2014 GMC ACADIA Complaints

VEHICLE SLID ON ICE OFF THE ROAD AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED (15-20 MPH). THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. BECAUSE THERE WAS MINIMAL IF ANY IMPACT; THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE EVEN A SCRATCH ON THE EXTERIOR. HOWEVER ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THIS INCLUDES THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ALL CURTAIN AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION. WE HAD 2 GLASS BOWLS ON THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER THAT DIDN'T EVEN MOVE, FURTHER SUBSTANTIATING THE LACK OF IMPACT. GM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND WE FEEL THIS IS AN INCIDENT OF A FAULTY DEPLOYMENT. HAD THERE BEEN A CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT AND HAD A VERY BAD OUTCOME RELATED TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

BATTERY GAUGE IS READING BETWEEN 16 AND 17. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY HAVING SOME TYPE OF LEAK SO THE REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR FREE. THE GAUGE IS READING THE SAME SO THE SERVICE GUY TELLS ME IT'S THE NORMAL RANGE. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE BOOK AND THAT IS NOT THE NORMAL RANGE. IT STATES TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK THE ELECTRICAL. SO I'M SUPPOSED TO ENLIGHTEN THEM ON WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING? VERY AGGRAVATED BECAUSE NOW I GO BACK TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE RECALL PROBLEMS AND NOW THIS. IT'S LIKE A DOG CHASING HIS TAIL. THEY SURE ALL RUN TO YOU WHEN THEY WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW ONE BUT GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND OVER SOMETHING THEY SHOULD KNOW. GUESS THEY ASSUMED ME BEING A WOMAN WOULD JUST ACCEPT THAT ANSWER. THIS ISN'T MY FIRST RODEO. *TR

STARTED NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE WASN'T ACCURATE. I STARTED OUT WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND DROVE NOT EVEN A MILE AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEEDLE WAS ON EMPTY. PANICKED AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND I PULLED UP TO THE PUMP AND MY GAS REAPPEARED. ANOTHER TIME I FILLED THE TANK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND IT WENT FROM FULL TO 3/4 OF A TANK. WENT IN THE STORE, CAME OUT AND STARTED IT AND IT WAS FULL AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ONCE RESULTING IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT SHOWED THERE WAS GAS. I NOW RESET THE MILEAGE TO ZERO WHEN I FILL UP AND KNOW HOW MANY MILES I SHOULD GET TO THE TANK AND REFUEL. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A NEW FUEL SYSTEM GM WAS USING AND THERE WASN'T A RESOLUTION FOR IT. THERE HAS TO BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS! *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2014 GMC ACADIA DENALI FOR A LITTLE OVER 6 MONTHS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE DRIVEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MILES. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVE NECK PAIN AND I COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT HEAD REST TO A COMFORTABLE STATE. ON NOVEMBER 14TH 2014, I HAD AN ER VISIT AFTER THE NERVE PAIN IN MY ARM WAS SO SEVERE I COULD NOT STAND IT. ON DECEMBER 22ND 2014 I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY FOR A HERNIATED DISC BELOW MY C6 VERTEBRA. BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING NERVE PAIN IN MY ARM AND LOSS OF STRENGTH. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINS ONLINE WITH THESE NECK RESTS AND COMPLAINTS OF INJURY IN THE GMC ACADIA VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED MY GMC DEALER AND GMC CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM, IS THE HEAD REST COME TOO FAR FORWARD AND DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THEY CAN BE PUSHED FORWARD AND BACK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. ALSO THE HEAD REST TO NOT ADJUST UP WITH ENOUGH HEIGHT SO I CAN NOT ADJUST THE HEAD REST UP ENOUGH FOR MY 6' 3" HEIGHT. I WISH GM WOULD TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. *TR

TWO SEPARATE WARRANTY CLAIMS. DEALER DID REPLACE ALL TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES- ONCE ON NORMAL WARRANTY CLAIM, THE SECOND INCIDENT (LHS ONLY) ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BASIS. ISSUE> REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS CLOUDS UP WITH CONDENSATION / WATER TO THE POINT THAT STOP LIGHT VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED. APPROX 50% OF THE LENS IS COVERED INTERNALLY WITH WATER DROPLETS AND CONDENSATION POTENTIALLY VIOLATING FMVSS SAFETY STANDARD FOR VISIBILITY. APPARENTLY THE LAMP ASSEMBLY IS NOT SEALED AND PERMITS WATER INTRUSION. CONDENSATION DOES NOT CLEAR UP ADEQUATELY- IN MY CASE AFTER 16 MILES OF DRIVING OR LEAVING THE SUV OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. RESPONSE FROM DEALER: GM ISSUED A LETTER STATING WARRANTY CLAIMS WILL NOT BE HONORED FOR WATER CONDENSATION ON TAIL LIGHT LENS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. IT DROPPED MY SPEED TO 60 WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD A VEHICLE BEHIND ME GOING THE SAME SPEED AND HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID GETTING HIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL / STABILITRAC TURNED OFF. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS USING THE WRONG GAS. THEY CLEANED CARBON OUT OF THE INTAKE VALVES. I HAVE PUT GAS IN IT TWICE SINCE THEN, AT SHELL, WHICH IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME TO USE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY 12/9 WHEN I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER IN THE RAIN. THIS TIME IT SAID SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. I HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE AT THE TIME SO I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO RECORD OF ME BRINGING IT IN ON THE 21ST. I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THEM ON THE 15TH BECAUSE THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THEY WILL HAVE A LOANER AVAILABLE FOR ME. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF SLIDING AND LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE NO WARNING OF WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PIN POINT IT HAPPENING AT ANY CERTAIN MILEAGE OR SUCH. VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

2013 GMC ACADIA. HAS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAYING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS 1/4 GULL. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN FIVE MILES, THE LOW RANGE WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE GAUGE NEEDLE WAS AT EMPTY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT @35 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED. *TR

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS TO A HIGH GEAR WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE OR STARTING FROM A STOP WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE AND SPUTTER, MUCH LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF TRYING TO START FROM A STOP IN 4TH GEAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK ERROR APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY. PRESSING THE GAS SIMPLY MAKES THE VEHICLE JERK. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ERROR CORRECTS ITSELF AND EVERYTHING CLEARS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT WILL. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH; HOWEVER, NO ERROR CODES WE LOGGED IN THE COMPUTER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. UPDATED 1/15/2016*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V61400 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, GMC HAD RESCINDED THE RECALL NOTICE AND IT WAS STILL ACTIVE ON SAFERCAR.GOV. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER HAD THE RECALL NOTICE IN THEIR SYSTEM AND HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT WAS RESCINDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.