2008 GMC ACADIA Electrical System Problems

WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE A LOUD POP WOULD OCCUR. SIGNALS, CLOCK,STEREO, DOME LIGHT, BATTERY GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE STEREO AND AMPLIFIER ($1500 ). THEN IF I LEFT ACADIA IN THE RAIN I WOULD FIND A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A DROP OF WATER ON THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE SUN ROOF TUBES WERE BLOCKED SO I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO GLASS PLACE AND HAD THE TUBES CLEANED OUT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE POWER IN VEHICLE AGAIN. JUST WENT ON A TRIP AND HAD TO PARK OUTSIDE IN PARKING AREA AND HAD A REAL PUDDLE ON MY MAT AND UNDERNEATH THE MAT. TODAY I CALLED AN AUTO WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE LEAKING...

IN 2011, OUR ACADIA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING BURNT. WE HAD THAT REPLACED. AFTER THE HEADLIGHT, WE STARTED NOTICING THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOTIFYING US THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. NONE OF THE SOUNDS WHERE COMING ON IN THE CAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE NOT WEARING YOUR SEATBELT THE "DINGING" DID NOT HAPPEN. I TOOK THE ACADIA IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CELL PHONE THAT TRIGGERED THE DEFECT. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER IF GMC KNEW OF THE DEFECTS WHY NOT BE UP FRONT WITH US. MY FAMILY AND I TRAVEL PLENTY. SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN, WE BOUGHT THE ACADIA FAITHFULLY AND HOPES GMC PROVIDES THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE. *JS

TURNED OFF VEHICLE WHEN ARRIVED HOME. OPENED THE DOOR AND REALIZED CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, KEYS WERE IN MY HAND. PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND JIGGLED, NOTHING HAPPENED, CAR STILL RUNNING. TURNED KEY TO MIDDLE AND THEN TO START, TURNED OFF AGAIN AND CAR FINALLY SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START AGAIN TO SEE IF HAPPENED AND THE YELLOW LIGHT (MALFUNCTION LIGHT) CAME ON. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND RECALL 14030 THAT I JUST RECEIVED IN THE MAIL, THEY CAN'T GET ME IN UNTIL JULY 11TH. A FEW HOURS LATER I WENT OUT TO CAR TO PUT ACADIA MANUAL AND GROCERY BAGS BACK IN VEHICLE, UNABLE TO UNLOCK BACK DOOR WITH REMOTE. TRIED TO START CAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT CLICKING NOISE AND THE YELLOW MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. ODOMETER READING ABOVE IS ESTIMATE BECAUSE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED POWERED ON AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY TO NO AVAIL. THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE CABIN ENTERING THROUGH PANORAMIC SUNROOF AND ENDING IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE CAUSING MULTIPLE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO TURN ON AND INOPERABLE AT TIMES WHEN LIT. ON TWO INSTANCES VEHICLE UNABLE TO START TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER A FEW DAYS AND UNABLE TO REPLICATE WAS SENT HOME. CURRENTLY BREAKS AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND UNABLE TO OPERATE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

WATER SLOSHING UNDER THE GLOVE BOX, AND GETTING ON PASSENGER'S SHOES. PULLED PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND BLOWER MOTOR TO FIND IT COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER (SAME AS DESCRIBED AT THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI). TURNS OUT THE SUNROOF DRAIN IS CLOGGED AND THE INTERIOR IS FILLING WITH WATER (LIKE IN THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MXZYGDLLN-U). THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT IS FULL OF WATER. *TR

1. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR AT 60MPH AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL DRIVER THREW CAR TO NEUTRAL AS BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE 2. AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONAL 3. TPMS IS INOPERABLE LIGHT ALWAYS ON 4. SEATS ARE COMPOSED OF POLYURETHANE MOLDED FOAM CAUSING AN ARRAY OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN AS CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT 5. BRAKES ENGAGE DURING HIGH SPEEDS RANDOMLY CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE 6. HEAVY METALS/AIR PLANE PARTS FOUND IN MANY PLACES OF CAR 7. FUMES INSIDE CONSTANTLY IMPROPERLY ROUTED FUEL/EMISSION SYSTEM? 8. TRANSMITTERS, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS FM TRANSMITTER IN KEY IS ATTACHED, SHOULD NOT BE A HYBRID OR GRID OPERATED VEHICLE. SPRAY FOAM AND WELDED METAL COMPOSED MUCH OF VEHICLE. MEDICAL WHITE PACKING IN MUCH OF GAPS WITH A CONTAMINATED SMELL 9. LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPAIR DAMAGE, OWNER FILED BANKRUPTCY LOTS OF...

SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR

HEADLAMP WIRING MELTED THE HEADLAMP MODULE AND BULB RECEPTACLE THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SERVICE DIRECTIVE ON THIS THAT EXPIRED ON 12/31 BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY $240 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 18, 2014, HE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DESPITE REPEATED EFFORTS, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS BINDING. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 321.85. *JB

BOUGHT THIS LIFE ALTERING MESS OF A VEHICLE IN JUNE 2013 WITH 77K MILES. SINCE THAT TIME A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ISSUES HAVE AROSE AND COST ME FOR THAN JUST MONEY. WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED (I NOW SEE THAT WAS A RECALL) CONSTANT ELECTRIC ISSUES IN USING BEEPING, LIGHTING UP AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, NOT REGISTERING A GROWN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DID COVER THAT CHARGE WHICH WAS NO HELP WITH THE REAR END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $3000. TRANSMISSION STILL (BEFORE LEAK "FIXED") AND AFTER WILL READ IDLE TRANSMISSION HOT AT MANY TIMES. LEAKING WATER WHEN WE RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS. LEAKING COMES FROM DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG "LABEL") I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRAPPED BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAD WORKED AND SAVED SO HARD FOR JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY JOB! I NEED MY VEHICLE...

MY 2008 ACADIA TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I EXITED A HIGHWAY (70 MPH) AND WAS GOING UP THE EXIT RAMP. IT BEGAN BUCKING LIKE A HORSE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PUT IN IT AFTER ONLY 56K MILES. ALSO HAVE HAD THE SUNROOF / MOON ROOF TRAYS OVERFLOW BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE TUBES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO DRAIN ALL THE WATER FROM THE TRAYS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPLACE IT. NOW WATER HAS ENTERED MY VEHICLE CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL BOX TO BECOME WET CAUSING THE HORN TO BLOW RANDOMLY AND THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED 08/12/11 AND 06/06/12. IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT. LIVING IN THE NORTH IN THE WINTER TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOW IF THE BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I FELT WATER DRIP FROM OVERHEAD AND HEARD SLOSHING NOISES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WATER BEGAN LEAKING FROM AIRBAG INDICIA. THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. IMAGINE HOW UNSAFE TO TURN OFF A VEHICLE, REMOVE THE KEY AND THE ENGINE TO REMAIN RUNNING. BEFORE I COULD GET TO SERVICE, THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETED TO BELOW ZERO, AND I COULD NOT GET THE DEFROSTER TO WORK. I SCRAPED THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDOWS, BUT WITHOUT HEAT, FOGGED AGAIN. ZERO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE POINTS WHERE WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CAR, WREAKING HAVOC WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HVAC, DEFROSTER. SERVICE TECH SAID THERE WAS "BLOWER MOWER" FAILURE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED MY VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS AS GMC ACADIA CAMPAIGN 08207, WITH FAILURE OF SUNROOF PART 25930220, WHICH AFFECTED LIMITED VIN NUMBERS. WE ALSO DISCOVERED THE AIRBAGS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AND FINALLY WENT OUT AT 108,000 MILES, SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. GM DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LABOR COST US SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. NOW AT 170,000 MILES, THIS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. IT STICKS IN LOW SPEED AND THEN OVERHEATS DRIVING 65MPH IN 40DEG WEATHER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE FIXED FIRST, BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF $1944. THEY ALSO SAID THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DIDN'T STORE THE NUMEROUS OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION EVENTS THAT BEGAN OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 108,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PROBABLY OK AND THAT THE OVERHEATING IS DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON, BUT HE THEN COULDN'T EVEN GUESS AT WHAT THE OTHER REASONS MIGHT BE! THE FLUID LEVEL IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING DUE TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION, BULB WAS CHANGED AND STILL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. PROBLEM SEEMS ROOTED IN MANUFACTURER'S WIRE HARNESS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING.

HAD TO WAIT TO GIVE MY DAUGHTER A RIDE. SAT IN THE POURING RAIN FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD AND WATER POURED DOWN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE INSIDE. WATER ALSO CAME IN FROM THE FRONT LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG AND THE VISOR ARM. ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB ON LOW SPEED SLOW DOWN. OUR AREA OF TEXAS IS DROUGHT PRONE SO NO MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN UNTIL JULY 14-16. WATER POURS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. WATER FROM CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND UNDER THE DASH. STANDING WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARD. OBD LIGHT IS ON AND MY PARKING BREAK WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. PARK ASSIST GOES ON AND OFF. THE WARNING CHIME COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T TURN OFF. NO TELLING HOW MUCH DAMAGE ALL OF THIS WILL CAUSE. I HAVE ONE MORE PAYMENT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, THE STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS FAILED ALONG WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE OTHER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS OVER HEATING AND CAUSING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO MELT. INCIDENCES ON 8-1-09 8-15-09 4-8-10 AND 11-15-12. AND AGAIN IN 2013. THE FACT THAT THERE IS ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE ASSEMBLY TO THE HOUSING TELLS ME THERE IS POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN AND MECHANICAL FLAW OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER END OF THIS IS THAT ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF FIRE, THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN REQUIRES THE ENTIRE FRONT GRILL TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND HOUSING. THIS LABOR INTENSIVE METHOD MEANS THAT REPLACING THIS PART CAN COST UPWARD OF $900. AND IT STILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE INITIAL PROBLEM OF THE OVERHEATING THAT CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT INTO THE HOUSING. SO YOU ARE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND HOPE THAT IT IS WITHIN...

WHILE OUT SHOPPING WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO DEPART FOR THE MALL, THE IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, I REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE CAR REMAINED ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY; I ASSUME AS IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF. I INSERTED THE KEY, SHIFTED INTO TO REVERSE, PULLED OUT OF SPOT AND THEN BACK IN AGAIN. PROCEEDED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND AGAIN, KEY REMOVED BUT CAR STILL RUNNING. AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING ALONG WITH LOUD NOISES BEGAN. AFRAID, I INSTRUCTED MY CHILDREN TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. WE GOT A COMFORTABLE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO WATCH. IT TOOK 25 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO SHUT TOTALLY DOWN. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR, AS I OPENED THE DOOR, I NOTICED THE WARNING SOUND AS IF...

2008 GMC ACADIA- STEERING PROBLEMS!!- 65,000 STARTED NOTICING POWER STEERING LOSS WHEN SLOW TURNING SOMETIMES...OFF AND ON...THEN GOT MORE OFTEN AND MUCH WORSE...REPLACED RACK ($300).....PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED...NEXT TRYING TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP ($$ YET TO FIND OUT)...RECALL ON HEADLIGHT- SOCKET MELTED AND REPLACED....AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME OFF AND ON...TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY TRACK, AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. NO SOUND...TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE RADIO. REPLACED RADIO($450), STILL DIDN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP STATED AMP BLEW AND NEEDED NEW AMP ($400)...THOUGHT IT WAS THE AMP THE ENTIRE TIME DUE TO THE CD PLAYER WORKING VISUALLY, BUT NO SOUND IN ENTIRE VEHICLE FOR ANY ELECTRONIC FEATURE. SHIFTING RANDOMLY WHEN GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. GAS MILEAGE HORRIBLE-- ABOUT 14 TO 14 .5MPG-- MUCH WORSE THAN WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT AT 48,000...LOVE THE LOOK AND WHEN IT WORKS....WHY IS THERE NO RECALL WILL THE POWER...

WE WERE PARKED WITH THE BACK END UP ON A SLOPE, WHEN WE WENT DOWN ONTO LEVEL GROUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER CAME IN BETWEEN OUR WINDSHIELD AND CEILING- IT POURED ONTO OUR PASSENGER SIDE DASH. WE THOUGHT WE GOT ALL THE WATER SOAKED UP RIGHT AWAY. THE NEXT MORNING OUR CAR WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND WOULDN'T START. IT WOULDN'T GIVE THE KEY BACK. WHEN WE JUMPED IT- IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. WE HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY- VERY DANGEROUS. THIS WENT ON FOR DAYS. *TR

MY VEHICLE SAT OUT IN THE RAIN OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I GOT TO WORK I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, SO I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF ONLY THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I TURNED THE KEY OVER AND THEN BACK AND THEN AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE STOPPED. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR THAT EVENING AFTER WORK MY CAR WAS DEAD. IT TOOK TWO GUYS 30 MINUTES TO GET MY BATTERY TO CHARGE. ONCE MY BATTERY WAS CHARGED MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR WAS DEAD WHEN I TURNED THE KEY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TURNED ON AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY...

OUR VEHICLE SAT OUT IN THE RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS BECAUSE WE WERE AT OUR DAUGHTER'S SPORTING EVENT IN ANOTHER TOWN. WHEN WE CAME BACK TO OUR VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, WE NOTICED THE CARPET WAS WET AND WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED FORWARD WATER BEGAN TO COME OUT OF BOTH THE THIRD ROW LIGHT AND SEATBELTS. WE DID OUR BEST TO CLEAN THE WATER UP AND PLANNED ON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS WE COULD. WE DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING AS THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE AND WHEN MY HUSBAND SHUT OFF THE CAR HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. WE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE ENDED UP CONTACTING A TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER A MONTH OF...

VEHICLE LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS ONTO DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. WATER LEAKS INTO AIRBAGS AND VISORS. AFTER RAINS, VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED. VEHICLE ROLLS SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE IN PARK OR WHEN IN GEAR. TRANSMISSION SKIPS AND SLIPS. *TR

WATER WATER WATER LEAKING IN VEHIVLE EVERYWHERE. DRIPPING FROM REAR OVERHEAD LIGHTS, REAR BACK-UP SENSOR, AROUND EMERGENCY BRAKE, A-PILLARS ARE SOAKED, POOLING ON DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. WATER AND ELECTRICAL = NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND MORE PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOW OUR SECOND ACADIA IN THE LAST MONTH FIRST WAS A 07 WHICH WATER WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM EVEN MORE AREAS (OPENED OVERHEAD DVD AND WATER JUST POURED OUT). THAT VEHICLE WAS FIXED PER TSB YET PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED IT JUST CONTINUED TO LEAK. DEALERSHIP BOUGHT IT BACK ONCE THEY FOUND US A DIFFERENT ACADIA WHICH I NOW HAVE A 08. THEY SAID THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE 07'S WATER LEAKING WAS A MAJOR ISSUE BUT NOT WITH THE 08'S. WELL WE SIGNED THE PAPERS ON MARCH 1ST AND NO SUPRISE WATER LEAKING EVERYWHERE BY MARCH 10TH. I CONTACTED GMC AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEN THEY WILL PASS...

WATER LEAK FROM EITHER SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE OR FAULTY SEAM SEAL, CAUSED WATER TO COME INTO VEHICLE CAUSING FLOORS AND DOORMATS TO BE WET AND CAUSE MOLDY ODOR. ALSO CAUSED MAJOR CORROSION TO HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. TOLD THERE COULD BE MORE CORROSION, BUT WON'T KNOW UNTIL THEY PULL THOSE PARTS OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED WATER LEAK RECALLS FOR GMC ACADIA'S, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN MANY ACADIA'S, THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL! I AM TOLD THAT WATER LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY LIMITED WARRANTY AND THEY ONLY OFFERED TO GO HALF WITH ME ON THE REPAIRS. TOLD IT WILL BE BETWEEN $900-$1,600. EVEN GOING HALF ON EITHER OF THOSE AMOUNTS, I DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT I PAY ANYTHING TOWARD A PROBLEM THAT GM KNEW ABOUT WHEN THE ACADIA...

DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS OVERHEAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT BOTH BULB SOCKETS HAVE OVERHEATED AND THE LIGHT HOUSING HAS CRACKED FROM THE OVERHEATING. WITH THE BULB AND SOCKET OVERHEATING THIS HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A FIRE, WITH EVIDENCE BEING THE CRACKED LAMP HOUSING FORM THE HEAT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS ON BOTH SIDES ALWAYS USING DIELECTRIC GREASE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2010 AND REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE BULB 3 TIMES AND NOW ON THE LEFT SIDE 4 TIMES. THERE IS A FACTORY RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT-2 HAVING EVERY BELL AND WHISTLE. IT WAS MONDAY, NOV. 19, 2012 WHEN THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE ACADIA USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER AND THE FIRST TIME IT RAINED SIGNIFICANTLY WATER LEAKED IN AROUND THE DOOR POST AT FRONT OF VEHICLE. THIS LEAK CAUSED SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL BOARDS TO SHORT OUT WHICH ALLOWED US NOT TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED US ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL BOARDS AND STATED THE CHARGE TO REPAIR. AFTER A CALL TO GM COMPLAINT LINE THEY REPAIRED THE BOARD AT NO CHARGE TO US, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2MONTHS SAME PROBLEM ACCRUED SAME ISSUES. DEALER SAID WATER STILL LEAKING IN BUT COULD NOT FIND, THEY DRIED OUT THE ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS AND SAID TO TRY IT AGAIN. AFTER 2MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TO NO HELP FROM DEALER,MY CONCERN IS FEAR OF FIRE FROM SHORTED BOARDS OR THE BUILD UP OF MOLD UNDER CARPET. ANY HELP...

MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE BULB MELTING INTO, AND FUSING TO, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS CREATED A CONDITION WHERE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDES THE LENS PIECE, THE BULB, AND THE WIRING CONNECTOR. THIS IS AN ISSUE AT NIGHT (NO/MISALIGNED HEADLIGHTS), THE LOSS OF THE BENEFIT OF DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS, AND I IMAGINE A POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

THE DRL WENT OUT AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THE HOUSING AROUND THE WIRING/LIGHT HAD MELTED AND WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HOUSING AT A COST OF $1,100. THEY STATED IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP AND 8 DAYS LATER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP. THE LAST BULB REPLACED WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW IS BURNED OUT AGAIN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS LATER. THERE IS EVIDENCE ON BOTH BULB CONNECTORS OF OVERHEATING. DIELECTRIC GREASE HAS BEEN USED EVERYTIME BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THROUGH OUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, ANY TIME THERE IS OVERHEATING ON AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FURTHER PROBLEMS COULD ARISE. THERE IS A FACTORY RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT-2 HAVING EVERY BELL & WHISTLE ALONG WITH HIGHER PRICE TAG THAN LESSER TRIM PACKAGES. *TR

BOUGHT OUR GMC ACADIA DEC. 2011 HAD NO ISSUES TILL JAN 2012. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY FOR SEEMINGLY LINKED PROBLEMS. STARTED WITH JUST A DEAD BATTERY UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER, CAUSING BATTERY TO SHORT OUT, REPLACED THE BATTERY AND FIXED THE APPARENT POINT OF ENTRY. NOT TWO WEEKS LATER BACK IN THE SHOP, WATER POURING FROM THE HEAD LINER (AROUND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, SUNROOF MOLDINGS, AND SEAT BELT JOINTS). OUR ACADIA REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE DAYS WITH NO LUCK OF FINDING A LEAK (CHECKED ALL DRAIN LINES AND RAN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WATER MACHINE). HERE WE ARE AGAIN VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP FOR A WEEK WITH NO LUCK OF FINDING THE POINT OF INTRUSION; THIS TIME THE WATER LEAK SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE FUSE PANEL. AFTER TRYING TO FIND THE LEAK...

CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION TAKES A MINUTE FOR CAR TO SHUT OFF CAR WOULD NOT START NEXT MORNING INTRUNENT PANEL SHOWS MULTIPAL PROBLEMS HAVE READ ONLINE CONSUMERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.NEED HELP HAVE HAD VEHICLE FPR THREE WEEKS WAS NOT TOLD BY DEALER ABOUGHT PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL HAVE PRINTED ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND WILL SHOW TO DEALER I WOULD HOPE THAT GMC DOES NOT APPROVE WITH THESE ACTIONS.ALSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH SREERING IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THIS COUL BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY. *TT

REPEATED (AT LEAST 5 TIMES) LEAK ALONG THE AIRBAG DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAYS THEY FIX IT AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS ON THE NEXT RAIN EVENT. CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MOLD PROBLEM IN THE CAR. *TR

PURCHASED USED ACADIA 10/6/11 AND IN DECEMBER 2011 HAD TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DISCOVERED SUNROOF DRAIN HAD BEEN PLUGGED AND CAUSED THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE TO FLOOD AND SHUT ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DOWN. I HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SUNROOF DRAIN FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP SELL A CAR THAT HAS HAD A RECALL NOT TAKEN CARE OF?? *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW IN 2008 AND HAD WATER LEAKING AROUND SUNROOF. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER BETWEEN 08-11 THERE WERE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR RELATING TO THE WATER LEAK. ON OCTOBER 11, 2011 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF- RADIO, DIRECTIONALS, GAGES, LIGHTS. THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ELECTRICAL WAS RESTORED. IT HAS CONTINUED TO SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK ON OCT. 12 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE WHOLE DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR AND TELL ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM...

AIR COND TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT BLOW. MECHANIC REMOVES COVER AND MY BLOWER MOTOR IS STANDING IN 3 INCHES OF WATER. ANY MORE WATER WOULD HAVE LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. WATER IN AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS NOT SAFE. IF I GET WATER INSIDE, I WILL ALSO HAVE MOLD OR MILDEW. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO BREATHE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE MY COST. THIS IS MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING NEGLIGENCE. IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOLDING AROUND THE SUN ROOF WHERE THE WATER WAS LEAKING IN FROM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED, AS WATER CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

2008 GMC ACADIA SLT HAS SEVERE WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE THE CABIN THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INTERIOR CARPETING AND PANELS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO BEGIN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS BACK UP ASSIST DISABLED, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF AND MORE I AM SURE WILL HAPPEN AS WATER ENTERS THE CABIN AND AREAS THAT YOU CANNOT SEE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. FIRE HAZARDS AND INJURIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT MIGHT OCCUR. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA WITH MELTING HEADLIGHTS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING IS MELTING AND THE BULBS ARE MELTING INTO THE SOCKETS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FOR MANY MONTHS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING REPLACING 3 BATTERIES IN 1 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHICH FINDS "NO PROBLEM" WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND NO EXPLANATION FOR THE BATTERY LIFE. WITH INTENSE HEAT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CAUSE THIS SOCKET TO MELT, METAL AND ALL, IS OF GREAT CONCERN, AND IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS VEHICLE ALSO WAS INVOLVED IN A RECENT RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FIRE WITH HEATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS (NOW DISCONNECTED). HOPEFULLY, THIS CAN BE INVESTIGATED, SO THAT NO ONE GETS HURT. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTACTED GM ABOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM REPAIRED RATHER THAN PERMANENTLY DISABLED. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO OPTION OF HAVING THE HWFS REPAIRED. *JB

EXISTING ODI ID NUMBER REFERENCES FOR 2007 ACADIAS: 10255735, 10254149, 10248331, 10211267, 10210839, 10210533. EXISTING ODI ID NUMBER REFERENCES FOR 2008 ACADIAS: 10246694, 10243591, 10241649, 10230134, 10229896, 10212682. THE ABOVE ODI ID NUMBERS SIGNIFY EXISTING COMPLAINTS IDENTIFYING WATER LEAKS AND RESULTING DAMAGE IN 07 & 08 GMC ACADIAS. GM INSTITUTED RECALL CAMPAIGN #08207: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - SUNROOF WATER LEAK-INSTALL DRAIN TUBE EXTENSIONS DATED: AUG 27, 2008. CAMPAIGN WAS PRECEDED BY NUMEROUS TSBS LINKED TO THE SAME TYPE OF WATER LEAK. *** PURCHASED CERTIFIED VEHICLE ON 3/4/09. TSB #08027 PERFORMED PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION AND SALE. SERVICE MANAGER STATED WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE REAR DOME LAMPS AND HEADLINER. RETURNED TO DEALER 3/5/09 FOR WATER IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR AREA. TSB # 080857003A WAS PERFORMED. PRIOR TITLE OWNED BY A COMMERCIAL ENTITY AND MOST LIKELY NEVER RESPONDED TO THESE ISSUES. PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 3/6/09. STILL TAKING IN RAIN WATER. TOOK BACK...

TURNED DOWN A ROAD AND FELT SOMETHING POP AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TO EXCESSIVELY. THAT SOME ISSUES WITH EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE SHIFTING. ONCE MY WIFE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CAUSING A MAN IN A TRUCK TO SLID OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING HER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND GO DOWN THE ROAD. AND ALSO WITH THE BATTERY DYING FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN INTO PASSENGER AREA AND ON INSTRUMENT PANEL BODY ELECTRICAL CENTRE CAUSING FUSE BLOCK TO BECOME WET AND SHORT OUT. ALL DASH DISPLAY WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON WITH THE "SERVICE AIR BAG "SERVICE TIRE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM" ILLUMINATED. PURCHASED CAR ON 7/16/08 AND LEAKING OCCURRED APPROX 1 MONTH LATER ON 8/18/08. HAVE HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS BEEN AT DEALER 2 OF THE 6 WEEKS I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY ARE VERY UN-HELPFUL. *TR

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2008 ACADIA DELIVERED SEPT.2007. CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 5,900 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR FAILURE TO START FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE BATTERY IS SOMEHOW BEING DISCHANGED. OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, ON THE FIRST OCCURANCE, THE DEALER SERVICE CAN NOT SEEM TO TRACK DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKS OUT OK. IT DOES SEEM TO START FINE FOR A WHILE, SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL HAVE A DEAD BATTERY OVER NIGHT. NOTHING IS EVER LEFT ON. I CHECK THAT EACH TIME THE GARAGE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS GO OUT IN ONE MINUTE, IF ON. WHILE DRIVING I DO NOTICE THE VOLTMETER ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WELL STAY AT ABOUT +15 VOLT CHARGING RATE. I KNOW THAT IT SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN ABOUT +13.5 VOLTS, AND SOMETIMES...