GMC Acadia Complaints (2015)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#11403273March 16, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE POLICE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO D'ARCY BUICK GMC (2022 ESSINGTON RD, JOLIET, IL 60435, (815) 671-9010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395540February 10, 2021
STEERING
HELLO, WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY ONE OWNER GMC ACADIA, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (TOWN STREET, HOWEVER, STILL CONCERNING AS I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE FRONT OR REAR). PER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GMC IS AVOIDING. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR ON HIGHWAY FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AT A HIGHER SPEED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395486February 9, 2021
AIR BAGS
"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT DOESN'T CONSISTENTLY STAY ON. IT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE MY PURSE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CAR CAN BE MOVING OR IDLE. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME SUBJECT. I GOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1566.00 TO REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389194January 21, 2021
AIR BAGS
WE HAD OUR CAR'S BUMPER REPAIRED, SHORTLY PRIOR TO TAKING IT THE BODY SHOP THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. THE AUTO BODY SHOP CHECKED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL / CAMPAIGN - 15804A, IT APPLIED TO GMC ACADIA'S MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2014-2015. THE CAMPAIGN WAS VALID FOR A 6 YEAR PERIOD, 72,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 57,500 MILES AND IS 2015. GMC HAS INDICATED IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE PAPERS THE AUTOBODY SHOP SHARED ARE FOR A CAMPAIGN #15804A. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IT WAS ISSUED ON FEBRAURY 8, 2017.THE DEALER SAYS THE RECALL EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER (YES DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO DO OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE, AND GM CAN'T EVEN LOCATE THE RECALL.. NOT SAFE AT ALL, FROM A LOT OF LENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386658January 5, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ISSUE STARTED WITH MY BACK HATCH OPENING ON ITS OWN AT RANDOM TIMES. FOUND OUT THIS WAS CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING THE LIFT SWITCH. THAT PROBLEM LEAD TO THE BATTERY EVENTUALLY GOING BAD AND THEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEING BLOWN DUE THE BAD BATTERY. NOT SURE HOW WATER GOT IN THE BACK HATCH RUINING THE SENSOR BUT THIS IS COSTING ME ABOUT $1000 TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378231December 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SUV STARTS TO PULL WHEN GEAR SWITCHES TO THE NEXT GEAR MAKING MY SUV NOT CHANGE GEAR TOOK IT TO A MECHANICAL THEY SAY IT'S THE ADJUST CLUTCHES IT SHOULD BE RECALL BUT IT'S NOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365490October 20, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
MY CAR WHINED AND GROANED WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL SO I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND NOW MY WHEEL.WONT TURN AT ALL .UPON READING MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE FOUND IT MAY BE THE RACK AND PINION I AM.GOING TO HAVE TO TOW TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO SEE IF THE NEW PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363946October 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR THREE MONTHS AGO, THE A/C IS NO LONGER BLOWING COLD AIR. THE AIR BLOWS BUT NOT COLD AND THE HEAT WORKS JUST FINE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363786October 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WOULD GO OFF, EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, STAY ON FOR A MINUTE, GO OFF FOR A MINUTE AND COME BACK ON. IT DID THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353997September 9, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING DIM, AND WOULD GO COMPLETELY OFF. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF TO KEEP THEM WORKING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352952September 3, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN COME BACK ON, SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340630July 21, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER IS GETTING INTO THE REAR DOORS AND IT ENTERING THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED ON BOTH DOORS SHORTING OUT THE RADIO, THE AMP AND THE TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS ONLINE IT IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339875July 17, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAGS SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON IS THERE A RECALL ON SERVICING AIR BAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339673July 16, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING ISSUE: WITHIN THE FIRST 5,000 MILES, THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER BEGAN TO MAKE UNUSUAL SQUEAKING / VIBRATING NOISES. THIS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE UNTIL ULTIMATELY THE ENTIRE CAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CERTIFIED GMC CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER AT 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP/10,000 MILES AND 27 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP/29,000 MILES; THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. AT THE 27 MONTH VISIT THE GMC CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER (CENTRAL BUICK GMC OF NORWOOD) ASSERTED THIS WOULD BE COVERED IF THE PART SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. UPON FAILURE, THAT SERVICE CENTER REFUSED TO HONOR THAT COMMITMENT. PER GM SERVICE BULLETIN 16-NA-046, THE BLOWER MOTOR MAY EMIT BRUSH DUST THAT CONTAINS SOME COPPER PARTICLES. THESE PARTICLES COULD LEAD TO ACCELERATED CORROSION TO THE AUXILIARY EVAPORATOR AND A SMALL REFRIGERANT LEAK, WHICH ULTIMATELY LEADS TO FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE GMC CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER ASSERTED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM RELATED SOLELY TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR AUXILIARY UNIT AND ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO ANY ISSUES FROM THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED WITHIN THE BLOWER IN CONTRADICTION TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331198June 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER IS COLLECTED WHERE THE AMPS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE DOOR HINGES AND SHORTS THEM OUT. NOTHING THAT HAS A SOUND WORKS AFTER THAT. SO NO RADIO, BACK UP SENSOR SOUNDS, SEAT BELT REMINDERS, BLINKERS, CELL PHONE SPEAKERS, ETC. COSTS ABOUT $1000 TO GET FIXED AND WILL ONLY HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAULTY DRAINAGE. IT HAPPENED AFTER RAINING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE SOUND HAS NEVER COME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329608June 18, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION AFTER FILLING UP MY TRUCK WITH GASOLINE, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO START UP. THIS JUST STARTED RECENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327733June 8, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER DON'T WORK RIGHT NEED TO CHARGE IT EVERY YEAR. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE SYSTEM SOMEWHERE. BEEN A ISSUE EVER SINCE I OWE IT AND THERE IS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327291June 4, 2020
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTO GLASS SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND INSPECTED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,974. *LN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324551May 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2015 GMC ACADIA, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE TO THE SIDE MIRROR SAFETY LIGHTS TWICE. IT HAS RECENTLY GONE OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE WIRING IS SHORTING OUT CAUSING THE MODULE TO GO OUT AND THE CAR TO NOT RUN. GMC HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE UNDER 80,000 MILES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 127,000.00 MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE IT A LOT FOR WORK. I CONTACTED GMC AND EXPLAINED THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED AGAIN SO I HAVE NO SAFETY MODULE FOR THE SIDE MIRROR OR PARK ASSIST. GMC KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER 80,000 MILES, AGAIN UNDER 100,000 MILES AND NOW AT 127,000 IT IS SHORTING OUT CAUSING ISSUES WITH THE CAR TO START AND EVEN WITH DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE CAR UNDER RECALL. IF GMC WILL NOT FIX THEIR SAFETY ISSUES THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO MARKER THESE AS SAFETY FEATURES ON THE CAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND CHOSE NOT TO FIX THE, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321954April 22, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SIDE BLIND ZONE SENSORS FAIL DUE TO WATER INTRUSION - WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE. A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (#N172097060) WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS HOWEVER NOT ALL VEHICLES ARE COVERED IN THE SCA VIN SEARCH - AND ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED. MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE VIN SEARCH AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE SCA. THE DAY AFTER THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC AND AWAITING THE PART FOR REPAIR I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE CORRUPTION OF THE SENSOR. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITUATION UNTIL AFTER I RESEARCHED THE SCA. THIS CORRUPTION IS NOTED IN THE SCA, HOWEVER IT ONLY STATES PART OF THE ISSUES YOU MAY SEE. DURING THE SHUTDOWN I WAS LUCKILY NOT IN MOTION, HOWEVER, THE CORRUPTION OF THE GMLAN CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DISABLE, PASSENGER AIRBAG PRESENCE DETECTION TURNED OFF, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MONITORS WERE DISABLED, THE ENTIRE DIC SHUT DOWN, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT DOWN, RADIO AND INFOTAINMENT CENTER SHUT DOWN, DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN, POWER BRAKES SHUT DOWN, WINDOWS WERE DISABLED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THERE IS NO PROTECTION BETWEEN THE SENSORS FOR ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE AND THE GM LAN. A SENSOR SHOULD NOT CAUSE THESE ISSUES, HOWEVER IT DOES, AND IT WAS ALSO NOTED IN THE SCA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS ALSO CAUSE A POWER DRAIN ON THE BATTERY, PRIOR TO THE DIC REPORTING THE SENSOR FAILURE, WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE WIDESPREAD ISSUE OF THESE FAULTY SENSORS OUTSIDE THE SCA, NOR THE SAFETY HAZARDS OF THE LACK OF PROTECTION ON THE GM LAN CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. IF THE VEHICLE IS REAR-ENDED, THE SENSORS COULD CAUSE CORRUPTION IN THE GMLAN SIMILAR TO THE WATER INTRUSION ISSUE - RENDERING THE FRONT AIRBAGS INOPERABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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