GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#10616153July 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2009 ACADIA SLT2. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THIS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THEY REPLACE A COIL. THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAR HAS HAD OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, LIKE WATER LEAKING INTO THE CABIN AND NEARLY SHOCKING ME WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615928July 24, 2014
STEERING
WHILE TURNING CORNERS, POWER STEERING LOCKS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. I AM GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I AM GETTING NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS WARM AND ALSO AFTER A COLD START. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS THE PUMP ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND MY TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD! I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615637July 23, 2014
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE HER CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT UNLATCH THE REAR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. AFTER MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS, THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE CHILD CAUSING HIM TO BECOME PRESSED UP AGAINST THE SEAT AND UNABLE TO MOVE HIS CHEST. THE CHILD BEGAN TO LOSE OXYGEN, WHICH PROMPTED THE CONTACT TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CHILD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED WAS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE ONE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10615274July 22, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. SPECIFICALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SOME TIMES I CAN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $2000, AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $1700, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615299July 22, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE FAILED CAUSING RUBBING AND CUTTING TO THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615365July 22, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615360July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,595. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/11/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615043July 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH IN WHICH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,653.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615168July 21, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER MY 2010 ACADIA SAT IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT FOR 19 HOURS AFTER A DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO TO KANSAS CITY, IT OVERHEATED THE MINUTE I STARTED IT. THE AIR STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR, IT STATED "POWERING DOWN ENGINE", & THE TEMP GAGE MAXED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. AT LESS THAN 36K ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MINIMALLY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AND NOW.... SINCE IT IS "OVER 3 YEARS OLD", IT'S PROBABLY NOT COVERED. $40K VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES ON IT AND ALREADY OVERHEATING? WE HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS IN HAWAII, SO IT'S NOT A CLIMATE PROBLEM. :-/ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614685July 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2AM AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY USED ACADIA AFTER I BOUGHT IT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHER 2008 ACADIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE FOR THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614695July 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I'VE RECEIVED 3 NOTICES ABOUT RECALLS. GM TOLD ME JULY THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, BUT WHEN I CALL MY DEALER THEY INDICATED THEY'LL PUT ME A WAITING LIST FOR WHEN THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE PARTS. WHY ISN'T GM SENDING DEALERS ENOUGH PARTS TO HANDLE THESE RECALLS. MY DEALER IS GREAT IT'S JUST GM THAT IS CREATING PROBLEMS. TELLING US THEY HAVE THE PARTS, THEN THEY DON'T SEND THEM TO THE DEALERS. MY DEALER IS VERY FRUSTRATED OVER THIS AS I AM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR PUSHING GM A LITTLE TO GET THE PARTS TO THE DEALERS SO THAT I (WE) CAN GET OUR VEHICLES REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614621July 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614619July 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS OVER 140 POUNDS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WON'T INDICATE THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SEATBELT ON. EVEN IF DRIVING AND PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING, IT WON'T TURN ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614625July 18, 2014
STEERING
THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES AND WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY. NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611179July 17, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEATBELT LOCKS WHERE I AM UNABLE TO EXPAND AND USE IT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED, AND THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM. THE REASON I BOUGHT THE ACADIA IS BECAUSE I HAVE A LARGE FAMILY AND I USE THE STATES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611305July 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY KIDS SCHOOL WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHEN I EASED OVER A SPEED BUMP I APPLIED GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND MY SON AND I TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDE BUT COULD NOT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUT CAR IN PARK THEN TRIED DRIVE AND REVERSE EVEN LOW BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A NICE MAN STOPPED AND HELPED PUSH CAR OUT OF ROAD. MY CAR IS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WE WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT HAS 81,487 MILES ON IT. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS CRAP. I AM SHOCKED AND UPSET. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE PUTTING MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE OFF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY!!!! AND THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF SEVEN WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUES. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES. THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611296July 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAVE PLATE DESTRUCTED RUINING TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING. TRAFFIC BEHIND WAS FORCED TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND SWERVE. CAUSED TRAFFIC JAM. VERY DANGEROUS. KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY GM. REFUSE TO RECALL. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE THE 6T70/75 TRANSMISSION (ENCLAVE, SATURN, SOME FORDS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611359July 17, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611006July 16, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2007 GMC ACADIA SLT-1 PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. AND THE DISPLAY IN THE DASH SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICING. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER BUT HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT SAYS THERE SHOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL BASED ON MY VEHICLES YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610885July 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM NOT RECEIVING COOPERATION FROM SOUTHTOWN MOTORS GMC DEALERSHIP AT 695 HIGHWAY 34 E, NEWNAN, GA 30265 IN REFERENCE TO GETTING MY RECALL FIXED. MY RECALL NOTICES 10085 AND 14187 REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT BEING FIXED. I AM CURRENTLY IN A LEASE WITH ALLY THAT REQUIRES 18 MORE MONTHS LEASE PAYMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ELIMINATE MY LEASE AND RETURN THIS VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING MY WIFE, MY INFANT, MY 3 YEAR OLD, AND MY 10 YEAR OLD RIDING IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I CONTACTED ALLY AND THEY STATED I WOULD NEED TO PAY ALMOST $7000 TO BREAK THE LEASE OF MY UNSAFE GMC ACADIA. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I CANNOT GET IT FIXED NOR GET A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WITHOUT PENALTY. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 KNOWN FATALITIES IN REGARDS TO THESE RECALLS AND GMC IS REMAINING QUIET. WHAT ELSE ARE THEY REMAINING SILENT ABOUT. I WANT OUT OF THIS LEASE IMMEDIATELY AND REQUIRE SOME COMPLIANCE FROM SOMEONE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND I NEED YOUR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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