2011 GMC ACADIA Complaints

MY INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS EITHER FLICKER OR DON'T COME ON AT ALL THERE ARE 3 SETS AND NONE OF THE WORK PROPERLY AT ANY TIME. *TR

IN MY 2011 GMC ACADIA SLT1 THE HEADLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY THE LOW BEAMS ARE VERY DIM REGARDLESS OF THE BULB BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED ALL FROM THE LOWEST PRICED TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE. WHILE USING THE HIGH BEAMS THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHADOW IN THE SHAPE OF MICKEY MOUSE'S HEAD IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF VISION. *TR

STABILITRAK ALWAYS REPORTS OFF AND BRAKE WARNING ALWAYS DISPLAYS ON DASHBOARD, WHILE ON OR RUNNING. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 4 MECHANICS. BREAKS ARE FINE. ENGINE WONT START AFTER EVERYTIME I PUMP GAS. I HAVE TO PUMP ACCELERATOR SEVRAL TIMES FOR ENGINE TO START. HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. PROBLEM IS ONGOING. ALSO, SLOWED DOWN ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. HAD TO PULL OVER SINCE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. AFTER 30MINS OR SO. WAS ABLE TO RESTART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COOLANT SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN MECHANICS BUT NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I HAVE A 2011 ACADIA DENALI WITH FACTORY XENON HID LIGHTS. BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HOUSINGS AND CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED. THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB HAS MELTED ITSELF TO THE SOCKET ITSELF. THE HOUSING HAS MELTED AND CRACKED. BOTH ARE NO LONGER REFLECTIVE OR FUNCTIONAL AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A ISSUE FOR ALL ACADIAS. A FIRE IS INEVITABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT TRIED TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE FROM A RAMP. THE CONTACT AND HER PASSENGER QUICKLY EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE COMPLETE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY ONE TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS GIVEN A CAT SCAN. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES .THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED BACK IN 10/2019. THE CONTACT JUST RECEIVED HER VIN FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY SINCE THE FIRE DESTROYED ALL TRACES OF THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT TOTAL THE VEHICLE SINCE IT ONLY HAD LIABILITY COVERAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I WAS TRAVELING TO DAYTONA FL FROM OHIO FOR VACATION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND AS I GOT OFF THE EXIT FOR DAYTONA THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT I BARELY MADE IT TO MY RENTAL. I HAD NO EXTRA MONEY AND CAN NOT RENT A CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO MAJOR CREDUT CARD. SO I HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN FOR 3200.00 FOR A1 TRANSMISSION SHOP TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING ENCOUNTERING A DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING (LOW ENGINE REVS). STEERING APPEARS TO LOCK AND BIND. DEALER STATES FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION GEAR. RACK AND PINION GEAR. RACK FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. CAR IS NOT SAFE UNLESS RACK AND PINION IS REPLACED. THIS IS SECOND FAILURE REPORTED. 1= PREVIOUS OWNER 70K / 2=CURRENT OWNER 105K

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT TO ZERO AND THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LOCATED EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOORE BUICK GMC (2445 N MARINE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546), BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUSES BLEW OUT EVERY TIME THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

B0014 BAD CONNECTOR / CONNECTION UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT (VERIFIED) RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS MODEL, BUT NOT YET FOR 2011 ACADIA