GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10780558October 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK. LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN ON ITS OWN, AND WHEN I OPEN IT, IT SLAMS DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ME OR MY CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779491October 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RAIN LEAK INTO CAR, WATER POURING INTO FRAME AND TRAPPED IN FRAME OF CAR, ROOF OF CAR. WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG LOCATIONS. WHEN WE DRIVE, WE CAN HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND IN FRAME, SEE WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG AREAS IN FRAME OF CAR. WATER TRAPPED INSIDE FRAME OF CAR, ROTTING INSIDE OF CAR, MOLD, MILDEW POTENTIAL, FIRE HAZARD. GMC SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN I SAFELY DRIVE A VEHICLE IN WHICH BOTH THE AIRBAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779423October 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT FOR AIRBAQ NOT WORKING. HAD THE REPAIRS DONE FOR $795.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778958October 1, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER ENTERS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE SUNROOF DRAINS CONTINUE TO CLOG UP AND WATER FALLS ON DRIVER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL FUSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775483September 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BURNT UP INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF OURS. IF THERE IS SO MANY OF THESE GOING BAD SHOULDNT THIS BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767544September 22, 2015
ENGINE
AT 96,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO REPLACE IT, AND IT COST ME OVER $2500K THIS IS INSANE.....AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THE 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765088September 18, 2015
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, PARKING BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764490September 17, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED TO SERVICE STABILIZER TRAK. THEN THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. N THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT IS THE MOST SCARIEST CAR TO DRIVE. I WOULD LOVE TO TRADE IT IN, BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE EQUITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761992September 7, 2015
ENGINE
AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS SERVICE ENGINE ISSUES WITH LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CAR CONTINUED TO DISPLAY CODES AND THEN WOULD NOT CONSISTENTLY SHIFT INTO 2 OR 3RD GEAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A GMC DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACED (CODE P0752) AS DID THE SHIFT SOLENOID. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO RELATED TO STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS WHICH WERE REPLACED SINCE FIRST ISSUE REQUIRED THE ENGINE BE REMOVED FOR REPAIRS TO BE MADE. I NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SAW RECALLS FOR 2007 ACADIA'S BUT NOT 2008, IN MY OPINION 2008 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. TOTAL BILL $2,960 WITH TWO 10% DISCOUNTS FROM DEALER SINCE THEY FELT BAD FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761654September 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON SAYING "SERVICE AIRBAG", TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE READ THE CODES WHICH CAME BACK AS 20 & 81 FOR THE MAIN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HE SAID IT MEANS IT'S NOT GETTING A READING AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WERE EITHER THE SENSOR OR MODULE FOR THE AIRBAG NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HE ADVISED ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS ESSENTIALLY NOT WORKING AND IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO STATED ONLY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP COULD FIX IT AND THEY WANT $150 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE ALREADY HAD IT DIAGNOSED. I FEEL ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE WILL REPAIR THEM BESIDES A DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN DIE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760829September 1, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FRACTURED AND DAMAGING THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,922.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760219August 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO JUMP OFF. WHEN I DID THIS I WENT TO TURN OFF AND HAD THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING FOR AROUND A MINUTE BEFORE FINALLY STALLING. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DAY THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALLOWING WATER IN AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FUSE PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX WAS FULL OF WATER AND CORRODED. THEY ADVISED A NEW WINDSHIELD AS MINE HAD A SMALL STAR CRACK IN IT AND NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THAT ALONG WITH RECOMMENDING A NEW FUSE PANEL. THEY CHECKED ALL DRAIN LINES FOR SUNROOF AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. PAID THE BILL FOR THIS AT $799.58 WITH ASSURANCE THAT WATER ISSUE WAS FIXED. WELL ONE WEEK LATER AND THE FIRST RAIN SINCE AFTER SITTING IN LIGHT RAIN FOR 2 HOURS AND DRIVING 20 MINUTES I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING INTO BOTH FLOORBOARDS FROM A POST. I WILL BE TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW WITH THEM STILL NOT AKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING ABOUT WATER PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760059August 28, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON I5 TO NORTH FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE CAR STOP WORKING JUST LIKE THAT!!! I JUST FEEL A BIG PUSH AND THE STOP WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758714August 24, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD - ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORK - BUT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE NOTICED IN A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT WITH GM VEHICLES LIKE THE TRAILBLAZER - BUT THE ARCADIA WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736148July 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD TOOK IT THROUGH A HUNDRED POINT INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THIS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, THEY FIXED THE SMALL THINGS LIKE THE WATER PUMP, THE REAR WIPER BLADE, ELECTRICAL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS GOING OUT, AND THE AIR BAG (SERVICE AIR BAG SOON) IS STILL ON, BUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A RECALL IN 2011, EITHER IT WAS A BAD PART, OR IT WAS NOT SERVICED AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL GM OWNER, ESPECIALLY THE BUICK LASABRE WHICH I DROVE FOR 15 YEARS, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT, AND THEY ARE RATED BY THE BBB AS A. I ALSO DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT ON GM COMMERCIALS IT STATES NON GM OWNERS,LIKE COME ON IN, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF NON GM OWNERS BUT NOT THE LOYAL ONES. I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT TO STICK WITH AMERICAN BRANDS AND LOVE GM, JUST VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS ONE. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS CAR, THE AIR BAG AND ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION!!!!UPDATED 11/10/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735843July 22, 2015
ENGINE
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR AT 84,400 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735391July 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DOOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734703July 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA AND THE POWER TRAIN STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE, WHEN THE GEARBOX SHIFTED THE NOISE STOPPED. A MINUTE LATER HE STOPPED AND THEN WHEN HE TRIED TO PROCEED FORWARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR VEHICLE, MOSTLY KIDS, AND HAD TO RECRUIT BYSTANDERS TO HELP US PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE! MY FAMILY HAD TO STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND AND SOME GRACIOUS STRANGERS HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. AND THEY WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET US. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SCENARIO AND REALLY THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. AND THIS WORST PART TO THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT WE ARE MILITARY AND ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED OVERSEAS AND WILL COST US OVER $5000 JUST TO HAVE THE PART SHIPPED HERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734729July 17, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE AT DEALERSHIP LAST FALL, BUT IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734872July 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT AND STABILATRAC COMES ON EVERY TIME YOU START THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP YET. WILL THERE BE A RECALL THAT EFFECTS THIS OR IS IT OUR PROBLEM TO DROP 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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