FixGMC Terrain — VVT Solenoid Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $231 – $441. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.
Cost by model year
The price holds fairly steady across model years. If your quote is for a car in one of these groups, compare it with that row. Middle half of real GMC Terrain invoices for each group, parts + labor:
| Model years | Typical cost | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2014 | $216 – $423 | $313 |
| 2015–2019 | $256 – $461 | $351 |
Real repair reports
These reports are a recent sample of real, paid GMC Terrain VVT solenoid replacement visits — quoted the way the owner and the technician actually said it.
Car owners said
“Check engine light on-diagnose”
“Cel comes and goes”
“Cr: check engine light diag.”
“* Customer state check engine light is on”
“Diagnose check engine lite”
“Check engine light was on had exhaust cam solenoid codes”
What this repair is
The variable-valve-timing solenoid meters oil pressure to shift camshaft timing for power and economy. When it sticks — often from overdue oil changes — you get a check-engine light, rough idle, or rattly cold starts. It is usually a modest repair, and fresh oil comes with it.
Is your quote fair?
If your quote lands between $231 and $441, it's inside the range where half of all real GMC Terrain repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 1.7 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.
Compare: VVT Solenoid Replacement cost on other vehicles · all GMC Terrain repair costs
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