2012 GMC Terrain
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WE HAD BEGUN TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND, WHILE OUR SPEED WAS FROM A DEAD STOP, THE OTHER DRIVER BLEW THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND HIT US AT WHAT WAS PROBABLY THE SPEED LIMIT OF 40MPH. HER CAR STRUCK US IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND AGAIN ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. WE, MYSELF WHO WAS DRIVING, AND MY WIFE, WHO WAS THE PASSENGER ON THE SIDE HIT, WERE BOTH THROWN HARD TO THE RIGHT AT IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES TO US BOTH, MOST NOTABLY, MY WIFE. SHE HIT HER HEAD VERY HARD ON EITHER THE PASSENGER DOOR FRAME OR THE PASSENGER WINDOW. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO SIDE AIRBAGS, NO FRONT AIRBAGS. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG BUSTED OPEN, SMOKED AND EMITTED DEBRIS BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT AND A NINE-YEAR OLD CHILD IN A BOOSTER SEAT, IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE STAN MCNABB CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER, LOCATED AT 200 N. JACKSON ST, TULLAHOMA, TN 37388 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION WOULD BE ENTERED IN THE CONTACT'S FILE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HIM CRASHED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM DUE TO THE SEAT BELT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND STAYED OVER NIGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. *DT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER GRANDSON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, A DEER JUMPED INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS OPENED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. *AS *AS
SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, RESULTED IN EXTREME HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION AND NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH IMPACT CRASH INTO GARAGE SIDE WALL. ALSO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ASSUME THROTTLE WIDE OPEN CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. INSURANCE REPORT , AND POLICE REPORT PENDING
VEERED OFF SIDE OF HIGHWAY, STRUCK SOMETHING HEAD-ON AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AS HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TRANSPORTED UNCONSCIOUS IN AMBULANCE FROM CRASH SCENE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE I WAS AN INPATIENT FOR TWO DAYS. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE INDICATED THE SEVERITY OF IMPACT... YET AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON IMPACT AND I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, AND COULD HAVE CONTROLLED VEHICLE TO AVOID STRIKING TREE, BRUSH, ETC. I CONTACTED GMC CORPORATE.. TO ADVISE MY CONCERNS FOR SAFETY... RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP TELEPHONE CALL FROM GMC REPRESENTATIVE... (HE) EXPRESSED NO INTEREST IN MY COMPLAINT... REFUSED TO COMMENT ON MY STATEMENT THAT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE AND SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY AS NO BAG DEPLOYED. NO MATTER THAT I AM LEASING THE VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY... I WAS ADVISED THAT GMC HAD NO FURTHER INTEREST IN THIS MATTER AND WOULD NOT EVALUATE MY SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
I INADVERTENTLY VEERED OFF SIDE ROADWAY, (VA HIGHWAY 220) COLLIDING WITH A TREE/ROADSIDE SHRUBS, ETC (WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AS FOREHEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL ON INITIAL IMPACT). AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALLOWING ME TO SUSTAIN A HEAD INJURY THAT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS... FOREHEAD WAS GASHED WITH SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING. I WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE IN UNCONSCIOUS STATE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF $8,000 SO FAR AS VEHICLE STILL IN REPAIR SHOP WITH MASSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE THAT AFFECTS STEERING LINKAGE, ETC. THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE AGAINST FOLIAGE, TREES SHRUBS, SHOULD HAVE FORCED AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AND I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT RENDERED ME UNCONSCIOUS WITH MILD CONCUSSION AND COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE LEAVING ROADWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, A SEMI-TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND, NECK AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE IRON BEAM HEAD-ON. VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOOD AND FRONT OF CAR SMASHED AS VEHICLE WAS WRAPPED AROUND BEAM. ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER, AS DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WENT AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, LANDING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK AS A RESULT. A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 10/16/12*LJ
?ON APRIL 16TH OUR SON WAS DRIVING ON FAIRVIEW RD. AND TRAVELING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT WHEN A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT HIT HIM. ?HIS CAR ? A GMC 2012 TERRAIN WAS HIT MULTIPLE TIMES ? DRIVER'S FRONT END, FRONT END AND SPUN AROUND FROM THE FORCE AND HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ?[XXX] WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED BY ON STAR, THEY CALLED POLICE, HIS CAR WAS TOTALED ?ON 4/21 I EMAILED GMC AND ASKED WHAT DEPARTMENT I WOULD CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CALL FROM GMC 866-790-5700 EXT. 22745 SAID ON VOICE MAIL ? THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE? HE MADE A CASE NUMBER [XXX] GMC HAS SINCE DECLARED THIS WAS A LOW THRESHOLD EVENT - NO NEED FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - YET THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND OUR SON HAS WHIPLASH AND CONTUSIONS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
My lift gate has been failing since i bought it used from a local dealership. It's closed down on my mom's leg when she was situating luggage that she'd put in. It has tried closing on myself as well each time i opened it(4×) & when I tried to stop it by pushing up on it, it only forces itself down not up. This is very dangerous & had an old recall from GM motors due to the struts in the lift gate was faulty & made by stabilize whom had numerous lawsuits from other manufacturers due to injuries & deaths. The dealership refuses to fix it for free even though they knew the issue with it cause it was brought to their attention by their detail guy whom had it close on him as well. This a is major issue that needs addressed asap. And not at the expense of the owners but the manufacturers & dealerships that knowingly sell these autos that can be dangerous.
THE BACK GATE COMES DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PUT THINGS IN BACK OR TAKE THINGS OUT, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HIT MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING IMMENSE PAIN AND A MIGRAINE. IT STARTED IN JULY OF 2019 AND WAS SLOW AT FIRST. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.. IT HAS HIT MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES AND MY SON. I SAW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL WITH THIS ISSUE. GMC TELLS ME IT IS NOT COVERED.
SEAT RE-TRACTORS DON'T RETRACT AND SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR WHEN CLOSED. DOOR CRACKS PLASTIC COVER ON SEAT BELT COVER WHICH LEAVES A SHARP EDGE THAT CUTS YOUR FINGERS WHEN YOU TRY TO BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT.
JANURARY 7TH 2018 MY 2012 GMC TERRAIN RAN OUT OF OIL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALREADY FIXED 6 MONTHS PRIOR FOR SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT COVERAGE 16118 WHICH HAD PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, TIMING CHAIN ETC. FIXED TO REPAIR THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE (SEE ADJUSTMENTS 14882 AND 16118. COVERAGE 14882 IS A RESULT OF FAILURE TO CORRECTLY FIX THE 16118 AND IS A DIRECT RESULT OF 14882 AND GMC STATES THEY WILL COVER ME IF THIS HAPPENS. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS COVERAGE. IF ITS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE FOR (MODEL/ENGINE) WHY WOULD VIN # MATTER? ON TOP OF THAT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER (DEALERSHIP B) AS I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO LETS CALL IT DEALERSHIP A SO MANY TIMES BEFORE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DEALERSHIP B FILLED IT WITH OIL AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I TOLD THEM TO MAKE SURE THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THEY DIDNT DO ANYTHING BUT PUT OIL IN IT AND TEST. ON THE WAY HOME JAN. 7TH THE SAME DAY THE CAR STARTING DYING ON ME, STALLING AND MAKING POPPING NOISES AND JERKING WILDLY WHICH IS WHY I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEALERSHIP B KNOWING DEALERSHIP A "FIXED" THIS ISSUE 6 MONTHS BEFORE SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW FOR SURE THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY COVERAGE 14882. I TOLD DEALERSHIP A THIS AND THEY SAID THEY ARE ONLY GOING WITH WHAT GMC SAYS WHICH IS THAT MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO SPLIT THE COST WITH ME (ROUGHLY $850, ADMITTING PARTIAL FAULT, LOL) I SAID NO AND THEN PLEADED WITH THEM THAT I SHOULDNT PAY ANYTHING CAUSE IM COVERED. THEY ENDED THE CONVERSATION WITH THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE COVERAGE 16882 IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO 14882 BUT EVEN GMC AND DEALERSHIP B SAYS THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED. WHO IS LYING HERE? I PAY $450 A MONTH FOR A GIANT SUV THAT SITS IN MY GARAGE. GMC IS KNOWINGLY BREAKING THE LAW, HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO SO MANY PEOPLE?
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2017 GMC Terrain vehicles. A reflection caused by the headlight housings may illuminate areas above the vehicle and outside of the driver's view with excessively bright light. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will install headlamp appliques, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2022. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222363740.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Camaro, as well as certain 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, equipped with power height adjustable driver and passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the bolt that secures the driver's and passenger's power front seat height adjuster may fall out causing the seat to drop suddenly to the lowest vertical position.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the height adjuster shoulder bolts, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed interim letters to owners on September 11, 2014. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14271.
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 18, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE TIRE PRESSURE IS MORE THAN 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE.
Remedy: GM DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
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