Why does my GMC Terrain burn so much oil?
1 The 2011 Terrain burns through a lot of oil and owners need to be careful not to damage their engines. 2 The problem is likely due to stuck oil control rings. 3 After years of complaints GM extended the car’s warranty to 7.5 years or 120,000 miles.
Are there any problems with the GMC Terrain?
GMC Terrain owners have reported 129 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Terrain based on all problems reported for the Terrain.
When do you need an oil change on a GMC Terrain?
We had driven the vehicle less than 12 hours prior and there were no warning lights such as low oil, check engine, etc. The vehicle has just under 78,000 miles on it and should have been 1,200 miles and 2 months from needing an oil change.
How to stop GMC Terrain Equinox from burning oil?
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1 The 2011 Terrain burns through a lot of oil and owners need to be careful not to damage their engines. 2 The problem is likely due to stuck oil control rings. 3 After years of complaints GM extended the car’s warranty to 7.5 years or 120,000 miles.
GMC Terrain owners have reported 129 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Terrain based on all problems reported for the Terrain.
How much oil does a GMC Terrain use?
The service bulletin concerned 2011 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles with 2.4L engines. It warned that these cars could “exhibit excessive oil consumption (less than 2,000 miles per quart of engine oil).” Additionally, the service bulletin noted that:
What does TSB 15285c mean for GMC Terrain?
General Motors’ Technical Service Bulletin (TSB 15285C) could be of great interest to 2011 Terrain owners who’ve been complaining about excessive oil consumption. Chevy and GMC dealers were told in previous technical service bulletins to install updated engine control module calibration and perform an oil consumption test.