Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 16 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.
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Reduce spreed unknown if related to fuel pressure regulator since repaired twice told could be to service bulletin. Warning lights keeps appearing while driving at a speed of 40 to 50 mph.
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.
I HAVE THIS GMC VEHICLE, IT HAS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE PISTONS, TIMING CHAIN AND THE PERFORMANCE AND DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A RECALL OF SORTS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL UP TO SO MANY MILES. I NEVER SAW ANYTHING MAILED OR SENT TO ME ABOUT THIS. RECENTLY I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STALING OUT WHEN DRIVING AND PULLING INTO HIGHWAYS. I TOOK IT IN TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM WORK WITH ME TO GET GMC TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OVER THE ALLOWED MILES AND THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO HELP CORRECT THE ISSUE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO MAGICALLY KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND A RECALL ON PROBLEMS IF I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED AND IT DIDN'T START EXHIBITING MAJOR PROBLEMS UNTIL IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE ALOTED MILES THEY HAVE SET. AS I STATED EARLIER, THE DRIVEABLITY IS AFFECTED AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE, I'M REACHING OUT AND TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY KINDA OF SOLUTION THAT CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT ME SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY IF ISSUES. THANKS
MY VEHICLE, 2010 GMC TERRAIN, AT TIMES WOULD SPUTTER AND ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE AT IDLE, SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING INTO THE CRANKCASE CONTAMINATING THE OIL WITH FUEL. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, #43180: PRODUCT EMISSION RECALL ' HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, REFERENCE # N16204318, RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2016. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER MORE VEHICLES BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE.
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.
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR, TURNING VEHICLE AROUND A CUL-DE-SAC THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE GMC DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND THE ONLY RECALL I WAS TOLD WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ORDER MY PARTS AND THEY WOULD CALL ME; I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. I HAVE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO TWO REPAIR SHOPS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THAT IT IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AND I NEED TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE! I CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THE RECALL COULD BE A DIRECT RESULT OF MY TIMING CHAIN ISSUE, AND IF I HAD ANY OTHER RECALLS? I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE IF NOT APART OF THE RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY MULTIPLE TIMES FOR MY CAR TO BE LOOKED AT OR TO PUT AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 85K MILES. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2015 AND HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE ABOUT SEPTEMBER OF 2016. I HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST TWO OIL CHANGES IN THAT TIME FRAME (DEC-SEPT) FROM THE SAME GMC DEALERSHIP AND WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE BESIDES NEEDING TIRES/BRAKES. ONE OF THE MECHANICS THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SAID I HAVE OTHER RECALLS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OTHERS ONLINE AND THAT IS MY REASON FOR WRITING THIS. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED.
GETTING GAS IN OIL RUNS WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF RUFF IDLE
I PURCHASE MY TRUCK CERTIFIED USED AND I ALREADY HAVE TO DROP $1400 BECAUSE THE O2 SENSOR WENT OUT, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND THE HOSE THAT RECYCLES THE GAS (I'M GUESSING THE INTAKE VALVE) IS LEAKING! I STILL HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE PAYMENTS WHICH TOTAL UP TO ABOUT $700 PER MONTH!!!! I AM REALLY DISSATISFIED AS MUCH AS I LOVE MY TRUCK.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP, PISTONS, SPARK PLUGS, GASKET AND MULTIPLE UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED TWICE THIS YEAR REGARDING THE LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND THE STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT A CONCERN AND I GET MIGRAINES FROM THE SMELL AS WELL. I TAKE MY LITTLE SISTER TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY AND THE THE FUMES ARE OVERWHELMING.
THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX EVERYTHING BUT THE TIMING CHAIN NOW WE ARE NOT IN "WARRANTY" WHATEVER THAT CRAP MEANS. SO WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 1400.00 BILL ON A TIMING CHAIN FOR A CAR THAT HAS 77000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE A 2003 WITH 200000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD TO REPAIR ALL THIS ENGINE STUFF. I THINK GM IS THE WORST CAR MAKER IN THE WORLD. I AM NEVER BUYING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.
2010 GMC TERRAIN STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND SHAKING A STOP, LIKE A ROUGH IDLE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN AND TENSIONER REPLACED INTAKE AND EXHAUST. CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATORS AND BOLTS REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED V/C GASKET TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND LEFT TIMING CHAIN GUIDE. THAT WAS REPLACED 09/07/13 IN WARRANTY. NOW IT IS 3/09/15 AND THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE COME UP AGAIN AND MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP , THAT MEANS THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF ENGINE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND BY IT SELF DROPPED TO 20 MPH. DROVE TO APT AND SHUT CAR OFF. WHEN STARTED BACK UP IT SEEMED OK. TOOK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND STABILIZERS. WHICH THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON AS IT HAPPENED. ENGINE POWER CONTROL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND WOULD COST AROUND $600. WOW. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES ON HERE. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
ON 10/17/2013 MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT OUR LOCAL WALGREEN'S PHARMACY. AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE PHARMACY THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY ALTHOUGH SHE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. THE CAR CRAWLED UP THE CONCRETE CURB STOP SLOWLY AND HIT THE STEEL PIPE BOLLARD PLACED IN FRONT OF THE CURB STOP TO PROTECT THE WALKWAY FRONT OF THE STORE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO MY WIFE, NO ONE WAS ON THE WALKWAY AT THE TIME. ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE BOLLARD (BENT OVER) PLASTIC BUMPER, GRILL AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE CAR. BOLLARD AND A TRASH RECEPTACLE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE FIRST OCCASION WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL STREET APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BRAKES BEING FULLY APPLIED. COULD HEAR THE ENGINE STRAINING AT AN INCREASED RPM. I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND JAMMED IT DOWN HARD AGAIN AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN WITH THE ENGINE IN NORMAL IDLE. IN THE THREE YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR THESE ARE THE ONLY OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. *TR
I HAD COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE COURTESY GMC IN TRUSSVILLE, AL IN THE LAST THAT MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN WAS NOT GETTING GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND IDLING AND SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. AT THAT TIME IT WAS UNDER THE 36,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS JUST HOW THIS NEW ENGINE RAN BUT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE WEEK OF APRIL 4, 2011 MY VEHICLE STARTED REALLY HAVING ALOT MORE DIFFICULTIES ON IDLING, HAD NO PICKUP AND GAS MILEAGE GOT EVEN WORSE AND IT ALMOST CUT OFF A FEW TIMES. WELL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 11, 2011 AFTER HAVING SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WAS TOLD MY IT WAS MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THEY HAD TO KEEP MY CAR THE BETTER PART OF A WEEK TO ORDER ALL THE PARTS TO FIX IT AND OF COURSE AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY ANY LONGER. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD FIX ALL MY PROBLEMS. IF THIS WAS THE CASE WHY WAS THIS NOT FIXED EARLIER. AFTER PICKING MY CAR BACK UP ON APRIL 15,2011, THE NEXT DAY ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. AFTER JUMPING THE VEHICLE OFF, I CARRIED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 18, 2011 AND THEY TELL ME NOW MY BATTERY IS DEAD. IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS DEALERSHIP. IT IS A TRUE LEMON AND I WOULD NOT SUGGEST TO ANYONE TO PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES. I TRAVEL ABOUT 30,000 MILES A YEAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE THAT I WILL GET WHERE I AM GOING IN THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN. *TR
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