2013 GMC Terrain: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jun 30, 2022 · Engine, Visibility · PA

My 2013 engine blew out, I did an oil change around February and a month later took my vehicle to aamco and they found a gallon of coolant in the engine. None of the warning lights came on prior to this happening at all whatsoever. The oil life was still at 32% with no oil in my engine. All 3 of my windshield wipers as well rotted within the year that I purchased the vehicle. Now I do not have a working vehicle at all whatsoever due to the engine and car not wanting to start. When I put the code reader in when it first happened it told me it was the camshaft sensor so I changed both sensors and all the spark plugs and even bought the crankshaft sensor and it was none of the above until later I found out it was the engine that blew. I have spent so much money on this vehicle it’s ridiculous.

Filed Dec 16, 2018 · Visibility · 90,000 miles · MD

On 12/15/18 while driving on highway in maryland on a heavy raining night windshield wipers stop working and froze in place. Had to pull off and acquire a ride home, and retrieve vehicle the next day.

Filed Nov 28, 2018 · Visibility · 82,000 miles · ME

The linkage failed during rain storm while driving. Motor works but wipers were unhooked and did not work.

Filed Dec 8, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 34,572 miles · OH

There are several issues with this vehicle which makes me think this car was a lemon, unreported by original owner, or in a flood; 1st, the rear hatch struts were totally rusted out and inoperable (reinforcing my flood thought.) 2nd, the vehicles mpg is nowhere near the advertised 22/32 - I mentioned my concern several times to the service dept, the sales man, and the certified sale manager; their solution - they reset the gauge on the dashboard! 3rd, within days of my purchase, I noticed a knock under my car that sounded like an axle was going to bust through my floorboard it was knocking so hard! After numerous service repair attempts & visits back to the dealer, one visit lasting approximately 7 days, they think they've fixed the problem. Secondary fuel tank fuel pump module - (contributing to fuel consumption issue?) 4th, the windshield wipers stopped working while I was driving to work, in the fast lane, @ 6am one dark, rainy morning, during a torrential down pour almost causing a major pile up! 5th, check engine light, stumbles and misfires on acceleration, shuts off when stopped at a stop sign or traffic light. Repaired/several hundred dollars later. 6th, the continuing issues have been, but not limited to reduced engine power, rough idle, engine sputters, hesitates, poor gas mileage, & excessive oil consumption. 7th, another check engine light, now fuel-injectors need replaced (another contributor to fuel consumption issue?) . After further review of the vehicle's cpo paperwork, this is not the certified vehicle being referred to on the paperwork. There are items checked off on the report that do not apply to this vehicle. I would have never overpaid for a cpo vehicle had I know their "rigorous standards" meant absolutely nothing! I have bought many cars in my life, both new and used cars and never had any of the issues I am having with this vehicle!

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Visibility · NC

2013 gmc terrain. Consumer writes in regards to corrosion of ball joints in windshield wiper modules. *ld the consumer stated the parts necessary to repair were unavailable.

Filed Jun 6, 2017 · Visibility · NJ

2013 gmc terrain. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle windshield wipers malfunction while driving. *smd the consumer stated that windshield wipers failed while the vehicle was being driven. The vehicle was repaired with the same model part that failed. The consumer is in possession of the old part. The consumer requested reimbursement.

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · Visibility · WI

2013 gmc terrain. Consumer writes in regards to no remedy available to repair windshield wiper ball joints high corrosion/wear recall notice. *smd updated 04/10/2017

Filed Mar 14, 2017 · Visibility · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility/wiper). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · Visibility · 35,000 miles · WI

Windshield wiper recall general motors is stalling recalled windshield wiper repair causing safety concern for my granddaughter.

Filed Feb 13, 2017 · Visibility · 67,000 miles · NJ

1 year ago I was driving in torrential rain and my wipers stopped giving me zero visibility doing 60 in the fast lane of a major highway causing me to swerve off the road and land in a ditch. Luckily no one was hurt. I complained to gmc but nothing was done. I took to dealer and had wiper ball joint replaced and wipers. Yesterday, 1 year and 2 months almost to the day- my wipers gave out again while driving in rain and hail. I do not feel safe in this vehicle and am disgusted with gmc's response to this deadly misfunction.

Filed Feb 3, 2017 · Visibility · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v582000 (visibility/wiper) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/17/17*lj updated 06/09/17

Filed Feb 2, 2017 · Visibility · 40,000 miles · FL

Takata recall - as I was driving to work on a local road it started to rain one morning. I flipped the switch to turn on my wind shield wipers and they would not move. The next day I went to the dealership and they said it might be an electrical problem and that it would cost a ton of money because they would have to take parts off in order to get to the wipers to see what was causing the wipers to not work. They just did not move at all. I received a recall letter in september of 2016 for the wipers saying that there was a defect. I took my terrain back to the dealership and told them there was a recall. They looked it up and saw that it was indeed a recall but that gmc had not figured out how to fix it. They said I needed to wait for another letter. I have been checking the website every month to see if the recall has been updated and it has not. Now its february 2nd of 2017 and there is still not a second letter explaining how to fix the defect or the parts to fix it with. When you flip the switch to turn on the front wipers they do not move, but you can hear the motor for it going. The wipers in the back works, just not the front.