2010 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINED DIED - THERE WAS NEVER EVER WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THE CAR. IT IS A 3.6L SIDI VG ENGINE. IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE AS WE HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE COST WAS WAY TOO HIGH TOO FIX SO WE ENDED UP GIVING IT TO A SALVAGE PLACE AND BOUGHT A 2009 GMC ACADIA. NOT EVEN A YEAR INTO THAT CAR AND IT ALSO NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. SAME ENGINE, A 3.6L SIDI V6 ENGINE. OUR AUTO PLACE SAID THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THAT ENGINE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE NEED THAT ENGINE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY DON'T CARE.

MY ACADIA IS THROWING P0008 CODE. IT BEGAN HAVING POWER ISSUES NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND PULLING UP THE SMALLEST HILLS. ALL OF THIS STARTED GOING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. NOT A GOOD SPOT OR TIME TO DECELERATE. ALSO STARTED HAVING A VERY ROUGH IDLE. IT IS AT A GMC DEALER NOW AND AM BEING TOLD TIMING CHAIN WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD REPORT IT SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2009 AND THOSE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY }:(

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKING ABILITY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK BUICK GMC CARY (115 TEAM HENDRICK WAY, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 234-7784) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,366.

THE DRIVER INFO SCREEN ALERTED TO SERVICE AIRBAGS. AIRBAG INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MELTED AND LEFT A HOLE IN THE LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED VICTORY CHEVROLET BUICK AT 734-245-2569 (LOCATED AT 1250 DEXTER ST, MILAN, MI 48160) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING, MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OCCASIONALLY AND THEN IT BECAME A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY OCCURANCE. WHEN IT SLIPPED, I COULD FEEL IT AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A 3/5 WAVE PLATE FAILURE. THE BROKEN PARTS DAMAGED THE REST OF MY TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE REBUILD. I WAS LUCKY THAT I BROUGHT IT IN TO BE CHECKED AS I FOUND OUT THAT THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL COMPLETELY WHICH COULD HAVE PUT THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A DRIVETRAIN FAILURE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 07-09'S AND THAT RECALL WAS #14404 SPECIAL COVERAGE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE SAME PART WAS USED IN 2010 BUT THAT GM REFUSES TO EXTEND THIS TO 2010 MODELS EVEN THOUGH 2009 PARTS WERE USED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. IT SHOULD BE SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN 2009.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE IS SHOWING A P0008 CODE WITH 92,000 MILES THIS IS A CRANKSHAFT MISALIGNMENT THAT I WAS TOLD MEANS THE TIMING CHAIN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONGST GMC ACADIA OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE WIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.