2008 GMC Acadia complaints

POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK. LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN ON ITS OWN, AND WHEN I OPEN IT, IT SLAMS DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ME OR MY CHILDREN.

RAIN LEAK INTO CAR, WATER POURING INTO FRAME AND TRAPPED IN FRAME OF CAR, ROOF OF CAR. WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG LOCATIONS. WHEN WE DRIVE, WE CAN HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND IN FRAME, SEE WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG AREAS IN FRAME OF CAR. WATER TRAPPED INSIDE FRAME OF CAR, ROTTING INSIDE OF CAR, MOLD, MILDEW POTENTIAL, FIRE HAZARD. GMC SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN I SAFELY DRIVE A VEHICLE IN WHICH BOTH THE AIRBAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED??

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT FOR AIRBAQ NOT WORKING. HAD THE REPAIRS DONE FOR $795.00

WATER ENTERS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE SUNROOF DRAINS CONTINUE TO CLOG UP AND WATER FALLS ON DRIVER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL FUSES.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BURNT UP INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF OURS. IF THERE IS SO MANY OF THESE GOING BAD SHOULDNT THIS BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER???

AT 96,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO REPLACE IT, AND IT COST ME OVER $2500K THIS IS INSANE.....AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THE 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED TO SERVICE STABILIZER TRAK. THEN THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. N THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT IS THE MOST SCARIEST CAR TO DRIVE. I WOULD LOVE TO TRADE IT IN, BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE EQUITY.

AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS SERVICE ENGINE ISSUES WITH LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CAR CONTINUED TO DISPLAY CODES AND THEN WOULD NOT CONSISTENTLY SHIFT INTO 2 OR 3RD GEAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A GMC DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACED (CODE P0752) AS DID THE SHIFT SOLENOID. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO RELATED TO STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS WHICH WERE REPLACED SINCE FIRST ISSUE REQUIRED THE ENGINE BE REMOVED FOR REPAIRS TO BE MADE. I NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SAW RECALLS FOR 2007 ACADIA'S BUT NOT 2008, IN MY OPINION 2008 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. TOTAL BILL $2,960 WITH TWO 10% DISCOUNTS FROM DEALER SINCE THEY FELT BAD FOR ME.

AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON SAYING "SERVICE AIRBAG", TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE READ THE CODES WHICH CAME BACK AS 20 & 81 FOR THE MAIN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HE SAID IT MEANS IT'S NOT GETTING A READING AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WERE EITHER THE SENSOR OR MODULE FOR THE AIRBAG NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HE ADVISED ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS ESSENTIALLY NOT WORKING AND IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO STATED ONLY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP COULD FIX IT AND THEY WANT $150 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE ALREADY HAD IT DIAGNOSED. I FEEL ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE WILL REPAIR THEM BESIDES A DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN DIE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FRACTURED AND DAMAGING THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,922.

CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO JUMP OFF. WHEN I DID THIS I WENT TO TURN OFF AND HAD THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING FOR AROUND A MINUTE BEFORE FINALLY STALLING. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DAY THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALLOWING WATER IN AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FUSE PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX WAS FULL OF WATER AND CORRODED. THEY ADVISED A NEW WINDSHIELD AS MINE HAD A SMALL STAR CRACK IN IT AND NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THAT ALONG WITH RECOMMENDING A NEW FUSE PANEL. THEY CHECKED ALL DRAIN LINES FOR SUNROOF AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. PAID THE BILL FOR THIS AT $799.58 WITH ASSURANCE THAT WATER ISSUE WAS FIXED. WELL ONE WEEK LATER AND THE FIRST RAIN SINCE AFTER SITTING IN LIGHT RAIN FOR 2 HOURS AND DRIVING 20 MINUTES I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING INTO BOTH FLOORBOARDS FROM A POST. I WILL BE TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW WITH THEM STILL NOT AKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING ABOUT WATER PROBLEMS.

I WAS DRIVING ON I5 TO NORTH FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE CAR STOP WORKING JUST LIKE THAT!!! I JUST FEEL A BIG PUSH AND THE STOP WORKING

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD - ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORK - BUT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE NOTICED IN A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT WITH GM VEHICLES LIKE THE TRAILBLAZER - BUT THE ARCADIA WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD TOOK IT THROUGH A HUNDRED POINT INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THIS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, THEY FIXED THE SMALL THINGS LIKE THE WATER PUMP, THE REAR WIPER BLADE, ELECTRICAL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS GOING OUT, AND THE AIR BAG (SERVICE AIR BAG SOON) IS STILL ON, BUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A RECALL IN 2011, EITHER IT WAS A BAD PART, OR IT WAS NOT SERVICED AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL GM OWNER, ESPECIALLY THE BUICK LASABRE WHICH I DROVE FOR 15 YEARS, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT, AND THEY ARE RATED BY THE BBB AS A. I ALSO DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT ON GM COMMERCIALS IT STATES NON GM OWNERS,LIKE COME ON IN, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF NON GM OWNERS BUT NOT THE LOYAL ONES. I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT TO STICK WITH AMERICAN BRANDS AND LOVE GM, JUST VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS ONE. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS CAR, THE AIR BAG AND ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION!!!!UPDATED 11/10/15 *BF

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR AT 84,400 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DOOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA AND THE POWER TRAIN STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE, WHEN THE GEARBOX SHIFTED THE NOISE STOPPED. A MINUTE LATER HE STOPPED AND THEN WHEN HE TRIED TO PROCEED FORWARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR VEHICLE, MOSTLY KIDS, AND HAD TO RECRUIT BYSTANDERS TO HELP US PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE! MY FAMILY HAD TO STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND AND SOME GRACIOUS STRANGERS HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. AND THEY WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET US. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SCENARIO AND REALLY THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. AND THIS WORST PART TO THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT WE ARE MILITARY AND ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED OVERSEAS AND WILL COST US OVER $5000 JUST TO HAVE THE PART SHIPPED HERE.

DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE AT DEALERSHIP LAST FALL, BUT IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES.

THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT AND STABILATRAC COMES ON EVERY TIME YOU START THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP YET. WILL THERE BE A RECALL THAT EFFECTS THIS OR IS IT OUR PROBLEM TO DROP 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT

THE LIFTGATE ON MY 2008 GMC ACADIA DOES NOT STAY UP AND KEEPS COMING DOWN ON OUR HEADS AND BODY.. I SAW THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS ITEM BUT NOT ON MY VIN?? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND FLUID WAS JUST LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM. I WAS AWARE THERE WAS A SPECIAL NOTICE OUT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. GM WAS INITIALLY ONLY WILLING TO FIX THE POWER STEERING PUMP, NOT THE POWER STEERING COOLING LINE AND POWER STEERING GEAR. AFTER COMPLAINING AND QUESTIONING, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE COST DOWN, BUT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE COST ENTIRELY TO MAKE MY VEHICLE DRIVABLE AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO IT BEING A PROBLEM, YET THEY AREN'T WILLING TO FOOT THE BILL TO FIX IT BACK TO THE CONDITION IT WAS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. WHILE THEY OFFERED ME A MUCH BETTER PRICE TO FIX IT, THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. THE WORDING IN THE SPECIAL STATEMENT WAS "STEERING PUMP WEAR" AND "SUDDEN LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE." BOTH OF WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE WORD LEAK SHOULD BE COVERED AS WELL. WEAR TO ME MEAN THINGS BEING LESS THAN PERFECT AND SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE MEANS LEAK. INEXCUSABLE FOR GM TO WEASEL OUT OF FIXING THIS ISSUE COMPLETELY.

ENGINE BLOCK DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO SEEP THROUGH BLOCK.

DRIVING VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT 3 KIDS AND WIFE AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING NO NOTHING JUST STOPPED.

NUMEROUS UNCOMMANDED GEAR CHANGES....CAR BECAME STUCK IN 2ND GEAR....MOVED TO RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY...EVENT OCCURRED DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM....CAR ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE....FINALLY CAME TO AN EXIT...CAR CREEPING ALONG....PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AND STOPPED AT PUMP...WHEN TRYING TO RESTART....CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD...I WAS ABLE TO BACK TO CLEAR THE PUMP...VERY SCARY INCIDENT...INTERNET REVEALS NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE...ALL WERE INVOLVED WITH 2008 GMC ACADIAS. INCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY 5 JULY 2015. UNABLE TO ENTER DATE OF INCIDENT

WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITRAK OFF LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BOTH PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD/WOULD FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GMC ACADIA AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT/FATALITY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE DUE TO AN APPARENT DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID DOES NOT LEAK EXTERNALLY, BUT RATHER INTERNALLY TO ANOTHER COMPONENT. THIS SERIOUS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GMC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUSE BLOCK WAS CORRODED AND HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

GET ON THE FREEWAY WITH 30 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOP ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MERGE INTO EXIT RAMP. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE ANY MORE. I BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BUT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE MIDDLE ROW BUCKET SEATS WERE PULLED AND LATCHED, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE MY VEHICLE HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND I WAS ON AN INCLINE. ONCE MY VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20MPH IT HAD RE ENGAGED AND I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY GIRLFRIEND AND I AND HER 3 YOUNG CHILDREN BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY WAS 65 MPH WITH VERY LIMITED SPACE TO MERGE BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS ARE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR OUR FAMILY BUT FOR OTHERS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY BEHIND US AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND THOSE TRYING TO EXIT AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY FOR US NOBODY WAS HURT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. AFTER READING ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES I BELIEVE THAT GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS IN THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THOSE ON THE ROAD.

NOTHING IN THE CAR WILL MAKE SOUND ANYMORE. THE DOOR CHIMES DON'T WORK, THE BACKUP SENSOR DOES NOT SOUND, TURN SIGNALS DON'T MAKE SOUND AND THE RADIO IS ON BUT DOES NOT SOUND. I HAD TO RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS AND IT STILL MAKES NO SOUND.

MY VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING A STABILITRAK NOTIFICATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE I WAS TOLD BY THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER AND WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEALT WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY ISSUE THAT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CAUSE INJURY OR POSSIBLY FATALITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE OF THE CONTACT'S SISTER WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS FRACTURED AND THE SEAT DETACHED FROM ITS SPRINGS AND HINGES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK AND FACE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THIS VEHICLE LEAKS THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND IT GOES ALL AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE IT LEAKS INSIDE I'M AFRAID IT IS GOING TO REACH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO LEAKS AROUND WHERE THE BATTERY IS AT AN IT CAN CAUSE A SHORTAGE. WATER ALSO FALLS IN THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE CARPET WHERE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, I DON'T KNOW IF THE REAR ROWS ARE AFFECTED. THIS MAKES THE CAR HAVE A UGLY SMELL AND SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE IN MY OWN CAR-- IT SMELLS EXTREMELY HUMID AND HORRIBLE. THE WATER THAT LEAKS IN ALSO LEAVES NASTY MARKS AROUND THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE CAR THAT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL DEPRESSED AS SOON AS I OPEN MY DOOR AND SEE IT. THIS PROBLEM REALLY CONCERNS ME AND I'VE ALSO SEE MULTIPLE REVIEWS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN OR TAKE IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH WITHOUT WATER LEAKING INSIDE, AND I HOPE ONE DAY IT DOESN'T CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO A LOW GEAR IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING 45 MPH WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

HAVE TO REPLACE EVAPORATOR CORE BECAUSE OF LEAKS. SEEING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT PUTTERED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AS I WAS TURNING WHICH IS A BUSY STREET. IT SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. WHICH CAUSED MY CHILDREN TO SWING FORWARD AND BACK IN THERE SEAT. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THIS IS NOT SAFE!!! ACCORDING TO GMC SERVICE THE TIMING CHAIN DID NOT BREAK,WAS STRETCHED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REMOTE START WOULD NOT WORK ALONG WITH CODES BEING SET. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE REAL REASON FOR SUCH PREMATURE FAILURE AND WHAT IF ANY ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS. THERE HAS TO BE MORE THAN JUST PUTTING A NEW CHAIN ON AND CROSSING YOUR FINGERS.REALLY DO NOT BUY INTO THE THEORY OF DIRTY OIL CAUSING IT,MAYBE LACK OF OIL RESULTING FROM POOR DESIGN. I GET MY OIL CHAIN FAITHFULLY AND MAINTENANCE DONE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. I HAVE A SICK CHILD THAT NEEDS TO GET TO DR APPTS THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2007 AND 2009 MODELS WHICH GMC FIXED. MY 2008 SHOULD BE FIXED IN THE RECALL ALSO. *TR

NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR

WIPER LINKAGE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING RAIN. ORIGINAL RECALL # 08091 WORK PERFORMED IN 2008 BY DEALER, BUT LINKAGE FAILED AGAIN 2015. INDEPENDENT SHOP PERFORMED REPAIR - BUT GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR KNOWN WINDSHIELD LINKAGE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH RECALL COVERS THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA WITH SLIGHTLY UNDER 53,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ACROSS TOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY AS IF SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE GOING TO HIGH REVOLUTIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED FOR AWHILE, RESTARTED, BEGAN HEADING TOWARDS DEALERSHIP. ACCELERATION COMPLETELY FAILED AND VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH INABILITY TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALERSHIP. BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH BROKE AND SPREAD METAL BITS ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLAINT ALSO FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF PREMATURE REPAIR. *TR

JUST AFTER BUYING MY 08 ACADIA EVERYTHING ON IT WENT WRONG. BUT NOW 2 HALF YEARS LATER AND ONLY 13000 MILES I CANT TAKE ANYMORE. THE SUNROOF HAS LEAKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. I HARDLY EVER DRIVE IT DUE TO THE LEAK AND THE NOISE THE STEERING MAKES. RETURNED TO DEALER . THEY SAID DRAIN TUBES CLOGGED. STILL LEAKED. CARRIED TO BODY SHOP THEY SAID SAME THING. FIXED AGAIN. STILL LEAKS. CALLED GM DEALER TODAY SAID THEY CANT FIX IT.THEY SAID TO CALL BODY SHOP I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM. THEY SAID THAT IS WHO THEY WOULD CARRY IT TOO. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT I HAVE MOLD ISSUES. I CAN ONLY ASSUME MY AIRBAGS WONT WORK. I ALSO FIGURE WITH ALL THE WIRING WET ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. I PROMISE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY DUE TO THIS CAR GM WILL PAY. I WILL MAKE IT MY LIFE WORK TO MAKE THEM PAY. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL. INTERMITTENTLY, PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL DEACTIVATE WITH ADULT PASSENGER ON SEAT. BY 2013 WAS NEARLY CONTINUOUSLY NOT FUNCTIONING. LESS THAN 50K MILES. RECALL WAS PERFORMED (WIRES SOLDERED). NO CHANGE AFTER RECALL. DEALER STATES THAT SENSOR MODULE DEFECTIVE ($800 REPAIR). CURRENTLY IN SHOP WAITING FOR PARTS. *TR

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR SUBMERGED IN WATER. CAUSING MOTOR TO FAIL. NO DEFROST. EFFECTING FIELD OF VISION. NO SUNROOF ON THIS MODEL ACADIA. SEEMS TO BE FROM CONDENSATION. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *TR

IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING WATER AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARD AND WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND I'M AFRAID MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK PROPERLY IF I WAS EVER IN A WRECK. *TR

I BACKED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT LOST A LITTLE BIT OF POWER AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. WHEN I TURNED IT OVER THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T START AND MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO IT STARTED UP AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. LATER WHEN I DROVE IT IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOW IT STARTS WHEN I STICK THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WITHOUT TURNING IT OVER AND MY CAR STALLS OUT AND LOSES POWER AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL IN OUR CAR HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, IN PARTICULAR INITIALLY). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE MECHANIC TRIED SEVERAL REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING THE POWER STEERING FLUID AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR LEAKS IN THE POWER STEERING. (NONE WERE FOUND). THE CAR WOULD DRIVE BETTER AFTER BEING SERVICED, BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS/WEEKS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES. FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT WE COULD BARELY TURN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. WE RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED BECAUSE THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD AND HAD NOT BEEN SENDING FLUID TO THE RACK. WE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT THAT TIME (APRIL, 2014). WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THAT GMC ISSUED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS IT WAS CAUSING "AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST." WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GMC SINCE THAT TIME ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR BOTH THE PUMP AND THE RACK SINCE THE TWO ARE CLEARLY RELATED AND THEY INFORMED US THAT ONLY THE PUMP WAS COVERED (BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY RECALLED) DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PUMP IS WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE RACK AND THE RACK IS WHAT MADE OUR CAR UN-DRIVABLE. THE STEERING RACK SHOULD ALSO BE ON A RECALL LIST SINCE DAMAGE TO IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PUBLIC RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN F

IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE POWER STEERING IT'S MAKING ALOUD NOISE AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS ALSO DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

STABILITRAK SYSTEM SAYS IT IS "OFF" CAR MAKES A RECURRENT BEEPING NOISE, WARNING LIGHT TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWS. OCCURS RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME OF DAY. NO LEAKS FROM CAR, STILL BRAKES WELL. *TR