2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I BACKED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT LOST A LITTLE BIT OF POWER AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. WHEN I TURNED IT OVER THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T START AND MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO IT STARTED UP AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. LATER WHEN I DROVE IT IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOW IT STARTS WHEN I STICK THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WITHOUT TURNING IT OVER AND MY CAR STALLS OUT AND LOSES POWER AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING WATER AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARD AND WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND I'M AFRAID MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK PROPERLY IF I WAS EVER IN A WRECK. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL IN OUR CAR HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, IN PARTICULAR INITIALLY). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE MECHANIC TRIED SEVERAL REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING THE POWER STEERING FLUID AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR LEAKS IN THE POWER STEERING. (NONE WERE FOUND). THE CAR WOULD DRIVE BETTER AFTER BEING SERVICED, BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS/WEEKS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES. FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT WE COULD BARELY TURN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. WE RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED BECAUSE THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD AND HAD NOT BEEN SENDING FLUID TO THE RACK. WE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT THAT TIME (APRIL, 2014). WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THAT GMC ISSUED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS IT WAS CAUSING "AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST." WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GMC SINCE THAT TIME ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR BOTH THE PUMP AND THE RACK SINCE THE TWO ARE CLEARLY RELATED AND THEY INFORMED US THAT ONLY THE PUMP WAS COVERED (BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY RECALLED) DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PUMP IS WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE RACK AND THE RACK IS WHAT MADE OUR CAR UN-DRIVABLE. THE STEERING RACK SHOULD ALSO BE ON A RECALL LIST SINCE DAMAGE TO IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PUBLIC RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE PUMP AND ANY SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE PUMP, INCLUDING TO THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *TR

IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE POWER STEERING IT'S MAKING ALOUD NOISE AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS ALSO DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

STABILITRAK SYSTEM SAYS IT IS "OFF" CAR MAKES A RECURRENT BEEPING NOISE, WARNING LIGHT TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWS. OCCURS RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME OF DAY. NO LEAKS FROM CAR, STILL BRAKES WELL. *TR

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GMC DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING INTO THE HEADLINER AND GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FUSE BLOCK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK, BATTERY AS WELL AS SEAL THE LEAK AROUND THE SUNROOF AND COWL. GMC REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING TOWARDS THIS REPAIR AND WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I SPENT $1,200 JUST TO FIX THIS DUE TO GMC'S POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. MILEAGE OF CAR IS 104,00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE PANEL WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED POWER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND I HAD TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. I TURNED IT OFF AND SAT FOR 5-10 MINUTES. I STARTED IT AND IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WAS THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MOISTURE IN IT AND THE MOISTURE HAD FROZEN. THEY DRIED IT OUT AND ITS BEEN FINE, UNTIL LAST WEEK. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHICAGO, AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, BUT I DID NOT LOSE POWER THIS TIME. I'M REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO CHICAGO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I WOULD TAKE OUR OTHER VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ALSO A GM PRODUCT AND IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE THE SAME SITUATION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AS FAR BACK AS 6 YEARS AND APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF GM OWNERS. PEOPLE ARE HAVING SENSORS CHANGED OUT, THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND OTHER WORK DONE ON THEIR VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS SOLVING THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND FIX IT! ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ALONG IN WALL TO WALL TRAFFIC AND LIGHTS START COMING ON AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THAT! UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE WE HAVE TWO GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID DRIVING ONE OF THEM. FYI - I ALSO READ THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH LEAKS IN THE RACK AND PINION AND SWAY BAR ISSUES. I HAD A LEAK IN MY RACK AND PINION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BARS LAST FALL.

COMING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN I NOTICED MY ACADIA STARTED JERKING, YET THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WELL NOTHING TELLING ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY, WHEN I GOT UP THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT IN IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE LESS THAN 20 MPH SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEING MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION I TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE COULD NOT OFFER A RECONSTRUCTED TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE 2008 TRANSMISSIONS CAME OUT FAULTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE AND THAT GMC KNEW ABOUT THIS SO THEY PUT OUT IN THE MARKET RENEWS AND IMPROVE ONES..... TOTAL COST 3,417.00 NOT TO MENTION INTEREST ON IT DUE TO HAVING TO BORROW THE MONEY SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE IT. MY QUESTION WHY WOULDN'T GMC PUT OUT A RECALL INSTEAD OF IMPROVING IT FOR THE OWNERS TO PURCHASE. *TR