9 complaints reported

2019 GMC Terrain Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
9
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2025

Back up camera service notice.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2025
Sep 2024

Backup camera stopped working, giving me a blue screen

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2024
May 2023

The Infotainment System started acting strange. The volume adjusts itself. It starts blaring very loudly and has nearly caused several collisions and it continuously turns on and off. I can not use it at all.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2023
Nov 2022

When I’m reverse screen shows blue and message says “service rear camera system” I purchased this car NEW in 2019 and warranty just expired. I have read so many forums with this being a common problem with gmc. Why this isn’t covered and over $600 coming out of my pocket to fix it is ridiculous. This is a safety issue and gmc flaw and should be corrected/covered by them.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2022
Jan 2022

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I GOT IN MY 2019 GMC TERRAIN AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND MY BACK-UP CAMERA WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS A BLUE SCREEN THAT SAID "SERVICE REAR VISION SYSTEM". A COUPLE DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. MY CAR SAT FOR A WK AND I GOT IN IT ON MAY 28 TO HELP MY DAUGHTER MOVE AND IT WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT TO ANYONE (LIKE MY GRANDKIDS) OR ANYTHING BEHIND MY CAR AS I'M BACKING UP, ESPECIALLY IF I CANNOT SEE THEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2022
Dec 2020

BOUGHT THE TERRAIN IN NOV 22ND 2020 AT COVINA CHEVROLET, CALIFORNIA. ON NOV 25TH WANTED TO RESTORE THE CAR STEREO BECAUSE THE SETTINGS WOULD NOT DELETE DATA SAVED AND IT WOULDN'T CONNECT TO MY IPHONE VIA USB. SO I DECIDED TO DISCONNECT THE POSTS FROM THE BATTERY TERMINALS FOR 30 MINUTES. CONNECT BACK THE POSTS TO BATTERY AND CHECK IF THAT DELETE EVERYTHING AND IT DID BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T CONNECT TO MY IPHONE. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT SRS AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE CAME ON. THE ABS, AIRBAGS AND STABILITY LIGHTS WERE ON, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I MADE A REPAIR SCHEDULE WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND TILL THIS DAY DEC 13TH THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE ISSUE OR THEIR NOT EVEN TRYING. SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISE ME THAT THEY ARE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A FIELD GM ENGINEER THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. I'M THINKING ITS JUST THE COMPUTER THAT IS FROZEN A MALFUNCTION ABS MODULE CONTROLLER OR A FUSES OR A RELAYS BECAUSE I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD NO ISSUE. I LIVE IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA AND ITS ABOUT 1HR 30MIN FROM THE DEALER. I'M STILL HOPING THAT THEY CAN FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP GM!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Dec 2020 Fire Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS ACTIVATED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS, CAUSING HE AND HIS WIFE TO GET HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MEADOWLAND OF CARMEL GMC (1952 US-6, CARMEL HAMLET, NY 10512) HOWEVER, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED AND THE ODOR WAS FIRST EXPERIENCED, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED THE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2019

LEASING A 2019 GMC TERRAIN TECHNICAL, WITHIN A FEW DAYS CLIMATE OFF ERROR CAME ON WHILE TRYING TO TURN ON THE AC OR HEAT. CAR SAFETY FEATURES NEVER ALERTED WITH SOUNDS. SERVICE BULLETINS PIT 5663 AND PIC 6365A, GMC KNOWN PROBLEMS BEFORE I SIGNED MY LEASE. CONTACTED GMC AFTER PENSKE BUICK GMC, SHILLINGTON PA, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE CLIMATE OFF ERROR. PUSHED AN UPDATE THROUGH TO FIX THE SAFETY NO ALERT SOUNDS. AT THIS POINT PENSKE AS WELL AS GMC HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE CLIMATE OFF ERRORS WILL BE FIXED. I CONTINUE TO PAY MY FULL LEASE RATE FOR A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT FULLY WORK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Nov 2018

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE WITH PUSH BUTTON IGNITION AND BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND ERROR MESSAGES SUCH AS LOW BATTERY CAME UP ON DASH DISPLAY. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 11/17/18. TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS OCCURRED WHERE THE CAR HAD TO BE JUMPED. ONE ON 11/21/18 AND 11/22/18. UNSURE IF AN ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE OR BATTERY ISSUE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2018

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Quick Summary

The 2019 GMC Terrain has 9 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.