2011 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I WENT TO OPEN THE BACK OF MY ACADIA, PUSHED THE BUTTON AND AS IT RAISED I STARTED TO PUT A WINDOW IN THE BACK AND THE LIFTGATE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND BEFORE I KNEW IT THE LIFTGATE STARTED TO COME DOWN WHILE I WAS STILL HOLDING THE WINDOW....IT DIDN'T STOP EVEN THOUGH IT HIT ME AND MADE MY FACE HIT THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW AND I HAD TO PUSH BACK REALLY HARD AND THEN SQUIRM MY WAY OUT STILL HOLDING THE WINDOW. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE LIFTGATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LIGHT SWITCH FELL ON THE DASHBOARD AND WAS HARD TO REACH FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. MA 09/25 UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

MY 2011 GMC ACADIA DENALI HAD A DRL GO OUT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A NEW BULB WAS REPLACED. THEY INFORMED ME IT STILL DID NOT WORK WITH JUST A NEW BULB. THE ACADIA WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE LIGHT AND GET IT RUNNING. I GOT HOME A WEEK LATER AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB WAS NOW OUT. AS I LOOKED INTO THE HOUSING I CAN SEE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING WAS SLIGHTLY MELTED AND BECOMING SEVERELY CRACKED WHERE THE BULB IS NO LONGER BEING SECURED BY THE LIGHT. AFTER SEEING THAT I PROCEEDED TO LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL LIGHT THAT WAS OUT AND THAT HOUSING WAS THE SAME WITH A LARGE PIECE OF THE CHROME LIGHT HOUSING MISSING, AND AGAIN THE LIGHT WAS JUST HANGING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT AND NOT SECURED TO THE HOUSING. LOOKING AT THIS THREAD AND OTHER FORUMS, THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA'S. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT CERTAINLY IF THIS IS HAPPENING LIKE THIS IT WAS A POOR DESIGN BY GM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST. I HOPE ENOUGH PEOPLE BRING THIS UP AS A FIRE HAZARD, TO MAKE IT BECOME A COMPANY RECALL.

I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE GMC DEALER THAT MY STEERING COLUMN IS LEAKING FLUID. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, AS IT IS ALL OVER EVERY GMC ACADIA FORUM AS WELL AS LOGGED IN YOUR DATABASE. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED FOR THIS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE YOU ARE WILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS ABSURD. MY FAMILY IS NOW SPENDING $1,700 FOR THIS REPAIR.

7/12/15 CINCINNATI, OHIO JUST AS OTHERS HERE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TECH THAT THE STEERING GEAR/RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $1200 AND ONLY THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED IF STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 GMC ACADIA. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THESE PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS. IT VERY ALARMING TO BE INFORMED THAT A REOCCURRING ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT'S ALSO CONCERNING THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE AND MALFUNCTIONING STEERING GEAR/RACK. THIS IS A OBVIOUSLY A CONSISTENT COMPLAINT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

2011 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2014. HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *JB

MY PASSENGER DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BURNT OUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND WHEN I HAD IT REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THE CONNECTOR WAS A LITTLE WARM AND TO WATCH IT. IT JUST BURNT OUT AGAIN ON JUNE 3RD, AND I HAD IT REPLACED JUNE 10TH. THEY TOLD ME THE CONNECTOR WAS HOT AND I SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT IN THE SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT WHY IT WAS HOT. IT WAS BURNT OUT JUNE 11TH, AND I HAD A SERVICE APPOINTMENT SET UP FOR JUNE 15TH. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND IT WILL COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK. IF IT IS GETTING SO HOT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LINE BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE GMC DEALER THAT MY STEERING GEARS ARE NOT WORKING AND ARE LEAKING FLUID. THEY SAID IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BOOT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, AS IT IS ALL OVER EVERY GMC ACADIA FORUM AS WELL AS LOGGED IN YOUR DATABASE. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED FOR THIS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE YOU ARE WILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING. THE GMC DEALER QUOTED ME $1,700 FOR THIS REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.