Gmc TERRAIN transmission problems
331 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
3,096 owner complaints analyzed
22 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,715 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
331 of 3,096 complaints match this topic (10.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10347137 · 2010-08-03 (August 3, 2010)
ON THURSDAY JULY 22 WHEN I WENT TO GO START MY CAR MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD, IT WOULD ONLY ROLL FORWARD. THE CAR DASH STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE "STABILITRACK" AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. ON THURSDAY JULY 30, I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 70MPH ABOUT TO TURN OFF ONTO A RAMP WHERE MY CAR STOPS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND "STABILITRACK" CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR HAS BEEN T…
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10347137 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10396701 · 2011-04-18 (April 18, 2011)
I HAD COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE COURTESY GMC IN TRUSSVILLE, AL IN THE LAST THAT MY 2010 GMC TERRAIN WAS NOT GETTING GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND IDLING AND SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. AT THAT TIME IT WAS UNDER THE 36,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS JUST HOW THIS NEW ENGINE RAN BUT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE WEEK OF APRIL 4, 2011 MY VEHICLE STARTED REALLY HAVING ALOT MORE DIFFICULTIES ON IDLING, HAD NO PICKUP AND GAS MILEAGE GOT EVEN WORSE AND IT ALMOST CUT OFF A FEW TIMES. WELL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 11, 2011 A…
Owner-reported narrative. 48,177 miles reported. Look up ODI 10396701 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10743496 · 2015-07-25 (July 25, 2015)
I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE SINCE I FIRST LEASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2010 AND EVENTUALLY BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, COUPLED WITH REALLY ROUGH IDLE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AS IT WAS SO RANDOM I NEVER THOUGHT I HAD A SERIOUS ENGINE DEFECT. IN JULY OF 2014 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES TO WORK ONE WAY, AND THAT IS WHEN THE REAL TROUBLE BEGAN. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGE WOULD COME ON SEVERAL TIMES DURING THOSE CAR TRIPS REDUCING POWER. I WOULD PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD …
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10743496 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10762505 · 2015-09-09 (September 9, 2015)
WE WERE ALMOST REAR END WHEN TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JUST STOPS MOVING WITH ENGINE RUNNING. THE DRIVER WHO ALMOST HIT US AND OTHER DRIVERS GOT OUT TO ASSIST US IN GETTING MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE TRAVEL ALOT IN THIS CAR WHAT IF WE WERE ON INTERSTATE WE WOULD PROBABLY BEEN KILLED. THANK GOD THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR OVER A WEEK TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE PLATES IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST BETWEEN $3150 AND $4000. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT WI…
Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10762505 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10818397 · 2016-01-06 (January 6, 2016)
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SWITCHED ITSELF INTO REVERSE, PROPELLING THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS ALMOST STRIKING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND SINCE IT WAS 52 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, GMC WOULD NOT WARRANTY IT. THE ISSUE THAT I AM ASKING YOU TO INVESTIGATE, IS GM'S RESPONSE TO ME WHEN I EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE CAR PUTTING ITSELF IN THE REVERSE MODE. I HAD BEEN SPEAKING WITH ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS WHO WORKS DIRECTLY …
Owner-reported narrative. 100,052 miles reported. Look up ODI 10818397 at NHTSA ↗