GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10572838March 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
STOPPED AT LIGHT, EMERGENCY STABILITRAK MESSAGE FLASHED, STABILITRAK LIGHT CAM ON, THEN THE DING, DING, DING THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ANOTHER MESSAGE: WARNING SERVICE BREAKS. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE BRAKE WARNING WENT AWAY, THE STABILITRAK LIGHT STAYED ON. I PULLED OVER, STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT TURNED OFF. NO OTHER ISSUES IN FRIVING THIS DAY. THE NEXT MORNING SAME ISSUE, ABOUT 3 MILES OF DRIVING, STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN THE DING, DING, DING...THEN THE STABILITRAK MESSAGE AND THEN THE : WARNING SERVICE BREAKS MESSAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568595March 11, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT HEADLIGHT GASKET AROUND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT OVERHEATED AND MELTED HEADLIGHT CASING CAUSING ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. DID NOT DISCOVER UNTIL REALIZING DAYTIME LIGHT WAS NOT COMING ON. UNSURE OF HOW LONG THE ISSUE HAD BEEN GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566962March 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567078March 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED 'SERVICE AIR BAG' WARNING FROM THE DASHBOARD DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ON CENTER CONSOLE INDICATES 'OFF' WHEN 160 LB PERSON IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567207February 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY GMC ACADIA HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AND IT WILL COST ME $4000 TO PUT A NEW ONE IN. I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE IN THE ACADIA AT FAIRLY LOW MILAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566343February 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON, NOTING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER ACTIVATED. A MESSAGE WILL ALSO COME UP ON THE DRIVER'S MESSAGING SCREEN STATING TO SERVICE AIRBAG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SOFTWARE MODULE FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 5-6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD ALREADY NEED ITS AIRBAG MODULE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565381February 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING CAR BUCKED AND SHIFTED IRREGULARLY, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, NO POWER, NO REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565368February 21, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. LINKAGE CAME OFF WIPER MOTOR. BROUGHT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AND THEY SAID THE PART MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564862February 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 ACADIA TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I EXITED A HIGHWAY (70 MPH) AND WAS GOING UP THE EXIT RAMP. IT BEGAN BUCKING LIKE A HORSE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PUT IN IT AFTER ONLY 56K MILES. ALSO HAVE HAD THE SUNROOF / MOON ROOF TRAYS OVERFLOW BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE TUBES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO DRAIN ALL THE WATER FROM THE TRAYS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPLACE IT. NOW WATER HAS ENTERED MY VEHICLE CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL BOX TO BECOME WET CAUSING THE HORN TO BLOW RANDOMLY AND THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564509February 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING UPHILL, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING CLUTCH ISSUES, AND FINALLY FAILED - LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 80 EAST BOUND. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO BE JUST BARELY OFF THE ROADWAY (WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD) WITH HUGE TRUCKS WHIZZING BY. I HAVE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE CLUTCH WAVEPLATES ON THESE ACADIA GMCS HAVE A WELL KNOWN AND COMMON FAILURE ISSUE. A $3500 BILL IS NOT WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO REALLY HURT. THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON A BUSY FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM IS THERE WAS NOT MUCH WARNING OF AN EMINENT FAILURE BEFORE IT BASICALLY LEFT ME DEAD IN THE WATER - I WAS JUST FORTUNATE THIS TIME THAT I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE. IF I HAD BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE OR MIDDLE, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER BEFORE IT WOULD JUST LEAVE ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. WHO COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT IT IS NOT UNSAFE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564519February 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT HAD 7 PEOPLE. I TURNED ONTO A STREET IN TOWN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. SO I TURNED TO HEAD TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM A TAKE OFF. DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND WE HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563963February 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563894February 11, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY STARTED SKIPPING AROUND 75,900 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES STARTED SYSTEM ALERT OF " TRANSMISSION RUNNING HOT, IDLE TO COOL DOWN". TRANSMISSION SERVICED ON 11/11/13. TRANSMISSION DRAINED AND REFILLED BY GMC DEALER IN EL PASO, TX. RAN OK UNTIL 2/06/14. IN GMC REPAIR SHOP IN RICHMOND,CA . TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED! $4000.00 REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563705February 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER 2013, I HAD PICKED UP MY MOM TO GO SHOPPING WITH ME AND I VERY SELDOM HAVE A PASSENGER WITH ME AND HAPPEN TO LOOK UP AND NOTICE THE LIGHT ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT SAYS ON OR OFF WAS OFF !!! SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 135# AND SO I NOTICED WE WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME OUT AND IT THEN REGISTERED ON!!! SO I WATCHED THIS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND IT CONTINUED!! SOMETIMES ON AND SOMETIMES OFF! SO WHEN I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT BERGSTROMS I HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE CORROSION ON THE PLUGS UNDER THE SEAT BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM! SO THEY SAID WITH A BIG MAN IN IT REGISTERED LIKE AN INFANT SITTING THERE! SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE IT!!! THIS CAR IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION AND I DO NOT HAVE A DAILY PASSENGER! I'M THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE DAY ONE!!! THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET IN A COLLISION AND LOSE A LOVED ONE ! THIS WOULD BE A HUGE LAWSUIT!!!! I AM GONNA SEE IF GMC WILL PAY FOR THIS FIX! ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CALL ME AT[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563752February 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.- LL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563778February 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED 08/12/11 AND 06/06/12. IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT. LIVING IN THE NORTH IN THE WINTER TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOW IF THE BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563534February 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED THE GMC DEALER SAID IT WAS PURGE VALVE AND MAY BE MY TIMING CHAIN BELT! AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO MY BOOSTER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SENSOR FOR THE TIRE AND SERVICE THE TRACK/STABILITRAK! SERVICES CAME TO $1000 NOW COME 2 MONTHS LATER TO JAN 2014 ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SERVICE STABILITRAK IS ON TAKE IT BACK, MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED@ 74000 MILES WHICH IS ABOUT A $2000 JOB AND MY TRANSMISSION PLATELETS NEED CHANGED! TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING WE CALLED GM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO AS I WAS INFORMED THESE ARE "COMMAND PROBLEMS " IN THESE VEHICLES!! WHAT!! I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SOLD A LEMON AND NO ONE ARE GM CARES BECAUSE THESE ARE COMMAND PROBLEMS FOR THEM! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM AND I'M CONFUSED ON HOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THESE SAME ISSUES AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT! OH DID I MENTION YOU CAN'T PARK ON A SLANT OR AN INCLINE WITH A 1/4 TANK OF GAS BECAUSE YOUR ACADIA WON'T START! THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563260February 6, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I FELT WATER DRIP FROM OVERHEAD AND HEARD SLOSHING NOISES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WATER BEGAN LEAKING FROM AIRBAG INDICIA. THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. IMAGINE HOW UNSAFE TO TURN OFF A VEHICLE, REMOVE THE KEY AND THE ENGINE TO REMAIN RUNNING. BEFORE I COULD GET TO SERVICE, THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETED TO BELOW ZERO, AND I COULD NOT GET THE DEFROSTER TO WORK. I SCRAPED THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDOWS, BUT WITHOUT HEAT, FOGGED AGAIN. ZERO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE POINTS WHERE WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CAR, WREAKING HAVOC WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HVAC, DEFROSTER. SERVICE TECH SAID THERE WAS "BLOWER MOWER" FAILURE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED MY VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS AS GMC ACADIA CAMPAIGN 08207, WITH FAILURE OF SUNROOF PART 25930220, WHICH AFFECTED LIMITED VIN NUMBERS. WE ALSO DISCOVERED THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING FROM THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THIS GETTING REPAIRED IS UNKNOWN -- OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS! IN ADDITION, I HAD NOTICED FLOOR MATS BEING DAMP, BUT ASSUMED A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SNOW AND RAIN. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE LEAK/DAMP FLOOR MATS IS REASON FOR THE MILDEW/MOLD SMELL. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN THEIR TSBS. I WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO FIND SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS! PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW THE CORRELATION BETWEEN TSBS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES AND REPAIRS TO THE LEAKING HOSE. OF COURSE, GMC DENIES THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM, AND SAYS REPAIRS WILL ALL BE AT MY EXPENSE. FINALLY, I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM! SURELY, THE FACT THAT I (AND MANY, MANY OTHERS) ARE HAVING THE EXACT LEAK PROBLEMS AS REFERENCED IN GMC CAMPAIGN 08207 INDICATES THAT PROBLEM WENT BEYOND THOSE VIN#S. THEY ARE HIDING A BIG PROBLEM. HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563322February 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WIFE DRIVING ALONG AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT. CAR IS VARY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. IN 5 YEARS AND TEN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE TRANNY GOES? CAR ONLY HAS 49000 MILES, AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A NONE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY. VEHICLE REPAIRS COST 4000, COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. CODE ON VEHICLE WASP0776.00, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. MY FATHER IS A GM EMPLOYEE AND HE IS DISGUSTED WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562318January 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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