GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#11184003March 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY 2008 GMC ACADIA HAS HAD A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. A NOTIFICATION IN THE DASHBOARD SAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG". I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT IN RICHMOND VA SOON AFTER PURCHASING. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN MANASSAS VA SAID THEY FIXED IT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM LATER. I TOOK IT BACK A MONTH LATER BECAUSE THEIR "FIX" DID NOT WORK AND THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR STILL COMES ON. BEFORE IT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY, BUT NOW IT IS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. MY CAR DOES NOT PASS INSPECTION NOW AND THE GMC DEALERSHIP WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183212February 28, 2019
STEERING
MY GIRLFRIEND'S VEHICLE POWER STEERING STIFFENED UP IN A TURN AND THEN CAME BACK DURING THE AND CAUSED HER TO OVER CORRECT AND END UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF SHE WAS GOING ANY FASTER THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE POWER STEERING WORKS AND THEN DOESNT AT RANDOM TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180936February 18, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING UP ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SIDE THEY ARE NOT LASTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173324January 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL IN A LARGE RANGE OF YEARS. THE RECALL IS A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. HOWEVER BECAUSE UNDER THE VIN NUMBER IT DOES NOT SHOW THERE IS A RECALL THIS WILL NOT BE FIXED FREE BY DEALERSHIP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172515January 28, 2019
ENGINE
MY TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAYS CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED A NEW MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172521January 28, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,293.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171820January 24, 2019
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF AND AREA BETWEEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WAS LEAKING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLONIAL AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 100 MYERS DR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170557January 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR/MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, BUT IS NON-FUNCTIONAL NOW (DOES NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT) RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DISABLED AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES FROM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES RANGING FROM $800-$1200.00 TO CORRECT. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW MADE OUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE AND RIDE IN!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169830January 14, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE ACCELERATING I'VE NOTICED MY VEHICLE HAS SOME TYPE OF WAVE PLATE ISSUE BUT IT SEEMS COMMON FOR THESE VEHICLES. IT JERKS AND SHAKES AND IT'S NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166695January 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE AS TURNED OFF IN A PARKED-IDLING POSITION, ROLLING AT FIVE MPH, AND EVEN BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT REMOVING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND INSERTING IT TO THE ON POSITION CYCLING THAT MOTION FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS I HAVE AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM CERTAIN I AM NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF BECAUSE AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. THIS IS COPIED AND PASTED FROM A PREVIOUS POST BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. NO ACCIDENT SO FAR BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY WHILE CAR STALLED AT 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165147January 8, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT DRIVER PROMPTS OR CONTROL (RPMS REVVED FROM 2000 TO OVER 6000 AND SPEED WOULD INCREASE FROM 50 MPH TO OVER 85 MPH WITH ACCELERATOR PEGGED TO THE FLOOR.) THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THEN RESTART IT AND IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. IF I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AT A TIME IT WOULD REACT THIS WAY EVERY TIME AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT 2 VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD TO IMPACT A GUARDRAIL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GMC DEALERSHIP WHO STATED ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 5-10 MINUTES OR LESS THAN 15 MILES. WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT IT ONLY OCCURRED AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE TECHNICIAN STATED HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT LENGTH OF TIME OR DISTANCE AND WENT ON TO SAY NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE TRIPPED SO THERE WASN'T ANY REPAIRS HE COULD DO OR THAT GMC WOULD AUTHORIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND FOUND OVER 25 SIMILAR ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. TWO OF WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. I WAS FORCED TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AT A 2554.00 LOSS AND WILL NOW BE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GMC AND THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP I DEALT WITH AFTER I COMPILE THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE FROM THE OTHER 25 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE KNOWING FULL WELL INJURIES HAD BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. I MAY INCLUDE NHTSA IN MY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IF MY ATTORNEYS THINK IT TO BE A GOOD IDEA.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165573January 3, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ARE GOING IN AND OUT, AND THE HIGH BEAMS AS WELL AS THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DOING THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. THE STEERING SYSTEM IS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. THE STABILITY LIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHERS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF BUT WHEN CHECKED SHOWS NOTHING IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157038December 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT RAINS MOSTLY ON THE FRONT AREA COMING FROM THE ROOF AN THE SIDE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156880December 7, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
CAR LOOSE POWER AND STABILITRAKER CONTROL, PRESS CAR GAS PEDAL AND ONLY GOES TO 20 MPH IT HAPPEN ANYWHERE HIGHWAY AND REGULAR STREET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156057December 5, 2018
ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN IS GOING BAD FOR NO REASON, AND I KNOW IS NOT OLTHE ONLY ONE, A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR NO REASON AS WELL... I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL AND THE TRUCK LOST THE POWER AND DIDN'T COME BACK SO, I HAD TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK AND TAKE IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIME CHAIN WAS BAD. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO SOME RESEARCH AND HELP ME AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SAME TRUCK AS ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154217November 27, 2018
ENGINE
2008 GMC ACADIA WITH 140,000 MILES RAN FINE ON SATURDAY 11/24/18. NO NOISE, NO ISSUES, NO WARNING LIGHTS. MONDAY 11/26/18, ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT CRANK. AGAIN, NO NOISE, ETC. HAD TOWED TO A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP THAT HAS COMPLETED ALL WORK AND MAINTENANCE ON CAR. RESULTS=? BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. ???? THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2007 AND 2009 GMC ACADIA'S. IF THERE WAS ASSISTANCE WITH 2007 AND 2009, HOW COULD THEY NOT HAVE SCA/RECALL FOR 2008. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED IN 2007 OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO INCLUDE 2009. GMC NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ENGINE ISSUES WITH THIS 2008 GMC ACADIA. PLEASE ADVISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152420November 19, 2018
STEERING
I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE TRIP WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT . I BARELY HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALMOST CRASH INTO THE WALL. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IT WAS A SUNDAY SO I HAD TO DRIVE BACK HOME 3 HOURS WITH NO POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149704November 6, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 GMC ACADIA BEGAN DISPLAYING SERVICE AIR BAG AND TURNING OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. GMC SAID IT'S NOT UNDER A RECALL BUT I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL STATING IT'S A RECALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION AND WHILE STOPED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142779October 26, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL- I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC AWD ACADIA ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A WHINY SOUND THAT I INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT UPON RETURN. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME IT JUST NEED POWER STEERING FLUID. SO HE FILLED THE FLUIDS AND I HEARD NOTHING FOR A MONTH OR SO. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK FOR MISC. REPAIRS TWO OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT REGARDING SOUNDS THAT I WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT THINGS SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS OR SO. EARLY SEPTEMBER, THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DASH WAS READING 60MPH BUT I WAS REALLY GOING 30MPH. THEN WHILE EXITING TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING BEGAN ACTING UP AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE WALL NOT PREPARED TO USE SUCH FORCE. AUGUST 29TH I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE AND HAD THE FLUIDS TOPPED OFF AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. I PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AFTER THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN OCTOBER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDING REPLACING AND THE FAULTY SUN ROOF HAD FLOODED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WITH 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER. THE BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE PORT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. FROM THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN VERY SHORT DISTANCES (TO THE GAS STATION ON THE CORNER, LESS THAN A MILE). I CALLED A GM DEALER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE WHICH IS SAD AND A TOTAL RIP OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139975October 12, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, BUT IS NON-FUNCTIONAL NOW (DOES NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT) RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DISABLED AT ALL TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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