GMC Terrain Complaints (2015)

299 consumer complaints on file.

#11280181November 14, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE SET TO THE RIGHT AND CAN NOT BE MODIFIED OR CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. DURING RAINY/OVERCAST NIGHTS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY TO THE FRONT AND TO THE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. AT DUSK, EVEN THOUGH HEADLIGHT INDICATOR IS ON, IT APPEARS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. ON MOONLESS NIGHTS, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY. IF A FIX ISN'T PROVIDED SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279774November 13, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2015 TERRIAN SLE. AROUND 57,000 MILES MY TERRIAN STARTED BURNING 2+ 2+QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WITH NO APPARENT REASON, I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE IT GOT BELOW 7%, AFTER NOTICING THE OIL LEVELS DROPPING FAST I CHECKED IT EVERYDAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH MY LAST OIL CHANGE, 2 WEEKS AGO, SHOWING 2 BAD CAM SENSORS P0010 AND P0011. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE 2.4 MOTORS HAVE BEEN LITTERED WITH OIL LEAKS, TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS, CAM SENSOR ISSUE AND STALLING. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE CONTINUING MOTOR PROBLEMS FROM GMC. IF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON EARLY MODELS IS STILL HAPPENING, WHY IS THERE NOT RECALL? I AM FRUSTRATED AS I HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND THE OUT OF POCKET COST IS RIDICULOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M BEING TOLD IT'S CHEAPER TO BUY A NEW CRATE MOTOR THAN FIX WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF GMC UNTIL THIS. IT'S NO WONDER WHY EVERYONE HAS SWITCHED TO FOREIGN VEHICLES, THE ONES MADE IN THE US ARE SO CHEAPLY MADE AND PRICED 3 TIMES THERE VALUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270014October 21, 2019
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY. WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS STRETCHED. I'VE HAD THE SAME DRIVING HABITS (DISTANCE, DESTINATIONS, ETC) FOR ALL 4.5 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE TERRAIN. I'VE HAD ALL BUT 2 OIL CHANGES COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR ORIGINALLY. I'VE CONSISTENTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY TIME MY LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED 5 DAYS AGO, ON SCHEDULE AND TODAY MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I'M QUOTED AT MINIMUM $2K FOR A TIMING CHAIN REPAIR. I CALLED ANOTHER GMC DEALERSHIP TO GET A QUOTE ON THE WORK AND WAS TOLD MORE THAN $3000 WOULD BE EXPECTED. EVERY MECHANIC I'VE TALKED WITH (AT EACH DEALERSHIP) SUGGESTED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC TERRAINS, EQUINOX'S, TRAVERSE'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267889October 11, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAD JUST PURCHASED A WEEK AGO. 71,000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING TO MEMPHIS TN AT NIGHT IN A RAINSTORM. THE WIPERS WERE SET TO HIGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. I NARROWLY A AVOIDED A CRASH AND MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SEE THAT CANADA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267039October 8, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STABILITRAK WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GAUGES WENT TO 0 AND THEN BOUNCED UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40MPH. THIS TIME I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AS WELL. I HAVE PUT IN A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY CALLED BACK ONCE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE CAR GOT BAD DATA WHEN MY CC FOR ONSTAR WAS COMPROMISED. THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALLS SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CERTIFIED GM SHOP 4 TIMES AND THEY STILL CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS ABLE TO RECORD THE GAUGES ACTING CRAZY AND HAVE ALSO SENT THAT TO GENERAL MOTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266138October 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON 10/2019 WHILE IN MOTION. I NOTICE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE YET THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHERE I LIVE SAYS THAT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265496October 1, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR HATCH WILL FULLY OPEN AND THEN FALLS PART WAY OR FULLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. IT HIT ME IN THE HEAD AND BACK AS I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE HATCH DOOR TO FALL. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257299September 23, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, LEAVING ME VULNERABLE TO A POSSIBLE FATALITY AS I COULD NOT SEE. I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INSIDE THE MOTOR OF THE WIPERS HAD FAILED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS UNDER 60,000 MILES AS OF THIS DATE, THEREFORE I DISAGREE WITH THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REASONING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT USED DAILY AND AT EVERY START OF USAGE, UNLIKE A STARTER OR BRAKE USAGE, ETC.. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARRANTY ON SUCH PRODUCT AND NO RECALL. IT COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN NOTED AND ONLY RECALLED IN CANADA, BUT NOT THE U.S. I REITERATED THAT THIS OCCURRENCE JUST NOW HAPPENED TO ME AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A FATALITY CAN ENSUE. GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED ME NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256951September 20, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE RAIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON MEDIUM SPEED SETTING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING AND WERE STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD IN THE RAIN. WIPER MOTOR COULD STILL BE HEARD HOWEVER NO MOVEMENT AT ALL OF WIPERS. FURTHER INSPECTION LATER REVEALED BROKEN WIPER LINKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256737September 19, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I OWN A 2015 GMC TERRAIN SLT AWD THAT I PURCHASED IN 2015 WITH 1000 MILES ON IT. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING BY MYSELF (SINGLE WOMAN) ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FREQUENTED BY SEMI-TRUCKS FROM ORLANDO, FL HEADED TO JACKSONVILLE, FL AT 9:30PM. AT ABOUT OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF OUT OF JACKSONVILLE, ON A DARK STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR, BEGAN COMMON FOR FLORIDA ESPECIALLY DURING HURRICANE SEASON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING MID-WIPE STOPPED IN THE LEFT CORNER OF MY WINDSHIELD. I WAS SURROUNDED BY SEMITRUCKS BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. HOWEVER, I WAS EXTREMELY HESITANT BECAUSE, IT WAS DARK AND I COULD NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS STALLED VEHICLES OR STALLED SEMI-TRUCKS OR ROAD HAZARDS UNLESS I WAS ON TOP OF OBJECT. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255479September 14, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2015 TERRAIN (DENALI) WIPER TRANSMISSION JOINT FAILURES (2) TIMES IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING RAINY WEATHER; WIPERS STOP, DANGEROUSLY IMPAIRING VISIBILITY FAR FROM HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255340September 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320, (330) 800-0230) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253763September 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I SEE A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT NOW NONE THAT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. CAN YOU ADVISE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FALLS UNDER THE PRIOR RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253680September 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND BACK-UP CAMERA DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREEN BUICK GMC (563-484-5147, LOCATED AT 3210 E KIMBERLY RD, DAVENPORT, IA 52807) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNIT WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253285September 4, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CASTLE BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 7400 W CERMAK RD, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546, (708) 442-7474) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE NEEDED ON THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,412.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252058August 28, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS UNDER 60K MILES AND ONE DAY I WOKE UP WENT TO DRIVE IT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND TRY TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE GOING 20 MPH. THEN AFTER MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT DIED OUT ON ME. I STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP IT DIED AS SOON AS IT HIT REVERSE AGAIN. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND COAST BACKWARDS THEN PLACE IT IN DRIVE. I HAD RECENTLY GOTTEN GAS AND THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS BUT IM SEEING THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST ME. SO DISAPPOINTING BC IT IS A LEASE AND MY LEASE IS UP IN ONE MONTH SO NOW IM HELD LIABLE TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT I FEEL LIKE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I'VE ALWAYS STAYED UP ON MY OIL CHANGES, AND MAINTENANCE AND IM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252127August 28, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER, WHEELS
WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED IN A RAIN STORM WITH 70000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM AS 2013 TERRAIN. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT 65000 DO TO 2 TIRES LOSING AIR SINCE NEW, WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING VALVE STEMS TWO OF THEM FELL OUT DUE TO NOT INSTALLED RITE FROM FACTORY!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240295July 29, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING THRU A ROUND ABOUT GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC MY WIPER SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN AND MY VISIBILITY WENT TO ZERO. I MANAGED TO SLOW AND PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AFTER NAVIGATING THE ROUNDABOUT. MY WIPER LINKAGE WAS CORRODED THE MOTOR WAS FUNCTIONAL AFTER INSPECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234154July 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM COULTER CADILLAC TEMPE AZ - 9/1/2018. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES "WE PUT YOU IN A BAD CAR". PROBLEM: VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION (STREET/INTERSECTION/HIGHWAY), WILL JUST "SHUT DOWN" AND MOVE IN "LIMP MODE" FASHION. THE ENGINE AND STABILITY LIGHTS WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND ON THE MOST RECENT EVENT, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD SHUT DOWN. AFTER THE SHUT DOWN,1 & 2 GEARS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO REACH A SPEED BETWEEN 20 / 30 MILES AN HOUR IN ORDER FOR THE 3RD GEAR TO ENGAGE. THE LAST TIME THIS SITUATION HAPPENED WAS ON THE FREEWAY @ 65 MPH. I WAS IN THE HOV LANE WITH MY 3.5 YEAR OLD GRANDSON AND MY WIFE. ALL THE TRAFFIC @ 4:45 PM ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF THE AZ 17 HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE OF THE RIPPLING EFFECT THIS PROBLEM CAUSED. FORTUNATE FOR US, OTHER DRIVERS ALLOWED TO US TRAVERSE TO THE OFF RAMP. THE DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY THAT BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND "LIMP MODE". THERE WERE NO BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS VISIBLE ON THE DASHBOARD TELLING ME THE BATTERY WAS IN DANGER OF FAILING AS NOTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ALL 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE DEALER HAS PROVIDED 3 DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE NO LESS THAN 15 COMPLAINTS RAISING THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA ATTENTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM COULTER/GMC AND THE NHTSA NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO REMOVE/RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT T / U / O.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233713July 21, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING ON RT 1 SOUTH IN A RAIN STORM AT NIGHT, DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, PUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FULL AND THE WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL INTO A GAS STATION. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WIPERS BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT START WORKING. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS I COULD NOT SEE IN THE RAIN AND NEEDED TO HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AAA TOWED MY TERRAIN TO THE COLEMAN'S DEALERSHIP IN LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ AS AAA SAID IT WAS A SAFELY ISSUE SO THEY COULD NOT TOW TO A RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHER 2015 TERRAIN OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE (CANADA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE). THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND MANIFESTS DURING POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS (HEAVY RAIN & USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY). IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR THERE IS A FATALITY DUE TO HAVING ZERO VISIBILITY ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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