2008 GMC ACADIA Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST OF 2009, WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J & J MOTOR SALES (6524 LAKE MICHIGAN DR, ALLENDALE, MI 49401, (616) 895-5184), BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO CHECKED ON HER OWN, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS COLLECTING UNDERNEATH WHERE THE BLOWER FAN WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHORT OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST IN THE MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LIFT GATE PROBLEMS AFTER LIFT GATE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIFT GATE NO LONGER OPENED. *JB

WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS FROM THE AIR BAGS. WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURES AND DVD PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE SEATING. WATER ALSO COMES IN SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD/ELECTRICAL PANEL AREA, ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE LAST TIME IT RAINED, THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT IN THE RAIN AND WHILE IT WAS PARKED. STABLITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY COMING ON - EVEN AFTER LOOKED AT. - I HAVE PICTURES OF LIGHTS ON. ALSO CONSTANT SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MATTER WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 01/22/16. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE'S REAR LIFTGATE WAS UP. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED AND STRUCK HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LIFTGATE WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD UP THE LIFTGATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 1/20/16 LN

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LATE 2008, IT HAS LEAK EVERY SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT RAINED. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. THE ONLY SOLUTION THEY GIVE ME IS TO SEAL SHUT THE SUNROOF. THE DEALER BELIEVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT USED TO LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF BUT NOW EVERY TIME IT RAINS IT LEAKS AND A LOT AND FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT HAS SEVERE WATER DAMAGE AND THE CAR SMELLS AWFUL BECAUSE IT IS WET ALL THE TIME. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES AND I WAS HOPING IT WILL LAST ME A WHILE BUT NOW I'M NOT SURE. THE VEHICLE HAS MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE ROOF DRAINS. *JS

2 DRILLED HOLES IN THE SUNROOF ARE ALLOWING WATER TO FLOW THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WIRING HARNESSES. WATER HAS SETTLED IN ENGINE AND HARNESSES. IN MY CASE, THE WATER SHORTED OUT THE AMPLIFIER. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD ALSO CREATE ELECTRICAL FIRE OR OTHER MALFUNCTION(S). *TR

WATER LEAKING AFTER RAIN STORM DOWN TO FLOOR MATS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. WE HAD OUR WINDSHIELD RECENTLY REPLACED BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, SO I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS MAYBE THE ISSUE AND TOOK BACK TO THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP. UPON INVESTIGATING FURTHER, THEY FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE GMC VEHICLES ON THE ELECTRICAL RECALL. I WENT TO GM'S WEBSITE AND ENTERED MY VIN AND NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON OUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. IN OUR SMALL COMMUNITY THERE HAVE BEEN TWO HOUSE FIRES, MAJOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION ETC ON GM VEHICLES. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE THE NEXT VICTIM. *TR

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 LEAKING INTO THE FLOORBOARD SATURATING THE CARPET. *JS

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

WATER LEAKS IN CAR WHEN IT RAINS, OVER THE PAST 4YRS MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM, IN WHICH THEY FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND ONCE AGAIN I AM EXPERIENCE THE SAME LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. THEY SAFETY CONCERNS ARE VERY BIG BECAUSE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT THE WATER MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH, INCLUDING THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY BOTH SAY THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THEIR DESIGN AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE OF THE MANY,MANY,MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WE WENT TO A FAMILY REUNION FOR THE WEEKEND. WE WERE AT A CAMP GROUND IN A CABIN AND DID NOT ENTER THE CAR ALL WEEKEND. IT RAINED ALL WEEKEND VERY HARD AT TIMES. WHEN WE DID ENTER THE CAR TO GO HOME NOTED APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER TO THE FLOOR OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED ALL THE WAY. DRIED IT UP AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH MORE ABOUT IT. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO MOST OF THE TIME IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO RAIN. ANOTHER DAY TOOK MY SON TO DENTIST, IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF 3RD ROW LIGHT THEN NOTED SOUNDS OF WATER SPLASHING AROUND IN HEADLINER. I WAS ABLE TO DRY IT UP AND MENTIONED...

FLUID LEAKED FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO POWER BOOSTER NO VISIBLE LEAKS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE ABOUT A WEEK LATER A BULLETIN FROM GM THAT WAS TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY TO 10 YEAR 120000 MILES. THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE TO RETURN MY MONEY. NO SAFETY RECALL ! BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAVE GONE OUT . THE AIR CONDITIONER IS CAUSING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF OFF AND ON COOLING. ALL OF THIS IS WITH IN 55000 MILES, THE CAR HAS 55055MILES AS OF THIS DATED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROCESS OF NO SAFETY RECALLS BUT TO ISSUE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ALL KNOW WHAT RECALLS DO TO SALES. *TR

PROBLEM #1 OF 3: DURING HEAVY RAINS, WATER WOULD LEAK IN THROUGH THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THE DRAIN TUBES FROM THE SUNROOF WERE CLOGGED, THEY BLEW IT OUT, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY CHARGED ME TO PUT IT LONGER TUBES, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT TUBES, NOT THE BACK. PROBLEM #2 OF 3: WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES AT LOW SPEED I LOSE POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF TIME (WHICH IS TROUBLESOME WHEN TURNING). PROBLEM #3 OF 3: TWO WARNING LIGHTS FOR AIRBAGS COME ON EVERYTIME I START THE VEHICLE. I CAN PUSH A BUTTON EACH TIME TO MAKE THE WRITTEN WARNING GO AWAY, BUT THE RED LIGHT WITH A PICTURE STAYS ON. NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. *TR

WATER LEAKS IN FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS, HARD TO TELL WHERE THE LEAK IS OCCURRING. WATER LEAKS EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND DRIPS DOWN ONTO THE WIRING AND AIRBAGS. THIS CAUSES THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS TO BECOME SLICK POSING A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THIS IS THE FIRST FEW TIMES WE'VE NOTICED IT. WATER LEAKING ON THE WIRING SYSTEM CANT BE GOOD EVERYONE KNOWS WATER AND ELECTRICITY DO NOT MIX. *TR

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

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...

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...

WHILE IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SAW WATER/ RAIN TRICKLING OUT FROM AROUND THE REAR INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT, IT WAS ALSO COMING IN AROUND THE SENSOR IN THE OVERHEAD. THE TRICKLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN TO A DRIP. IN MY OPINION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX. *TR

ANYTIME WE GET A HEAVY RAIN WATER MAKES IT'S WAY INSIDE THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE GOT WATER COMING OUT OF SEAT BELT PANELS, OVERHEAD LIGHTS, AND ALL OVER THE PLACE. WATER/MOLD AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX. *TR

GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA THAT THE CAR LEAKS WATER FROM THE ROOF, AND I MEAN POURS IN. THIS WATER ALSO ENTERS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER SAFETY FEATURES WILL BE COMPROMISED WITH THIS WATER LEAK ISSUE. ANY HELP CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *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...

PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT1. WE HAVE HAD IT FOR SIX DAYS. WITHIN THOSE SIX DAYS WE HAVE HAD WATER ROLLING/RUSHING AROUND OUR ROOF LINER, WATER POURING OUT OF BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS AND UNDER DASH, WATER POURING OUT OF THE BACK DOME LIGHTS, REAR VIDEO SENSOR, AND BACK SEATBELTS. BOTH FRONT FLOOR MATS SATURATED WITH WATER AS WELL AS THE CARPET UNDERNEATH. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT ALL OF THE WATER POURING OUT HAS BEEN WITNESS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DRIVING DISTRACTION ESPECIALLY TO A NEW CAR OWNER WHO IS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL. A DRIVER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANY DRIVING DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR WAS DESIGNED WITH A LOT OF SAFETY FEATURES HOWEVER WATER LEAKAGE AND POURING OUT OF SPACES HAS BEEN GREATLY OVER LOOKED. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, I HAD WATER DRIP ONTO MY...

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

KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE- WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF DEFECT. SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE IN ROOF INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT A POSTS AND INTO DASH AREA. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE WINDOW SEAL ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW. IT HOLDS WATER IN THE SEAL AND HAS A VERY STRONG OFFENSIVE MOLD/MILDEW ODOR. EACH TIME YOU ROLL DOWN EITHER WINDOW THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT YOUR ALLERGIES ARE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED. I DON'T THINK IT IS HEALTHY TO CONSTANTLY SMELL MOLD WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS HORRIBLE, BUT ONLY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE AN AIR HOSE AND BLOW OUT THE TRAPPED WATER. THAT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE EACH TIME IT RAINS OR YOU WASH YOUR VEHICLE IT SMELLS AGAIN. I HATE DRIVING A NEWER VEHICLE THAT SMELLS LIKE A MOLDED TRASH CONTAINER. I WOULD LIKE A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THIS NEVER ENDING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MARCH 20, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS WITH ROCKS AND DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, HE HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE POLICE RESPONDED BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROCK UNDER THE VEHICLE CUT THE HARNESS WIRE SINCE IT WAS UNPROTECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

I PURCHASED MY GMC ACADIA '08 SLT-2 IN FEBRUARY, 2008 FROM THE FIRST OWNER WITH ONLY 4800 MILES. A MONTH LATER, I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN FOR THE "RECALL." THEY "FIXED" IT, AND MUCH TO MY DELIGHT, I HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (ALMOST A YEAR WITH NO WATER). THEN I NOTICED THE LEAK AGAIN--SAME SPOT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR ONCE MORE, CLAIMING IT WAS SOME SORT OF LOOSE GROMMET. AGAIN, THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME ON MY MERRY WAY. THE NEXT DAY, IT POURED, AND EVEN MORE WATER CAME FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN, AND THIS TIME, THEY HELD IT FOR THREE DAYS AND APPARENTLY FOUND TWO LEAKS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF WHICH WAS FROM THE LACK OF ADEQUATE SILICONE...

I PURCHASED MY GMC ACADIA '08 SLT-2 IN FEBRUARY, 2008 FROM THE FIRST OWNER WITH ONLY 4800 MILES. A MONTH LATER, I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN FOR THE "RECALL." THEY "FIXED" IT, AND MUCH TO MY DELIGHT, I HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (ALMOST A YEAR WITH NO WATER). THEN I NOTICED THE LEAK AGAIN--SAME SPOT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR ONCE MORE, CLAIMING IT WAS SOME SORT OF LOOSE GROMMET. AGAIN, THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME ON MY MERRY WAY. THE NEXT DAY, IT POURED, AND EVEN MORE WATER CAME FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN, AND THIS TIME, THEY HELD IT FOR THREE DAYS AND APPARENTLY FOUND TWO LEAKS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF WHICH WAS FROM THE LACK OF ADEQUATE SILICONE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LEAKS BADLY THROUGH THE SUNROOF. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT WATER BEGAN LEAKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND IS CURRENTLY LEAKING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD ISSUES. WHENEVER SHE TAKES THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHE IS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE LEAKING RECURS ONCE SHE RETRIEVES HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,214. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09. *JB

WATER LEAKING FROM IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SUNROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM. WATER LEAKED FROM HEADLINER, A POST, B POST, UNDER DASHBOARD, AND POOLING IN THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES BEFORE BEING FIXED. KNOWN ISSUE BY MANUFACTURER WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING PRODUCED AT THE FACTORY. SYSTEM WAS NOT RESOLVED/REPAIRED UNTIL ATTENTION WAS BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE FIXED POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM PRIOR TO PRODUCING, SELLING THE VEHICLE TO END CONSUMER. *TR

WATER LEAKING FROM SUNROOF - LEAKS FROM BOTH AIRBAG AREAS, ABOVE SUNVISORS AND THROUGH SEATBELTS. HAVE SERVICED TWO TIMES AND WILL BE GOING BACK A THIRD TIME THIS WEEK. FIRST OCCURRED 6 DAYS AFTER TAKING CAR OFF LOT, THEN AGAIN 1 MONTH LATER AND NOW 18 DAYS LATER (EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE RAIN). FIRST TIME, TOOK OUT WINDSHIELD AND REPLACED, THINKING IT WAS LOOSE SEAL. SECOND TIME SAID THE STRIP AROUND THE SUNROOF WAS FLAT AND REPLACED IT. THIS TIME THEY THINK THE FRONT DRAINAGE TUBES ARE NOT WORKING AND ARE BACKING UP INTO THE INSIDE AND LEAKING. THE MECHANIC RODE WITH ME AND COULD FEEL THE WATER PUDDLING UP IN THE SUNROOF. I AM AFRAID THE WATER WILL CREATE MOLD AND MILDEW, AS WELL AS GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER POURS OUT OF THE FRONT SIDES AND ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL...

ENTERED MY FAIRLY NEW 2008 GMC ACADIA THIS MORNING AND WAS GREETED WITH A PUDDLE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DOOR JAMS LEAKING TO A POINT WHERE THE ROOF LINER WAS ALSO SOAKED. I AM NOW AFRAID THE WATER MAY COMPROMISE THE AIR BAGS AND SPEAKERS THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR THE LEAK. NOT TO MENTION THE ODOR THAT WILL OCCUR FROM HAVING SOAKED CARPET IN A VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE A VEHICLE WITH 10,000 MILES AND COST ME 36,000 DOLLARS NEW SHOULD EVER LEAK. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, I HAVE TAKEN MY GMC ACADIA SLT2 AWD 2008 TO BE SERVICED FOR A LEAKY SUNROOF. I AM GETTING MAJOR WATER DAMAGE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM, AND AIRBAG HOLDER. I HAVE MORE MILES ON MY RENTAL VAN, THEN MY BRAND NEW ACADIA. *TR

I PURCHASED A GMC ACADIA SLT2 AWD 2008 ON 5/21/08. 5/31/08 MY SUNROOF LEAKED, AND STARTED DRIPPING OUT OF THE AIRBAG HOLDER. THE WATER WENT INTO THE DASHBOARD INTO WIRING, SPEAKERS, VENTS AND THEN CONTINUED TO DRIP ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD. 6/1/08 I STARTED SMELLING A CHEMICAL, WHICH SMELLED LIKED A STRONG ODOR OF PROPANE "LIKE" SMELL. I HAVE BEEN GETTING SICK AND NAUSEATED, ALONG WITH MY THREE GIRLS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH, MOREOVER THE HEALTH OF MY GIRLS AND HUSBAND. I ALSO, PLANNED ON SELLING REAL ESTATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITH MY ACADIA. SO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY FUTURE CLIENTS, AND CUSTOMERS. THE DEALERSHIP, AUTO TOWN BUICK PONTIAC GMC, 16803 SE MCLOUGHLIN BLV, MILWAUKEE, OR 97267, HAS BEEN UNHELPFUL, DUE TO THEM "POSSIBLY"BUYING BACK MY GMC ACADIA. THE SALES MANAGER, MOON, HAS BEEN UNPROFESSIONAL AND INCOMPETENT. *TR

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT2 MODEL HAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE WATER LEAKS ARE COMING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION AREA ON THE PILLARS LEADING DOWN FROM THE ROOF AND ALSO ON THE PILLARS AT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. I ALSO HAVE WATER SOAKING THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER RUGS, IT APPEARS WATER IS RUNNING DOWN THE FIRE WALL FROM THE FRONT POSSIBLY DOWN THE PILLARS. THE ROOD HEADLINER IS GETTING WET AT EACH SPOT WHERE THE ROOF PILLARS MEET THE HEADLINER. I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT WATER AFFECTING THE ELECTRONICS, FUSE BOX, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKS WHEN I DEPRESS IT AND I ATTRIBUTE THIS TO THE WATER HITTING AREAS IT SHOULD NOT BE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 1,275 MILES ON IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VEHICLE ON 12/12/07...