GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#10505646April 9, 2013
STEERING
COULD HEAR A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND OR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK WERE BOTH LEAKING AND THE RACK WAS CRACKED. THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROX. $1,800 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. IF WE ALLOWED THE PROBLEM TO PERSIST, THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT AT ANY TIME. AMAZING THAT THESE PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED SO THAT GMC CUSTOMERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505599April 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
OUR VEHICLE SAT OUT IN THE RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS BECAUSE WE WERE AT OUR DAUGHTER'S SPORTING EVENT IN ANOTHER TOWN. WHEN WE CAME BACK TO OUR VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, WE NOTICED THE CARPET WAS WET AND WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED FORWARD WATER BEGAN TO COME OUT OF BOTH THE THIRD ROW LIGHT AND SEATBELTS. WE DID OUR BEST TO CLEAN THE WATER UP AND PLANNED ON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS WE COULD. WE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING AS THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE AND WHEN MY HUSBAND SHUT OFF THE CAR HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. WE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE ENDED UP CONTACTING A TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER A MONTH OF OUR CAR BEING OUT OF COMMISSION, GM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE WIRING AND CIRCUIT BOARDS REPLACED AT A COST OF $6000. GM HAS COMPLETELY WASHED THEIRS HANDS OF THIS AND CONTINUES TO SAY IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND WE DIDN'T MAINTAIN THE SUNROOF PROPERLY (ALTHOUGH NO DOCUMENTATION WAS GIVEN TO INFORM US THAT THIS NEEDED TO HAPPEN) AND CLEARLY THEY KNOW OF THE DESIGN FLAW SINCE THEY RECALLED IT ONCE FOR A LEAKY ROOF (WE HAD THE RECALL DONE). THERE ARE DOCUMENTED MOLD ISSUES (WHICH MAKE PEOPLE SICK), AIRBAGS THAT HAVE QUIT WORKING, DEFROSTER MOTOR ISSUES IN NORTHERN STATES, IN ADDITION TO A COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN AN UNDESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. HERE IS A LINK TO EDMONDS.COM WHERE THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1E12D1. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505603April 8, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE STATE AT 70MPH I CAME UP ON SLOWER TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 60-65MPH BEFORE I COULD CHANGE LANES. ONCE CHANGING LANES AND AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT AND RPM WENT FROM 1800-2000 TO 5000 AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY STALLED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS CAUSING A 18 WHEELER TO BASICALLY ALL BUT WRECK TO KEEP FROM KILLING ME AND MY OTHER 5 FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NO KIND OF TRANSMISSION CODES OR ANYTHING TO SHOW UP ON THE DASH BUT I STILL CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING CHECKED TO OK. I HAD 325 MORE MILES TO GET HOME SO I BASICALLY HAD TO BABY IT TO THE HOUSE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING THE TRIP BUT THAT WAS THE WORST. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH THE SAME INDIVIDUAL SITTING IN IT WHO WEIGHS 130LBS. AT FIRST I JUST THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WAY THEY WERE SITTING BUT I WEIGH 200LBS AND IT DID THE SAME WITH ME. I'M HOPING TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED BY DEALER TOMORROW BUT WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSIONS DOING THE SAME THING THE GOV & GMC NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS ISSUE AND GET THE [XXX] PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ISSUE AND GET KILLED OR INJURED. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507232April 5, 2013
STEERING
STARTING SLOWLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT FROM A STANDING START, POWER STEERING LOST. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING INTO OR ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS TURNING RADIUS TRUNCATED AND CORRECTION ("RECOVERY") BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. SUBSEQUENTLY FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE INCREASED AND INCLUDED HARD TURNS TO THE RIGHT. CHECKED FOR TSB/RECALL. TSB(TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) FOUND. FOLLOWED RECOMMENDATION TO FLUSH AND EXCHANGE CHANGE POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS RESULTED IN CORRECTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER WHICH STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOST WITH VERY SLUGGISH STEERING. FLUSHED AND EXCHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID FOR A SECOND TIME AND FILLED TO 1/4 INCH ABOVE TANK FULL LINE AS SOME RECOMMENDED ON A TSB WEBSITE. UNFORTUNATELY THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RETURNED, AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH INCREASE FREQUENCY. THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE STEERING FAIL. MANUFACTURER/ DEALERSHIP CONTACTED. THE ONLY ADVICE WAS FOLLOW THE TSB INSTRUCTIONS. BECAUSE IN MY MIND AND BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE POWER STEERING FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS RACK & PINIONS AS DIRECTED IN THE TSB WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN THREE DAYS. IN MY OPINION HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHICH APPARENTLY HAS OCCURRED IN A NUMBER OF ACADIA AS WELL AS SIMILAR MODELS IN THE GM FAMILY WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAVE HAD RECALLS, THE ACADIA POWER STEERING ISSUE DESERVES IMMEDIATE NHTSB INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505148March 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THE LIGHT SOCKET ITSELF HAS MELTED AND CAUSED THE WIRING SHIELDING TO MELT AS WELL. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB RESULTED IN THE SOCKET HOUSING CRUMBLING IN MY HANDS. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT WILL COST UPWARD OF $500 TO CHANGE MY LIGHTBULB. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND CLEARLY THE FAULT OF GMC, WHO SEEM TO HAVE PURPOSELY DESIGNED THESE BULBS TO OVERHEAD THEIR HOUSINGS, MELT, AND BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE WITHOUT TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I WANT GMC TO PAY FOR NEW WIRING AND ILLUMINATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505149March 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SPENDING $370.51 AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR STABILITRAK ERRORS RESULTING IN LOW FUEL INPUT INTO THE ENGINE, WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED ALLOWABLE AT 35 MPH, MY 2007 GMC ACADIA IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING STABILITRAK ERRORS. THEY GENERALLY OCCUR WHEN I ROLL TO A STOP AT A STOPSIGN OR STOPLIGHT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL REDUCE SPEED WHEN I TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE. MY LOCAL GMC DEALER CLAIMED THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A "CAM EXHAUST POSITION SENSOR FAULT" AND REPLACED THE "CAM EXHAUST POSITION SENSOR" ON 3-20-13 FOR $370.51. FOR ONE WEEK THIS REPAIR WORKED AND THERE WERE NO STABILITRAK ERRORS. TEN DAYS LATER, MY 2007 GMC ACADIA FWD IS WORSE THAN EVER, ENDANGERING ME AT NIGHT BY SHIFTING SUDDENLY INTO "STABILITRAK ERROR, LOW FUEL INPUT" MODE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT MY GMC DEALER WILL CHARGE ME MORE MONEY TO PRETEND-FIX THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE ME COMING IN FOR $400-$1,100 REPAIRS EVERY OTHER MONTH NOW SINCE THEY WANT TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504274March 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE! WHEN I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW VEHICLE I NEW I WANTED THE ACADIA. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE LOT THEY HAD JUST BROUGHT IN A 2008 THAT HAD ONE OWNER. I WAS ECSTATIC BECAUSE IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD WANT AND NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS A 2012. WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING IT WAS GREAT I LOVED IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 8,000 OR SO MILES ON IT AND AS TIME WENT ON I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WASN'T DRIVING LIKE IT DID THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK 5 DAYS WEEK ROUGHLY 35 MILES A DAY. I WAS IN TOWN AT THE BANK AND AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT INTO THE LANE MY RPM'S WENT SKY HIGH AND WOULDN'T COME BACK DOWN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS SO SCARED I PULLED OVER IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. EVER SINCE THAT DAY MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT DRIVES LIKE CRAP! I HAVE IT ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED, AND I CANNOT GET A SMOOTH RIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES OVER 50 MPH, SHIMMIES WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS, MY HEATER DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK WELL UNLESS IT IS ON 85 WAY TOO HOT. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP YET AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALIGNMENT OFF, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I READ A LOT REVIEWS ON THIS MODEL AND SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME PONTIAC/GMC BUYER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR NOT TAKING THIS TRANSMISSION THING SERIOUS. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO RECEIVE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? FATAL ACCIDENT? IN WHICH CASE I HOPE IT ISN'T ME BUT ALSO NOBODY ELSE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE IT HAS BEEN A THORN FOR SOME TIME AND IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504142March 22, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503741March 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE
VEHICLE LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS ONTO DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. WATER LEAKS INTO AIRBAGS AND VISORS. AFTER RAINS, VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED. VEHICLE ROLLS SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE IN PARK OR WHEN IN GEAR. TRANSMISSION SKIPS AND SLIPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503149March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO IN REVERSE. GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DIAGNOSIS - WAVE PLATE FRACTURE. FOUND MANY MANY 2007 GMC ACADIA'S HAD THIS PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THIS HAPPENED 1 YEAR AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT ONLY 74419 MILES, AND NEVER DRIVEN IN EXTREME CONDITIONS AND NEVER TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503191March 15, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503014March 14, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT, FRUSTRATING. LIST OF REPAIRS: TIMING BELT, HEAD LIGHTS, STEERING, CAMSHAFT, OIL LEAK, STRUTS, BRAKES AND THIS IS WHAT I CAN RECALL MOSTLY.THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE SERVICES ESPECIALLY FOR SERVICE STABILITY TRACK THAT NEVER GETS REPAIRED, THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO SERVICE AIR BAG KEEPS COMING ON BUT DEALERSHIP CANNOT DO ANYTHING WHILE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY REPAIRS AND SERVICES WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE AS I HAVE THE ACADIA. I OWNED A GALANT CAR BEFORE THE ACADIA FOR 5 YEARS AND ONLY HAD TO DO ONE REPAIR IN THOSE 5 YEARS I OWNED IT. I REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE NOT ONE THAT IS MALFUNCTIONED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503075March 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE YEAR AGO. IT SEEMED LIKE WE HAD MADE A GOD SENT DEAL AND NOW WE ARE FINDING OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. OUR FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO JUST THROW AWAY AND WE PUT DOWN $5000 AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL OF A TRANSMISSION. NOT FAIR CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIP APPARENTLY KNEW IT WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I WAS DRIVING WITH 3 OTHER TEENS IN MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502433March 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 65 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED NEARLY TO THE REDLINE. I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE EXIT, WHERE I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE TO START OFF AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A MIDAS SHOP FOR A CHECK AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. CALLED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY CALLED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3700. THE CAR IS 24K MILES UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE, BUT JUST HAPPENS TO BE 5 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY WINDOW. I THEN CALLED GMC CUSTOMER CARE FOR REDRESS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AD THEY LEFT A MESSAGE, BUT ONLY TO ASK WHICH DEALERSHIP IT WAS AT, EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED THAT INFO ON SATURDAY, TO INCLUDE THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SEEMS TO VERY WIDESPREAD BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, BUT DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT IS BEING SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED BY GM MANAGEMENT AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502582March 12, 2013
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. ONCE SHE TRIED GOING AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WE HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 68,000 MILES? ALSO THE WATERPUMP, POWERSTEERING PUMP. MASTER CYLINDER, AS WELL AS SOMETHING WITH AN AIR BAG CONNECTOR. THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AS A GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502287March 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502318March 11, 2013
STEERING
THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES TURNING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THIS INITIALLY BEGAN HAPPENING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS LIKE WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ENTERING/EXITING OUR GARAGE. LATELY IT'S BEGUN TO OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN MAKING TURNS ON ROADWAYS. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF A CRASH. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST ACADIA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502331March 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. COULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH AND HAD NO REVERSE. HAD NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502409March 11, 2013
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER WATER WATER LEAKING IN VEHIVLE EVERYWHERE. DRIPPING FROM REAR OVERHEAD LIGHTS, REAR BACK-UP SENSOR, AROUND EMERGENCY BRAKE, A-PILLARS ARE SOAKED, POOLING ON DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. WATER AND ELECTRICAL = NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND MORE PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOW OUR SECOND ACADIA IN THE LAST MONTH FIRST WAS A 07 WHICH WATER WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM EVEN MORE AREAS (OPENED OVERHEAD DVD AND WATER JUST POURED OUT). THAT VEHICLE WAS FIXED PER TSB YET PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED IT JUST CONTINUED TO LEAK. DEALERSHIP BOUGHT IT BACK ONCE THEY FOUND US A DIFFERENT ACADIA WHICH I NOW HAVE A 08. THEY SAID THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE 07'S WATER LEAKING WAS A MAJOR ISSUE BUT NOT WITH THE 08'S. WELL WE SIGNED THE PAPERS ON MARCH 1ST AND NO SUPRISE WATER LEAKING EVERYWHERE BY MARCH 10TH. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEN THEY WILL PASS IT ON TO SOME OTHER DEPARTMENT CLAIM SPECILIST PERSON TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP. OH YEAH AND FOUND OUT FROM GMC THAT THE TSB FOR DRAIN TUBE EXTENSIONS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE. I AM HOPEFULL THAT GMC WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. ---WITH THE FIRST VEHICLE, AFTER WATER ISSUE STARTED MY WIFE WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE POWER SEAT WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND SHE COULD NOT STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING. SHE TRIED TO HIT THE BUTTON TO STOP THE SEAT FROM MOVING BUT IT WAS NON RESPONSIVE UNTIL THE SEAT WAS ALL THEY WAY FORWARD. MY WIFE AS VERY LONG LEGS AND SAID IF SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE ANY SORT OF EMERGENCY MANOVERS SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. IF GMC DOES NOT RESLOVE THIS ISSUE I PLAN ON START THE PROCESS OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR ALL AFFECTED ACADIA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502192March 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING ON SR AT APPROX. 65MPH WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS DISPLAYED. CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY AND EVENTUALLY COMES TO A STOP. POWER STEERING IS ALSO LOST CONCURRENTLY. AFTER SWERVING INTO OPPOSITE LANE, I MANAGED TO GET CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (COURTESY GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE). FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AFTER FINDING THE SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING AND CAUSING THE LOW PRESSURE CONDITION. THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND FLUSHED. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME SR AT APPROX. 55MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS DISPLAYED. CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY AND COMES TO A STOP. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO PROBLEM. HEAVY SMOKE WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE CAR SMELLED UNUSUAL ON THE INTERIOR. AFTER WAITING 3 HOURS FOR A TOW (GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE), THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO FUEL INJECTORS WERE FOUND LEAKING (# 1 AND 3) AND WERE REPLACED. FUEL INJECTORS 2, 4, 5, AND 6 WERE REBUILT. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD TWO FUEL INJECTORS (#3 AND 5) REPLACED IN AUGUST 2011 WHEN THIS SAME CHAIN OF EVENTS OCCURRED (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED). I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY FUEL INJECTORS IN THIS VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FLOOD WITH FUEL. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE AND STOP WITH NO WARNING WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATALITY IF I WERE ON A INTERSTATE WITH LITTLE TO NO SHOULDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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