GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#11041567October 31, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GMC ACADIA DENALI HAS A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FOR EVERYDAY USE SO I ONLY DRIVE THE ACADIA FOR LONG DISTANCES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED. AFTER I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I DROVE IT TO NEW YORK AND ON MY WAY BACK (THE NEXT DAY) HAD THE SERVICE LIGHT COME ON TO LET ME KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. I LOOKED AT THE BATTERY INDICATOR IN THE DASH AND NOTICED THE CHARGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. BY THE TIME I GOT TO BALTIMORE, MD THE INDICATOR WAS BELOW 12 AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIRST REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND IT WORKED FINE. THREE WEEKS LATER I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO BATTERY POWER. TRIED JUMPING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT GATHER ENOUGH POWERE TO START THE ENGINE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED HAD A BAD CELL. I AM AFRAID THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE; IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING THE BATTERY WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN OPERATION AND IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD THE HEADLAMP. I THINK GM IS AWARE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I PUT THIS COMPLAINT OUT THERE. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROBLEM WON'T OCCUR THREE WEEKS FROM NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041095October 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG (WHERE THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCATED) WAS BEGINNING TO SPLIT OPEN. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARWAY USED AUTO CENTER (50 PERRY ST, LOWELL, MA 01852, PHONE NUMBER: (978) 748-4113) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO GMC DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041414October 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWO MONTH OLD 2017 GMC ACADIA DENALI FWD. HORN IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO MAKE IT WORK AND ONLY WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND IN ONLY ONE SPOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. RECENTLY I WAS ALONGSIDE OF A BIG RIG AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE ME. HE STARTED TO MANEUVER INTO MY LANE AND THE ACADIA HORN WOULD NOT WORK. NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A 70MPH POSTED HIGHWAY. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GMC AND NHTSA BY MANY 2017 GMC ACADIA OWNERS. TO DATE, GMC OFFERS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL OR AT LEAST A REPAIR BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR WORSE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2017 GMC ACADIA, AND POSSIBLY THE 2018 GMC ACADIA IF THE SAME HORN ACTIVATION HARDWARE IS USED IN THE NEWER MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040967October 29, 2017
STEERING
NOTICED ODD NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. UPON HAVING NOISE CHECKED DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION BOX AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE WERE BOTH LEAKING. AUTO TECHNICIAN ADVISED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT NECESSARY AS NOISE WOULD GET WORSE AND STEERING WOULD BECOME MORE DIFFICULT IN A SHORT TIME. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS RACK/PINION UNITS ON THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. CHECK OF THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE. ONLY 76000 MILES ON VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT/REPAIR NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. RACK AND PINION AND PRESSURE HOSE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $900.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039546October 25, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2017 GMC ACADIA HAS SUCH POOR HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION THAT I CANNOT SEE ADEQUATELY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CAN BARELY SEE TO GET UP-AND-DOWN THE HILL TO OUR DRIVEWAY. EVEN ON BRIGHT ILLUMINATION, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. OTHERWISE, THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS. PEOPLE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED AND THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034281October 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CABLE DAHMER CHEVROLET IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034300October 18, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I AM BEING TOLD...NO WARNING SIGNS! STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND ACADIA WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH! NOW I AM BEING TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 95000 MILES GMC IS A JOKE! WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034160October 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" - I HAVE A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH STAYS LIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033177October 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033185October 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING OR EVEN AFTER JUST SITTING FOR A WHILE WITHOUT THE CONTROLS ON OR OFF THE BACK PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT AND AIR IN THE SECOND ROW THE KNOBS ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT SIT IN THE SECOND ROW DAILY AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033257October 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE TRACTION SAFETY CAME ON AS I MAY HAVE SLED ON SOME VERY WET LEAVES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, AS I GATHERED MYSELF AND GOT THE CAR READY TO DRIVE OFF THE TIRES STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL I AWESOME TRYING TO GET TRACTION THEN THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED AND THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING. THEN THE VEHICLE SWITCH GEARS AND THE CAR BEGIN TO GO IN A JERKY MOVEMENT AT 6 TO 8 MPH THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO NORMAL GEAR. AFTER PRAYING I MAKE IT TO MY DOOR THE DASH THEN SAID CALIBRATE VEHICLE BY DRIVING IN A CIRCLE. THE CAR CUT OFF TWICE BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START RIGHT UP THEN THE DASH STATED ENGINE IS HOT TURN AIR OFF. NO AIR WAS ON AT ALL. THE THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE NEEDLES WERE FLIPPING UP AND DOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I COULD NOT SEEM TO GAIN TRACTION ONLY IN REVERSE AND NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION. CAN YOU SEE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS I SEARCHED TO SEE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO ALL DRIVERS. GMC NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR SO CALLED SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE NOT SAFE AT ALL. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITION AND THE CAR LOSING TRACTION AND THE TIRES SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE COMPUTER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032617October 10, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ESPECIALLY WHEN ROADS ARE WET. WHEN THE ROADS ARE DRY THERE STILL ISN'T THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE MYSELF HARM IF NOT CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032632October 10, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
POWERED LIFT GATE RAISES NORMALLY BUT ABRUPTLY CLOSES WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP OF THE OPENING CYCLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032634October 10, 2017
ENGINE
MOTOR CRANKS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHEN STARTING AND ENGINE RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING. ALSO VEHICLE HAS AN ODD SMELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032825October 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITH THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, I OPENED THE POWER LIFT GATE, IT OPENED COMPLETELY, AND SUDDENLY FEE FELL ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET, STIKING ME AND MY 6 MONTH OLD SON IN THE HEAD. I HAVE REPEATED THIS OPERATION MULTIPLE TIMES STANDING CLEAR OF THE LIFT GATE AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING EVERYTIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO ACCESS THE CARGO AREA OF MY VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER IN BUNKIE, LA TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 2012 GMC ACADIA RECALLS FOR POWER LIFT GATE MALFUNCTIONING, AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I DISAGREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11032555October 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOST RECENT HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN THIS PAST WEEK RESULTED IN WATER POURING IN FROM MY HEADLINER!! DOWN BOTH VISORS AND DOWN SEATBELT POSTS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED ON THE EXACT MODEL VEHICLE AND YEAR BUT WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS ASSOCIATED. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED IT'S ON ME TO FIX. IT'S THE EXACT DEFECT A HUGE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SEVERAL YEARS AGO, LIKE I SAID FOR DIFFERENT VIN BUT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, AND IT INVOLVES THE SAME NEW KITS NEEDING INSTALLED THAT WERE FOR THAT RECALL. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR MY APPT AT MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE CASE I OPENED WITH GM CORPORATION TO BASICALLY BE ADVISED THIS MORNING 'OH WELL... WASN'T FOR YOUR PARTICULAR VIN SO YOU'RE OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS'. NOT COOL!!! PLEASE ADVISE WHAT CAN BE DONE/ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032284October 8, 2017
ENGINE
THE CAR BEGAN MISFIRING SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. HAD IT REPAIRED. SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR CAPS REPLACED. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ACCELERATE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO N THE EXPRESSWAY. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR! CAR THREATENS TO DIE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032064October 6, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RUNNING LAMPS WOULD NOT COME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031857October 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE HAS GONE OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. NOW MESSAGE IS ON CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031912October 5, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT 60,000.00 THOUSAND MILES MY TIMING CHAINS NEEDED REPLACED (JUST LIKE THE 2009 WHICH HAS A RECALL) THEN AT 79,000 MILES MY WAVE PLATE CRACKED ON MY TRANSMISSION (WHICH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODEL FOR THE EXACT SAME THING) MY CAR WAS A EARLY 2010 MODEL AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2009 ISSUES ARE PROBLEMS ON MY CAR. I THINK IT'S INSANE THAT GM CAN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK BETTER THAN THIS. THE RECALL'S SHOULD COVER THE 2010 MODELS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH 2009 PARTS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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