2013 GMC Terrain: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Nov 9, 2024 · Fuel system · IN

vehicle started running rough when driven, mechanic found fuel pump putting fuel into oil. could have caught fire! pump replaced and trashed. check engine light was only warning other then rought running engine.

Filed Apr 2, 2021 · Airbags · 144,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

While traveling approximately 45-50 miles per hour on a two-lane country road, a deer struck my vehicle. The front grille, radiator, and fiberglass were damaged. A strong burning smell became apparent and a 'service airbag' warning message appeared, but the airbag did not deploy.

Filed Jan 23, 2021 · Driver assistance, Engine · 99,000 miles · MI

Driving home from work last night in my car and when I got to my neighborhood, I rolled down the window a tad for some fresh air, and then noticed a weird cranking sound coming from under the hood. I continued home cautiously, noticing at this point that when I would accelerate the car would shake some and the lights would flicker some. I had not noticed anything on the 25 mile drive to work that morning and most of the drive home until slowing down from highway to neighborhood road. When I got to my carport I parked my car and got out, noticing the smell of burning oil. I quickly looked underneath and saw oil spilling, and looked behind my car to see a huge line of oil from where I had come through the neighborhood to the carport. Faint blue smoke was also visible, at this point I shut my car off. There was never a single indication light of any sort at any point in time. I have full service records I have always maintained my car every 5000 miles or less, last time being barely 2 months before this incident, $150 service and full checkup. 30 minutes later I came back out to inspect and everywhere on the underside of my car was dripping oil on the ground, a good 7x3 foot area with drips everywhere and main pool near the front. After doing some research I have seen many many claims describing this exact problem with the same year and model as me, as little as 8 days ago posting about it. I have never had any recalls or notices of this problem but I see class action law suites over this oil consumption problem online, however I see also see articles saying how over 41,000 vins were excluded and people are having extreme problems with this situation. Non-personal info as a young man with this being my first major purchase, having maintained my car as required and having paid $10980 I am extremely upset being out of transportation due to mechanical flaw on piston design

Filed Jan 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Engine · 93,600 miles · OH

On a cold 12 degree day on 1/19/2020 I was driving my 2013 gmc terrain on a busy state highway doing the speed limit of 55 MPH. Out of no where I began to smell the odor of burning oil and seen white smoke coming from the rear of my vehicle. As soon as I noticed it my car's gauges started coming on. The check engine light, a warning to for "service stabilitrak", then the warning for "engine power reduced". At the moment my car all the sudden shut off while driving down a major highway! There was no power steering and it was very hard for me steer my car into the parking lot of walmart and safely off the road. Once in the parking lot I got out of the car and checked my oil. Smoke is rolling out of the dipstick shaft. I check my oil weekly due to gm's oil consumption issues with the 2013 gmc terrains and on 1/15/2020 the oil was at full, was of normal color and consistency when I fueled and checked it that day. So I was shocked to see that there was no oil on my dipstick and instead a milky brownish sludge on it. I sent my fiance to buy me 2 quarts of oil just to get it to the walmart service department so they could look at it since I was in the walmart parking lot. I added the oil drove it 100 yards to the service dept of walmart. The service man pulled it into the garage and then informed me a few minutes later that the rear main seal blew and oil was flowing out of it. It was not driveable so I had to have it towed to a gm dealer. The gm dealer called me this morning 1/21/2020 to inform me that the rear main seal blew due to moisture in the intake and a froze the pcv module and caused to much pressure to build up and blew the seal. The dealer quoted the repairs to be $2065.69 and informed me that the repairs are not covered under the gm service bulletin #14882 because my VIN number is not included in the service bulletin.

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Seats · 104,800 miles · DE · fire

I remote started my car and when I got near my car I could smell something burning and I opened the door and saw smoke coming up through the drivers seat. Burned a hole about the size of a dime.

Filed Jan 4, 2018 · Engine · 85,000 miles · TN

While driving home I stopped at a traffic light and noticed a knocking sound in low RPM range. I continued the remaining 1 mile home. When I got home and out of the vehicle I could smell burning oil. I looked under the vehicle and there was a puddle of oil on the ground as well as lots of oil dripping from the vehicle. After having a gm technician diagnose the issue, it was determined that the pcv value had clogged/frozen causing increased pressure in the crankcase and blowing out the rear main oil seal. This is the same problem that was stated in a service bulletin (sb-10057977-8108) that gm has out. My VIN number is not covered with this bulletin for some reason, but this is a common problem with this drivetrain. The service bulletin (sb-10057977-8108) should be expanded to cover all vehicles with the 2.4 liter 4 cylinder engine. My vehicle is just 2 months out of warranty and gm is only offering to cover 30% of the repair cost. This is a common problem and needs to be resolved.

Filed Dec 11, 2014 · Electrical · 32,299 miles · CA · fire

After being parked for 30 minutes. The vehicle caught on fire at the driver side taillight. The cause of the fire determined by the police and fire department was faulty electrical wiring.