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2013 GMC Terrain transmission problems

The 2013 GMC Terrain has 44 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

44

Transmission complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Terrain transmission complaints by model year76 complaints2010: 51 complaints2011: 76 complaints2012: 37 complaints2013: 44 complaints2014: 33 complaints2015: 21 complaints2016: 11 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 41 complaints2019: 49 complaints2020: 25 complaints2021: 8 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 19 complaints2025: 3 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Terrain transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THIS VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THIS HAS CAUSED OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS SOLENOIDS NEEDING REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS A TIMING CHAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND IF THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · November 1, 2020

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2013 GMC Terrain have?

NHTSA has 44 complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain transmission — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.