GMC Terrain Complaints

3,167 consumer complaints on file.

#10423710September 1, 2011
STEERING
THERE IS A RUBBING/VIBRATION SOUND/FEEL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME. THE SOUND/FEEL IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT TIMES THAN OTHER TIMES AND THERE WHEN MOVING OR PARKED. MY DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. GM SAYS (VERBAL ONLY) THEY KNOW OF NO FIX BUT THEIR ENGINEERS ARE WORKING TO FIND A FIX. THIS (NO FIX BUT WORKING ON IT) HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR NEARLY 30 DAYS. SINCE THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE STEERING I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR MAY BE LOST AT SOME POINT. MY LAST COMMUNICATION WITH GM WAS AUG 31, 2011. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE BBB IAW GM PROCEDURES.
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#10422594August 30, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NIGHT VISION ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 793. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOWS ARE HEAVILY TINTED WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. UPDATED 11/07/11
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#10421101August 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2.5 MONTH OLD 2011 GMC TERRAIN. AT 4984 MILES IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR STALLING, FOR A HORRIBLE RATTLE UPON START UP, AND FOR IT JERKING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING IT HAD STALLED SIX TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 DAYS. IT STALLS AFTER START-UP IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND IT STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE IN IDLE IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU. THERE IS ALSO THE RATTLING WHICH HAPPENS ON COLD AND WARM STARTS, WHETHER THE A/C OR ECO MODE ARE ON. IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL RATTLING AND LIKE IT IS HARMING THE ENGINE. THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES, IS THE FACT THAT BETWEEN 25-35 MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD AND KICKS MYSELF AND PASSENGERS FORWARD. APPARENTLY THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN THAT HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE RATTLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHY NOT FIX THEM BEFORE THEY SELL THEM? ALSO, THERE IS A RECALL #11195 FOR "ROUGH IDLE, POOR DRIVEABILITY" THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE NHTSA SITE OR ANYWHERE ELSE BUT THE GMC DEALER'S COMPUTER. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE THE CLAIMS, I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN BETTER THAN 21 MPG WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR INCLUDING AN ALL HIGHWAY TRIP FROM MICHIGAN TO INDIANA. I THINK IT IS FALSE ADVERTISING AND THE FUEL ECONOMY IN ECO OR NOT IS NOT WHAT THEY CLAIM WHEN THE Y SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. *TR
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#10421137August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS ERRATIC AND CREATES A PROBLEM WHEN IN HEAVY DOWN TOWN TRAFFIC WHERE THERE IS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CAR WILL HESITATE BEFORE IT GOES INTO PROPER GEAR.THIS IS THE 4 CYLINDER MODEL I AM DRIVING.VERY HAD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT ALL TIMES.I DO NOT ALLOW ANY OF MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. *TR
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0
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0
#10420411August 17, 2011
STEERING
A RUBBING SOUND AND VIBRATION AS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.
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No
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#10419558August 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED IF THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN
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#10417700August 5, 2011
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2011 BLACK SLT TERRAIN 4/11/11 AND HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE NOISE IT MAKES ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT OF GAS IT TAKES AND USES WHICH DOES NOT ADD UP TO WHAT THEY ARE STATING WHEN PROMOTING THIS VEHICLE. IT ALSO IS VERY FRAGILE. YOU CAN NOT LEAN, FALL, OR CLOSE THE DOORS TO HARD OR IT WILL CAVE IN OR DENT. I REALLY EXPECTED THIS VEHICLE TO BE EXCELLENT IN AND OUT ONLY TO NOW WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR A BUICK LACROSSE OR LACERN. MY TERRAIN HAS 5,100 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVED I WAS PURCHASING A TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLE WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND ENDED UP PAYING FOR A LEMON WITH NO SEEDS INSIDE. *TT
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0
Deaths:
0
#10416613August 2, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ISSUE - 5/20/2011 VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR RATTLING HEARD FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. DIAGNOSIS NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT STRUT BOOT. SOLUTION APPLIED GREASE TO STRUT NOISE SUBSIDED ISSUE - 7/26/2011, 7/26/2011 - VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR RATTLING HEARD FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. (SAME NOISE AS REPORTED ON 5/20/2011) DIAGNOSIS & SOLUTIONNOISE WAS FOUND TO BE FROM SAME LOCATION AS REPORTED ON 5/20/2011. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE REP. THAT THE BOOT HOUSING WHICH PROTECTS THE STRUT FROM WATER AND MUD BUILD-UP RATTLES AND GM HAS NOT DEEMED A SOLUTION TO FIX ISSUE AND THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO PACK IT WITH GREASE. CALLED GM CORP. - ON 7/28/2011 SPOKE WITH MARLET EXT. 12772 IN REGARDS TO THE ABOVE ISSUE. INFORMED BY GM TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUT OUT BY GM STATES NO FIX FOR ISSUE AND IT INSTRUCTS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO STUFF AREA WITH GREASE. 8/01/11 CONTACTED BY A TECH FROM GM EXTENSION # 42315 AND INFORMED ONCE AGAIN THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE AND THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT BY GM TO STUFF LOCATION WITH GREASE TO STOP PROBLEM. *KB
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0
Deaths:
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#10416659August 2, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE HEADLINER SEAL OF THE ROOF BECAME WRINKLED AND SAGGING. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF AND THE HEADLINER CLIPS FRACTURED FROM THE ROOF AND THE ROOF FLOPPED DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN APPLIED ADHESIVE AND FOAM TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
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0
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0
#10417317July 31, 2011
SEATS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS VEHICLE BOGGS DOWN WHEN GIVING IT GAS AND WILL OFTEN CUT OFF AFTER STOPPING FOR NO REASON. THERE IS A NOISE WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE (LIKE A CLICKING NOISE). THE VEHICLE DO NOT GET THE 32 MPG AS WHAT IS STATED, I GET ABOUT 20 MPG HIGHWAY. THE GAS NEEDLE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WILL FILL UP AND STILL SHOW 1/4 SHORT. THE LEATHER SEATS ARE BUCKLING AND DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL BUT KNOW OTHERS WITH LEATHER SEATS & NOT HAPPENING TO THEM. RECENTLY TOOK IN FOR "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THIS IS NEW CAR & NONE OF THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE HAPPENING THIS SOON. I FEEL LIKE IT'S A "LEMON" AND DEALER IS NO HELP AND THESE PROBLEMS WILL COMPOUND AS CAR GETS OLDER AND WARRANTY IS OVER I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK. UNHAPPY CUSTOMER.
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#10413184July 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ISSUE IS ONLY HAPPENING ON 2011 I-4 2.4L ENGINES. MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS ENGINE (TERRAIN AND EQUINOXS FOR A COUPLE) HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTING UP..ITS INTERMITTENT. ALSO I HAVE HAD (AS OTHERS HAVE) HAD THE CAR STALL AND GIVE AN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0011. THE CAR MAKES THE RATTLING WHEN CAR IS COLD OR HOT..I HAVE IT HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. GM HAD A TECH. BULLETIN OUT ON IT IN FEB.2011. THE FIX DID NOT TAKE CARE OF IT. IN JUNE 2011 GM PUT OUT ANOTHER TB SAYING 'THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAVE NO FIX YET'.. AGAIN THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES..AS OF RIGHT NOW, GM IS NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS..JUST THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND WILL LET ME KNOW..IN THE MEANTIME, IM DRIVING A NEW CAR THAT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT INTERNAL DAMAGE ITS CAUSING, AND IM AFRAID ITS GOING TO STALL AGAIN, IN TRAFFIC AND I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT... *TR
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No
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0
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#10413097July 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS AT TIMES, DEALER STATES IT SHIFTED FINE WHEN THEY DROVE IT. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN SLOW RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WILL SEE IF IT CONTIUUES AND DRIVE IT WITH THE DEALER ON THE NEXT VISIT. IS HAS ONLY 8000 MILES ON IT. *TT
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0
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#10411975July 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS NOT DELIVERING THE EPA FUEL ECONOMY PERFORMANCE RATED. THE GMC TERRIAN FWD 4CYL IS RATED 22 CITY, 32 HWY, AND 26 OVERALL. I DRIVE 30% OF MY MILES IN THE CITY AND 70% HWY. MY VEHICLE HAS 5000 MILES AND I AM EXPERIENCING 17 CITY, 22 HWY, AND 20 OVERALL. ALL WELL BELOW THE EXPECTED RANGE. I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER, NO JACK RABBITT STARTS AT STOP LIGHTS, USE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TWICE TO GMC AND WAS TOLD IT TAKES APX 5000 MILES TO "BREAK IN" THE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE 5000 MILES AND AM NOW BEING TOLD TO USE HIGH OCTANE FUEL. FUEL PERFORMANCE IS SO POOR I SUSPECT A GAS LEAK OR SOME FAULTY COMPONENT THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE EXCESS CONSUMPTION OF FUEL WELL BEYOND THE CONTROLLED EPA ESTIMATES. *TT
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0
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0
#10411763July 11, 2011
EQUIPMENT
MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN 4 CYLINDER AWD HAS MADE PINGING NOISE AND RATTLING WITH ACCELERATION SINCE NEW. THE BEST GAS MILAGE IT HAS EVER GOTTEN WAS 20.9 MPG. THE WINDOW STICKER ON THE DEALER LOT STATED GAS MILAGE RANGE CITY/20 HIGHWAY/29.. THE EXPECTED RANGE FOR MOST DRIVERS WAS 24-34 MPG. I BELIEVE THIS RANGE TO BE FRAUDULENT, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I WILL BE HAVING THE ENGINE SCANNED ON THE DEALER COMPUTER. A SECOND FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE IS THE POWER REAR LIFTGATE. IT FULLY OPENS INITIALLY THEN STARTS TO CLOSE ON IT'S OWN, IT CANNOT BE STOPPED BY FORCE, UNTIL IT CLOSES COMPLETELY. THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE THAT PREVENTS CLOSURE WHILE SOMEONE OR THING IS IN IT'S PATH. THIS COULD CRITICALLY INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. THE DEALER STATES THE HYDRAULIC ARM LEAKED OIL & FAILED. I AM AWAITING PARTS FOR DEALER TO FIX IT. *TT
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0
Deaths:
0
#10410330July 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3 PROBLEMS WITH MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN AWD, 2.4 LITER 1. POOR GAS MILEAGE - AVERAGING 18.8 MILES FOR A VEHICLE RATED 20 CITY, 29 HWY. I DRIVE 42 MILES DAILY, 4 CITY, 38 HWY. DEALER CHECKED, NO CODES AND STATES "OPERATING AS PER DEIGNED INTENT" 2. JERKY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND SEVERE HESITATION ON STARTUP AND SLOW SPEEDS IN ECO MODE. DEALER CHECKED, NO CODES AND STATES "OPERATING AS PER DEIGNED INTENT" 3. ENGINE "KNOCK" ON STARTUP THAT LAST FROM 3 TO 10 SECONDS, NORMALLY ON "COLD" STARTUP. DEALER CHECKED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT, CHECKED CAM PHASER SCREENS PER SERVICE BULLETIN AND STATES NO DEBRIS IS PRESENT. DEALER STATES NO CODES ARE PRESENT AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. OIL AND OIL FILTER WERE CHANGED AT MY REQUEST. ENGINE KNOCK AND POOR GAS MILEAGE STILL EXIST, TRANSMISSION ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED TO NORMAL AND SLIGHTLY HARD SHIFTING NOW AFTER DEALER VISIT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10407178June 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A GMC 2011 TERRAIN. IT HAS 3600 MILES ON IT. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT THERE IS A HESITATION AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHEN TO SHIFT GEARS!.IT ALSO JERKS ALL OVER THE PLACE I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE ONE DAY IT ALMOST COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE NO CODES THAT CAME UP ON IT AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE KICKER IS THAT THE SERVICEMAN WHO TOOK CARE OF ME TOOK IT HOME AND SAID THAT IT IS DOING WHAT I SAID AND THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL IT SHOWS A CODE ON THE COMPUTER. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. MEANWHILE I GET IN MY CAR TODAY,START IT UP AND IT MAKES THIS HORRIBLE LIKE GRINDING NOISE FOR LIKE 3 SECONDS AND THEN WENT AWAY. VERY IRRITATED WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION. IF I COULD RETURN THIS CAR I WOULD . I CANT STAND IT . I PAY GOOD MONEY ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND THIS IS WHAT I GET. SO UNTIL GGGGGGGMC GETS WITH THE PROGRAM AND ADMITS THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLES ENGINE I THINK WERE ALL IN FOR ALOT OF HEADACHES. AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.OH WAIT DON'T LET ME FORGET THE LOVELY VIBRATION MY CAR MAKES BETWEEN 2 AND 3000 RPMS! GOOD TIMES! *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10407040June 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER MADE EIGHT ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES. UPDATED 10/11/11
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10405312June 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/JERKING ON MY GMC TERRAIN SUV-SLE MODEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 2TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, BUT IT'S STILL JERKING, IT'S HAPPEN WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTING (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) THE CHANGE OVER IS NOT SMOOTH. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DRIVE IT OF COURSE, BUT THIS DOES NEGATE THE FACT THAT IT IS HAPPENING. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S HAPPENING TO OTHER TERRAIN OWNERS. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10403698May 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN AWD WE HAD SINCE JULY OF 2010 WORK WONDERFUL AT FIRST. NOW, MAY 25, 2011 OUR TERRAIN HAS SEVERAL LIGHTS COMING ON. ABS, STABILITY SERVICES, AWD IS TURN OFF,AND TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING LIGHTS. ONSTAR CAN NOT SEE THESE PROBLEMS IN ITS SYSTEM. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT IN JUNE 1, 2011 AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. BUT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402919May 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE CONSUMES LUBE OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THIS COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IF ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS NOT CONSTANTLY MONITORED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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