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2013 GMC Terrain visibility & wipers problems

The 2013 GMC Terrain has 54 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

54

Visibility & Wipers complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Terrain visibility & wipers complaints by model year121 complaints2010: 54 complaints2011: 35 complaints2012: 82 complaints2013: 54 complaints2014: 89 complaints2015: 121 complaints2016: 49 complaints2017: 4 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Terrain visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

16V582000Visibility & WipersAugust 4, 2016 · 367,808 units

Defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode and wear over time, possibly resulting in one or both of the windshield wipers becoming inoperative.

Consequence

Inoperative windshield wipers may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, dealers will repair the AIP-hole, inspect and, if necessary, replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 25302.

What owners report

2013 GMC TERRAIN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE SAME MODEL PART THAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 29, 2016

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2013 GMC Terrain have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain visibility & wipers — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2013 GMC Terrain visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 16V582000.

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.