2011 GMC Terrain Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A BUSY CITY ROAD. THE CAUSE WAS OIL SPILLING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AFTER CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHEN THE PISTON RODS WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. A BYSTANDER HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN THE ENGINE BAY, AFTER I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS ACCORDING TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT WE HAVE A CLAIM ON OUR RECORD WITH INSURANCE GOING UP SINCE GM WOULD NOT COVER THE CLAIM BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WAS PRESENT WELL BEFORE 100,000 MILES. SOMETIME PRIOR TO THIS THE DEALER PERFORMED A PISTON REBUILD FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE ON START UP. THE DEALER PASSED THIS OFF AND WE WERE TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE PRESSED THE ISSUE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE ANSWER WAS THE SAME, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, IT WILL GO AWAY. THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO THE OWNERS OF THIS ENGINE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 35-45 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN SO I PARKED TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE ON AGAIN, IT TURNED ON AGAIN AND I CONTINUED DRIVING 20-30 PER HOUR. THEN AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND PLUS WE FELT LIKE IT HAD JUMPED.

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2011. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT A YEAR AND I HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR STALLING. THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T PULL A CODE TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG BUT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY JUST STARTED REPLACING PARTS. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT STALLED THEY TOLD ME TO WATCH WHAT KIND OF GAS I WAS PUTTING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO TRY ONLY GOING TO MOBIL, BP OR SHELL. I SHOOK MY HEAD THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE SAYING THIS BUT TO RULE IT OUT FOR THEM, THAT'S WHAT I DID. OBVIOUSLY THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEN, UPON A COLD START, THE ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. AGAIN, NO ENGINE LIGHT. THE WHOLE TIME I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE IT HESITATES WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES THE KICK BACK IT GIVES OFF IS SO BIG THAT IT ACTUALLY JERKS YOUR BODY FORWARD. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE OVER 10 RECEIPTS FROM DEALERSHIPS FOR TAKING IT IN OVER THE YRS.THEY HAVE "REPLACED/FIXED" CAM AUCTOR SOLONOIDS, ACTUATOR, TENSIONER, TIMING CHAIN, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASKET, MANIFOLD AND PISTON..TO NAME A FEW.THE OTHER DAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT.I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND WAS GOING TO HAVE MY FRIEND LISTEN TO IT SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLY COMING FROM.WITHIN 2 HRS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE GRINDING BECAME 20X WORSE AND EXTREMELY LOUD! I COULDN'T EVEN BACK IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE MY WHOLE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT.WE WERE THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION.I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED ME A FEW HRS LATER ONLY TO CONFIRM IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE AND IT WILL BE $2,400 BC IT'S NO LONG UNDER WARRANTY.I HAVE NUMEROUS RECEIPTS SHOWING ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS AND OTHER THINGS.I'M FURIOUS AND DISAPPOINTED.I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO FEEL SAFER IN AND I HAVEN'T FELT THAT ONCE!

THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AND SHUT OFF. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

DURING A DRIVING RAIN, GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I PUT MY WIPERS ON HIGH, THEY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I HAD BEEN IN THE PASSING LANE, HAD TO AVOID CRASHING, AND GET OVER 2 LANES AND GET MYSELF TO THE NEAREST EXIT. A WHITE KNUCKLE EXPERIENCE, TO SAY THE LEAST. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIPER MOTOR AT OUR EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE.

STEERING GROANS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN STATIONARY. THERE IS ALSO SPORADIC VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS VERY HIGH ON THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GATEWAY BUICK GMC (11438 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75238), BUT THEY DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER TSB NUMBER: PIP51630 (OIL CONSUMPTION), NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10144451 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOVE THE STIPULATED MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ONE ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID INTAKE BANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,783. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2011 GMC TERRAIN WITH 59000 MILES ON IT AND THE CATALIC CONVERTOR IS ROTTING AWAY AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OR IF IT WILL BE COVERED

THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING UP TO 2 QTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THE LOW OIL LEVEL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, EVEN WHEN THE OIL LEVEL FALLS BELOW 2 QTS LOW.

THIS CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE FIXED IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NO FIX WORKS. IT STALLED ON ME WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY, VERY SCARY SITUATION. I AM WORRIED I WILL BE IN A WRECK. I PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STALLS WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A INTERSECTION. ALMOST GOT T-BONED THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT STALLED WHILE A CAR WAS ONCOMING. SINCE GM IS NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT FIX IN PLACE I WILL BE GETTING RID OF THE CAR AT MY LOSS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WEIGHT PLATES DISINTEGRATED, FOULING THE CONTROLLING MODULES. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE ENTIRELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. FIRST SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION SERVICE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS AT 100,000 MILES. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, STRANDING US.

AS I READ THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE NOT MORE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I LOVE THE CAR ITSELF BUT AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR 15 MONTHS THE MOTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. OUR TERRAIN HAS THE 3.0 ENGINE BUT THERE IS AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON THE 2.4 ENGINE. HOWEVER THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2.4 MOTOR MIRRORS WHAT HAPPENED TO US. WE HAD FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND OIL CHANGED AT THAT TIME. THE NIGHT THE ENGINE DIED IT HAD MADE SOME STRANGE NOISES BUT NO HESITATION AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. NOT EVEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS LOW. THERE IS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN LOW. HE ADDED SOME BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONDITIONED TO DO BUT IT NEVER WOULD REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK. WE DROVE 1/2 MILE AND THE WITHOUT WARNING; NO NOISES OR WARNING LIGHTS THE CAR DIED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PUSH ME IN THE CAR TO SAFETY BUT THE CAR NEVER RESTARTED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR SEIZED UP BUT ARE UNABLE TO TELL US WHY UNLESS WE PAY FOR THEM TO TAKE THE MOTOR APART. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ERROR CODES. THEY ARE TELLING US WE NEED A NEW MOTOR COSTING $7400 TO PURCHASE AND PUT IN. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE ONLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 15 MONTHS AGO SO WE HAVEN'T HAD IT LONG; WE BOUGHT IT USED. MAKES NO SENSE BUT DOES SOUND LIKE THE STORIES ON THE 2.4 MOTORS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE GMC MOTORS WHETHER IT IS THE 2.4 OR THE 3.0 ENGINES. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE GMC ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM??????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, IT BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY. I WENT TO TURN ON MY WINDSHEILD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS TERRIFIED AND COULD NOT SEE A THING. BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, I WAS NOT GOING FAST, BUT SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE TO AFFORD MYSELF SOME VISIBILITY. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND RECALLS FOR THE 2013 MODEL. I ALSO FOUND WEBSITES WHERE OTHER MODEL YEAR OWNERS HAVE DETAILED THE SAME TERRIFYING DEFAULT. I CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. A MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE HE HEARS THE GEARS GRINDING, BUT THIS WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSTIC. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2016. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO FORK OVER $$$ TO FIX AN KNOWN GMC ISSUE. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON THE LINK BELOW FROM 2010 OWNERS AS WELL. I HOPE GMC WILL EITHER MAKING THIS MODEL YEAR PART OF THE RECALL, OR REIMBURSING THE OWNERS EXPENSES TO FIX IT. THANKS FOR THE PLATFORM TO BE HEARD.

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED THREE WEEKS AGO. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD THE CODE READ. IT SAID MY INTAKE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF A DAY LATER, BUT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ANYWAYS AND THEY SAID SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST RED CODES WRONG AND NOT TOO WORRY ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MY CARE SHUT OFF. THIS THEN HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AFTER I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND LATER THE SAME DAY WHEN I WENT TO PARK MY CAR ON THE STREET. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN LOW IDLE.I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER GMC TERRAIN OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T NEED TO BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC STALLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING HIT.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DROP INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND REFUSE TO SHIFT FURTHER. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DROP SPEED ON HIGHWAY FROM 65MPH TO 40 MPH WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WILL ALSO SUDDENLY DROP OUT OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODE, ALSO WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION.

I AM HAVING CONCERNS INVOLVING CRACKS IN MY DASH. I AM AFRAID THAT IN A ACCIDENT THAT THAT SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC DASH WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE KNIVES STICKING UP THAT COULD RIP THROUGH A BODY IN THE CASE OF ME OR A PASSENGER BEING THROWN TOWARD THE DASH AREA. OR THAT IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE DASH TO PIERCE THE AIRBAG, CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG OR DEPLOYING A SHARD OF PLASTIC TOWARD THE DRIVER OR ANY PASSENGER.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS BURNING 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN IN THE CITY. I VERY RARELY TAKE IT ON AN INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON MY DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT AT WORK, OR ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON 77 SOUTH IN CHARLOTTE GETTING ON THE BROOKSHIRE FREEWAY. GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A LEFT MERGE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND NOTHING WAS HIT.

2011 GMC TERRIAN, CURRENT MILEAGE 60,179 PURCHASED USED FROM NORTHWEST MOTORSPORTS VALLEY AVE. PUYALLUP, CAR STARTED PINKING AND I SPOKE TO THE SALESMAN CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO GMC HARNISH RIVER ROAD.I WAS TOLD BY GMC HARNISH THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL WITH MY VEHICLE AND MY VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A OIL CONSUMPTION WORKSHEET. ONCE DOCUMENTED PISTON AND RINGS WOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO MONITOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH IT DID USE OIL AND OIL HAD TO BE ADDED. AT THE END OF THE OIL WORK SHEET I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR UNDER GMC HARNISH REQUEST. GMC HARNISH THEN REFUSED TO HONOR PISTON AND RING REPAIR. NORTHWEST MOTORSPORTS WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MECHANICAL PROBLEM REPAIRED.

LIFTGATE NOT WORKING. ACCESS TO THE BACK COMPARTMENT IS COMPROMISED AS THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK EITHER USING THE WIRELESS KEYS OR PRESSING ON THE BUTTON TO MANUALLY OPEN THE LIFTGATE. THE DOOR CONTINUOUSLY LATCHES AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. I HAVE TO TRICK THE TIMING AND ATTEMPT TO PULL (USING GREAT FORCE) BEFORE THE LIFTGATE WILL LATCH AGAIN. LOTS OF FORCE HAS TO BE USED AS COMPRESSED AIR MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LIFT AND CLOSE THE BACK LIFTGATE. ALTHOUGH GM HAS HAD NEARLY 900,000 VEHICLES RECALLS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL IN THIS RECALL. PLEASE CONSIDER MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN AS PART OF THIS RECALL, SO I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN OBSERVED OIL POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,550. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ *AS

The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the stability track control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and hesitated. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road and the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle 2-3 times before being able to proceed driving. The contact stated that while stopped at the next traffic light, the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was restarted however, while driving the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who stated that the spark plug and coil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to another certified mechanic who diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced because sensors within the vehicle, due to the excessive oil consumption, were clogging up the pistons. The vehicle was repaired however the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The contact was referred to the dealer for assistance and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,707. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED BETWEEN CYLINDERS 2 AND 3 UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR FROM HOT EXHAUST GASES FROM THE LEAK PASSING ON THE WIRES AND HEATER ELEMENT WITHIN THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD TOP HEAT SHIELD. CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING THROUGH FLOOR BOARD

WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE AS WELL AS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.

PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED 2011 GMC TERRAIN 7/12/2016. AFTER DRIVING A FEW DAYS NOTICED CAR WAS STALLING WHILE ACCELERATING OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. (1ST SERVICE) TOOK IT IN 7/28/2016 TO BE SERVICED, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER-VEHICLE WAS BETTER, BUT STILL HESITATES ON TAKE OFF (2ND SERVICE) TOOK IT IN 11/10/2016 RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP. FINALLY IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING BETTER'FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS (3RD SERVICE) TOOK IN 1/16/2017 TO BE SERVICED- CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON BUSY HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR (STOP AND GO TRAFFIC), THIS TIME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL PROGRAMMING COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUEL PUMP?! AS OF TODAY CAR IS STARTING TO STALL AND HESITATE AGAIN. MY CERTIFIED WARRANTY IS UP IN 3/2017, MY FEAR IS NEXT FEW INCIDENTS WILL NOT BE COVERED. KEEP IN MIND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR YET. I HAVE A CERTIFIED LEMON. I DESERVE A REFUND/UPGRADE.

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!

ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES . STATES ON DOCS AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT TIMING CHAIN AND CAM WORN DUE TO LOW OIL .HAS WARRANTY BUT FOR REPLACING DUE TO 'OIL CONSUMPTION ' BUT SERVICE MANAGER REFUSES TO WRITE THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAS STATED IT.GM REFUSES TO HELP

GOING TO VISIT SON, DAUGHTER IN LAW AND GRANDAUGHTER IN VIRGINIA FROM MICHIGAN. GOT REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WITH STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT. FIRST TIME WAS WITHOUT WARNING ON THE CURVY HILLY PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC AT APPX 70 MPH.. LOST POWER ON HILL HAD NO ACCELERATION, VEHICLE DECELERATED IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. PUT ON HAZARDS AND WORKED OUR WAY OVER TO SHOULDER ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T CAUSE A PILEUP OF HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. STOPPED VEHICLE, ENGINE WAS MISFIRING, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED, POWER WAS BACK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CONTINUED TRIP, 2ND INCIDENT WAS ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER ALSO WITHOUT WARNING. HAD ABOUT 5 INCIDENTS THIS TRIP.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN ON A BUSY NEW YORK HIGHWAY BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NOTHING WOULD MAKE THEM MOVE. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. IT WAS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID THE BALL JOINTS IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE CORRODED RESULTING IN BOTH OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALLED WITH THE 2013 MODEL RECALL NUMBER 16V582000 RECALL DATE 08/04/2016 COMPONENT VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 25302 BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET IN THE 2011 MODEL AND IT SHOULD BE!

CAR RATTLES ON START UP AND SEEMS TO BE NOISIER THAN IT SHOULD BE. DRIVERS SEAT HEATER UTILIZES HIGH HEAT NO MATTER WHAT SETTINGS IT IS ON. IF HEATER IS LEFT ON I GET A BURNING SMELL. POOR FUEL ECONOMY, AT BEST I GET 22 MPH. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH IN ECO MODE ESPECIALLY AT AN IDLE. I HAVE HAD AN OCCASIONAL ISSUE WITH HARD DOWNSHIFTS WHEN I DECELERATE THEN ACCELERATE. I DO MOSTLY CITY DRIVING. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS REPLACED AND 1 WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS UNDER A PUBLIC SERVICE EXTENDED WARRANTY (10 YEARS, 120,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). OF COURSE I NOW HAVE 138,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. GMC WILL NOT COVER REPAIR COSTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. I FIRST CALLED ABOUT REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHEN NOTIFIED BY MAIL OF THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY, AND BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 120,000 MILES AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO REASON TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. DEPENDING ON WHAT IS CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DIAGNOSTIC TO INDICATE IT HAS A PROBLEM, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. CLEARLY, GMC ISSUED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY TO AVOID REPAIRING AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE 120,000 MILE LIMITATION EXCLUDES VEHICLES RANDOMLY. THIS ISSUE COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 GMC TERRAIN ABOUT 62390 MILES. WHEN I AM ACCELERATING THE CAR JERKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATE THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG. I JUST GOT THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. AND NOW A LIGHT CAME ON THAT READ AC OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMP BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED COLD AND IT NEVER WENT TO NORMAL AFTER BEING ON FOR 20 MINS AND TO THIS DAY IS GOES TO THE NOTCH RIGHT BEFORE NORMAL. ALSO WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT BUT I CANT BRING IT IN UNTIL 12/16/2016 BECAUSE THEY ARE BOOKED

CAR STALLED AFTER STOPPING FOR A LIGHT. PULLED OVER IN A TURN LANE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WAS FINE. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NOW CAR HAS A RATTLE MAKING IT SOUND LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. AGAIN DEALER NOT FINDING A PROBLEM.

WE HAVE A 2011 GMC TERRAIN THAT IS 91,000MILES. THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, UNDERNEATH THE CAR JUST MAKING A HUGE CLICKING SOUND. WHEN THE CAR SLOW AND STOP, IT MAKES HUGE WHEEZING SOUND AND UNABLE TO SHIFT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WE BROUGHT TO THE GMC DEALER RIGHT AWAY (THANK GOD, WE WERE CLOSE TO THE DEALER), AND THEY SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND IT COSTS $5,000!!!! THEY SAY THE FUEL LINE HAS ALL KIND OF METALS PARTICLE IN IT, SO THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S BETTER OFF TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS UNDER 91,000 MILES AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION!!! I THEN DO MORE RESEARCH ONLINE JUST TO FIND OUT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT GMC TERRAIN'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT ALL WENT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND THE CAR CAN'T EVEN MAKE TO 100K MILES. I BELIEVE GM AWARE OF THIS BUT CHOOSE TO NOT FIXING THIS, LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, SINCE IT HAPPENS SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TRANSMISSION IS MOST IMPORTANT PART IN A CAR, IF MY CAR CAN'T EVEN MAKE TO 100K WITHOUT REPLACING TRANSMISSION, WHAT ABOUT OTHER PARTS IN THE CAR?? HOW AM I GOING TO PUT MY TRUST IN GM CAR IN THE FUTURE? WE LOVE AMERICAN CAR AND SUPPORT AMERICAN PRODUCTS, BUT IF GM COULDN'T STAND UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN WE'LL BE FORCING TO GET DIFFERENT CAR OTHER THAN GM.

WHILE DRIVING WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WAS TOLD I NEEDED AND NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94000. *TR

REPLACED TIMING CHAIN-51000 MILES, NOW AT 59000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON: CODE; P00013XX CAM POSITION SENSORS (BOTH) ARE CODING AS WELL AS SOLENOIDS. THIS CODE COMES BEFORE ENGINE STARTS. INTERIOR LIGHTING OFTEN NOT WORKING INCLUDING SHIFT INDICATOR, WIPERS AND DEFROSTER. BOTH AT START AND WHILE DRIVING. CALLED LOCAL GMC- "NOT RECALLED AND OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER BEING OPENED, REAR POWER LIFTGATE SUDDENLY FALLS, DROPS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN, COMES BACK UP TO FULL HEIGHT, DROPS AGAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THEN THE DOOR CLOSES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS I WAS GETTING MY DOG OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO ROAD CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP.

THE DASHBOARD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE CRACK. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DASHBOARD MAKES VARIOUS VIBRATION, CHATTERING, AND RATTLING NOISES.

MY DENALI HAS GOTTEN A CRACK ON THE DASH THAT RUNS DOWN TO THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE IN 2016. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME AND OTHERS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL OF THE DASHES ARE CRACKED ON THE ONE PIECE DASHES (2007-2014) EITHER ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR AT THE AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT THERE WILL BE PIECES OF THE DASH COMING WITH IT CAUSING INJURY. I KEEP MY VEHICLE GARAGE KEPT OR AT WORK I PUT A DEFLECTOR IN THE WINDOW TO KEEP THE SUN OFF THE DASH. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DASH DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY. (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE DASH BOARD ON MY DENALI HAS CRACKED AND GOES DOWN INTO THE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY THE DASH WOULD FURTHER SHATTER AND CAUSE PARTS OF THE PLASTIC TO COME LOOSE FROM THE DASH CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF OR ONE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DASH CRACKING. I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH BOARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT AS OF LATE THERE ISN'T ONE. WITH THE COST INVOLVED WITH THESE VEHICLES THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED GM BUT I WAS TOLD THEY SAW NO PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT FIX THE DASH BUT WOULD BE GLAD TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT THAT THE COST WOULD BE MINE. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.

IT HAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHICH GETS LOUDER WITH THE A C ON.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED, ALLOWING FUMES INTO CAR