GMC Terrain Recalls

The GMC Terrain has 29 recalls spanning 2010 through 2026, with the most serious being a fuel pump defect on 2018 models where the high-pressure pump can detach from its mounting flange, damage the fuel line, and create a fuel leak that raises the risk of fire.

On 2024 models, door strikers can fracture and allow a door to swing open while driving. The 2023 model year has a recall for vehicles with ventilated front passenger seats where the passenger seat occupant classification sensor may fail to disable the front airbag when a child or child restraint is detected, allowing the airbag to deploy toward a small occupant in a crash. On 2022 models, a bolt at the driver seat height-adjust pivot can be loose or stripped, allowing the seat to shift in a crash; this applies only to vehicles with a power driver seat without the memory function. The 2022 model year also has a fuel pump recall where reduced fuel flow can cause engine hesitation, a check engine light, or a sudden stall with no restart.

The 2020-2023 model years share a recall where excessive coating on the rear-seat child seat LATCH anchor bars can prevent a child seat from latching in properly. The 2021 model year has a tire tread separation risk on certain Hankook tires. On 2019 models, the rear-right seat head restraint bracket may have insufficient welds, allowing the head restraint to move in a crash. The 2018-2020 model years have a transmission start/stop accumulator with potentially missing endcap bolts, which can cause a transmission fluid leak and eventual loss of drive power. The 2018-2019 model years have a rear brake caliper piston coating defect that can reduce rear braking performance. The 2018 model year has a right front driveshaft that can fracture and separate, causing sudden loss of propulsion, and a separate airbag control module issue where the module may fail to power down correctly and become inoperative on restart, leaving the airbag system unable to detect a crash.

The 2015 model year has a front seat-mounted side airbag inflator that can rupture on deployment, potentially sending fragments into the cabin and failing to properly inflate. The 2014-2015 model years have windshield wiper ball joints that can corrode and cause one or both wipers to stop working. The 2013 model year has the same wiper module corrosion issue. The 2011-2013 model years have an electronic park lock that can allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in park, creating a rollaway risk.

Going back to the earliest production years, 2010-2017 models have a headlight housing reflection that can create glare for oncoming drivers. The 2010 model year has several issues: wiper transmission link joints that can corrode and separate, center stack software that can disable the climate controls and defroster, and a power front seat bolt that can fall out and drop the seat to its lowest position, affecting driver visibility and reach. There is also a compliance-only recall for certain Canadian-market 2010 models with an incorrect body control module data file, and a 2016 model year label recall where incorrect tire and rim size information was printed on the certification label.