2012 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE MADE A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER (HARDY CHEVROLET, 2115 BROWNS BRIDGE RD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30501, (770) 532-4389) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 20 TSBS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

I EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY GMC TERRAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER (DORAL GMC, IN MIAMI, FL) ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAVE SUBMITTED A WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO GMC ON APRIL 10TH, 2012 AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. I'VE EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS CAR PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN KEPT AT THE DEALER FOR 30 DAYS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE PROBLEMS WERE, FOR EXAMPLE; THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON, CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THIS ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF BUT RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT CORRECTED AS IT KEPT HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO KEPT TURNING ON AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T FIGURE ANYTHING OUT WITH MY VEHICLE.THIS WAS MY FIRST GMC PURCHASE AND IT HAS BEEN MY ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE WITH ANY AMERICAN CAR COMPANY. THE LATEST ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2017 HAS BEEN THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN AND THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE SO THAT THE ISSUE COULD BE FOUND FOR EACH ISSUE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $135.00 PER ISSUE. I ONLY PAID FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMED TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MODULE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS NEW CHARGE WAS $ 823.90 THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY ONE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED AND WELL MAINTAINED AT THE DEALER THROUGH OUT ALL THE RECALLS AND SERVICE PROBLEMS. THE REASON I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE WAS MAINLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT'S AN INCONVENIENCE.

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS SUV, IT WAS FINE. THEN TWO YEARS INTO HAVING THIS VEHICLE I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING OIL INTO IT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS YEAR CAR HAS AN OIL COMSUPTION RECALL. HOWEVER, I HAD TO GO IN FOR A TEST, I ALMOST RAN OUT OF OIL WITHIN A WEEK MY CAR WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ALSO REAR ENDED BECAUSE IT WOULD OUT OF OIL WHEN IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO. IN DEC 2017 I TOOK THE CAR IN AND GOT THE CAR RECALL DONE WHICH WAS NO CHARGE TO ME. HOWEVER, TWO DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS CAPPELLINO BUICK GMC IN WILLIAMSVILLE AND THEY CHARGED ME THE 119 TO DIANOGSIS THE CAR AND TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS NOT COVERED ENOUGH THOUGH HE STATES THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMPTION RECALL MADE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GET CLOGGED. I HAVE CHANGED MY O2 SENSOR TWICE AND I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN BECAUSE ONCE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOES, TYPICALLY THE O2 SENSORS GO AS WELL. IF YOUR CAR IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL, BLOWING BLACK SMOKE AND IT IS A GMC TERRAIN (NO MATTER THE YEAR), GET IT CHECKED, HONESTLY, I AM NOT BEING OVERDRAMATIC, IT COULD BE LIFE OR DEATH. IF YOU HAVE KIDS AND YOU HAVE THE CAR, GO FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ASAP. MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, EVEN WHEN NOT COMPLETELY STOPPED OR PERFORMING A "ROLLING STOP".

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH HOUR MY SUV BEGAN TO SHAKE EXTREMELY AND WAS THROTTLING AT VERY HIGH RPM'S AND THE SUV THRASH TO SUDDEN HALT AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND IDLE VERY HIGH AND LOUD. I TRIED TO HIT THE GAS TO GET MYSELF OFF THE ROAD AS I WAS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM'S SPIKED BUT I WENT NOT MORE THAN 15 MPH, AT THE SAME TIME THE FOLLOWING ERRORS APPEARED ON MY SCREEN: 1) SERVICE STABAILI TRAK 2) ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED SLOWLY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR UP TO 35 MPH AND GET US HOME SAFE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC SO I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS BASICALLY GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GMC DEAR TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED REPLACED.....

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED STRONG KNOCKING VIBRATIONS AND SOUNDS SEEMINGLY COMING THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES TRYING TO GET HOME, THE KNOCKING BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND MY STEERING WAS AFFECTED. I ALSO BEGAN NOTICING AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR NECESSITATING LOWERING WINDOWS TO BREATHE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS THE VERY NEXT MORNING WITHOUT DRIVING IT AFTER ARRIVING TO MY GARAGE. I WAS TOLD THE AWD HAD COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM, NOT DID MY ONSTAR DIAGNOSIS INDICATE A PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN QUITE DISTURBED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT MY GMC DEALERSHIP AND WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION REGARDING THE FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM THROUGH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS. I AM SINGLE SENIOR WOMAN WHO HAS NO BACKUP VEHICLE AND AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON THE PROBLEM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018. I CALLED THE GMC COMPLAINT CENTER TO CHECK ON POSSIBLE RECALLS OR ANY REMAINING WARRANTIES THAT MIGHT APPLY AND I WAS TOLD THE CENTER WAS ASSIGNING A SR. ADVISOR TO CONTACT THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP THAT STILL HAS MY CAR AND THE ADVISOR WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE AND ASSESS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.I HAVE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE SINCE IT MAY BE ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS BEFORE I EVEN GET A RESPONSE REGARDING THE NATURE AND COST OF THE REPAIRS. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THE ENTIRE AWD SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500--$2000. I QUESTIONED THE REASON FOR THE EXTREME MALFUNCTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING NOTICES APPEARING...MAIN REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT AND CONCERN.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY COMES ONE AND OFF. AT FIRST, WHEN MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WE TOOK IT IN AND THE ERROR WAS FOR 1 COIL PACK. IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH, THEN AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE REPLACED ALL OF THE COIL PACKS. NOW WHEN WE START THE TRUCK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY BE ON OR OFF. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, WHEN WE START THE TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ON. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REOCCURRING AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR. THE LAST 5 OR 6 TIMES WE HAD IT PUT ON THE MACHINE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ERRORS FOUND AND OUR MECHANIC'S BAFFLED. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TRUCK MAY STUTTER OR BECOME SLUGGISH OR SHUT OFF LIKE BEFORE WHENEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE BUT NO ERRORS ARE FOUND WE HAVE NO CLUE IF THERE IS TRULY SOMETHING OCCURRING AND IF IT'S CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE AND HARM TO OUR FAMILY. OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND WE AREN'T SURE IF THERE COULD BE ISSUES BEING REPORTED IN CANADA THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE RECALLS THAT WE WEREN'T NOTIFIED OF BUT NOTHING PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. MONUMENT CHEVROLET (3940 PASADENA FWY, PASADENA, TX 77503, (713) 473-7601) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS TO REPLACE THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 2/1/18 ON I94 AT 72 MPH, MY CAR STARTING SPUTTERING AND SMOKING. IT THEN STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND MY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING TO SHUT OFF MY ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED ME TO MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT MORNING AND ADVISED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE HOLE, LEAVING OIL ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE. I FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM, THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR LOOKED AT IT MONDAY AND DEEMED IT TO BE MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; BUT, THE FAILURE CONTINUED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER FAILING TO FUNCTION AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 26 TSBS FOR THE VISIBILITY AND WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,465.

PCV SYSTEM FROZE...AIR CLEANER HAS WATER IN IT// REAR MAIN SEAL PUSHED OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE PRESSURE. #14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT COVERS EXACT ISSUE HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. REQUESTING MY VIN BE ADDED TO #14882 SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT AS IT APPLIES TO MY EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND ISSUE.