2019 GMC Terrain problems
NHTSA has received 310 complaints about the 2019 GMC Terrain, and 24% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (23%) and drivetrain & axles (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 310 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 62 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 19,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the GMC Terrain with enough data (206 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 GMC terrain. The contact stated that when the air condition was activated, there was an abnormal chemical burning odor coming through the vents, causing he and his wife to get headaches. The vehicle was taken to meadowland of carmel GMC (1952 us-6, carmel hamlet, ny 10512) however, was not diagnosed for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.
The contact owned a 2019 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while the wife was driving at approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and it felt stiff. The vehicle failed to decrease in speed and as a result, the driver merged to the shoulder of the road however another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle. The driver was able to merge to the shoulder of the road where the road bumps were able to decrease the speed of the vehicle. The ABS warning light was illuminated.
I was in an accident and was hit in the driver on the driver side of the vehicle on the street. The airbags didn't deploy during the accident.
Leasing a 2019 GMC terrain technical, within a few days climate off error came on while trying to turn on the AC or heat. Car safety features never alerted with sounds. Service bulletins pit 5663 and pic 6365a, GMC known problems before I signed my lease. Contacted GMC after penske buick GMC, shillington pa, told me there was nothing they could do to fix the climate off error. Pushed an update through to fix the safety no alert sounds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 GMC terrain. While driving approximately 40-70 MPH, the vehicle lost power and independently decelerated. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the failure on four separate occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 95389790118. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000. The VIN was invalid.