NHTSA Complaint #11299331 — 2011 GMC TERRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING AND CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND ADDED TWO QUARTS OF OIL. FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE NOISE LOUDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN GOING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO STOCKTON GMC DEALER, (ADDRESS UNKNOWN, (814) 238-4905) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.