GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10417668August 5, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR BUSHINGS WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BUSHINGS AND STEERING GEARS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/27/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415222July 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
AIR COND TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT BLOW. MECHANIC REMOVES COVER AND MY BLOWER MOTOR IS STANDING IN 3 INCHES OF WATER. ANY MORE WATER WOULD HAVE LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. WATER IN AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS NOT SAFE. IF I GET WATER INSIDE, I WILL ALSO HAVE MOLD OR MILDEW. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO BREATHE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE MY COST. THIS IS MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING NEGLIGENCE. IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414993July 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415021July 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 ACADIA. LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. GMC FORUMS ON INTERNET SHOW HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE. OUR LOW BEAM DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE TWO DAYS LATER. DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING, THE LIGHTS CANNOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER OR TIRES. NOT A BULB ISSUE. PROBLEM WITH MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THERE WAS NO TO WAY REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT SPLICING THE WIRING AND INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET CONNECTOR PART. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS THE BULBS ARE TOO HOT FOR THE CURRENT WIRING. THE HARNESS REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE THE WIRING CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT. THIS ISSUE CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED ON A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLAMPS THAT MAY JUST SUDDENLY GO OUT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DEADLY PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE MANY FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON ACADIAS AND SATURN OUTLOOKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415053July 25, 2011
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY POWER STEERING GROANS AND MOANS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR ME BEING A MALE. THE NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND MAY AFFECT THE STEERING. THE CAR IS FOR MY FAMILY OF THREE KIDS AND WIFE --- NOT SURE THEY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. I CALLED THE A GMC SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF "VERY SIMILAR ISSUES" WAITING BACK TO HEAR IF THEY WILL REPAIR THIS. I'VE HAD TOO MANY REPAIRS LATELY FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 58K MILES -- ONE SWAY BAR, ANOTHER SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, HEADLAMP ISSUE, FAULTY THERMOSTAT, LIMITED LIFE BRAKE PADS, NOW POWER STEERING ISSUES! UGH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415099July 25, 2011
STEERING
I TOOK MY 2008 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY POWER STEERING IS STIFF WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. IT JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDS THE STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR $800. THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I ALREADY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND THAT MANY GMC ACADIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN SET BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413362July 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOLDING AROUND THE SUN ROOF WHERE THE WATER WAS LEAKING IN FROM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED, AS WATER CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412144July 13, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
PUSHED BUTTON FOR REAR-HATCH TO OPEN. HATCH WENT UP AND AFTER 1-2 SECONDS RELEASED WITH ALL ITS WEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408912June 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2008 GMC ACADIA SLT HAS SERVE WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE THE CABIN THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INTERIOR CARPETING AND PANELS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO BEGIN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS BACK UP ASSIST DISABLED, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF AND MORE I AM SURE WILL HAPPEN AS WATER ENTERS THE CABIN AND AREAS THAT YOU CANNOT SEE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. FIRE HAZARDS AND INJURIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT MIGHT OCCUR. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403829May 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. WHILE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT HIMSELF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REWIRE THE WIRING HARNESS TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402981May 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE EVAPORATED CORE, COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND AS A RESULT, FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BECOME ILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED ONTO THE CARPET PAD AND THEY COULD SMELL THE FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DECIDED TO DETAIL THE VEHICLE AND USED FOAM CLEANER TO CLEAN OUT THE ENGINE. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,687. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402334May 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
2008 GMC ACADIA SLT HAS SEVERE WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE THE CABIN THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INTERIOR CARPETING AND PANELS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO BEGIN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS BACK UP ASSIST DISABLED, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF AND MORE I AM SURE WILL HAPPEN AS WATER ENTERS THE CABIN AND AREAS THAT YOU CANNOT SEE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. FIRE HAZARDS AND INJURIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT MIGHT OCCUR. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397356April 25, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WATER LEEKS FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR COMING IN THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND THEN LEAKING THROUGH THE TOP COVER OF THE CEILING DOWN ONTO THE THIRD ROW AND DOWN THROUGH THE FRONT BEANS WHERE THE FUSE BOX IS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM MULTIPLE TIMES THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE # OF 71-941161425 THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SHORTING OUT THE FUSE BOX WHILE DRIVING MAKING THIS TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE POTENTIAL OF MOLD BUILD UP. I HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RIDE IN THIS AND THE LAST THING I NEED IS WATER FROM THE CEILING DRIPPING ON HERE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE MOLD THAT HAS BUILT UP INBETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE CEILING COVER. GMC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS STATING THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF THIS FUSE BOX SHORTS OUT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WHERE BODILY HARM IS DONE GMC IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR RECENTLY THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFE AND I WAS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390572March 18, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING THE FAILURE THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT OPERATE AS SMOOTHLY AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390580March 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT IN THE EVENING, AND WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY BULBS HAD BURNT OUT, SO TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. TO MY SURPRISE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS HAD MELTED THE CONNECTORS, AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS, AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379959February 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2008. A FEW MONTHS LATER WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHEN AN ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON WHEN OUR SON, THEN 100 LBS, SAT IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF HIM, WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOUR MORE TIMES OVER THESE PAST TWO YEARS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT ONE POINT, THE DEALERSHIP EVEN HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, 27 YEAR OLD MAN, APPROX. 125 LBS., SIT IN THE SEAT - LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEY HAD HIM SIT ON A BOARD, STRAIGHT UP, GET OUT, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON, GET BACK IN ETC. (IT WAS RIDICULOUS) . .LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM," "DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T SET IT OFF SIT IN THE SEAT." THE LIGHT WILL BE ON FOR SOME PEOPLE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND SHIFT AROUND, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME BACK ON. OUR SON, TODAY 112 LBS, 5'7", STILL NEVER TURNS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG ON AND WE ARE STILL TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM." WE HAVE SPOKE TO GMC HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM. HEADQUARTERS SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE IT COULD BE A NEW PROBLEM. WE INTEND TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, BUT WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL, BUT NOT AS SERIOUS AS THIS ONE. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN OUR SUPPOSED 5 STAR SAFETY RATING CAR. WE NO LONGER WANT THIS CAR AND WILL NEVER BUY GMC AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378439January 24, 2011
STEERING
I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND ON JAN 10. 2011 THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD COMPLETELY SPILLED OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COOLER THAT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE FOR COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL I AM WONDERING WHY GMC IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A BAD ACCIDENT. A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 46,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE POWERS STEERING ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS CONSUMERS ARE PAYING ALOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYEING BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376337January 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 ACADIA 50,000 MILES. A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR UNTIL THE CAR IS CUT OFF. REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO FIX FOR IT NOW. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE..........NOT VERY HAPPY!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373398December 30, 2010
STRUCTURE
KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE- WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF DEFECT. SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE IN ROOF INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT A POSTS AND INTO DASH AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372216December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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