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2011 GMC Terrain Brakes Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
2%of 386 total for the year
Median mileage
75,132miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 GMC Terrain, 2% of the 386 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,132 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall? On march 12, my wife and I were in a collision with another vehicle. We were on a city street in tulsa, oklahoma when we rearended another vehicle. It was a fairly minor accident at less than 40 MPH, but my wife sustained severe injuries to her right eye and both arms. She broke the major bone in both of her arms right above the wrist area, and her right eye was lacerated and exploded from the socket. She has been through numerous surgeries for her eye and arms. She is currently blind in her right eye. …”

NHTSA complaint #10864204, filed 2016-05, 77,264 miles

“I was in traffic on an icy day and had to brake quickly to avoid striking the car ahead of me. Since that day, the ABS light and the skidding vehicle light remains on all the time. When starting the vehicle the dashboard message shows service stabilitrak. I don't know if the ABS system is working properly. I had it to the dealership in town and they told me they may need to keep it several days and that I would have to pay for them to find the problem because allegedly they had no idea what the problem was. That could run into thousands of dollars. …”

NHTSA complaint #10619115, filed 2014-08, 73,000 miles

“I purchased this Terrain as the 99 Gmc pickup that I purchased from sheehan had 3 total brake failures and a power steering cooler fail all due to corrosion. I was afraid to drive the 99 after the 3rd total brake failure. This is when I purchased this vehicle in november 2011. Since then due to corrosion they replaced all the wheels on the vehicle and the other day I started smelling gasoline. I took the vehicle to sheehan. They found a fuel line under the vehicle leaking as it had rusted through. I asked the service person what they did to correct this problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10520604, filed 2013-06, 7,000 miles

“The ABS control module quit working causing the brake pedal the ABS module quit working making the brake pedal to go to the floor barely causing an accident on my city street.”

NHTSA complaint #11281062, filed 2019-11, 72,000 miles

“The contact owns 2011 Gmc Terrain. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle there was a knocking and clicking sound coming from the engine. The contact coasted into a parking lot and added two quarts of oil. Fifteen to twenty minutes later, the failure recurred with the noise louder. The contact stated that the vehicle started to shake, lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and restarted. Additionally, while making a right turn going downhill, the vehicle lost motive power. The brake was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle adequately. …”

NHTSA complaint #11299331, filed 2020-01, 147,000 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026412%
2025323%
202436%
202212%
2021822%
20207237%
20197239%
20188337%
201721%
201664%
201593%
201493%
201372%
201251%
201172%
201083%

Other parts of the 2011 GMC Terrain

Engine
178 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
76 complaints
Fuel system
48 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
35 complaints
Other or unknown
34 complaints
Electrical system
29 complaints
Air bags
25 complaints
Engine cooling
22 complaints
Electronic stability control
21 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 GMC Terrain

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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