2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON, AND STABILITY LIGHTS ON, DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THERE IS TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS VEHICLE LOCATED HERE: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM422873/CSC-10043857-8394.PDF GMC IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A LARGE FEE, SAYING OUR VIN DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL. YET THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN DESCRIBING OUR EXACT PROBLEM. CAN YOU LET US KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE IS COVERED BY THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS FOR OUR VEHICLE. *TR

MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT ON. I TURNED AROUND TO HELP MY DAUGHTER AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT 2/13/15 AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE THEY ALREADY DID FIXES ON IT THEY WILL NOT BE FIXING THIS. CONTACTED GMC AND THEY OFF ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE SENSOR. TOTAL COST TO GET FIXED 810 DOLLARS. PRETTY PISSED OFF. HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE A MONTH YET. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD TO FIGHT WITH DEALER ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE EXPECT THEIR TRANS TO GO OUT IN THE FIRST 100K? IF YOU OWN AN ACADIA, EXPECT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 75-85K. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HORROR STORIES ON TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE, AND OUTLOOK ALONE ON THE WEB. GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SUB STANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH FAULTY WAVE PLATES. BUT WHEN IT GOES OUT, YOU GET TO PAY FOR THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" VERSION. DEALERS ARE WELL VERSED IN THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANS, MY SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50K AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED FROM CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES WHICH NEW DESIGN WAS INSTALLED. NEW STYLE WATER PUMP. ALL 3 OF THESE ITEMS WERE NEWER STYLE REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE GM HAD TO REDESIGN THEM. THAT TELLS YOU THEY HAD KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEM AND INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PROBLEMS, THEY HIDE BEHIND A BLACK AND WHITE WARRANTY POLICY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, A ONE OFF PROBLEM SHOULD BE BLACK AND WHITE. BUT WHEN YOU KNOW THERE IS A MAJOR FAILURE HISTORY THAT CAUSES YOU TO REDESIGN COMPONENTS, YOU SHOULD GOODWILL THE CUSTOMER AND PROACTIVELY PERFORM RECALLS. *TR

AFTER STARTING MY CAR (AND SITTING STILL), I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SERVICE STABILITRAK, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW! HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, OR IF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. PLEASE, PLEASE PUT OUT A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON GM FORUMS/BLOGS. *JS

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REPAIRS FOR HIS AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO IN AND OUT, AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG RECALL, DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AND THEN STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR JERK AT TIMES AND THEN OUT OF NO WERE IT SAID STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND REDUCED POWER OF ENGINE AND THEN ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE AND SHAKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GIVE OUT. I COULD BARELY PULL OVER. I HAVE TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIMES IN TO GET CHECKED FOR THE STABILITY AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY SAY ITS ONE THING AND ALL I SEEM TO DO IS PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE FIXED. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ARE MESSAGES THAT HAVE BEEN FLASHING ACROSS MY SCREEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME AT RANDOM TIME. I NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE THAT NEEDS REPLACED AND IS GOING TO COST OVER $2000. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 2007 & 2009 ACADIAS FOR TIMING CHAIN NEEDING REPLACED PREMATURELY, WHY IS THE 2008 MODEL EXCLUDED?? THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008 MODELS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I HOPE YOU GUYS TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE 08 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PRESSED THE GAS TO GO UP A HILL AND CAR WOULD JUST REV UP. ACTING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. LOST ALL GEARS. SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND I HAD LOW GEAR. CONTINUED TO GO BACK UP THE HILL TO GET TO MY MECHANIC AND WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR LOST ALL GEARS AGAIN AND WOULD JUST REV UP. TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT LET ME MAKE IT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND DID IT AGAIN. I THEN HAD IT TOWED. WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT MY CARS TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO GO. THE CAR NEVER ACTED UP UNTIL THE MOMENT THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING AROUND THIS MILEAGE IS A TYPICAL ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR OF ACADIA. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/GMC/ACADIA/2008/ HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?ACTION=SEARCH2 WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION????? IT ISN'T RIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 73-74,000 MILES. BOUGHT MY ACADIA (WHICH I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON) LAST YEAR ON MARCH 28TH AND HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR FROM A STOP, COULDN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR AND GOT HIT. *TR