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Used 2011 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews

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2 out of 5 stars

Gift Gone Bad!!!!Engine Problems.

asford0211, Salisbury, MD, 06/16/2011
GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 22 people found this review helpful

My husband brought this junk for my mothers day gift. The service dept drove the truck more than ME!!! The truck cut off while driving on a major highway three times. The dealer stated they couldn't understand why the check engine light stayed on and they couldn't locate the problem. Finally they changed the intake camshift solenoid sensor???? Wish me luck folks...what a gift..thank you honey for the LEMON!!!!!

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5 out of 5 stars

No issues

Dallas, Oklahoma City, OK, 12/07/2019
GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I have a 2011 that my husband uses as a commuter. I bought it brand new. I have never had any issues. I have 120k miles on it. I maintain everything on it and shes treated us well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great ride for a 2011 GMC Terrain

Joan A Elwin, Hurst, TX, 08/26/2018
GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Bought this car back in may 2018 and I love it, good gas mileage, stability and very comfortable. like other used car got to repair a couple of things nothing major, seats are awesome and the interior too, I'm used to drive pick up trucks ( Silverado) but if feel as safe as a truck.

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2 out of 5 stars

72000 miles and engine and trans rebuilt

Tim Pruyn, Chicago, IL, 01/13/2017
updated 01/16/2018
GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

First of all, any who are having excessive oil consumption and have a dealer telling you it is normal, go to another dealer. There is extended coverage for this issue. Be sure to signup on my.gmc.com and explore the "Special Coverage" bulletins for yourself. The fact that this was not a recall is absolutely ridiculous and the reason I will even consider another GM product. I had to jump through hoops having oil consumption tests(every 500 miles I think) but in the end they did a partial rebuild of the engine. Problem solved. The dealers are aware of this. I had little or no consumption after 1000 miles but after 2000 I needed 3 or 4 quarts of oil. Secondly after some 72,000 miles my transmission ceased to work except in 1st gear. The warranty had expired after four years(which allowed up to 100,000 miles, argh). The Trans shop told me this was fairly common in this transmission. Argh!!! This car was bought new by my stepson and he had many issues. He thought they had all been rectified. Boy was he wrong(the two major repairs I mention were done since I owned the car)! If I had taken the time to research here, I would never have bought it. Lastly, a few comments about the interior. The door lock button is in the middle of the dash. The drivers seat is not very comfortable. The drive of the car was pretty solid and I think it looks good but those are not enough to consider this auto. I still cannot believe the 2016/2017 version looks nearly identical.

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1 out of 5 stars

JUNK!!!

Tmsetzer , Fond du Lac, WI, 05/08/2021
GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

We just blew our fourth motor through no fault of our own, also, we are on our second tranny!

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