2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

WHILE ON VACATION THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 15-17, OUR VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE ON 8-26-14. AFTER 2 1/2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED US WE HAD 2 BENT RODS IN CYLINDER 3 AND 4. WE CONTACTED GM TO OPEN A CASE STUDY. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED US AND ASKED US WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR AS A RESOLUTION. WE FELT THAT WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT, OUR VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING SUCH DRASTIC ENGINE ISSUES. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE/TIMING COVER WAS ALREADY REPLACED AT 23,118 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED US TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO FLOOD HISTORY, GET DETAILS OF THE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE PURCHASED IT, AND PROVIDE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. WE DID THAT. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST TOLD US THEY WOULD GIVE US $1,000 OFF A NEW VEHICLE (REALLY?). WE SAID WE STILL HAD A LOAN AND PAYMENT. THEY ADVISED US THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME CLOSE TO OUR CURRENT PAYMENT. WHEN WE SPOKE WITH THEM NEXT, THEY ADVISED THAT GM WOULD NOT BE PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE AND THAT THEY THINK NOW IT IS JUST A VALVE ISSUE. HOW CAN YOU GO FROM 2 BENT RODS TO A VALVE ISSUE? WE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER; WE WERE COMING TO GET IT. WE TOWED IT HOME. WE CONTACTED GM AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT A BAD EXPERIENCE WE HAD WITH A DEALERSHIP THAT KEPT CHANGING THEIR STORY ABOUT WHAT GM WAS GOING TO DO TO HELP AND WHAT OUR PROBLEMS WERE. THEY ADVISED US WE COULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND HAVE ALL THE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AGAIN (AT OUR EXPENSE). THEN THE DEALERSHIP COULD CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY COST ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE. THEY SAID THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T BUY OUR VEHICLE FROM A GM DEALER AND DIDN'T SERVICE IT AT A GM DEALER (WE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS), WE WOULDN'T SCORE HIGH FOR COST ASSISTANCE FROM GM. WE AREN'T THE ONLY ONE IN THIS SITUATION ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXCEEDED MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL KIT, HOUSING, SENSOR AND COVER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN BEFORE OUR TRIP TO MASSACHUSSETTS TO THE GM DEALER IN HASTINGS, MN AS THE STOP ENGINE NOW/FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON ALL THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS PROBABLY JUST A SENSOR ISSUE. SO I DROVE MY CAR. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS MORE LIGHTS CAME ON SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL IS OUT, STABILIZATION NEEDS ATTENTION, BREAKS NEED ATTENTION, AND CHECK ENGINE. SO THEY FIGURED JUST MORE SENSOR ISSUE. 9/9/14 I WAS BACKING OUT A PARKING SPOT WITH A FRIEND OF MINE AND MY POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT WHEN THE BREAK SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND THAT NOW I NEED A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND UPDATES $2045, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE W/SOLENOID $1226.58, AND MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER $690.00. THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS BEFORE AS GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUES ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THE SERVICE MAN WHO TOLD ME HE SEES THIS A LOT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON 2007 AND 2009 FOR SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES. HAD I NOT HAVE MY HUSBAND BRING THIS IN AGAIN I AM SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT INVOLVING ME AND POSSIBLY MY CHILDREN. GM OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE SERVICES BUT HONESTLY THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR MODEL. TO TELL PEOPLE NOTHING IS WRONG, NOTHING IS WRONG AND BAM EVERYTHING WRONG AT JUST 120K MILES SEEMS FISHY. I WANT THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME MODEL WITH MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO LEAVE CONSUMERS IN THE DARK CONSIDERING THIS IS VEHICLE MOSTLY USED BY FAMILIES. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH JUST OVER 55000 MILES. THE WINDOWS LEAK WHEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN. THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU DRIVE THRU A PUDDLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES SOME GOD AWFUL NOISE WHEN GOING ON OR OFF A RAMP. THIS WAS OUR VERY FIRST BRAND NEW OFF THE LINE CAR. REALLY WISH WE HAD WAITED UNTIL THE BUGS WERE WORKED OUT. *TR

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS OVERHEATING BEFORE THEY BURN OUT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE BULB GETS SO HOT THAT THEY MELT THE BULB SOCKET CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD. THE HEAT ALSO HAS MADE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING BRITTLE AND CRACKED TO WHERE THE SOCKET WONT STAY IN PLACE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING THUS CAUSING THE BULB TO LAY ON THE PLASTIC CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THIS FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED IT TO THERE ATTENTION AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM #13135. THEY HAVE ALSO RECALLED SOME 2007 AND 2009 TO 2011 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR KIDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN DROPPED INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE NEXT TIME SHE CAME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FIFTH GEAR. IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE EITHER. THERE ARE NO "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS ON. THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID SHE WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. GM WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

DRIVING MY FAMILY TO GRANDPARENTS HOUSE FOR THE WEEKEND TO VISIT.THE TRANS STARTED TO REV BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN JUST QUIT.NO FORWARD OR REVERSE JUST NOTHING.NOW BIG BILL TO FIX FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS THEY HAVE.I'M NOT GOING TO RAMBLE ON BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE HAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME WRITING NOVELS OF WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THEM.SIMPLY WILL BE PUT THIS WAY.TRANNY STOPPED WORKING,GM KNOWS OF ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX. *TR

IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT SERVICE LIGHTS COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE COMPUTER ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO MINIMAL SPEED UNTIL LATER SHUTTING OFF CAR RESET THE VEHICLE. SERVICE STABILTRAK, ABS, ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT. SOME TIMES WE CAN HEAR ENGINE NOISE WHILE IDLING AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 72,255 MILES AS OF 09/2/14 WHEN TAKEN TO GET CHECKED FOR ISSUES. AFTER CHECKING SERVICEMAN RECOMMENDED FULL TIMING CHAIN OVERHAUL AND REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE BODY FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,727.85. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE REGARDING THESE ISSUES WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING TIMING CHAIN BUT NO RECALLS ON 2008 MODEL. 2007 MODELS I SAW HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TIMING CHAIN BUT NOT 2008 MODELS. THIS IS OUR ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH OUR THREE CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN DAILY AND MAKING PAYMENTS NOW LOOKING AT LARGE REPAIRS WE CAN NOT AFFORD. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TIMING CHAIN ON 2007 BUT NOT 2008 WHEN THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES? IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED WE WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY OR GMC AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PROVIDE FALSE READINGS LIKE DOOR AJAR WHEN ALL DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE BATTERY FAILED WHILE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE KEY WAS REMOVED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.