GMC Terrain Complaints (2015)

299 consumer complaints on file.

#11129629September 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE GOES UP AND THEN FALLS HALFWAY, GOES UP AN THEN FALLS BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT HIT ME AN KNOCKED ME OWN THE FIRST TIME. IT STARTED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR AND DOES IT CONSISTENTLY. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR A CHILD COULD EVEN BE CRUSHED AS IT IS EXTREMELY HEAVY. I CANNOT USE THE REAR COMPARTMENT AS THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THERE IS A LAWSUIT ON CERTAIN YEARS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM AND GMC HAS A TSB UP THROUGH 2014 BUT FOR SOME REASON THE 2015 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE. THIS IS ANOTHER TERRAIN AS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET A VIDEO OF MINE ON YOUTUBE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=U3NCKL-DETA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11129319September 13, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN A SUDDEN RAINSTORM IN IOWA IN JUNE THE WIPERS ON MY 2015 GMC TERRAIN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING US TO CRASH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUSHINGS GOING OUT ON THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND THERE IS EVEN A RECALL IN CANADA. WHY NOT THE US! A COUPLE OF MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED ME THAT IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HASN'T CAUSED A PROVEN FATALITY IN THE US, WELL, WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO DRIVE AROUND A 90 DEGREE TURN AT AROUND 50 MPH WITH A SUDDEN DROP OFF THAT GOES ABOUT 50 FEET DOWN NEXT TO THE ROAD. THE ONLY REASON WE DIDN'T WRECK IS BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN ON THE SAME ROAD MY ENTIRE LIFE (SINCE 14) FOR ABOUT 26 YEARS. ANYONE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ROAD WOULD HAVE PROBABLY DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OR HIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FIXED BY MECHANICS 3X SINCE, I THINK IT IS HOPEFULLY FINALLY REPAIRED. BOTH MECHANICS ADVISED THE ENGINEERS REALLY MESSED UP AND THEY HAVE SEEN LOTS OF THESE FROM 2010 GMCS/CHEVYS AND NEWER. GM NEEDS TO TAKE A NICE LONG LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THESE AND DO FOR THE US WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN CANADA. MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN CANADA ACCORDING THE STICKER ON THE DOOR, AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IF I LIVED THERE THIS WOULD BE RECALLED. THIS ISSUE GREATLY IMPAIRS ONES ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AND PEOPLE COULD LOSE LIVES OVER THIS. I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THE PERSON DID NOT LIVE TO TELL YOU THEIR STORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122767August 27, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120797August 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN 2 DAYS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME SINCE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD THEN SHUT OFF. TODAY, I ALMOST GOT HIT AGAIN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN GOING INTO A TURN I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099417June 3, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OPENED MY REAR POWERED LIFT GATE TO GET OUT MY GROCERIES,AND WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP POSITION,IT IMMEDIATELY REVERSED DIRECTION AND RAPIDLY CLOSED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN AND THEN REVERSED AGAIN AND RETURNED TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION,THEN REVERSED AGAIN AND CLOSED ALL THE WAY. THIS ALL HAPPENED VERY FAST AND I ALMOST BUMPED MT HEAD, GETTING OUT OF THE WAY. NONE OF THE SAFETY CONTROLS SEEMED TO WORK TO PREVENT ENTRAPMENT,WHEN THE LIFT GATE STARTED TO CLOSE DOWN ON ME.THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS HEAD/NECK INJURY ,AND THIS COULD ALSO CRASH DOWN ON A CHILD AND ENTRAP THEM. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS PARKED,WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098186May 27, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
LEAVING MY PARKING SPOT AFTER GOING OUT TO EAT I WENT IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT ABOUT 5MPH, TURNED THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. PUT IT IN DRIVE AND JUST AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE IT STALLED. THIS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES WHILE I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE LEAVING CAR WASH AS I WAS EXCELLERATIG OUR. VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS LEAVING A COMPLETE STOP FROM A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE. 43,000 MILES FROM FIRST OCCURRENCE CURRENTLY AT 43,300 STILL HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093218May 10, 2018
AIR BAGS
RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090757April 28, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A BUSHING BROKE ON THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST SINCE IT WAS GOING TO BE RAINY FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE SEEN THE 2013 TERRAINS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY GM DID NOT GET IT RIGHT SINCE IT HAPPENED ON MY 2015. SHOULD YOU NEED MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS WITH MY EXPERIENCE AT THE DEALER AS WELL AS GM DIRECTLY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089290April 22, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THREE TIMES WHEN I WANT TO START THE CAR IT STARTS AND TURN OF AT THE TIME DRIVING BACKWARD TO GET OUT OF PARKING SPACE. ONE OF THE CASES WAS AT THE TIME I WANTED TO GO FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085107April 15, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY IN THE RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR, BUT THE BLADES WERE NOT MOVING. I TURNED AROUND AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE BUSHING BROKE. IT IS A PLASTIC PART. I CANNOT BELIEVE A PLASTIC PART IS WHAT IS HOLDING THE LINKAGE TOGETHER. THIS IS DEFINITELY A POOR ASSEMBLY ON THE PART OF GM AND SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING OF FAILURE. WITH TODAY BEING A SUNDAY I UNABLE TO LOCATE REPAIR SHOPS IN THE AREA. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, ITS GOING TO RAIN ALL DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081025March 23, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE REAR POWERED LIFT GATE OPENED AND REACHED THE TOP POSITION, IT IMMEDIATELY REVERSES DIRECTION, RAPIDLY CLOSING APPROXIMATELY 30% DOWN, THEN REVERSES AGAIN AND RETURNED TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION, THEN REVERSED AGAIN AND CLOSED ALL OF THE WAY. THIS "HAMMER" ACTION HAPPENED AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO, ANY SAFETY CONTROLS TO PREVENT ENTRAPMENT OR PINCH WHEN THE LIFT GATE IS CLOSED NO LONGER WORKED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING TO PUT GROCERIES AWAY AND HAD BEGUN TO ENTER THE TRUNK WHILE THE REAR GATE WAS OPENING. THE LIFT GATE THEN SLAMMED DOWN ON MY HEAD (WHICH ALMOST KNOCKED ME OFF MY FEET AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED A BUMP) RAISED BACK UP AND THEN BEGAN LOWERING AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT IT FROM CLOSING DOWN ON ME AGAIN BUT COULD NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT/FORCE FOR VERY LONG. AND WHEN I LET GO IT SLAMMED CLOSED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS HEAD/NECK INJURY FROM THE INITIAL UNCONTROLLED REVERSAL MOTION, NOT TO MENTION A CRUSH OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD (ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN) WHEN THE LIFT GATE FINALLY CLOSES. NOTE: I HAVE A VIDEO FILE AVAILABLE BUT IT IS TOO LARGE TO SEND PER THE UPLOAD LIMITS STATED BELOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062789January 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
ON THE MORNING OF 1/12/18 @ 0812 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, SO FAR THE BODY SHOP SAYS MOST LIKELY IT IS TOTALED. ONSTAR DID NOT GO OFF, ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ATTACHED IS PICTURES OF MY CAR ON THE WRECKER RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND B/C OF THE GIANT BLIND SPOT THAT IS NOT ON ANY REVIEWS ETC. FOR THIS VEHICLE I DID NOT SEE THE MINIVAN THAT WAS HEADED WEST BOUND AND I WAS HEADED NORTH BOUND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON SE 5TH AND LELIA ST. IN GUYMON OKLAHOMA. ALSO A PICTURE IS ATTACHED OF ONE OF THE INJURIES I SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND ALSO HAD A HEAD INJURY AFTER GOING TO THE ER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11062638January 13, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 1/10/18, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND RECEIVED MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO 25 MPH. I BROUGHT THE TERRAIN INTO A MECHANIC AND HE SYNCHRONIZED THE GAS PEDAL SENSOR AND FUEL SENSOR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. ON 1/13/18, THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND IT WAS MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING. I BROUGHT THE TERRAIN BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND LEFT THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW WITHOUT A CAR FOR THE WEEKEND.
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
#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
#11003814July 8, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DURING A SNOW STORM IN MARCH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING! LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY SINCE I WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I WENT TO UNION PARK AND GOT THE ISSUE FIXED FOR $110.00. I HAD TO PAY FOR IT SINCE UNION PARK TOLD ME I HAD 38,000 MILES ON MY LEASE AND THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 36,000. THEN DURING A RAIN STORM IN LATE JUNE MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN ON THE BLUE ROUTE. I PULLED OVER UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT TOUCH IT BECAUSE THIS PART WAS RECALLED BY GMC. THE SUBJECT OF THE ALLDATA REPAIR SITE STATES '#15789- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE (OCT 26, 2015)' IN AUGUST OF 2016 GMC RECALLED 368,000 GMC TERRAIN AND CHEVY EQUINOX SOLD IN 2013 DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEFECT IN THE 2013 MODELS WERE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL LATE 2015, AND I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2015, LEADING ME TO SUGGEST THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED IN MY MODEL. THE ALLDATA REPAIR REPORT GIVEN TO ME BY SEARS AUTO STATS THAT A SIMILAR RECALL WAS MADE ON OCT 26 OF 2015. I TOOK THIS INFORMATION TO UNION PARK SERVICE CENTER AND THE ASSISTANT SERVICE DIRECTOR JAMES ASKREN REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE DATA REPORT FROM SEARS AND STATED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOLD HIM TO JUST CHARGE ME AND WE WILL HAVE THE COURTS DECIDE WHO IS LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS HE REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR, LEAVING ME WITH A CAR THAT HAS NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNTIL HIS CALLED ME ON MONDAY. NO OTHER REPAIR CENTER WILL LOOK AT MY CAR SINCE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, AND GMC WON'T TOUCH MY CAR BECAUSE I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION. I AM FORCED TO RENT A CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK WHILE GMC REFUSES TO FIX MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993368June 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON STAR NOT WORKING RED LIGHT ON COMPASS DOSE NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10982999May 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB WAS DEPRESSED, THE LIFTGATE OPENED AND CAME DOWN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD, BUT WAS UNINJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND COMPLAINT NUMBER: 8-292626883080 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980153April 24, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND STALL. I PULL OVER OR STAY IN PLACE AS THE CAR PROCEEDS TO TURN OFF. THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION AND ENGINE LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR DIES. EACH TIME I AM ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956827February 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS LOST POWER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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