2011 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

STEERING GROANS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN STATIONARY. THERE IS ALSO SPORADIC VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 35-45 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN SO I PARKED TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE ON AGAIN, IT TURNED ON AGAIN AND I CONTINUED DRIVING 20-30 PER HOUR. THEN AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND PLUS WE FELT LIKE IT HAD JUMPED.

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2011. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT A YEAR AND I HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR STALLING. THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T PULL A CODE TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG BUT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY JUST STARTED REPLACING PARTS. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT STALLED THEY TOLD ME TO WATCH WHAT KIND OF GAS I WAS PUTTING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO TRY ONLY GOING TO MOBIL, BP OR SHELL. I SHOOK MY HEAD THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE SAYING THIS BUT TO RULE IT OUT FOR THEM, THAT'S WHAT I DID. OBVIOUSLY THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEN, UPON A COLD START, THE ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. AGAIN, NO ENGINE LIGHT. THE WHOLE TIME I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE IT HESITATES WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES THE KICK BACK IT GIVES OFF IS SO BIG THAT IT ACTUALLY JERKS YOUR BODY FORWARD. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE OVER 10 RECEIPTS FROM DEALERSHIPS FOR TAKING IT IN OVER THE YRS.THEY HAVE "REPLACED/FIXED" CAM AUCTOR SOLONOIDS, ACTUATOR, TENSIONER, TIMING CHAIN, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASKET, MANIFOLD AND PISTON..TO NAME A FEW.THE OTHER DAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT.I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND WAS GOING TO HAVE MY FRIEND LISTEN TO IT SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLY COMING FROM.WITHIN 2 HRS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE GRINDING BECAME 20X WORSE AND EXTREMELY LOUD! I COULDN'T EVEN BACK IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE MY WHOLE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT.WE WERE THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION.I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CALLED ME A FEW HRS LATER ONLY TO CONFIRM IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE AND IT WILL BE $2,400 BC IT'S NO LONG UNDER WARRANTY.I HAVE NUMEROUS RECEIPTS SHOWING ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS AND OTHER THINGS.I'M FURIOUS AND DISAPPOINTED.I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO FEEL SAFER IN AND I HAVEN'T FELT THAT ONCE!

THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING UP TO 2 QTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THE LOW OIL LEVEL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, EVEN WHEN THE OIL LEVEL FALLS BELOW 2 QTS LOW.

THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AND SHUT OFF. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS BURNING 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN IN THE CITY. I VERY RARELY TAKE IT ON AN INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON MY DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT AT WORK, OR ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ONE ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID INTAKE BANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,783. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, IT BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY. I WENT TO TURN ON MY WINDSHEILD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS TERRIFIED AND COULD NOT SEE A THING. BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, I WAS NOT GOING FAST, BUT SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE TO AFFORD MYSELF SOME VISIBILITY. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND RECALLS FOR THE 2013 MODEL. I ALSO FOUND WEBSITES WHERE OTHER MODEL YEAR OWNERS HAVE DETAILED THE SAME TERRIFYING DEFAULT. I CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. A MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE HE HEARS THE GEARS GRINDING, BUT THIS WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSTIC. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2016. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO FORK OVER $$$ TO FIX AN KNOWN GMC ISSUE. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON THE LINK BELOW FROM 2010 OWNERS AS WELL. I HOPE GMC WILL EITHER MAKING THIS MODEL YEAR PART OF THE RECALL, OR REIMBURSING THE OWNERS EXPENSES TO FIX IT. THANKS FOR THE PLATFORM TO BE HEARD.