NHTSA Complaint #11229167 — 2012 GMC TERRAIN

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11229167
Vehicle	2012 GMC TERRAIN
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	July 11, 2016
Date Filed	July 3, 2019
Mileage	41,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

SEVERAL TIMES IN 3 YEARS, THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM LOSS OF POWER STARTS RUNNING SLOW, WONT GO OVER 20 MPH, CHECK STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING, ACTS LIKE MISFIRE OR NO FUEL IN VEHICLE, STARTS ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME, VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. AT LEAST TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP 7 OR 8 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERANT , YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS! THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY AT RED LIGHT AND BIG OR WHILE DRIVING GOING 45 OR 65 AND DROP TO 20 MPH AND NOT WANT TO GO, I PUSH THE GAS PADDLE TO FLOOR AND IT DOES NOTHING. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMEDIATE AND A PROBLEM SINCE MONTH 3 OF BUYING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BASICALLY GIVIN UP ON ME AND MY VEHICLE.

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