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.
2014 GMC Terrain visibility complaints
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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 visibility 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 shift 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.
While driving home from work on the highway during a thunderstorm, the windshield wipers stopped working which forced me to pull over because of no viability! I had to wiatbfor the rain to stop in order to make it home. Have replaced fuse and they are still not working! Was told that the motor may have failed and would cost around 300 to 400 dollars to repair. Have seen multiple reports of others having the same issue. Wipers are still not working as I am unable to afford repair cost.
While driving on the interstate this morning during a storm, my windshield wipers quit working. I couldn't see anything and was worried I was going to cause an accident because of this. I was finally able to make it off to the nearest exit to check my wipers. The wipers wouldn't work but I could hear the motor working. When I finally made it back to my house, I checked on this and found that older terrains were recalled because of this issue with wiper blades being faulty.
I received a document dated dec 2019 regarding a condition where a link ball socket in the wiper transmission may separate causing a complete loss of wiper function. It is not being handled as a recall which I think it should be. Only vehicles which experience this failure will be repaired. This appears to be more of a safety issue than an advisory and should be considered a recall or be done for free at the owners request. I contacted patriot gmc in boyertown and asked that the repair be done under the advisory notice as a courtesy but have not heard back.
As many other complaints filed here my wiper transmission/linkage has failed also but just week for the second time after having replaced it just last year with new replacement one. I was driving home from work and it was snowing partial city street and highway driving. Last year when it failed it was raining on my way home on highway. Needless to say I would like an explanation as to why this has failed for a second time and no manufacturing design upgrade has been done by gm to rectify this continual failure.
As several other people with this vehicle have reported recently, wipers stopped working while in a rainstorm. I tried changing the fuse since but no change. I can hear the motor running when switching to the on position but no response at all from either wipe.
Wipers stopped working in the middle of functioning properly on the expressway in the middle of a rain storm. Checked fuse & relay - all have power. Regulator broken.
While driving in heavy rain on city streets my wipers suddenly stopped working. I was able to stop without having a wreck and was close to a gmc dealership. I drove very slow with great difficulty to the dealer and had to leave the vehicle there. This is a saturday and will not hear from them until monday as to the repair.
We bought our terrain brand new in 2014, I have replaced the linkage once about 2 months ago and now the wipers do not work again. Our transmission is going and we just got out of 5 year warranty. So disappointed and frustrated with this vehicle
Wipers for my gmc terrain 2014 stop working in middle of heavy rain in highway. Managed to pull over and wait for rain to stop. You can hear motor running. There was a recall for other years but 2014 was not included.
I was driving our vehicle on 8/28/2019 and the windshield wipers stopped working during a downpour. Luckily we had gotten off of the highway, were close to home, and were able to slowly make it home, but had the failure happened on the highway the results could have been catastrophic. Took the car to our martys buick/gmc in kingston, ma and they informed us that the wiper module and transmission assembly had failed and we have to vehicle repaired for roughly $400. This issue has been well documented and recalls issued in canada from this make, year, and model vehicle. No so in the us. This is absolutely unacceptable and needs to be rectified.
Driving home on the highway this past week during a rain storm, my wiper blades suddenly slipped off the side of the windshield and would no longer move. They became stuck leaning over the driver's side window. I tried to push them back but they would not move. I could hear the motor but they were in a set position. I had to go to an automotive repair shop and had the wiper transmission replaced.u
While driving in a heavy downpour on I-71 in cleveland, ohio, my wipers stopped suddenly. I had to pull over on the side of the freeway for several hours until the rain stopped in order to continue on. This could have resulted in an accident and serious injuries or even death especially due to the location, rush hour traffic and speed (60mph). Up to this point, I have had zero issues and indications that something was wrong. I was shook to the core and now have to pay to see what exactly was the cause but wanted to report it immediately due to other complaints. Thank you.
I was diving down gratiot street in saginaw michigan, it was raining heavily and my windshield wiper decided to stop working completely. I lost all visibility and had pulled over immediately to avoid causing an accident. While sitting in my car waiting for the rain to stop I realize that my windshield wiper motor was still working, because I could hear it moving back and forth. But my wipers were not. I have read that there is a problem with some of the hard wear and a lot of prior years have been recalled. I've already had to replace the engine in this car, now only to find out that this car with it faulty equipment can potentially cause me my life... I will not recommend this vehicle to anyone.
I was driving 70mph on highway during rain storm. The windshield wipers all of a sudden stopped working. I was nearly in an accident due to no visibility and made it to the berm of the highway. I had to sit there for over an hour until the storm passed. Took to dealership next day and they said the wiper linkage transmission failed. I did research and gm is aware of this issue however only issued recall on 2013 models in the us. Gm canada has issued recall on model years through 2016. Gm is aware of this issue and are putting lives at risk. It makes no sense why they issue a recall in one country and not the other. Something needs to be done asap.
While driving on the highway yesterday in heavy rain, my windshield wipers completely stopped working. I was in the passing lane, beside a semi, and suddenly I had almost zero visibility!!! I managed to get to the side of the road and stopped, but not without almost causing a wreck that would have involved several vehicles. While sitting there waiting for it to quit raining, I began to research what the issue could be. I was beyond upset to find out that this exact issue has already been reported to your agency more than 20 times! Further, these defective wiper assemblies have already been recalled in canada because they pose a serious safety issue!!! It is absolutely ridiculous and negligent to not issue a recall for this issue to be corrected. I demand an explanation as to why it's apparently going to take someone actually getting killed because of this nonsense before any action is taken!?!?!?!
I was driving when the storm hit, my windshield wipers were working and just stopped. They haven't worked since. I can hear the motor run when I turn them on, but no movement of the wipers at all.
The windshield wipers quit working while driving down the highway in a rain storm. Wiper transmission failed. Vehicle had to be abandoned overnight due to not being able to drive in the rain.
Windshield wipers quit while driving 55 MPH on expressway during heavy rainstorm. Very limited visibility to get off the road and wait for rain to stop. After getting to a service shop I was told the windshield wiper transmission had failed. One of the transmission joints had popped open
I was driving on the highway in the rain using my wipers when they stopped. They no longer work. They don't move at all.
I was driving on I-85 south at about 55 MPH headed to work on april 19, 2019 during a heavy rain storm. I was driving in the hov peach lane when all of a sudden, my wiper blades stopped completely in an upright position causing complete blindness. I could not see any of the cars in front of me at all. Since I was driving in the hov peach lane (left lane), I had no shoulder to pull over. My car was still partially on the interstate causing a traffic jam and people had to stop to go around me. I had to call the hero unit to help me get to the right side of the interstate. The rain was so heavy, I could not drive the vehicle. I had to get towed to my house. I never made it to work. I now find out this is an ongoing problem with the wiper unit and my safety is now compromised when there are heavy rains. This wiper unit should have been recalled years ago. At the very least, please recall before someone is killed or hurt.
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