Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 GMC Terrain has 69 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
69
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission |
| Aug 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failure |
| Jan 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I bought this vehicle and NHTSA made GM release an extended warranty on this vehicle for excessive l... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Ok so my 2011 GMC terrain just went over 150,000 miles I bought this vehicle used from a dealership ... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Was driving the car and all of a sudden a bunch of lights came on the dash called the dealership whe... |
| Jun 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Was driving home from work had a half tank of gas no lights or anything came on, car just shut off w... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2011 GMC Terrain SLT The engine blew do to timing Chain breaking and it tore up the injectors as i w... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Vehicle has been burning up to 3 quarts of oil every 1,500 miles. This has been an ongoing issue for... |
| Nov 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BURNS TO MUCH OIL AND I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED LIMIT IT'S IN AND THE SHOP GOT TO PUT A NEW TIM... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | ONLY 87000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, CAR STARTED TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING, AFTER PARKING IT... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | YET AGAIN, ANOTHER COSTLY ENGINE REPAIR. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BACK... |
| Jun 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND REFUSES TO START BACK UP. NO CODES ARE BEING PRESENTED WHEN... |
| May 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ODB CODE P0014/P0017 IS A GMC RECALL AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BRING IT AND LET YOU GUYS FIX IT ... |
| Mar 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE GOING THROUGH OIL LIKE MADE AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR PULLING ONTO ... |
| Mar 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT RAN GREAT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT STARTED STALLING WHEN I GO TO TAK... |
| Feb 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2018. FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND/OR CHANGE O... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2011 GMC TERRAIN WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES DOWN ROAD THE LOSE OF POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMM... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION I'VE T... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, HAS GONE COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE P... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION NOT FUNCTIONAL, WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR,AND WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE SEEN MUL... |