NHTSA Complaint #11172230 — 2011 GMC TERRAIN

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11172230
Vehicle	2011 GMC TERRAIN
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 22, 2019
Date Filed	January 26, 2019
Mileage	118,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NH

Consumer Description

IT STARTED LAST MONTH WHEN I NOTICED ANYTHING MAJOR ISSUES IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WOULD BOG DOWN SO I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS TO FLOOR TO GET IT MOVING, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN THIS PAST TUESDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK IT BOG DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I GOT TO WORK AND PARKED THE CAR THEN ON MY WAY HOME I STOPPED AT A STORE AND CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AND THE DIP STICK WAS BONE DRY SO I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN TO GET ME HOME RAN FINE ALL THE WAY HOME UNTIL I PULLED IN TO DRIVE WAY AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED A GOT AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER MY CAR. THEN I CHECKED MY OIL AGAIN AND THE DIP STICK WAS BONE DRY AGAIN.

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