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Very nice car for traveling and local driving
Lori, 07/12/2016
2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
This car would be about perfect except for two main things. First, it has no rear air conditioning and we have to freeze in the front so passengers or our little dog aren't too hot in the back seat, and dual controls would be appreciated because we fight over the temperature constantly. Second, it is too low to the ground and has a plastic wrap around border on the bottom of the car which means you have to be very careful when you park not to hit parking stops or curbs and you can't take it off road on rough ground without worrying about damage as well as having to forget about steep driveways. The gas mileage is excellent and we bought it for traveling. We are very tall and the seats go way back in the front and the back seat is adjustable, too, and is comfortable even for very tall people. It is easy to get in and out of because the seats aren't as low as a car. This is not a Subaru Outback type vehicle... I suggest staying on the paved roads. The drivers side is rather noisy on most roads, but tolerable. I appreciate the back-up camera. I wish we could have afforded the AWD, but so far no problems with only FWD. The power steering went out on our second trip and we had to have the entire front end replaced, but the car has worked fine ever since. However the dealer in another state wouldn't fix it and we had to drive it back to our state without PS to get it repaired and that lack of GM service was a shock. For maintenance our local dealer has been great.
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I have the Denali AWD with the 6 cylinder
tradedcmax, 05/29/2015
updated 12/05/2016
2015 GMC Terrain Denali 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
38 of 46 people found this review helpful
UPDATE # 2: After now 2 years, I'd say this is still a great SUV. There are some things I don't like. But all in all, it is a good vehicle. The cargo area is smaller than I'd like, and seems much smaller than my RAV4. The rear seat room is great, but you use up cargo room doing this. The large sloped rear of the body cuts into cargo room as well. My feet hurt after driving this SUV, and I tend to feel stiff from the seats - they seem like they don't have shaping in the seats. The NAV system is annoying, but it works. The touch screen is hard to reach. Little things like this. But the vehicle runs well, no breakdowns, and seems solid. UPDATE: After a year with this vehicle, there are some good and bad things. The ride continues to feel like a high end luxury ride. And that is saying something when you are driving this each day. The MPG's range from 15-20, and mostly somewhere in between. For a big 6 cylinder with just over 300hp, I'd say that is to be expected. No worries merging in high speed traffic, this car is super fast. The nav system is so crazy - just yesterday I was trying to find a point of interest by name, and it was not in there. It was a cemetery, but if Waze GPS app can find it, why not the car's nav system? The bluetooth phone integration is annoying. If I make a call with my phone, and put it on handset mode, it only stays on handset mode until someone answers, then it goes back to hands free. Then, I transfer to handset and it will periodically go back to handsfree. Why? I don't know. But using Waze it will automatically put you onto bluetooth audio and start/stop with directions, mostly pausing the music. That is such a pain. This is my wife's car but I've unconnected my phone because it is too frustrating. The cool part though, is when it uses your phone to make a call, it dims the A/C or heat to make it less loud. The insulation in this car is amazing, it is so quiet compared to my car, lending itself to that luxury ride thing. The cargo area is skimpy, but if you fold the seats, and move the rear seat forward, it makes it better. It is not a low height load floor and the rear wheel wells cut into valuable cargo room. Sad, but true. The good thing though is that you can move the rear seats back to make more legroom for rear passengers and that is really good as I rarely carry cargo vs. hauling people. In fact, I use my RAV4 for cargo since it seems to carry more and more easily and save this for hauling our family members as it is a comfy ride. The only complaint about the build quality is that the rear tail lenses were leaking water at the car wash when I first bought it, but that has not happened since. You'll be hard pressed to find another ride that feels as luxurious as this for the money. The powertrain warranty on the 2015 is 60 months/100,000 miles - which was changed to 60 months/60,000 miles for 2016, which is disappointing. I'm predicting few repairs, as it has a really nice build quality. The carpets are real carpets, not a hard piece of fake carpet. The seats are luxurious leather and feel like it. The car has a quality feel unrivaled by other competitors. And I like the more squared shape than the newer rounded edged SUV's. Would I recommend it? If I wanted a luxurious ride and not spending $50K at the big "M", yes. If I wanted a people hauler and not a cargo hauler as the primary purpose, yes! And if I didn't mind spending $5K more than for a RAV4, to get that superior ride and handling, then yes! The only other thing I should mention that comes to mind is that the steering wheel will give you a workout, and that it doesn't have a great turning radius. Yes, tight turns in parking lots are hard to do - and wears you out. The steering is VERY stiff, not loosey goosey. I find it annoying, but tolerable. My wife loves that firm feeling. While we have only had this for a couple of weeks, it is proving to be a great SUV/CUV. It isn't the cheapest out there, but for a premium ride and feel, coupled with the money off of sticker price, it is a nice compromise. For the sticker price, you could get more bang for your buck at a competitor, but after taking money off, that isn't so true. This vehicle has a premium feel and ride, with some decent features. Compared to my foreign SUV/CUV, it feels like I'm driving a high end model, even though my foreign SUV/CUV is a limited trim. Everything seems more luxurious in the Terrain. It is a nice blend of size and features.
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Terrain derailment!
Gert, 02/23/2023
2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
If we had known how many troubles we would have had with this vehicle, we would have left it in the parking lot at the dealership! First 6-8 months owning it the paint started to peel. Manifold had to be replaced, 4 wheel hub assemblies had to be replaced, the guards under the doors came off, leak in the rear light filled half with water and the light rusted, can't fix, catalytic converter had to be replaced, windsheild wiper arm motor had to be replaced, hydraulic arms on the back door are rusted, the awd goes out when really needed up over snow/slushy hills and the latest is the trailing arm bushings had to be replaced and they could only do one because the other is so rusted onto the axle that they cannot remove it because if they do the vehicle will not longer be able to be driven! The vehicle is a 2015 piece of crap and ready for the bone yard! Take my warning, Never Never purchase a GMC Terrain! They are garbage, A total Terrain Derailment!!! Save your money and purchase something else!!! For the price of the vehicle it should have lasted longer then 7-8 years! And it was brand new off the lot! Waste of money!
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Shapom, 12/16/2022
2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
All I can say is it was roomy As soon as it was paid for the engine went at 90k miles!
4 Cyl AWD Terrain......
White '15, 01/15/2018
updated 07/30/2018
2015 GMC Terrain SLE-2 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
****Update,**** below is my review after I'd owned vehicle month or so. It is now 6 months later and I sold the vehicle. Thought I would adjust to the weak engine, never did. It annoyed me more everyday. I do live near Pittsburgh PA. The area definitely has a lot of hills which is where the Terrain seemed to struggle the most. Had I lived in an area where it is more flat maybe I could have been happy with it. As far as comfort, space, reliabilty it was great. I really did like all other aspects of it. There are tons of these and the Equinoxes with 4 cyl. out there maybe I just expected too much. ******Original****** I purchased vehicle recently. I've put about 1500 miles on it so far. I wanted the 4cyl for the fuel economy as this is my everyday driver. To date I'm a little let down with the mileage. I live near Pittsburgh PA and we have had unusually cold weather this winter. -5° lows to 10° above highs for the last coupe of weeks. I'm getting about 23MPG in this cold weather. A little disappointed in that. With my commute and driving habits I have typically been able to get really close to EPA highway ratings in everyday driving with previous vehicles. We did have a few days about 50°since having the vehicle, one of those days I did drive on a longer trip and was able to get 26.1 MPG. I'm hoping when this cold spell goes away mileage will improve. Aside from that, the 4 cyl is under powered. Living in hilly terrain, it does downshift on a lot of the hills on the interstate. When it does it seems as though it is shifting down one gear more than it needs to and the engine roars. When topping the hill it will often not shift back into higher gear until well over the crest and sometimes you need to lessen pressure on gas pedal significantly. As far as the rest of the vehicle, I'm very happy with everything. I really like the interior, they chose high end looking materials and it seems more than an entry level SUV when inside. It is roomy and comfortable. It has the 8 speaker Pioneer stereo with sub and is very good. Clear, crisp sound and it definitely has more volume potential than I need. The interior is also very quiet including at highway speeds. The seats are pretty good, seat heaters are great, warm up quickly. I find myself lowering settings in a few minutes even in the very cold weather we've been having. The back seat has plenty of room for adults to be comfortable. The NAV has a flaw I've noticed. The small information boxes on left of map screen which tell you ETA, distance to next turn etc. are very small. I really have to strain to see them. I've looked briefly in the manual but haven't been able to find an option to enlarge them. Otherwise Nav works very well. The ride quality is very good and the vehicle seems solid. At this point I'm happy with the vehicle. I knew going in the 4cyl was weak. I'm adjusting to it.
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