2014 GMC ACADIA Complaints

WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR ITEMS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM RECALLS SINCE 2015. AT ONE POINT WE WERE ASKED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND SEE IF THE LIGHT GOES OUT ONCE THE CAR IS RE-STARTED. WELL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T GO OUT. I AM WAITING FOR IT TO RANDOMLY DEPLOY WHILE MY WIFE OR MYSELF ARE DRIVING IT.

THIS IS A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE LIFTGATE OF THE TRUNK BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT CRUSHED ON IT AS I WAS TRYING TO LOAD GROCERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ON EITHER SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A JERK AND ROUGHNESS TO IT. FLUID CHECKED OUT WITHIN THE OPERATING RANGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A LEAK STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP/RACK AND PINION. MILEAGE IS AROUND 43000. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AFTER READING ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 FOR AROUND AN HOUR WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE ROAD WAS WET SO I DIDN'T WANT TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. I WAS TRYING AS HARD AS I COULD TO TRY AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT COULDN'T. I TAPPED THE BRAKES 2 TIMES AND THEN HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD OR I WOULD HAVE HIT OTHER VEHICLES. MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND THEN CRASHED HEAD INTO THE GUARDRAIL. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL SO HARD IT RIPPED UP THE CONCRETE AND BOUNCED MY VEHICLE BACK INTO THE INTERSTATE. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND WAS TRYING TO HELP ME GET MY CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE BUT NEITHER OF US COULD GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. IT WAS STILL LOCKED UP TURNED TO THE RIGHT. MY HUSBAND WAS A FEW VEHICLES BACK AND HE PULLED OVER AND WAS ALSO TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER YANKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES AS HARD AS HE COULD, IT FINALLY MADE A BIG POP AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES WERE FREE SO WE COULD TURN THE WHEEL TO GET MY CAR ON SIDE THE ROAD.

I DISCOVERED I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I GOT THE JACK FROM THE BACK OF THE ACADIA REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE STARTED JACKING THE CAR UP JUST AS IT REACHED ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE, I REMOVED PUT IT ASIDE, I TURNED AROUND TO GRAB THE SPARE, THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR COLLAPSED THE JACK AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT THE PAVEMENT.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL CONSTANTLY COME ON AND GO OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR A DAY, WEEK, MONTH. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 72,000 MILES. I BOUGHT MINE USED AT 82,000. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. WAS TOLD BY TECH, WHEN I CALLED TO SEE HOW MUCH TO FIX, THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A WRECK THE BAGS WON'T DEPLOY. LETTER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE "PRETENSION WIRE HARNESS CONNECTORS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HIGH RESISTANCE". THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN JULY 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

THE CAR HAS UNPREDICTABLY AND REPEATEDLY GONE INTO A REDUCED ENGINE POWER STATE AND SUBSEQUENT STALL ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS NECESSITATING AN EMERGENCY PULL OVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 6 TIMES WHEN SLOWING TO TURN OR APPROACHING A LIGHT/STOP SIGN AND TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. MESSAGES AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE HAVE VARIED BUT CONSISTENTLY INDICATE ENGINE ISSUE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. VARIABLY WE WILL SEE MESSAGES ABOUT STABILIZATION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL BEING OFF OR NEEDING TO BE CHECKED. WE HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE ISSUE ON REPEATED VISITS NOR CAN THEY GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE THE CAR LOSES ENGINE POWER AND STALLS BOTH AT HIGHWAY AND SLOWER SPEEDS, IT PRESENTS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY TO OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR BUT TO SURROUNDING VEHICLES. WE REFUSE TO HAVE THE CAR ON THE ROAD GIVEN THE ENORMITY OF THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING IT AT THIS POINT. GM WAS INITIALLY RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONCERNS AT THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAS NOT RETURNED THREE SEPARATE CALLS OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS. FORUMS ON-LINE REGARDING THE ACADIA AND SEVERAL OTHER MODELS SHOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE OVER MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS. GM NEEDS TO RESOLVE THE CAUSE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.