NHTSA Complaint #11221891 — 2013 GMC TERRAIN

COMPLAINTS FOR MY 2013 GMC TERRAIN FLEX FUEL WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH A 4 LANE INTERSECTION. WHENEVER THE LIGHT CHANGED THE VEHICLE SPUTTER OUT OR QUIT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED THE BACK OF MY SUV. ALSO, HAVING TO HOLD BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME DURING STOPS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING DEAD. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS A MONTH AGO DUE TO CODE P0013 AND P0014 WHICH MY MECHANIC REPAIRED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND ACCELERATOR SENSORS. THOSE WERE REPAIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I RETURNED IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE SENSORS AGAIN BECAUSE THE PARTS HAD A WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN AFTER LEAVING MY MECHANICS SHOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AFTER DRIVING 8 MILES. ALSO, LET ME SAY I DO TRUST MY MECHANIC, AS HE HAS WORKED ON MY PAST AND CURRENT VEHICLES WITH NO PROBLEMS. ANYWAY, MY MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A PROBLEM CODE ON THE TERRAIN SO THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PROMPTLY TAKEN TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN AND GEARS, WHICH WAS GOING TO RUN $1100-$1500 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILEAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS SEVERAL CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE GMC TERRAINS. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY SUV FOR A FEW MONTHS AND MY DREAM VEHICLE HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE. I HAD THREE LOCAL MECHANICS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH SAY 'THOSE VEHICLES ARE BAD TO GIVE TROUBLE' AND MY MECHANIC STATED THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THE TERRAINS OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE GMC MANUFACTURING COMPANY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THANK YOU