3.6

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,167 miles

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problem #50

Oct 202022

Terrain

  • miles
Unknown

- Bedford, VA, USA

problem #49

May 072022

Terrain

  • miles
My 2013 engine blew out, I did an oil change around February and a month later took my vehicle to aamco and they found a gallon of coolant in the engine. None of the warning lights came on prior to this happening at all whatsoever. The oil life was still at 32% with no oil in my engine. All 3 of my windshield wipers as well rotted within the year that I purchased the vehicle. Now I do not have a working vehicle at all whatsoever due to the engine and car not wanting to start. When I put the code reader in when it first happened it told me it was the camshaft sensor so I changed both sensors and all the spark plugs and even bought the crankshaft sensor and it was none of the above until later I found out it was the engine that blew. I have spent so much money on this vehicle it-??s ridiculous.

- Stroudsburg, PA, USA

problem #48

Feb 012020

Terrain

  • miles
1. Engine burning oil, had to be replaced at 100,000 miles. In repair shop again, oil coming out of exhaust?? 2. Car would stall out while driving, try to accelerate at a red light, almost crashed a few times. Back window has been covered in oil from exhaust. Couldn't see. 3. Only used White Plains Buick/GMC for repairs. Car is there now. 4. NYS DMV is currently investigating 5. Check engine light just recently came

- New Rochelle, NY, USA

problem #47

Jan 092017

Terrain

  • miles
Took my car for a GMC recall and after waiting for 5 hours they didn't fix my car

- Jarrell, TX, USA

problem #46

Dec 152018

Terrain

  • 90,000 miles
On 12/15/18 while driving on highway in Maryland on a heavy raining night windshield wipers stop working and froze in place. Had to pull off and acquire a ride home, and retrieve vehicle the next day.

- Clinton, MD, USA

problem #45

Nov 252018

Terrain

  • 82,000 miles
The linkage failed during rain storm while driving. Motor works but wipers were unhooked and did not work.

- Biddeford, ME, USA

problem #44

Sep 012016

Terrain 4-cyl

  • miles
2013 GMC Terrain. Consumer writes in regards to corrosion of ball joints in windshield wiper modules. The consumer stated the parts necessary to repair were unavailable.

- Burgaw, NC, USA

problem #43

May 022017

Terrain

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the rear window exploded and the glass shattered. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- Columbia, VA, USA

problem #42

Sep 262016

Terrain

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Jonesboro, GA, USA

problem #41

Sep 012016

Terrain 4-cyl

  • miles
2013 GMC Terrain. Consumer writes in regards to no remedy available to repair windshield wiper ball joints high corrosion/wear recall notice. Updated 04/10/2017

- Sun Prairie, WI, USA

problem #40

Sep 152016

Terrain

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility/wiper). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Seminole, FL, USA

problem #39

Aug 022016

Terrain

  • 35,000 miles
Windshield wiper recall General Motors is stalling recalled windshield wiper repair causing safety concern for my granddaughter.

- Wausau, WI, USA

problem #38

Sep 302016

Terrain

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Traverse City, MI, USA

problem #37

Feb 132017

Terrain

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Monmouth, OR, USA

problem #36

Feb 122017

Terrain

  • 67,000 miles
1 year ago I was driving in torrential rain and my wipers stopped giving me zero visibility doing 60 in the fast lane of a major highway causing me to swerve off the road and land in a ditch. Luckily no one was hurt. I complained to GMC but nothing was done. I took to dealer and had wiper ball joint replaced and wipers. Yesterday, 1 year and 2 months almost to the day- my wipers gave out again while driving in rain and hail. I do not feel safe in this vehicle and am disgusted with GMC's response to this deadly misfunction.

- Mahwah, NJ, USA

problem #35

Jul 112016

Terrain 4-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility/wiper) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/17/17 updated 06/09/17

- Clearwater, FL, USA

problem #34

Feb 162016

Terrain 4WD 4-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
Takata recall - as I was driving to work on a local road it started to rain one morning. I flipped the switch to turn on my wind shield wipers and they would not move. The next day I went to the dealership and they said it might be an electrical problem and that it would cost a ton of money because they would have to take parts off in order to get to the wipers to see what was causing the wipers to not work. They just did not move at all. I received a recall letter in September of 2016 for the wipers saying that there was a defect. I took my Terrain back to the dealership and told them there was a recall. They looked it up and saw that it was indeed a recall but that GMC had not figured out how to fix it. They said I needed to wait for another letter. I have been checking the website every month to see if the recall has been updated and it has not. Now its February 2nd of 2017 and there is still not a second letter explaining how to fix the defect or the parts to fix it with. When you flip the switch to turn on the front wipers they do not move, but you can hear the motor for it going. The wipers in the back works, just not the front.

- Delray Beach, FL, USA

problem #33

Sep 012016

Terrain 4-cyl

  • 20,000 miles
Notified of recall relating to windshield wipers in Sept 2016, but manufacturer still has not fixed vehicle because parts not yet available. VIN is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Essexville, MI, USA

problem #32

Jan 232017

Terrain 4-cyl

  • 93,460 miles
While driving on a busy highway during torrential downpours, my 2013 GMC Terrain's windshield wipers became immediately inoperable with no warning. The wipers went off the side of the car & immediately put myself & children in danger. I was in the left passing lane & immediately put my hazards on & opened the window trying to look out because it's was evening traffic commute time. I was able to pull over in a very unsafe location putting myself & children at risk, but had no choice due to the high traffic volume & concrete construction barriers on both sides. I came home & googled what the issue can be, only to find there is a recall but there is no remedy for this at the present time. The recall is 2013 visibility: Windshield/wiper washer:motor. NHTSA campaign # 16V582000 (summary: General Motors llc (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode and wear over time, possibly resulting in one or both of the windshield wipers becoming inoperative. Consequence: Inoperative windshield wipers may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Actions: The remedy for this recall campaign is still under development. An interim notice was sent to owners on September 8, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 25302. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning recall #16V582000 )I was able to cry to aaa about how unsafe I was & they immediately sent a driver to tow me home.

- Pen Argyl, PA, USA

problem #31

Aug 022016

Terrain

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V582000 (visibility). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Tomahawk, WI, USA

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