NHTSA Complaint #11141421 — 2010 GMC TERRAIN

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11141421
Vehicle 2010 GMC TERRAIN
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 98,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IL

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE STABILI-TRACK SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, ABS, AWD, AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON. THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND MY SPEED IS THROTTLED DOWN A LOT. ITS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CITY STREETS. WHEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'VE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANICS SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO CODES WHEN HOOKING UP THE COMPUTER. THEY KEPT IT A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE TOLD ME THERE WERE MISFIRES AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT AND TESTING IT OUT (TEST DRIVING) AND WORK WAS NEEDED (THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, CAM SHAFT SWAP OUT AND A FULL TUNE-UP). $1000 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEN AGAIN. THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR (2016, 2017, 2018) IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN A ROW AND ALL THE MECHANIC CAN SAY IS THAT IT MAY BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE. I'VE CALLED GM WITH NO LUCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. TRYING TO NAVIGATE TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN YOUR CAR THROTTLES DOWN TO 25-35 MPH IS INSANE.

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