general problems of the 2010 GMC Terrain - part 1

The transmission stoped working after the second shift.

Faulty timing chain.

As I went to drive my Terrain we bought back in June or July. But for the absolute first time we needed to use the defrost/defogger button last week on October 20, 2022 and it wouldn't work. No lights came on to say it was defaulty. It also started to make our radio screen flicker when I tried to turn defrost on and it's continuously flickering and defrost doesn't engage on front windshield at all won't even melt snow or help defog when it's been raining or it's cold out. I almost wrecked my Terrain due to this problem. Now on my instrument panel says camshaft/crankshaft sensor says service stabilitrack and something about my awd system. All these happened within a week from trying to use my defrost. Also my instrument panel where it shows how fast I go flickers and it flickers on the rpm side as well. Noone has touched or looked it over since I have owned my 2010 Terrain. Everything was just fine up till I pushed my defrost button and then all the other stuff happened.

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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.

I bought my 2010 GMC Terrain sle at 160,000. It had a rough start up but the dealer said it was because it was an older car and been sitting for a while. The rough start up never stopped even after replacing the catalytic converter because of code p0420. The mechanic informed of this specific vehicle oil composition so I was consistently checking the oil. A month after the new catalytic converter was installed. I stalled out on the interstate with traffic going 65 mph minimum, the wheel locked and I was almost rear ended. I take the vehicle to an automotive shop and I need a new timing chain with numerous new codes. P0325 p0326 p0327 p0016 p0017 p0014.

2010 GMC Terrain I bought off a dealership lot in March 2019 not knowing all the reported issues! being a single mother I thought I was buying a fairly priced,gas eff. Reliable car. From day 1 I have had countless oil changes, my tire pressure warning light will not turn off after replacing stems,tires nothing turns the light off! it lacks pick up speed and rough gear changes. While driving and coming to a stop it would hesitate and chug like it was going to die. I returned to dealership where I bought it from replaced the timing chain. Upon taking it home,2 days later check engine light came on. I returned to the dealership that replaced the chain they informed me I lost 2. 5qts of oil in those 2 days and that id need to replace or rebuild the engine! my warranty company (fidelity) whom I purchased powertrain warranty from is telling me it is normal ware and tare they will not pay a thing,after reading all these reports clearly it's not normal ware! I still owe $6,000 and I don't have $3500 to get my car back! I don't know what to do or who to call will someone please help? I thought GMC was a reputable maker, was I wrong?.

Driving on the highway my car would not go. Car sensor prevented my car from moving because the wheel bearings went out on the used car I just purchased. The timing belt is also loose and the motor can seize up at any moment. My all wheel drive stopped working as well because of this. I had to put on my flashers and try to make it to an area where I could get off the highway. I called a tow truck. I have copies they will not download here, but available if needed.

Hello my vehicle a few months ago 2019 the engine actually had one hour on me I had a warranty establish so when I sell my vehicle and the Ford motor there was a recall on the engine rings so that was covered now my transmission has went out please can you help me this is ridiculous as well as I have a few friends that have the same deal quiz me and how they're having issues with their trans.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 GMC Terrain while driving 5-10 mph the vehicle jumped from first gear to second without warning. The vehicle was taken to berger chevrole t2525 28th st se, grand rapids, mi 49512 (616) 949-5200 where diagnosed that a transmission flush and reset. Was needed. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000. Ap.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerated. The contact also stated that when the gear shifter in reversed the vehicle failed to reversed. No warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to trent Buick GMC dealer, located at 1707 interstate 42, new bern, nc 28560, (252) 649-0622, where a diagnostic testing was completed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. Aw.

We purchased the 2010 GMC Terrain on March 30th and since we have had to change the oil 3 times and once refill the oil. We have to check it daily to make sure it has oil and is safe for our daughter to drive it. There are so many people that have complained about this exact problem we have found out since we purchased the car. I would have never purchased and dont want to sell it to someone else with the same problem. I feel the company should stand behind the issue. There is no leaks we have no oil in our driveway and the car does not smoke. The oil just burns away I guess. I feel the dealership we purchased from should have fixed this before they sold it.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to vyletel Buick GMC (40755 van dyke, sterling, heights, mi) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Terrain. While driving various speeds, the check engine and control assist warning indicators illuminated. The speed decelerated below 10 mph independently. In addition, the engine made an abnormal sound. The contact managed to drive the vehicle home slowly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,332.

Transmission problems. While on a slight incline,car would not go into reverse . Forward acceleration was very sludgiest. Corrosion on passenger side door.

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.

Returning towards home and transmission malfunctioned. Limped at 5 mph to stark stoughton WI. Sales dept helped with a loaner car because service was closed. Called next day and had to replace transmission. I think around June 8th 2016. Finished around June 17th. Luke piper / lpiper@starkauto. Com stark automotive (608)873-5661.

2010 GMC certified used 86k miles while driving to work about 45mph the vehicle completely locked down and quite working, the transmission was the problem, it was 4 months out of warranty and cost me $2800 out of pocket. I see this is a very common issue, why is there no recall on this yet? the vehicle also burns oil 2-4 quarts more in between 3k mile oil changes. My check engine light is now coming on and off depending on how long the vehicle is driven. Why is this vehicle having so many issues? only 6 years old and under 90k miles? research this please! documentation can be provided.

The car check engine light won't go out and the onstar rep says it is transmission related to possible timing chain which was replaced aprox 2 years ago at that time there was no warning as the check engine light coming on I travel only highway most of the time and im in fear that the car will stop without notice I feel if the chain is the issue again they should make good on the car it has aprox 71000. Miles at this time and if it stops on highway could be cause for deaths to me or maybe someone else.

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.

While driving back from work, in a 2010 2. 4l GMC Terrain purchased at star Buick GMC, the car was making a horrible rattling noise, which has occurred several times. Stopping at a red light caused the entire car to shut down. It would not turn over and I was in the middle of rush-hour traffic with a car that wouldn't respond. Several times over the years I have taken my car to the joycekoons GMC dealership for required maintenance and service, because the timing chain was damaged, and the car appears to be losing significant amounts of oil between oil changes. This time when having the vehicle towed to the dealership I'm told that the entire engine needs replacement because metal has gotten inside, and conveniently I'm 3 months outside of my powertrain warranty. This sort of issue puts lives at risk (engine failure in traffic) and I would like the govt. To investigate so that others do not suffer from this problem in the future.

While entering a freeway onramp, vehicle would not accelerate. Pulled over and waited a few minutes. Started and limped to the nearest dealer. Transmission went out at 41k miles, 5 years "80 days" (sept 2015) into ownership! dealer did not offer to do an full goodwill repair, despite the low miles and 80 days past the warranty. Engine constantly uses/burns oil. Service documentation available on request.

We were traveling west on highway 78 at a speed about 45 or just a little over speed limit when all of a sudden the car stops in mid traffic we almost got rear ended. Passenger from other vehicles decided to get out and help us push it off the highway thank god was no injuries.

We were almost rear end when travelling down the highway the car just stops moving with engine running. The driver who almost hit us and other drivers got out to assist us in getting my car off the highway. We travel alot in this car what if we were on interstate we would probably been killed. Thank god that did not happen. The dealer had the car over a week trying to find the problem first they said it was a crank shaft sensor now they are saying it's the plates in the transmission. The cost between $3150 and $4000. We can't afford that with only 5 payments left on a car we purchased new kept up with all the services including a transmission service the dealer said we needed to cover any future problems we may incur. Why in the world would a transmission go out at 87,000 miles. I just want the governing authority to look into this problem to save someone life. There was no warning before this happened to us. I think GMC should be order to issue some type of recall. I'm still waiting for a call from GMC.

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.

The problem(s) that I have had or currently have with my vehicle are as follows: 1. Vehicle hesitates 2. Jolts forward 3. Stutters 4. Excessive oil consumption 5. The car has been undrivable since 01/27/20.

GMC special coverage adjustment #14159a took an unnecessarily long time to fix(over 6 months) because gm said the vehicle has to consume a certain amount of oil every 1000 miles for them to honor the vehicle. I was forced into driving the vehicle less to avoid causing further damage. The longer duration I drove it the more oil it would consume. Why would I keep driving a vehicle if the problem was identified early enough that I could avoid causing further damage. I was basically told the vehicle has to run out of oil within 3000 miles for them to warrenty sca#14159a. It ended up happening and that problem was fixed but it took an additional 3 months of filling out an oil consumption sheet. Which brings me to my most serious safety concern about the vehicle. Sca#14232a- power steering. I can not get an answer from gm on whether this is a progressly worsening issue within the steering gear or does it fail without warning. Their response is the condition must happen before they will replace the steering gear. According to sca#14232a the condition is the vehicle may have increased friction in the steering system while driving long distances on a straight highway. This could cause the steering wheel to stick in the straight-ahead position. Pretty scary scenario has to happen before they would fix a flaw they already know about in the steering system. A hundred and fifty bad things might happen to me when I get behind the wheel of a car I am not that paranoid to think about them. When the manufacturer suggests something specific and deadly may happen I am going to avoid that situation. May happen is more likely than might happen. Finally, my transmission went up three weeks ago without warning. The vehicle has less than 100,000 miles on it. Ethically I can not sell it even if I fix the transmission and won't drive it.

This is the second time that the vehicle has stalled at a stop. I am seriously concerned with the safety of my wife. What if this happens and she involved in a serious accident because her vehicle basically shuts off and leaves her very vulnerable? what if the vehicle stalls during driving? GMC is no help, I have called and all they say is there is no recall. I get on their website and it does not work. We have had trouble with the ignition, having to have it repaired and also the timing chain making horrible noise. The latest incident really concerns me as it may place my wife in serious danger. Please help!.

The check engine light came on so I took it to radley Chevrolet in fredericksburg, va to have it checked out. I was informed that the catalytic converter was bad and needed to be replaced. The cost was $1125. 00. The SUV is only 4 years old. The mileage is high because I tow it behind my motorhome. The real running miles should be somewhere in the low 60,000 miles range. The dealer told me that the SUV was out of warranty and that I would have to pay for the repairs. This is ridiculous that a 4 year car needs to have such an expensive part replaced and especially one that involves the emissions of the car. I believe it should be covered.

While traveling down the highway, check engine light came on and display read power steering problem. After getting off the highway and coming to a stop at a redlight, the car would not drive when the light turned green. It had no power, even though it was running and engine was idling hard and making a terrible noise. Car was towed to dealer and the fixed the cam actuator. Car drove fine for another 2,000 miles and same issued occurred. It is currently being repaired. . . Again. Will file another complaint when I know what the issue is.

Driving on highway, 65 mph. Without warning the cars display said service stabilitrak and engine power reduced and immediately lost power. Cars coming up behind me fast, had to pull over, no power. Almost wrecked / died. Dealer says can't recreate issue and cleared codes. I'm afraid it will happen again.

Problem with GMC products I purchased a brand new 2010 GMC Terrain from star GMC . Since 2013 I've having problems with the stbilitrak light comes, car will not move and the engine is running but not power. This has happened to me three times since I have had this car. One time the dealer told me it was because the gas cap was not tight. That is the error code they got, which is not true, I always tighten till I hear it click. 3 times since I have had the automobile, the stabiltrak light would come on, the engine was running, but no power, the car would not move. Now the last time I brought it in for this problem, service tells me they found an electronic link switch which was no good and they replaced it,mean time I go on google and find there are many same such problems out there, and the dealers do not know how to deal with this problem. This is a very dangerous problem ad should be investigated right away before someone gets killed. I'm still not sure that they found the problem, and I worry every time my wife takes the car out.

Camshaft position sensor error occurred. GMC has issued a recall for model year 2011 Terrains, but not 2010. Same issue is affecting that model year as well. (voluntary recall 11195 & 11195a).

While driving on the freeway in houston an engine power reduced light came on and my vehicle lurched and reduced in speed from approximately 60 mph to 10mph causing cars behind me to take evasive action and almost causing a multiple car major accident. I frantically kept trying to start the car and was able to get over to the feeder road. Since this incident I have done some research and have found numerous complaints for this issue and am surprised that there has not been a recall issued. This is a very serious and dangerous issue and I am surprised that more hasn't been done.