2014 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2014 ACADIA THAT WAS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V266000. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. THIS IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE STOP SALE NOTICE ON THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS THE CAR BACK ASAP TO FIX THE RECALL, BUT THE ARE STILL IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE LAW. GM IS ARROGANT AND DENIES THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IN THEIR SYSTEM. GM'S SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS WELL. I HAVE EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS THAT BACK UP THIS INFORMATION. *TR

SINCE THE DAY I DROVE MY ACADIA OFF THE LOT THERE HAS BEEN A "CLICK" THAT OCCURS WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAN BE FELT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, BUT ONLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND NEVER AGAIN WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR UNTIL IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE NOISE IT MAKES SOUNDS LIKE A MARBLE ROLLING ON A WOODEN FLOOR FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN CLICK AND THEN THE GEAR SHIFTS. THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BUT I DO AS WELL AS OTHER PASSENGERS DO EVERY DAY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN BETWEEN 10-15 MPH BUT ONLY AFTER A TURN AND AN ATTEMPT AT ACCELERATION. ALSO, MY ACADIA IS NOT A VEHICLE UNDER THE "FAULTY GAS GAUGE" RECALL HOWEVER ONCE MY VEHICLE IS BELOW 1/4 TANK THE NEEDLE ON THE GAS GAUGE WILL JUMP FROM 1/8 TANK TO 1/16, BACK UP TO 1/8 OF A TANK ALL WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT ROADWAYS. CONCURRENTLY, THE RANGE FOR THE FUEL ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN GOES FROM 95 TO 58 TO 72 ALL WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT A CONSISTENT SPEED. LASTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS THE DENALI GRILL WHICH LEAVES MINIMAL AIRFLOW FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UP TO THREE HOURS AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF (IN A COOL GARAGE) YOU CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IF YOU PLACE YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF THE GRILL. COULD THIS BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD? ALL OF THESE ISSUES BEGAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 60 MILES ON IT AND CONTINUE NOW AT 15,500 MILES. I DRIVE FREQUENTLY AND CAN TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE BUT AM UNSURE WHAT TO DO AS THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IS THE SEATBELT ISSUE BUT I THINK THERE ARE SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MILES PER HOUR, SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE BODY OF THE CAR, MOVES IN A CIRCULAR MOTION AND CLUNKS UNDERNEATH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS MOVEMENT CAN BE FELT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR AS WELL AS HEARD. THIS OCCURS 80-90 PERCENT OF THE TIME AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AT ABOUT THIS MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TESTED SEVERAL ACADIAS AND FOUND A GM BULLETIN ON THIS EVENT. THE GM BULLETIN INDICATES THIS IS A "NORMAL" CYCLING OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM THAT OCCURS ON THE ACADIA AND CHEVY TRAVERSE MODELS. SO FAR GM HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, YET BECAUSE IT IS A BRAKE ISSUE AND IS FELT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE IS HIGHLY CONCERNING TO ME. I DRIVE A VARIETY OF VEHICLES FOR WORK AND DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ROTATION AND CLUNK WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

I WAS RETURNING FROM A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND STOPPED TO PICK UP MY SON'S PRESCRIPTION. I TURNED TO CHECK ON MY SON, WHO JUST TURNED ONE ON SUNDAY, AND SAW HIS FACE WAS EXTREMELY RED. I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE HE WAS SO WARM AND I HAD THE A/C ON BLAST. APPARENTLY THE BACK OF MY NEW DENALI ACADIA 2014 WAS NOW ONLY BLOWING WARM AIR. I SHUT OFF THE REAR AIR ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND FULLY BLASTED ONLY THE FRONT A/C UNIT. I LIVED ONLY 3 MINUTES AWAY SO I RACED HOME AND GOT HIM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE WOKE UP AND STARTED TO APPEAR HIS NORMAL SELF. I WENT BACK OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND RETESTED THE REAR AIR NOT WORKING. AFTER I CONFIRMED IT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE QUIT COMMON. WITHOUT MY MOTHERLY INSTINCTS AND FORMER TRAINING MY SON COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DIED FROM HEAT INJURIES IN MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS EVEN AN ISSUE I HAVE TO ALSO WORRY ABOUT. GMC NEEDS TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVES BEFORE SOMEONE DOES LOSE THEIR CHILD(REN) TO THIS HEAT ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=12405.0 HTTP://BOARDREADER.COM/FP/GMC_ACADIA_FORUM_ACADIAFORUM_N_9340259/PROBLEMS_RECALLS_TSBS_FAQS_LINKS_HOW_TOS_10202903.HTML. *TR

WAS GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE, IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN INTO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD SLAMMING FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO A REFRIGERATOR. CAUSING THE REFRIGERATOR TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE FRONT END OF THE HOOD TO BECOME CROOKED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CONCERNING AS HAD THEIR BEEN SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY SERIOUSLY HURT THEM OR KILLED THEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENTS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT IT WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO LOW ON ITS OWN AND THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. *TR

I WAS HIT BY A FORD F-150 THAT WAS GOING APPROX. 55 MPH. IT HIT ME ON MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DIRECTLY BY THE BACK DOOR AND GAS TANK. I WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH MY ACADIA WAS SPUN AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS IMPACTED BY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CAUSING IT TO BE UNUSABLE AND UNABLE TO OPEN. MY HEAD HIT AND SHOULDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND HIP AND LEFT LEG HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LEAVING PULLED MUSCLES AND BRUISES AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. ESIS/GM TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DUE TO "BEING HIT INCORRECTLY BY THE OTHER VEHICLE". *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE SPEED LIMIT INCREASING FROM 35 MPH TO 55 MPH. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO TURN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME COMPLETED THEIR TURN. WHEN I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NEITHER SHIFT NOR ACCELERATE. I HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE 45 MPH ZONE. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO COAST FOR A FEW SECONDS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS AND EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD HIT ME, BUT THEY DID NOT. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2014 GMC ACADIA DENALI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 28, 2014, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS AT 1/4 FULL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES, THE LOW RANGE WARNING DISPLAYED AND THE GAUGE NEEDLE WAS AT EMPTY. THE CONSUMER STATED 30 MILES COULD NOT HAVE USED 1/4 OF FUEL. WHEN HE WENT TO FILL THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BACK UP TO 1/4 FULL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO GO MEET MY HUSBAND FOR LUNCH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND TURNED OFF. I TURNED OUT OF TRAFFIC ONTO THE FIRST SIDE STREET I FOUND. ONSTAR FOUND MY LOCATION AND SENT A TOW TRUCK. DESPITE MY VEHICLE READING I HAD 1/4 TANK OF AS, I HAD ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE NEVER RAN OUT OF GAS IN A VEHICLE. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES MY GAS HAND WOULD READ INACCURATELY. FOR INSTANCE, MY HAND MIGHT SHOW 1/2 TANK OF GAS, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD JUMP TO 3/4 TANK OF GAS. DESPITE HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE FUEL ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MINE IS NOT BEING RECALLED. I DECIDED TO ADD MY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I BELIEVE, LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINANTS, THAT GM IS STILL HIDING WHAT IS TRULY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS SAD BECAUSE I USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I THINK GM IS STILL NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. FOR INSTANCE, JUST LAST WEEK MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULDN'T COME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I 'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ALSO WHEN TRYING TO USE MY TRUNK AND BLUETOOTH. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT GM THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SO SIGNIFICANT THAT THEY ISSUED A STOP DELIVERY ON THE 2014 ACADIA DUE TO THE FUEL ISSUE AND OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE SEATBELT, BUT THEY DO NOT THINK IT IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY OWN A 2014 ACADIA TO STOP DRIVING IT. I THINK GM NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND FAMILIES AND BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT THE RECALLS AND WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR