2007 GMC ACADIA Complaints

WHEN EVER IT RAINS PRODUCING PUDDLES THE POWER STEERING STOPS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE HAVING CAR. I CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *KB

1- ISSUE HEATING WIPER FLUID SYSTEM-FIX PUT IN PLACE 2-ISSUE HEATING WIPER FLUID SYSTEM-FIX DID NOT WORK HAD TO BE DISABLED 3- MARCH 2011 FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 4-NOV 2011- TIMING CHAINS AND CATLYST COVERTER REPLACED 5-DEC 2011 NEW RECALL LIGHTING SYSTEM ISSUE-HAD TO CONTACT GMC CAUSE DEALER SHIP COULD NOT DO WORK CASE NUMBER GMC IS [XXX] FIRST OWNER OF THIS CAR AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN LATE SEPT OF 2007 AND THE ABOVE HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR AND FEEL I GOT A BAD DEAL... DEALER SHIP LOCATION BURLINGTON NC 27215, DAVID WESCOTT DEALER SHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I AM ON ACTIVE DUTY AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBER. WHILE ATTENDING A MILITARY SCHOOL, I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA FROM A GMC DEALERSHIP NEARBY. AFTER THE COURSE, I SERVED A YEAR AT A MILITARY STATION IN ANOTHER STATE, WHILE THERE, MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWICE FOR RECALLS BY A GMC SERVICE CENTER NEARBY. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS TO FIX A DEFECT IN THE SUN ROOF THAT WAS CAUSING WATER LEAKS. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED IN 09 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY JUST BEFORE SHIPPING FOR A 2 YEAR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME, I IDENTIFIED SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOON AFTER MY ARRIVAL TO MY OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT, MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES DEVELOPED ALONG WITH MYSTERY WATER LEAKS THAT WERE SATURATING THE CARPET AND CAUSING MOLD TO GROW INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO GM SERVICE CENTER IN THAT COUNTRY SO I HAD TO LIVE WITH THE LEAKS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT WHERE MY TIRE HIT A GUARD RAIL DOING ABOUT 10 MPH. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I QUIT USING THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK, THE AC AND HEATER DIDN'T WORK, THE LEFT BLINKER DIDN'T WORK, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY, THE BATTERY BOX BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT KEPT FLOODING WITH WATER AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT A BATTERY CABLE EVERY TIME I PARKED THE CAR TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DYING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. I AM NOW STATIONED IN THE US AND HAVE SHIPPED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE USA. I AM NOW TRYING TO RESOLVE ALL THESE ISSUES WITH A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER BUT I AM BEING TOLD BY THAT SERVICE CENTER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY TOTALED WITH ONLY 60K MILES BUT SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY POOR TRACTION ON WET ROADS AND SOMETIMES ON DRY ROADS. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT JERKED RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN RIGHT AGAIN. EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK FOR AN INSTANT. I FOUND MYSELF PARTLY OVER IN THE OTHER LANE. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE MORE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE HAPPENING ONLY ON UPSLOPING PARTS OF THE ROAD OR WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. AS I HAD ALWAYS SUSPECTED, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. FAULTY POWER STEERING COLD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME AT A STEADY SPEED AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOLD MY LOCAL GMC DEALER THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD VERY POOR TRACTION AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR GOES THROUGH WATER/PUDDLE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE LOSS IS MOMENTARY BUT THE LAST TIME IT WAS MORE THAN MOMENTARY - WHILE HAVING GONE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND THEN GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A TURN. *KB

WATER LEAKING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT IN HEAVY RAIN. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME ARE WHERE AN AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL ACTUALLY HAS WATER LEAKING FROM IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WARNED THE CONTACT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK VIA THE MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER EXHIBITED A LEAK. THE CONTAMINATED BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,390 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT AIRBAGS. BOTH FRONT AND SIDE ARE EFFECTED. SENSOR IN SEAT BECOMES INOP AND THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THE CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM!!!! CAN RESULT IN DEATH!!! SEAT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE APPARENT RECALL OF 2007 WAS A TEMP FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER STEERING RACK AND OPINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT GREASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT. AT 29,000 MILES ON IT, THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW AT 59,000 THEY ARE SAYING IT NEEDS A STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY AND POSSIBLY A PUMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THESE ITEMS HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL, THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IF NOT DEFINITELY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR