With the democratization of new technologies, the intensive use of smartphones, 24-hour internet connection and internet sites, it was obvious that cars would stick to the trend. And after the era of the DVD car radio that could be built in to the GMC Terrain, for a few years now many cars have been equipped with touch screens. Although this gives a specific comfort, with technology comes also the problems. In this article we’re going to try to help you fix a touch screen problem that doesn’t work on GMC Terrain anymore. To do this, to begin with, we’re going to see the pros of having a touch screen in your car, then the various touch screen complications on GMC Terrain , and finally how to resolve them.

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Benefits of a touch screen on GMC Terrain

Before we can check out why the touch screen of your GMC Terrain no longer functions, we will first see all the positive points that this equipment will bring you. We will just concentrate on the native touch screens, those included by the manufacturer and not those bought in car centers. In this article is a list of the positive aspects and interesting features of a touch screen included in your car:

  • The opportunity to watch multimedia content on your screen.
  • The ability to follow a GPS track with a screen of a sizeable size.
  • Gain access to to many setting options on his car caused by the operating system included in the screen
  • Synchronize your smartphone and therefore receive calls.
  • Ease of use of the touchscreen as contrary to the buttons and knobs previously used

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GMC Terrain Touch Screen Problems

We will now proceed to the part you are most enthusiastic about knowing why the touch screen of my GMC Terrain no longer functions? To achieve this, we tried to identify all the complications that exist on the touch screens of your car. There aren’t 50 different complications, but that said, on this website are the main ones you might be going through:

  • The touch screen on my GMC Terrain doesn’t turn on anymore: This is one of the most common situations on a car with a screen, in most cases it’s a power supply problem, go to the next section to get the solution to this problem
  • The touch screen of my car doesn’t respond anymore: If your screen gets stuck on a page and it doesn’t respond anymore it’s probably a bug in the operating system of your screen.
  • The touch screen of my GMC Terrain turns on and off for no reason: In such a case you are certainly a victim of a short circuit.

How to fix touch screen GMC Terrain

After discovering why the touch screen of your GMC Terrain is no longer functioning , we will try to give you the solutions to each of the complications you may encounter. Below are the solutions to each of the main touch screen complications:

  • The touch screen doesn’t turn on at all: In such a case, you will have to look at the power supply side of the touch screen, in most cases it will be a blown fuse, so verify the status of the fuse.
  • The touch screen is frozen: In that circumstance, as we said before, it’s probably a bug you’re going through, you’ll have to try to unplug/replug the fuses, to restart the screen . If this doesn’t work, you may have a problem with the version of the screen’s operating system, make sure to contact your dealer. If it’s just your GPS that’s bugging, you can update the GPS of your GMC Terrain by following this tuto.
  • The touch screen of your GMC Terrain switches on and off for no reason: In this situation it is highly likely that you are the victim of a short circuit. Check the condition of your fuses and connectors, if you can’t find anything, take your car to a car electrician who can fix the problem.

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