GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#11386060January 2, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
GMC PLEASE TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SUNROOF LEAK ISSUE! YEARS OF DATA, ALMOST 100 COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND HAVE A SOLUTION! MY CAR HAS SERIOUS LEAKING ISSUES FROM THE SUNROOF ABOVE THE DRIVER, ELECTRICAL TO CABIN DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK EXCEPT DASH LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS WORK SPORADICALLY. THE LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY'RE IN THE MOOD. ALSO MEANS AC/HEAT WORKS SOMETIMES..I LIVE UP NORTH AND IT'S 24 TODAY. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID REMAINS EMPTY BECAUSE IT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND DRAINS OUT: WHICH ALSO MEANS REPLACING MY WIPERS IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE THEY RANDOMLY TURN ON FOR AT MOST AN HOUR AND DRY WIPING THE WINDOW...AND DESTROYING THE WIPER BLADES. ALL WHEEL DRIVE WON'T WORK, DESPITE MECHANIC SEEING NO ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN DOWN THE MOUNTS AND TRIED TO FLUSH THE DRAINING TUBES MYSELF..AND THEY'RE CLEAR WITH NO LEAKS WHEN I TESTED THE TUBES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WISH I COULD AFFORD TO FIX THIS, BECAUSE WE NEED THIS VEHICLE; EVERYDAY I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT! WE WON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT FOR THE RISK OF THE HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF, AND ALWAYS FINGERS CROSSED MY TURN SIGNALS WILL FUNCTION TODAY. I HAVE KIDS! MY FAMILIES NOT RICH, WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE OR THE COSTLY REPAIR, BEING THAT I'M A SINGLE MOM BARELY BUYING BREAD AND PAYING RENT AS IT IS SINCE MY HOURS GOT CUT FROM COVID. I ONLY WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE, I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TO BE SPECIFIC AND ASK FOR ONE WITH HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS WORKING APPROPRIATELY, TOO. I'LL BE SURE TO NEXT TIME I BUY A CAR...WHENEVER THAT LUCKY DAY OCCURS. PLEASE PRAY FOR US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385331December 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
PUT VEHICLE ON PARK AND MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING THAT IT'S NOT PARKED I GOT TO BACK UP AND PULL FORWARD A COUPLE TIMES UNTIL IT RECOGNIZES THAT VEHICLE IS ON PARK THEN I CAN TURN THE ENGINE OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384927December 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 ACADIA ONLY HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT, AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT STARTED AS A VIBRATION (WASHBOARD SOUND) FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WHEN YOU WERE TRAVELING AT 55 TO 65 MPH. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED REGULAR. AFTER HAVING IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME VIBRATION, I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS SAD THAT I HAVE SUCH A NICE VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO TRADE BECAUSE GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL COST AT LEAST $5,000.00. THIS COULD KEEP ME FROM PURCHASING ANOTHER GMC. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING UNITL I DECIDE, REPAIR OR TRADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384877December 24, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STARTED USING MORE GAS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT IS LOCKING UP.IT COULD FAIL WHEN DRIVEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384452December 21, 2020
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 25 ,2020 AND ON AUGUST 19,2020 IT BROKE DOWN ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE I WAS TRANSFERRING FROM ONE HOSPITAL TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL WITH ME I'LL 3 YEAR OLD .I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTER IT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK I SENT IT TO BUICK GMC IN MORROW AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I PAID MY CAR NOTE UP UNTIL FEBRUARY 5,2021 AND I DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE BECAUSE IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383961December 17, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. FROM 5MPH-70MPH. THIS HAPPENS ERRATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IT RESULTS IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OFF ALL POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383475December 15, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
BRAND NEW VEHICLE. PURCHASED ON 10/30/2020. FRONT COLLISION KEEPS FLASHING A RED LIGHT IN THE TOP OF DASH THAT SHOWS UP IN WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO STOP OR WARN YOU IT WILL NOT. IT WILL JUST LET YOU HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER CAR. WE NOTICED THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THE REAR SAFETY CROSS TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383162December 12, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. TRANSMITION ISSUES AS PER A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHOWS ALL OF THESE ISSUES BOTH WHEN RUNNING PARKED AND WHILE IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF ROADWAYS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383172December 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I GO THROUGH HEADLIGHTS EVERY 6 MONTHS THIS LAST TIME, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOT REPLACED AND TWO DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT AND THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I WENT AND GOT NEW BULB AND IT DID NOT WORK, AFTER INSPECTING THE THE WIRING WE NOTICED IT WAS BURNT UP AND NEED REPLACED, GMC SAID IT'S ON US. WE HAVE SPOKE WITH GMC ABOUT OUR ENGINE BURNING OIL WHICH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO HELP BUT GMC REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING MY CAR SEND A SIGNAL TELLING ME TO TURN OFF THE CAR OR STARTS MISS FIRING EVERY WHICH WAY AND GIVES CODES SAYING I NEED NEW COILS WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF SAYING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE CALIBRATION GET OFF, IT TOOK MCDANIEL'S TO FIGURE IT OUT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON ELECTRONICS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID NO LONGER COMES OUT PROPERLY AND NEEDS SOMETHING REPLACED SO THAT IT WILL GO UP ON THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383159December 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STEERS TO LEFT,VOLUME DOES NOT WORK AFTER A CONNECTED CALL WHILE DRIVING,SCREEN BLACKS OUT AND NOISE COMING OUT OF LEFT DRIVER DOOR PANEL WHILE CAR IS OFF,ALSO MESSAGE THAT SD CARD WAS REMOVED NO APPS WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378643December 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGAN SHUTTERING AND THE WARNING SYSTEM WENT OFF STATING THE TRACTION CONTROL HAD GONE OFF. THEN IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE ENGINE, AND SERVICE TRACTION. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRACTION CONTROL ON. BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO WHICH THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH TODAY, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN GMC ACADIA AND I AM SHOCKED THAT IT HASN'T BE REPORTED/RECALLED. IN RETROSPECT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND JERK FORWARD WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SO. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEND!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378540December 8, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMING ON WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS PULLED TO HARD OR EVEN IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER MAKES THE SLIGHTEST OF MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT. IT OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE AS TIME GOES ON. IT HAPPENED TODAY JUST GOING TO THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE LONG AND BACK TO THE HOUSE. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TAILGATE RANDOMLY FALLING WHEN HALFWAY OPEN OR FULLY OPEN. THE TAILGATE HAS ALMOST CAUSED INJURY TO MY HUSBAND, BOTH OF MY BOYS AND MYSELF. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE TAILGATE IS OPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378231December 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SUV STARTS TO PULL WHEN GEAR SWITCHES TO THE NEXT GEAR MAKING MY SUV NOT CHANGE GEAR TOOK IT TO A MECHANICAL THEY SAY IT'S THE ADJUST CLUTCHES IT SHOULD BE RECALL BUT IT'S NOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378261December 7, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY UPON PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE PARKING POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED RECOGNIZE THE MANEUVER. DUE TO THE DEFECT, THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377509December 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT TO PARK WARNING TURNS ON WHEN GEAR SHIFTER IS IN PARK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375533December 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2020 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER AT LOW SPEEDS AND JERKING WITH BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377266December 1, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2020. I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OCTOBER OF 2020 AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK. ON THE DASHBOARD THE LIGHT THAT'S SUPPOSE TO SHOW WHEN YOUR BRIGHT'S ARE ON, DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE AND I WAS IN MOTION WHEN I REALIZED THEY HAD STOPPED WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377030November 30, 2020
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 ARCADIA FOR LESS THEN A MONTH. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM ASSURED ME THAT THE ONLY ISSUE IT HAD WAS IT NEEDED A NEW A/C CONDENSER. ( PERMANENT CODES, P0008, P0332, P0017 ) (PENDING CODES P0161, P0332, P0017 ) ( STORED CODES, P0332, P0008 ) SEVERE URGENCY REPLACE TIMING CHAINS AND RELATED COMPONENTS, T CHAIN X1 T CHAIN X1 T CHAIN X2 TIMING TENSIONER X1 X1 X1 X1. I HAVENT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT AND THE SOLD ME THE CAR ON FALSE PRETENSES. THEY WONT HELP ME WITH FIXING IT, THEY WONT EVEN FIX THE A/C CONDENSER. IM GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE AND I PUT THE ONLY MONEY I HAD INTO THIS CAR. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376922November 29, 2020
POWER TRAIN
AT 95,800 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. AFTER STOPPING FOR A BRIEF TIME ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, UPON RESUMING THE TRIP THE VEHICLE STARED OVER-REVVING AND SEARCHING FOR SHIFTS. WHEN A SHIFT POINT WAS FOUND THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEAR ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED DRIVEABLE TO DELIVER TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY AND ALL ROUTINE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376358November 25, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK WHEN STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT OR IN MY GARAGE BUT THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH INDICATES IT IS NOT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER REMAINS ON WITH LIGHTS NOT SHUTTING OFF. SHIFTER HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2020 PER BULLETIN 19-NA-206. THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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