NHTSA Complaint #10344735 — 2009 GMC ACADIA

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC, POWER ASSISTED REAR HATCH BACK DOOR OPENER. WHEN IT OPERATES PROPERLY, THE DOOR CLOSES SLOWLY, USING THE STRUTS FOR DOWNWARD RESISTANCE. NOW HOWEVER, THE HATCH WILL OPEN, BUT THEN ABRUPTLY SHUT, OFTEN WITH GREAT FORCE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR. THE FORCE IS GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE HARM, AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO A SMALL PERSON. THIS IS A FULL SIZED SUV, AND THE REAR HATCH INCLUDES THE DOOR AND GLASS, AND IS VERY HEAVY BY ITSELF. 2ND. ITEM - THIS VEHICLE HAS REMOTE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS AND DISPLAYS A WARNING ON THE DASH IF A TIRE PRESSURE GETS TOO LOW. THE PROBLEM IS THE DEVICE DOES NOT REFLECT THE PROPER TIRE, IT WILL INDICATE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE IS TOO LOW, WHEN IN ACTUALITY, IT IS THE REAR LEFT. THUS, THE DEVICE DOES NOT WORK, WHICH WOULD LEAD SOMEONE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A VERY LOW REAR TIRE, THINKING ALL TIRES WERE FINE, BECAUSE WHEN THEY CHECKED THE FRONT TIRE THAT WAS SHOWN TO BE LOW, IT WAS ACTUALLY OK. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTLY REPORTING THE RIGHT TIRE. *TR