Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 GMC Terrain submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE,CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE .FORWARD ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLUDGIEST. CORROSION ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.
THE REAR DOOR AIR LIFT WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON. ON 2 OCCASIONS I HIT MY HEAD BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW IT HAD DROPPED DOWN WHEN I WAS LOADING AND UNLOADING GROCERIES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND IN MY GARAGE. IT WAS NOT RUNNING. I FOUND AN ENTIRE PAGE ON THE INTERNET OF MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IT IS CALLED THE TERRAIN FORUM.NET . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD THEM DEAD FALL. PEOPLE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THE FORCE OF THIS DOOR COMING DOWN ON THEIR HEADS. GMC HAS RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THEIR OTHER CALLS BUT NOT THE GMC TERRAIN. I TALKED WITH THEM TODAY AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO HAVE A RECALL! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE TERRAIN FORUM HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCEID=NAVCLIENT&AQ=&OQ=TERRAIN+FORUM&IE=UTF-8&RLZ=1T4ADFA_EN___US607&Q=GMC+TERRAIN+FORUMS+DISCUSSIONS+&GS_L=HP..3.0J0I22I30L4.0.0.0.18414...........0.ZC-SM_RUIMS#Q=LIFT+GATE+WILL+NOT+STAY+OPEN+ON+MY+2010+GMC+TERRAIN
I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TERRAIN...I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW DEC 2010..AND NOW IM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE VEH DOWN TO THE BARE METAL..IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE THAT MY VEH HAS 70K MILES ON IT....APPARENTLY THE GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINTING PROCESS AT THE PLANT WHERE IT WAS BUILD.....I FOUND A TERRAIN FORUM ON THE INTERNET WHERE EVERYBODY CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A PAINT PROBLEM.. *TR
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: 1) FRONT RIGHT TIRE WELL HOLE/LEAK FOUND WHILE INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT OF MOLD ODOR INSIDE CAR. 2) INITIALLY, THE USB AND A/C WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THEN THE CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING; AND NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START (POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE RELATED TO THE ABOVE LEAK?) I TRIED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, I BELIEVE SOMETHING MAY BE DRAINING THE BATTERY AS IT KEEPS DYING.
IN OCTOBER OF 2011, I HIT A SMALL STUMP ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I DID THIS IT SHEARED OFF THE 3 BOLTS (LEFT, CENTER AND RIGHT SIDE) GOING ACROSS THE CROSSBARS AND DROPPED BOTH CROSSBARS OFF THE FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD HAVE TAKEN THE CROSSBAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNTIL I SAW THE SIZE OF THESE BOLTS HOLDING THE CROSSBARS ON. IT'S A JOKE!!! 2010 GMC TERRAIN OWNERS BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO SHEAR THESE BOLTS OFF AND IT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE HEADLINER WAS HANGING DOWN FROM IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,900.
RE: 2010 GMC TERRAIN, WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OR FULLY OPEN, OR BEING OPENED, AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE SEVERE THE SHAKING BECOMES. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE SHAKING YOU GET AFTER A BLOW OUT AND GETS DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
VERY INTENSE REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD IMAGE ONTO THE LOWER THIRD OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. THE REFLECTION IS VERY PRONOUNCED IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, AND IS SOMEWHAT REDUCED ON CLOUDY DAYS, BUT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM IN ALL DAYLIGHT DRIVING SITUATIONS. ALSO I AM HAVING SOME INTERMITTENT REFLECTION OF CHROME PLATED PARTS IN THE INTERIOR, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *TR
WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH AND SHINING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, IT REFLECTS OFF THE CHROME ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT LATCH, THE HEATER/AC PANEL, THE RADIO CONTROLS AND THE CHROME AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND CUP HOLDERS DIRECTLY INTO THE EYES OF THE DRIVER. IT BLINDS YOU, I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR
MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A RAZOR SHARP EDGE ALONG THE INSIDE ENTIRE ROOF RACK SLICING MY ARM OPEN WHILE WASHING MAY CAR. *TR
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