There are 7 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2015 GMC Terrainin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and coming to a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was released, and the vehicle sputtered. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The message "Reduced Engine Power" was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle would shut off while idling unless the accelerator pedal was intermittently depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle had failed to respond while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to Firestone on several occasions, and the high-pressure fuel pump (HPFP) was replaced 3 times; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
My Terrain just started stalling. And it happens a few times a day. This is not safe. I had my daughters with me in their car seats, as I pulled out from a stop sign it just died. I couldnt steer or anything. People coming down the road and I am stuck In the middle of a street until I could put it in park and restart. And then it happens again when in reverse. I thought I accidentally had it in neutral. I restarted it and thought it was fine. It gave a little chugging when I hit the gas pedal but all was fine until I stopped to pull into a parking spot and tried to reverse again to straighten my car. I turned it back on, then it was good enough to get out. when I went back to my car it stalled like 4 times when trying to simply leave the parking lot.
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY CP4 FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BLEW UP. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DIESEL REPAIR SHOP, $14.000 LATER , I WAS BACK UP AND RUNNING
MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALLED AS I DECELERATED AND APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF DEALERSHIP, CALLED THEM AND TOOK IT IN. THEY ESTIMATE $1,200 FOR REPAIR. I SEARCHED KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES STATING THIS SAME ISSUE ON A SIMPLE SEARCH OF NONE ISSUES FOR THIS SUV.
MY VEHICLE IS UNDER 60K MILES AND ONE DAY I WOKE UP WENT TO DRIVE IT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND TRY TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE GOING 20 MPH. THEN AFTER MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT DIED OUT ON ME. I STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP IT DIED AS SOON AS IT HIT REVERSE AGAIN. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND COAST BACKWARDS THEN PLACE IT IN DRIVE. I HAD RECENTLY GOTTEN GAS AND THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS BUT IM SEEING THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST ME. SO DISAPPOINTING BC IT IS A LEASE AND MY LEASE IS UP IN ONE MONTH SO NOW IM HELD LIABLE TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT I FEEL LIKE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I'VE ALWAYS STAYED UP ON MY OIL CHANGES, AND MAINTENANCE AND IM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE.
I HAVE HAD MY TERRAIN FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS NOW IT ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES BEING A 2015 AND IT HAS STARTED TO STALL OUT ON ME. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I JUST GOT GAS AND THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDNT HAVE MY CAR IN PARK. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AS I WAS PARKED AT THE GROCERY STORE AND WENT TO TAKE OFF, IT JUST STALLED ON ME! IT'S HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND EVEN JUST TURNED OFF ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, WE HAVE EVEN PLACED LUCAS IN IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK.
AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE STALLED THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD ALSO STALLED WHEN IN REVERSE. THERE IS ONLY 47000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IS DRIVEN BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STALLED AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE NOV 22, 2018.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026