2012 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY SONS TO SCHOOL AT AROUND 7:45 AM, MY VEHICLE CUT-OFF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND FLAG THE VEHICLESIN MY LANE AND DRIVING BEHIND ME TO MOVE AHEAD OF ME. I CALLED GMC WHO TOLD ME TO GO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP BUT MY INSURANCE SAID THEY WOULD SEND ME A TOW TRUCK TO GET ME THERE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ROCKVILLE CENTER GMC WHICH DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY AND CLAIMED A CABLE WAS LOOSE BUT THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. THREE YEARS AFTER THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE DASHBOARD WARNING STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED CHECKING. THIS TIME I TOOK IT BACK THE NEABORHOOD'S AUTOZONE WHICH RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SUGGESTED I RETURN TO MY DEALERSHIP WITH THOSE DIAGNOSIS CODES/ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK NOTES FROM AUTOZONE'S PRINTOUT, COMPLETED A SCAN TEST AND STATED THAT A CAMSHAFT ACTUATORS NEEDED REPLACING TO PREVENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. WHE NASKED WHY THIS WASN'T DONE WHEN I TOOK THERE FOR THAT VERY SAME ISSUE 3 YEARS AGO HE SAID THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE BUT NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I'M 1 WK SHORT OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRING.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPER, IT CAME ON AND STOPPED MOVING AFTER 10 MINUTES. I HAD TO PUT ON MY BLINKERS AND SLOWLY DRIVE ACROSS LANES TO MOVE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM MY HUSBAND TO GUIDE ME BACK HOME (WHICH WAS CLOSER FOR ME) BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTINUE LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES. BEFORE WE LEFT, WE WAITED ABOUT 20-25 MINUTES MORE ON THE ROADSIDE AND HEADED BACK HOME WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO. MY HUSBAND DID TRY GETTING IT TO WORK AT LEAST TWICE AS WELL BUT WE COULD HEAR WAS THE MOTOR GRINDING BUT NO MOTION. WE TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY TO NEIGHBORHOOD'S PEP BOYS SINCE THAT WAS CLOSER TO ME THAN THE NEAREST GMC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD AT 47851 MILES.

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BUT WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD A TRAGIC ENDING FOR US AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND US. WE UNDERSTAND THERE WERE RECALLS FOR 2013 MODELS FOR THIS FAILURE. NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE ON 2012 MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RAINING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AND ON OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS HOWEVER, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2012 GMC TERRAIN WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND LOCK UP IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A TWO-LANE STATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE RUINED THE MOTOR AND REQUIRED A COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 99,035 AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WASN'T AWARE UNTIL TODAY THAT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. WHEN I CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALER (30 MILES AWAY), THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL.

VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A NON ISSUE. NOW THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE GM MAX MILEAGE FOR THEIR RECALL (THEY WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY)!AND HAS DEVELOPED A WHITE WHITE FROTHY RESIDUE ON OIL CAP, DIP STICK. (PISTON RINGS AND/OR GASKET FAILURE). WILL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN!

BURNS OIL, WHICH GM WILL COVER TO FIX BUT WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUES THAT HAPPENS WHEN OIL IS BURNT AND WHAT IT CAUSED. HAD TO REPLACE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, O2 SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAM SHAFT SENORS; THESE I HAD TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WAS MIDDLE OF 2019. WENT TO GMC ABOUT HOW TO GET RESOLVED ON AN ISSUE THAT THEY CAUSED THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR, WHICH FIRST RESULTED IN A 1 YR ENGINE WARRANTY WHICH THEY PULLED WITH OUT MY KNOWLEDGE, THEN AFTER A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB THE BEST THEY COULD OFFER WAS A $1000 COUPON FOR A NEW CAR. GM SHOULD COVER THOSE OTHER ISSUES SINCE ITS AN ISSUE THEY KNOW AND FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON APRIL 1ST, 2020 CASE NUMBER [XXX[. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.*BF*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 ON 3/29/2020 WHEN IT STARTED RAINING I TURN ON MY WIPERS AND IT STARTED OKAY AT FIRST ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY STOP WORKING I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT I PULLED OVER TO THE SERVICE ROAD AND WAITED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT DO I DO NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND I WON'T DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN.