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P1101 on GMC vehicles

P1101 is named on 9 GMC model years (2018–2026): 72 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Terrain, Canyon.

Powertrain 9 model years 72 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which GMC model years name P1101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 GMC TerrainEngine23—
2020 GMC TerrainEngine16—
2018 GMC TerrainEngine151
2022 GMC TerrainEngine7—
2021 GMC TerrainEngine7—
2026 GMC CanyonNot specified1—
2025 GMC CanyonNot specified1—
2024 GMC CanyonNot specified1—
2023 GMC CanyonNot specified1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 33 Power Train 19 Equipment 9 Not specified 4
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What GMC owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

When my racy begins to run out, my engine light has been coming on and I’ve been getting the same code P1101 I took my vehicle to GMC and they told me that the engine light came on because the tape came loose
2018 GMC Terrain Dec 4, 2023 NHTSA owner report

GMC filings that name P1101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1101. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P1101 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P1101 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what GMC and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P1101 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 72 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P1101 on 9 GMC model years (2018–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which GMC models does P1101 appear on most?

2019 Terrain (23 documents), 2020 Terrain (16 documents), 2018 Terrain (16 documents).

Does P1101 on a GMC mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.