GMC Terrain Complaints

3,167 consumer complaints on file.

#11060754January 5, 2018
ENGINE
THE REAR MAIN SEAL COMPRIMISED AND CAUSED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE STIP ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. MY MECHANIC ADDED OIL AND IT POURED OUT. HE TRIED TO GET THE PART AND HE COULD ONLY LOCATE AT DEALERSGIP 200 MILES AWAT. APPAREBTLY THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFTEN WITH VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058592January 4, 2018
ENGINE
DRIVING TO FAMILY DINNER ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED ON SIDE OF ROAD IN -35 DEGREE WEATHER. NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, NO DASH WARNING INDICATORS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (55MPH) WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE GOOD...SUNNY DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP (WHEELER'S AUTOMOTIVE OF ABBOTSFORD, WI) AND, AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK...A CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ENGINE ITSELF. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS (NEW ENGINE) AND WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OUR WARRANTY ENDED 08/30/2017 WITH 100,003 MILES. OUR VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 102,XXX MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE ALWAYS COMPLETED AT A GM CERTIFIED REPAIR CENTER (WHEELER'S OF MARSHFIELD, WI). THERE WAS NO INDICATED FROM A MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL, AND THERE WAS NO DASH INDICATORS TO LET US KNOW AS CONSUMERS THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE GM 2.4L DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE, AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. COUNTLESS FAMILIES DEPEND ON A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSEHOLD. PLEASE FIND ATTACHED AN EMAIL WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED AND OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTACT INFORMATION THROUGH THEM. IF NEEDED WE CAN PROVIDE A SALES/REPAIR INVOICE AND PHONE RECORDS OF US CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES. PLEASE REPLY ASAP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058600January 4, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HOME I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND IN LOW RPM RANGE. I CONTINUED THE REMAINING 1 MILE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE I COULD SMELL BURNING OIL. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS LOTS OF OIL DRIPPING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING A GM TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PCV VALUE HAD CLOGGED/FROZEN CAUSING INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE AND BLOWING OUT THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS STATED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10057977-8108) THAT GM HAS OUT. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED WITH THIS BULLETIN FOR SOME REASON, BUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS DRIVETRAIN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10057977-8108) SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES WITH THE 2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS JUST 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND GM IS ONLY OFFERING TO COVER 30% OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058367January 3, 2018
ENGINE
ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT REAR OF ENGINE, WHILST PARKED AT WORKPLACE.CRANKCASE PRESSURE, MOISTURE BUILD UP, AND/OR SLUDGE BUILD UP. ACCORDING TO BULLETIN PIP5093A CAUSED BY COLD TEMPERATURE, IT GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 17 DEGREES HERE IN TEXAS. MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST $1,800.00TO REPAIR. GMC DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL AND IS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY, A LOT OF THE 2.4L ENGINES IN SEVERAL MODELS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. AUTO HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT, AND I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES DAILY. ACCORDING TO GM BULLETINS THIS IS KNOWN TO THEM, AS IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057888January 1, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE REMAINED RUNNING BUT ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A 2 LANE ROAD UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE LANE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057250December 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND GAUGES FLUCTUATED FOLLOWED BY ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND STEERING MOVEMENT. THEN THE INFORMATION PANEL DISPLAYED STABILITRAK UNAVAILABLE, COLLISION WARNING UNAVAILABLE, LANE CHANGE ALERT UNAVAILABLE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE CAR THEN STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. THE 2ND TIME SAME SITUATION WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056654December 26, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THE STABILITRAC WORDS CAME UP ON MY DASH. THEN IT SAID POWERING DOWN. THEN MY VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. I WAITED A MINUTE AND SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON. THEN STARTED AGAIN AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE WORDS CAME ON AGAIN AND IT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED AND GOT IT HOME SLOWLY ABOUT 3 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056018December 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE HAD MY TERRAIN FOR 3 MONTHS. CAR HAD 3400 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE. BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WAS STRANDED IN THE STREET FOR THREE DAYS DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEING CLOSED. EACH DAY I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT STILL WOULDN'T GO WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR MANUAL ONLY REVERSE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAT FOR ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP COULD GET TO IT. DEALERSHIP CALLED AND THE CAR WOULD DRIVE WITH NO ISSUE. ASKED IF SOMETHING COULD HAVE SHIFTED WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED SO THEY KEPT THE CAR ONE MORE DAY TO RUN SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WHICH STILL RESULTED IN NOTHING BEING FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055826December 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I SMELLED FUMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON. I BROUGHT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CO IS LEAKING INTO MY CAR. I WILL PAY $1000 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. NO ACCIDENTS. JUST A FAINT SMELL OF GAS. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND ROUTINELY BRING OTHER PEOPLES' KIDS INTO MY CAR. UNACCEPTABLE GMC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054865December 15, 2017
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AT A RATE MUCH HIGHER THAN "NORMAL". BETWEEN MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONSUME 40-50% OF THE ENGINES OIL CAPACITY. THIS IS DETERMINED TO NOT BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN REGARDS TO ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT IS NOT "NORMAL" OR STATED AS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY THE GMC OPERATION MANUAL/DOCUMENTATION. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE RELATED TO IGNITION AND TIMING WHEREAS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN/START/OR STALLS(CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ISSUES). SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE SAME VEHICLE INDICATED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLIES(WHICH CAN LEAD TO TIMING ISSUES) AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UNDERGOING MULTIPLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS WHICH REVEALED OIL USAGE AT A RATE OF .4 - .5 QUARTS PER 1,500 MILES, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054233December 12, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S ALERT WARNING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS INTENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *BF LANE CHANGE ALERT NOT WORKING. UPDATED 9/18/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053443December 8, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE HAS BURNED 2QT. OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGE WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW. ENGINE SEIZED UP. IT JUST STOPPED. HAD IT TOW TO DEALER THEY WANT 9000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. STILL HAVE SUV BUT DOSE NOT RUN. DO BUY GMC TERRAIN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053455December 8, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAKES ME THINK THIS CAR WAS A LEMON, UNREPORTED BY ORIGINAL OWNER, OR IN A FLOOD; 1ST, THE REAR HATCH STRUTS WERE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND INOPERABLE (REINFORCING MY FLOOD THOUGHT.) 2ND, THE VEHICLES MPG IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED 22/32 - I MENTIONED MY CONCERN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPT, THE SALES MAN, AND THE CERTIFIED SALE MANAGER; THEIR SOLUTION - THEY RESET THE GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD! 3RD, WITHIN DAYS OF MY PURCHASE, I NOTICED A KNOCK UNDER MY CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN AXLE WAS GOING TO BUST THROUGH MY FLOORBOARD IT WAS KNOCKING SO HARD! AFTER NUMEROUS SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS & VISITS BACK TO THE DEALER, ONE VISIT LASTING APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS, THEY THINK THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SECONDARY FUEL TANK FUEL PUMP MODULE - (CONTRIBUTING TO FUEL CONSUMPTION ISSUE?) 4TH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, IN THE FAST LANE, @ 6AM ONE DARK, RAINY MORNING, DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWN POUR ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP! 5TH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STUMBLES AND MISFIRES ON ACCELERATION, SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. REPAIRED/SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER. 6TH, THE CONTINUING ISSUES HAVE BEEN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER, ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE SPUTTERS, HESITATES, POOR GAS MILEAGE, & EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 7TH, ANOTHER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOW FUEL-INJECTORS NEED REPLACED (ANOTHER CONTRIBUTOR TO FUEL CONSUMPTION ISSUE?) . AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THE VEHICLE'S CPO PAPERWORK, THIS IS NOT THE CERTIFIED VEHICLE BEING REFERRED TO ON THE PAPERWORK. THERE ARE ITEMS CHECKED OFF ON THE REPORT THAT DO NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER OVERPAID FOR A CPO VEHICLE HAD I KNOW THEIR "RIGOROUS STANDARDS" MEANT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I HAVE BOUGHT MANY CARS IN MY LIFE, BOTH NEW AND USED CARS AND NEVER HAD ANY OF THE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052790December 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM A COLLISION FAILED TO ENGAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK PAIN AND WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND DEEMED DESTROYED. JOHN MILES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN CONYERS, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 83433332913. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11052408December 4, 2017
ENGINE
I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHICH JUST STARTED HAPPENING IN MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL DOES NOT SHOW UP WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER IN THE COMPUTER. BUT BEFORE I COULD TAKE MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED MY ENGINE DIED WHEN I ARRIVE AT WORK WHICH IS 25 MILES FROM MY HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GMC DEARLERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIMING CHAIN JUMPED AND THREW VALVE TIMING OFF CAUSING INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.. I THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 3/2017 SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED. WHEN I CALLED GMC I WAS TOLD THEY MAY BE ABLE TO COVER SOME OF THE COST BUT SINCE I DID NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH ANOTHER GMC ENGINE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST MORE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKETS FOR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051457November 30, 2017
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS BLACK WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY SEE 30 FEET AHEAD WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. JEFF DRENNEN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC IN ZANESVILLE, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. .*BF UPDATED 8/16/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051184November 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN... INQUIRED ABOUT GENERAL RECALLS ON VEHICLE...CONTACT BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM USED CADILLAC DEALERSHIP...DEALERSHIP INFORMATION NOT COMING UP IN SYSTEM.. CONTACT STATED SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN CALIFORNIA.....AIRBAGS ARE TURNED OFF...CONTACT PAID FOR VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER PURCHASE WAS TOLD AIRBAGS ARE TURNED OFF. CONTACT WAS GIVEN NUMBER TO FTC TO FILE COMPLAINT ABOUT DEALERSHIP... ... [XXX]...0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048044November 22, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHETHER STATIONARY OR DRIVING THE VEHICLE VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A BLACK FILM THAT REFLECTED A GLARE INTO THE CONTACT'S EYES. THE ISSUE OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. GREATER LOWELL GMC IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INITIALLY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TINT OF THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE GLARE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045592November 13, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I JUST HIT 105K ON MY VEHICLE AND THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING IS CAUSING MY SUV TO SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED. I WAS PULLED HALFWAY INTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE ENGINE DIED. I TRIED TO SEE IF THERE WAS MAYBE A RECALL BUT I DID NOT FIND ONE FOR MY VIN NUMBER. ANYONE ELSE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THROWING THIS CODE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045409November 12, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2014. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE CAR BURNING SO MUCH OIL! I PUT 3 QTS IN MY CAR EVERY 3 WEEKS! IT BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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