2011 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STALLED ON ME AND WOULDNT GO. SO I ROLLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER. WHEN I STOP THE CAR, I SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH BOARD AND UNDER HOOD. SO I GET OUT REAL FAST AND OPEN HOOD. I LOOK DOWN IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE IS ON FIRE. I POURED SOME WATER ON IT BUT DID NOT PUT IT OUT. CALLED 911. AND BACKED AWAY. FIRE PUT ITS SELF OUT BEFORE 911 GOT THERE. HAD IT TOWED TO FIRESTONE. IN EXAMINATION. THEY SAID ENGINE PISTON BLEW A HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND HAD IT FOR 4 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS IN OPERABLE. I CANNOT AFFORD $10000.00 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR TO BE INSTALLED, WHICH WAS WHAT I WAS QUOTED.

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE QUIT WORKING CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS MODULE QUIT WORKING MAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR BARELY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON MY CITY STREET.

AFTER DEALING WITH THE REPAIRS ON EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES, MY WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND I AM DEALING WITH MY CAR COMPLETELY DYING AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT THE BATTERY AS WE'VE HAD BOTH AAA AND OUR MECHANIC TEST THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES - THE ISSUE, ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC, IS "COMPUTER FAILURE." ESSENTIALLY, I SPENT $400 FOUR WEEKS AGO FOR MY MECHANIC TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG EXCEPT THE COMPUTER STOPPED COMMUNICATING TO THE CAR TO "WORK" , AND MY CAR HAS STILL DIED TWICE SINCE...WITH THE KEYS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. TONIGHT IS THE THIRD TIME MY VEHICLE HAS DIED AND IT HAS NOT STARTED UP AGAIN. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT BEFORE THE POWER COMPLETELY DYING. NOW I AM UNABLE TO START OR LOCK THE VEHICLE AGAIN. AND THE KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I AM STILL PAYING THIS CAR OFF AND IT IS AT 89,000 MILES. I AM BEGINNING TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMPLETE LOSS, SINCE NO ONE CAN HELP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT STALLS OUT EVERY FEW WEEKS. I DRIVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AROUND AND I AM JUST AT A LOSS FOR HOW TO PROCEED.

MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES DOWN ROAD THE LOSE OF POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE A ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD RUN BUT SHAKE REAL BADLY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF FOR 5MIN AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT HAD TO DO THIS AT LEAST 3 TIMES GETTING THERE.I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT I DO KNOW I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE IN THE PROCESS. MY CAR SEEMS TO BURN AIOT OF OIL TOO HERE LATELY, LIKE ITS DRINKING WATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-5 MPH, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOWED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE QUART OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED EVERY THREE DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GUSWEILER GM CENTER (LOCATED AT 1132 STATE RTE 41, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH 43160, (877) 643-0142) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE VIA PHONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING LOUDER AND LOUDER AT 85,000 MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED; TIMING CHAIN, BALANCE CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND VALVES. GM ONLY CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN, THOUGH THAT PART BREAKING CAUSED FAR MORE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. GM HAS KNOWINGLY PUT AND KEPT OUT THEIR BAD 4-CYLINDER ECOTECH MOTORS FROM 2010-2013. THEIR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STIPULATIONS DISQUALIFY MOST VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE, I CAN'T RELY ON THE MOTOR TO GET ME WHERE I'M GOING WITHOUT DYING AT A STOP SIGN OR RUNNING COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL 2,000 MILES AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE. WHILE BREAKING ON A HIGHWAY MY MOTOR WILL REV UP, AS IF IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN.

MULTIPLE TIMES MY GMC STALLS WHILE IN MOVEMENT. DOES IT WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS DRIVING SLOW SPEEDS OR BACKING UP. MULTIPLE TIMES IT HAS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE ALMOST BEING HIT. BIG PROBLEM I AM HAVING AS WELL IS THAT OIL SEEMS TO BURN FAST. I GET MY OIL CHANGES REGULARLY BUT HAVE TO GO BACK INTO SHOP BETWEEN OIL CHANGES FOR THEM TO PUT MORE OIL IN AS ITS BURNING OUT SO QUICKLY. I AM NOT LEAKING OIL AT ALL!! THESE TWO THINGS HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM BEING A MOM I AM SCARED TO HAVE M UH KIDS IN THE CAR THAT IT MAY MALFUNCTION WHILE THEY ARE IN IT AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. RECALLS SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

MY CAR SHUT OFF ONCE WHILE I WAS IN IDLE AT A RED LIGHT AND SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPOT SOME ONE WHO WAS DRIVING OPPOSITE ME COULD HAVE HIT ME WHEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED. LUCKILY THEY WERE GOING VERY SLOW AND STOPPED WHEN MY CAR STOPPED. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT UP AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTS BACK UP AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEAR. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS?

ALMOST A MONTH AFTER MY OIL CHANGE MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND CUTTING OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED, THEY SAID THAT MY OIL WAS GONE AND MY ENGINE IS FAILING. NOW MY CAR IS JUST SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THE PRICE IS GONNA BE TO HIGH. IS THEIR A RECALL FOR MY 2011 G.M.C TERRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. AFTER AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREEMAN BUICK GRAPEVINE (501 TX-114, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051, (817) 264-7746) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR VALVE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,011.