2017 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN TRYING PARK MY CAR STATING "ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK". DISPLAY SHOWS CAR IN PARK AND SHIFTING CONSOLE IN PARK. SOMETIMES TAKES ME MULTIPLE TIMES SHIFTING AND RESHIFTING, AND DRIVING BACK AROUND TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THIS MORNING TOOK 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO PARK AND SHUT OFF.

I'M HAVING ISSUES OF GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD OF 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHEN THE SUV IS ALREADY IN PARK. I'VE HAD THIS RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT FIGURED I'D JUST MENTION IT TO THE DEALER AT THE NEXT APPT. GENERALLY, I RESTART IT, MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, AND THEN IT GOES INTO PARK. SATURDAY, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHOWED I WAS IN PARK, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON, AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS! I WAS THANKFUL NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT ONE OF MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME AND THIS HAPPEN. I PUT ON THE BREAK, HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART IT, MOVE THE SHIFTER BEFORE IT WOULD RECOGNIZE BEING IN PARK.

1 MONTH AGO RECEIVED "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTICES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF. WOULD RESTART ENGINE, MOVE SHIFTING LEVER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF (ELECTRICALLY). TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTING LEVER, REPORTING THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN PARKING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT AGAIN RECEIVED THE SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE, WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL ON. THIS TIME, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE, AND SHIFTING LEVER WAS STUCK IN PLACE. HAD TO SET THE PARKING BREAK AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEE STRANDED.

'STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE' WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED AND THERE WAS ZERO FREON IN IT. HAD THAT REFILLED TOTALING OVER $400 BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL KIND THAT TAKES THE 1234 HOOK UP. STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN LIKE IT DOES EVERY MONTH. HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD TO TAKE A LOOK AND IT APPEARS FREON HAS SPEWED WHILE STEERING ASSIST LIGHT IS ON, EXPLAINING WHY IT WAS EMPTY WHEN WE TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON NOW TOO. WHEN POWERING VEHICLE OFF, A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYS 'CLIMATE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF'. ADDITIONALLY WE GET A 'SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE WHEN WE POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. READY TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION

I BOUGHT MY 2017 GMC ACADIA ON AUGUST 3, 2020. WHEN I GOT HOME I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND ON THE SCREEN IT SAID "SHIFT TO PARK." I HAD PARKED ON A HILL AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAD CAUSED IT. SO FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM USUALLY PARKED AND SHIFTING IT INTO PARK. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE SHIFTER SO MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND THERE A TON OF REVIEWS SAYING THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY VEHICLE AND I'M MAKING A PAYMENT ON IT AS WELL. I HAVE TO SMALL CHILDREN AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE SOME HAS MADE COMMENTS THAT THEIR VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SOME HAVE HAD IT FIXED AND TWO MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP NEAR ME, CORPORATE, AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY ARE ALL LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. WE, AS IN THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THE GMC CLEARLY KNOWS ABOUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH AN ABNORMAL CHIME HEARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK SECURELY. THE CONTACT CALLED SHELTON BUICK GMC INC (855 S. ROCHESTER RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307, (248) 266-2156) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *BF *AS

THE HORN ON MY 2017 GMC ACADIA IS VERY HARD TO PUSH. IT TAKES BOTH HANDS. AND IS STILL VERY HARD TO PUSH. IF I HAD TO ACTIVATE MY HORN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO IN TIME. AND I HAVE TO TAKE BOTH OF MY HAND OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH IT. THIS IS A VERY BAD DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY IN PARK. WE HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHCIE AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE. AS DESIGNED, THE KEYS MUST STAY WITH THE VEHICLE, SO THE OCCUPANT EITHER HAS TO LEAVE THE KEYS UNSECURED OR STAY WITH THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IN THIS STATE. WE HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE HAS TO STAY WITH THE VEHICLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO DEFINITIVE FIX.

I WILL SHIFT MY CAR TO PARK AND THEN I GO TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND I GET A MESSAGE THAT POPS UP SAYING "SHIFT TO PARK" I CAN NOT LOCK MY CAR AND WONT SHUT OFF FILLY UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO SHIFT INTO PARK FULLY . VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I SHIFTED TO PARK IT HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TO 25 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN IT IS IN PARK. SPORADICALLY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AND THUS CAN'T LEAVE VEHICLE. SAFETY CONCERN! I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.