2013 GMC Terrain Electrical System Problems

Sudden Excessive Oil Consumption, Engine Seized, Oil Pressure Alert Warning Failed to alert driver that the car was bone dry with no oil, and the Information Screen indicated that 25% Oil Life was Remaining, when the car was bone dry with no oil. FYI - GM paid for 50% on costs of a replaced repurposed engine. And yet there is/was no recall? They should have paid 100%

The key can be removed from the ignition in P, R, N, D, and M after the vehicle has been shut off. The vehicle does not provide any warning that the vehicle is not in park prior to allowing you to remove the key. The vehicle does not indicate the vehicle is not in park after the key has been removed. You are not able to start the vehicle if the vehicle is in anything other than park. I contacted GMC to inquiry about this issue and was told my vehicle’s VIN is not included in the recall for this known issue.

While pulling out of my driveway the car stalled and the stabilitrak light came on. Car would not start again. Had it towed to dealership because it seemed something electrical was the issue and now they say it needs a complete new engine because it lost oil compression. No oil light has ever come on, no other lights and no oil leaking on our driveway or anywhere else that we’ve noticed. Dealership says they can’t tell us exactly why the engine failed. The car only has 53000 mikes on it. We bought it in august of 2014 and maintain it appropriately

I HAVE CALLED GM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS REGARDING MY ENGINE FAILING WHILE DRIVING. STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS. THEY OPENED AT LEAST 7 CASES INVOLVING THIS SAME SITUATION AND KNOWING MY FEAR OF GETTING KILLED WHEN THIS VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR JUST TURNING A CORNER OR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT!! MY HEATER DID NOT WORK, MY RADIO WILL FREEZE UP AND IS NON FUNCTIONING SOMETIMES..I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN. AS I WRITE THIS MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER A $1,000 REPAIR OF THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND A SHERIFF DEPUTY HAPPENED TO BE PATROLLING SND HELPED ME BY CALLING A TOWING SERVICE BECAUSE MY SUV WOULD NOT START.. THE DEPUTY EVEN GOT MY MANUAL OUT TO SEE IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.. WHEN I CALLED GM I WAS TREATED SOOO DISRESPECTFULLY BY A GIRL THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO MY CASES.. I DO HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE CASES NUMBERS AND DATES WROTE DOWN WHEN I TALKED TO GM.. I NEED A SAFE VEHICLE AND I OWE $19,000 STILL AND NOW IT'S ONLY WORTH $6,000... I'M A WIDOW AND ONLY MAKING ENDS MEET.. THIS HAS BEEN A SCARY STRUGGLE... PLEASE HELP!! THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.🙏🏼

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED 1. WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING RADIO CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. CANNOT TURN OFF, ADJUST VOLUME OR CHANGE STATION. 2. IF THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF WHEN YOU START THE CAR, SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT TURN IT ON. 3. CONTROL PANEL BELOW RADIO IS NOT ILLUMINATED AT TIMES. 4. SEAT HEATER LIGHT ON CONTROL PANEL DID NOT TURN ON WHEN BUTTON WAS PRESSED. COULDN'T TURN SEAT HEATER OFF 4. TIRE PRESSURE DIAGRAM IS INCORRECT. SHOWS THE WRONG UNDERINFLATED TIRE. 5. LIGHTS ON ODOMETER/RADIO PANEL WILL SOMETIMES CHANGE TO VERY BRIGHT OR VERY DIM. THE KNOB TO CONTROL THE BRIGHTNESS DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. 6. A FEW TIMES THE A/C KICKED ON WHEN DRIVING AND WE WEREN'T USING THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL FEATURE. 7. AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR HOURS, THE CONTROL PANEL WILL SPONTANEOUSLY LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. 8 EVERYTHING POINTS TO CONTROL PANEL BUT SINCE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTANT DEALER WONT REPLACE. AND YOUR FORM STUPIDLY ALLOWS ONLY 1 DATE WHEN THERE WERE 20 INCIDENTS OVER A YEAR IN TIME.

MY A/C STOPPED WORKING AND MY MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THIS BOX ALSO CONTROLS MANY OF THE VEHICLES FEATURES. HE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A NEW BOX. MY TOTAL COST WAS $461.00.

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

IT STARTED SAYING SERVICE AIRBAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DARKENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CENTER CONSOLE LOST POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO IG BURTON LEWES AUTOMALL (17861 COASTAL HWY, LEWES, DE 19958), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,956. **TR CONSUMER STATED TOOK VEHICLE TO I.G., BURTON 8/15/2018 VEHICLE'S CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS WERE NOT WORKING CAUSING THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING,DEFROST, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, RADIO CONTROLS AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WENT TO PICK IT UP ON THE 16TH AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE RADIO CONTROL MODULE. INVOICES ATTACHED. RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK 8/21/2018. TOOK VEHICLE TO I.G, BURTON SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE RADIO CONTROL DISPLAY AND INFO SCREEN, THE RADIO CONTROL ASSEMBLY, PROGRAMMED THE RADIO AND THE HVAC MODULE. INVOICE ATTACHED. RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK 9/6/2018. 9/24/18 TOOK VEHICLE TO I.G., BURTON, DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF WITH THE SAME ISSUES. TODAY IS THE OCT.3RD AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE OUR VEHICLE BACK, NOR HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING. UPDATED 10/29/18*JB

AROUND 50K THE SIDE DETECTION WARNING SYSTEM AND PARK ASSIST QUIT WORKING. UPON TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS WE FIND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AT A SHORTAGE..DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF REPAIRS. WE CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL AND OUR REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR PRACTICE SINCE THEY ARE AWARE THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE RADIO, FUEL GAUGE, AND OTHER COMPONENTS FROM WORKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KOCOUREK GMC (1500 MORNING GLORY LN, WAUSAU, WI 54401) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY REGULAR PRICE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE UNRELATED RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC TERRAIN. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE BACKUP CAMERA SCREEN FAILED TO OPERATE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE RADIO SCREEN POWERED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL MILES, THE SCREEN POWERED ON WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE DETERMINED BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO WORK ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE HAD THE USER INTERFACE SCREEN FREEZE, NOT POWER OFF AND LOSE SERVICES DURING USAGE. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ISSUES WILL LEAD TO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS MOVING FORWARD. *TR

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 THEY SENT HER A CAMPAIGN NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE COMPONENTS FOR CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN *TT

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