2008 GMC Acadia complaints

PURCHASED USED ACADIA 10/6/11 AND IN DECEMBER 2011 HAD TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DISCOVERED SUNROOF DRAIN HAD BEEN PLUGGED AND CAUSED THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE TO FLOOD AND SHUT ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DOWN. I HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SUNROOF DRAIN FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP SELL A CAR THAT HAS HAD A RECALL NOT TAKEN CARE OF?? *TR

I WAS TURNING ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD FROM STOP LIGHT WITH MY 4 YR. OLD LITTLE GIRL . THE ACADIA LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED , AND COULD NOT TURN AT ALL . STUCK BROADSIDE IN TWO DIRECTIONS OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ! CARS WHERE VEERING AROUND US ! HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK VERY WELL WHEN YOU ARE STUCK BROADSIDE , AND THEY CANT SEE THEM ! LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND MESSAGES WERE SAYING CHECK ENGINE ! AFTER AROUND A MINUTE AND A HALF EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED . DANGEROUS , SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ! *TR

CAUSE CODE: 6021 - COMPONENT DAMAGED/CRACKED, REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE REPLACEMENT READING VARIOUS FORUMS, THESE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL LAMBADA PLATFORMS, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE TRANNYS WITH A NEW MORE DURABLE/RELIABLE DESIGN BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. PLEASE CONFRONT GM WITH THESE COMPLAINTS...THX HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F215073?DISPLAYRECENT. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR

APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE LINE UP OF GM CROSSOVERS (ACADIA, ENCLAVE, AND TRAVERSE) 2007-2010 ARE AFFECTED BY A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MINE HAS A WHINE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IT IS POSSIBLY THE PUMP, OR THE RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $450-$1000 TO REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE IMPROVED THE POWER STEERING PUMPS ON THESE VEHICLES, WHICH INDICATES TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL WAS DEFECTIVE. I FEEL LIKE STEERING IS A PART OF SAFELY DRIVING THESE VEHICLES. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING OUR ACADIA, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT, BUT IF MY WIFE WERE DRIVING IT, THE OUTCOME MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW IN 2008 AND HAD WATER LEAKING AROUND SUNROOF. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER BETWEEN 08-11 THERE WERE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR RELATING TO THE WATER LEAK. ON OCTOBER 11, 2011 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF- RADIO, DIRECTIONALS, GAGES, LIGHTS. THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ELECTRICAL WAS RESTORED. IT HAS CONTINUED TO SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK ON OCT. 12 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE WHOLE DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AND TELL ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. I AM BEING LEFT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND AM TOLD MY ONLY OPTION IS TO TRADE IT IN. *TR

PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT1. WE HAVE HAD IT FOR SIX DAYS. WITHIN THOSE SIX DAYS WE HAVE HAD WATER ROLLING/RUSHING AROUND OUR ROOF LINER, WATER POURING OUT OF BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS AND UNDER DASH, WATER POURING OUT OF THE BACK DOME LIGHTS, REAR VIDEO SENSOR, AND BACK SEATBELTS. BOTH FRONT FLOOR MATS SATURATED WITH WATER AS WELL AS THE CARPET UNDERNEATH. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT ALL OF THE WATER POURING OUT HAS BEEN WITNESS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DRIVING DISTRACTION ESPECIALLY TO A NEW CAR OWNER WHO IS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL. A DRIVER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANY DRIVING DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR WAS DESIGNED WITH A LOT OF SAFETY FEATURES HOWEVER WATER LEAKAGE AND POURING OUT OF SPACES HAS BEEN GREATLY OVER LOOKED. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, I HAD WATER DRIP ONTO MY HAND FROM THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG WHICH TOOK ME OFF GUARD AS I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT. THIS WAS A DISTRACTION. WE HAVE PUT OUR BASEMENT ROOM DEHUMIDIFIER IN OUR ACADIA IN THE GARAGE ON THIS SIXTH NIGHT TO HELP DRY OUT ALL THE WATER IN THE CARPET AND WE ARE SURE IN THE ROOF LINER TO HOPEFULLY HELP WITH ANY MOLD THAT MAY HAVE STARTED. WE HAVE TWO SONS UNDERCARE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES AND ONE WITH ASTHMA. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE GOOD FOR HIM. WE NOW ARE STRESSED WORRYING ABOUT WHAT FUTURE PROBLEMS WE ARE GOING TO FACE FROM THE WATER DAMAGE WE CAN SEE AND THAT WE CANNOT. THE UPPER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (I.E. LIGHTS, DVD PLAYER), THE BLOWER UNDER THE DASH AND OTHER INTERNAL D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A RIBBET IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

GMC ACADIA 2008. WATER LEAKAGE FROM SUNROOF AND OR WINDSHIELD, ENTERING COLUMNS CONTAINING AIRBAGS (WATER WAS LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAGS ON COLUMNS) AND DOWN INTO DASH BOARD AND DOWN TO CARPETS. MOLD BUILDING UP IN ROOF LINER AND CARPETS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TT

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK. CONNECTOR IS BURNT. APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND REQUIRES ENTIRE HEAD LIGHT UNIT TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. COST IS ~$600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR BUSHINGS WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BUSHINGS AND STEERING GEARS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/27/11*LJ

AIR COND TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT BLOW. MECHANIC REMOVES COVER AND MY BLOWER MOTOR IS STANDING IN 3 INCHES OF WATER. ANY MORE WATER WOULD HAVE LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. WATER IN AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS NOT SAFE. IF I GET WATER INSIDE, I WILL ALSO HAVE MOLD OR MILDEW. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO BREATHE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE MY COST. THIS IS MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING NEGLIGENCE. IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

2008 ACADIA. LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. GMC FORUMS ON INTERNET SHOW HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE. OUR LOW BEAM DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE TWO DAYS LATER. DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING, THE LIGHTS CANNOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER OR TIRES. NOT A BULB ISSUE. PROBLEM WITH MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THERE WAS NO TO WAY REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT SPLICING THE WIRING AND INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET CONNECTOR PART. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS THE BULBS ARE TOO HOT FOR THE CURRENT WIRING. THE HARNESS REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE THE WIRING CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT. THIS ISSUE CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED ON A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLAMPS THAT MAY JUST SUDDENLY GO OUT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DEADLY PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE MANY FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON ACADIAS AND SATURN OUTLOOKS. *TR

MY POWER STEERING GROANS AND MOANS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR ME BEING A MALE. THE NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND MAY AFFECT THE STEERING. THE CAR IS FOR MY FAMILY OF THREE KIDS AND WIFE --- NOT SURE THEY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. I CALLED THE A GMC SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF "VERY SIMILAR ISSUES" WAITING BACK TO HEAR IF THEY WILL REPAIR THIS. I'VE HAD TOO MANY REPAIRS LATELY FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 58K MILES -- ONE SWAY BAR, ANOTHER SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, HEADLAMP ISSUE, FAULTY THERMOSTAT, LIMITED LIFE BRAKE PADS, NOW POWER STEERING ISSUES! UGH! *TR

I TOOK MY 2008 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY POWER STEERING IS STIFF WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. IT JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDS THE STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR $800. THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I ALREADY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND THAT MANY GMC ACADIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN SET BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOLDING AROUND THE SUN ROOF WHERE THE WATER WAS LEAKING IN FROM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED, AS WATER CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

PUSHED BUTTON FOR REAR-HATCH TO OPEN. HATCH WENT UP AND AFTER 1-2 SECONDS RELEASED WITH ALL ITS WEIGHT. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA SLT HAS SERVE WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE THE CABIN THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INTERIOR CARPETING AND PANELS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO BEGIN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS BACK UP ASSIST DISABLED, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF AND MORE I AM SURE WILL HAPPEN AS WATER ENTERS THE CABIN AND AREAS THAT YOU CANNOT SEE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. FIRE HAZARDS AND INJURIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT MIGHT OCCUR. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. WHILE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT HIMSELF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REWIRE THE WIRING HARNESS TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE EVAPORATED CORE, COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND AS A RESULT, FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BECOME ILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED ONTO THE CARPET PAD AND THEY COULD SMELL THE FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DECIDED TO DETAIL THE VEHICLE AND USED FOAM CLEANER TO CLEAN OUT THE ENGINE. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,687. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/20/11

2008 GMC ACADIA SLT HAS SEVERE WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE THE CABIN THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INTERIOR CARPETING AND PANELS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO BEGIN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS BACK UP ASSIST DISABLED, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF AND MORE I AM SURE WILL HAPPEN AS WATER ENTERS THE CABIN AND AREAS THAT YOU CANNOT SEE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. FIRE HAZARDS AND INJURIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT MIGHT OCCUR. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WATER LEEKS FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR COMING IN THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND THEN LEAKING THROUGH THE TOP COVER OF THE CEILING DOWN ONTO THE THIRD ROW AND DOWN THROUGH THE FRONT BEANS WHERE THE FUSE BOX IS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM MULTIPLE TIMES THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE # OF 71-941161425 THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SHORTING OUT THE FUSE BOX WHILE DRIVING MAKING THIS TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE POTENTIAL OF MOLD BUILD UP. I HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RIDE IN THIS AND THE LAST THING I NEED IS WATER FROM THE CEILING DRIPPING ON HERE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE MOLD THAT HAS BUILT UP INBETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE CEILING COVER. GMC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS STATING THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF THIS FUSE BOX SHORTS OUT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WHERE BODILY HARM IS DONE GMC IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR RECENTLY THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFE AND I WAS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING THE FAILURE THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT OPERATE AS SMOOTHLY AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT IN THE EVENING, AND WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY BULBS HAD BURNT OUT, SO TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. TO MY SURPRISE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS HAD MELTED THE CONNECTORS, AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS, AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2008. A FEW MONTHS LATER WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHEN AN ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON WHEN OUR SON, THEN 100 LBS, SAT IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF HIM, WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOUR MORE TIMES OVER THESE PAST TWO YEARS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT ONE POINT, THE DEALERSHIP EVEN HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, 27 YEAR OLD MAN, APPROX. 125 LBS., SIT IN THE SEAT - LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEY HAD HIM SIT ON A BOARD, STRAIGHT UP, GET OUT, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON, GET BACK IN ETC. (IT WAS RIDICULOUS) . .LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM," "DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T SET IT OFF SIT IN THE SEAT." THE LIGHT WILL BE ON FOR SOME PEOPLE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND SHIFT AROUND, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME BACK ON. OUR SON, TODAY 112 LBS, 5'7", STILL NEVER TURNS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG ON AND WE ARE STILL TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM." WE HAVE SPOKE TO GMC HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM. HEADQUARTERS SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE IT COULD BE A NEW PROBLEM. WE INTEND TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, BUT WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TH

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND ON JAN 10. 2011 THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD COMPLETELY SPILLED OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COOLER THAT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE FOR COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL I AM WONDERING WHY GMC IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A BAD ACCIDENT. A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 46,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE POWERS STEERING ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS CONSUMERS ARE PAYING ALOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYEING BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR

2008 ACADIA 50,000 MILES. A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR UNTIL THE CAR IS CUT OFF. REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO FIX FOR IT NOW. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE..........NOT VERY HAPPY!!!! *TR

KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE- WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF DEFECT. SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE IN ROOF INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT A POSTS AND INTO DASH AREA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND WOULD NOT DETECT ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULB AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. WHEN HE TOOK APART THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE LIGHT IS HE FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE BULB WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND MELTED. THERE WAS NO WAY OF REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT SPLICING THE WIRING AND INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET CONNECTOR PART. THIS WEEKEND THE DRIVERS SIDE BULB WAS OUT AND AGAIN WE HAD IT TAKEN APART ONLY TO FIND THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THAT BULB. IN ADDITION HE CHECKED ON THE OTHER ONE JUST TO SEE HOW IT WAS WORKING AND FOUND THAT THE BULB IS AGAIN GETTING TOO HOT FOR THE WIRING AND WILL LIKELY BURN UP THE HARNESS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR 2 ELECTRICAL ISSUES, THE MOST RECENT BEING A CIRCUIT THAT COULD OVER HEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEADLIGHT ISSUES I HAVE HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WONT ROLL DOWN AND THE POWER REAR HATCH HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AND CLOSES AT RANDOM AND IF NOT CAREFUL WILL SMASH YOU IF YOU ARE UNDER IT. *TR

RECENTLY, WHEN LOADING THE CARGO AREA OF MY 08 GMC ACADIA, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD (THE IGNITION WAS OFF, AND IN "PARK"). IT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 2 FT. BEFORE "PARK" ENGAGED. (MY 2 GRANDSONS WERE PLAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED THE SERVICE MGR TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" CONDITION, ACCEPTABLE BY GM, THAT THE PARKING GEAR "PAWL" CAN ACTUALLY ROLL UP TO 2 FT. BEFORE ENGAGING. IT DOESN'T SEEM PROBABLE, OR EVEN POSSIBLE THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE A "SAFE" CONDITION. WHEN I ASKED WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS SITUATION HIS RESPONSE WAS, "GM". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE BEARING PLATE AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPRING ON THE STRUT WAS STICK UP AND THEY COULD HEAR A SPRING POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF SIMILAR FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER MUST BE AT LEAST 70 POUNDS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION; THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER SMALLER PASSENGERS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY RECUR WHEN AVERAGE SIZED ADULTS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, AS I WOULD MOVE INTO THE PASSING LANE AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, LOSE SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE AT AN UNEXPECTED RATE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I FOUND IT DANGEROUS. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO "RESET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER." DURING THIS TIME, I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING WOULD COME ON. ONSTAR RECOMMENDED I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I FOUND THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST USED THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS TO GO TO WORK. AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE COMPUTERS WERE SHOWING NO CODES -- THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN - AT 7:00 AM. I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY GAVE ME TWO CODES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND GAVE HIM THE CODES. IT NOW SEEMS THAT THERE WERE TWO DEFECTIVE SENSORS CONTROLLING THE STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT GM IS CHANGING MANUFACTURERS ON THE SENS

ON AUG 9TH AFTER LEAVING SAN BERNARDINO CA.. I WAS DRIVING UP THE CAJON PASS TO RETURN HOME. I HAD THE CAR IN CRUISE & GAVE IT SOME GAS SO THAT I COULD GET UP THE GRADE BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS FAIRLY CLOSE. AS SOON AS I GAVE IT GAS THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER & I HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. I THOUGHT IT HAD OVERHEATED BUT LOOKING BACK ON THE SITUATION. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM .I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES & IT STALLED AGAIN. I SAT FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES, TRIED AGAIN & IT STARTED . I STAYED ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL IT GAINED SPEED, & I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. ON TUES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & THEY HAD ME TOW THE CAR IN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BEGAN TO FRACTURE FROM THE BASE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REATTACH THE SEAT TO ITS BASE. AN OCCUPIED CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS SECURED TO THE MIDDLE ROW BY THE LATCH SYSTEM DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT SHE SHOULD PURCHASE A DIFFERENT MODEL. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW CHILD RESTRAINT HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY WHEN THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS SECURED TO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A CHILD WAS IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND WAS FLIPPED UPON IMPACT. THE CHILD SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE TEMPORAL BONE CAUSING PERMANENT LOSS OF HER RIGHT EAR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, RIGHT FOOT, AND HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE ON-STAR SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE SYSTEM COULD NOT DETECT A CRASH IN A RURAL AREA. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS UNDAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT LOCATE A RECALL IN WHICH HE BELIEVED AFFECTED HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V375000-SEAT BELTS) AND WAS THE REASON THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CHILD OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATBELTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE A CHILD PASSENGER AND WITH EVERY EFFORT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT, IT ONLY BECAME TIGHTER AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD PASSENGER. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA WITH MELTING HEADLIGHTS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING IS MELTING AND THE BULBS ARE MELTING INTO THE SOCKETS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FOR MANY MONTHS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING REPLACING 3 BATTERIES IN 1 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHICH FINDS "NO PROBLEM" WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND NO EXPLANATION FOR THE BATTERY LIFE. WITH INTENSE HEAT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CAUSE THIS SOCKET TO MELT, METAL AND ALL, IS OF GREAT CONCERN, AND IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS VEHICLE ALSO WAS INVOLVED IN A RECENT RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FIRE WITH HEATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS (NOW DISCONNECTED). HOPEFULLY, THIS CAN BE INVESTIGATED, SO THAT NO ONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA XLT2. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LESS FREQUENTLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO BE OVER 100 POUNDS IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO REGISTER THE SEAT AS OCCUPIED AND FOR THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/27/10 *BF UPDATED 10/04/10

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTACTED GM ABOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM REPAIRED RATHER THAN PERMANENTLY DISABLED. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO OPTION OF HAVING THE HWFS REPAIRED. *JB

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING/MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO A GMC SERVICE WRITER, IS DUE TO GMC'S TRANSMISSION DESIGN. IT WAS INTENDED TO UPSHIFT AND EVEN SKIP GEARS, IN ORDER TO CONSERVE FUEL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS "CORRECTED" IN LATER YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS "NOT A PROBLEM, IT IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE". IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WHY WAS IT CORRECTED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS? ENTERING TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS, THE TRANSMISSION "LAGS" AT ALL THE WRONG TIMES, AND ACCELERATING TO PASS, OR WHILE CHANGING LANES, PRODUCES THE SAME LAGGING EFFECT, THEREBY CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BECOME A ROAD HAZARD! THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, AND AFTER SPENDING ALMOST $30,000 ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2010, I DO NOT FEEL I ALONE, OR I WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION 90% OF THE TIME WE ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR

GMC 2008 ACADIA, VIN [XXX] MILEAGE 33,893 POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING POTENTIALLY FATAL/INJURY INCIDENT. HAD IT "REPAIRED" AT DEALER ON JUNE 21, 2010. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE ARE FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THE ACADIA. RE-OCCURRED WITH NEARLY HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS ON JUNE 27, 2010. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BASED UPON DEALER'S COMMENT THAT THIS IS OCCURRING WITH SOME FREQUENCY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP TWICE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIRBAG." TODAY WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT MY WIFE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE ORIGIN. 15 MINUTES LATER AFTER PICKING UP OUR 5 YEAR OLD FROM KINDERGARTEN AND STARTING THE CAR, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON. WE WILL AGAIN GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR (OUR DEDUCTIBLE IS $200 ON THE WARRANTY). I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AGE 2, 5, AND 12 THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK OR MAY DISCHARGE INVOLUNTARILY EVEN WITHOUT A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG HAD A COIL FAN THAT WAS ON HIGH RESISTANCE ON STAGE ONE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A COMMON FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE WINDOW SEAL ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW. IT HOLDS WATER IN THE SEAL AND HAS A VERY STRONG OFFENSIVE MOLD/MILDEW ODOR. EACH TIME YOU ROLL DOWN EITHER WINDOW THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT YOUR ALLERGIES ARE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED. I DON'T THINK IT IS HEALTHY TO CONSTANTLY SMELL MOLD WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS HORRIBLE, BUT ONLY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE AN AIR HOSE AND BLOW OUT THE TRAPPED WATER. THAT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE EACH TIME IT RAINS OR YOU WASH YOUR VEHICLE IT SMELLS AGAIN. I HATE DRIVING A NEWER VEHICLE THAT SMELLS LIKE A MOLDED TRASH CONTAINER. I WOULD LIKE A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THIS NEVER ENDING PROBLEM. *TR

WHINING WHILE DRIVING AND CLANKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS-WAS TOLD THE WHINING WAS THE POWER STEERING, AND NEEDED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BE CHANGED. I WAS TOLD THE CLANKING NOISE WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. BOTH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED. I WAS TOLD THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION, BUT GMC WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT'S "ON HOLD." *TR