Wiper problems of the 2014 GMC Terrain - part 1

Wipers stop working in snow storm.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving 15 mph in a snowstorm, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The contact had received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v165000 (visibility). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer informed the contact that the recall repair could not be performed due to a salvage title. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the repair could be covered because the salvage title was not related to the windshield wipers; however, the manufacturer called the contact and informed the contact that the repair could no longer be covered due to the salvage title. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 149,680.

I was driving my SUV while it was raining heavily and my driver side wipers just stop working out of no where the passenger side still operates. I have not been to see if a dealer can fix it because I was unaware it was under recall so now I’m trying to find someone to fix it while under the recall.

Left wiper stopped working.

The windshield wipers suddenly stopped working when it was raining really hard last week. This caused me to almost get into a car accident because I could not see the road with all the rain. I had to stop on the side of the road until the rain stopped, which took a while. This occurred on a road where there were not many street lights, which made it even worse to see ahead. I took the vehicle to the nearest GMC dealership for diagnostics and they were not able to provide the service to repair/replace the wipers because of the recall not being complete. I currently can't drive the car when it is raining which is difficult since this is my only mode of transportation for work.

Headlights- melted plug causing fire damage on both headlights, replaced with new headlights and bulbs as well as a new wire harness plug. Was driving smelt smoke/wires burning. Wipers- stop preforming during rain storm southeastern nc on hwy 701 south on 3-24-22. And still does not work. Maybe be associated with older model Terrain recall. Same happen to this model.

Drivers side windshield wiper stopped working.

Using wipers and the just quit working and I couldn’t see the road and had to pull over to avoid a crash.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v137000 (exterior lighting) and 22v165000 (visibility). The contact stated that while her daughter was driving in the rain the windshield wipers became inoperable. Additionally, the headlights were dim. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the wiper motor and motor assembly were replaced. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. 73,101. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The ball joint on the windshield wipers failed (mid rain storm on the highway) causing the wipers to fail. There is a recall for this issue on 2013 GMC Terrains, but not on any other model years. The vehicle is being repaired at a dealership for $650cad, can upload invoice if needed after completion. The part is available for inspection. Not being able to see at night, on the highway and in a rainstorm put not only myself and passenger at risk, but also all the vehicles travelling on the highway with me. The part has not been inspected by anyone except a gm mechanic. No warning at all prior to this failure.

Windshield wipers stopped working during heavy rainfall. No warning signs, were working fine, and then just stopped. Fortunately I was traveling at a manageable rate of speed given the weather conditions & lack of daylight. Appears this is a known issue for multiple GMC models.

During a rainstorm the wiper blades became stuck after regular use. It was then discovered by a technician the transmission/linkage arm (plastic) broke off and possible windshield wiper motor failure. No warning signs were given to anticipate this failure.

While driving on a major north carolina highway at the posted speed limit of 65mph during a rain storm the windshield wipers stopped and froze in the middle of the windshield. The wipers would not operate at all and necessitated attempting to move from the middle lane to the berm with no visibility. This was a danger to other vehicles in the right lane and to the vehicle being driven. I pulled off the highway and waited until it stopped raining. Vehicle was then driven to the nearest exit and closest repair shop, which was a tire and repair shop. The manager said the vehicle has had recalls for the wiper motor and said to bring it to an authorized GMC dealer. This has not occurred to date as the weather is not clear. No other warnings, lights, or indicators occurred prior to the wiper motor failure.

I was driving to physical therapy when a heavy downpour started. I had the wipers going full speed and still could barely see the road, when all of a sudden both wipers just stopped in the middle of the windshield and would not work. I could hear the motor still running and spinning, but the wipers wouldn’t move. I had it looked at and the wiper linkage arm had popped off and the ball joints and sockets are all worn out.

The engine is burning oil. Losing oil quickly and no leak. Wiper motor shot. 90k miles on vehicle.

On 7/30/21 was driving on freeway going about 60mph in a heavy rainstorm when wiper blades suddenly stopped working in the middle of my windshield. Nearly crashed the car due to extremely poor visibility. This was a horrifying and dangerous safety issue. Had to pull over to side of the road out of traffic and wait for the rain to stop. I was in the middle of an 8 hour road trip and still had 4 hours of driving to go. Upon investigation when turning the blades on you can hear the motor working but no movement of the blades. Thankfully no one got hurt in this event. This happened shortly after hitting 100k miles.

Driving and there was a thump and the right windshield wiper arm came to a stop in the middle of my windshield and would no longer work during a downpour.

I was driving to work during a rain storm. I drove for about 25 minutes until I reached the highway. I merged onto the highway behind a tractor trailer. There was enough spray that I needed to put the wipers on high speed. After driving for a few minutes the wipers came down and stopped halfway. I was able to pull over on the shoulder and tried to determine what happen. I turned wipers off and on and could hear the wiper motor whirring. Motor worked but wipers did not engage. I got out of the vehicle and pushed the wipers down and they moved freely telling me they are not connected to the motor. This was very dangerous and scary! I am now in need of repairing this issue.

On an extremely rainy day, the windshield wipers stopped working. My son was driving the car, and his safety was extremely compromised. He could not see out the windshield at all, and he was lucky that he was in a position to get to the side of the road without incident. If he were on a highway, it would have been extremely dangerous. This occurred on July 8th, 2021. There were no warnings that precipitated the problem. The wipers were working fine. We went to our mechanic who had to replace the entire windshield wiper mechanism due to corroded joints. We paid approximately $260. The mechanic said this is a very common problem with gm wipers. We did not keep the damaged part. . . We did not know that this was a safety issue with other model GMC Terrains until today. Clearly, it is a widespread problem, and there should be a recall, as this is extremely dangerous.

While driving in a rainstorm, the wipers stopped working. This caused my visibility to suddenly become extremely compromised. A tractor trailer was in front of me and spraying water from the tires due to heavy rain as well. I had to pull over, under an over pass, and wait out the rain. This is extremely dangerous in of itself to be on the side of a major highway. I have since investigated and found the ball joint connection to the wiper arm corroded and broke off. The wiper motor still runs. This is identical to the 2013 GMC Terrain issue.

While driving in the rain, my windshield wipers just stopped working while in an upright position on the windshield. Not only could I not see due to the rain, the wipers were actually blocking my view as well. They now will not turn on at all.

My 2014 GMC terrian wipers stopped working. I can hear the wiper motor running, butwipers not moving. This was very dangerous as I had to make an emergency stop during heavy rain with limited visibilaty.

2014 GMC terrian front windshield wipers stopped working. Can hear windshield wiper motor running but both the passenger and driver side blade arms will not move. This occurred while driving the car.

I was driving home in the rain/sleet when my wipers just stopped working. Was very scary as I was on a highway and couldn't see out of the front windshield. I never had a problem before this and wipers just quit working.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph in a rain storm, the front windshield wipers suddenly became inoperable causing a visibility hazard to the driver. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the windshield wiper module had failed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but, no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.

Radio stsyem went out, wiped blade motor defective, cam shaft sensors went out due to oil consumption, sensor actuator went out due to oil consumption, car would die while driving because of oil consumption/cam shaft error, engine is consuming to much oil-per engine oil study done by my dealership.

Literally almost died with my son in this vehicle, as we we're driving back home on the interstate traffic was heavy for Sunday evening due to the amount of rain that was falling. In the middle of this drive the wipers stopped working, they stopped in the upward positions. Which added to the difficulty of visability as I put my hazards and play that we wouldn't get hit or that I wouldn't hit anything. I was finally able to pull over and fiddled with the wipers to try to get them to work-again and didn't happen we had to stay on the side of the road until the rain subsided a bit to make it home it was horrifying. As being in florida it rains a lot and heavy we still had a long trip ahead of us to get home. I did reach out to several repair shops and they're telling this common with these vehicle surprised it's not a recall. Adding insult to injury the repair is definitely costly as a single parent this is beyond difficult during these covid times with not having work. If GMC is aware of this problem why haven't they done anything about it ??? for every GMC Terrain owner be careful check your wipers especially if you children because this is the kind of scare that you don't want to have. All I can hope for is sharing this experience will help others because it's what is sincerely horrifying.

I was driving on the highway i75 yesterday October 29th 2020 during heavy rain the wipers were on and working, as soon as I turn the wiper speed to a faster rotation all of the sudden the wipers just stopped working and was hard to see anything. The next morning I checked all fuses and motor, when I turn the wiper on the motor still made noise. I took the wiper assembly apart and got into the wiper linkage and saw it had came apart, I put it back on and turn on the wiper and it came right off, looks like the link and bushing is rusted and needs replaced. I did some research and it looks like it's a pretty common with the Terrains and equinox. This is an dangerous issue that gm needs to address and get it fix for its customers.

Own 2014 GMC Terrain with 56k miles on it, have had the car two years and have had multiple issues. First incident, was driving on highway in rain wipers just shit off. Almost wrecked trying pull off side of the road. Cost $300 for new motor. 2nd issue had to have a sensor replaced because car burned excessive oil in between oil changes, with no indication of low oil. Fried the sensor. 3rd issue, a repeat of the 2nd car would not pick up speed on highway, stabiltrak light came on, engine light came on, speedometer stopped immediately, I checked oil. Wasn't bone dry. Drove it straight home and was in even worse condition reversing into driveway. The oil exploded all over driveway, had it towed to private mechanic. Now I have to put a whole new engine in because gm is negligent with issuing recalls. Oil was leaking from rings all the way out to the exhaust. Faulty oil system and no warning fried my engine. Still owe 15,000$ in the car. This shouldn't ever happen on a car with so low miles and proper upkeep. Glad I'm stuck with 15k on a loan and a car that isn't reliable. Very disappointed.

When I left work yesterday evening it was dark and raining outside, and naturally, I turned on my front windshield wipers. About five minutes into my drive home, while on the highway, my front windshield wipers stopped operating. I could not see anything ahead of me, because it was raining pretty hard at that point and it was extremely dark on the highway. The vehicles behind me were approaching pretty fast. I put my hazard lights on, and crossed three lanes to get to the side of the road. I waited, approximately 15 minutes on the side of the road, for the rain to stop, but it never did. I was about 1/2 mile away from my exit, so I inched my way there, while driving on the side of the road. I made it to a nearby gas station and waited an hour for the rain to die down. I drove behind other vehicles, using their rear lights as my visual guide in order to make it home. My front windshield wipers never turned back on. It was a horrible experience. Luckily there were no fatalities as a result of my windshield wipers malfunctioning.

While driving on I-75 s in kentucky during a torrential downpour my windshield wipers stopped in filed goal position making it impossible for me to see. I had to carefully pull over to the side of the highway. I tried replacing the fuse, to no avail. I attempted to use rainex to improve visibility but that didn't help much. The dealership wants to charge $125 to look at my vehicle. I could've been killed on the highway . This should be a recall due to this recurring issue with this make and model.

While driving to niagara with my son on the mass pike, my wipers just stopped working . It was raining heavily for the last 2 hours of the trip and it was harrowing , stressful and unsafe . We could not find an open garage to fix the problem . The guy at rest stop tried to replace the fuse but that didn't work . It needed a new motor and transmission which cost me $562. 42, including car loan for $29. 95 so I could go to work . I have read similar complaints for the 2014 Terrain .

When you turn on the wipers above the first click they detach from the wiper arm and quit working. Everything has to be torn apart to reassemble. It's happened in motion and stationary. It's happened multiple times. Can't drive it when it rains.

I was driving at approximately 25mph while using the windshield wipers and they stopped when straight up and down (12 o�clock). The wipers are very easy to move by hand.

I was driving on the highway in the rain and wipers stopped working. They were stuck in the upright position. I got off the road and moved them physically down out of my view. They then would not turn on. I can hear the motor turning but the wipers do not move.