NHTSA Complaint #11061429 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

ON JAN 1ST IT WAS 3F OUT MY WIFE WORMED UP HER TERRAIN WE DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES WHEN WE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. NEXT CAME THE ENGINE KNOCKING REALLY BAD. WE STOPPED THE TERRAIN AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE OIL COVERED THE MUFFLER. THIS HAPPENED FROM THE PCV BEING PLUGGED AND/OR FROZEN FROM THE COLD WEATHER. I RECENTLY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THAT YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT INDICATES THAT WILL HAPPEN AND THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THAT.(14882: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT) I ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WARRANTY. THE TERRAIN MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THAT IS ALSO A PART OF THAT 14882:ADJUSTMENT NOW TO THE POINT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE MY WIFE'S TERRAIN WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 100K/5YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY OUR TERRAIN ONLY HAS 71K MILES ON IT. BUT THE 5YEAR ARE UP. SO GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO BOTH SPECIAL COVERAGE THE 14882: THEY ADJUSTED TO 10 YEARS OR 120K MILES BUT THEY ARE CLAIMING EVEN THOUGH ITS FOR THAT YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND ENGINE AND THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S LISTED IS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR GMC ITS NOT FOR OUR TERRAIN. I TOLD THEM I ALSO HAD A LETTER THAT THEY SENT TO US STATING THE OIL CONSUMPTION THAT HAS A ADJUSTMENT OF 7YEARS 6MONTHS/120K WARRANTY WITCH WAS PART OF THAT 14882: SPECIAL COVERAGE THEY STILL WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING. I BELIEVE WE ARE GETTING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IN THIS SITUATION. THEY ARE MAKING US PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS IT MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE IN RESULT OF THE REAR SEAL BLOWING BECAUSE IT LOST ALL THE OIL. BUT WE WOULD NOT KNOW TILL THE REPAIRS START OR AFTER ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE AND THE ENGINE SEIZES. I ALSO WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALER THAT IF WE FIX IT AND DRIVE IT DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS NO GUARANTY THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.