2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE A LOUD POP WOULD OCCUR. SIGNALS, CLOCK,STEREO, DOME LIGHT, BATTERY GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE STEREO AND AMPLIFIER ($1500 ). THEN IF I LEFT ACADIA IN THE RAIN I WOULD FIND A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A DROP OF WATER ON THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE SUN ROOF TUBES WERE BLOCKED SO I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO GLASS PLACE AND HAD THE TUBES CLEANED OUT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE POWER IN VEHICLE AGAIN. JUST WENT ON A TRIP AND HAD TO PARK OUTSIDE IN PARKING AREA AND HAD A REAL PUDDLE ON MY MAT AND UNDERNEATH THE MAT. TODAY I CALLED AN AUTO WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE LEAKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF IT HAS NOT HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING, THAT GM WAS GOOD ABOUT INSTALLING AND SEALING THE WINDSHIELD. MY CAR IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE WIRING WILL SHORT OUT, CAUSE A SOFT SPOT IN THE FLOOR, OR START A FIRE. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 69,285 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ONLY GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS. SERIOUS PROBLEM INVOLVING WET ELEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HERE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO! *TR

DRIVING AT 35MPH, TOUCHED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOPLIGHT, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. I PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED IGNITION TO RESTART VEHICLE, STABILTRACK LIGHT CAME ON, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT.HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. MOST OF MY MILEAGE IS IN-TOWN DRIVING AND HAVE UNDER 64,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY GMC ACADIA'S 2007-2009 HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JS

DEALER MODIFIED SEATBELT CONNECTION BYPASSING FACTORY HOOKUP. DISPLAY SHOWS SERVICE SEATBELT AND PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT SHOWS SEATBELT ON AND ALTERNATES TO OFF WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY $853.00 TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL FACTORY HOOKUP TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE GM DEALER IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA ON JAN. 27, 2014. AT APPROXIMATELY 63550 MILES, DURING A HARED RAIN STORM, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM SOME POINT. IT POURED OUT OF THE INTERIOR HEATING FAN COVER, UNDER THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT COVERED AND SOAKED THE FLOOR MATS AND INSULATION AROUND THE AREA. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE LEAK, I REMOVED THE GLOVE BOX AND THE HEATING SYSTEM FAN COVER. THE FAN COVER WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF WATER. I REMOVED ABOUT 3 CUPS ONCE AND ONLY HOURS LATER IT WAS FULL AGAIN. *JS

IN 2011, OUR ACADIA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING BURNT. WE HAD THAT REPLACED. AFTER THE HEADLIGHT, WE STARTED NOTICING THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOTIFYING US THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. NONE OF THE SOUNDS WHERE COMING ON IN THE CAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE NOT WEARING YOUR SEATBELT THE "DINGING" DID NOT HAPPEN. I TOOK THE ACADIA IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CELL PHONE THAT TRIGGERED THE DEFECT. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER IF GMC KNEW OF THE DEFECTS WHY NOT BE UP FRONT WITH US. MY FAMILY AND I TRAVEL PLENTY. SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN, WE BOUGHT THE ACADIA FAITHFULLY AND HOPES GMC PROVIDES THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE. *JS

AIRBAG SEAT CONNECTORS AND AIRBAG REPLACED AFTER SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA RECALL #102606/GM #14030 AND FOR SOME REASON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL 2008 GMC ACADIAS!! *JS

SINCE 2011 MY 2008 GMC ACADIA HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND STREETS SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST MAJOR INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - THANKFULLY I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED. THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THE FIRST TIME GMC COVERED THE REPAIR COST DONE BY A CERTIFIED GMC DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED 20 MILES LATER (WHEN THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY) AND GMC SAID THEY COULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY - BUT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. ALL THE TIMES I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NOT TO MENTION A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND. I THOUGHT SOME HOW THAT IT SLIPPED IN NEUTRAL BUT WHEN I LOOKED IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I GOT HOME AND WENT TO PARK AND HAD NO REVERSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

INTERMITTENT "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT. STARTED COMING ON IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2013. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON OCTOBER 17, 2013. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. *TR