2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I HAVE A CHECK AIRBAGS ON MY DISPLAY PANEL WHEN IBROUGHT MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE HARNESS UNDER MY SEAT. I INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NO. I SEE NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY IT. I AM HOPING THAT YOU COULD DIRECT ME ON HOW I CAN GET GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNDER YOUR RECALL ORDER SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE.

SERVICE AIRBAG APPEARS IN MESSAGE CENTER HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SITS IN SEAT AND VEHICLE IS MOVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL GO/OFF AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG APPEARS. SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SHOULD BE RECALLED. HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SUN ROOF DRAIN LINE SHIFTED AND LEAKED WATER DOWN THE HEADLINER. THE FAILURE FLOODED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SIDE AIR BAG, AND VISOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAINED CUBE SHIFTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CARPET AND PANEL OF THE DRIVER SIDE HAD MOLD AND NEEDED TO BE TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

RECENTLY WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN AND I NOTICED IT ONCE BEFORE WHEN IT RAINS CONSTANTLY WATER ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. HAD THE CAR CHECKED EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY BUT ON 2 OCTOBER 2016 THE RAIN WAS COMING IN THE CARE THROUGH THE AIRBAGS AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING NO RAIN BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I FIND THIS TO BE COSTLY WHEN THE BATTERY NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. JUST NEED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVE BECAUSE PUTTING MY CAR IN A GARAGE ON RAINY DAYS IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BRAKES SEIZED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

1) A TRANSMISSION SWITCH PLATE ERROR - WARRANTY REPAIR (GMC NEVER PAID MY HOTEL/RENTAL CAR CLAIM. ON HWY WITH FAMILY. 2) TRANSMISSION ISSUE - PAID CLOSE TO $2000. I ASKED IF THIS WOULD LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE; THEY TOLD ME NO, CAR WOULD BE GOOD TO GO.THE PERSON WHO HELPED ME NO LONGER WORKS AT THE EL PASO DEALERSHIP WHEN I REPORTED HE TRIED TO OVERCHARGE ME. DRIVING ON HWY IN EL PASO WITH KIDS. 3) TRANSMISSION - PAID $4000+ FOR TRANSMISSION (GMC CLAIMS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR); DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE DEPT IF WE SHOULD SPEND MORE MONEY ON THE CAR...THEY TOLD ME THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK. (MILEAGE WAS 125K) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MOVING FROM EL PASO TO COLORADO SPRINGS...NO SAFE PLACE TO STOP. 4) 2 MOS LATER (NOW) - CLAIM THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND RH TIE RODS NEED REPAIR AND THEY SAY I DECLINED A REPAIR. I NEVER DISCUSSED THIS NEEDED REPAIR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A $2600 REPAIR FOLLOWING THIS $4000 REPAIR...SO IF THEY MENTIONED IT, THEY NEVER SAID YOU HAVE $6600 WORTH OF WORK IN FRONT OF YOU. I ALREADY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PAYING $4000 AFTER PAYING $2000. IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. GMC IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS AND THEY ARE LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE A 2002 GMC ENVOY AND NEVER PAID ANYTHING CLOSE IN REPAIRS. THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE ARE ALSO A MILITARY FAMILY WHO TRAVELS QUITE A BIT. WE STARTED GETTING ERRORS ON ROAD TRIPS AND WE EVEN HAD THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY REPAIR WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, CAUSING US TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA WHEN OUR CAR JUST STOPPED. GMC IS SHOWING A TOTAL DISREGARD FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN PHYSICAL DANGER AND WREAKING HAVOC ON OUR FINANCES. THIS IS DISGUSTING AND UNACCEPTABLE.

I NOTICED A LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDER MY 2008 ACADIA. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. THEY FOUND THE ENGINE LEAKING IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING THE FRONT COVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ENGINE LEAKING, THEY ALSO FOUND THE WATER PUMP TO BE LEAKING AND IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED. WHILE PUTTING NEW SEALS IN THE ENGINE, THEY FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAINS WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AS WELL. ALL IN ALL, THE CAR NEEDED SEVERAL SEALS REPLACED, THE TIMING CHAINS REPLACED, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 73000 MILES ON IT!

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BULBS REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT AND NOW THE WIRE HARNESS HAS MELTED DOWN. FUSE FAILED TO TRIP. DAMAGE HAS NOW BEEN CAUSED TO THE ENTIRE DRL ASSEMBLY (MELTING, SEE PHOTO). ADDITIONALLY I AM CONCERNED THAT WHATEVER CAUSED THE BULB AND WIRING TO MELT WILL CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE AND ENDANGER MY FAMILY. THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE DRL BULB AND HARNESS MELTING, BUT MY LOCAL GM DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL WHEN I CALLED TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. GM/SATURN RELEASED A LETTER AUTHORIZING PAID REPAIRS, THAT WAS VALID FROM 2011-2013, BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ROAD, AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY STATUS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED--GM KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE COMPONENTS.

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN GOING FROM 10MPH TO 20MPH WAS GOING DOWNHILL WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE ONCE I WAS AT 40-45 MPH IT REVS UP TO 4 AND NOTHING HAD TO COAST DOWNHILL TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME AND HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE SAME ISSUE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT IT BUT I BOUGHT IT USED FOR MY FAMILY AT 99,950 MILES 8 DAYS AGO

I HAVE HID HEADLIGHT AND BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE SEVERELY MELTED AND CRACKED REFLECTORS. BOTH BULBS WERE MELTED INTO THERE SOCKETS TO THE POINT I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE SOCKET. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE INSERT THE SOCKET INTO THE REFLECTOR HOUSING I WAS UN ABLE TO INSTALL IT AS THE REFLECTOR WAS MISSING OVER HALF OF THE RETAINING RING DUE TO IT BEING MELTED. ONE SOCKET LOOKED EXTREMELY BLACKENED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. BOTH LIGHT ARE TEMP INSTALLED AS I AM UNABLE TO CORRECTLY INSTALL DUE TO SEVERELY MELTED REFLECTOR.