2012 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

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

THIS ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. MY CAR HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS ALMOST DEAD. THE CAR STALLS OR SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RAIN ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SOAKED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE BUICK GMC OF CERRITOS (18400 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHERE THE RAIN WAS ENTERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,644. *TT*JB

REAR MAIN SEAL BLOWN DUE TO CONDENSATION FREEZING IN SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS HAPPENED ON MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND HASN'T BEEN RESTARTED. MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE AT LEAST 4 OTHER VEHICLES THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUE, WITHIN TWO SHOPS. A RECALL ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT MINE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO AT LEAST BE INVESTIGATED TO POSSIBLY EXPAND THIS RECALL. CAR WILL NOT GET FIXED UNTIL AT LEAST TUESDAY, AS THEY ARE SHORT ON THE BOLT KIT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

VEHICLE WAS JERKING AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE BASE OF A HILL ON A CITY STREET. I WASN'T SURE IF THE CAR WOULD LURCH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS IT STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISE. CAR THEN DROPPED A HUGE AMOUNT OF OIL ON CONCRETE. IT LOST POWER IN LOWER SPEED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME WITH THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AS IT WASN'T DRIVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSED BY AN OIL RING MALFUNCTION. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARBONE BUICK GMC OF UTICA (5700 HOATIO ST, UTICA, NY 13502, (888) 471-8416) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 2,000 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT TO BE COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL RECALL. THE DEALER, AFTER CHECKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, OFFERED TO PAY FOR ONE THIRD OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,000. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BY HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT CALLED DONDELINGER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC AT 877-211-6240 (LOCATED AT 2310 PAUL BUNYAN DR NW, BEMIDJI, MN 56601) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK, PVC VALVE FREEZES FROM WATER CONDENSATION AND LOW TEMPERATURES: CAUSING CRANK CASE GASES TO BECOME HIGHLY PRESSURIZED AND BLOW OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A MASSIVE OIL LEAK ON THE ROAD TO THE REAR TIRES POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE REAR WHEELS CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FATAL LOSS OF CONTROL VEHICLE ACCIDENT. OTHER POSSIBILITIES OIL COATING ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE, CATISTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT 5 QUARTS OF OIL ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL COVER SUDDENLY LOOSENED AND SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHILLIPS BUICK (HWY 441-27, FRUITLAND PARK, FL) WHO INDICATED THAT THE METAL RING USED TO SECURE THE COVER WAS LOOSE AND THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,600.