GMC Terrain Complaints (2011)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#11372949November 4, 2020
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366482October 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364156October 13, 2020
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361943September 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360517September 22, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355661September 17, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355112September 15, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352573September 1, 2020
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349750August 17, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342019July 29, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS BEEN WASTING TO MUCH ENGINE OIL FOR NO REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339515July 15, 2020
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339148July 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338668July 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329113June 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND REFUSES TO START BACK UP. NO CODES ARE BEING PRESENTED WHEN IT DOES STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328478June 12, 2020
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328081June 10, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328219June 10, 2020
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326731June 1, 2020
ENGINE
2011 GMC TERRAIN WITH CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOUND DURING SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325677May 23, 2020
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324051May 10, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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