What year GMC Terrain to avoid?
2011
According to Car Complaints, the 2011 model year of the Terrain was its worst year. This isn’t all that surprising, as the 2011 model year was only the second model year of the Terrain. Similar to the 2011 model year, the 2010 debut model year of the Terrain also had a lot of issues.
How much oil does a GMC Terrain use?
The service bulletin concerned 2011 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles with 2.4L engines. It warned that these cars could “exhibit excessive oil consumption (less than 2,000 miles per quart of engine oil).” Additionally, the service bulletin noted that:
Why is my GMC Terrain engine burning oil?
Radio stsyem went out, wiped blade motor defective, cam shaft sensors went out due to oil consumption, sensor actuator went out due to oil consumption, car would die while driving because of oil consumption/cam shaft error, engine is consuming to much oil-per engine oil study done by my dealership.
Are there any problems with the GMC Terrain?
Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2014 GMC Terrain Engine And Engine Cooling problems 16 Engine Burning Oil problems 12 Car Stall problems 8 Crankcase (pcv) problems 7 Check Engine Light On problems 5
Is it normal to burn a quart of oil?
While oil burning is a relatively common problem, manufacturers don’t provide uniform guidance on this issue, so what might be normal for one engine could be excessive for another. For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles.
The service bulletin concerned 2011 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles with 2.4L engines. It warned that these cars could “exhibit excessive oil consumption (less than 2,000 miles per quart of engine oil).” Additionally, the service bulletin noted that:
While oil burning is a relatively common problem, manufacturers don’t provide uniform guidance on this issue, so what might be normal for one engine could be excessive for another. For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles.
Is there a recall on the GMC Terrain?
GMC has no recalls but knows it is an issue with 2011 Terrains because the dealerships are offering a test to determine if the vehicle is overly consuming oil and will potentially change out the pistons if they validate the issue.
How many miles does it take for a car to burn oil?
For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles. In a tip sheet to fleet-vehicle operators, GM says normal consumption “can be in the range of one quart within 2,000 miles on a properly driven and maintained vehicle.”.