NHTSA Complaint #11384828 — 2011 GMC TERRAIN

ON 08/05/2020 I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITH A CRACKED MANIFOLD. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE SEARED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK SIDE. AFTER CONSULTING MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER, I WAS ADVISED THAT 1) TO REPAIR THE ENGINE HAS TO BE LIFTED AS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT LIFTING THE ENGINE ( MANUFACTURE DEFECT) . FURTHER, IT WAS ADVISED TO ME THAT COMPLETELY SEALING THE MANIFOLD COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE ' THESE ENGINES RUN HOT'. AS I EXPRESSED THAT THIS VEHICLES 'ANTIFREEZE' LEVEL IS NOT STABLE AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER VEHICLES. IN OTHER WORDS THIS VEHICLE BURNS UP ANTIFREEZE QUICKER THAN I'VE SEEN OCCUR IN OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE TOPIC IT WAS DISCOVERED BY CONSUMER REPORTS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE MAJOR DEFECTIVE ENGINES WITH REPAIRS TO MANIFOLD BEING NOTORIOUS. AND TO HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIFTED EACH TIME IS UNREASONABLY COSTLY. AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IF A DEFECTIVE ENGINE RUNS HOT AND THERE'S A RISK OF FIRE. THIS IS EXACERBATED BY THE FACT OF THE TINY SPACE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL WITHIN THE VEHICLE.