NHTSA Complaint #11033257 — 2010 GMC ACADIA
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11033257 |
| Vehicle | 2010 GMC ACADIA |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE TRACTION SAFETY CAME ON AS I MAY HAVE SLED ON SOME VERY WET LEAVES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, AS I GATHERED MYSELF AND GOT THE CAR READY TO DRIVE OFF THE TIRES STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL I AWESOME TRYING TO GET TRACTION THEN THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED AND THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING. THEN THE VEHICLE SWITCH GEARS AND THE CAR BEGIN TO GO IN A JERKY MOVEMENT AT 6 TO 8 MPH THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO NORMAL GEAR. AFTER PRAYING I MAKE IT TO MY DOOR THE DASH THEN SAID CALIBRATE VEHICLE BY DRIVING IN A CIRCLE. THE CAR CUT OFF TWICE BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START RIGHT UP THEN THE DASH STATED ENGINE IS HOT TURN AIR OFF. NO AIR WAS ON AT ALL. THE THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE NEEDLES WERE FLIPPING UP AND DOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I COULD NOT SEEM TO GAIN TRACTION ONLY IN REVERSE AND NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION. CAN YOU SEE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS I SEARCHED TO SEE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO ALL DRIVERS. GMC NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR SO CALLED SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE NOT SAFE AT ALL. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITION AND THE CAR LOSING TRACTION AND THE TIRES SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE COMPUTER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE HELP
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