Major Problems with 2010 GMC Terrain Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 GMC Terrain

2010 GMC Terrain FRONTAL Victims: 3 Mileage: 8450 miles

2010 GMC Terrain AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 9600 miles

2010 GMC Terrain ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 80000 miles

Browse 2010 GMC Terrain complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from GMC Terrain owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle decelerated...
86
~ 65155 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
engine cutting out and dying while driving horn honking at times vehicle starts itself sometimes blowing fuses. vehicle tried to...
36
~ 53897 miles
POWER TRAIN
on thursday july 22 when i went to go start my car my vehicle would not drive forward it would...
33
~ 58792 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
front windshield wipers stopped working. the wiper arm assembly became disconnected from the wiper motor so that the wipers stopped...
31
~ 86839 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
ignition shutoff' while driving this occurred at least 8 times took the vehicle to the dealer who couldn't reproduce the
21
~ 117808 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate...
20
~ 55739 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle began abnormally skipping...
14
~ 50020 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
was driving down the road doing speed limit of 40 mph. all of a sudden the car started shaking and...
13
~ 67923 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
multiple problems: 1) front right tire well hole/leak found while investigating a complaint of mold odor inside car. 2) initially...
12
~ 66371 miles
STEERING
dealer was rotating tires and found the sway bar link on the driver front side was broken in two. this
11
~ 70774 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. while driving approximately 30 mph the contact heard a clapping noise coming from...
7
~ 30043 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact stated she received a recall notice for recall 09v489000 (visibility: defroster/...
7
~ 52007 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. while parked the tire pressure abs all wheel drive and traction control...
6
~ 83537 miles
STRUCTURE
my 2010 gmc terrain was manufactured with a razor sharp edge along the inside entire roof rack slicing my arm
6
~ 12008 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
with all exterior lights and one map light on when using turn signal all lights will dim when signal light
5
~ 46000 miles
TIRES
dealership found that sidewall on michelin latitude tour tire p 235/55r18 x green 99t m+s tire was defective and replaced...
4
~ 28250 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
re: 2010 gmc terrain when the rear windows are partially or fully open or being opened at speeds of 45...
4
~ 35626 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
dealership found that sidewall on michelin latitude tour tire p 235/55r18 x green 99t m+s tire was defective and replaced...
3
~ 23833 miles
SEAT BELTS
my new 2010 gma terrain will randomly display passenger seat belt is off while there is an adult passenger (+150...
3
~ 34667 miles
VISIBILITY
when the sun is high and shining through the windshield it reflects off the chrome on the storage compartment latch...
3
~ 14792 miles
SEATS
information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) purchased 2010 gmc terrain vin [xxx] feb...
3
~ 66670 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
all four tires separated. *tr...
2
~ 20750 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
i had complained several times to the courtesy gmc in trussville al in the last that my 2010 gmc terrain...
2
~ 36074 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact smelled fumes coming from the vehicle and noticed a hole in...
2
~ 18381 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
my new 2010 gma terrain will randomly display passenger seat belt is off while there is an adult passenger (+150...
2
~ 9225 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
engine cutting out and dying while driving horn honking at times vehicle starts itself sometimes blowing fuses. vehicle tried to...
2
~ 2500 miles
SUSPENSION
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph proceeded to make a right turn...
2
~ 23164 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. while driving approximately 70 mph in a rain storm the front windshield...
1
~ 100000 miles
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN
2010 gmc terrain. consumer writes in regards to transfer case failure. consumer seeks reimbursement for warranty repairs. *ld the consumer
1
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact stated that the heat and defrost failed to work without...
1
~ 60000 miles
WHEELS
vehicle failed pennsylvania inspection due to sidewall cracking on all four oem michelin latitude tour p235/55r18 tires (front tires have...
1
~ 44500 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
i was driving the vehicle on the highway and all of a sudden it slowed down to about 20 mph...
1
~ 77138 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact stated that the radio display lighting flickered and would not...
1
~ 44000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph and noticed that the entire...
1
~ 52000 miles
EQUIPMENT
my 2010 gmc terrain 4 cylinder awd has made pinging noise and rattling with acceleration since new. the best gas...
1
FRONT > SUSPENSION
issue - 5/20/2011 vehicle brought in for rattling heard from front right wheel. diagnosis noise was found to be coming...
1
~ 37000 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION
issue - 5/20/2011 vehicle brought in for rattling heard from front right wheel. diagnosis noise was found to be coming...
1
~ 37000 miles
CHILD SEAT
sunshine kids radian super latch defect. it is installed properly and comes loose very easily! my 20 month old daughter
1
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT
sunshine kids radian super latch defect. it is installed properly and comes loose very easily! my 20 month old daughter
1
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. while driving approximately 30 mph the contact heard a clapping noise coming from...
1
~ 15000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN
2010 gmc terrain. potential problem with the vehicle build quality. my vehicle hit a severe pothole very common in nj....
1
~ 3500 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
i purchased a 2010 gmc terrain from rossi dealership .i had the truck for a day and the service airbag...
1
~ 231 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. while driving various speeds there was an abnormal noise coming from the...
1
~ 8000 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc terrain. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph proceeded to make a right turn...
1
~ 94 miles

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