GMC Acadia Complaints

5,595 consumer complaints on file.

#10469719August 8, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE FRONT RIGHT AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT SENSE THAT THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT. WE HAVE HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED REPEATEDLY AT THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (SAYING EVERYTHING IS FINE). THE PASSENGERS TYPICALLY ARE OUR CHILDREN, BOTH OF WHOM ARE 5'9" TALL AND WEIGH 120 TO 125 POUNDS. WE USUALLY HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON, AND THEN IT WORKS. THIS PAST WEEK, THE SENSOR WAS FLASHING, AND WE GOT A RELATED "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A $1,000 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SENSOR MODULE. THIS AFTER WE HAVE HAD THIS ITEM CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES (AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH IT), AND, AFTER A FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR (WHICH INCLUDED AIR BAGS) HAS EXPIRED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR 2007 GMC ACADIAS FOR IMPROPER SENSORS, BUT OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IN 'GOOGLING' THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, WE SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON OFFICIAL CAR SITES LIKE EDMUNDS, STATING A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR OTHER ACADIAS. WE BELIEVE THAT GMC HAS KNOWN THAT IT HAS HAD FAULTY SENSORS ON THEIR 2007 GMC ACADIA MODELS, BUT DID NOT MAKE THEIR 2007 RECALL COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH. WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE NHTSB TO INVESTIGATE WITH GMC HOW MANY OTHER 2007 GMC ACADIAS HAVE BEEN SERVICED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. OUR CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY VEHICLE CRASH OR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469457August 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT AHEAD. AT THIS TIME, THE STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE AND BRAKE MESSAGE STARTED ALTERNATELY FLASHING ON DIC. BRAKE AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. THE CAR DECELERATED LIKE WHEN YOU SHIFT DOWN ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, NO RESPONSE. TRIED TURNING STABILITRAK BUTTON BACK ON AND OFF, BUT THIS DID NOTHING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER. I HAD ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET TO MY HOUSE, SO WATCHED THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE, AND MADE IT HOME. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. THE ENGINE GAUGE INDICATED THE CARS TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE WHAT IT USUALLY IS .STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR MESSAGES DISPLAYED AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, HE RAN THE CODES ON CARS COMPUTER. IT SHOWED NO ERRORS,WAS A LITTLE LOW ON WATER. HE SAID TO DRIVE IT AND LET HIM KNOW IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ANOTHER 45 DAYS, WITH NO MORE SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. 46TH DAY, THE VEHICLE'S SERVICE MESSAGE FOR STABILITRAK AND BRAKE FLASHED AGAIN, WITH WARNING LIGHTS FOR THESE COMING ON AS WELL, AFTER CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROX. 4 MILES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE OPERATED FINE. I PARKED THE CAR AGAIN FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER ABOUT A MILE THE NEXT DAY THE SAME EPISODE. NOW I'M INTO THE 2ND WEEK OF THE BRAKE AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. WILL CALL THE DEALER BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I'M AFRAID OF ANOTHER GEAR DOWN LIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT AND BEING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC-THAT'S NOT SAFE HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER BEFORE ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR SAYING IT'S OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING THERE. CHECKING CARS COMPUTER SAID ?CODES? SHOWED NOTHING WRONG? ARE THE "CODES" INFALLIBLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469468August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE STARTED OVER REVVING WHILE CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, SLOWING DOWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THERE WERE MANY IN TRAFFIC WHO WERE BLOWING THEIR HORNS AND SWERVING TO AVOID MY VEHICLE, WHICH AT THE TIME CONTAINED MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. FORTUNATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, I WAS ON A PRIVATE ROAD WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469475August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY ACADIA'S TRANSMISSION FAILED (THE 3, 5, R WAVE PLATE) WHILE 4 HOURS FROM HOME. IT HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 22 DAYS ... THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT 3 TIMES AND STILL CAN'T "GET IT RIGHT". THIS IS A HUGE MESS THAT GM HAS NOT HANDLED WELL AT ALL. THEY WILL NOT LET THE DEALERSHIP PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT. THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN MY CAR WILL EVEN BE READY ... THERE ARE 4 OTHER ACADIA'S AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM .... JUST GOOGLE GMC ACADIA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE ..... THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469480August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY GMC ACADIA IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP I KNOW 15+ TIMES. EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED OFF THAT IT WAS THE STABILITY TRACK AND STABILITY CONTROL CENSORS, THEN IT WENT TO BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACE, BYPASSING THE WIRING (BECAUSE GM) TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO BYPASS THE FACTORY WIRING AND BUILD A NEW HARNESS FOR THE WIRING, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS WRONG, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION!!!! WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT!!! SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA. NOT DEPENDABLE NOR SAFE FOR ME NOR MY FAMILY!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469297August 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469386August 6, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SKIPPING/CATCHING WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO CREEP UP. I ENTERED A LEFT TURN LANE IN ORDER TO PULL OVER. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. WARNING BELLS STARTED GOING OFF "SHUT OFF ENGINE" "SHUT OFF A/C" "ENGING OVERHEAT" AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. I HAD PICKED UP ENOUGH MOMENTUM AS I HAD BEGUN MY TURN BUT IT WAS STILL LITERALLY A COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT, NARROWLY AVOIDING A T-BONE SITUATION WITH AN ONCOMING MINI VAN. IT WAS SO CLOSE THE MINI-VAN LAID ON THE HORN AND SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES. I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT INTO A SPOT. I TOOK OUT MY KEYS AND OPENED MY DOOR TO GET OUT. THE ALARMS CONTINUED EVEN WITHOUT KEYS IN IT. THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO TURN ON AND OFF THE CAR NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES TO STOP THE WARNING BELLS. I CALLED A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT TOWED. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND A/C BELT. GOT MY VEHICLE BACK TWO DAYS LATER. DROVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITH NO ISSUES, HOWEVER COMING HOME IT STARTED TO CATCH/SKIP AGAIN. (I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES AWAY FROM WORK). I HAD MY HUSBAND DRIVE IT BACK UP TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. WHEN HE GOT INTO IT HE WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE IT; REVERSE JUST SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. HE HAD TO TURN AROUND IN OUR YARD - ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP (6 MILES AWAY) THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND AGAIN SHUT OFF ON HIM WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO THE AUTO SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS NOW IS THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. UPON FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL/MAKE AND YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES OCCURRING ROUGHLY AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE/TIME FRAME. THERE ARE THREE OTHER ACADIAS ALONE AT OUR LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE FIXED WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469402August 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SPEED DECREASES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ENGINE SPEED DECREASES. AIR CONDITIONER RECIRCULATE BUTTON SPONTANEOUSLY CUTS OFF. REAR AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SPEED DROPS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ENGINE SPEED DECREASES AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPS BLOWING DESPITE REAR A/C CONTROL REMAINING IN THE ON POSITION. REAR A/C BUTTON MUST BE TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON TO RESTART BLOWER. VOLTAGE METER SHOWS A DROP IN VOLTAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ENGINE SPEED DECREASES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469447August 6, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MOLD/MUSTY SMELL, WATER LEAKING FROM DVD ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND UNDER DASH ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS. DEALER CLEANED SUNROOF DRAINS, REPLACED SUNROOF SEAL, STILL LEAKING. WATER IS SETTLING INTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN DASH INCLUDING THE BLOWER MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469069August 3, 2012
STEERING
DRIVING IN MODERATE RAIN AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR 1-2 SECONDS ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PUT A NEW PIECE INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT RECENTLY HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468490July 31, 2012
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I ENTERED APPROXIMATE DATE THAT I FIRST REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CONDITION OF THE LEATHER SEATS. THE LEATHER SEATS ARE PEALING. THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF FROM THE MIRROR. THE CONSOLE WAS PEALING. I REPORTED THESE BEFORE THAT TIME, BUT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE GENTLEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE WAY HE TREATED ME. HE ACTED AS IF I WAS NOT SMART IN REFERENCE TO MY PROBLEMS AND WAS BLAMING IT ON WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO I NOW HAVE A HEADLIGHT THAT HAS MOISTURE IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT FOR LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND, SO HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN. I JUST HAD RECALL ON LIGHT, BUT WAS INSIDE THE LIGHT. NOW THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. IT IS ME AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND SHE WAS 12 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE USED IT FOR DAY TO DAY TRAVELS AND TRAVELING. I HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND SO DOES MY GRANDDAUGHTER, WITH THE WAY WE TAKE CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT IT WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. I NEVER HEARD FROM THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS AND HE TOLD ME SHE/HE WOULD GET WITH ME. GMC CONTACTED ME AND THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW IT IS STILL THE SAME. GMC HAS REALLY FAILED IN THEIR JOB IN WORKING WITH CUSTOMERS WITH PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467751July 26, 2012
SEAT BELTS
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT "LOCKING" MECHANISM IN CARS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND IT WAS MADE FOR LOCKING CARSEATS TIGHTLY INTO PLACE, I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THERE NOT BEING A "RELEASE" OR "DISENGAGE" SYSTEM IN PLACE. YESTERDAY, MY SON WAS ALMOST STRANGLED TO DEATH BECAUSE OF THIS LOCKING MECHANISM. HE PULLED THE SEATBELT OUT FAR ENOUGH SO THAT WHEN HE RELEASED IT, IT STARTED CLICKING (LOCKING) AND THE BELT GOT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK IN THE PROCESS. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED TO GET THE SEATBELT OFF OF HIS NECK, IT WAS SO TIGHT THAT WE ALMOST HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO RELEASE IT. INSTEAD, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO FLIP MY SON UPSIDE DOWN AND TWIST HIM OUT OF THE NOOSE. IF MY HUSBAND HADN'T BEEN WITH ME, I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. ESPECIALLY SINCE ONE OF US HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE SEATBELT ENTIRE TIME SO THAT IT DIDN'T TIGHTEN ANY FURTHER (WITHOUT TWO OF US THERE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO GET MY SON OUT OF THERE). IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A "RELEASE" BUTTON TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK POSITION OF THE SEATBELT, THEN WE COULD HAVE EASILY RELEASED THE BELT FROM MY SON'S NECK. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULDN'T BE SOME SORT OF RELEASE MECHANISM FOR TIMES LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466890July 21, 2012
STEERING
AT APPROX. 64,860 POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE THAT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466904July 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
WE PURCHASED A USED 07 GMC ACADIA FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE RECALL LIST FOR OUR VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY STATED ALL THE RECALLS HAD BEEN DONE. WE HAD TO PAY $500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466772July 20, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY 2007 GMC ACADIA IN APRIL 2011 USED FROM CARMAX. ON MAY 6, 2011, I HAD IN BRING IT IN BECAUSE I NOTICED WATER AND LOUD WIND NOISE. THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT THE GASKET SEAL ON THE SUNROOF HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE WATER WAS LEAKING FROM INTO THE HEADLINER AND INTO MY CAR. AFTER THAT I STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT HAD NO TIME TO BRING IT TO GET FIXED. THE WATER HAS LEAKED FROM THE MOONROOF AREA, FROM THE READING LIGHT ON THE THIRD ROW, FROM FRONT DIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR AIRBAGS, FROM THE PASSENGER SEATBELT AREA, AND FROM THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE MIDDLE ROW. ON JULY 7, 2012 THE LEAKING HAPPENED AGAIN SO I CALLED GM. THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DRAIN TUBE EXTENDERS WERE DONE ON 2-9-09 AT 26,139 MILES AND THAT THE TUBES MAY BE CLOGGED. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD TAKE IT IN TO A GMC DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK IT IN ON JULY 12, 2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SUNROOF GASKET THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND THAT THE TUBES WERE NOT CLOGGED. THEY COULD SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM THE SEAL. SO IT COST ME 240.00 TO HAVE THAT FIXED AND GM SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE DRAIN TUBE EXTENDERS. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK ON JULY 16, 2012 THE GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST ASKED ME IF I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE WORK AND I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT SURE BECAUSE IT HAD NOT RAINED AGAIN YET. WELL, ON JULY 19, 2012 IT RAIN AND THE 240.00 I PAID TO THE HAVE PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING THE SUNROOF GASKET SEAL STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT SAFE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL AND AIRBAGS THAT ARE GETTING WET WITH WATER. WILL MY AIRBAGS WORK IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE THEY HAVE HAD WATER COMING FROM WHERE IT SAYS AIRBAG! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466846July 20, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WITHIN A MONTH AFTER BUYING OUR 2010 GMC ACADIA THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS CONTINUALLY GOING FLAT. WE WERE CONSTANTLY REFILLING THE AIR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED ST AND THE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WE USED FIX A FLAT AND CONTINUED TO REFILL AIR AND IT HAS GONE LONGER PERIODS WITHOUT GOING FLAT ALTHOUGH TIRE IS CONSTANTLY LOW. TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP JULY 2012 TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND SERVICED WITH TIRE ROTATION ETC. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH 3 OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, GOING 65-70 ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. IT WASN'T THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHOLE CAR ITSELF. IT FELT LIKE ONE OF THE TIRES WAS GOING TO FALL OFF OR THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THE PSI TO THAT TIRE WAS THE SAME AS WHAT IT WAS BEFORE I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE, SO THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FILL THE TIRES BUT I KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE A FLAT TIRE EITHER. I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE AND I NEEDED A NEW TIRE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. JUST BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FOND THE PROBLEM BEFORE DOESN'T MEAN THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466641July 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHOWING 27 CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,452.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465938July 17, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER MAKING A TURN THROUGH WATER OFTEN NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES IN DEPTH. USUALLY OCCURS DURING OR AFTER RAIN, WHEN WATER HAS ACCUMULATED AT INTERSECTION CORNERS OR RESIDENT/BUSINESS ENTRANCES. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING IN AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466025July 17, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465829July 16, 2012
STEERING
THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE, WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY ROAD CROSSING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING REQUIRED ME TO USE ALL OF MY ARM STRENGTH TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL, FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY WIDE TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET. POWER STEERING HAS SINCE COME AND GONE AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 25 MPH WHEN MAKING TURNS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO OUR GMC DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. DESPITE THESE REPEATED TRIPS AND REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING STILL GOES OUT OR IS STIFF. DEALERSHIP BLAMES GM AND THE DESIGN OF THE 2008 ACADIA'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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