I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND IT WENT THROUGH ITS CUSTOMARY SYSTEMS CHECK. WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. IT STATED, SERVICE AIRBAG. IN ADDITION, THE SYMBOL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY APPEARED INDICATING A AIRBAG PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MAY UNEXPECTEDLY INFLATE OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL IN A CRASH. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2010, AND IT ONLY HAS 42000 MILES ON IT WITH REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE THAT SUCH A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING IN THE LIMITED TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATING. DUE TO THE UNSAFE AND SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS DEFECT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GMC CORPORATION STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOW CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY BY RECALLING AND REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER GMC VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2.5 MONTH OLD 2011 GMC TERRAIN. AT 4984 MILES IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR STALLING, FOR A HORRIBLE RATTLE UPON START UP, AND FOR IT JERKING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING IT HAD STALLED SIX TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 DAYS. IT STALLS AFTER START-UP IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND IT STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE IN IDLE IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU. THERE IS ALSO THE RATTLING WHICH HAPPENS ON COLD AND WARM STARTS, WHETHER THE A/C OR ECO MODE ARE ON. IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL RATTLING AND LIKE IT IS HARMING THE ENGINE. THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES, IS THE FACT THAT BETWEEN 25-35 MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD AND KICKS MYSELF AND PASSENGERS FORWARD. APPARENTLY THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN THAT HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE RATTLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHY NOT FIX THEM BEFORE THEY SELL THEM? ALSO, THERE IS A RECALL #11195 FOR "ROUGH IDLE, POOR DRIVEABILITY" THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE NHTSA SITE OR ANYWHERE ELSE BUT THE GMC DEALER'S COMPUTER. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE THE CLAIMS, I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN BETTER THAN 21 MPG WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR INCLUDING AN ALL HIGHWAY TRIP FROM MICHIGAN TO INDIANA. I THINK IT IS FALSE ADVERTISING AND THE FUEL ECONOMY IN ECO OR NOT IS NOT WHAT THEY CLAIM WHEN THE Y SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. *TR