2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS SERVICED AT 140,000 MILES FOR WORN OUT TIMING CHAINS. NOW, I AM LOOKING AT PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. HOW CONVENIENT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED ON ME. THE TIMING CHAINS WERE RATTLING IN TURNS WHEN IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. I ACTUALLY VISITED AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, SO I WAS RIDING AROUND WITH A FAULTY PART IN MY ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER I HAD EXITED THE INTERSTATE AT WHICH POINT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT DECIDED TO STALL OUT ON ME AS I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DISASTROUS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. THE 2007 AND 2009 GMC MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR TIMING CHAIN ISSUES, NEVER THE 2008 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE, WHICH HAD A 20,000 MILE EXTENSION FROM GM TO COVER THE REPAIR IF THIS BROKE, WHICH OF COURSE I AM OUT OF, THUS THE REPAIR COSTS FOR BOTH DEFECTS ARE MY PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAN UP TO THE FACT THEY HAVE INFERIOR PRODUCTS INSIDE THESE ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS.

TURNING AT LOWER SPEEDS VERY HARD..... TEMP LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.... VERY DANGEROUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2008 ACADIA WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A TIMING CHAIN THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN BY GENERAL MOTORS TO PREMATURELY STRETCH AND FAIL, AND WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS ACTIVATE CERTAIN SENSORS EITHER PREMATURELY OR NOT AT ALL. YOUR ENGINE AND KEY COMPONENTS AND CRANKSHAFTS AND SENSORS RELY ON THE TIMING CHAIN IN ORDER TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN GETS STRETCHED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL POWER DOWN AND SHUT OFF, A LOUD BUZZING SOUND WILL OCCUR AND HOPE TO GOD YOU ARE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PREMATURELY STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIR. THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON CERTAIN SIMILAR MODELS IN 2007 AND 2009, AND HAVE OFFER FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING CHAIN UP TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES, BUT DESPITE THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING IN VEHICLES MADE IN 2008 WITH THE SAME DEFECTS, THEY HAVE DENIED MY SERVICE REQUEST. THIS A VERY COSTLY AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN. IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN YOUR ENGINE MISFIRES AND POWERS DOWN, AND YOUR WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WITH A LOUD BUZZING ALARM SOUND BLARING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK SYSTEM, AND AIRBAG SENSORS ARE ALL ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN AS WELL, AND THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND UNFORTUNATELY WILL PROBABLY NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THEY EVEN EXTENDED COVERAGE TO REPLACE UP UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT, BUT BEYOND THAT, THEY DO NOT CARE.

THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. DID DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY FIX THEM AND YET THEY'RE STILL NOT RESOLVED. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM, ISSUES WITH WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUNROOF, L]]AS WELL AS WATER LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH LIFTGATE WORKING CORRECTLY. ALL OF THESE ARE ISSUES WITH MY ACADIA. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO HANDLE THIS PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS TURNED INTO A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET THESE THINGS RESOLVED. I HAVE GOT TO RUN AROUND THE ENTIRE TIME.

DURING TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN OR WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH, WATER ENTERS VEHICLE INTERIOR. WATER CAN BE HEARD MOVING AROUND IN HEADLINER OF REAR WHILE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN. WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION WATER CAN BE SEEN LEAKING OUT OF AIR BAG LABEL ON DRIVER SIDE PANEL BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND DOOR. INSPECTED DRAIN TUBES FROM SUNROOF AND FOUND THEM TO BE COMPLETELY CLOGGED. UPON CLEARING DEBRIS CLOGGING THE TUBES AN EXESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER CAME SHOOTING OUT AND TUBES DRAINED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR A NON STOP STREAM. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR SO LATER, STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE. TESTED BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE. TESTED ALTERNATOR AND STARTER, BOTH FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. UPON AAA ARRIVING TO JUMP MY VEHICLE WE DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE BATTERY COMPARTMENT BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT WAS COMPLETELY FILLED AND BATTERY SUBMERGED IN WATER. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ENTIRE FLOOR BOARD SATURATED AND HEADLINER. MOLD WAS ALSO FOUND ON SEATS, SEAT BELTS, CARPET, AIR VENTS, SUN VISORS, AND DOOR PANELS.

THE ENGINE STUTTERS AND JOLTS, TRACTION CONTROL KEEPS KICKING ON AND CAR IS STALLING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

KNOWN ISSUE WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON GMC ACADIA, BUT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE MELTING OF HOUSING AND HAS DONE SO TO OUR LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IF HEADLIGHT WERE TO BURNOUT, WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY (WE WERE QUOTED $1700 TO DO SO). WE CANNOT FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO DO THIS AND ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR MELTING OF OTHER PARTS.

STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED THIS VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. MY HUSBAND TRAVELS FOR A LIVING IN HIS VEHICLE SO HE PUTS A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED HE HAD 178,085 MILES AND WE HAD TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW AT 184,624 MILES WE ARE PUTTING OUR SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP AND FINDING OUT THAT NOW THE GEAR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED NOT TO MENTION THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND MY HUSBAND OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING. NOW I LOOK ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WAS A RECALL NOT DONE ON THIS? A WARRANTY EXTENSION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED THIS IS AS BAD AND THE AIR BAG RECALL IF NOT WORSE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, WATER POURED DOWN FROM THE HEADLINER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINE TO CLEAR THE AIR THROUGH NEEDED TO BE BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.