2018 GMC ACADIA Complaints

THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY A DASHBOARD WARNING "SHIFT TO PARK." EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO "PARK" THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGISTER THAT IT WAS IN PARK. THIS WOULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING TURNED OFF. A DRIVER WOULD THINK THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND TAKE THEIR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGISTER IT WAS IN PARK AND WOULD DISPLAY A WARNING ON THE DASH "SHIFT TO PARK." YOU WOULD THEN HAVE TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH, FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK FOR THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY REGISTER IT WAS IN PARK. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND SITTING ANYWHERE YOU WOULD PARK THE CAR.

WHEN I TRY TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF IT SAYS SHIFT TO PARK. MY VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK AND I CANNOT SHUT IT OFF. IT JUST CONTINUES DO DING AS WELL AND I CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS AND THE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF.

WHENEVER I SHIFT FROM DRIVER OR REVERSE INTO PARK MY CAR ISN'T REGISTERING THAT I SHIFTED TO PARK AND IF GIVING ME THE MESSAGE OF 'SHIFT TO PARK'. I HAD TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO BE ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO RECOGNIZE THAT MY CAR WAS IN PARK AND SO I COULD TURN OFF MY CAR.

WHEN PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND PRESSING THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE BEEPS AND WILL NOT TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL, BUT THE CARE IS ALREADY IN PARK. I AM UNABLE TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO PRESS START AGAIN AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK TO PARK, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REGISTER THAT IS IN PARK AND ALLOW ME TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE IN PARK WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. I DO NOT WANT IT TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF MY CAR WITHOUT BEING CONCERNED IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ELECTRICAL AND KILL MY BATTERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC ACADIA. WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, "ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK" APPEARED AND A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF, THE BEEPING NOISE CONTINUED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING NOISE AND INDICATOR TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. BUDD BAER AUTO (71 MURTLAND AVE, WASHINGTON, PA 15301, 724-914-6670) WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

VEHICLE STATES "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS IN PARK. ACCESSORIES STAY ON AND VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDS WARNING CHIME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS SHIFTED TO PARK.

WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE DASHBOARD SHOWS A WARNING THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. THE CAR THEN WON'T TURN OFF COMPLETELY.

THE VEHICLE SHOWS A WARNING WITH A BELL TONE 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. IT STOPS ONLY AFTER WIGGLING GEAR SHIFTER NUMEROUS TIMES.

'SHIFT TO PARK' ERROR MESSAGE IS SHOWING WHEN MY VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK AND I'M TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT. I'VE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THIS ERROR TO GO AWAY. WHEN THE MESSAGE FLASHES I'VE EVEN EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING INDICATING IT IS IN FACT NOT IN PARK ALTHOUGH THE SHIFTER IS IN PARK POSITION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND I WILL ALSO BE CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO CLEAR FIX (MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SHIFTER REPLACED ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN) AND THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS ON BACKORDER. PEOPLE'S VEHICLES LITERALLY CANNOT TURN OFF RESULTING IN BATTERIES DYING AMONG THE VERY OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. HOW IS THIS LEGAL?

CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE I'VE SHIFTED TO PARK WHEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IT SAYS SHIFT TO PARK WHEN I ALREADY HAVE, AND I HAVE TO START THE CAR AND SHIFT AGAIN OVER AND OVER TO PARK FOR IT TO WORK. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY.