2019 GMC Terrain Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 187 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 15,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2019 GMC Terrain, 3% of the 187 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,900 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.
“Two incident warnings on my dashboard saying of my back hatch was open when it was not. Had it serviced because the dash warning would not shut off. Service said it was fixed then happened again. Twice this happened intermittently. Another incident when on navigation screen, when the navigator gave directions it changed to phone screen and went back to navigation screen when she stopped talking, like she was calling me to verbally give me directions! …”
NHTSA complaint #11348999, filed 2020-08, 13,000 miles“On february 9th, driving home on a rough highway, my service ESC, ABS, traction control and check engine light (flashing) came on. I immediately pulled over, freaking out. Shut my car off cause I had no clue what to do. Sat for a few minutes, collecting myself and turned it back on. All lights were gone, so I decided to continue the drive home. Took my car into the dealer the following day, found code p0300 stored in history. They did an update, and hoped that would solve my issue. Alas, it did not. This same issue has happened at least 6 times now. …”
NHTSA complaint #11349201, filed 2020-08, 25,300 miles“9/30/20 driving home and was accelerating to pass another vehicle, the tcs and stabilitrak lights came on and check engine light began to flash. A brief message popped up to service the tcs system and went away. Check engine light stopped flashing but tcs & stabilitrak/traction lights remained on. I stopped the vehicle as soon as I could, turned it off, waiting a few minutes and restarted - all lights had turned off. Problem has not replicated, but am scheduled for service (oil change) at dealer tasca buick Gmc sat oct 3rd, will discuss during service appointment. …”
NHTSA complaint #11361931, filed 2020-09, 18,800 miles“While driving, the entire GPS navigation shuts off and gives an sd card error message. Nothing on the infotainment screen is on or functioning, including sensors.”
NHTSA complaint #11203405, filed 2019-04, 1,000 miles“Stop and go traffic on I-75. The vehicle jumped forward. Driver trying to push the brake pedal but it was not working, auto sensoring had taken over the vehicle and caused the vehicle to rearended the vehicle ahead of it pushing that vehicle into the vehicle ahead of that one.”
NHTSA complaint #11193889, filed 2019-04Related service bulletins
- 10248704Dec 21, 2023This service bulletin provides a procedure to locate and repair the engine wiring harness to correct customer concerns of multiple electrical issues.
Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 6 | 3% |
| 2018 | 7 | 3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 | 8 | 3% |
| 2014 | 8 | 3% |
| 2013 | 8 | 2% |
| 2012 | 13 | 4% |
| 2011 | 21 | 5% |
| 2010 | 21 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2019 GMC Terrain
72 complaintsEngine
70 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsElectrical system
39 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaintsForward collision avoidance
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 GMC Terrain
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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