Used 2012 GMC Terrain SUV Consumer Reviews
Used Terrain for sale
Great suv
TeamMVP, 05/25/2018
2012 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I owned this suv for about 3 years and was one of the best cars I’ve ever owned. Never once took it to the dealer for any problems other than oil changes and tire rotations. Fuel economy was rather good. The car lacked acceration and the gears were pretty bad going up hills it would always shift into a lower gear going up hills. Economy mode was pretty worthless on it. The inside technology was ok in it. The backup camera and larger center sceeen was fantastic. The on board dash computer provided good info. The worst thing about the technology was not being able to listen to music through Bluetooth. That was a huge miss. The ride was always nice and smoothe and quiet. I towed a 18 ft center console boat with it. And it struggled a bit but I was never worried about it not making it up the boat ramp
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exec17, 08/15/2013
2012 GMC Terrain SLT-1 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
19 of 23 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
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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)
11 of 13 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)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
Practical, safe, comfortable, and good looking!! My kids and I love this vehicle so far!!