2013 GMC TERRAIN Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHRISTENSON CHEVROLET (9700 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322, (219) 924-3344) WHERE THE TIMING CHAIN, REAR MAIN SEAL, GASKET KIT, AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,809.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, HEADING HOME ON A COLD NIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THE DISPLAY SAID "POWER REDUCED TO ENGINE", I STOPPED AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD DROPPED ALL OF MY OIL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1/2 QUART, THE MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PCV PIPE WAS PLUGGED AND FORCED A LEAK AND BLEW CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE ALL OF IT'S OIL. HE IS NOT A GMC DEALER SO HE CALLED THE NEAREST ONE, MCGRATH (FORMERLY BIRD CHEVROLET) IN DUBUQUE, IOWA AND THEY SAID THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM AND THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TOWED THERE FOR REPAIR. ONCE THE MECHANIC AT MCGRATH, (RANDY) HAD TAKEN...

PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING REAR MAIN OIL SEAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

WHILE EXITING OFF A HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED, IT WAS ONLY 2* FAHRENHEIT. IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH. UPON GETTING TO THE DESTINATION, THERE WAS OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED. HE INVESTIGATED POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND CAME UP WITH A GM SERVICE BULLETIN # 14882. THE PVC SYSTEM FROZE, CAUSING THE SEAL TO FAIL. I'VE CALLED GM NUMEROUS TIMES AND ON ALL OCCASIONS I WAS TOLD "YOUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED BY THAT SERVICE BULLETIN"

"TAKATA RECALL" 2018 DECEMBER 22 I NOTICED MY ENGINE HAD A DEEP GROWL WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD QUIET DOWN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE NOTICEABLE ON THE DIP STICK, NOR WAS THERE A WARNING ON MY CONSOLE TO ADD OIL. I ADDED OIL. I SCHEDULED AN OIL CHANGE ON 12/27 ( FIRST TIME ONE WAS AVAILABLE ) . I MENTIONED THE GROWL AND LACK OF OIL TO THE TECHNICIAN. HE STATED THAT THE 2013 TERRIAN WAS KNOWN TO HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER ASAP. SO I DID. AT THE DEAL ZIMBRICK - SUN PRAIRIE, WI THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND STATED THERE WERE NOT ISSUES RELATED TO MY VIN NUMBER. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE ENGINE PARTS AS NEEDED WHICH WOULD BE APPROX $3000 EXPENSE FOR ME OR KEEP OIL ON HAND AND MONITOR CLOSELY....

MY CAR IS CONSUMING OIL FASTER THAN NORMAL.MY CAR WAS RATTLING AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THE GMC TERRAINS AND CHEVY EQUINOX IS CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. MY OIL INDICATOR SAID THE OIL WAS FINE, BUT HE SAID THE OIL WAS VERY LOW. HE TOLD ME TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. HE ALSO GAVE ME TWO EXTRA QUARTS OF OIL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE QUITE OFTEN. WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, THE CAR WAS RATTLING AND WAS LURCHING FOWARD AT A STOP LIGHT, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT IS THE OIL BEING CONSUMED AT A HIGHER RATE THAN NORMAL.

THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS HORRIBLE. I BELIEVE WITHIN 2000 MILES FROM 5QT TO 2QT. WE WERE ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR KEPT JERKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED. TAYLOR CHEVROLET (734-287-2600, LOCATED AT 13801 S TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY 2013 GMC TERRAIN ON NOV 2, 2018. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER. ON DEC 9, 2018, AFTER LEAVING CHURCH, MY HUSBAND & I STOPPED AT THE STORE. WHEN WE GOT READY TO LEAVE, I STARTED MY CAR & IT MADE A LOUD NOISE SO I TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED TO CRANK IT AGAIN & IT WOULD JUST SPIN. MY HUSBAND GOT OUT TO CHECK THE OIL & FOUND NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS 2 QRTS LOW. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, TWICE, WE ARE BEING TOLD IT HAS JUMPED TIME. NOT ONLY WOULD WE NEED TO REPLACING THE TIMING CHANGE, BUT POSSIBLY THE VALVES AS WELL. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD, DUE TO COMPLAINTS, THE DEALERSHIP CAN REPLACE THE MOTOR & GMC WILL PAY THEM BACK. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS 1,000 MILES...

CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND NO INDICATION LIGHT COMES ON TO INFORM ME OF LOW OIL LEVELS

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN MAY 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION MORE THAN ONE QUART IN 1000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THIS IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE OR REBUILD THE ENGINE RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE.

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2013 GMC TERRAIN ON 9/6/18 AT 93,100 THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OIL CHANGES AND TWO 2QT TOP OFFS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1QT ADDED EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE SECOND TOP OFF SHOWED A WHITE SUBSTANCE INDICATING A POSSIBLE ISSUE RELATED TO PISTON RING WEAR. ON 12/5/18 REPAIRS WERE ASSESSED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO OIL LEAK. BEFORE OIL TOP OFFS NO OIL CAN LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS PRESENT AND CAR SHOWED OVER 50% OIL LIFE. MECHANIC STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD NEED TO BE MADE IN ORDER TO FIX THE MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE.

POTENTIAL OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. IN MAY 2018 NOTICED A KNOCKING/RATTLING IN ENGINE WHILE ACCELERATING AT SLOW SPEEDS. NOISE GREW LOUDER AND MORE CONSISTENT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. ON BOARD COMPUTER STATED REMAINING OIL LIVE WAS OVER 30%, HOWEVER NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. ADD OIL AND NOISE STOPPED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT (JUNE) WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED. THEY TOLD ME IF IT OCCURS AGAIN, NOT TO ADD OIL, RATHER BRING IT IN FOR A CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY DID NOT TELL ME HOW LOW MY OIL LEVEL WAS. NOVEMBER 2018 THE NOISE RETURNED. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECOMMENDED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. INFORM BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO, LONGER COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT DO THE TEST. OIL CHANGED (EVEN THOUGH ON BOARD COMPUTER STATED 48% OIL LIFE REMAINING). READING OTHER REPORTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE, WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. HE CHECKED THE OIL AND REALIZED IT WAS THREE QUARTS LOW. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE AND ALSO REPLACED THE TIMING BELT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL CONSUMED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DEALER (ARNIE BAUER BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 5525 MILLER CIR DR, MATTESON, IL 60443) STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I BOUGHT THE VECHILE IN FEB. 2016 RAN FINE. IN JUNE OF 2016. THE VECHILE STARTED ACTING LIKE IT HAD WATER IN THE GAS HESITATEING STALLING AND THE RADIO AND TOUCH SCREEN DON'T WORK TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HE SAID HAD ATER IN FUEL PUT I A NEW SENORS. BUT STILL DOING THE SAME THING STALLING WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGNS HESITATES NOT GOING INTO TO GEAR TOOK IT TO GM DEALER IN NEW RICHMOND AND THEY HOOK UP TO A COMPUTER SAID NOTHING WRONG WHEN VECHILE DOSE IT AGAIN BRING IT IN DON'T TURN IT OFF THATS HARD TO DO BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO START IT UP AGAIN TO DRIVE IT THEIR KNOW TODAY THE RADIO IS OFF AND TOUCHSCREEN DON'T COME ON I AM JUST SCARED BECAUSE WE TAKE OUR SON TO ROCHESTER THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR THERPY HELP

MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 54K MILES AND I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SERIOUS, DANGEROUS DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE ON 9/12/2018 WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT A PARKING STALL MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT IN PARK THEN RESTART IT AND DRIVE ABOUT A MILE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I HAD TO COAST THE CAR ONTO A NEARBY STREET OUT OF TRAFFIC FOR MY AND MY SON'S SAFETY. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE ONCE MORE AND DROVE ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS OR A WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO COVER TOWING AND DIAGNOSTIC FEES AND WAS...

4 CYLINDER ENGINE - OIL CONSUMPTION PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN 2.7 QUARTS.

USES A MINIMUM OF 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES BROUGHT IT IN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN OR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BY GM DEALER THEY HAD NO NOTICE OF THIS HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MONTGOMERY AL AND OUR GMC TERRAIN SLE 2013 SUDDENLY JUST TURNED OFF. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME AND AFTER OUR MECHANIC LOOKED OVER THE CAR HE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND DO TO THE TYPE OF ENGINE IT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED VALUES AND POSSIBLY THE HEADS AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GMC TERRAIN 2.4L 4CLY ENGINE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DRIVING DOWN 167 TO ENTERPRISE AL, WE COULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES BEING REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM WOULD MAKE A VEHICLE WITH THIS DEFECT AND NOT PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN, IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND DISRESPECTFUL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A FUEL STATION, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERRYSBURG AUTO MALL (26875 N DIXIE HIGHWAY, PERRYSBURG, OH 43551) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, PISTON RINGS, CAMS, AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

08/17 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, HE PLUGGED IN THE COMPUTER TO ASSESS THE CODE WHICH WAS P420 AFTER ASSESSING MY TERRAIN HE DECIDE THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE CONVERTER AND RESET THE COMPUTER, TOLD ME IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAD TO ADD 1 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WENT TO EXCELERATE UP A SMALL INCLINE AND MY DASH WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I APPLIED THE BREAK, TURNED THE KEY OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY TERRAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY OUR MECHANIC CAME BY OUR HOME TO LOOK OVER MY VEHICLE, WHEN THE COMPUTER...

THE ENGINE KEPT LOSING OIL BUT THE MECHANICS COULD NEVER FIND THE OIL LEAK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE ENGINE WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND MY CAR LOCKED UP ON THE EWAY. MY CAR ONLY HAS 102K MILES. GM HAS A BULLETIN OUT SHOWING THAT 2013 GM CAR ENGINE HAVE AN OVER OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED HOWEVER THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WHY MY ENGINE COULD OF LOCKED UP WITHOUT AN OIL LEAK. HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1893/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2010-2013-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY 2013 GMC TERRAIN. IT HAS A 2.4 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY GM FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE A FULL RECALL YET. VEHICLE WAS STALLING DUE TO LOW OIL ISSUES. INTAKE SOLENOID HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOW OIL LEVELS. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM TRANS TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL, LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEARINGS GOING BAD ALL WITH JUST 52K MILES. THE ENGINE SPECIFICALLY IN MY VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD/CONCERN FOR ANYONE WITH A FAMILY. MY WIFE IS A NANNY AND DOES NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY. I HAD DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE NOT VERY MANY MILES ON A NEW FRESH OIL CHANGE AND THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO CHECK MY OIL THE DIPSTICK HAD NO OIL ON IT!! I WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE THERE...

STALLING ISSUES - I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE STALLING - THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AFTER STARING THE IGNITION AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. ONCE YOU GIVE IT THE GAS IT WILL JUST SHUT DOWN - LOSES ALL POWER. IT'S HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, IT'S HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN BEFORE PULLING ONTO A ROADWAY, IT'S HAPPENED LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY - I HAVE RESEARCHED AN HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIFE IN DANGER, I AM LOOKING TO GET REAR ENDED OR KNOCKED OUT OF THE ROAD BY A TRUCK OR SOMETHING. THE CODE IS COMING UP AS AN OXYGEN SENSOR -

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED ALL THE GAUGES AND WARNING INDICATORS NOT TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER (CARLSBAD BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 5334 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, (760) 438-5311) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER FOUND DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES P0496, P0171, AND P0174, WHICH DETECTED PRESSURE IN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WOULD BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CADILLAC OF COSTA MESA (2600 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626, (877) 844-8058) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A DOCUMENT THAT DID NOT SPECIFICALLY INDICATE THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF...

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF..THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ACCELERATION ISSUES..WHEN I GIVE THE GAS TO INCREASE SPEED IT HESITATE..AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON..AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT GO..IT GETS STUCK..I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK FOR A MINUTE THE PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE THEN IT WILL GO.

CAR MAKES TERRIBLE ENGINE NOISE WHEN STARTING/AS IT IDLES. THIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS DUE TO LOW OIL.THIS CAR BURNS THROUGH OIL FASTER THAN ANYTHING IVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WITH FULL SYNTHETIC OIL I HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST QUART EVERY 700 MILES FOR SO. KEEPING THE OIL LEVEL UP HELPS OBV, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM WAS GOING ON FOR SOME TIME BEFORE I FIGURED OUT THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A SUPER FAST RATE. SO WHO KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE MAY BE INSIDE THE ENGINE AT THIS POINT. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE I4 ENGINES AND THEY BURN OIL BECAUSE THE TIMING IS OFF. HOWEVER GM'S ONLY FIX THUS FAR IS TO RUN AN OIL STUDY WHICH TAKES UP A LOT OF TIME.THIS IS ALSO HUGE PAIN WHEN DEALING WITH ANY DEALER, BECAUSE ONLY A GM DEALER CAN RUN THE TEST,...

PCV VALVE ORIFICE CLOGGED/FROZEN OVER. CAUSED PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR DIED AT A STOPLIGHT. REMOVED ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK, RELEASED PRESSURE TO GET VEHICLE TO A SHOP. MECHANIC CLEANED ORIFICE, DRILLED ORIFICE TO A WIDER DIAMETER, AND CLEANED ALL RELATED ENGINE PARTS. GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE EVEN THOUGH SAME ENGINES WITH DIFFERENT VIN ARE COVERED UNDER TSB 14882. BILL FOR SERVICE ATTACHED.

THE VEHICLE HAS SYMPTOMS OF #13-06-01-003H: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ' PERFORM OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND/OR INSTALL PISTON AND PISTON RING KIT ' (FEB 9, 2016) THE TEST STATES THE FOLLOWING: IF THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST INDICATES THAT THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION IS GREATER THAN 1 QUART (0.946 L) OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES (3,200 KM), NOTE THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE, THE DATE THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND ANY REPAIRS/DIAGNOSIS THAT YOU HAVE PERFORMED. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, I WAS DOWN ALMOST 2 QUARTS FROM 5 AROUND 5000 MILES THIS MAY NOT QUALIFY, BUT IS CERTAINLY NOT CORRECT.

MY CAR STARTING SPUTTERING YESTERDAY MORNING. BY LUNCH, I WAS A QUART LOW ON OIL. I ADDED A QUART OF OIL AND MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WHEN MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AGAIN, A DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON SAYING ENGINE WAS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN IT DIED. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE LOW OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND IT SAID STOP ENGINE NOW. I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THOMPSON SALES IN SPRINGFIELD MO - THE OFFICIAL GMC DEALER. I WAS CALLED TODAY AND TOLD IT WAS THE PCV VALVE THAT FROZE UP, CAUSING A BACK UP IN PRESSURE, CAUSING THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS TODAY, ONLY TO FIND THAT APPARANTLY THERE ARE MANY GMC TERRAINS IN THE 2010-2013 YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? WHEN I RESEARCH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO BEES CHEVROLET (2100 OLD US 27, ST. JOHNS, MI, 48879, 989-224-2345) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PVC FROZE AND CAUSED THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL TO BLOW. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

GMC BULLETIN 14882 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD THIS BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED ON MY 2013 GMC TERRAIN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN -11 TEMPS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND MAKING A WHINING NOISE. ABOUT A MILE UP THE ROAD HER CAR DASH READS " CRITICAL OIL PRESSURE" AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF. MY WIFE WAS STUCK IN THE FREEZING COLD FOR OVER 40 MINUTES BEFORE A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 58,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MAIN SEAL AND PCV SYSTEM FROZE UP. HE MENTIONED THAT THE SAME ISSUE THAT GMC RELEASED UNDER BULLETIN 14882 HAD HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE WARRANTIED AS IT WAS OUT...

DRIVING TO FAMILY DINNER ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED ON SIDE OF ROAD IN -35 DEGREE WEATHER. NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, NO DASH WARNING INDICATORS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (55MPH) WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE GOOD...SUNNY DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP (WHEELER'S AUTOMOTIVE OF ABBOTSFORD, WI) AND, AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK...A CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ENGINE ITSELF. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS (NEW ENGINE) AND WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OUR WARRANTY ENDED 08/30/2017 WITH 100,003 MILES. OUR VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 102,XXX MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE ALWAYS COMPLETED AT A GM CERTIFIED REPAIR CENTER (WHEELER'S OF MARSHFIELD, WI). THERE WAS NO INDICATED FROM A MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM...

WHILE DRIVING HOME I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND IN LOW RPM RANGE. I CONTINUED THE REMAINING 1 MILE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE I COULD SMELL BURNING OIL. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS LOTS OF OIL DRIPPING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING A GM TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PCV VALUE HAD CLOGGED/FROZEN CAUSING INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE AND BLOWING OUT THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS STATED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10057977-8108) THAT GM HAS OUT. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED WITH THIS BULLETIN FOR SOME REASON, BUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS DRIVETRAIN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-10057977-8108) SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES WITH THE 2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER...

ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT REAR OF ENGINE, WHILST PARKED AT WORKPLACE.CRANKCASE PRESSURE, MOISTURE BUILD UP, AND/OR SLUDGE BUILD UP. ACCORDING TO BULLETIN PIP5093A CAUSED BY COLD TEMPERATURE, IT GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 17 DEGREES HERE IN TEXAS. MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST $1,800.00TO REPAIR. GMC DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL AND IS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY, A LOT OF THE 2.4L ENGINES IN SEVERAL MODELS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. AUTO HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT, AND I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES DAILY. ACCORDING TO GM BULLETINS THIS IS KNOWN TO THEM, AS IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS.

THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AT A RATE MUCH HIGHER THAN "NORMAL". BETWEEN MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONSUME 40-50% OF THE ENGINES OIL CAPACITY. THIS IS DETERMINED TO NOT BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN REGARDS TO ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT IS NOT "NORMAL" OR STATED AS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY THE GMC OPERATION MANUAL/DOCUMENTATION. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE RELATED TO IGNITION AND TIMING WHEREAS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN/START/OR STALLS(CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ISSUES). SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE SAME VEHICLE INDICATED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLIES(WHICH CAN LEAD TO TIMING ISSUES) AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UNDERGOING MULTIPLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS WHICH REVEALED OIL USAGE AT A RATE OF .4 - .5 QUARTS PER 1,500 MILES, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE...

THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAKES ME THINK THIS CAR WAS A LEMON, UNREPORTED BY ORIGINAL OWNER, OR IN A FLOOD; 1ST, THE REAR HATCH STRUTS WERE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND INOPERABLE (REINFORCING MY FLOOD THOUGHT.) 2ND, THE VEHICLES MPG IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED 22/32 - I MENTIONED MY CONCERN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPT, THE SALES MAN, AND THE CERTIFIED SALE MANAGER; THEIR SOLUTION - THEY RESET THE GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD! 3RD, WITHIN DAYS OF MY PURCHASE, I NOTICED A KNOCK UNDER MY CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN AXLE WAS GOING TO BUST THROUGH MY FLOORBOARD IT WAS KNOCKING SO HARD! AFTER NUMEROUS SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS & VISITS BACK TO THE DEALER, ONE VISIT LASTING APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS, THEY THINK THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SECONDARY FUEL TANK FUEL PUMP MODULE - (CONTRIBUTING TO FUEL CONSUMPTION ISSUE?) 4TH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE...

THE VEHICLE HAS A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. EVERY 1K MILES IT CONSUMES ABOUT 1QT. I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY MONTH. I SEE A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINT OVER THE INTERNET REGARDING THE GMC TERRAIN 2010-2013 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM FACTORY. GM RELEASED A BULLETIN BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. I HAVE TO PAY FIR A FACTORY PROBLEM. #13-06-01-003H: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ' PERFORM OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND/OR INSTALL PISTON AND PISTON RING KIT ' (FEB 9, 2016) HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1893/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2010-2013-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC

2013 GMC TERRAIN WITH 119,000 MILES HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC, CHEV AND BUICKS. THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED 13-06-01-003F. IN 2014, GM WAS FIXING ALL VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY, UNFORTUNATELY MINE DID NOT OCCURE UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 5,000 TO 7,000 MILES USING THE SYNTHETIC BLEND RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE, ALL CHECK ENGINE, LIGHTS, ETC CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO POWER SHUT DOWN MODE, WHICH LUCKILY MY VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING. HTTP://GM.OEMDTC.COM/1893/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2010-2013-BUICK-CHEVROLET-GMC/2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL WAS A QUART AND A HALF LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,155.

I HAVE A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2014. IT HAD ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE ABNORMAL NOISE IT MAKES. WHILE THE CAR IS EITHER IN DRIVER OR REVERSE, IT MAKES A WEIRD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE NOISE GOES AWAY IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE HEARD WHEN THE CAR IDOLS AT A CERTAIN RPM. THE CAR MAKES A RATTLE LIKE SOUND WHEN THE RPMS ARE LOW, LIKE BETWEEN 500 TO 1500. FOR EXAMPLE: WHEN I'M CRUISING DOWN TOWN AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 25-45MPH, I CAN HERE THE RATTLE SOUND. WHEN I BACK INTO MY GARAGE, THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD EVEN LOUDER BECAUSE THE GARAGE AMPLIFIES THE SOUND. WHEN I USE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE, IT DOES NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. ONLY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN...

LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR THE ENGINE BLEW ON A 2 YEAR OLD GMC TERRAIN. HOW THIS IS AT ALL POSSIBLE I HAVE NO CLUE, BUT LUCKILY ENOUGH I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND AWAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. BELOW IS THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE HEADACHE I HAVE HAD TO UNDERGO SINCE THIS HAPPENED. -1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BEING BLOWN I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR A 5,000 MILE CHECK-UP -NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WAS A FLUTTERING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE, SO PLANNED ON TAKING TO SHEEHAN THE NEXT MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON 3/17/2015 WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR AND THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO -WITNESS SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE...

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE 2013 GMC TERRAIN DENALI AND NOTICED THAT IT HAS A BOGGING SENSATION IN THE STEERING AT IDLE WHEN TURNING. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS GOING TO CUT OUT - ALMOST LIKE NOT FULLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE. VERY NOISY AND ANNOYING IN THE TIGHT PARKING GARAGE WHEN YOU HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING AT A STANDSTILL DURING IDLE. THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CONSTRUCTION WORKER JACKHAMMERING ABOUT 1 BLOCK AWAY WITH THE WINDOWS UP. IT CAN ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS A HELICOPTER HOVERING OVERHEAD AT AROUND 200-300 FEET. YOU CAN ONLY HEAR IT FROM INSIDE THE CAB. I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS DURING THE TEST DRIVE, EXCEPT THAT THE RADIO WAS ON AND THERE WERE NO TIGHT STEERING SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH OF...

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE I FELT THE ENGINE HESITATE AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. MESSAGE ON MY DISPLAY SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND I BASICALLY HAD A FEW SECONDS TO MERGE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GMC DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CRASH LIGHT AND SIGNAL CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGH THE TRUCK IN JULY 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE AND PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,945.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT COLLISION ALERT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,033. UPDATED 8/22/14*CN