2010 GMC Terrain Driver assistance Problems

My 2010 Terrain had been been intermittent dash warnings for “Service StabiliTrac” and “Engine Power Reduced” which would force the engine to reduce the speed itself down to about 30 MPH. After turning off car and restarting, warnings would go away. Yesterday, while driving on a secondary road, with no check engine light on, the engine stalled while traveling at approx 35 MPH. I was able to drop the vehicle into neutral and coast onto a side street, while also attempting to restart the engine. I was able to pull over without causing an accident. After letting the car sit for a few minutes I attempted to restart the engine, but only got a strange noise from the area of the upper cylinders. At his point the check engine light was now on. While waiting for a tow truck, and independent mechanic pulled up to ask if I needed help. After listening to the noice from the upper engine he asked if he could get tools and look in the engine. I said yes. He quickly pulled parts off the upper engine and opened and removed the upper cylinder cover. This revealed that the timing chain had no tension, as well as shards of shattered plastic all over the place, in and around the upper cylinders. After pointing this out he put everything back together and suggested I contact the dealership I got the vehicle from, which I have done already. He then stated that it appears that the engine would need to be replaced or rebuilt, due to catastrophic engine failure. He said my quick thinking of putting the vehicle into neutral probably avoided causing an accident and allowed me to get myself to a safe spot before stopping the vehicle. He also stated that this particular GM motor is known for catastrophic failure, which GM has failed or refused to acknowledge

NHTSA ID

11464699

Incident

May 14, 2022

THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON STICKS DOWN IT STICKS BEING PUSHED IN ALONG WITH THE ECO BUTTON AND I FEEL THE DRIVE SHAFT SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE THAN 155,000 MI OR 11 YEARS

NHTSA ID

11402947

Incident

Mar 14, 2021

Mileage

155,678 mi

DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR DECIDED TO 'REDUCE ENGINE POWER' AND 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY MAKING THE CAR SLOW DANCE FORCIBLY TO 25 MPH. THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND STEPPING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING. THAT'S DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND ME HAS TO SWERVE OR HIT INTO THE BACK OF ME FOR SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED. YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW BETTER! HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR, AND IT HAPPENED GOING ONTO THE BRIDGE. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT, OR KILLED. DO BETTER!

NHTSA ID

11396239

Incident

Feb 14, 2021

Mileage

59,000 mi

2010 GMC TERRAIN WITH V6 LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE CODES TIMING ISSUE, CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAULT, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAULT. STABIL-TRACK FAULT. ROUGH IDLE, OIL CONSUMPTION. THE LIST GOES ON. THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH THESE ENGINES AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR AWHILE. STAY AWAY FROM GM VEHICLES THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS, I WILL BE BUYING A FORD AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW!

NHTSA ID

11290401

Incident

Dec 18, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLASHED. CADILLAC VERA PEMBROOKE PINES (954-517-7827, 300 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33025) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11230118

Incident

May 10, 2019

SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR STOPPED AS WELL AS ON CLEAR DRY ROADS. HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET FULL ENGINE POWER.

NHTSA ID

11182666

Incident

Feb 25, 2019

Mileage

1,001,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY TRACK SERVICE LIFT COMES ON, THE ABS, BRAKES, SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, AS WELL AS THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AT WHICH TIME I LOSE POWER STEERING. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING SLUGGISHLY WHEN DRIVE SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENS AND GOES OFF SOMETIMES WITH OUT ME TURNING THE CAR OFF OR STOPPING BUT OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. IT HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. AT ONE MOMENT IT IS DRIVING FINE AND THEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AND THEY GET NO CODES.

NHTSA ID

11151681

Incident

Nov 15, 2018

Mileage

132,685 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE STABILI-TRACK SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, ABS, AWD, AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON. THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND MY SPEED IS THROTTLED DOWN A LOT. ITS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CITY STREETS. WHEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'VE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANICS SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO CODES WHEN HOOKING UP THE COMPUTER. THEY KEPT IT A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE TOLD ME THERE WERE MISFIRES AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT AND TESTING IT OUT (TEST DRIVING) AND WORK WAS NEEDED (THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, CAM SHAFT SWAP OUT AND A FULL TUNE-UP). $1000 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEN AGAIN. THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR (2016, 2017, 2018) IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN A ROW AND ALL THE MECHANIC CAN SAY IS THAT IT MAY BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE. I'VE CALLED GM WITH NO LUCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. TRYING TO NAVIGATE TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN YOUR CAR THROTTLES DOWN TO 25-35 MPH IS INSANE.

NHTSA ID

11141421

Incident

Oct 17, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY TRACK SERVICE LIFT COMES ON, THE ABS, BRAKES, SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, AS WELL AS THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AT WHICH TIME I LOSE POWER STEERING. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING SLUGGISHLY WHEN DRIVE SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENS AND GOES OFF SOMETIMES WITH OUT ME TURNING THE CAR OFF OR STOPPING BUT OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. IT HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. AT ONE MOMENT IT IS DRIVING FINE AND THEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AND THEY GET NO CODES. I WAS TOLD THE THAT IT SAYS A MISCOMMUNICATION AND NO CODE IS RECORDED. THE SERVICE LIGHT ISSUES HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS. THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION HAPPENS ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE GMC DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2-3 WEEKS.

NHTSA ID

11080328

Incident

Mar 19, 2018

Mileage

80,300 mi

I WAS GETTING GAS, FIILED UP, WHEN I GOT BACK INTO CAR, DIDN'T WANT TO START, REALLY HAD TO HIT GAS PEDAL, VERY SCARY, THAT HAPPENED 3 TIMES AFTER GETTING GAS, ANOTHER TIME I WAS AT STOP LIGHT, AND IT JUST STALLED, ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED, HARD START UP AGAIN, SO I DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP, IT'S STILL THERE AS OF 11/20/2017, BUT WANTED TO GET THIS OUT THERE, I THINK MAYBE THIS IS ONGOING ISSUE WITH CERTAIN MODELS OF GMC, AND FEEL MAYBE IT WILL BE A RECALL ISSUE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORT ISSUES AS SUCH AS THESE. I THANK GOD I WASN'T DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENED, DEF A SAFETY CONCERN GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

NHTSA ID

11063521

Incident

Nov 15, 2017

Mileage

73 mi

I OWN A 2010 GMC TERRAIN THAT ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES. I WAS EXCELLERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE ALL THE SUDDEN HAD LACK OF ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THANKFULLY WITHOUT GETTING HIT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP. A TEST WAS DONE AND THE CODE P2135 THROTTLE/PETAL SENSOR SWITCH WAS REVEALED. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NOW, TWO WEEKS LATER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON A CITY STREET. THIS TIME ANOTHER WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE WARNING SAYS ENGINE STABILITY TRAK. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN AS BOT TIMES, I NARROWLY ESCAPED AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES AND IT IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

11063373

Incident

Jan 16, 2018

Mileage

51,000 mi

THE DRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR SOMETIME ABOUT 2-8 HOURS.THE SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU LOSE ENGINE POWER ALMOST INSTANTLY. I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT SHOP FIX WHAT THEY SUSPECTED WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE LAST SHOP WAS A DEALERSHIP AND IT HAPPENED TO ME A WEEK LATER WHILE OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEDDING.

NHTSA ID

11025230

Incident

Sep 24, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

GETTING GAS IN OIL RUNS WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF RUFF IDLE

NHTSA ID

10957477

Incident

Jan 7, 2017

Mileage

63,400 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO, CA DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. DASHBOARD MESSAGE WAS "REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE." CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ONLY GO 30 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF FREEWAY AND LUCKILY AVOIDED COLLISIONS, AS TRAFFIC FLOW WAS 70 MPH. TOOK CAR TO GMC DEALER AND THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $458. I COULD HAVE EASILY CREATED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS BECAUSE I SUDDENLY COULD ONLY DRIVE 30 MPH.

NHTSA ID

10956937

Incident

Feb 23, 2017

Mileage

83,137 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST MAY 2015 WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS WORKING MY VEHICLE LOSS EXCESSIVE OIL AND NOW NEEDING A NEW ENGINE, HOW DOES A VEHICLE LOSE 4.5 QUARTS BETWEEN A OIL CHANGES. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GM MOTORS REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH REPAIRS. I HAVE SIX CHILDREN AT HOME I PROVIDE FOR AND NOW WILL BE EATING A NEW ENGINE AT THE DINNER TABLE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS! THANKS A LOT GM FOR NOT LIVING UP TO YOUR NAME IM GOING TO TOYOTA NEXT VEHICLE. THE GOOD THING I WAS PARKED AT A STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING!!!!!!!

NHTSA ID

10864861

Incident

May 3, 2016

Mileage

110,616 mi

HAD MANY, MANY OCCURRENCES WITH THE STABILITRAK. FIRST OCCURRENCE 9/23/15. FOUND THE PROBLEM 12/16/15. WITH AN EST. MILEAGE OF 48,379. THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP WHILE IN MOTION. TWICE WHILE ON MAJOR FREEWAY DRIVING 60+ MILES PER HOUR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. VERY UNPREDICTABLE. TWICE LOOKED OVER BY A GMC DEALER AND FOUND NOTHING.

NHTSA ID

10864546

Incident

Sep 23, 2015

Mileage

48,379 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10863340

Incident

May 2, 2016

Mileage

48,000 mi

I HAVE HAD CAR SPEED UP ACCELERATE NOT ACCELERATE BURN OIL AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BODY THROTTLE AND MOBILE STABILIZER CODES AND IT'S UN SAFE I HAVE CHILDREN DEALERSHIP WIL NOT HONOR SO CALLED WARRANTY

NHTSA ID

10823267

Incident

Jan 15, 2016

Mileage

67,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10823110

Incident

Jan 18, 2016

Mileage

76,000 mi

WHEN IN MOTION STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, I RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWERING DOWN", CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. YOU MUST PULL OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD TURN CAR OFF WAIT APPROXIMATELY 60 SEC AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS SO UNSAFE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON EXPRESSWAYS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIMED IT WAS TIMING CHAIN AT COST OF $2000. GOT GM AND DEALERSHIP TO PAY PART OF COST. THEN WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A SERPENTINE BELT AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF COURSE. PICKED CAR UP AND THE VERY NEXT MORNING THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND AM NOW BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A THROTTLE BODY AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $400. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON THE WHOLE TIME. DO THEY REALLY KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH IT OR JUST SHOOTING IN DARK WHILE I SPEND MORE MONEY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! CAR WAS BROUGHT IN WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10822819

Incident

Jan 27, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

I ORDERED THIS VEHICLE IN 12/2009 AND RECEIVED IT 2/2010. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS AND MOST RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE CAM SHAFT ACCUATORS AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO THE TUNE OF $1800.00. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR WAS RATTLING AND VIBRATING LIKE IT HAD TWO FLAT TIRES. BEFORE THAT SHE INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND STABILITRAK LIGHTS HAD COME ON. THERE IS A NOISE THAT RATTLES IN THE EXHAUST AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER NOT WORKING IN THE COLD DAYS OF WISCONSIN. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN GMC, WHO RECEIVED A "BAIL OUT" NOW OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE NEED A "BAIL OUT" FROM THIS TERRIBLE DESIGN OF A VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10818315

Incident

Dec 29, 2015

Mileage

72,000 mi

MY CAR IS IDLING WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALLS. THERE IS A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING THAT APPEARS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ANOTHER TIME IN MOTION, DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT DIED. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE FOR 2010 GMC TERRAINS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10809521

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

OKAYTHE TRUCK FIRST STARTED WITH THE CAR ALARM GOING OFF AT ANYTIME. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE TOOK IT HOME AND NOTHING. THEN THE EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT BOARD (RADIO SCREEN, DASHBOARD) WAS STAYING ON WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AN OFF WHEN SOMEONE DRIVES IT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE A TIMER. WE BOUGHT WARRANTY AND IT DIDN'T COVER IT. OKAY, I ASK IF IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR I CAN HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT LATER AND THEY SAID YEAH. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER. A FAMILY MEMBER DRIVES THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN ON HER. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE CAMSHAFT. THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THAT EITHER. STILL BEING PATIENT, I DECLINED SERVICE BECAUSE I HAD NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE FIX AND FIND ODD THAT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. COUPLE DAYS AFTER, THE CAR WON'T TURN ON. IT WOULD ONLY TURN ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. LONG STORY SHORT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY ARE SAY IS THE BATTERING. GOT INTO AN ARGUMENTS TALK TO EVERY SUPERVISOR BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHATS THE PROBLEM BUT WHATEVER IT IS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WAS ABLE TO GET GM TO PAY SOMETHING FOR REPAIRS AND PAID ONLY DEDUCTIBLE. CAR IS FIX FROM EVERYTHING. OKAY WEEK, LATER THE CAR IS REPEATING THE STEPS. TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. I'M GETTING FRUSTRATED NOW, THEY ARE NOT CHECKING THE CAR AND IT GETS WORSE WHEN I BRING IT BACK.

NHTSA ID

10776497

Incident

Aug 27, 2015

WHILE DRIVING TRACTION CONTROL, AWD, AND ABS SYSTEM SHUTS OFF PROMPTING TO SERVICE STABILITRAK. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NOTHING IS FOUND. BUT IM FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT KEY SAFETY FEATURES. MY STOPPING TIME IS DRASTICALLY INCREASED MAKING IT HARDER TO FEEL SAFE KNOWING I HAVE TO DRIVE IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH OUT ABS. EVEN NORMAL CITY DRIVING HAS BEEN NERVE WRECKING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 8 DAYS AGO AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10747073

Incident

Aug 1, 2015

Mileage

128,923 mi

DRIVING BACK FROM A TWO HOUR TRIP AT APROX 55 MPH OUR 2010 GMC STARTED FLASHING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT. SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH WITHOUT CONTROL. THE CAR WAS IDLING HEAVING WITH RMPS JUMPING. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT REMAINED ON WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SPEED CONTROL WAS RESTORED. BY THE TIME WE MADE IT HOME, APROX 20 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AGAIN, TWICE IN ONE NIGHT, BACK TO BACK. I CALLED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE COVERED BY A GMC WARRANTY, THEY DID NOT HAVE AVAILABILITY FOR 7+ DAYS. THE NIGHT BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF AND WE HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30 MPH. I JUST RECEIVED THE NEWS, $800 LATER, IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY, EXHAUST CAM SOLENOID AND ANOTHER REPAIR TO THE CAMSHAFT. I DO NOT HAVE THE PAPERWORK BACK FROM THE DEALER YET FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, BUT AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 GMC TERRAINS AND THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL DANGER TO HAVING YOUR SPEED DROP WITH NO WARNING OR CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

10670419

Incident

Nov 24, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi