2011 GMC Terrain steering problems

15 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 GMC Terrain, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 15 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 31,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	5
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 12 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

There is a rubbing/vibration sound/feel when the steering wheel is turned either left or right most of the time. The sound/feel is more pronounced at times than other times and there when moving or parked. My dealer has attempted to fix the problem without success. GM says (verbal only) they know of no fix but their engineers are working to find a fix. This (no fix but working on it) has been going on now for nearly 30 days.

Reported at 9,000 miles, April 2011

Car completely shuts down and loses all power/activity after starting it up, putting gear into drive, and trying to accelerate. Wheel gets stiff and car stops moving. This first happened within a year of buying the vehicle and has happened a second time mid ownership. During these times, the car just would not start for about 30 mins to an hour.

Reported at 70,000 miles, October 2015

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