2009 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I HAVE REPLACED TWO IGNITION COILS AND NOW HAVE A THIRD GOING OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER LOAD IT MISSES.

I JUST LOST BOTH DRL/LOW BEAMS. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE THEN A DAY LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE. THESE ARE THE SECOND SET OF HEADLIGHTS. THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NUMBER 5 AND 6 BULBS. DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY SHOULD GO OUT THIS MANY TIMES WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOO THIN AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,046.

GMC KNOWS OF DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAINS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THEY ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE ISSUES IN TSBS AND THE INFORMATION WAS KNOWN BY DEALERS BUT NEVER CONVEYED TO OWNERS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE A TSB. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES, WHICH IF INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND MORE CLOSELY MONITORED, COULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FIX, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE OWNER OF POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF NOT INCREASING OIL CHANGE FREQUENCY. ACCORDING TO DEALER, GM FORBIDS THEM FROM DISCLOSING SUCH INFORMATION. THESE ENGINES WERE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSED ON CRANKSHAFT RELUCTOR THAT COULD SHIFT AND RESULT IN A TOTAL CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OF ANY OF THESE VITAL ENGINE PARTS ALONE OR TOGETHER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION COULD, I BELIEVE, CAUSE AN ENGINE SEIZURE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. NON DISCLOSURE BY DEALERS TO ALERT OWNERS WHO COULD THEN DIVEST THEMSELVES OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THE 120K DEADLINE SET BY GM IS DISHONEST AT BEST. NO TSBS RELATING TO THIS WERE RECEIVED BY OWNER. THERE IS NOW AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONCERNING THE TIMING CHAIN AND POSSIBLE RELUCTOR BUT GM IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 15K BEYOND THEIR ARBITRARY 120K DEADLINE.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DAY RUNNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT GMC WILL NOT FILE A RECALL. DEALER CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO OFFERED A DISCOUNT TO ME FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHICH I DID NOT ACCEPT DUE TO THE EXPENSE. GMC KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING BASED ON THEIR OFFER TO ME. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WIRING RUNS HOT AND VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED WITH ONE LIGHT OUT. IT'S AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING ISSUE.

2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITIONS COILS, SO MANY RECALLS AND ONLY HAD SOME REPLACED CUZ OF BEING TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART IN STORE AT THE DEALERSHIPS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR HEAT AND A/C DON'T MATCH UP WHEN TURNING THE KNOB AND THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK 3/4 OF THE TIMES. I GET FLASHES OF LOSS POWER AND MY TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM KEEPS ACTING UP. NOW MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE FAILING AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WITHOUT PAYING $5000 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSTIC IT AND TAKE IT APART!! WHERE DO I HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY?? THIS VEHICLE WAS THE WORST $16000 I HAVE EVER INVESTED IN AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT LESS THAT 2 YEARS!! I AM SCARED ON A DAILY BASIS TO DRIVE MY KIDS ANYWHERE IN IT LET ALONE MYSELF TO WORK. I SO WISH I WOULD'VE KEPT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BUT WE NEED MORE ROOM FOR TRAVEL. WELL YOU CAN'T TRAVEL IN SOMETHING THAT'S UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. GMC WON'T CALL OR RESPOND BACK AND EITHER WILL THE DEALERSHIP. LEMON LAW IN MICHIGAN IS FOR NEW VEHICLES ONLY SO I AM BASICALLY PAYING FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T DRIVE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. WHAT DO I DO??

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTION OF TIRE MANUFACTURER AND QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE TIRE, HE WAS INFORMED THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE THREADS WERE EXPOSED AND THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND LOOSING AIR,

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING IN MY ACADIA. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS JUST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKING IN. NOW THE STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. WE WERE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN AS THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY AT THE TIME. I AM NOW SEEING SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A PENDING LAWSUIT. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC WHERE THE SAFETY POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. MY SON HAS OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT ABOUT 70 MPHS ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE DRIVERS BESIDE AND BEHIND ME. WHILE HONKING MY HORN AND PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TOWED MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP IT FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS SAYING THEY WERE VERY BEHIND. NOTIFIED THEM THAT MY CAR WAS COMING IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS NEVER TOLD THEY WAS BEHIND. FINALLY ABOUT 7 DAYS LATER THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEN ON THE 9 DAY THE SERVICE GUY CALLS ME AND SAYS THEY THINK ITS THE MOTOR BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT TO SEE. POSSIBLE COST WOULD BE ANY WHERE FROM $4,000 TO $7,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE OPEN ON MY CAR SUCH AS TIMING CHAIN , WATER PUMP SHAFT SEAL, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THROTTLE BODY. AFTER READING OTHER GMC CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I FEEL IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY DON'T KNOW WHATS EXACTLY WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT TILL THEY TAKE OUT MY ENGINE.

HEADLIGHT OUT 1.5 MO AGO, THEN OTHER SIDE WENT OUT. MECHANICS HAVE TO REMOVE BUMPER TO GET TO BULB!!! $300-400 MINIMUM LABOR AND PARTS. STRUTS IF SHOCK ABSORBERS STUCK DOWN AFTER UP ON RACK AFTER 2 DIFFERENT TIRE CHANGES REPAIRS. CAR ROAD WOBBLY UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AT MY E PENSR. IS THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR A LEMON OR WHAT?