2011 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON US 84 IN OUR 2011 GMC TERRAIN SUV NEAR TESUQUE PUEBLO WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT ALLOY WHEEL DISINTEGRATED, SLAMMING OUR VEHICLE INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER DIVIDING THE TRAFFIC. THE TIRE WAS FINE BUT THE WHEEL SPOKES WERE ALL BROKEN INTO PIECES. THE LOSE TIRE BOUNCED OVER THE BARRIER CROSSING TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR US AND OTHERS. THE TESUQUE TRIBAL POLICE ASKED US"TO DO SOMETHING" SO WE ARE ASKING YOUR AGENCY TO "DO SOMETHING" BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE FUTURE. THE TESUQUE TRIBAL POLICE STATION HAS THE REPORT (CASE [XXX]) AT ROUTE 42, BOX 360-T, SANTA FE, NM 87506 (TELEPHONE 505-988-9119; FAX 505-983-1883). PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND WARN ABOUT ALLOY WHEELS. A PIECE OF THE BROKEN WHEEL IS STAMPED "A751 GM,[XXX], THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN SLOWED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAGE READ ENGINE POWER DECREASING, SERVICE STABILITRAK. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. GENERAL MOTORS NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. COME ON GENERAL MOTORS. I JUST RECENTLY PAID NEARLY $5,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE WHILE IN DRIVE AND HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD OIL CHANGED THAT MORNING. THAT NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAC" LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK AND HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVERYDAY SINCE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ADDRESSING THIS SAME ISSUE AND STATING THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! IMAGINE TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND YOU LOSE POWER TO YOUR ENGINE! THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING!..FOR AN ALMOST BRAND NEW CAR THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE!..NOW IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN..THE VEHICLE STOPS/THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING!..IM TAKING THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY... *TR

WE WERE DRIVING TOWARDS A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN, THE DASHBOARD READ STABILITRAK OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE COULD BARELY DRIVE THE CAR, SO PARKED AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO RUN THE COMPUTER AND IT REPORTS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVY AND GMC CARS (MANY REPORTS ON CHEVY AND GMC FORUMS AND OTHER WEBSITES, AND MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS COMMON AS WELL) AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE SERIOUSLY GET INJURED. *TR

I OWN A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD.THEREFORE, I PUT IN REVERSE AND BACKED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE ENGINE POWER CUT BY 50%. SAFETY ISSUE - I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGH WAY AND THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS CUT FROM 70 TO 30 - COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

SHOULDER BOLT THAT CONTROLS HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON POWER DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAVE ASKED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ALWAYS NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DO NOT ALLOW WIFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR HEIGHTS. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 376 WEST OUT OF DOWN TOWN PITTSBURGH, PA DURING RUSH HOUR THE SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON. AT THE TIME WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH WHEN WE GOT THE MESSAGES, WE HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.... WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT RESET ITSELF... IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON MONDAY 12/22 AND THE LAST TIME I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACED. *TR