301 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Engine · verdict CAUTION 57/100
“ABS Brake problem and have tried to get it repaired for over 3 months and cannot seem to be able to get the part and call GM with no help. Can not tell me when or where to buy the part. Nobody seems to be able to get a new part and no help from GM. If there is this many problems that there is no part left available it should be a national recall.”NHTSA complaint, 2014 GMC Terrain owner
“I purchased this in March of 2025. 2 or 3 weeks after I bought this I took it to an oil lube shop and they said there was not any oil on the.dip stick. Also I started noticing the car being jerky while driving and when shutting it off it sputters. I took it to Max motors, a GMC dealer for a diagnostic check because it uses a quart of oil a week. They told me the high pressure fuel pump is bad and the piston rings w”NHTSA complaint, 2014 GMC Terrain owner
“The contact owns a 2014 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle started jerking and hesitating abnormally. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the piston rings were damaged, the high-pressure fuel pump had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the”NHTSA complaint, 2014 GMC Terrain owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 08/03/2022 | Exterior Lighting:Headlights | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2017 GMC Terrain vehicles. A reflection caused by the headlight housings may illuminate areas above the vehicle and outside of the driver's view with excessively bright |
| 17/03/2022 | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail. |
On the federal record it scores 57/100: 301 owner complaints (25.08 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Engine, with 124 of 296 categorised reports.
The 2014 GMC Terrain scored 57/100 on the federal record.