GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10544008September 17, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TURN WHEN PARKING OR WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING LINES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WAVE PLATE AND TIMING CHAIN WERE BOTH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING GEAR BOX PUMP WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/2/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543308September 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CLIMBING A HILL WITH AN APPROXIMATE 10% INCLINE. MY WIFE WAS TRANSPORTING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AT THE TIME AT HAD TO TURN HAZARDS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE CREPT UP A VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY (US HIGHWAY 31). THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED TWO WEEKS EARLIER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED BY GMC THAT IT WAS THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR. TURNS OUT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. AFTER READING VAST ENTRIES OF MANY OTHER ACADIA USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I MEAN, HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT 48,000 MILES. I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON A LONG TRIP, OR ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT MY CHILDREN AND HER IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION. FOR THE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD EXPECT RELIABLE USAGE UP TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE OF RELIABILITY ISSUES AND THE SHEAR VOLUME OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GMC SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH WHAT THEY ARE NOW INSTALLING ON THE NEWER MODELS. THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE IMPROVED THE TRANSMISSIONS ON NEWER MODELS PROVES THERE IS A FLAW WITH MY MODEL YEAR. WHY ELSE WOULD THEY CORRECT IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542509September 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILED DESPITE LIMITED SEAT USE. REPAIR COST ALMOST $800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542278September 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD MY GMC ACADIA IN FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS: SPEED SENSOR, WAVE PLATE, NOW TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS THEY ARE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT, AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES IS PROMINENT ON GMC ACADIA FORUMS. WHY HAS GM NOT STEPPED UP TO OWN AND FIX THIS COMMON ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542315September 6, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS BEEN SHAKING AND KNOCKING WHEN I BRAKE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT IN. I ACTUALLY BROUGHT IT IN TO FIX SOMETHING ELSE. THIS CAR HAS MANY ISSUES. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $2000 JUST TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY ALREADY TOLD ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY KNOW THAT GMC ACADIAS HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS (CHECK GMC TRANSMISSIONS BOARD AT EDMUNDS.COM). ACTUALLY GMC SHOULD DO A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS MANY CARS ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 72000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. SO IT IS AN ABSOLUTE SHAME THAT THIS CAR IS ALWAYS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY KNEW THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BUT THEY NEVER FIXED IT OR ADDRESSED IT THEN. I HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. NOW THEY WANT TO SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WANT ME TO PAY $2000 JUST TO DO AN ASSESSMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541879September 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST STOPPED SHIFTING/GOING ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED GOING AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL/REBUILD. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 80,000 MILES. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD EXPECT BETTER PERFORMANCE. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538293September 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRAMISSION IS RUNNING HOT (SENDS MESSAGE TO IDLE ENGINE) THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND TEMP FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN. THEN CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IT'S LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER IT STARTS ALL OVER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538026August 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 60 MPH, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND MADE AN AWFUL SOUND. THE CAR COMPLETELY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE GAS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER.THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND US. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT THE MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 40 MPH-AND THAT WAS PUSHING IT, THE RPMS WERE REVVED SO HIGH. WE HAD CALLED A TOW TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538138August 30, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK.. PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND THE VEH STARTED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING COMPLETELY CUTS OUT. IN MAY OF 2013 THE POWER STERRING RACK WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING ( WHILE IN THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ). THE GMC DEALER, SERRA GMC IN WASHINGTON , MI., REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND CHARGED US FOR THE NEW RACK. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK VEH IN FOR SERVICE AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE.. BUT SAID IT WAS PROBRABLY THE STEERING PUMP.IN ADDITION WE WERE TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN COVER WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THEY GOT GM TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THEY WANTED OVER $700 TO REPLACE THE POWER STERRING PUMP BUT WOULD NOT GAURANTEE THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CRAZY WE JUST PAID TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED AND A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE STEERING PUMP. THE VEH CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 79,000 MILES. I REALLY FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. MY DAUGHTER ( WHO IS 15 YEARS OLD ) IS CURRENTLY A "LEARNING DRIVER" WHO DRIVES THIS VEH ( WITH A LICENSED DRIVER IN THE VEH) AS PART OF HER LOGGED DRIVING TIME. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WILL FAIL WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. GM WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE AND INJURIES IF THE STEERING FAILS WHILE SHE IS BEHIND THE WHEEL. ..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537908August 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION, BULB WAS CHANGED AND STILL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. PROBLEM SEEMS ROOTED IN MANUFACTURER'S WIRE HARNESS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537982August 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT JUST STOPPED SHIFTING/GOING ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED GOING AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I DROVE HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP LATER THAT WEEK. IT NEEDED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 72,000 MILES. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD EXPECT BETTER PERFORMANCE. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I DON'T EXPECT A FULL REFUND FOR MY BILL, BUT I DO EXPECT SOME SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537766August 28, 2013
SEAT BELTS
5 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN HIS 5 POINT HARNESS CHILD SEAT USING THE ANCHOR SYSTEM. HE REACHED BACK AND GRABBED THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT THAT WAS NOT IN USE AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS NECK. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND STARTED TO CHOKE HIM. WE WERE UNABLE TO LOOSEN IT TO GET HIM OUT. LUCKILY WE WERE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WERE ABLE TO GET SCISSORS AND TOOLS FROM THE HOUSE. I HELD THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HIS NECK WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DETACH THE SEAT BELT FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. BEING UNSUCCESSFUL AND OUR SON STARTING TO CRY, WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE OUR CHILD. IF WE WERE NOT DRIVING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE DUE TO NO POSSIBLE WAY TO LOOSEN OR UNLOCK THE BELT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537512August 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE 2008 ACADIA NEW IN JUNE 2008. IT JUST CAME OFF THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (81K MILES) AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CASES WHERE THE DEFECTIVE PART IS THE WAVE PLATE. IT APPEARS COMMON IN 2007 AND 2008 ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE AND SATURN OUTLOOK. GM RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM BY USING NEW PARTS IN 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. IN THIS DAY AND AGE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS AT THE LOW MILEAGE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN COUNTLESS NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537563August 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE GOING ON VACATION I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED BUT IT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF TOOK IT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED IT KEPT DOING THAT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REROUTE THE AIRBAG HARNESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND IT CAME BACK ON. BY THAT TIME THE CAR WAS OVER 60,000 MILES AND IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I'M STUCK WITH THAT PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN BUT DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT AND GMC WON'T RECALL THE 2007 AND 2008 ACADIAS KNOWING THAT THE ACADIAS OF THOSE 2 YEARS WERE MADE WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT IS GM'S FAULT. MY ACADIA IS SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX ITAND I'M STUCK USING A 16 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS MORE RELIABLE THAT OUR NEW CAR. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD AND RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE. AIR BAGS LIGHT ON AND NEVER GOT FIXED SUSPENSION REPAIRED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO LIGHTING PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE CAR HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL THIS ISSUES PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS THAT'S WHY THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536832August 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED A SHUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536571August 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AS I WAS TRAVELING UP HILLS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH EARLY ACADIA'S (WITH LOW MILEAGE) AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536600August 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS AN AIR BAG MESSAGE WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING AIR BAGS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FORCE GM TO MAKE IT RIGHT SINCE THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS ALSO IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON 2007 MODELS SO I BELIEVE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON 2008 MODELS AS WELL. THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ACADIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL. WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM THE ROOF. IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING WIRING COMPONENTS FOR THE AIR BAG. I WONDER IF THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING MESSAGE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALSO MENTIONED HOW THE POWER STEERING MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE. I HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. YOU CAN EVEN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD IT CREATES A VIBRATION. I BELIEVE LIKE THERE IS A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON GM'S PART FOR NOT CORRECTING KNOWN ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536608August 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL AMONGST OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535848August 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH DEFECTIVE SWASH PLATES. STUCK IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO INTO TO REVERSE. COMMON ISSUE WITH 2008 ACADIA AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LUCKILY TRANSMISSION DID NOT STICK IN GEAR ON FREEWAY THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534827August 12, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 5TH GEARS. AS ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHIFT, BUT BEGINS TO IDLE AND RPM'S RISE EXTREMELY HIGH. VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND FINALLY JERKS INTO THE NEXT GEAR CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT WITH THIS BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I MUST WORK, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE DAILY. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO IN MARCH AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM (MARCH 24, 2013, 5 YEAR/100,000 MI. POWERTRAIN). VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MARCH 24, 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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