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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2011 GMC Terrain Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
5%of 386 total for the year
Median mileage
78,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 GMC Terrain, 5% of the 386 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles.

Example complaints

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

“I bought a used 2011 Gmc Terrain with a clean carfax and 35000 miles on it. I have had nothing but problems. The car burn at least a quart of oil every 2 weeks. The constantly just cuts off when driving. Gmc needs to do sometime about this before peolpe are killed.”

NHTSA complaint #11072847, filed 2018-02, 45,000 miles

“I was driving back home from the store friday night and my wheels start squeaking and increasingly became hard to then the wheel whenever I turned. When I got home tried to park the wheels locked up and I couldn't turn the wheels anymore. Diver the car again monday it was fine until I was my way home again the wheels locked up, car wouldn't accelerate part 2nd gear, then I wasn't able to reverse and my engineer light came on. I just bought the car 5 months ago from a dealership. No I don't have a warranty and there is 86927 miles on it. No accidents whatsoever. …”

NHTSA complaint #11361943, filed 2020-09, 86,927 miles

“While driving message read reduced engine power lost all power could not control the steering wheel! Then the car shut down and continued to roll down the highway .almost got hit by other cars from behind. Very frightening for me I almost got a panic attack. I managed to stop the car on the shoulder of the road with half of the car still blocking other cars .car will not start. The battery is new .I have done research on social media and there's thousands of GM customers who have or are facing the same issues. …”

NHTSA complaint #10821841, filed 2016-01, 78,000 miles

“My Gmc Terrain 2011 is having trouble accelerating, and I hear a noise from the engine. When I am at a stop light and I try to accelerate, it pulls and doesn't go forward. It's stalking my Terrain. I did some research, and I found that this vehicle has a recall #12313d- special coverage adjustment- engine balance chain and fuel pump. I looked up, and it seems this vehicle has 0 unclaimed recalls. So, I'm concern because this vehicle is stalling and not working as it should be. The recall does say, 'if left untreated, could cause the chain to break, leading to engine damaged.”

NHTSA complaint #11234882, filed 2019-07, 119,880 miles

“I have been having an issue with the stability track/reduced engine power coming on. I will be driving and then the reduced engine power with an exclamation mark pops up, my car speed drops and then the car cuts off. The car would crank back up after sitting for a while. After researching this, I found that several other Gmc, chevy and cadillacs had this same issue and were given the run around by Gmc when trying to have it fixed. There was a recall for those vehicles but not the Terrain. I have had the throttle body cleaned like suggested and that did not solve the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #11229586, filed 2019-07, 171,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202613%
202518%
202436%
202325%
202212%
202113%
2020116%
201995%
201884%
201721%
201643%
201531%
201431%
201351%
2012113%
2011185%
2010176%

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
Steering
15 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints
Seats
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 GMC Terrain

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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