NHTSA Complaint #10937584 — 2010 GMC TERRAIN

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH AROUND 86,000 MI - ONE OWNER, FROM DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A NOISE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY MONTH BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUAL OIL BURNING ISSUE. IT DIED ON ME THREE TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON. LATER, AFTER A COLD DAY, I HAD AN OIL LEAK. I TOOK IT IN AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PCV SYSTEM AND THE CAR HAS HAD RECALLS IN THE PAST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS REAR MAIN SEAL NEEDS REPLACED. I FOUND A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN FROM GM ONLINE WHERE IT SAID THAT CERTAIN LOCATIONS/VINS ARE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS BUT WHEN I CALLED GM IT SAID MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. LOTS OF ENGINE NOISE, VERY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION/BURN, AND DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE OWNERS TO FILE FOR A CIVIL ACTION IF THEY OWN THIS TYPE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE REVIEWS LEAD TO THE SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD HONOR THEIR VALUES BY EITHER REPLACING THE PARTS OR RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DESIGN IS GREAT BUT THE ENGINE AND SYSTEM ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. *TR