

MY CAR MAKES A RUBBING NOISE WHEN AND ONLY WHEN YOU STOP. ALSO MY FORWARD COLLISION ALERT COMES ON WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF ME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T EVEN COME ON WHEN A CAR IS IN FRONT OF ME.

Engine
Filed Aug 12, 201975,000 milesIN

VEHICLE WITH ONLY 75,00 MILES, RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS, WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY DUE TO LOW OIL AT SOME POINT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED AND NEEDS REPLACED ALONG WITH SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. TIMING CHAIN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1715.00. I CHECK THE OIL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CHANGING IT. THIS LOOKS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO GM FOR RESOLUTION AS WELL.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 30, 201989,000 milesOH

MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE TURNING A CORNER (POWERED OFF). I ALMOST HIT A TREE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PUT IT INTO PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 19, 2019101,000 milesIN

WAS DRIVING AN CAR CUT OFF AN WILL NOT START WAS DRIVING ON A CITY SREET

Electrical System
Filed Jul 3, 2019101,000 milesIN

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK THE CAR JUST STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND CUT OF AND DID NOT START HAD TO TOW TO A GMC DEALER THAT SAID IT NEED A NEW ENGINE I AS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 22, 2019112,652 milesMO

DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THIS PAST WEEK DURING A RAIN STORM, MY WIPER BLADES SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THEY BECAME STUCK LEANING OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. I TRIED TO PUSH THEM BACK BUT THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR BUT THEY WERE IN A SET POSITION. I HAD TO GO TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE WIPER TRANSMISSION REPLACED.U

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