2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CABLE DAHMER CHEVROLET IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

THE MOST RECENT HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN THIS PAST WEEK RESULTED IN WATER POURING IN FROM MY HEADLINER!! DOWN BOTH VISORS AND DOWN SEATBELT POSTS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED ON THE EXACT MODEL VEHICLE AND YEAR BUT WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS ASSOCIATED. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED IT'S ON ME TO FIX. IT'S THE EXACT DEFECT A HUGE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SEVERAL YEARS AGO, LIKE I SAID FOR DIFFERENT VIN BUT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, AND IT INVOLVES THE SAME NEW KITS NEEDING INSTALLED THAT WERE FOR THAT RECALL. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR MY APPT AT MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE CASE I OPENED WITH GM CORPORATION TO BASICALLY BE ADVISED THIS MORNING 'OH WELL... WASN'T FOR YOUR PARTICULAR VIN SO YOU'RE OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS'. NOT COOL!!! PLEASE ADVISE WHAT CAN BE DONE/ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS!!

SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE HAS GONE OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. NOW MESSAGE IS ON CONTINUOUSLY.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY (STARTED IN JAN 2017). LIGHT ONLY CAME ON FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS THEN THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP. TOOK TO DEALER 2/2/17). DEALER INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR. IT GOES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. DEALER STATED THAT PUTTING ELECTRONICS ON SEAT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE MANUAL ABOUT NOT PUTTING CELL PHONES/PADS/ETC ON THE FRONT SEATS. UPON RESEARCHING ISSUE ON INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2008 ACADIAS. PER DEALER, THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES, RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. SEEMS TO ME THAT A FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE UNDER A RECALL. ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE.

MY STEERING IN MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SEEMS TO LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RHYME OR REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS AND I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT HAPPENS. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FULL AND NOT LEAKING. WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING IS NOT "GONE" BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I FEEL UNSAFE CONSIDERING I TRAVEL WITH MULTIPLE KIDS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD TO GO OUT ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE DEEMED SO IMMEDIATELY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

CITIZEN PETITION - 2008 GMC ACADIA, TIMING CHAIN AND 3RD/5TH REVERSE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE DEFECT *CW THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS

WHEN I ACCELERATE AND GET TO 40 MPH THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHT TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON THEN THE CAR DROP THE SPEED FROM 60 MPH TO 10-20 MPH! WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT DID NOTHING ! THE SPEED WOULDN'T INCREASE AT ALL THEN IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AND THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAME THING, DROPPED SPEED FROM 60 TO 10-20 MPH! I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I TRIED PULLING AWAY IT WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 10-20 MPH FOR A FEW MILES THEN IT GOT UP TO 60 MPH FOR A FEW MILES JUST TO DROP AGAIN! I HAD MY 11 MONTH OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR THAT WAS DANGEROUS! I WAS ON TOWNLINE ROAD AND MANITO BLACKTOP THAT ARE VERY HIGH TRAFFIC

WHEN TRAVELLING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SCHOOL SHOPPING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED POWER, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING VEHICLES BEHIND ME IN TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, AFTER THE REDUCED ENGINE ALERT APPEARED. STABILTRAK WAS ALSO DISABLED AND ONE MORE FEATURE I CANNOT REMEMBER. I HAD TO SHUT MY VEHICLE DOWN AND SIT WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WAITING FOR THE CAR TO SOMEHOW RIGHT ITSELF. AFTER 10 MINUTES I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND THE ERRORS WERE GONE AND THE CAR DROVE AGAIN, EXCEPT ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL AUTO STORE AND THE DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE CODE READER AS TAC. THROTTLE BODY. THE PERSON AT THE COUNTER SAID THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN FACT, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT'S SO COMMON AND A CLEAR FLAW IN THE DESIGN. TO THE TUNE OF $199 YOU CAN REPLACE THE PART AND HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN AT SOME OTHER RANDOM, UNSAFE TIME! THANK YOU GM FOR YET ANOTHER UNRELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE. I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE, BUT TO REPLACE THE PART, AS THIS IS THE CAR USED FOR EVERY DAY TRANSPORTATION IN MY HOUSEHOLD TO SCHOOL, WORK AND BACK. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET HORROR STORIES CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE. IT SEEMS TRAGEDY HAS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE THIS $200 PART A RECALL. PLEASE REDESIGN AND REPLACE. THIS MOM CARES FOR HER KIDS.

POWER-LIFTGATE-PROBLEMS-POWER LIFTGATE REVERSES WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING CAUSING ME TO GET HIT IN THE HEAD I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED JULY 25 2008. TO SEE THIS HAPPEN GO TO YOU TUBE FOR A VIDEO

WHEN DRIVING MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AS I MOVE AROUND IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.