Excessive oil consumption caused blown engine
2012 GMC Terrain transmission complaints
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I am having trouble with these things now. The powertrain especially I have not had accident yet but it keeps going dead on me in the middle of driving down road. Causing me to have to put in neutral and restart. At this time the steering goes out. This needs to be repaired before an accident does happen. The drivers seat does not move forward or backwards. The tire pressure warning does not warn until it is at 20 psi.
Says powertrain control module failure. Also oxygen sensor on the my gmc app. It keeps cutting off in the middle of road.
Burning oil engine power reduced bucking stalling
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc terrain. The contact stated that he was informed that there was no oil inside the vehicle upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for the first oil change. No warning lights appeared on the instrument panel prior to the discovery. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was given a voucher to have the vehicle inspected. The contact was informed that the failure was due to defective piston rings that were too expensive to be replaced. As a result, the engine became inoperable. The vehicle was diagnosed with engine failure. Prior to the engine failure, the contact also stated that the vehicle revved and accelerated independently without warning, while driving at various speeds. The contact noted that prior to the engine failure, both windshield wipers were defective due to the windshield wiper transmission. Both windshield wipers were replaced on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Car is burning excessive amount of oil. Now the engine has seized up
Code-p0014-camshaft positionb timing over-advanced or system.code-p0300 random/muitiple cylinder misfire.computerized engine analysis.recalls#50490-50491
Have a serious oil consumption problem have to have oil changed every 500 miles, it starts to shake when start up it turns off keep getting camshaft codes also got misfire code
Vehicle shuts off when slowing to a stop and have to restart in order to accelerate. That was looked at and 'fixed' and now the vehicle shakes when slowing down and headlights dim as if it is trying not to shut off. Engine is very rough and rattles while starting to accelerate and accelerating. When brakes are pushed the car starts to turn off while in motion. When stopped, car shakes and there is a very hard knocking coming from the engine.
Transfer case went at 67k just bought it used at 63k. I had no warranty only 60 day from used dealer I bought it from. Ruined my passenger side axel also when transfer case went $1137 was the bill. 500 for used case 16k 170 for axel 30 for fluid rest in labor. Should be a recall car sounded awful back up and in drive loss a bit of power when driving. Also.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc terrain. While driving various low speeds, the vehicle stalled and shut off without warning. After the vehicle was restarted, the vehicle jerked and then resumed normal operation. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.
While driving a short distance on a city street I heard a thud followed by a grinding noise and lack of power. Vehicle was towed to a trusted mechanic that I have known and used for years. Diagnosed with a crack in the transfer case. Mechanic had difficulty finding a part and was informed by someone at the gmc dealer that this part was on back order because of an issue known by gmc but a recall had not been issued. New part would not be available for over a month and repairs were needed since it is my primary vehicle. A used part with a warranty was found and was installed for a total of $1500. Vehicle power train warranty was expired. Less than 3 months after transfer case was replaced with a used part - the replacement part cracked in the same exact spot as the original. Luckily, the part was still covered by a warranty but local mechanic recommended diagnosis by dealer to determine if there is an issue with the transmission. Contacted gmc to see if they were aware of the issue and they said they were not.
Rear main seal leak, pvc valve freezes from water condensation and low temperatures: causing crank case gases to become highly pressurized and blow out the rear main seal of the engine causing a massive oil leak on the road to the rear tires possibly causing loss of control to the rear wheels causing the possibility of a fatal loss of control vehicle accident. Other possibilities oil coating entire undercarriage of vehicle causing a vehicle fire, catistrophic engine damage causing loss of control, enviromental impact 5 quarts of oil on the highway.
I also have a 2012 gmc terrain that has an oil consumption issue that has caused complete engine failure. Approximately 2.5 weeks ago the car wouldnt start. Engine would turn over but not start. I thought that it might be the fuel pump. Had it towed to my mechanic since it has 87k miles and out of warranty. So I went to check the status of the car and the first thing I was told was there was no oil when they checked it. They added 4 quarts before trying to diagnose the problem. Mind you the oil was changed 3k miles ago and oil life monitor said it had 54% life left. They ran the car for codes and the only code that came up was for the tire pressure system, also an issue with the terrain. No issue was found with fuel pump or sensors. Spark plugs were replaced due to them being all fouled up. That didnt fix the issue so it was determined that it must be the timing chain jumped. At that point I had it towed again to the dealership I purchase it from. I was told it would be 125.00 to run a diagnostic. Fine. So I get a call the next day that it was indeed the timing chain. I asked the service guy what would cause this and I was told poor lubrication or low oil pressure. Thats when I started to explain that the first shop had to put 4qts of oil in bc it was bone dry. I asked about the VIN specific letter I received last year,2017, about the oil consumption issue and isnt that why there was no oil and hence causing the timing belt to jump. He answered "no". Then told that upon further inspection, the valves were bent so we were now looking at 3500 to fix or 6k to replace the engine with another problemed engine. So that is when I contacted the toll free customer service line about the situation. They told me to go back to dealership and speak to the customer experience manager.
Excessive engine oil consumption. Timing chain failure. Pistons, rings, exhaust manifold, muffler, door regulator, wiper motor, transmission failure. Vehicle cannot be driven
As I was driving down the road at 55 MPH hour my SUV began to shake extremely and was throttling at very high RPM's and the SUV thrash to sudden halt and continued to shake and idle very high and loud. I tried to hit the gas to get myself off the road as I was on a 2 lane highway with my 4 year old son in the car, and the engine revved and the RPM's spiked but I went not more than 15 MPH, at the same time the following errors appeared on my screen: 1) service stabaili trak 2) engine power is reduced slowly I was able to safely get the car up to 35 MPH and get us home safe. I did some research and seems that this is a very well known issue with gmc so I contacted gmc and was basically given the runaround. I took the car to a gmc dear today and was told it was the fuel pump that needed replaced.....
While driving the vehicle, I experienced strong knocking vibrations and sounds seemingly coming through the floorboard. As I continued driving for about 5 miles trying to get home, the knocking became more pronounced and my steering was affected. I also began noticing an extremely strong odor necessitating lowering windows to breathe. I notified my dealership and took the vehicle in for diagnosis the very next morning without driving it after arriving to my garage. I was told the awd had completely deteriorated. My concern was that I never received any dashboard notification of the problem, not did my onstar diagnosis indicate a problem. I have been quite disturbed that the vehicle became disabled before I was aware of any problem. I have taken my vehicle in for regular maintenance at my gmc dealership and would like an explanation regarding the failure to identify this problem through the regular maintenance checks. I am single senior woman who has no backup vehicle and am quite concerned about my safety on the highway and this issue has caused me to have serious safety concerns. I drove the car to the dealership to check on the problem on friday, february 16, 2018. I called the gmc complaint center to check on possible recalls or any remaining warranties that might apply and I was told the center was assigning a sr. Advisor to contact the local gmc dealership that still has my car and the advisor was told the dealership needed more time to diagnose and assess the cause of the problem.I have had to rent a vehicle since it may be another 2-3 days before I even get a response regarding the nature and cost of the repairs. I was originally told the entire awd system had to be replaced at a cost of $1500--$2000. I questioned the reason for the extreme malfunction without any warning notices appearing...main reason for my complaint and concern.
Pcv system froze...air cleaner has water in it// rear main seal pushed out due to excessive crankcase pressure. #14882 special coverage adjustment covers exact issue however my VIN is not included. Requesting my VIN be added to #14882 special adjustment as it applies to my exact make/model/year and issue.
On jan 1st it was 3f out my wife wormed up her terrain we drove it approximately 12 miles when we started to smell something burning. Next came the engine knocking really bad. We stopped the terrain and had it towed to the dealership found out the rear main seal blew with such force that the oil covered the muffler. This happened from the pcv being plugged and/or frozen from the cold weather. I recently found a service bulletin for that year make and model that indicates that will happen and there is a special coverage for that.(14882: special coverage adjustment) I also received a letter from gmc about high oil consumption warranty. The terrain may exhibit engine oil consumption. That is also a part of that 14882:adjustment now to the point I was told that this issue my wife's terrain would be covered under the 100k/5year power train warranty our terrain only has 71k miles on it. But the 5year are up. So gm is not taking responsibility for this issue according to both special coverage the 14882: they adjusted to 10 years or 120k miles but they are claiming even though its for that year make and model and engine and that everything that's listed is what happened to our gmc its not for our terrain. I told them I also had a letter that they sent to us stating the oil consumption that has a adjustment of 7years 6months/120k warranty witch was part of that 14882: special coverage they still will not take responsibility for fixing. I believe we are getting taken advantage of in this situation. They are making us pay for all repairs it may need a new engine in result of the rear seal blowing because it lost all the oil. But we would not know till the repairs start or after all repairs are made and the engine seizes. I also was told from the dealer that if we fix it and drive it down the road there is no guaranty that it will not happen again.
Vehicle was started after sitting in a parking lot for 8 hours while I was at work. Season was winter. Vehicle noted to be running rough, barely driveable, check engine light on.
Timing belt stretched and jumped. Cylinder head broken. Timing belt jumped while driving, began making a very loud rattling noise.
Timing chain jumping off of sprockets and eating away at the chain guides and tensioners.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc terrain. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The contact also stated that while at a stop the engine stalled. The failure occurred on two different occasions. The vehicle was towed to the dealer both the times where it was diagnosed that the entire engine and the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated that only the engine was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,122.
Oil consumption issue: I realized about 3 months ago that my car engine would shake a bit on start up and during idle. I took it into the dealership for a diagnostic test and was told that there was very little oil in the car and that it was burnt. I was very surprised because I have never had an issue like this before. So we got an oil change and that was that. Engine still shook on idle and during startup. 5000 miles later I realize that it is time for an oil change and check the dip stick and find that nothing appears on it, indicating that it is short at least 1.25 quarts. I fill it up with 0.5 quarts and still nothing on the dip stick. I have looked online and seen that many others have had this issue of oil consumption with 2010-2013 terrains and that there is a bulletin on it (below): http://gm.oemdtc.com/1893/excessive-oil-consumption-2010-2013-buick-chevrolet-gmc#comment-1224 I call the dealership and the gmc customer service line, check my VIN and they say there are no recalls on my car. What am I to do? This is an ongoing issue that many others have complained about in bulletins and on the website above. I feel that this issue has done its damage on the engine and is going to cost me thousands to repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc terrain. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was brought to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the details could not be provided. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to jerk and hesitate and a loud abnormal knocking noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was in working condition. The contact stated that the engine failed shortly after, making the vehicle inoperable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 135,000.
The vehicle has been in the shop for 10 to 12 times due to failure with the engine misfiring as well as traction control lights and stability trac as well as transmission not shifting right and loss of power while driving on major highways and brought into the dealership where they tell me they can find or make the problem reappear. But have shown the dealership service department video and have had 3 general motor techs that they hired from hp and been told the vehicle is safe and that there will be no more problems but have been in the vehicle while the problems have happened and have it on video to the point where I almost lost my life yesterday night. The vehicle is a death trap and many customers including myself on gmc terrain forum as well as online have had the same problem and have been told the same thing that it is nothing to worry about but it is. Please help have been told by gm to keep my mouth shut they would offer me 5,000 dollars for my troubles and that my kids are worth that much from a legal advisor at general motors legal. Have ask to be taking out of the vehicle for something safe and still I'm being told no......please help
Vehicle's transmission slips and does not respond to an acceleration after a rapid deceleration of at least 40 MPH. The vehicle will jerk in response to your attempt to accelerate and then will respond. This can lead to a dangerous situation if you are attempting to avoid a collision by accelerating to get out of the way.
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