2010 GMC TERRAIN Complaints

ENGINE - SLOWS DOWN AND SPEED UP AND JOLT AS IT ACCELERATE IN SPEED. HEATED SEATS - A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THEY STOPPED WORKED OIL PUMP - THE FILTER GETS CLOGGED WITH METAL SHAVING AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OIL TO GET TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO GET OIL CHANGES 3 TIMES IN A MONTH. DASH BOARD AND STEREO LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND DIM. STEREO WOULD REPEAT WORDS AND GET STUCK IN ONE PLACE. THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM AND WERE WIPING IN TWO SEPARATE DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME.

WE PURCHASED THE 2010 GMC TERRAIN ON MARCH 30TH AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL 3 TIMES AND ONCE REFILL THE OIL. WE HAVE TO CHECK IT DAILY TO MAKE SURE IT HAS OIL AND IS SAFE FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM WE HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED AND DONT WANT TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO LEAKS WE HAVE NO OIL IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR DOES NOT SMOKE. THE OIL JUST BURNS AWAY I GUESS. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED FROM SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS BEFORE THEY SOLD IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TRENT BUICK GMC (1707 INTERSTATE 42, NEW BERN, NC 28560, (252) 649-0622) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2018 AND HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE- BOTH TIMES THE DIPSTICK BARELY HAD AN OIL ON IT. I EXPERIENCED ENGINE KNOCKING AT ONE POINT (BETWEEN OIL CHANGES) AND CHECKED THE OIL TO REALIZE IT WAS ALMOST DRY.

JUST LIKE SO MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH JUST 85,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED AND OUT OF THE BLUE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH (IN LIGHT TRAFFIC), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DIED. I'VE HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND BOTH SAY IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THEY BOTH ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST ENGINES THAT HAS EVER BEEN MANUFACTURED. I NOW HAVE TO DECIDE IF I WANT TO PAY $6000 FOR A NEW (USED) MOTOR, OR IF I WANT TO WALK AWAY AND EAT THE BALANCE OF MY LOAN. THANKS GMC!

WHILE DRIVING DURING TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO THE WIPERS ON MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN SLT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING US TO CRASH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUSHINGS GOING OUT ON THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND THERE IS EVEN A RECALL IN CANADA. WHY NOT USA?!?! TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE BUSHINGS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LINKAGE WHICH IS $125! SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO PAY LABOR COSTS WE ARE TRYING TO REPLACE THE LINKAGE OURSELF. WHAT A NIGHTMARE THIS HAS BEEN. GM NEEDS TO TAKE A NICE LONG LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THESE AND DO FOR THE US WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR CANADA. VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS ISSUE GREATLY IMPAIRS ONES ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AND PEOPLE COULD LOSE LIVES OVER THIS. I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THE PERSON DID NOT LIVE TO TELL YOU THEIR STORY. GM SAVE LIVES AND RECALL THE WIPER LINKAGE ON ALL YEARS OF TERRAINS IN THE USA!!!

HAD ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED A FEW WEEKS AGO NOW NEED THE 2ND ONE REPLACED. GM HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE FOR 2010-2011 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE BUT NOT THE 3.0. MY 3.0 HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND GM SHOULD INCLUDE COVERING THIS UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE.....I PHONED TO VOICE THE ISSUE AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER SHOULD THERE BE INCLUSION FOR THE 3.0 IN THE FUTURE. HAD A FEW CARS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TWO ON A CAR THAT DOES NOT HAVE ALOT OF MILEAGE AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE 2.4 ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT.

GENERAL MOTORS KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY MANUFACTURED AN ENGINE WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE, AND GM IS REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT SUNDANCE CHEVROLET (LANSING, MI) HAD A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY ME OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THEM. THEY WERE NEGLIGENT IN THEIR DUTY TO ME AS THEIR CUSTOMER. GM HAS ALSO BEEN DERELICT IN THEIR DUTY TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY ENGINE THEY MANUFACTURED AND THEIR DEALER SOLD TO ME.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY (DRIVES FINE FOR A WEEK, DAY, MONTH WITH NO PROBLEM) DIES ON ME WHILE DRIVING, OR WONT ACCELERATE ABOVE 35MPH. SYSTEM SAYS OVERHEAT CONDITION BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT SAY IT'S OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP RUNS DIAGNOSTICS AND SAYS NOTHING WRONG BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING UNEXPECTEDLY. CAUSES PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY AND IS DANGEROUS. 3 MECHANICS SAID BAD ECM, BUT CHEVY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE OR REFLASH ECM. I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FLUSHING RADIATOR, REPLACING THERMOSTAT, REPLACING CAMSHAFT SENSORS, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, RENTING VEHICLES, AND NOTHING HELPS. I SEE WHERE THERE ARE RECALLS OF GMC TERRAIN ECM'S BUT NOT MINE? THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. I NEED HELP. I OWE MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AND I'M PAYING SO MUCH TO DIAGNOSE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM.

VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENTLY RUN LOW/OUT OF OIL, AND OIL WOULD NEED TO BE ADDED WEEKLY TO MAINTAIN LEVELS. AFTER ASKING/CHECKING FOR RECALLS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. TWO WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING WHEN DRIVING. MECHANIC FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN HAD STRETCHED CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS IS THE SAME AS REPORTED IN NHTSA #10053269.