NHTSA Complaint #10717212 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10717212
Vehicle	2012 GMC TERRAIN
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 16, 2015
Date Filed	May 18, 2015
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

CAR STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISE ON STARTUP. GOT WORSE. TOOK TO A FEW CAR PLACES AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE OIL. BUT THE OIL WAS FINE. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A SECOND LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO BABIES!! VERY DANGEROUS! RAN INTO A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR AS MINE AND SAID SHE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. HAS 80K MILES AND HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE TIMING BELT FIVE TIMES. CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I WILL REPORT THIS TO EVERYONE I KNOW AND WARN THEM.

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