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2011 GMC Terrain Seat belts Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
2%of 386 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the seat belts of the 2011 GMC Terrain, 2% of the 386 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“I was on the interstate in cincinnati, ohio when a deer crossed over the jersey wall onto the roadway as I was just beginning to exit. I hit the deer at a minimum speed of 45-50mph. My airbag did not deploy. Although I was unharmed I am concerned about the failure of the airbag to deploy given my speed and front impact. My vehicle has also recently had an intermittent issue with sudden loss of power that has been attributed to the stability control system. …”

NHTSA complaint #10606875, filed 2014-06, 18,380 miles

“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

“Belt side buckle plastic housing fractures causing spring mechanism to fall out. Mechanism now binds up allowing excess slack in seat belt while driving. Event occured during routine buckling of seat belt.”

NHTSA complaint #10779679, filed 2015-10, 65,000 miles

“I was pulling into a parking spot on monday night and just brushed the curb with the front passenger tire. After I came to a stop, the side airbags deployed. The service stabilitrak light comes on and off as well as all other dash lights flickering as the radio turned off and the power steering goes out.”

NHTSA complaint #10695532, filed 2015-03

“The belt needed to fasten in my grandsons carseat in the middle of the back seat did not hold while making a sharp left or right turn. The seat slid over side ways. There is no upper stablizing device to keep the seat from tilting to the right or left. I live in ladylake and sometimes people pull out in front of you and while this happened to me and I had to vear to the right my grandson slid sideways carseat and all, scared my grandbaby.”

NHTSA complaint #11034364, filed 2017-10

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202312%
202011%
201911%
201831%
201743%
201632%
201521%
201421%
201321%
201292%
201172%
201031%

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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology