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2020 GMC Terrain — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
177
Owner Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
71
Good
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +169%
Complaint Trend
105 last 24mo vs 39 prior

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2020 GMC Terrain Safety Recalls (2)

20V66800029/10/2020
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

23V33900011/05/2023
CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child seat from being installed with the anchorage bars. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Remedy: Owners are advised to install child seats using the vehicle's rear seat belts until the remedy is complete. Dealers will inspect the latch anchorage bars, and remove and replace the finish, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2023. 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 N232403240.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2020 GMC Terrain

SERVICE BRAKES
32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
ENGINE
11
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
POWER TRAIN
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5

Based on 177 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

7
Crash-Involved Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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