GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10620958August 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619197August 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2010 AND THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT WAS CHECKED. NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL TO REMOVE THE CONNECTOR. DEALER STATES SINCE I HAD THE 2010 RECALL I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE 2014 RECALL DONE. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619243August 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED UPON PULLING OUT INTO THE ROADWAY. AT 25 MILES PER HOUR THE RPMS WERE 4000 AND IT JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE PULLED OVER, CALLED FOR HELP AND WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. WE WERE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD TO CALL FAMILY FROM HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY TO COME HELP. THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND SITTING FOR A WHILE DID THEN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VERY SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. GOING TO TRADE IN THIS POS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619258August 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618987August 5, 2014
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618692August 4, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617345July 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617372July 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT MY 2008 ACADIA IN OCTOBER 2013. IN FEBRUARY, THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE ACADIA TO GLYNN SMITH, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG SWITCH. I PAID $717.70 FOR THE NEW AIRBAG AND NEW AIRBAG SWITCH. SOON AFTER, GMC STARTED DOING THE RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS. MY ACADIA IS NOT ONE OF THE LISTED RECALLED VEHICLES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. IT IS NOW THE END OF JULY, AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO GLYNN SMITH AND IT IS THE SAME CODE THIS TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG SWITCH. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL EVERY 2008 ACADIA. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. ONE DAY DRIVING, I STARTED TO MAKE A TURN, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS LIKE TURNING A REALLY OLD MODEL CAR THAT HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TODAY. GMC TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, YET I KNOW FOR SURE SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE 2008 GMC ACADIA IS NOT A SAFE CAR. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THEM AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON. MY FAMILY IS VERY UPSET WITH GMC AS A COMPANY!! SAFETY SHOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN BEFORE SELLING ANY VEHICLE. I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACADIA. I THINK THAT GMC SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, THE MOST ETHICAL THING, AND RECALL THE ENTIRE LINE OF THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE 2008 ACADIA IS A PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616671July 27, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616593July 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
2008 ACADIA PURCHASED IN 2007, TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR FOR HIGH SPEED UP AND DOWN SHIFT. ON DRY PAVEMENT THE SUV WILL CHANGE SEVERAL MPH WELL WITHIN A SECOND. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ESPECIALLY ON SNOW/ICE! I AM TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I SUSPECTED AN INTERNAL CLUTCH PROBLEM OR VALVE CONTROL PROBLEM COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF TRANSMISSIONS STARTING AFTER 47K. I WANTED TO ADD MY CONCERN. MY CAR JUST PASSED 63,000 MILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. SEVERAL THINGS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AT ONCE (IE LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATE, BRAKE, AND BE ON WET OR ICE ROADS). THE SHIFT IS INTERMITTENTLY HARD DURING ANY OF THESE CHANGES IN ACCELERATION CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615043July 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH IN WHICH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,653.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614685July 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2AM AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY USED ACADIA AFTER I BOUGHT IT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHER 2008 ACADIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE FOR THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614621July 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614619July 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS OVER 140 POUNDS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WON'T INDICATE THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SEATBELT ON. EVEN IF DRIVING AND PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING, IT WON'T TURN ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611305July 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY KIDS SCHOOL WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHEN I EASED OVER A SPEED BUMP I APPLIED GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND MY SON AND I TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDE BUT COULD NOT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUT CAR IN PARK THEN TRIED DRIVE AND REVERSE EVEN LOW BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A NICE MAN STOPPED AND HELPED PUSH CAR OUT OF ROAD. MY CAR IS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WE WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT HAS 81,487 MILES ON IT. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS CRAP. I AM SHOCKED AND UPSET. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE PUTTING MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE OFF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY!!!! AND THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF SEVEN WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUES. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES. THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611359July 17, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610565July 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
STARTED FROM A RED LIGHT, CAR DROPPED IN GEAR AND JOLTED. TACH REVVED UP TO 3000+. FINALLY CAUGHT A GEAR AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY OFF THE ROAD. PARKED AND WAITED FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME TOW MY CAR. REVERSE AND 3RD GEAR DEFINITELY OUT. BY LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREADS, SEEMS TO BE THE OMINOUS 35R WAVEPLATE. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION NOW. LUCKILY I CAN DO THE LABOR MYSELF AND SAVE SOME MONEY. I'M ASTOUNDED HOW ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. HAVEN'T SEEN ANY INJURIES YET THOUGH SO I DOUBT THIS WILL BECOME PART OF THE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF RECALLS GM IS SENDING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609895July 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE CAR STARTED, BUT RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION, THE SWITCH RETURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT ONLY ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609180July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING AT 35MPH, TOUCHED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOPLIGHT, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. I PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED IGNITION TO RESTART VEHICLE, STABILTRACK LIGHT CAME ON, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT.HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609424July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE A LOUD POP WOULD OCCUR. SIGNALS, CLOCK,STEREO, DOME LIGHT, BATTERY GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE STEREO AND AMPLIFIER ($1500 ). THEN IF I LEFT ACADIA IN THE RAIN I WOULD FIND A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A DROP OF WATER ON THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE SUN ROOF TUBES WERE BLOCKED SO I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO GLASS PLACE AND HAD THE TUBES CLEANED OUT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE POWER IN VEHICLE AGAIN. JUST WENT ON A TRIP AND HAD TO PARK OUTSIDE IN PARKING AREA AND HAD A REAL PUDDLE ON MY MAT AND UNDERNEATH THE MAT. TODAY I CALLED AN AUTO WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE LEAKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF IT HAS NOT HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING, THAT GM WAS GOOD ABOUT INSTALLING AND SEALING THE WINDSHIELD. MY CAR IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE WIRING WILL SHORT OUT, CAUSE A SOFT SPOT IN THE FLOOR, OR START A FIRE. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 69,285 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ONLY GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS. SERIOUS PROBLEM INVOLVING WET ELEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HERE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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