2014 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

2014 GMC TERRIAN FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CAN HEAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RUNNING BUT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BLADE ARMS WILL NOT MOVE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN/SLEET WHEN MY WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. WAS VERY SCARY AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND COULDN'T SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE THIS AND WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING.

DURING COLD TEMPERATURES (14 DEGREES) MY PCV VALVE FAILED TO WORK WHILE SITTING AT A READ LIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET RESULTING IN MY REAR MAIN SEAL BLOWING. THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE 2010-2013 GMC TERRAINS AND OTHER GM VEHICLES AS NOTED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN 14882. MY CAR IS A 2014 AND CLEARLY THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED WHICH HAS COST ME NEARLY $3000 IN REPAIRS. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME BUT THIS ISSUE COULD'VE LEFT ME STRANDED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS ISSUE ALSO CAUSED OIL TO LEAK EVERYWHERE AND COULD'VE RESULTED IN A FIRE. MY CAR WAS SMOKING AND SMELLED AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS BURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER ETTLESON BUICK GMC (6201 SOUTH LA GRANGE ROAD, HODGKINS, IL 60525, (708) 529-5871) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE PVC VALVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. *LN*JB

I BOUGHT IT IN JUNE 2020. USED EXCESSIVE OIL. I KEPT ADDING OIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL LEAK AND TOOK IT IN TO FIRESTONE TO GET FIX. AS I WAS ALMOST THERE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRST WARNING OF ANYTHING WAS WRONG, NO OTHER LIGHTS SHOWED ON DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FIRESTONE SAID REALLY BAD OIL LEAK THAT DAMAGED TIMING CHAIN AND LOWER ENGINE. THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHY DIDN'T I GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE MY ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. I SEE THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

RADIO STSYEM WENT OUT, WIPED BLADE MOTOR DEFECTIVE, CAM SHAFT SENSORS WENT OUT DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION, SENSOR ACTUATOR WENT OUT DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION, CAR WOULD DIE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF OIL CONSUMPTION/CAM SHAFT ERROR, ENGINE IS CONSUMING TO MUCH OIL-PER ENGINE OIL STUDY DONE BY MY DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A MESSAGE FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A MESSAGE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS BLOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE PRESSURE. THERE WAS ALSO A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF TSB: 14882 AND 19NA021. ROBERT BROGDEN BUICK GMC (1500 E. SANTA FE ST., OLATHE, KS 66061 (913)782-1500) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,298.

DRIVING FROM WORK CAR WAS WORKING FINE. CAME TO A STOP. CAR STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. NEXT STOP CAR STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN. TOWED IT HOME THEN TO THE SHOP. MECHANIC ASKED ME WHEN I DID THE LAST OIL CHANGE. OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AT DEALERSHIP 8 WEEKS AGO. OIL HAD BURNED COMPLETELY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE COMPLETELY. $5K ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 84K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN A RAIN STORM, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.*DT

LITERALLY ALMOST DIED WITH MY SON IN THIS VEHICLE, AS WE WE'RE DRIVING BACK HOME ON THE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY FOR SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WAS FALLING. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS DRIVE THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEY STOPPED IN THE UPWARD POSITIONS. WHICH ADDED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF VISIBILITY AS I PUT MY HAZARDS AND PLAY THAT WE WOULDN'T GET HIT OR THAT I WOULDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND FIDDLED WITH THE WIPERS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO WORK-AGAIN AND DIDN'T HAPPEN WE HAD TO STAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN SUBSIDED A BIT TO MAKE IT HOME IT WAS HORRIFYING. AS BEING IN FLORIDA IT RAINS A LOT AND HEAVY WE STILL HAD A LONG TRIP AHEAD OF US TO GET HOME. I DID REACH OUT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY'RE TELLING THIS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLE SURPRISED IT'S NOT A RECALL. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY THE REPAIR IS DEFINITELY COSTLY AS A SINGLE PARENT THIS IS BEYOND DIFFICULT DURING THESE COVID TIMES WITH NOT HAVING WORK. IF GMC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT ??? FOR EVERY GMC TERRAIN OWNER BE CAREFUL CHECK YOUR WIPERS ESPECIALLY IF YOU CHILDREN BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF SCARE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE. ALL I CAN HOPE FOR IS SHARING THIS EXPERIENCE WILL HELP OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S WHAT IS SINCERELY HORRIFYING. *TR