2014 GMC Terrain — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 302 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
GMC Terrain — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
295 complaints
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302 complaints
316 complaints
152 complaints
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197 complaints
36 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER. AS A RESULT, SHE DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A TALL GRASS AREA AND STRUCK A CONCEALED CABLE BOX. THE PASSENGER SIDE GRILL WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE HOOD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING F…
The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was oil leaking from the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the PCV valve was frozen and caused oil to leak from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not no…
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE 2014 GMC SIERRA 6.2 L V8 LOST POWER AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, AND REVERSE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION, TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN, IT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE TRUCK HAD UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDEN…
28 DEC 2018 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME DURING RAIN STORM ON RT 80 WEST BOUND APX EXIT 12 NJ DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ASSEMBLY / LINKAGE FELL APART . VISIBILITY WAS ZERO, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY. LOCAL REPAIR STATION VERIFIED LINKAGE FAILED, WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. WE CONTACTED DEALER AND HAVE SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR 31 DEC. HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER REVIEW F…
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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