NHTSA Complaint #10633263 — 2012 GMC ACADIA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10633263 |
| Vehicle | 2012 GMC ACADIA |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 48,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE FOR A WHILE NOW. THE CAR WILL CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SEATBELT AS WELL AS TODAY WHILE I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS HITTING THE GAS PEDAL I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO [XXX] ON ANOTHER OCCASION BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEFT THE GAS STATION FILLING THE TANK UP I GOT IN THE TRUCK PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST DIED OUT IN 45 MPH TRAFFIC I TOOK IT IN AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME IS IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN NOT HELP ME HOW IS THIS SAFE NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO CUT OFF. I HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER JUST GO UP AND DOWN AS I'M DRIVING AS WELL AS THE RADIO WOULD JUST START TO SHIFT FROM AUXILIARY TO CD TO RADIO WITHOUT EVER BEING TOUCHED. IF I HIT A POTHOLE LIGHTS START FLASHING THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BUT I'M BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM HOW IS THIS ON MY SHOULDERS I'M PAYING FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS NOT WORTH THE PAPER IT'S PRINTED ON. IT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SOMETHING THEY JUST DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR. BUT I CAN NOT KEEP PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND GMC WILL NOT HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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