NHTSA Complaint #11185065 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11185065 |
| Vehicle | 2012 GMC TERRAIN |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MS |
Consumer Description
THE CAR IS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN 2.4 LITER ECO TECH- I FOUND WHERE GMC PUT THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL IN 2015 FOR 7 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES TO BE FIXED FOR FREE- I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM FRANK'S GMC/CHEVORLET IN KOSCIUSKO, MS IN NOVEMBER 2017 WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT- THE ISSUE WAS NOT MENTIONED AND I HAVE THE CARFAX ON THE VEHICLE WHICH MENTION ALL THE SERVICE DATES AND NONE OF WHICH ARE RELATED TO THIS RECALL- ALSO I NEVER RECIEVED ANY INFORMATION BY MAIL ABOUT THIS RECALL AND HAD TO DO SOME DIGGING TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S NOT JUST ME WITH THE PROBLEM BUT SO MANY OTHERS! I WENT TO FRANK'S GMC WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME A CALL BACK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THE GUY I TALKED TO HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS EVEN TALKING ABOUT YET! 3 DAYS LATE THEY WONT EVEN ANSWER MY CALLS AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE OFFICE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A NUMBER TO CALL ME BACK AGAIN WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED YET! WE HAVE PRICED A NEW MOTOR AND TO GET IT PUT IN- PRICE OF MOTOR- $3,200 PRICE TO PUT IT IN- $1,000 WARRANTY- 3 YEAR WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE- OR THE PARTS THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED OUT ARE IN LINK BELOW IF THE MOTOR WASNT REPLACED: HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/7458/SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-EXCESSIVE-ENGINE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2012-CHEVROLET-EQUINOX-GMC-TERRAIN ***THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS WHAT THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION FROM FAULTY PISTON RINGS NOT SEATING CORRECTLY, I BURN OIL AND LOOSE OIL PRESSURE RESULTING IN A FAILURE IN THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM DUE TO THE TENSIONER WORKING OFF OF OIL PRESSURE!*** I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT GOING ON ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AT THIS TIME- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS: HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/BLOG/CHEVY-EQUINOX-CLASS-ACTION-UPDATE-SETTLEMENT-TALKS-UNDERWAY.
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