GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#10587985May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 18, 2014, HE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DESPITE REPEATED EFFORTS, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS BINDING. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 321.85. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588405May 14, 2014
STEERING
I HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOWER SPEEDS LATELY, BUT ON THE WAY TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE, WITH OUR ONE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HOPING IT WAS AN INEXPENSIVE FIX, BUT WERE NOT SO LUCKY. THIS REPAIR WILL SET US BACK ABOUT $1,500! RIDICULOUS! I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. I TRULY LOVE THE LOOK AND RIDE OF MY ACADIA, BUT SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST WHEN IT INVOLVES MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588024May 13, 2014
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS LIFE ALTERING MESS OF A VEHICLE IN JUNE 2013 WITH 77K MILES. SINCE THAT TIME A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ISSUES HAVE AROSE AND COST ME FOR THAN JUST MONEY. WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED (I NOW SEE THAT WAS A RECALL) CONSTANT ELECTRIC ISSUES IN USING BEEPING, LIGHTING UP AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, NOT REGISTERING A GROWN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DID COVER THAT CHARGE WHICH WAS NO HELP WITH THE REAR END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $3000. TRANSMISSION STILL (BEFORE LEAK "FIXED") AND AFTER WILL READ IDLE TRANSMISSION HOT AT MANY TIMES. LEAKING WATER WHEN WE RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS. LEAKING COMES FROM DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG "LABEL") I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRAPPED BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAD WORKED AND SAVED SO HARD FOR JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY JOB! I NEED MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND MY LIFE IS AT RISK WHEN I'M FORCED TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES THAT GM IS AWARE OF. WITH THE MONEY I'VE SPENT (I'M A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER WITH TWO YOUNG SONS) BECAUSE OF GM TURNING A BLIND EYE I AM IN DIRE NEED OF THE PROPER RESOLUTION TO THIS YEAR LONG DEVASTATION OF PREVENTABLE EVENTS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS FORE I'M UNABLE TO GO FURTHER WITH CONTINUING TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THANK YOU. IN 2011 MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF LOST OUR HOME TO A DEVASTATING FLOOD THAT ROCKED OUR CITY AND AS OF FEB 2014 WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CAMPER AND GET A HOME. I CANNOT PREVENT A FLOOD AND ALL THE PAIN IT CAUSED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN BUT I WILL NOT CEASE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IT RIGHT. THAT IS REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH EQUAL, RELIABLE SAFE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! AFTER ALL, THIS WAS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE AND SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED BEFORE NOW. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587922May 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND WE NOTICED QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING/VIBRATING A LOT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN DRIVING UP INCLINES IT WOULD START TO SURGE BACK AND FORTH. AFTER SOME DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF THE COMMON WAVE PLATE PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER COMMON ISSUES THAT THIS PLATFORM HAS, BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587917May 12, 2014
STEERING
WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY WHEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587947May 12, 2014
STEERING
WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS WHILE IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL CUT OUT. WHEN IT FIRST START TO OCCUR IT WOULD CUT OUT BRIEFLY BEFORE RE-ENGAGING. THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GMC DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED; I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LOW FLUIDS BUT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP, THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE FOR ME AGAIN FOR 1.5 WEEKS. HOWEVER, IT IS WORSE, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER HAVING ALREADY STARTED TO TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED IN-MOTION TURNS AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER THE WHEEL HAS RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587443May 9, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY ACADIA STARTED OUT HAVING THIS ISSUE AT AROUND 20 MPH IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD SHOW UP. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN DOING IT ON THE HWY RUNNING AROUND 55-60 AND WHEN IT LOOSES POWER IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE SLAMMED ON YOUR BRAKES THROWING YOU SLIGHTLY FORWARD. HAD ANYONE BEEN BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE RAN OVER ME! IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WITH A REPORT OF "CANT DUPLICATE PROBLEM" OR ONE TIME IT WAS IN THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO MAKE SOME SMALL REPAIR, THIS WAS A VERY SHORT TERM FIX AS IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND IS WORSE NOW THAN EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587435May 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED FORWARD WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT TRANSMISSION DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587202May 8, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND NEVER RAN OUT OF GAS BEFORE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY FUEL GAUGE AND GMC IS NOT RECALLING MY VEHICLE, AND CONSIDERING GMC'S RECENT PAST REGARDING RECALLS I BELIEVE GMC IS CONTINUING THIS TREND OF NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLES THAT IT SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587259May 8, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING I LOSE POWER STEERING, WHETHER IT'S 10 MILES PER HOUR OR 50 MILES PER HOUR. DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE POWER STEERING MAKES A NOISE WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587262May 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS 1/4 FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587335May 8, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE 7 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON MY GMC ACADIA SINCE 2011. THIS WEEK BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. REPLACING THE HEADLAMPS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ITEM DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED (REMOVING THE FRONT WHEELS AND WHEEL WELLS). THIS COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $150 TO $250 EACH TIME. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN. THIS LAST EVENT HAPPENED AT NIGHT REQUIRING US TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587029May 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR SMOOTHLY. GEARS WITHIN TRANSMISSION BROKEN. GMC REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AT 52,086 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587039May 7, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
POWER STEERING FAILURE AGAIN! 4/30/2010 AT 23624, THEN 10/31/2013 AT 80110, NOW ONLY DRIVEN APPROX. 6,000 MORE MILES AND POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN MAY 2014. 10/31/2013 MASTER CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY ACADIA FOR THE FIRST 50,000 MILES, BUT EVER SINCE I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS VEHICLE HAS TURNED TO A MONEY PIT. I WILL NEVER BUY A GENERAL MOTOR FAMILY VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SHORT LIFE OF THIS AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587067May 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THIS ACADIA ON 5-5-2014, THE VEHICLE RAN GREAT FOR TWO DAYS AND ON THAT SECOND DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I-80 IT STARTED TO HAIL WITH SNOW AND RAIN AS THIS HAPPENED THE STABILI TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROLE TRIED TO INITIATE BUT INSTEAD THE WARNING INDICATORS SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING SERVICE STABILI TRACK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROLE AS PROCEDING TO DESTINATION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY HAZARD SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WITH THIS SIMULAR COMPLAINT. THE ACADIA IS A VEHICLE THAT CAN SEAT UP TO 8 PASSENGERS AND IS CONSIDERED IN MY OPINION A FAMILY VEHICLE. GMC HAS BEEN MADE WELL AWARE THAT THESE DEFECTS HOLD A HIGH POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE SAFETY OF ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND I SEE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THESE DEFECTS, I URGE SHOPPERS TO SEEK OUT MORE THAN ONE DEALERSHIP WHEN PURCHASING A FAMILY VEHICLE, GMC STAFF HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD ON WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES IN MY EXPERIANCE AND HAVE LIED TO MY FACE TO GET ME TO SIGN OFF ON A DEAL THAT HAS LEFT ME WITH A $20,000 SAFETY HAZARD SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I ASK FOR THE NHTSA TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE GMC ACADIA'S FOR IT IS MY BELIEFE THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE RE-CALLS THEN WHAT I SEE LISTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586456May 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PUT FUEL IN VEHICLE, PULL AWAY AND ABOUT A MILE FROM FUELING UP THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WARNING ME THAT THE FUEL IS LOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586378May 3, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DOOR LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE OR LOCKED VIA KEY PAD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586207May 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. HAD GMC FIX THE TRANSMISSION BUT I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET AS IT WAS UNDER MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY BUT PAST THE DATE BY A FEW MONTHS. TODAY 5/2/14, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN 1 YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AFTER THEY FIXED IT. GMC SAYS THEY ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR. UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED BY GMC TWICE WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS AND UNDER 115,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585808May 1, 2014
STEERING, SEATS
I HAD TO HAVE MY STEERING PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF A LOUD WHINING SOUND. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENT WENT OUT IN MY HEATED SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE IT IS RARELY USED. ALL REPAIRS OVER $1100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585809May 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL KEEPS WARNING THAT THE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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