NHTSA Complaint #10653643 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

I JUST PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE MONTH AGO. WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT RAINS ALOT. THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WE EXPERIENCED WATER DRIPPING ALL OVER OUR SEATS, FLOOR, AND IN CORNERS OF WINDOWS WHEN WE DROVE IT GETTING MY 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF WET. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL AT FIRST SINCE I FIGURED IT WAS A MINOR LEAK I COULD EASILY FIX. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I NOTICED MY FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. I ALSO FIGURED IT WAS A TYPICAL VEHICLE ISSUE. UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO I TRIED TO START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START, I KNEW IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE BATTERY, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE , WAS SUBMERGED WITH WATER. THE BATTERY WAS TAKEN AND CHECKED OUT GOOD OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE THAT THERE PLENTY OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS IN PLACE NOW. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS ITS AFFECTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD,4 YEAR OLD, AND A 5 YEAR OLD. MY 5 YEAR OLD HAS HEALTH ISSUES AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN HOPES TO HAVE A RELIABLE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS IN THE U.S. NAVY AND IS AWAY ALOT ON DEPLOYMENTS AND UNDERWAYS. THE RAIN DRAINING INSIDE ALSO CAUSES MOLD WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US ALMOST 1,000$ TO REPAIR THIS. THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO FIX THIS PERMANENTLY SO THEY REFERRED ME TO THE BODY SHOP. *TR