2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE ARM WAS FRACTURED ON THE LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. IN ADDITION, THE SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIUOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HEAR WATER SWISHING AROUND IN THE CEILING, HOWEVER NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WET. THE SUNROOF IS ALWAYS CLOSED. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE TO WORK, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED).... THE DASH BRAKE LIGHT AND CHIME SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON...BOTH HAD STOPPED. AFTER COMPLETING MY WORK DAY, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DASH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN...THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED....I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED...THEN IT WENT AWAY. I STILL HERE WATER IN THE ROOF WHEN I TURN CORNERS.

I STARTED UP MY VEHICLE AND AN ALERT COMES ON SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG" BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER LIGHTS ON, THE AIRBAGS SHOW THEY ARE NOT FUNTIONING.

2ND TIME TO DEALER FOR WATER LEAK FROM SUNROOF (THIS TIME FROM SUNROOF THAT DOES NOT OPEN). SOAKING WET PASSENGER FLOOR, FUSE BOX OPENED FROM WATER, WATER COMING FROM SIDE PILLARS. DIAGNOSIS LAST TIME WAS TUBES, THIS TIME WINDOW REPLACED AND ENTIRE ROOF SEALED. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WATER RUNNING THRU FUSE BOX/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. COMMON PROBLEM, TSB'S AND YET NO RECALL BY GM. DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR TSB & REQUEST GM PAY FOR REPAIRS. $400.00 JUST FOR LABOR. READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET PLUS TSBS, WATER DAMAGE IS COMMON FOR 2008 ACADIA AND FUTURE VEHICLES. THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWING GM TO CONTINUE PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK & NOT FORCING A RECALL IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR & TEAR BUT GM ACADIA'S ARE DEFECTIVE, ALL OF MY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DUE TO DEFECTS!

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH SIDE AIR CURTAINS DEPLOYED WITHOUT PROVOCATION. IT WAS FRIGHTENING. I NOTIFIED GMC. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THAT HAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROLLOVER WHATSOEVER. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT CONCEDE ANY MALFUNCTION. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE REPAIR IS NOT TOTALLY MY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.

I HAVE HID LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM SOCKET OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHT BULBS WILL NO LONGER STAY IN PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY AND A KNOCKING/GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE WAVE PLATE FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THIRD GEAR, AND FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM, STATING THAT THE CONTACT EXCEEDED THE VEHICLE/AGE STIPULATIONS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR/REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAPPENED 2X ALREADY. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION HIGH RATE OF SPEED 55 TO 75 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF LOOSING ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. HAPPENED ONCE ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A MAJOR BUSY ROAD. IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THERE IS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE I COULD NOT EVEN TELL THE ENGINE STOPPED BECAUSE THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STILL WORKED. PULLED OVER, WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START VEHICLE. IT WILL START AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL AGAIN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN CAR. NOT SAFE AT ALL. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. SAID IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ONLY SHOWS THAT IT IS "ON" ABOUT HALF THE TIME THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WORKS FOR SOMEONE OVER 200 LBS., BUT HARDLY EVER WORKS FOR SOMEONE LESS THAN 150 LBS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN MY 150 LB. 14-YR-OLD IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DISPLAYS, "OFF." THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR FIXING IT, BUT HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT I PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED.

WATER PUMP FAILED IN THE FREEWAY PREMATURELY, BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED PREMATURELY, STEERING, RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED @116K, TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 116.NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH 3 KIDS.