2022 GMC Terrain — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 88 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.
316 complaints
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88 complaints
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What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
Module malfunction open-fuel pump driver control. Engine stops at any time, pressing gas pedal and nothing, the engine stops running no warning. Module has been replaced twice this vehicle should be on recall. When it happens you have no warning and no control. This is life threatening.
When driving vehicle, alert sounded lowered speed detection and my engine light came on. My vehicle then lagged power and it smelled like something was burning. Called dealer i bought vehicle from and i drove it in to them. I just bought the vehicle 8 months ago. I was just in to same dealer for a GPS tracker that was in my vehicle unknown to me that the Onstar stopped working…
The car went into limp mode while I was on the highway. The car said reducing engine power and then I couldn't go the speed limit I had to drive well under the speed limit and pull off the road as soon as possible. I brought it home and water came pouring out the intercooler after looking online. I found out this is a known issue for this vehicle.
WE DID THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL MODULE. NOW THE FUEL GUAGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR THEY SAID COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID READ INCORRECTLY SAID QUARTER TANK MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS IN A BAD AREA. CALLED PRESTON THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM THEY WANTED ME TO BRING IT IN AGAIN I TOLD THEM TO ORDER THE PART THEY REPLACED …
An AC clutch/compressor malfunction. No cold air, unusual noises (grinding, squealing, rattling), metal shavings, burning rubber smell, engine stalling. No warning lamps or messages ever appeared. The problem was serviced at independent service center. The nearest GM dealer is more than 40 miles away from me. Did not drive vehicle and seeked professional help immediately.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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