The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) and 22V137000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available on 22V165000. Parts distribution disconnect for 22V137000.
2014 GMC Terrain visibility complaints
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2014 gmc terrain. Consumer writes in regard to the federal safety agency safety recall 22v‑165. The consumer requested information about being reimbursed for recall repair of the windshield wipers.
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.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) and 22V137000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers failed to operate as needed. Additionally, the headlights were inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Numbers: 22V165000 (Visibility) and 22V137000 (Exterior Lightning) associated with the VIN; however, the contact had not yet received the recall notifications. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH in inclement weather, the windshield wipers seized. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximate 55 MPH, the windshield wipers ceased operation. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact's niece owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact's niece received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while his niece was driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact's niece to pay out-of-pocket for the windshield wiper module replacement and that she would be reimbursed when the remedy was available. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Drivers side windshield wiper stopped working.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the windshield wipers failed to operate while it was raining. The contact pulled over and waited for the rain to cease. The contact contacted the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 22V165000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The approximate failure mileage was 116,118.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving in the rain, the driver’s side windshield wiper failed to operate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road and waited for a couple of hours until the rain eased to continue driving to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and provided a temporary solution for the driver’s side windshield wiper to function properly. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience failure. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that he then became aware that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V165000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts are not available. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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.
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.
Using wipers and the just quit working and I couldn’t see the road and had to pull over to avoid a crash
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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