Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 GMC Terrain.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy a… |
| 2025-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We have 2011 GMC Terrain. We bought it used so we have only had it a couple years. We noticed it seemed to be using a … |
| 2025-06-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the … |
| 2024-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUV gets a slow down warning and it stops shuts off , it’s happened several times now I’m scared!!you wait few minutes … |
| 2024-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission |
| 2024-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oi… |
| 2023-11-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Temperature actuator door is broken, this causes my windshield to fog up therefore I can't see to drive. |
| 2023-10-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield wiper blades stopped working while driving at night in the rain. This was a dangerous situation as i ha… |
| 2023-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign making a left turn, the vehic… |
| 2023-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failure |
| 2023-08-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission and control arms |
| 2023-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Two of the valves failed and the dealership told me it was likely due to a manufacturer’s defect. |
| 2023-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my vehicle down the road and the vehicle just shut off. This was dangerous and could have cost my son and… |
| 2023-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My teenage daughter was driving vehicle home as she was approaching a traffic light Our 2011 GMC Terrain just turned of… |
| 2023-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine made a l… |
| 2023-03-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of GM Special Coverage Adjustment Campaign Numbe… |
| 2023-02-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V137000 (Exterior Li… |
| 2023-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought this vehicle and NHTSA made GM release an extended warranty on this vehicle for excessive loss of engine oil. … |
| 2022-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Ok so my 2011 GMC terrain just went over 150,000 miles I bought this vehicle used from a dealership not knowing that th… |
| 2022-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car wouldn’t start, later found out it was due to timing chain issue which ended up blowing up my engine. I live 40 … |
| 2022-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive pow… |
| 2022-08-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2011 GMC TERRAIN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. AT THAT TIM… |
| 2022-08-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | my windshield wipers just suddenly stopped working during a rain storm. I managed to get home safely and after a quick… |
| 2022-07-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH with the windshield wipers i… |
| 2022-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My wife and I on an Interstate Highway when the Check Engine light came on and the vehicle started slowing down. The me… |
| 2022-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Was driving the car and all of a sudden a bunch of lights came on the dash called the dealership where I got it from to… |
| 2022-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The service airbag warning light came on in the vehicle last week. I took the car to be serviced. Per service advisor, … |
| 2022-06-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the headlights were very di… |
| 2022-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Was driving home from work had a half tank of gas no lights or anything came on, car just shut off was not able to star… |
| 2022-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V137000 (Exterior Li… |
| 2022-05-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My fear is that the car's engine accelerates very slowly when entering large intersections, I feel that it is a great d… |
| 2022-03-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V137000 (Exterior… |
| 2022-03-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Wipers were intermittently working then completely died. Took for replacement and 3 months after replacement motor dies… |
| 2022-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V137000 (Exterior Li… |
| 2022-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | General Motors Corporation has failed to remedy, in a timely manner, a known safety-related defect and, therefore, rema… |
| 2022-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost mo… |
| 2022-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while idled, there was smoke coming from under the hood of… |
| 2022-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2011 GMC Terrain SLT The engine blew do to timing Chain breaking and it tore up the injectors as i was looking it up th… |
| 2022-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Uncertain. Engine power is reduced stall while driving common issues I’ve read about is throttle body and it’s sensor |
| 2021-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The timing chain is run by oil pressure. This engine burns so much oil that I have put in 6quarts in 1 month. If not co… |
| 2021-12-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In March of 2019. My 2011 GMC Terrain shut down while I was driving. No warning lights, sounds or any prior problems to… |
| 2021-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The failure point was the seal on the sunroof and the sunroof itself. A correct failure mode would be for it to leak i… |
| 2021-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have owned this car for a little over year and have had nothing but issues. The car started on fire with an electrica… |
| 2021-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Oil burning too quickly I recent got an oil change in Aug, checked oil and it was completely dry less then 2 months (oi… |
| 2021-08-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The liftgate on my 2011 GMC Terrain failed on 8/31/2021. It lifted to the 3/4 setting and then fell, hitting me in the… |
| 2021-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has been burning up to 3 quarts of oil every 1,500 miles. This has been an ongoing issue for years. In 2020 a G… |
| 2021-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Purchased this vehicle in November 2020 and 7 months later was coming home from a trip, there was a ticking noise got l… |
| 2021-07-06 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed in the rain, the front wi… |
| 2021-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine locked up while driving on the interstate rendering it inoperable and undrivable. There were no warning sig… |
| 2021-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Service stabilitrak pops up, engine goes into reduced power mode. Third time happening and dealership has done nothing … |