GMC Terrain Change Vehicle

"Using excessive oil. Dealership and GM covered repair under warranty. Problem with piston rings"

"I want to talk about 2 different things 1) had to have all pistons replaced, whole engine taken out at 85,000 miles because something happens with that specific engine, that makes it loose oil. My car would just stop stop dead - happened on freeway, they accused me of having oil all over driveway, which I did not. They did know what the problem was, and they fixed it, but it put me in danger. 2) the windshield wiper transmission has gone out twice on my car, both times on the freeway in drivi"

"GMC offered an extended warranty to replace pistons & rings due to excessive oil consumption. My vehicle experienced this problem within the last 12 months. Once identified & documented, the dealership accomplished repairs under the extended warranty at no cost to me. It has been running fine for the last 10 months."

"the display stayed on all night which ran the battery down and it would not start the following morning untill the battery was charged"

"GPS setting would not hold in memory after a breif stop for gas or shut down for a couple of minutes. Would have to reprogram the destination everytime I cut off the iginition on a long trip. Since repaired I received a recall notice for reimburseme"

"The system no longer remember destination input and the clock time would not stay set correctly. This issues resolved with a recall update"

"lower front control arm bushings failed and caused clunking and improper steering. replace under extended warranty"

"Pump make noise when turning wheels at low speed"

"The power steering "groans/growls" when making turns a low speed or stopped. Dealer show a minor leak but not serious enough to replace pump at this time"

"Transmission failure at 85000 miles due to solenoid failure"

"Would not shift into 4th gear. Because VTI, could not be repaired and therefore was replaced"

"had to replace transmission $4K+"

"Car kept cutting off"

"Catalytic converter replaced"

"NOTE: This may be better categorized as an Engine problem. I did it as Emission Control issue because of the Check Engine light. Vehicle had 31777 miles. Check Engine light was on and vehicle was running very rough, even stalling at times. Due to seriousness/complexity of problem, I took it to Dealership for servicing. Minimum $99 labor for one hour of diagnostic to find problem. Per service invoice: Technician found code P0010 VVT solenoid code. Technician replaced both cam timing solenoids and reprogrammed ECM. Part numbers replaced were 12655420 (S) valve, and 12355421 (S) valve. Repair was NOT covered under warranty due to vehicle age, even with comparatively very low mileage. Total repair cost: $327. Service writer told me at the time that this was a fairly rare but not uncommon problem. What we had to have repaired usually lasted other owners for as long as they owned the vehicle. When asked about the cause, and how to prevent this in the future, there was some hemming and hawing, a little sideways eye glancing and poking of the toe to the floor, and so on, but the bottom line was...I don't know. There could have been several factors involved is kind of a standard non-committal answer. But, after much personal research, I came to the conclusion that it was due to my use of cheap gas. I usually buy the bargain stuff at the grocery store, but I have found that the brand name fuels may have a better/more consistent detergent blend, and will probably keep the fuel system cleaner, longer. I still buy bargain gas. But now I also buy brand name gas more often. I also avoid using fuel additives bought at the auto store due to a most unfortunate and costly valve-burning incident on another vehicle a number of years ago. But that's another story..."

"An electrical module in the ventilation sysytem has failed twice and had to be replaced once"

"On two different occasions I experienced an error message regarding Stability Control one of which only allowed me to drive at a max of 25 mph which was an issue on an Interstate"

"Starting at 23000 miles the warning system for the ECS and the ABS would alert a problem, then go away for several months. This seems to be a reoccuring theme with GM's Stabilitrac system. I had SBS checked, it is OK, but ECS turns on the ABS warning light at various times. It's sad, car doesn't have 50000 miles, yet a key traction system gives off false signals."

"leak inside of left rear tail light assembly that drips into the interior of the car"

"When it rains, I have water that leaks into the passenger front floor. It could be that the drain for the sunroof is clogged. This is a new problem & have not had it in to be diagnosed yet"

"Rear driver side seat squeaks with every bump in the road. It has been repaired by GMC before (while it was still under warranty), and now has recently begun doing this again. Initially we were told that a bolt needed tightening"

"Shifting from first to second gear"

"Transmission wouldn't shift from 2nd to 3rd easily if you had to accelerate rapidly. Would pause and you had to hit the gas several times to get it to catch on the gear. Checked several times but never found problem"

"Two failures in one year, ultimately part of reason for replacement of transmission. Should get more than 82000 miles before needing transmission replacement"

"The catalytic converter stopped working and had to be replaced. I feel the price for a new catalitic converterwas outrageous."

"We were told at least a year ago that it needed to be replaced or the car would not pass licensing renewal required level"

"There's a component called the resonator that rusted out. The repair shop said that it is a common problem on Terrains"

"recall"

"4 or 5 small spots ( 1/4 to 3/4 inch dia) that the paint is off with streaks of rust"

"drivers side window regulator replaced"

"At 31k miles, had to replace failing alternator"

"This is the second battery in this vehicle as they approximately every 40 months"

"Internal radiator tank cracked after 4 years. The car was not driven roughly or excessively. This should not have happened. I have owned cars where there was no problem with the radiator even after 13 years"

"Related to other problem"

"My wife was driving on the highway during afternoon rush hour and the engine just shut down with no warning at all. Thank God that traffic was moving only 15-20 kms/hr as cars were able to avoid hitting her from behind. A tow truck driver was nearby and he happened to tow her to safety and then directly back to the dealership. The dealership indicated it must of been a faulty BCM that needed to be reprogrammed. Although it was covered under warranty and it didn't happen again, just the thought o"

"recall on the electronic seat adjuster - could fail and the seat would drop to lowest level while driving"

"MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING, REQUIRING IT TO REPLACED"