2011 GMC ACADIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER PULLING OVER AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE INITIAL ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

MY 2011 GMC ACADIA WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING. WE PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON IT. IT STARTED BUT HAS A PINGING SOUND. WE CHECKED THE OIL. THE OIL WAS READING LOW. WE ADDED 3 QTS OF OIL. WE HAD AUTO REPAIR SHOP CHANGE OIL AND INSTALL NEW BATTERY. I STILL NOTICED THE PINGING SOUND. THAT EVENING, AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE SOUNDS AND LOOSING POWER. I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME IT IS MOST LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN. THE ACADIA IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD WITH 116K MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS NEW OF CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR WARRANTY ISSUE. EQUALLY FRUSTRATING, I BOUGHT A WARRANTY THAT I WAS TOLD WAS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT I THOUGHT WOULD LOVER IT NOW I'M BEING TOLD THE WARRANTY WAS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE WHICH IS NOT WHAT THE SALESMEN TOLD ME WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I FEEL TOTALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS A WOMEN.

MOTOR STOPS RUNNING WHILE IN MOVEMENT IN GEARS OF FORWARD AND REVERSE. DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. STEERING WORKS BUT NO BREAKS OR POWER TO POWER TRAIN. MOTOR JUST SHUTS DOWN WITH OUT ANY NOTICE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOVEMENT ON PUBLIC ROADS, FREEWAYS AND WHILE PARKING.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE COMPLETELY MELTED AND BEGAN MELTING THE SURROUNDING CASING. THE OTHER DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP IS BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL LAMPS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW.

MY VEHICLE HAS 136,000 MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN IS OUT, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE REPAIRED, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHTENED. NOW I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED. THE FIRST DAY I DROVE MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT HAD HAD SEVERAL RECALLS.

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN MAKING RIGHT TURN EXCELLERATE TO 10-15 MPH NOTICE GARGLING SOUND OR LIKE A MUFFLER EXPLODES POWER REDUCTED...WITH IN A HUNDRED YARDS OR SO ENGINE LIGHT GO ON POWER (ENGINE) FAILURE NOT BREAKS OR STEARING AVAILABLE COAST TO CURB TRY TO START VEHICLE AGAIN...DEAD AS A DOOR NAIL. FLAT BEDDED TO KERBECK GMC DEALERSHIP BY 1:00PM 09/12/16 ...SERVICE MGR. CALL AT 6PM NO NEWS STILL BEING DIAGNOSED, WILL CALL IN THE AM...LATER THAT DAY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT IT SUCKED A VALVE AND HAS BROKEN ROCKER ASSEMBLY AND SEEMS TO BE DAMAGE IN THE LOWER END OF THE MOTOR! NEED NEW ENGINE...VEHICLE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE DEALER! NO WRITTEN REPORT HAS BE GIVEN TO ME, JUST VERBAL! PASSANGE IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF OCCURANCE...

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 8/6 WHERE I PLACE.MY CAR IN PARKING (P) AND ALL OF SUDDEN A VERY ACCELARATE NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND LOCKED ME AND MY HUSBAND INSIDE, WE COULDNT OPEN THE DOOR AND NOT EVEN TO TURN OFF BECAUSE THE KEYA GOT STOCK IN THE IGNATION. SPEED UP OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR AGAINST A NEIGHBOR HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGES AND SENDING ME TO THE HOSPITAL.. I WANT GMC TO CONTACT ME ASAP. FYI. THE IS VIDEO TO PROVE IT.

OUR NITE MARE BEGAN DECEMBER 2015 PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP MORE THEN WE'VE DRIVEN IT , FIRST THOUGHTS ON NON STARTING WAS NEEDED BIGGER BATTERY, DID THAT , SECOND THEY THOUGHT BATTERY ISSUES AGAIN , AN THIRD TIME OF NON STARTING SUPPOSE ABLE BAD GROUND ON TRANSMISSION, DID THAT, FOURTH TIME ANOTHER GROUND ON TRANSMISSION BAD, FIFTH TIME THOUGHT SOME THING ELECTRICAL , PUT IN SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION MODULE , SIXTH TIME BRAIN PART, SEVENTH TIME THE BACK HATCH AN 8TH TIME THEY HAVE NO IDEA ITS IN SHOP STILL FROM AUGUST 4TH LAST TIME DROVE ANIT LOCK BRAKES CAME ON AN SLOWED OUR SPEED FROM 55 TO 30 WE WERE ALL SCARED

GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES UNDER 6 MONTHS OLD BURST FROM SIDEWALL. THE FIRST TIRE HAD A SLOW SIDE WALL LEAK THAT MAY HAVE INITIATED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS. THE SECOND TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BURST AT THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THE HOLE WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR ROADSIDE TO PUT HIS FINGER THROUGH. NO TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS NOTED AN ISSUE PRIOR TO BOTH EVENTS.

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB. 2016 USED WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT, THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. I PURCHASED A BULB TO REPLACE, BUT IT PROVED TO BE DIFFICULT. I HAD 3 OPEN RECALLS SO I BROUGHT CAR IN TO DEALER. THE NIGHT BEFORE BRINGING IT IN, DRIVER LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. I ASKED DEALER TO REPLACE BULBS WHILE VEHICLE WAS THERE. RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THE BULBS COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE HEADLIGHT HOUSING WAS MELTED!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ACADIAS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED!!!!