NHTSA Complaint #11174506 — 2011 GMC TERRAIN

REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR MAIN SEAL HAD BLOWN B/C MOISTURE CAN GET IN AND FREEZE AND SINCE IT WAS SO COLD THE PRESSURE CAUSED THE SEAL TO BLOW. I STARTED THE CAR AHEAD OF TIME B/C IT WAS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO LEAVE I NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED SOME HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS SOON AS I GOT IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING UNDER MY CAR TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAD TO ADD 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE THEY COULD MOVE IT TO A SERVICE BAY. AFTER A SHORT EXAMINATION OF THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD BLOWN. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT 10 OTHER CARS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY AND 4 THE NEXT DAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 BUT WAS TOLD THAT B/C MY CAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT THE ON THEIR LIST AND WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT THAT MINE WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART OR DESIGN. IF IT A DEFECTIVE PART OR DESIGN IT SHOULD BE FIXED ON ALL CARS AND NOT JUST SOME AS I WAS INFORMED THE SAME PARTS WERE USED AT THE DIFFERENT PLANTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR HESITATED TO ACCELERATE.