NHTSA Complaint #10860281 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10860281
Vehicle	2012 GMC TERRAIN
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 12, 2016
Date Filed	April 19, 2016
Mileage	49,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AR

Consumer Description

AT LOW IDLE OR WHEN BACKING UP AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES. ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO STALL UNLESS HOLDING DOWN BRAKE & ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME. STOPS STALLING WHEN SPEED INCREASES, BUT STALLS ON LOW SPEEDS & BACKING UP CONTINUALLY. CODE INDICATES CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER SENSOR. FIRST SENSOR REPLACED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING GARAGE. SECOND SENSOR REPLACED. PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN! MECHANIC THINKS IT COULD BE GROUND WIRING ISSUE IS BURNING UP THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

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