Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 GMC terrain has 113 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
113
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 | ENGINE | Car burns oil bad . Got an oil change and it only took 12 days to go dry with no oil |
| Aug 2, 2024 | ENGINE | It appears the timing chain is bad. The vehicle only has 84000 miles and currently the engine turns ... |
| Jul 31, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the v... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | ENGINE | hello i'm writing you today in concern of my 2012 chevy terrian i have had all the recalls done on t... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | ENGINE | I have excessive oil consumption. I noticed the issue after getting my 3000-mile oil change. The tec... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | ENGINE | I have a 2012 GMC Terrain!! I am the 2nd owner of this vehicle purchased in 2014-2015 there is an en... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | ENGINE | The engine blew. This was already the 2nd engine in the car. Oil consumption. Metal in the oil. No ... |
| Aug 29, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine... |
| Jun 15, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while performing a routine check on the vehi... |
| Feb 13, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive ... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle started he... |
| Dec 24, 2022 | ENGINE | As I was driving on December 24, 2022, (the temperature outside was 7 degrees).I heard my vehicle ma... |
| Apr 30, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated the vehicle consumed 4-quarts of engine oil ... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 GMC Terrain. The contact stated after driving approximately 25 MPH and then ... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | ENGINE | Vehicle stalling like the hundreds of other complaints I’ve seen that almost caused an accident when... |
| Jan 22, 2022 | ENGINE | Gmc in Springdale, AR Refused to fix catalytic convertor after selling me a defective vehicle. They ... |
| Jan 15, 2022 | ENGINE | I recieved a recall on the oil consuption sensor in march had the part put in at Paola Kansas Vick... |
| Oct 15, 2021 | ENGINE | This suv has an oil consumption and it caused it to blow the timing chain and mess my motor up. |
| Oct 15, 2021 | ENGINE | I keep the oil changed on a regular basis and every time a few days later I would have to add anothe... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | ENGINE | Just recently I took my GMC Terrain on a recall . They told me that the timing chain had to be repla... |