NHTSA Complaint #11210220 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR OVER 4 YEARS WE ARE JUST NOW FINDING OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED WHAT THEY CALL SPECIAL BULLETINS ON THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. WE FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 WHEN THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING, SHAKING, AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT IT FOR FEAR OF BEING HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES. COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT AND AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED IT BEGAN RIDING SMOOTH AGAIN. HOWEVER WE NOTICED AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS IT WAS LOW ON OIL AGAIN. BASICALLY WE ENDED UP HAVING TO GET A OIL CHANGE EVERY 6-7 WEEKS OR AT LEAST ADD A QUART OF OIL TO THE CAR EVER 3 WEEKS. NOW WE'VE COME TO FIND OUT THAT SPECIAL BULLETINS(BULLETIN #16118 OR 14882) HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM WITH MY TERRAIN. MY PROBLEM IS NO LETTER OR CONTACT WAS EVER SENT TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS ISSUE. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR THESE BULLETINS. THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS AFTER READING THE BULLETIN WE'VE COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR MAY BE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PHASE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 132,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TSP SAYS 7 1/2 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. IF WE HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE TSP WE WOULD HAVE SURELY TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECK. BETTER YET, WHEN MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL LINE PROBLEM OR REPAIR OF THE MOON ROOF WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY TSP'S THEN. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED, AS IT HAD LESS THAN 120,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING OVER A YEAR AND 1/2 AGO AND WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY FASHION.