GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10825703February 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX CORRODED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF LEAKED WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTAL FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY SUN ROOF DRAINS. DRAINS LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX CAUSING TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. UPDATED 05/25/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825540February 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL ON POWER LIFT GATE COMPLETED. (15240). UPON COMPLETION OF RECALL, LIFT GATE BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER NOW WANTS ME TO PAY $500.00 TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. LIFT GATE WORKED FINE WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ACTION I CAN TAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825545February 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
LIFT GATE: I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL ON MY LIFT GATE COMPLLETED ( 15240). UPON COMPLETION, MY POWER LIFT GATE BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP THEN WANTED ME TO PAY $500 TO MAKE POWER LIFT GATE OPERABLE. SERVICE ADVISER INDICATED TO ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST WITH A CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY PAID THE $500. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH DETAILS OF THIS COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824590February 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2008 GMC ACADIA LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS, THE FLOOR BOARDS FILL WITH WATER & WATER COMES THROUGH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAUSING THEM TO SHORTEN, BLINK. THE POWER WINDOWS GOT STUCK WOULDN'T GO DOWN ALMOST SMASHED MY KIDS HAND. THE WORSE PART DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65-70 TRAFFIC SLOWS TO 40 AND YOUR VEHICLE DOESN'T GO ALMOST CAUSING THE WORSE ACCIDENT EVER. SEEMS THIS WAVE PLATE, SHIFT SOLENOID IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE SO THAT MEANS THE TRANSMISSION THEY REPLACED THE BAD ONE WITH WAS SO BAD OR REACHED ITS TIME OUT MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IF IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (PURCHASED USED) THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND ALL THE THREADS IN HAVE READ EVERY OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THIS, SOMEONE WILL HAVE BAD ACCIDENT POSSIBLY DEATH. DOES DEATH HAVE TO OCCUR FOR US TO GET BETTER RESOLVE AND MAKE GMC TAKE CARE OF THIS. OVER $5,000 WAS TOUGH TO CHRISTMAS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823610February 1, 2016
ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO ON A HIGH VOLUME HIGHWAY. IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID BLOCK WENT BAD. I HAVE LOOKED INTO IT AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME YEAR, MODEL, AND MAKE. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND WEREALLY VERY DISTRAUGHT.IF THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, WHY NOT RECALL. $4000.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822843January 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECAME STUCK IN GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND WARMER PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822705January 27, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME ALONG WITH SERVICE STABLETRACK AND AND I THINK SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL WHEN I GET GAS IT MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS AND WON'T START WITHOUT PUMPING THE GAS TO GET IT STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822449January 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD A RECALL FOR MY DRIVER SIDE, SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS. THE DEALER IN DULUTH MN (KOLAR) FIXED IT BUT LIGHT CAME ON FOR CHECK ENGINE. BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS THE PPS SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT NOT ON MY ACADIA. THEY WANT $600 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. TOTALING AROUND $950. HAD ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE POWER LIFT GATE, STATING THAT THE STRUTS COULD POSSIBLY FAIL PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE POWER LIFT GATE TO DROP. AS I WAS LOADING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIFT GATE SUDDENLY DROPPED ON MY HEAD. I BROUGHT IT TO KOLAR IN DULUTH MN AND TOLD THEM THAT THE STRUTS FROM THE RECALL WERE SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AFTER A DAY OF THEM TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. A WEEK AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME, THE LIFT GATE FELL ON MY WIFE. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT KOLAR NEVER REPLACED THE STRUTS, EVEN AFTER ME TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND HIM ASSURING ME THAT THEY WOULD BE CHANGED OUT. IT IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR BACK ORDERED STRUTS TO COME IN TO BE INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821952January 25, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY THE STABILITRACK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR TURNING IT BACK ON IT GOES OUT THE LIGHT HASN'T CAME BACK ON ITS BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS IT ONLY COMES ON WHEN DRIVING FAR. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR HARD TO STOP THE CAR. MY GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM I DROVE IT MYSELF TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT TO ME NEVER DID TILL TODAY I ALMOST HIT 2 CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821077January 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820788January 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM DEALER WITH 72000 MILES WITH 4YR/48000 MILE WARRANTY. WARRANTY RAN OUT THIS SUMMER, MILEAGE IS NOW 133000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE EARLY LAST YEAR, BUT MECHANICS WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE PROBLEMS WERE NOT 'PRESENTING' AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES (JUST AS THE RECALLED SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DID!). IN DECEMBER 2015, THE CHECK ENGINE BEGAN STAYING ON ALL THE TIME AND THE GEARS DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE TCM IS MESSED UP, WHICH IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL ACADIAS, APPARENTLY. WE HAD A VERY SCARY ISSUE ON XMAS EVE WITH THE GEARS DOWNSHIFTING WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 20MPH! WE TOOK IT TO FIRST DEALERSHIP OVER AN HOUR AWAY AND THE GUY CAME OUT WITH A HANDHELD COMPUTER, PUT IN ON OUR CAR, SAID IT IS OUR TCM AND $3800 TO FIX IT. HE NEVER PUT ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS. WE SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY SAID TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WOULD SEE ABOUT HELPING US TO COVER IT. SO, WE GOT THE DIAGNOSIS TODAY, IT IS THE TCM AND NO HELP. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, GM WON'T COVER IT, IT IS UP TO THE DEALER TO COVER IT, ETC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT WHY THEY WON'T COVER IT, JUST THAT THEY WON'T. OUR VIN NUMBER IS LITERALLY 6000 OFF OF THE RECALL LIST! IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL! DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819971January 13, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHTS WOULD BOTH LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE WARNING "SERVICE AIRBAG" CAME ON. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, ANY TYPE ROAD, ALSO WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF BUT ELECTRICAL WOULD STILL BE WORKING. ALSO THE POWER SAVER MODE KICKED IN AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820001January 13, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO PREVIOUS ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FIRE. FRONT OF CAR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE....UPDATED 01/25/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10819525January 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818255January 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 GMC ACADIA IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH CODES PO752 AND PO700 WHICH ARE THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR DRIVING THE TRUCK. THE NHTSA REFERENCE #10052215 AND TSB REFERENCE #SB-13120 EXPLAINS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH MY TRUCK. GMC AND THE DEALER ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $2500.00 WHICH IS A 65% TO 35% SPLIT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ( MINE BEING THE 65%). I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA. I AM JUST ANOTHER DISSATIFIED CUSTOMER WITH GM AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE AND TRUCK PROBLEM TO YOUR DATA BASE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO. ALSO, THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL THAT GM HAS SENT OUT ON THE WAVE PLATES LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120000 MILES. THE WAVE PLATES ARE BEGINNING TO WEAR CAUSING PREMATURE DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE SOLENOIDS TO STICK. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS SAYING THE WAVE PLATES ARE NOT WORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816870December 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SUNROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE WATER ALSO LEAKED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE REAR DOME LIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810776December 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT HAS A LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN ROOF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM RESOLVED. TECH INDICATED THAT WATER WAS DRAINING SLOWLY. TECH INDICATED THAT DRAINS WERE BLOWN OUT AND WATER WAS DRAINING OUT IN A FASTER RATE. AS OF TODAY'S RAIN STORM, SUN ROOF CONTINUES TO LEAK . LEAK OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND DURING MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809524December 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809195December 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE AND HEAD INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT ALSO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10808962December 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, IT REVERSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WAVE PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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