2012 GMC Terrain Complaint Log

PURCHASED 2012 GMC TERRAIN. STARTED RUNNING POORLY AND EVENTUALLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER SO I TOOK IT TO GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. $1800. I THEN ASKED IF IT COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECAL LETTER L RECIEIVED THAT SPECIFIED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DEALER ADVISED ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH TIMING CHAIN. I REFUSED TO PAY AND TOOK IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC. HE FOUND LACK OF OIL AND SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE. AFTER FLUSHING IT OUT AND PUTTING NEW OIL IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO GM AND REQUESTED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL AT 1000 MILES. THE VEHICLE FAILED THE CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY NOW HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING PISTONS, RINGS AND TIMING CHAIN. VERY FRUSTRATED THAT I WAS LIED TO ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY OUT OF POCKET THAT WAS TOTALLY NOT NEEDED TO BE SPENT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT WARNING WIPERS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD I WAS COMPLETELY BLINDED AND HAD TO ABRUPTLY PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE I COULD DRIVE AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GMC SINCE THEY RECALLED WIPERS ON THE 2013 TERRAIN. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2012 MODELS AS WELL. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM KILLS SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT 50 60 OR ANY SPEED - THE TACHOMETER JUMPS AND THE CAR SURGES FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO STOP

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE RAIN SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR ME TO HAVE PARTIAL BUT IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. I HAD THE GARAGE WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED LOOK AND IT AND THEY SAID A BUSHING WAS WORN AND I NEED A NEW WIPER ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A RECALL #25302 WITH SAME COMPLAINT FOR 2013 GMC TERRAINS. I CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD THIS REPAIR WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY.

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER SEVERE RAIN FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WORKING

WHILE DRIVING DURING HEAVY RAIN AT 50 MPH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY VIEW. THE MOTOR WAS OBVIOUSLY STILL FUNCTIONING BECAUSE I COULD HEAR IT BUT WIPERS WERE NOT MOVING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO OBSTRUCTED VIEW AND RAIN ON WINDSHIELD...THIS NEEDS TO RECALLED!! SAFETY ISSUE AND A HAZARD TO BOTH DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES ON ROAD. CALLED BOTH DEALERSHIP AND GMC DIRECTLY WHICK BOTH STATED DUE TO NO SET RECALL IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON ME TO REPLACE AND PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR DIAGNOSIS OF VEHICLE AND THEN REACEMENT IF NEEDED! THIS 2012 TERRAIN ONLY HAS 65,900 MILES. THEY NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER BEFORE THEY END UP SUED FOR CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS!

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING (ON HIGHWAY) IN THE RAIN RESULTING IN COMPROMISED VISIBILITY. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY RESTARTED THE CAR TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. THE WIPERS REMAINED STUCK IN A VERTICAL POSITION DESPITE THESE EFFORTS. EVENTUALLY, I MANUALLY SLID THE WIPERS INTO THE DOWN POSITION.

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE THE DOOR WILL OPEN COMPLETELY THEN QUICKLY CLOSE HALFWAY, OPEN COMPLETELY AGAIN, THEN QUICKLY CLOSE SHUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY PUT ANYTHING INTO OR REMOVE FROM THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE ACADIA'S ALREADY.

MY 2012 TERRAIN IS GETTING WATER IN THE REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A VENTED TAIL LIGHT AND THE VENT WAS BLOCKED BY DIRT AND DEBRIS AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TAILLIGHT AND REPLACE BOTH SEALS. WHEN I LIFT THE HATCHBACK UP WATER DRAINS OUT FROM THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE HATCH BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. GMC OF WATERTOWN CONNECTICUT SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED GMC CORPORATION AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT BUT IS NORMAL WITH THESE VEHICLES. GMC CASE NUMBER 8'3054294483. I HAVE THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AND THAT CASE NUMBER IS PGM1719802. GMC TOLD ME THE WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHT CAN SHORT OUT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN BY KNOWN GMC FROM 2011. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2013 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SUCH AS HAVING THE BACK CAMERA REPLACED TWICE, FRONT NAVIGATION SCREEN GOING BLACK, STABILIZER MALFUNCTION WHICH WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, HAVING THE COMPUTER UPDATED EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY SAY OF ALL THE COMPUTER CHIP MODULES THAT ARE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE, JUST TO NAME A FEW WHICH ARE ALL DOCUMENTED WITH GMC. I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO MAKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AWARE THAT THIS DEFECT IS POTENTIALLY A HAZARD TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GMC FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE SITUATION. THEIR SOLUTION IS REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHT AT A COST OF $254 WITHOUT TAX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND IF YOU REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION I WILL COMPLY TO ANY REQUESTS THAT YOU HAVE. ALSO ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH GMC CORPORATION AND BBB AUTO LINE WERE RECORDED IF NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. CHAMPION BUICK OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 253,000.

MY 2012 GMC TERRAIN HAS BEEN STALLING FOR A FEW DAYS NOW THE STABILLTRACK SENSOR WAS REPLACED THIS YEAR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. AND MY RADIO SOMETIMES CUTS OFF ON IT'S OWN BUT NOW MY KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR KEEPS STALLING BUT WHEN I GET A JUMP IT STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM BUT ONCE IT STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THANK GOD I WAS A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME . THEN WHEN I TRY TO START AGAIN IT WON'T START. IT'S ONLY 5YRS. OLD I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODLE. I THINK I BOUGHT A LEMON 😕

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUN AUTO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,578.

DRIVING AT 35 MILES AN HOUR ON A DOUBLE LANE HIGHWAY IN VERY HEAVY RAIN AT ABOUT 6:00 P.M.. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON HIGH TO CLEAR THE WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE MY CAR TO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. LATER UPON INSPECTION THE BALL JOINT BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET WHICH RENDERED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS USELESS. SEE ATTACHMENTS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN CANADA. "25300-03: SAFETY RECALL - FRONT WIPER TRANSMISSION CORROSION FAILURE (CANADA ONLY) - 2010-2017 CHEVROLET EQUINOX & GMC TERRAIN". I NOTIFIED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY STATED THEY WILL NOTIFY ME IF THEY ISSUE A RECALL FOR MY VIN.

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC INFORMING ME THAT VEHICLES WERE BUILT INCORRECTLY, THAT THE FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR MAY BE MOUNTED BELOW THE FRAME, EXPOSING THE SENSOR AND FUEL LINES TO ROAD DEBRIS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE FUEL LINE EMITTING FUEL ODOR, WEEPING, OR LEAKING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE STUMBLE, LOSS OF POWER AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT DID NOT PROVIDE A PICTURE OF THE FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR, NOR DID IT PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO WHERE IT IS LOCATED. I WAS TOLD BY THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THIS WAS INTENTIONAL. I AM NOW FEARFUL EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED REGARDING NOT ONLY THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR AND FUEL LINES, BUT ROAD DEBRIS, OR AN ACCIDENT MAY PUNCTURE THE FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR AND/OR FUEL LINES, CAUSING A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AND POTENTIAL FIRE. ADD IN THE CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER AND/OR STALL, (MY VEHICLE LOST POWER ON 12-13-13). I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AN ISSUE THIS DANGEROUS DID NOT RESULT IN GMC INITIATING A RECALL OR FIELD INSPECTION OF SOME SORT TO INSPECT ALL VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE ANY RISK OF ACCIDENT OR INJURIES TO THE PUBLIC. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THAT IF I BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS. ONCE DETERMINED THAT THE CODES MATCH THE SPECIAL COVERAGE, THE DIAGNOSIS WILL BE WAIVED AND ALL REPAIRS RELATED TO IT WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE.THERE WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS UNLESS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IS MET. WHY DOES THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER TO FIND ENGINE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE CODES? THE LETTER STATES THIS IS A PART THAT MAY BE MOUNTED BELOW THE FRAME RAIL, SO WOULDN'T THIS JUST REQUIRE A VISUAL INSPECTION?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TAP THE BRAKES TO SLIGHTLY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD LIGHTLY TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY STOP. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM AND BELIEVED IT WAS ACTIVATING PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE WILLIAMSON CADILLAC DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX], WHICH WAS NOW DEEMED A CLOSED CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RAPIDLY AND LIGHTLY THE BRAKES SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP. UPDATED 09/11/2017*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR THE SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR 2 SECONDS, CAUSING A JERK, THEN CONTINUED NORMALLY.*JS*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE RAIN ON THE NIGHT OF 5/21/2017. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO WAIT FOR A BREAK IN THE WEATHER BECAUSE I HAD NO VISIBILITY. I WAITED FOR HOURS BEFORE IT WAS CLEAR ENOUGH TO SEE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THE TRANSMISSION IN THE WIPERS WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE BUT I HAVE TO FILE A REPORT TO GET ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT CURRENTLY APART OF THE OPEN RECALL. I STILL DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE OPERATIONAL WIPERS

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE WIPER MOTOR WORKS BUT IT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE BLADES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE WIPERS. THE REPAIR PERFORMED WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. DURING A HEAVY STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BUSHING DETACHED FROM THE WIPER BLADE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE WIPER BLADE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARE NOT WORKING, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A STORM AND I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE AND OR MYSELF. IT ALL HAPPENED WITH OUT WARNING. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE STORM LET UP SOME AND DRIVE.

TIMING BELT STRETCHED AND JUMPED. CYLINDER HEAD BROKEN. TIMING BELT JUMPED WHILE DRIVING, BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE.

THE LINKAGE ARMS KEEPS DISENGAGING FROM THE MOTOR. IT HAPPENED WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO REATTACH IT ON A LATER DAY BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON A HIGHER SPEED

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO TIRES. SPECIFICALLY MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR. MY TERRAIN IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 27K MILES ON IT, NOT EXACTLY A LOT OF USE. HOWEVER I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ARE FALLING APART. THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE BODY. AND THE TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED. IF YOU MEASURE THE TREAD DEPTH, THESE ARE ALMOST NEW TIRES. I AM AGHAST THAT AN EXPENSIVE TIRE LIKE THESE SHOULD JUST FALL APART. MICHELIN HAS GIVEN ME A RUN AROUND. THE TIRE TECH AT COSTCO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TIRE. HOW IN GOOD CONSCIENCE CAN A COMPANY LIKE MICHELIN CONTINUE TO SELL A DEFECTIVE DESIGN? CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC SAFE?

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WAS A COLLISION THAT TYE AIRBAG WOULD EXPLODE AND ENTIRE DASH WOULD EXPLODE WITH IT

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY MAINTENANCE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. ON 03/31/2017, I DROVE 38 MILES TO A FURNITURE STORE WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD BABY AND WIFE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, IT CLICKS BUT NO POWER GOES TO THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON AND NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP TOWING IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP. THEY DID INSPECTION AND ADVISED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND HAD A CHAIN EFFECT BRAKING RODS IN THE ENGINE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENGINE OIL BURNING. I WAS ADVISED BY THE GM DEALERS THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED MY WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 1/14/2017. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAVE OPENED A CASE FILE BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE OWNED GMC TERRAIN HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. IF THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FATALITY AND I OR MY FAMILY MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE TODAY.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY COMES ONE AND OFF. AT FIRST, WHEN MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WE TOOK IT IN AND THE ERROR WAS FOR 1 COIL PACK. IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH, THEN AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE REPLACED ALL OF THE COIL PACKS. NOW WHEN WE START THE TRUCK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY BE ON OR OFF. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, WHEN WE START THE TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ON. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REOCCURRING AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR. THE LAST 5 OR 6 TIMES WE HAD IT PUT ON THE MACHINE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ERRORS FOUND AND OUR MECHANIC'S BAFFLED. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TRUCK MAY STUTTER OR BECOME SLUGGISH OR SHUT OFF LIKE BEFORE WHENEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE BUT NO ERRORS ARE FOUND WE HAVE NO CLUE IF THERE IS TRULY SOMETHING OCCURRING AND IF IT'S CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE AND HARM TO OUR FAMILY. OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND WE AREN'T SURE IF THERE COULD BE ISSUES BEING REPORTED IN CANADA THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE RECALLS THAT WE WEREN'T NOTIFIED OF BUT NOTHING PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO START WITH THE REMOTE STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PART STORE AND DIFFERENT FAILURE CODES APPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TIMING CHAIN JUMPING OFF OF SPROCKETS AND EATING AWAY AT THE CHAIN GUIDES AND TENSIONERS.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, BOUGHT FROM A DEALER, AND I HAVE CHECKED THE BACKGROUND TO WHICH THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE FROM WHAT WAS PROVIDED TO ME. IT RANDOMLY STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOW MIND YOU, AS A PREGNANT WOMAN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS IS NOT SAFE. MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THOUGH I COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BY THE GRACE OF GOD PEOPLE MOVED OUT THE WAY AND ALLOWED ME TO GET OFF AND TO THE SIDE.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON ME TWICE AND BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING DURING HEAVY RAIN. ALTHOUGH I COULD NOT SEE, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EACH TIMES THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE I WENT FROM VISIBILITY TO NON IN SECONDS AND TO PULL OVER IN AN AREA UNFAMILIAR TO ME THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE BEEN TO HENNESSY GMC SERVICE TWICE, AN ON BOTH OCCASIONS; I WAS TOLD ABOUT RECALL AND THAT PARTS HAS TO COME FROM CANADA SINCE CAR ORIGIN IS FROM CANADA. I ALSO WAS TOLD THE WIPERS ARE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. NO WIPERS ARE NOT. THE FIRST TIME I DID NOT HAVE TO SIGN PAPERS BUT THE 2ND TIME I DID WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTHIN ANGER AND NERVOUSNESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,649.

THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE TO ADD 3 QTS BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE CORRECT LEVEL. I KNOW WHEN IT NEEDS THIS BECAUSE THE VALVE TRAIN GETS VERY LOUD AS IT IS STARVED FOR LUBRICATION. IT ALSO WILL HAVE IRREGULAR RPM LEVELS FROM TIME TO TIME AS WELL AS HARD STARTS. VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO DO THIS FOR THE LAST 10-12K MILES UNTIL I HEARD OF THIS BULLETIN. *TR

1.) MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST. WHEN I'M DRIVING ON A CURVY HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK AT NIGHT IT DOGS UP SO BAD THAT I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A DOZEN CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. 2.) CAR SMELLS LIKE MOLD IS COMING OUT OF VENT 3.) MY CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM 0-30MPH. *TR

ON THE 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINE, THE PCV ORIFICE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BECOMES CLOGGED WHICH CAUSES OIL TO BE PULLED INTO THE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNED. THIS CAUSES AN EXCESS BUILD UP OF CARBON INSIDE THE ENGINE AND ON THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND STALL OUT WHILE SITTING IDLE, SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT. GM HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE SERVICE BULLETIN (#: 14882) BUT ONLY FOR SPECIFIC VIN'S. IT HAS BECOME KNOWN THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT FALL UNDER THE YEAR GROUPS STATED BY GM IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN, EVEN IF IT'S A VIN THAT THEY DEEM IS SAFE FROM THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THE VEHICLES EVEN IF THEY ARE AFFECTED BY THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DIE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION ONCE THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP, FOR EXAMPLE PASSING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AFTER A RED LIGHT. *TR

TAKATA RECALL, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL, WHEN I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE, BUT IT HAD TO BE A EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, ON MY WAY FROM WORK I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM MY ENGINE, AND AND A POP, ON MY DASHBOARD WAS SIGNALING OIL PRESSURE IS LOW - STOP ENGINE, THROUGHOUT THE HOLD ORDEAL THERE WAS SMOKE COMING INTO THE CAR, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO CAR DEALER SHIP, I WAS CHARGED $3400.00 TO HAVE THE CAR FIX. THEN I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GMC STATING THAT THEY WERE DOING A RECALL ON 2012 TERRAIN RELATING TO THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME. THEY REJECT MY REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY SAYING THE OIL HAD TO BURNING ON THE ENGINE, AND NOT EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE, WHEN IN FACT THERE WAS BURNING OIL ON MY ENGINE, WHICH I FEEL CAUSE THE SMOKE WITHIN MY VEHICLE, ALSO THE MANAGER AT MIKE ANDERSON ALSO SAID GMC REJECTED MY CLAIM DUE TO THE PART NUMBERS THEN MATCH UP TO PART NUMBERS THEY HAVE LISTED ON THE RECALL, WHEN I VIEW THE LIST, IT DID LIST DIFFERENT NUMBER BUT THE PARTS WAS THE SAME, THE CAR WAS IN MOTION I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 294 GOING EAST TO MERRILLVILLE INDIANA, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT IN WHICH I HAPPEN TO AVOID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED AN OIL ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCV VALVE WAS FROZEN AND WAS NOT CIRCULATING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE LEAKING OUT OIL. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CAM COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN UPDATE OF THE INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE VEHICLE'S PCV VALVE. *JS

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION 3K MILES 2 QUARTERS OF OIL CONSUMPTION

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION 2 QUARTERS PER EVERY 3000 MILES. VEHICLE IS NOW 71K MILES I CHANGED THE OIL 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT WAS MISSING 2.5 QUARTERS OF OIL I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AROUND 800 MILES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND IS HALF WAY ON THE DEEP STICK AM AFRAID IF I KEEP DRIVING IT FOR 3 TO 4K MILES IT WILL BE VERY LOW ON OIL AGAIN AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR 7 MONTHS AGO FRO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT HAD 55K MILES AT THE TIME I ALWAYS NOTICED TO BE LOW OF MOTOR OIL AND I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL BUT IT'S GETTING WORSE BY THE TIME GOING BY. I THINK IS TOO SOON TO BE BURNING MOTOR OIL AT THOSE LOW MILES.

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN A DEER RAN INFRONT OF ME, I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY AND HIT THE DEER ON MY RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE.. THE SMELL OF SMOKE CAME FROM MY VEHICLE AND MY "SERVICE AIRBAGS" INDICATOR CAME ON.. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.. I HAD MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME!! MY CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE DUE TO THE SIGNAL BEING ON EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE: I REALIZED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THAT MY CAR ENGINE WOULD SHAKE A BIT ON START UP AND DURING IDLE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE CAR AND THAT IT WAS BURNT. I WAS VERY SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. SO WE GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND THAT WAS THAT. ENGINE STILL SHOOK ON IDLE AND DURING STARTUP. 5000 MILES LATER I REALIZE THAT IT IS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK THE DIP STICK AND FIND THAT NOTHING APPEARS ON IT, INDICATING THAT IT IS SHORT AT LEAST 1.25 QUARTS. I FILL IT UP WITH 0.5 QUARTS AND STILL NOTHING ON THE DIP STICK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OF OIL CONSUMPTION WITH 2010-2013 TERRAINS AND THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN ON IT (BELOW): HTTP://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1893/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2010-2013-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC#COMMENT-1224 I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, CHECK MY VIN AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. WHAT AM I TO DO? THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IN BULLETINS AND ON THE WEBSITE ABOVE. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE HAS DONE ITS DAMAGE ON THE ENGINE AND IS GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN THIS PAST THURSDAY MORNING DURING RUSH HOUR. I WAS TRAVELING ON I 96 IN DETROIT AND WAS PROBABLY GOING 60 MPH WHICH IS 10 MPH BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH WERE ON HIGH DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN, CEASED TO WORK LEAVING ME IN AN EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I SLOWED MY SPEED, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY, THANKFULLY. I CALLED ROAD SERVICE TO GET A TOW AND HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. THE MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A NEW WIPER MODULE WHICH COST ME $260. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR 2013 GMC TERRAINS, NHTSA RECALL NO. 16V-582, MANUFACTURER RECALL NO:25302. I FEEL THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO INCLUDING EARLIER MODELS.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN AT LOW IDLE WHILE REDUCING SPEED I.E., AT STOP LIGHT. WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND STALL WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HADE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTAKE REPLACED. STALLING RESUMED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

I HAVE A GMC 2012 SLT 1 WITH 2.4 CYLINDER CAR THAT I BOUGHT IN 2011. IT HAS 75K MILES NOW. RECENTLY GOT TO KNOW FROM MY DEALER THAT THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND PISTON NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIAL COVERAGE INFORMATION FOR 2011 VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE BUT NOT FOR A 2012 VEHICLE - HTTP://GM.OEMDTC.COM/3953/15285-EXCESSIVE-ENGINE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2011-CHEVROLET-EQUINOX-GMC-TERRAIN IF MY 2012 CAR BOUGHT IN 2011 IS ALSO GIVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS CONFIRMED BY CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE DEALER, THEN WHY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER GM'S SPECIAL COVERAGE. VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LINKAGE ARM BROKEN FROM MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SOUNDED, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE RECALL FOR 2013 SHOULD APPLY TO 2012 AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING AND LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON BOTH SIDES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER DID NOT WORK IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WHILE CAR IN USE. WIPERS CAME OUT OF SOCKET REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE BALL JOINTS CORRODE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE 2013 AND ON WONDERING IF THIS IS ALSO A COMPLAINT WITH THE 2012? THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO US TWICE. BOTH TIMES WE WERE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE SECOND TIME I HAD JUST STARTED OUT AND ENDED UP GOING HOME THE FIRST TIME IT WAS EN ROUTE AND WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER WE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I COULDN'T SEE THE WIPERS STOPPED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND WERE ALSO IN MY WAY WHEN THEY STOPPED IN MY VISUAL FIELD. I HAD TO ROLL MY DRIVER SIDE DOWN IN ORDER TO SEE. THIS WAS HORRIBLY SCARRY AND THE 2012 MODELS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME DEFECTS THAT THE 2013 ARE BEING RECALLED FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDOW WIPERS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ *TR

SEVERAL TIMES IN 3 YEARS, THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM LOSS OF POWER STARTS RUNNING SLOW, WONT GO OVER 20 MPH, CHECK STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING, ACTS LIKE MISFIRE OR NO FUEL IN VEHICLE, STARTS ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME, VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. AT LEAST TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP 7 OR 8 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERANT , YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS! THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY AT RED LIGHT AND BIG OR WHILE DRIVING GOING 45 OR 65 AND DROP TO 20 MPH AND NOT WANT TO GO, I PUSH THE GAS PADDLE TO FLOOR AND IT DOES NOTHING. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMEDIATE AND A PROBLEM SINCE MONTH 3 OF BUYING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BASICALLY GIVIN UP ON ME AND MY VEHICLE.