Service bulletins for the 2018 GMC Terrain
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1345 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 16NA338 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only. |
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| PIP5697E | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM and/or circuit 5985 concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine shut down when the transmission is in park or neutral when no hydraulic/mechanical transmission concerns are present. |
| PIP5697D | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM and/or circuit 5985 concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine shut down when the transmission is in park or neutral when no hydraulic/mechanical transmission concerns are present. |
| PIP5697C | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM and/or circuit 5985 concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine shut down when the transmission is in park or neutral when no hydraulic/mechanical transmission concerns are present.. |
| 20NA138 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and information on Submission of Warranty Transaction in Global Warranty Management. |
| 20NA047 | 2020-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR. This technical bulletin provides a service procedure to correct conditions of Front or Rear Crankshaft Oil Leak, MIL Illuminated with DTC P1101 Set. |
| PIP5697B | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine cranking when the transmission is in park. |
| PIP5697A | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine cranking when the transmission is in park. |
| 18NA035 | 2020-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides information on a normal characteristic of a transmission that will not shift into overdrive range during cold ambient temperatures. |
| 17NA106 | 2020-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of an interior boom noise heard while driving low speeds in high gear. |
| N192216311 | 2020-03-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Service Update - Certain vehicles may have a condition where the customer may be able to shift out of park with an expired latent fault mode counter. This will only occur after the customer ignores multiple driver information center (DIC) and chime warnings. By design, the vehicle should not allow the driver to shift out of park once the latent fault mode counter expires. Dealers are to reprogram the engine control module. |
| PIP5697 | 2020-02-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates a possible BCM concern if DTC P0747 sets during engine cranking when the transmission is in park. |
| 16NA019 | 2019-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| 19NA023 | 2019-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the left front half shaft with the PN# listed below which has a dampener to correct this issue. |
| PIP5621A | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician that TAC recommends the utilization of the GDS2 software to aid in diagnosing automatic transmission concerns. TAC is requesting the GDS2 session logs be sent in before the dealer contacts TAC. |
| 990420002K | 2019-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is considered normal operations. |
| 18NA359 | 2019-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin advises the tech of a possible normal condition caused when the transmission performs a 1-2 upshift at light throttle and why the D in the PRNDL will flash. |
| 16NA338 | 2019-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns. |
| 080730026F | 2019-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides information on Some vehicles may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak. This condition may be accompanied by a clunk noise. This is a slight movement that is more often seen visually, rather than felt, when viewed from the outside and using the auto-start feature, if equipped. |
| 16NA338 | 2019-07-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns. |
| 080730035D | 2019-07-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid. |
| 19NA089 | 2019-07-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of hearing a click or tick noise coming from the rear of the vehicle at low speeds, when AWD is engaged. |
| 19NA023 | 2019-07-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the left front half shaft with the PN# listed below which has a dampener to correct this issue. |
| N182200470 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. N182200470 - Customer Satisfaction - Certain 2018 model year Buick Enclave and LaCrosse vehicles, and 2018 - 2019 model year GMC Terrain vehicles, may have a condition that occurs when the driver places the vehicle in neutral immediately following an auto start from an auto stop condition. The transmission can become stuck in a command that will cause damage to the transmission clutch plates. Reprogram Transmission Control Module with SPS. |
| 030729004L | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides normal operating characteristics and diagnostic information on Manual transmissions. |
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