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2015 GMC Terrain drivetrain & axles problems

21 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2015 GMC Terrain, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
31,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 GMC Terrain Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 31,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 31,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 90% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

While switching lanes in traffic ( around 15 MPH), the vehicle shut off (including radio gauges and engine). Put on hazards, switched from drive to park, and restarted the car.

Reported at 1,000 miles, March 2015

Vehicle purchase from coulter cadillac tempe az - 9/1/2018. This problem has occured 3 times. Dealer acknowledges "we put you in a bad car". Problem: vehicle while in motion (street/intersection/highway), will just "shut down" and move in "limp mode" fashion. The engine and stability lights will appear on the dashboard and on the most recent event, all the gauges on the dashboard shut down. After the shut down,1 & 2 gears are no longer available.

Reported at 38,800 miles, June 2019

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