I was in the drive thru line with the engine running. when it was time to move forward, i put the truck in drive and as soon as my foot hit the gas pedal it stalled. i started the engine back up and tried to drive forward and the engine stalled again. this has occurred about 10 times since i have owned the vehicle (in cold and mild weather). i took it back to the dealership and they could not find anything wrong. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc terrain. the contact stated that there was an oil leak and the vehicle shifted erratically. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where it was confirmed that there was an oil leak and the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired and the transmission was eventually replaced but both failures recurred. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 26,000.
My truck experienced it's first problem in august of 2011. i had only had my truck for six months. the truck was entering onto the expressway and as i was pressing the gas the truck begin to stall. the reduced engine light came on and the truck decelerates and cut off. we were blessed that we were able to get to right shoulder of the road. we waited about ten minutes, the truck finally started and the engine light remained on. i contacted the dealer and took the truck in as soon as i could get an appointment. was told the truck was fixed and since i have been in five times for the same problem. the fact that the truck decelerates while driving on the expressway is enough that i don't want to drive the truck. i have been using other peoples cars and trucks because i don't want to put mine on the expressway out of own. it is a death trap waiting to happen and anyone driving a terrain should be made aware of the problem. the service department did everything possible and had to contact manufacturer about the problem and they could not narrow down the problem. they have replaced so many parts at this point i have lost track of things that have been replaced. this truck is not safe and the problem is not been resolved. the car still idles and shakes and no one plans to find out why as long as the engine light is not on. no one wants to take responsibility for this issue and it is really disappointing that the manufacturer would rather not deal with this problem and wait for a fatality to occur before looking into. you would think they would learn from toyota and take customers lives seriously. would they put there families in this truck ? i just want them to take the truck back because i don't want to use my life as an example for a defective truck. *tr
About a month after purchasing this brand new vehicle, there were several times that after starting the car & putting it into gear, it stalled. there has also been times that after driving it for a while & coming to a stop sign, then getting ready to pull out into traffic, it either stalls or hesitates. there were a few close calls where there could have been a major accident. taking this to the dealer did nothing. they said they have heard of this before, but unless it did it at their dealership, they couldn't fix the problem. another issue i have had is that many times the transmission doesn't shift properly & it revs up more than it should before actually shifting & when it does, there is a major clunk. i have owned many cars in my lifetime, this car always on startup, makes a terrible noise at first which to me sounds like it's not getting any oil or that the bearings have a problem. that noise goes away after a few seconds. another issue i have, as do all other terrain owners, is that the sticker on the window from gm when buying this car, stated that this car would get 23 mpg city, & 32 mpg highway. most all my miles are highway miles, & the most i ever get is 22 mpg. this was the main reason for buying this car in the first place. i think gm should be held accountable for this grossly mis-representation of what i would be getting for gas mileage. i am not that wealthy where i can just go out & buy a new car every year, but am fearful that with the car stalling out whenever it feels like, that i may have an accident. i am also not thrilled with the noise it make when i start it, & wonder how long before it doesn't run. i now have 36,000 miles on it with these issues, my last vehicle that i traded in for this had 250,000 trouble free miles. gm needs to buy this back, or lifetime warranty on motor along with free gas to make up for the 10 mpg i'm not getting. *tr
2011 gmc terrain. consumer writes in regards to engine problems and several other issues with vehicle. *smd the consumer stated the district manager of gm refused to allow the dealer to check the ecm/ecu and other appropriate systems, to make sure all the engine settings were as they should be, since he experienced several strange events, such as the shifter hanging in d sometimes as he tried to move to park, very low mpg for several days 24-25 mpg, when he usually got 28-33 mpg. the oil percent meter used to be at 95%. the engine would rev to 7k-8k rpm when the first started and held 2-3 seconds. sometimes the engine revved to 1600-1800 rpm and the vehicle would almost stall, and sometimes the malfunction indicator light would illuminate on the instrument panel. soon after, the fan belt began to squeal. the squealing began, when the vehicle was started or when driving at various speeds with the ac on, and going up some slopped highways, roads and streets. the dealer replaced the belt. in the summer of 2011, when the vehicle was started the engine would make a chattering-tapping metal-to-metal sound, as it there were no oil in the engine. the problem would occur with a cold or hot engine. the problem stopped after p0011 error solenoid was replaced.