2012 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE EVERY WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH. THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #14823 RELEASED BY GM ON MAY 12, 2015 AND I WAS TOLD BY GMC I NEEDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO TRY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE. THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE HERE AND DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. I CAN'T SEE HAVING TO SPEND OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM

LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN, TRIED TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO OPEN IT FROM THERE AND IT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED TO CRANK CAR AND IT MADE A LOT OF CLICKING NOISES AND LOOKED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT THEN ALL OF MY DOORS STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. WON'T START. WON'T RELEASE KEY.

THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES AND RECENTLY WHILE GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, IN COLD CONDITIONS, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING AND THEN AFTER ABOUT 500 FEET OF DRIVING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING COOLING PUMP, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE ACTUAL RACK AND PINION STEERING ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS A SIGNIFICANT COST AS THEY WERE SEIZED UP AND WOULD HAVE POSED A SERIOUS DRIVING RISK IF THEY HAD SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE NOTED TSB ON THESE ITEMS AS WELL

THE STEERING RACK ON OUR 2012 GMC ACADIA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT AGE 6 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND MILEAGE OF 54,954. I WOULD EXPECT THE STEERING RACK SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR OR AT LEAST MUCH LONGER THAN 6 YEARS AND 55,000 MILES. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM GM DEALERSHIP. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. AT AROUND 5 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, THERE WERE LOUD SHUTTERING AND CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. CAR IS ONLY JUST OVER 6 YEARS OLD WITH 54,954 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1751.96. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH YIELDS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM.

ENGINE SURGES WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAUSING RPM GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE OR BOUNCE TO 2 TO 400 RPMS. VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE OR ANYTIME ANYTIME PUTTING ENGINE UNDER A LOAD SPECIALLY BEFORE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT. TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE POWER LIFTGATE, IT STARTED TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PHYSICALLY LIFT THE LIFTGATE OFF OF THE PASSENGER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC (18475 5TH AVE, JAMESTOWN, CA 95327) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,735.

2012 ACADIA NEEDED A REPLACEMENT OF THE NUMBER 2 FUEL INJECTOR IN 2015, NUMBER 4 IN 2016, AND AT THE END OF 2017 REQUIRED ALL 6 REPLACED, PLUS THE FUEL PUMP. ALL 3 TIMES THESE ISSUED OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WARNINGS OF SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER STARTED GOING OFF. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE HEAVILY FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND IT WAS REQUIRED TO LIMP OFF THE FREEWAY, PRAYING THAT I WOULDN'T BE HIT AS I WENT FROM 75 TO 40 IN SECONDS.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA ---- CONTACT HAS HAD ISSUE LOSING TRACTION CONTROL ON VEHICLE --- STABILITY SYSTEM DOES NOT STAY ON ---- CONTACT WAS ON INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF --- TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF A SECOND TIME AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING --- VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED GAS PUMP WAS FAULTY... GAS PUMP WAS FIXED ... ENGINE WAS SMOKING AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.... CONTACT WAS GIVEN NUMBER TO GM --- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN.... CB

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND ENGINE SURGES IF ENGINE RPMS DROP UNDER 22OO. CAR DOES NOT DRIVE SMOOTHLY. HAS TRIPPED INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER "SAID THERE WAS NOT ERROR CODE TO REPAIR", HAVE TAKEN IT IN ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH A REPAIR TO FUEL RELAY REPAIR, MOTOR MOUNT, AND TWICE WITH NO REPAIR BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP, NOW OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY IN MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST 2017.

ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE ON A RAINY DAY. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. I NEEDED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO UNFREEZE IT. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AFTER GOING THROUGH ANOTHER PUDDLE WHICH THANKFULLY WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY! BROUGHT IT TO GET MY BELT CHECKED AND THE GMC DEALER SAID THEY THINK I HAVE A SMALL STEERING FLUID LEAK AND WOULD NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION? I HAD A PRIVATE MECHANICS SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE A LEAK AND THE FLUID WAS NOT LOW? HOWEVER MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A BIT LOW? MY CAR DOES STUTTER FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NO LIGHTS HAVE COME ON TO TELL ME THERE IS A PROBLEM? NOT SURE WHAT TO DO I CANT AFFORD THE $1400 TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX THE CAR. WE JUST PURCHASED IT A YEAR AGO AND IT ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT! I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE!! THEY ALSO NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHY SO MANY HAVE STUTTERING TRANSMISSIONS! I ALMOST GOT INTO A COLLISION BECAUSE MY CAR STUTTERED AS I WAS TURNING! THE OTHER PERSON HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AS I TRIED TO HIT THE GAS HARDER! I HAD A 3 KIDS IN THE CAR ON THE WAY TO BASEBALL!! FIGURE THIS OUT GM PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT IN THIS SO CALLED FAMILY CAR!!!!