Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 GMC Terrain has 23 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.
23
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
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| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 GMC Terrain. The contact discovered that there was a mi... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The failure point was the seal on the sunroof and the sunroof itself. A correct failure mode would ... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I have owned this car for a little over year and have had nothing but issues. The car started on fir... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Oil burning too quickly I recent got an oil change in Aug, checked oil and it was completely dry les... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVING THROUGH THE... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CURRENT KEY IS 10+ YEARS OLD. STEERING LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND CANNOT START CAR. IT IS HELL TO UNLOCK... |
| Nov 16, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AFTER DEALING WITH THE REPAIRS ON EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES, MY WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND I AM D... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY CAR SHUT OFF ONCE WHILE I WAS IN IDLE AT A RED LIGHT AND SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS BACKING UP INTO A... |
| Jan 27, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE WILL OPEN, REACH THE TOP AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN. IT WILL GO HALF WAY... |
| Oct 31, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IGNITION COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, I PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON RADIO AND I HEAR SEVERAL TAP, TAP, TAP, TAP... |
| Jun 9, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT $3,500 AROUND 120K MILES. CHECK E... |
| Jul 14, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AND SHUT OFF. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM.... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | REPLACED TIMING CHAIN-51000 MILES, NOW AT 59000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON: CODE; P00013XX CAM ... |
| May 28, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND NOW THE COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER ARE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.... |
| Sep 30, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY TERRAIN SHUT OFF THE FIRST TIME DAYS AFTER OIL CHANGE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND RUNNING F... |
| Jun 20, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ... |
| Apr 24, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT | I BOUGH 2011 GMC TERRAIN 4 CYLINDER.. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR START TO STALL ON ME MAKING WEIRD... |
| Mar 4, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ... |
| Dec 11, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE ROUGH IDLE AND HARD/STALLED SHIFTING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2011. IT ... |
| Jun 4, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN PARKING AFTER DRIVING , THE KEY WILL NOT BE RELEASED . YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF ... |