2016 GMC Terrain problems
Owners have filed 183 complaints about the 2016 GMC Terrain with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 25.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 25.1%.
Complaints183
Crashes12
Fires0
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 25.1% · 46
Engine 25.1% · 46
Unknown or other 7.1% · 13
Power train 6.0% · 11
Exterior lighting 5.5% · 10
Electrical system 4.9% · 9
Air bags 4.9% · 9
Steering 3.3% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the GMC Terrain in this data, 2016 draws comparatively few complaints; 2011 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 48 in the last three years against 78 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 51,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving while it was raining. My windshield wipers were on and functioning without issue. I heard a noise and my windshield wipers had stopped moving and now they do not work. I called several places to schedule an appt for my car/wipers to be assessed and repaired. I was told by 3 different shops that a recall had been issued for the year adjacent to my car and my issue sounded like the recall issue. Visibility/wiper
Vehicle windshield fluid pump stopped working at about 49k miles. The wipers still worked, but when triggering the fully-filled windshield fluid, nothing sprayed onto windshield and could not hear the motor kicking on. This would happen when the car was in both stationary and in motion. There was evidence of a possible leak where the motor is located. Open investigation under nhtsa action number: ea19005. Visibility/wiper · reported at 49,000 miles
Was coming back from a hospital and it started to rain and had the wipers on and all of a sudden they stopped working! When I got home I tried to see if it was a fuse and it wasnât! Called my mechanic who looked at it today and I needed a whole new wiper mtr/ w/ linkage! That was a road hazard and never should have happened on my GMC Cost me $430 to repair and I feel like GMC should reimburse me! Visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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