2008 GMC ACADIA Visibilitywiper Problems

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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.

I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND IN THE WINTER THE WIPERS WON'T TURN ON, I LIVE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WHERE WE GET A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE AND I SEE YOUR RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY PART OF WA STATE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD INCLUDE EASTERN WA STATE. OUR TEMPS HERE GET BELOW 0 AT TIMES! I NEED MY WIPERS TO WORK ALL THE TIME IN THIS PART OF WA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, WATER POURED DOWN FROM THE HEADLINER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINE TO CLEAR THE AIR THROUGH NEEDED TO BE BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

WIPER LINKAGE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING RAIN. ORIGINAL RECALL # 08091 WORK PERFORMED IN 2008 BY DEALER, BUT LINKAGE FAILED AGAIN 2015. INDEPENDENT SHOP PERFORMED REPAIR - BUT GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR KNOWN WINDSHIELD LINKAGE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH RECALL COVERS THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DISCONNECTED DURING HEAVY SNOW FALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. LINKAGE CAME OFF WIPER MOTOR. BROUGHT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AND THEY SAID THE PART MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *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...

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW IN VIRGINIA WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD 0 VISIBILITY. I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE SNOW ACCUMULATED THAT QUICKLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND WAIT FOR HELP, I HAD MY DAUGHTER GET OUT OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I STOPPED TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HANDS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND WAITED FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP. RECALL 08091 THAT HUNDREDS OF GMC ACADIA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO FLORIDA FOR CHEER LEADING COMPETITION; I WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS WHEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE SCREEN CAME ON THANKFULLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON ON OUR WAY BACK TO CHICAGO AND KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY ONLY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TIGHT THEY ONLY WIGGLED IT AND LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. THEN SUSPENSION STARED IT MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD TIE RODS REPLACED. THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG PROBLEM CAME BACK AND THIS TIME DIDN'T GO AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TO TIGHT AND THEY REROUTED IT SO IT WASN'T TIGHT ANYMORE....