2008 GMC Acadia complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH IN WHICH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,653.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2AM AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY USED ACADIA AFTER I BOUGHT IT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHER 2008 ACADIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE FOR THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS OVER 140 POUNDS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WON'T INDICATE THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SEATBELT ON. EVEN IF DRIVING AND PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING, IT WON'T TURN ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE CORRECTLY. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY KIDS SCHOOL WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHEN I EASED OVER A SPEED BUMP I APPLIED GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND MY SON AND I TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDE BUT COULD NOT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUT CAR IN PARK THEN TRIED DRIVE AND REVERSE EVEN LOW BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A NICE MAN STOPPED AND HELPED PUSH CAR OUT OF ROAD. MY CAR IS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WE WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT HAS 81,487 MILES ON IT. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS CRAP. I AM SHOCKED AND UPSET. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE PUTTING MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE OFF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY!!!! AND THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF SEVEN WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUES. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES. THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

STARTED FROM A RED LIGHT, CAR DROPPED IN GEAR AND JOLTED. TACH REVVED UP TO 3000+. FINALLY CAUGHT A GEAR AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY OFF THE ROAD. PARKED AND WAITED FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME TOW MY CAR. REVERSE AND 3RD GEAR DEFINITELY OUT. BY LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREADS, SEEMS TO BE THE OMINOUS 35R WAVEPLATE. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION NOW. LUCKILY I CAN DO THE LABOR MYSELF AND SAVE SOME MONEY. I'M ASTOUNDED HOW ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. HAVEN'T SEEN ANY INJURIES YET THOUGH SO I DOUBT THIS WILL BECOME PART OF THE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF RECALLS GM IS SENDING OUT. *TR

WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE CAR STARTED, BUT RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION, THE SWITCH RETURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT ONLY ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN MOTION. *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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I PULLED OUT TO MERGER WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AND MY 2008 GMC ACADIA TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T HAVE A CRASH WAS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ON THE MERGE LANE. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. I MY CAR WAS TOWED . WHEN I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP (GM DEALER WAS BOOKED WITH RECALLS) AND TOLD THEM I HAD A 2008 GMC ACADIA I WAS TOLD THEY HAD 4 OTHERS AND THIS WAS ONLY TUESDAY ! MY ISSUE IS THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE (3,5,R WAVE PLATE) FOR YEARS AND NOT SENT OUT ANY ALERTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE . IF I HAD BEEN HIT I AM NOT SURE ANYONE WOULD HAVE GUESS WHY I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AND JUST STOP. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID HE HAS CALLED GM AND ASK THEM TO SEND OUT SOMETHING TO GM CAR OWNERS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CAR OWNERS. HOW MANY CARS HAVE CRASHED AS A RESULTED OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WERE NOT REPORTED ? THIS TRANSMISSION WAS USES 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011 AND CHANGED IN 2012. GM NEEDS TO SEND OUT ALERT ABOUT THIS NOW. *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

THE CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPMS. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 91 IN SPRINGFIELD , MASS. I HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO MANUAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. THE CAR REDUCED SPEED AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I HAD MY SON AS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE GM DEALER TOLD ME THE "WAVE PLATE CRACKED" ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING. *TR

SLOWED MY VEHICLE APPROACHING A DRIVE THRU. I SLOWLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY LEFT FOOT WAS DANGLING. VEHICLE'S RPMS AND ENGINE WAS ROARING AT MAXIMUM SPEED. I THEN PLACED BOTH FEET ON MY BRAKES TO NO AVAIL! KNEW I WAS GOING TO CRASH WITH NO WAY TO STOP! I BRACED MY SELF FOR THE IMPACT. MY GAS PEDAL STUCK AND MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A TRUCK WITH ITS TAIL GATE DOWN. THE IMPACT PUSHED UP HIS TAIL GATE. MY HOOD, FENDERS, RADIATOR AND FAN BELT WERE CRUSHED. MY VEHICLES BUMPER WAS NOT INVOLVED OR DAMAGED. OVER $6,000.00 IN DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE AND THE SENSORS FAILED TO REGISTER THE ACCIDENT, THE GAS PEDAL OR THE BRAKE PROBLEM! AFTER CONTACTING GM CORPORATE, THEY DENIED MY CLAIM! IT WAS 8:45 A.M ON A CLEAR DAY. I AM NOW FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NEAR SCHOOLS OR CROWDED PLACES. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND MAINTAIN IT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH OUR LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. *TR

TURNED OFF VEHICLE WHEN ARRIVED HOME. OPENED THE DOOR AND REALIZED CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, KEYS WERE IN MY HAND. PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND JIGGLED, NOTHING HAPPENED, CAR STILL RUNNING. TURNED KEY TO MIDDLE AND THEN TO START, TURNED OFF AGAIN AND CAR FINALLY SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START AGAIN TO SEE IF HAPPENED AND THE YELLOW LIGHT (MALFUNCTION LIGHT) CAME ON. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND RECALL 14030 THAT I JUST RECEIVED IN THE MAIL, THEY CAN'T GET ME IN UNTIL JULY 11TH. A FEW HOURS LATER I WENT OUT TO CAR TO PUT ACADIA MANUAL AND GROCERY BAGS BACK IN VEHICLE, UNABLE TO UNLOCK BACK DOOR WITH REMOTE. TRIED TO START CAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT CLICKING NOISE AND THE YELLOW MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. ODOMETER READING ABOVE IS ESTIMATE BECAUSE THE CAR IS DEAD, UNABLE TO VIEW ACTUAL ODOMETER READING. *TR

OUR 08 ACADIA HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHILE ON A FAMILY VACATION GOING 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHTS START LIGHTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS WORKING. WE GET THE CAR PULLED OVER, SHUT IT OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RESETS ITSELF. IT STARTS GOING, BUT THEN GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. WE'VE HAD TOWED IT TO OUR FINAL DESTINATION. WE ARE NOW MORE THAN $4500 OUT OF POCKET AND RUINED OUR FAMILY TRIP, WE COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. A TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T GO OUT WITH ONLY 72K MILES. WE SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY GMC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. MANY FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD THESE MAJOR ISSUES, AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AFTER PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND GET RELIEF FOR ACADIA OWNERS!! GMC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED POWERED ON AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY TO NO AVAIL. THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE CABIN ENTERING THROUGH PANORAMIC SUNROOF AND ENDING IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE CAUSING MULTIPLE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO TURN ON AND INOPERABLE AT TIMES WHEN LIT. ON TWO INSTANCES VEHICLE UNABLE TO START TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER A FEW DAYS AND UNABLE TO REPLICATE WAS SENT HOME. CURRENTLY BREAKS AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND UNABLE TO OPERATE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

IN LIGHT OF THE ALL THE SAFETY RECALLS BY GM FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, I BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE'S CRASH IN OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILING. DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON AZ ROUTE 89 IN THE AREA OF PRESCOTT, AZ CALLED THE GRANITE DELLS, THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT WHERE THE ROAD TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE CAT PROCEEDED INTO AND PARTIALLY UP A GRANITE STONE OUT CROPPING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR THEN WENT AIR BORNE LANDING UP SIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 89. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHICH IN TURN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH IN THIS ACCIDENT FAIL TO DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS AIR LIFTED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ FOR SEVER HEAD INJURE FROM WHICH SHE HAS RECOVERED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE IGNITION FAILURES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP ON OTHER GM CARS IS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 GMC ACADIA AND POSSIBLY OTHER LIKE MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. IN MY OPINION IT HAS TO BE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THAT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SYSTEM CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. *JS

WATER LEAKING INTO THE FLOORBOARD SATURATING THE CARPET. *JS

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MANEUVER. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN HARD SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH FOR ABOUT 200 MILES. AT 25 MPH WHILE TURNING THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION THE ENGINE REVVED SHIFTED THROUGH WHAT FELT LIKE EVERY GEAR, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION POWER; GOING FROM 25 MPH TO 10MPH. PARKED THE VEHICLE. RESTARTED TO FIND THAT ONLY FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING THE 200 PREVIOUS MILES OF CONCERN; I HAD HEARD A FAINT WHINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME ANY TROUBLE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS LOADING AND WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKE (STILL COMPLETELY STOPPED) THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, NOT WANTING TO REAR END THE SCHOOL BUS. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER WOULD DISPLAY 'CHECK AIR BAG'. TWO WEEKS AGO, IT BECAME NOT INTERMITTENT, BUT CONSTANT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY GMC DEALER AND WAS TOLD $735 REPAIR - AIR BAG PASSENGER PRESSURE MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS (IF NOT THOUSANDS) OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITE, BLOGS ETC. GM HAS A SUPPLIER PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE COUNTLESS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

STARTED CAR AIR BAG LIGHT ON NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. GMC SAID MY 2008 IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. RT REAR SPRING ALSO BROKE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING WHEN I GOT OUT. A FEW MINUTES LATER I GOT BACK IN AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS EARLIER. THEY SAID THE 3-4 REVERSE WAVE PLATE FAILED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION WITH DEBRIS. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COST ABOUT $4200. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOW IT WONT GO OFF. WE WERE NOT SPEEDING AT THE TIME WE WERE ONLY GOING 5MPH SO WE SHUT CAR OFF WAITED AND TURNED BACK ON ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND IS NOT GOING OFF.

WATER SLOSHING UNDER THE GLOVE BOX, AND GETTING ON PASSENGER'S SHOES. PULLED PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND BLOWER MOTOR TO FIND IT COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER (SAME AS DESCRIBED AT THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI). TURNS OUT THE SUNROOF DRAIN IS CLOGGED AND THE INTERIOR IS FILLING WITH WATER (LIKE IN THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MXZYGDLLN-U). THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT IS FULL OF WATER. *TR

1. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR AT 60MPH AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL DRIVER THREW CAR TO NEUTRAL AS BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE 2. AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONAL 3. TPMS IS INOPERABLE LIGHT ALWAYS ON 4. SEATS ARE COMPOSED OF POLYURETHANE MOLDED FOAM CAUSING AN ARRAY OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN AS CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT 5. BRAKES ENGAGE DURING HIGH SPEEDS RANDOMLY CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE 6. HEAVY METALS/AIR PLANE PARTS FOUND IN MANY PLACES OF CAR 7. FUMES INSIDE CONSTANTLY IMPROPERLY ROUTED FUEL/EMISSION SYSTEM? 8. TRANSMITTERS, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS FM TRANSMITTER IN KEY IS ATTACHED, SHOULD NOT BE A HYBRID OR GRID OPERATED VEHICLE. SPRAY FOAM AND WELDED METAL COMPOSED MUCH OF VEHICLE. MEDICAL WHITE PACKING IN MUCH OF GAPS WITH A CONTAMINATED SMELL 9. LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPAIR DAMAGE, OWNER FILED BANKRUPTCY LOTS OF MEDICAL BILLS. DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER DO NOTHING, I HAVE WROTE LETTERS AND MANY PHONE CALLS. 10. MICROWAVE EFFECT ON ANYONE IN CAR ALONG WITH MAGNETIC PULLS. I MYSELF HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2011. I HAVE LOST SOME NERVE FUNCTION ON LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY LEAVING ME WITH MULTIPLE SCARS FOR LIFE DOWN LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND CENTER FOREHEAD RESEMBLING RADIATION BURNS BUT I NEVER UNDERWENT RADIATION. I LOST MY HAIR IN 2012 ALONG WITH JOINT DAMAGES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I AM NOT AN EXPERIMENT AND NEVER AGREED TO BE ONE! *TR

MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 5-25-2014- TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE BROKE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THESE PLATES WERE NOT STRESS RELIEVED ON THE 2008S. 02-2014 WATER PUMP CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THIS CAUSED A TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN SHOP, ALL REPAIR PAPERWORK IS IN THE VEHICLE. I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS DAYS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE. *TR

SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR

WATER LEAKS IN CAR WHEN IT RAINS, OVER THE PAST 4YRS MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM, IN WHICH THEY FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND ONCE AGAIN I AM EXPERIENCE THE SAME LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. THEY SAFETY CONCERNS ARE VERY BIG BECAUSE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT THE WATER MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH, INCLUDING THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY BOTH SAY THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THEIR DESIGN AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE OF THE MANY,MANY,MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, RACK AND PINION AND THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE BATTERY DIED IN JULY 2008 WHILE VACATIONING IN CANADA LEAVING US STRANDED. AFTER IT WENT DEAD SEVERAL MORE TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT. THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN 2010 AND WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE AC RECHARGED TWICE SINCE. IN JULY 2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHEN IT STOPPED SHIFTING INTO GEAR. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID GET GM TO PAY HALF BUT IT STILL COST US ALMOST $2,000.00. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS IT LOST POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1,800.00 MORE. THIS VEHICLE COST ABOUT $36,000.00 IN 2008. SINCE THEN WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SAFE. THIS IS A LEMON AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. *JS

HEADLAMP WIRING MELTED THE HEADLAMP MODULE AND BULB RECEPTACLE THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SERVICE DIRECTIVE ON THIS THAT EXPIRED ON 12/31 BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY $240 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 18, 2014, HE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DESPITE REPEATED EFFORTS, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS BINDING. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 321.85. *JB

I HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOWER SPEEDS LATELY, BUT ON THE WAY TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE, WITH OUR ONE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HOPING IT WAS AN INEXPENSIVE FIX, BUT WERE NOT SO LUCKY. THIS REPAIR WILL SET US BACK ABOUT $1,500! RIDICULOUS! I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. I TRULY LOVE THE LOOK AND RIDE OF MY ACADIA, BUT SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST WHEN IT INVOLVES MY FAMILY. *TR

BOUGHT THIS LIFE ALTERING MESS OF A VEHICLE IN JUNE 2013 WITH 77K MILES. SINCE THAT TIME A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ISSUES HAVE AROSE AND COST ME FOR THAN JUST MONEY. WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED (I NOW SEE THAT WAS A RECALL) CONSTANT ELECTRIC ISSUES IN USING BEEPING, LIGHTING UP AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, NOT REGISTERING A GROWN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DID COVER THAT CHARGE WHICH WAS NO HELP WITH THE REAR END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $3000. TRANSMISSION STILL (BEFORE LEAK "FIXED") AND AFTER WILL READ IDLE TRANSMISSION HOT AT MANY TIMES. LEAKING WATER WHEN WE RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS. LEAKING COMES FROM DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG "LABEL") I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRAPPED BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAD WORKED AND SAVED SO HARD FOR JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY JOB! I NEED MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND MY LIFE IS AT RISK WHEN I'M FORCED TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES THAT GM IS AWARE OF. WITH THE MONEY I'VE SPENT (I'M A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER WITH TWO YOUNG SONS) BECAUSE OF GM TURNING A BLIND EYE I AM IN DIRE NEED OF THE PROPER RESOLUTION TO THIS YEAR LONG DEVASTATION OF PREVENTABLE EVENTS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS FORE I'M UNABLE TO GO FURTHER WITH CONTINUING TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THANK YOU. IN 2011 MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF LOST OUR HOME TO A DEVASTATING FLOOD THAT ROCKED OUR CITY AND AS OF FEB 2014 WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CAMPER AND GET A HOME. I

MY ACADIA STARTED OUT HAVING THIS ISSUE AT AROUND 20 MPH IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD SHOW UP. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN DOING IT ON THE HWY RUNNING AROUND 55-60 AND WHEN IT LOOSES POWER IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE SLAMMED ON YOUR BRAKES THROWING YOU SLIGHTLY FORWARD. HAD ANYONE BEEN BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE RAN OVER ME! IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WITH A REPORT OF "CANT DUPLICATE PROBLEM" OR ONE TIME IT WAS IN THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO MAKE SOME SMALL REPAIR, THIS WAS A VERY SHORT TERM FIX AS IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND IS WORSE NOW THAN EVER. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED FORWARD WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT TRANSMISSION DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR SMOOTHLY. GEARS WITHIN TRANSMISSION BROKEN. GMC REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AT 52,086 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING DOWN. *TR