2014 GMC Acadia complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY ACADIA SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 5 IN WASHINGTON, THE DASHBOARD "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON, AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY GMC DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER AIRBAGS. I AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED AND WILL COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID THE CAUSE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTIONS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THAT THE GMC TECHNICIAN HAD TO CUT AND RESOLDER THE CONNECTIONS AND REATTACH THEM, IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THE AUXILIARY EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR ON GMC ACADIA'S EMITS BRUSH DUST THAT CONTAINS COPPER PARTICLES. THESE COPPER PARTICLES ARE BLOWN ONTO THE EVAPORATOR CORE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH FREQUENTLY LEADS TO CORROSION AND CREATES A REFRIGERANT LEAK, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO STOP WORKING OR ONLY BLOW HOT OR WARM AIR. THE EVAPORATOR ON MY 2014 ACADIA HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ONCE AT 44,235 MILES AND JUST RECENTLY AT 84,510 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I SPOKE WITH SHARED WITH ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA'S BUT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. THESE EVAPORATORS SHOULD BE FINE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE IS A CLEAR DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING THAT IS CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO FAIL. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IT IS A DEFECT ISSUE THAT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AS A RESULT OF THIS AC FAILURE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND GET GM TO REPLACE ANY FURTHER FAILURES FOR ALL ACADIA OWNERS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RETAINING WATER. DURING ONE INSTANCE, WATER LEAKED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. DOMINION CHEVROLET (9630 RED ARROW HWY, BRIDGMAN, MI) DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL ON THE WINDOWS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,900.

HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION IS LIMITED AND PREVENTS DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE UPCOMING ROAD CONDITIONS, CURVES, ELEVATION, ANIMALS OR HUMANS IN THE ROAD AND HAZARDS. WITHOUT TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. THERE IS A DISTINCT CUT OFF OF LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE AREA ILLUMINATED THAT IS NOT COMMONLY SEEN IN OTHER VEHICLES AND THIS LIMITS HOW FAR AHEAD YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE.

8/28/18 - VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY HAD JERKING/SHAKING AT AROUND 40MPH WITH VARIOUS SERVICE MESSAGES - STABILITRAK, TRACTION ON, TRACTION OFF, AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE. TRACTION SKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE ABOVE 40 MPH, NO MORE JERKING. SPEEDOMETER WAS FLYING UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. ONCE PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR AN HOUR, I STARTED VEHICLE AND NO ISSUES. DROVE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT DEFINITELY FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO STALL. NOW I'M NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I'M SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS OCCURRED ON LOCAL STREETS WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMITS.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COIL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DESIGN HAS CLOSE PROXIMITY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS CAN RESULT IN ACCELERATED CONTAMINATION FOR THE UN BURNED FUEL ENTERING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS RESULTING IN ENGINE OR CONVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE

THE AUXILIARY EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR ON GMC ACADIAS EMITS BRUSH DUST THAT CONTAINS COPPER PARTICLES. THESE COPPER PARTICLES ARE BLOWN ONTO THE EVAPORATOR CORE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH FREQUENTLY LEADS TO CORROSION AND CREATES A REFRIGERANT LEAK, CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO STOP WORKING OR ONLY BLOW WARM AIR. THE EVAPORATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY ACADIA AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON JULY 30, 2018 (POTENTIALLY SOONER, BUT I NOTICED THE LACK OF COLD AIR ON THE 30TH). THE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN THAT I SPOKE WITH SHARED WITH ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIAS BUT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS MANY DIFFERENT ACADIA OWNERS SHARING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY HAVE TO FREQUENTLY PAY TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THESE EVAPORATORS SHOULD BE FINE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE IS A CLEAR DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING THAT IS CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO FAIL. WHILE THIS MIGHT NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN OR COMPLAINT, I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVE GREAT CONCERNS OVER DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN THE SUMMER WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PLEASE TAKE MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY AND INVESTIGATE THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GMC-ACADIA.HTML HTTPS://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/10057/GMC/ACADIA/GMC-ACADIA-HEATING-COOLING-PROBLEMS/P3 HTTPS://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/8-GMC-ACADIA/8218-C-LOSING-REFRIGER

STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON.

"TAKATA RECALL" ON TUESDAY JUNE 19 I HAD PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY JUST BEFORE MY GARAGE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO UNLOAD AND PREPARE TO TRANSFER MY ONE KID AND THEN THE OTHER. IT WAS 100 DEGREE WEATHER SO HAD TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO BEING IN PARK, MY CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD WITH NO ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL. MY CAR DROVE OFF MY RETAINING WALL AND LANDED VERTICALLY WITH MY CHILDREN SUSPENDED IN THEIR CAR SEATS. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS RESPONDED. I HAVE VIDEO AND WILL HOLD OFF FIXING THE DAMAGE OF VEHICLE SO THAT THE FEDS CAN INVESTIGATE. GMC ALSO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE TO SUBMIT MY SECURITY FOOTAGE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO SEPARATE CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS ON IT TWICE ALREADY. THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT OR DIM WHILE DRIVING OR IN IDLE AT TIMES.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT MISS-SHIFTS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER IT IS ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, FROM TIME TO TIME, IT WILL FEEL LIKE THE SUV PULLS BACK OR "SKIPS A BEAT."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS AND SERVICE FRONT CAMERA WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ROGERS AUTO GROUP CHICAGO (2720 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY COME ON. THE ISSUES HAS CAUSED THE LOST OF CRUISE CONTROL AND HIGH RISE OF MY ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING DUE TO A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILING. THE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE WHEN THIS LITTLE OF MILEAGE ON IT. THE CAR STARTED THIS ALL OF SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE STREET AND ONCE THE CAR IS IN GEAR ON ANY STREET SURFACE. THE RISK OF LOSING MY ABS HAS CAUSED MY NOT TO WANT TO DRIVE IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. MANY HAVE REPORTED ON DIFFERENT FORUMS OF THIS ISSUE AT A LOW MILEAGE. NO CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS SENSOR ISSUE "IF THAT IS WHAT IT TRULY IS" AT THIS YEARLY OF ITS LIVE SPAN AND LOW OF MILEAGE.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION CAME ON AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND.

MY STEERING FLUID PUMP BROKE AND THE TUBE HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH LEAKED. CAR MADE NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. COMPLAINED TO GMC BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON AND THE REAR SUN ROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE AND MY EAR IN STILL HURTING FROM THE SOUND. THE SUNROOF SCREEN WAS CLOSED, BUT THE GLASS HAS NOT BROKEN APART AND FALLEN YET. IT IS SHATTERED ON THE UNDERSIDE IN HUNDREDS OF PIECES. THE TOP SHOWS LONG CRACKS ALL OVER. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A POINT WHERE SOMETHING HIT IT. THE CRACK LINES SEEM RANDOM.

CAR SAYS TO SERVICE AIR BAG AND WHEN I TAKE OFF AT TIMES OR PUT IT IN DRIVE THE CAR PULLS ON ME LIKE THE TRANSMISIN IS SLIPPING

NEARLY GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS MOVING ON A CITY STREET. THERE ONLY A COUPLE SCRATCHES BUT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE GEAR CHANGER HAS A SILVER DESIGN AROUND THE BOTTOM AND THE SUN WAS SHINING INTO MY EYES. I WAS JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT.

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING. SIDE IMPACT WARNING SYSTEM FAILURE.

GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES CRACKED BETWEEN THE TREADS (ALL 4 TIRES) TIRE SIZE: P255/65R18 INSTALLED ON 2014 GMC ACADIA SLE 2 4DR SUV VIN:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR

I HAD JUST PICKED UP 250 PIECES OF CHICKEN FROM GIANT EAGLE TO FEED THE HOMELESS AT THE YWCA AND PLACED THE BOXES IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. AS I DROVE DOWN THE STREET THE WINDOW BEGAN TO FOG SO I TURNED ON THE DEFROST. WITHIN MINUTES OF TURNING ON THE DEFROST, THE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO PIECES. I ENDED UP HAVING TO THROW AWAY OVER 100 PIECES OF CHICKEN, BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE, BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT ASSIST. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CANDICE AT GMC, @866-790-3600 EXT 5923331, I WAS TOLD THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED DOES NOT COVER GLASS. I BOUGH THE CAR USED ALMOST A YEAR AGO, PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE, SO WHY DOESN'T IT COVER GLASS? WHAT IS EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING TO ME IS HOW DOES A WINDOW JUST SHATTER? THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER GMC VEHICLES AND PERHAPS THIS NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BEFORE IT WILL BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED.

WHEN STOPED ON A HILL THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL & THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARD DOWN HILL WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A GMC DEALER &A THEY TOLD US THEY DROVE A 2013 ACADIA & A 2015 BUICK WITH THE SAME DRIVE TRAIN AS OURS & BOTH CARS ROLLED BACK LIKE OURS SO THEY DETERMINED IT WAS "NORMAL"! I WAS A FORD TECH FOR 32 YEARS AND NEVER RAN INTO A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, I DO NOT FEEL IT'S NORMAL. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE ROLL BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR OR HIT SOMEONE WHO WALKS BEHIND THE CAR?? THIS HAS HAPPENED COMING OUT OF PARKING LOTS NEAR OUR HOUSE, & IT HAPPENED ON I 40 WHEN WE WERE GOING TO TEXAS FOR VACATION THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AHEAD OF US & WE WERE STUCK IN THE HILLS OUTSIDE WILLIAMS ARIZ I HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE & THE OTHER ON THE GAS TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

"TAKATA RECALL" - I HAVE A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH STAYS LIT

POWERED LIFT GATE RAISES NORMALLY BUT ABRUPTLY CLOSES WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP OF THE OPENING CYCLE

MOTOR CRANKS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHEN STARTING AND ENGINE RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING. ALSO VEHICLE HAS AN ODD SMELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

"TAKATA RECALL" MESSAGE AIR BAG COMES ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CONNECTOR HAD HIGH RESISTANCE (CODE B001E-0D). DEALERSHIP REMOVED AIRBAG CONNECTORS, TRACED WIRED, AND SPLICED WIRES TOGETHER. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I READ ABOUT FOR THE 2013 ACADIA MODELS. MY ACADIA IS A 2014 MODEL AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RE-REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR, IT WAS VERY COSTLY FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO JUST CUT AND SPLICE WIRES.

STEERING FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN STEERING STIFFENED UP. FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.

"TAKATA RECALL" CRANK ISSUE. CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING TO LOCAL RURAL KING. DEALER BROUGHT CHARGE PACK AND GOT IT GOING. WILL BE TAKING IT IN FOR TESTING. ACADIA WAS PARKED AND LOCKED BEFORE ENTERING STORE WOULDN'T START ON RETURN TO CAR TO LEAVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND THERE WAS EXTREME HEAT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS: (1) 1ST LIBERTY GMC IN PEORIA, AZ AND (2) DESERT SUN GMC IN ALAMO GORDO, NM. THE FIRST DEALER NOTICED A LEAK, REPLACED A LINE, RECHARGED THE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FIRST DEALER WHO REPEATED THE SAME SOLUTION, WHICH PROVIDED NO REMEDY AS THE HOT AIR CONTINUED TO EMIT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SECOND DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO FOLLOW UP WITH A RESPONSE WITHIN 48 HRS AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING GOING AROUND THE CURVE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE OOUT OF HARMS WAY TO ENSURE MY DAUGHTER WAS SAFE. MY SPEED WENT FROM 55 TO 20 IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. LOSS OF POWER ON ANY VEHICLE IS SCARY BUT THIS IS IS VERY SERIOUS AND SOMETHING NEED TO DONE TO RECTIFY THESE VEHICLE ISSUES. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOME IS INJURE OR KILLED. THANK YOU.

THE 2014 GMC ACADIA SLT1 HAS THE LATCH SAFETY SYSTEM ON CAPTAINS CHAIRS ONLY, NOT ON THE 3RD ROW SEATING. IF YOU HAVE TWO CAR SEATS OCCUPYING 2ND ROW CAPTAINS CHAIRS YOU CAN NOT FOLD THE SEATS TO ACCESS THE THIRD ROW. THIS IS A SURPRISING DESIGN FLAW; CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE TARGETS FAMILIES.

IN 2016, A GMC DEALER SOLD ME, AND ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL, AN UPDATE FOR MY "INFOTAINMENT" GPS SYSTEM ON MY 2014 ACADIA DENALI. THE RESULT WAS LOSS OF VEHICLE USAGE ON THREE SEPARATE SERVICE DATES TOTALING 15 DAYS. THE REASON FOR SEVERAL SERVICE DATES WAS CAUSED BY THE GPS SOFTWARE AND THE INABILITY TO NOT ONLY DOWNLOAD THE GPS UPDATE TO THE "INFOTAINMENT" SYSTEM, BUT IN THE PROCESS, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE "INFOTAINMENT" SYSTEM; INCLUDING, NAVIGATION FEATURES, THE HANDS-FREE USE OF ONES' CELL PHONE, VOICE COMMANDS, AND RADIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS, AS WELL. THE ELECTRONIC DAMAGE REQUIRED THE REPEATED REPLACEMENT (3) OF THE ENTIRE "INFOTAINMENT" SYSTEM WHEN GMC DETERMINED THAT THE GPS UPDATE SOFTWARE WAS THE PROBLEM. WHILE ONE WOULD EXPECT GMC TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT HAS NOW BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A GPS SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE UPDATED. TO DATE, GMC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A GPS UPDATE; ONLY EMAILS APOLOGIZING FOR THE INCONVENIENCE WITH UNRELIABLE MOVING TARGET DATES STATING WHEN THE UPDATE WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT IS IRONIC THAT I MUST RESORT TO THE USE OF A DEPENDABLE, READILY UPDATED $300 PORTABLE GARMIN GPS FOR MY EXTENSIVE TRAVELS AROUND THE COUNTRY. FOR THOSE OF US THAT MUST TRAVEL, I SUGGEST A ALTERNATE MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE THAT HAS A MORE RESPONSIVE MANUFACTURER, AND SERVICEABLE VEHICLE ACCESSORY SYSTEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

ON MARCH 15, 2017 OUR 2014 GMC ACADIA SPONTANEOUSLY LOST STEERING POWER ASSIST AS I WAS MAKING A TURN AT AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER ASSIST 15 TO 20 SECONDS LATER. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MILES, IT APPEARED TO LOSE THE POWER ASSIST ONLY WHEN AT LOW IDLE AND OTHERWISE DROVE FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND YEAR BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY RECALLS FOR IT.

MAY 2016 VEHICLE DISPLAYED, FLASHED ENGINE CODES AND WARNING LIGHTS, THEN STALLED ON FREEWAY, RESTARTED AND DISPLAYED SERVICE SENSOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. FEBRUARY 14, 2017 ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED AND DASH DISPLAYED SERVICE SENSOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS OFF. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, DRIVING ROUGH AND MISFIRING. CODE PO300 IN ECM HISTORY. MISFIRE HISTORY SHOWED ALL CYLINDERS HAVE MISFIRED BUT CYLINDER 6 HAD 11000 MISFIRES SET IN HISTORY. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IGNITION COIL 2.170 WAS REPLACED, AT MY COST.

THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THEN A MESSAGE DISPLAYING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK." THEN VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN AND CANNOT TRAVEL ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO PULLED THE CODE INDICATING IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. CHARGED US $120 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESURFACE HOURS LATER. NOW WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY PART TO ARRIVE, WHICH THEY INSIST WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ROUGHLY $350 PARTS AND LABOR. SHOP ALSO INFORMED US PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CIRCUMVENTED BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. OFTEN THE ENGINE WILL NO LONGER BE IN REDUCED POWER MODE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 20 MINUTES, THEN WILL THROW THE MESSAGE AND REPEAT THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES WERE UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN SOLVED AND CASE COULD CLOSED. *CN

AS I AM ACCELERATING UP ANY SORT OF INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STRONGLY JERKS UNTIL I APPLY MORE GAS. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

SIDE COLLISION LIGHTS IN MIRRORS CAME ON SOLID AMBER, AND COMPUTER MESSAGE STATED TO SERVICE SIDE COLLISION SYSTEM, WENT TO GMC DEALER , THEY HAD TO REPLACE TWO MODULES LOCATED UNDER REAR BUMPER, PART # 22960672, $243.39 EACH. DEALER STATED CAUSE WAS WATER DAMAGE, 12 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY 21000, MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY, STATED RECALL FOR PROBLEM BUT NO LONGER IN EFFECT, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR THIS NEW. CALLED GMC,THEY STATED. THEY WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO THE FACT I PAID FOR REPAIR. EXPLAINED I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED TO DRIVE. GMC DENIED CLAIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 53 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB, A BRUISED HEART, LEFT THIGH, AND HIPS, A BROKEN LEFT ARM, AND CUTS AND LACERATIONS FROM THE GLASS INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A BIG RIG BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND NO INDICATOR LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I WAS PUT IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 36,000 MILES. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH GMC ACADIA VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR JUST AFTER THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY ENDS. THE STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND THE COST TO FIX IS OVER $2,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AROUND 40MPH ON SURFACE STREETS. . THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR RESTARTED BUT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20MPH AND THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AT 60K MILES. THE COST WAS $945 AND IT SEEM TO BE FIXED BUT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 60K MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED CERTIFIED 2014 ACADIA 4 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF HAVING IT THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE. EXAMPLES ARE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, GOING UP OR DOWN AN INCLINE. THE TRUCK STUTTERS AND EITHER SHUTS OFF OR CATCHES ITSELF. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 3 TIMES AND IT'S NEVER FIXED. MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE STALLING OR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW IT'S EVERYDAY ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE WHAT I'M DESCRIBING. IT HAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HAD TO HURRY UP AND HIT THE HAZARD LIGHTS SO I HAD TIME TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HOWEVER AS LONG AS I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT'S FINE. JUST WHEN I'M GOING LESS THAN 35 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A GMC MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. ..UPDATED 02/03/17 *BF *TR

WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR ITEMS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM RECALLS SINCE 2015. AT ONE POINT WE WERE ASKED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND SEE IF THE LIGHT GOES OUT ONCE THE CAR IS RE-STARTED. WELL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T GO OUT. I AM WAITING FOR IT TO RANDOMLY DEPLOY WHILE MY WIFE OR MYSELF ARE DRIVING IT.

THIS IS A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE LIFTGATE OF THE TRUNK BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT CRUSHED ON IT AS I WAS TRYING TO LOAD GROCERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ON EITHER SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A JERK AND ROUGHNESS TO IT. FLUID CHECKED OUT WITHIN THE OPERATING RANGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A LEAK STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP/RACK AND PINION. MILEAGE IS AROUND 43000. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AFTER READING ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 FOR AROUND AN HOUR WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE ROAD WAS WET SO I DIDN'T WANT TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. I WAS TRYING AS HARD AS I COULD TO TRY AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT COULDN'T. I TAPPED THE BRAKES 2 TIMES AND THEN HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD OR I WOULD HAVE HIT OTHER VEHICLES. MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND THEN CRASHED HEAD INTO THE GUARDRAIL. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL SO HARD IT RIPPED UP THE CONCRETE AND BOUNCED MY VEHICLE BACK INTO THE INTERSTATE. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND WAS TRYING TO HELP ME GET MY CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE BUT NEITHER OF US COULD GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. IT WAS STILL LOCKED UP TURNED TO THE RIGHT. MY HUSBAND WAS A FEW VEHICLES BACK AND HE PULLED OVER AND WAS ALSO TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER YANKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES AS HARD AS HE COULD, IT FINALLY MADE A BIG POP AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES WERE FREE SO WE COULD TURN THE WHEEL TO GET MY CAR ON SIDE THE ROAD.