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GMC Terrain repairs by problem area
Engine (38%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (7%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (7%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (23%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (13%)
Other (8%)
Select a problem area
- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 528 repairs.
GMC Terrain body repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (0%)
$100 - $499 (6%)
< $100 (94%)
Chart based on 47 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2018 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
turbocharged 137hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD
| 46000 mi US $100 |
sunroof malfunction |
2017 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
301-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 24800 mi | The area around the latch under the front of the hood was rusting. |
| 43400 mi C $50 |
Rust along the bottom of both rear passenger doors. |
2016 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 21000 mi US $40 |
Trunk lid rattles on rough roads. Tightened down locking mechanism. |
2015 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
301-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 6000 mi US $150 |
water leaked into both tail lights after car wash. only noticed it one time, but on one of them, the little sticker inside moved so it was obvious something happened... |
2014 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
301-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 37000 mi | Rust on rear hatch around tail lights and logo, second repair |
| 56000 mi | Tail gate rust |
2014 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 35960 mi | Small spot of rust on tailgate, directly below chrome trim piece. New trim installed, rust removed, and tailgate repainted. |
2013 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
301-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 16120 mi | Rust on hatch by handle, Hatch repainted. |
| 2160 mi | When taking bumps or sometimes turning at a street corner, a creaking noise would come from the back of the truck. Turns out the hatch locking "post" or "U" on the body appeared to be misaligned - an easy fix. |
| 21980 mi C $65 |
Dealer damaged drivers side body panels when placing car on hoist. |
2013 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Headlight not mounted properly at factory resulting in 10mm gap around left headlight and hood. Carpet under drivers side pedals has come loose and no longer fits under trim panels. |
2013 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 17000 mi | Rear tail light filled with water. |
2012 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
264-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 18700 mi | Chrome trim around cup holder was peeling. Dealer replaced with new part under warranty. |
| 33300 mi | Paint starting lifting off of rear hatch. It was repainted under warranty. |
2012 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 20060 mi | All 4 doors were repainted at the bottom seam due to perforation and rust developing. This was done under warranty |
| 47740 mi | Infamous door seams with paint peeling, rear lift gate paint blistering. |
| 78740 mi | infamous door seam issue. Bottoms of doors corroding |
| 30000 mi | Chrome trim damaged the hood of the vehicle, resulting in rust. |
2011 GMC Terrain
Engine not specified
| 2000 mi | The headliner has come down in the middle of car. National back order on this item. I have only had the car one month and the liner was down or noticed it the first day. It has been 4 weeks and not heard from dealer. |
| 7000 mi | Headliner came down and could not be fixed. Turned in the car for a 2010 Traverse. |
2011 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
264-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 2497 mi | Starter stays engaged car flutters and then turns off. Tech can not reproduce. Rattle in the back hatch |
| 12400 mi | plastic trim wrinkling |
| 19967 mi | INSPECT AND REPORT FOR CUSTOMER CONCERN THAT THERE IS RUST SPOTS APPEARING ON THE REAR HATCH A2961 LIFTGATE PANEL REFINISH/ CLEAR COAT W SUBLET RED DEER COLLISION & REPAIR/BODY REPAIR WSUB 1 25922412 EMBLEM 1 25795265 EMBLEM |
| 34584 mi | 14271 POWER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS performed recall 14271. Installed bolt on left front seat for height adjuster |
2011 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 5000 mi | Replaced center console from previous repair. |
| 36000 mi | 2ND REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE HEADLINER |
| 53000 mi US $100 |
Driver left seat cushion bolster developed cracks in leather in 2 places. GM paid 200 toward getting repaired since car was beyond full warranty coverage on trim items. |
| 55000 mi | Passenger side covering of the front windshield post keeps coming off. |
| 7300 mi | At purchase the vehicle had three "blisters" on the roof and a similar mark on the door. They had the car 13 days and shortly after its return the new paint turned white. I got GM approval to take it to another dealer for the 2nd repair. |
| 4200 mi | Rear passenger door has be repainted twice and several weeks ago I noted new defects. White spots coming through the paint. Left it with the dealer all day, they were able to remove some but looks like it may need to be painted again. |
| 5300 mi | Paint defect same spot as previous, white showing through paint. After the dealer told me they wouldn't do anything else GM got involved and had them paint a third time, hopefully the last. |
| 24500 mi | Front GMC logo on grill needed replaced. Was showing signs of water damage. |
2011 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 35300 mi US $34 |
Rattle from rear hatch and/or headliner by sunroof. |
| 44000 mi | Rattle in back never successfully fixed. |
| 12760 mi | Vehicle started holding compacted snow in lower door panels + on rocker panels. Reported. "OH stop worrying about your car." 3 complaints later and they think that the problem might be solved. |
| 10540 mi | Chrome on front of the hood was starting to bubble near the bottom lip (where you unlatch the hood) |
| 17360 mi C $80 |
Headliner dropping again. |
| 5000 mi | The headliner was sagging and the cubby hole lid in the top of the dash broke, would't spring up and stay up |
| 31000 mi | The headliner looked like it is coming down. |
2010 GMC Terrain
Engine not specified
| 22940 mi | Stitching coming out of rear seats. No fix by the dealer they are hoping for a recall. Weather striping replaced after water damage. Rattles in front console loud noise on acceleration. Missing insulator and repaired GMC logo, water in logo Chrome bubbled and peeled on rear hatch. Passenger door handle fell off Rear hatch handle broke |
2010 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
264-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 21700 mi | Fixed alignment of centre console that was not properly replaced during earlier visit. |
2010 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
264-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 22800 mi | The front bumper appeared to be coming loose. I had the dealership look into it, they found no sign of anything hitting it to cause it, but they re-seated it and it's fine now. |
2010 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 12300 mi | Squeaking driver side- could not replicate, but heard some squeaking in tailgate-so added grease, checked all joints/parts. |
| 17000 mi | Headliner sag issue. Dealer replaced but did not fix problen. Dealer has ordered a 2nd one to try again. |
| 21000 mi | For 2010 model Terains GMC is now installing 2011 headliners on the non-sun roof models as it has 4 magnets instead of 2 and is thcker to eliminate sag. |
| 22100 mi | Paint peeling on inside front pass. door, repaired, no cost to me. Headliner dropping drown, by about 3 or 4 inches and was repaired. |
| 9000 mi | Interior molding on passenger side front windshield pillar fell off. Trim was repaired In less than an hour but I was left in the waiting room looking out the window at my repaired car for 45 minutes before thay would let me have it. Patsy Lou GMC service department is horrible. |
| 17000 mi | Rust on rear gate around tail light. This was the second time this was repaired in less than 6 months. |
| 27000 mi | leather front seat developed wrinkles. replaced padding in seats. |
2010 GMC Terrain 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 36000 mi | Hook holding floor mat was pulled out by car wash when removing mat for cleaning. Dealer had to replace all of carpet in car to fix missing hook! Seats had to be removed etc and took more that 1/2 of day. No wonder GM has trouble! |
| 34000 mi | There was rust on the trunk door |
| 14880 mi | Hatchback small rust appeared from beneath the paint at the top right corner above the license plate. |
| 14880 mi | water leaking into rear left taillight, tailight replaced under warranty |
| 22200 mi | paint peeling, rust above license plate and just below chrome trim. Repaired by dealer body shop. |
| 10000 mi | The plastic decorative panel at the bottom of the drivers side door just fell off the vehicle when parked during a rain storm. Owner could not get the part back onto the car. |
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