GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#11361368September 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE IT SOMETIMES STARTS IN THE WRONG GEAR AND NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AN RESTARTED, OTHERWISE IT RUNS ON TOO MANY RPM. AT TIMES WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS, AFTER A STOP AT A LIGHT, IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR A WHILE. WHEN IT DOES MOVE IT JERKS AND ABRUPTLY STARTS. THE RUNNING DAY HEAD LAMP OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT THE LIGHT BULB, CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361429September 27, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS ALL BEGAN AT ABOUT 75000 MILES. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE STABILIZATION/TRACTION LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING ONCE THIS HAPPENED YOU COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. I ONCE WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEN TURNED INTO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY WOULD START TO DIE WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN NOT JUMP THE CAR YOU HAVE TO BRING THE BATTERY TO BE CHARGED ON A CHARGER. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WON'T START THE OTHER THINGS LIKE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC WILL STILL WORK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT ONCE THE WEATHER WAS WARM IT RAN PERFECT FOR 4 MONTHS. THE FIRST DAY IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD THE BATTERY DIED WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO HAD A HEADLIGHT GO OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER IT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO SEVERAL PLACES BUT NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T KEEP SPENDING MONEY TO GET IT DIAGNOSED WITH NO RESULTS. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ACADIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361259September 26, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TRANSMISSION ENGINE SEAT BELTS HEADLIGHTS NOT EVEN A MONTH INTO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361097September 25, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE READS INACCURATELY AND SYSTEM REGISTERS FUEL TANK EMPTY AT AROUND 1/4 OF A TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361141September 25, 2020
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR STARTED TO CHANGE COLOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRROR WAS DISCOLORED FROM THE BOTTOM TO HALFWAY UP THE MIRROR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GROPPETTI AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY VISALIA BUICK GMC (1313 E. MAIN ST. VISALIA, CA 93292; (866)248-5241) WHO STATED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361167September 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHUT-OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT-OFF SOMETIMES AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERHEAD BUICK GMC DEALER LOCATED AT 1423 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360952September 24, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 'SHIFT TO PARK' LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. I HAVE TO SIT THERE AND ROCK MY SHIFT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE WARNING LAMP GOES OFF. OTHERWISE I CAN'T TURN MY CAR OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360615September 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START DUE TO WATER LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD OR THE FIREWALL FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ONTO THE FLOORBOARD UNDERNEATH THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE KEYFOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED CARL BLACK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (11500 E. COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817), AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FEE WOULD BE ASSESSED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360628September 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
LEFT FRONT HALF SHAFT FRACTURED. WAS MAKING A TURN ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS 53262 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360803September 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE ON THE INFO PANEL AND CAR DID NOT GO INTO PARK AND BEGAN ROLLING AWAY. HAD TO TURN CAR BACK ON TO SHIFT INTO PARK. ON OCCASION, IT REQUIRES MULTIPLE START/STOPS. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IF YOU THINK YOU'RE IN PARK THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL AND POTENTIALLY HURT SOMEONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IN PARK. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360385September 22, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS UP AND WON'T PERMIT CAR TO BE SHUTOFF. VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT REST AND IS PLACED IN "PARK" AS DESIGNATED BY SHIFT LEVER LIGHT AND DASHBOARD INDICATORS, AND THE AUTO DOOR UNLOCK FEATURE ACTIVATED CORRECTLY WHEN PLACED IN PARK. ON 9/21/20, IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF TRYING DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND BY PHYSICALLY MOVING VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE . PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS THIS LAST TIME. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED 11/2019, WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 10,062 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED A SHIFTER HARNESS. NOW, 9/21/20, 10 MONTHS LATER, AND 12,400 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RE-EMERGED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360495September 22, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR GIVES "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTIFICATION WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY SHOWS IT IS IN PARK. CAR WILL NOT FULLY SHUT OFF. HAVE TO TURN CAR BACK ON AND WIGGLE SHIFTER OR PUT IT IN REVERSE/DRIVE AND THEN BACK IN TO PARK FOR THE CAR TO FULLY TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359983September 19, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND OR ANOTHER GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING. I LOVE THE ACADIA BUT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER. WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS COST FOR SOMETHING THAT GMC KNOWS ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355719September 18, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I PARK MY CAR, AND THE GEAR IS IN PARK, WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF, I RECEIVE CONTINUANCE NOTIFICATIONS STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" AND CAN NOT FULLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS AND AT TIMES CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I CAN FULLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS 9/17/2020. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL AND IS OUT OF BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355081September 15, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN TRYING PARK MY CAR STATING "ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK". DISPLAY SHOWS CAR IN PARK AND SHIFTING CONSOLE IN PARK. SOMETIMES TAKES ME MULTIPLE TIMES SHIFTING AND RESHIFTING, AND DRIVING BACK AROUND TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THIS MORNING TOOK 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO PARK AND SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354876September 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 MONTH AGO RECEIVED "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTICES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF. WOULD RESTART ENGINE, MOVE SHIFTING LEVER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF (ELECTRICALLY). TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTING LEVER, REPORTING THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN PARKING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT AGAIN RECEIVED THE SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE, WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL ON. THIS TIME, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE, AND SHIFTING LEVER WAS STUCK IN PLACE. HAD TO SET THE PARKING BREAK AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEE STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355004September 14, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M HAVING ISSUES OF GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD OF 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHEN THE SUV IS ALREADY IN PARK. I'VE HAD THIS RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT FIGURED I'D JUST MENTION IT TO THE DEALER AT THE NEXT APPT. GENERALLY, I RESTART IT, MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, AND THEN IT GOES INTO PARK. SATURDAY, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHOWED I WAS IN PARK, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON, AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS! I WAS THANKFUL NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT ONE OF MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME AND THIS HAPPEN. I PUT ON THE BREAK, HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART IT, MOVE THE SHIFTER BEFORE IT WOULD RECOGNIZE BEING IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354560September 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
'STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE' WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED AND THERE WAS ZERO FREON IN IT. HAD THAT REFILLED TOTALING OVER $400 BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL KIND THAT TAKES THE 1234 HOOK UP. STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN LIKE IT DOES EVERY MONTH. HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD TO TAKE A LOOK AND IT APPEARS FREON HAS SPEWED WHILE STEERING ASSIST LIGHT IS ON, EXPLAINING WHY IT WAS EMPTY WHEN WE TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON NOW TOO. WHEN POWERING VEHICLE OFF, A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYS 'CLIMATE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF'. ADDITIONALLY WE GET A 'SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE WHEN WE POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. READY TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354265September 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY 2017 GMC ACADIA ON AUGUST 3, 2020. WHEN I GOT HOME I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND ON THE SCREEN IT SAID "SHIFT TO PARK." I HAD PARKED ON A HILL AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAD CAUSED IT. SO FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM USUALLY PARKED AND SHIFTING IT INTO PARK. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE SHIFTER SO MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND THERE A TON OF REVIEWS SAYING THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY VEHICLE AND I'M MAKING A PAYMENT ON IT AS WELL. I HAVE TO SMALL CHILDREN AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE SOME HAS MADE COMMENTS THAT THEIR VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SOME HAVE HAD IT FIXED AND TWO MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP NEAR ME, CORPORATE, AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY ARE ALL LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. WE, AS IN THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THE GMC CLEARLY KNOWS ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353930September 9, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING. LOOSES POWER, MAX SPEED 20MPH. WON'T START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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