2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I'M LOGGING THESE ISSUE AS I HAVE NOW COME TO REALIZE THAT THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA ARE VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG OWNERS. VERY EARLY ON IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE APPROX OCT 2008 WE BEGAN SEEING SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER INSIDE THE CABIN. WATER WOULD DRIP ALONG THE WINDSHIELD OCCASIONALLY, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT OR SO WE THOUGHT. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY WIFE WOULD COMPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD "CUTOFF" OR "DIE" GENERALLY AT SLOW SPEED IN AREAS SUCH A PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE ISSUE SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ONE DAY THIS SUMMER (2014) MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, IT JUST WOULD NOT CRANK. ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORRODED BATTERY CABLE THAT RAN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE STARTER IN THE ENGINE BAY. COST TO REPAIR $1,200. IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2014 THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT ROLLBACK WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AT FIRST WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS IT DIDN'T GET WORSE WITH TIME. HOWEVER BY OCTOBER 2014 WE GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DIAGNOSIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COST TO REPAIR $4,890 AFTER A $200 DISCOUNT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ON 9/22/11. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER ON AUGUST 25, 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON VACATION. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE WAVE PLATE AND SNAP RING WERE BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH HOUSING, ALL PISTONS, ALL FIBERS, REPLACED SIDE COVER AND PISTONS AND SEALS AND SPRINGS. THEY REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY SPACER PLATE AND TOM SOLENOID GASKET SCREEN. THE VEHICLE HAD 73,730 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE, THE BATTERY ONCE. MY DASH LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND MY WINDSHIELD SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. TO TOP IT OFF MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY!!!! IT'S NOVEMBER 10TH 2014 WITH 119,000 MILES AND I'M ALREADY NEEDING TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION!?!? THIS VEHICLE IS JUNK, AND I STILL OWE A TON OF MONEY.....SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE MONTH AGO. WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT RAINS ALOT. THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WE EXPERIENCED WATER DRIPPING ALL OVER OUR SEATS, FLOOR, AND IN CORNERS OF WINDOWS WHEN WE DROVE IT GETTING MY 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF WET. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL AT FIRST SINCE I FIGURED IT WAS A MINOR LEAK I COULD EASILY FIX. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I NOTICED MY FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. I ALSO FIGURED IT WAS A TYPICAL VEHICLE ISSUE. UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO I TRIED TO START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START, I KNEW IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE BATTERY, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE , WAS SUBMERGED WITH WATER. THE BATTERY WAS TAKEN AND CHECKED OUT GOOD OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE THAT THERE PLENTY OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS IN PLACE NOW. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS ITS AFFECTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD,4 YEAR OLD, AND A 5 YEAR OLD. MY 5 YEAR OLD HAS HEALTH ISSUES AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN HOPES TO HAVE A RELIABLE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS IN THE U.S. NAVY AND IS AWAY ALOT ON DEPLOYMENTS AND UNDERWAYS. THE RAIN DRAINING INSIDE ALSO CAUSES MOLD WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US ALMOST 1,000$ TO REPAIR THIS. THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO FIX THIS PERMANENTLY SO THEY REFERRED ME TO THE BODY SHOP. *TR

TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM SHIFTING...3RD GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SHIFT AT 40MPH BUT UNABLE TO DO SO. ENGINE WOULD REV UP THEN SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MORE COST EFFICIENT TO REPLACE THAN TO REBUILD. NO THIRD GEAR. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (WAVE PLATE) WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. UP. BECAUSE OF THIS I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT AS WELL. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM SEARCHING ONLINE. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS AND MADE IT RIGHT. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER, I LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO MAN HANDLE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA THAT WAS SPARSELY OCCUPIED AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. IF I HAD BEEN IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS, PUSHING STROLLERS AND MOST HAD CHILDREN WITH THEM. I COULD HAVE HIT SEVERAL OF THEM AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM GMC ADVISING THAT IF I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY CLOSEST DEALER FOR THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. HOWEVER, IF THE DIAGNOSTIC DIDN'T SHOW SPECIFICALLY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THEN I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC PLUS ANY REPAIRS NEEDED. MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THAT THE PUMP IS FINE, BUT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING SINCE THE SEALS OR CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN LEAKING. I HAD TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID AT ABOUT 23K MILES, BUT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS PROBABLY JUST NOT FILLED UP WHEN IT WAS OFF THE FACTORY LINE. SO, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE MECHANIC UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SINCE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE. MY RESEARCH SHOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR THE 2008 ACADIA AND I FEEL GM SHOULD STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON MY GMC ACADIA HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA'S, WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE BRAKING ABILITY AND AT ONE POINT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS NOT GOING TO WORK DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS ... NOT JUST SAY THAT THEY ARE THE "NEW" GM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. THIS YEAR/MODEL HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE WAVE PLATE & TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN WITH 58K MILES AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2011. THIS PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS FROM 2011 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DELAYS AS IT GOES IN AND OUT OF GEARS. THE CAR NOW HAS 98K MILES AND WILL NEED TO HAVE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED (3RD TRANSMISSION IN CAR IF YOU COUNT THE ONE IT CAME WITH). THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD. LOOKING AT REPAIRS, THE COST WILL BE OVER $3500. LOTS OF OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2007/2008 ACADIA MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM IS NOT DOING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUE. *TR

HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING APPT. TO FIX AIRBAG WHICH WAS RECALLED. WHEN THEY FIXED IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON, SO THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $600.00 TO REPAIR THE SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT INNUMERABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACADIA 2008 AIRBAGS, JUST LIKE MINE. YOU GO IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER AIRBAGS. I AM GOING TO CONSULT AN ATTORNEY ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OF US WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOU SAFE BUT IN ACTUALITY MAY HARM YOU IF IT IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

CONTACTED LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP TODAY (10/27/14) ASKING ABOUT RECENT AIRBAG RECALL AND WHY WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED AS: PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ADULT MALE (180 LB)/ADULT FEMALE (140 LB)/TEENAGE BOY (120 LB) ARE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NOW A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE IS ALSO DISPLAYED. THE GMC DEALERSHIP STATED MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL, YET THE SYMPTOMS MY VEHICLE EXHIBIT ARE THE SAME AS OTHER VEHICLES COVERED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. AFTER RESEARCH, IT IS EVIDENT THAT ALL 2008 GMC ACADIAS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL(S). *TR