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thirsty for oil!
Shirley Woerner, 12/24/2017
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-2 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
The 2012 Terrain had a lot of issues with the engine burning oil. I have had such issues that I had to have the oil looked at or changed at every 2,000 to 3,000 miles. Not happy with the dealer's service department having to put new pistons and rings in the engine. That was a complete tear down. We still have to watch the oil level. And now the exhaust system has a hole in it!!!!!!!!!! It only has 78,000 miles on it now as I type this in. First time I took it in, It was 3 quarts low!!! The engine sounded like and old washing machine when I started it up. Not happy with my Terrain at all. Love the body style, but that's about all I like about this vehicle.
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Junk Parts in Car and Junk Manufacture
exec17, 08/15/2013
2012 GMC Terrain SLT-1 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
18 of 22 people found this review helpful
do not buy this vehicle. I am over 60 and have had over 30 cars in my life. this one is the WORST as to mechanical problems. I bought two of these, one for me and one for my educator daughter. Bottom line: this car gets terrible gas mileage, lucky to get 19 on the interstate. It loses oil that "vanishes"; such as all oil gone after 4,000 miles- bone dry. and out of oil after oil change and 1500 miles. Brake job after 20K miles. Replace S belt after 20K miles. I have NEVER had a car that has lost oil like this, even "oil burners"; never a brake job after 20K miles, should go 40K. and NEVER EVER loss of the sperpentine belt. and I am absolutely certain that problems will continue and more come
Bought it and babied it
Bob from Accounting, 05/18/2019
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-2 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Unfortunately this car is the worst purchase I've ever made. everything was fine until I got to about 80,000 miles and then it went into the shop 5 * 4 hit 100,000 miles. It has had problems with everything from a leaky transfer case to a cracked manifold. The check engine light has been on for the last ten thousand miles. The catalytic converter and O2 sensors are shot. The O2 sensor has already been changed. It is also currently burning about a quart of oil per 1000 miles. Apparently there's a class action lawsuit against GMC for this car and it's oil burning issue. I wish I would have purchased the Toyota I was considering. This is the first domestic car I had purchased in 10 years I had avoided them because of issues I had with the previous one. My next and all future car purchases will be foreign cars.
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Don't buy a 2012-2014 Terrain
rondavis1, 05/10/2014
2012 GMC Terrain SLT-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
My 2012 Terrain has 38,000 miles on the odometer and uses 1 qt of oil every 2000 miles. The Dealer that falls within GM's specs????? No wonder they had to be bailed out. I get 21.5 mpg overall with the 4 cyl/auto and that is below the EPA city rating. The navigation had to be replaced plus the transmission needed replacement at 32,000 miles.
Great Little Truck!
janebryson, 03/24/2013
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
Practical, safe, comfortable, and good looking!! My kids and I love this vehicle so far!!
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