GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10587039May 7, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
POWER STEERING FAILURE AGAIN! 4/30/2010 AT 23624, THEN 10/31/2013 AT 80110, NOW ONLY DRIVEN APPROX. 6,000 MORE MILES AND POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN MAY 2014. 10/31/2013 MASTER CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY ACADIA FOR THE FIRST 50,000 MILES, BUT EVER SINCE I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS VEHICLE HAS TURNED TO A MONEY PIT. I WILL NEVER BUY A GENERAL MOTOR FAMILY VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SHORT LIFE OF THIS AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587067May 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THIS ACADIA ON 5-5-2014, THE VEHICLE RAN GREAT FOR TWO DAYS AND ON THAT SECOND DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I-80 IT STARTED TO HAIL WITH SNOW AND RAIN AS THIS HAPPENED THE STABILI TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROLE TRIED TO INITIATE BUT INSTEAD THE WARNING INDICATORS SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING SERVICE STABILI TRACK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROLE AS PROCEDING TO DESTINATION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY HAZARD SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WITH THIS SIMULAR COMPLAINT. THE ACADIA IS A VEHICLE THAT CAN SEAT UP TO 8 PASSENGERS AND IS CONSIDERED IN MY OPINION A FAMILY VEHICLE. GMC HAS BEEN MADE WELL AWARE THAT THESE DEFECTS HOLD A HIGH POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE SAFETY OF ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND I SEE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THESE DEFECTS, I URGE SHOPPERS TO SEEK OUT MORE THAN ONE DEALERSHIP WHEN PURCHASING A FAMILY VEHICLE, GMC STAFF HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD ON WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES IN MY EXPERIANCE AND HAVE LIED TO MY FACE TO GET ME TO SIGN OFF ON A DEAL THAT HAS LEFT ME WITH A $20,000 SAFETY HAZARD SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I ASK FOR THE NHTSA TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE GMC ACADIA'S FOR IT IS MY BELIEFE THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE RE-CALLS THEN WHAT I SEE LISTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584511April 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE BREAK INTO PIECES INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING US TO ALMOST GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY KIDS AND I WERE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. WE LOST OUR GEARS AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA AT THIS MILEAGE. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WHY DOES GM NOT FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583769April 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. I AM TOLD THAT A WAVE PLATE HAS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COST $3000+. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583492April 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD WORN PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,940.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583538April 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 67070 MILES. 35R WAVE PLATE. GMC DEALER SERVICE REP. SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY TALKED TO DEALER MECHANIC, AND HE STATES THAT HE HAS REPLACE A NUMBER OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WAVE PLATE FAILURE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO LIE TO ME RIGHT OFF THE BAT, TAKES THE CAKE. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME, EVER..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583332April 17, 2014
STEERING
CAR LOSES POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS. THE ISSUE ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579599April 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579102April 11, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 06.19.14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578840April 10, 2014
STEERING
THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM ON THE GMC ACADIA CLASS SUVS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, ALL FORTUNATELY WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING A LOW SPEEDS AND ABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO "COME BACK" WITHOUT REASON AS WELL. MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKS CAUSED BY SEAL FAILURES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO EITHER DESIGN OF THE SEALS OR INCOMPATIBLE STEERING FLUID BEING INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE SEALS. HERE IS A LINK TO A CONSUMER FORUM ABOUT THE ACADIA - JUST PUT "POWER STEERING" IN THE SEARCH FIELD AND HOST OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WILL COME UP. HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578848April 10, 2014
STEERING
THIS IS THE 5TH OR 6TH TIME THAT MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. I LOVE MY ACADIA, BUT IT SEEMS AS IF ITS FALLING APART. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE AWFUL NOISE MY STEERING IS MAKING. ITS HARD TO TURN AND AT MOMENTS IT JUST LOCKS UP WHY DRIVING. I'M AFRAID OF HURTING MY CHILDREN, MYSELF, OR EVEN WORSE OTHERS!!! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THIS IS DEFIANTLY A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578286April 8, 2014
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE AND AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN, SEEMS LIKE IT HAS REVERTED BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. I AM ANXIOUS THAT IT MAY STOP WORKING AS I AM DRIVING. TAKING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 04/10/14. I SAW A RECALL ON POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH SOME MAKES WITH GM. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578347April 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SEATS
TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE ISSUES....THE CAR SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND ABOUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE THAT NEEDS REPLACED. GOING TO COST US AROUND $4000. JUST SPENT 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE POWER SEATS THAT QUIT WORKING ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578142April 8, 2014
STEERING
STEERING PIPING AND MAKING NOISE. LOCKING UP. AND LOOSE GEAR BOX. HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS ONLINE, NO PERMANANT FIXES. GM NOT FIXING MULTI CAR ISSUES. MANY WRECKS DUE TO THIS, READ THE REVIEWS. WIFE JUMPED A CURB WITH KIDS IN CAR, NOT HER FAULT STEERING LOCKED UP, WE REPLACE EVERYTHING DEALER SAID STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577500April 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN IS GOING OUT ON IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS LAST TIME THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AND WHEN IT KICKS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WAVE PLATE FAILING AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND IT KICKED DOWN AND MADE ME SLIDE OFF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND ALMOST HITTING THE GUARD RAIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574228March 23, 2014
STEERING
THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY MY ACADIA GMC 2008, STEERING REFUSED TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. EACH OF THE TREE TIMES IT REFUSED TO STEER. CAR ON NO OTHER TIME HAS SHOWN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. BUT ONLY PURCHASED USED CAR THREE MONTHS AGO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR THAT IS NOT BEING HANDLED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAR SEEM VERY UNDERPOWERED. ON THE THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED ON 3/20/2014 TWO WHERE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS IN WHICH I WAS ON AN ON RAMP ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE A CIRCLE ON RAMP IN WHICH I ALMOST HAD TO STOP CAR TO PREVENT IT FROM RUNNING OFF ROAD DO TO LACK OF POWER ON TURN. ON ANOTHER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN IN WHICH I ALMOST HIT A CUB. U TURN SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY DO TO THE FACT I HAD THREE LANES TO PERFORM THE TURN. IN THIS CASE I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO CURB AND CLOSE TO DAMAGING CAR DUE TO IMPACT WITH 8 INCH CURB. ALL THREE EVENTS CAME ON SAME TRIP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573646March 20, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2008 GMC ACADIA GAVE ME THE SCARE OF MY LIFE. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JUST LAST MONTH AND WAS VERY PROUD, I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS CAR FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER WHILE TRAVELING TO MY SONS TRACK MEET MY ACADIA STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HUMMING OR BUZZING NOISES ON FARM MARKET 521. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MILES. DESPITE MY CONTINUING TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I ENDED UP JERKING MY WAY ONWARD WITH MY HAZARDS ON. I HAD CARS SCREECHING AND FLYING AROUND ME. MY KIDS AND I ARE A NERVOUS WRECK. THE 521 DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. MILES LATER VARYING SPEEDS AS LOW AS 15 AND UP TO 35 MPH I FOUND A GAS STATION (THANK GOD) & PULLED OVER. I POWERED DOWN WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED NORMALLY BUT I NOTICED I COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT. I MADE MY WAY FORWARD ALL SEEMED WELL BUT 3-4 MINUTES INTO DRIVING ON 521 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I STARTED TO PANIC I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE & THE 521 IS THE ONLY MAJOR ROAD ON MY GPS. I PUT-PUTTED ALONG AND FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TRACK MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME AND CHECK THE CAR. AFTER HIS LOOK AROUND HE THINKS MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. HE TOOK THE CHILDREN IN THE SUBURBAN WHILE I DROVE SLOWLY AHEAD. THEN I GET A NEW MESSAGE - ENGINE HOT IDLE SOMETHING - I FREAK OUT AND PULL OFF AS SOON AS I COULD. HE ENDED UP TOWING ME HOME. I AM ONE WEEK PAST THE 30 DAY WARRANTY THIS SUCKS. I REALLY LOVE MY ACADIA & AM VERY POSSESSIVE OF HER, NO ONE ELSE CAN DRIVE HER, I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO TOUCH HER. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF HER, SHE IS CLEAN, DRIVEN WITH LOVE, BUT JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I'M SCHEDULING TO TAKE HER TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING, HUSBANDS MAD BUT I'M HOPING THIS CAN BE RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573329March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573140March 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON TURNPIKE. CAUSING FAMILY TO MISS A FAMILY MEMBERS COLLEGE GRADUATION. CAR WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF TURNPIKE FOR 3 HOURS WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR WHILE HIGH SPEED VEHICLES DRIVE BY. WHEN I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR THEY HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER ACADIA. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FOR FAMILIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573165March 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THE GMC ACADIA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY IN MAY 2012. BY APRIL 2013 THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THE SUV WOULD JUMP GEARS 6-3 SOMETIMES 6-1 WHILE MOVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35 MPH. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE RESULT OF SUCH SUDDEN SHIFTING COULD HAVE CAUSED WHIPLASH AND DID CAUSE FEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO SCHNEIDER IN WEIDEN GERMANY WHO IDENTIFIED THE SPEED SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM VIA THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE PART. BY 10 MAY 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. I CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OVER 1000 ENTRIES SPECIFYING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 70000 MILES, AND SOMETIMES TWICE, WITH GMC COVERING 0 COSTS. AS A US SERVICE MEMBER I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MONITOR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AND INVESTIGATE POOR MECHANICS ESPECIALLY WHEN TAX DOLLARS WERE USED TO REHABILITATE GMC IN 2008. ANYTIME THERE IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN A VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IT CAN CAUSE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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