2009 GMC ACADIA Engine Problems

There was a recall for gmc premature timing chain engine recall. This recall was complete in 2011 but it did not fix the problem. The timing chain keeps breaking off the cam shaft sensor and needs to be replaced.

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control. Also I was going down the road and all of a sudden my vehicle died and I had little control over vehicle. Once it came to stop it would not start again and when attempting it sounded like something was stuck in my fan or something because of the way it rattled and sounded and was rough sounding. Vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed. Upon investigating it was the timing chain kit that had failed suddenly for no apparent reason. Vehicle was well maintained and kept accordance with running policies and practices required and suggested by manufacturer. Still the failing...

Got code po0008 crank sensor/cam did resurch said timming chain replaced complete chain still noisey changed cam phasers and sensors still making noise it is so frustrating bee going on 3 weeks I'm disabled not easy to work on myself being I'm a master technician and this has really been mind boggling

The contact owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after purchase of the vehicle, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled while driving at 45 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. Despite the failure, the contact was able to coast the vehicle to a stop as the vehicle failed to restart after multiple attempts. The contact's husband inspected the engine and had the vehicle towed to the residence. The contact's husband replaced the crank shaft position sensor, purge valve, high pressure tank, fuel pump, and battery; however, the failure persisted. The contact then towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it diagnosed with engine failure due to the timing chain, and a cylinder #1 and #5 defect. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle related to the engine. The vehicle remained in possession of...

Engine jumped out of time driving down the road

1.)What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? A.) To start with i went in to the dealership for a timing chain recall they said the work was performed. This was never done all they did was replace ECU from an older car so that the code would not come back (REPLACED WITH A 2002 ECU) to get rid of the timing chain recall code. this code never existed in 2002..Complete negligence these SUV could hurt or kill someone B.)Huge Electrical issue suv stops on its own while driving. Sometimes does not start at all. can not pass emission for the life of it .. new codes all the time i have replaced just about Every sensor and switch there is.. . this is a money pit and death trap.. C.) The Investigation NHTSA should have included the Lambda Frame it's the same...

I GO THROUGH HEADLIGHTS EVERY 6 MONTHS THIS LAST TIME, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOT REPLACED AND TWO DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT AND THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I WENT AND GOT NEW BULB AND IT DID NOT WORK, AFTER INSPECTING THE THE WIRING WE NOTICED IT WAS BURNT UP AND NEED REPLACED, GMC SAID IT'S ON US. WE HAVE SPOKE WITH GMC ABOUT OUR ENGINE BURNING OIL WHICH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO HELP BUT GMC REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING MY CAR SEND A SIGNAL TELLING ME TO TURN OFF THE CAR OR STARTS MISS FIRING EVERY WHICH WAY AND GIVES CODES SAYING I NEED NEW COILS WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF SAYING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE CALIBRATION GET OFF, IT TOOK MCDANIEL'S TO FIGURE IT OUT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT...

TRANSMISSION ENGINE SEAT BELTS HEADLIGHTS NOT EVEN A MONTH INTO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST POWER DURING RUSH HOUR COMING HOME. LOST AT LEAST 50% POWER, VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION AND QUITE THE CHALLENGE TO MERGE OVER 4 LANES TO GET TO THE SHOLDER OF THE HIGHWAY. CODE WAS CHECKED AND CODE WAS FOR TIMING. MECHANIC PULLED TIMING CHAIN COVER AND FOUND THAT IT WAS STRETCHED. HE TOLD ME THE 3.6 ENGINE WAS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS. TWO FREAKING MONTHS AFTER WE PAID IT OFF. WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ACADIA AND WILL STAY AWAY FROM ENCAVE AND TRAVERSE AS WELL AS THEY HAVE SAME ENGINE IN MANY. VERY DISCOURAGED THEY WOULD KNOWINGLY ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO GO ON WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED.

I HAD TO, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.. DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH RPM NEEDLE SHOWED MOTOR REVVING NOW WAITING ON STABILITY CONTROL MODULE THATS ON BACK ORDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE "BLEW UP". THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 09 ACADIA IS HAVING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. JUST ABOUT EVERYONE OF THEM DOES. WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED?

I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE RADIO. EVERY SINGLE TIME IT RAINS THE SPEAKERS GO OUT. NOTICED THERE WAS WATER IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON ALL THE DOORS WHICH ALSO AFFECTED MY WINDOWS FROM GOING UP AND DOWN. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NOW. WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I HIT THE GAS. MY CAR DIDN'T GO. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE AND IT STARTED TO GO, BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT JUST KICKED REAL HARD INTO FIRST GEAR. FELT LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME. EVERY TIME I STOPPED IT KEPT DOING IT. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND APPARENTLY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN. THE CAR IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT THE CAR 5 YEARS AGO FROM GUNN HONDA. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! CONSTANT...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH I RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUT OFF ENGINE. OIL WAS FINE SO WE TOOK IT TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THERE ARE NO CODES BEING STORED IN THE SYSTEM. EVERYONE IS GUESSING WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT FROM A BAD OIL PUMP OR THE PAN NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. THERE IS A FORUM A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SPENDING THOUSANDS AND GETTING NOWHERE. SOME HAVE HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. GM SAYS THERE ARE NO BULLETINS AND THEY WILL GIVE ME A 100 $ FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED BY A TECH. JUST TO BE CHECKED IS 250 $ NOT INCLUDING ANY FIXES FOR THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS DRIVING MY VEHICLE. IT WAS RIDING ROUGH AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED, SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND I GOT SPARK PLUGS AND AN OIL CHANGE-STILL WAS RIDING ROUGH. I WENT BACK AND GOT A CAM SHAFT POSITION REPLACED-STILL NOTHING CHANGED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS AN O2 CENSOR. CHANGED IT AND NOTHING CHANGED. NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG OR WHAT THE NOISE WAS. FINALLY ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY BC THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. GOT IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I WAS GETTING QUOTES FOR $2000-$2500. FINALLY ONE PLACE TOLD ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED GMC. THEY SAID THERE IS A...

100% OF EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME CAR AS ME HAVE HAD THE TIMING CHAIN BREAK. AND THE AMPLIFIER GO OUT BECAUSE OF LEAKING THROUGH THE DOOR AND FRYING THE AMPLIFIER. SO NO SOUND IN MY CAR AT ALL.

P0017 AND P0008 ERROR CODES: MY WIFE LOVES HER ACADIA! DEALERSHIP HAS DONE RECALLS, REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND PS PUMP. I AM CLOSE TO POSITIVE THAT ECM HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO SHORTEN OIL CHANGE, TO NOT DEFINE A CHAIN POTENTIAL FAILURE THAT SENDS AN ERROR CODE, AND UPDATE SOFTWARE TO ALLOW FOR MORE "SLOP" IN CLEARANCE SPECS SO THAT CHAIN ISSUES ARE CONCEALED UNTIL A CRITICAL FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT. AT 121K I DROPPED CRADLE DOWN TO REPAIR/REPLACE WAVE PLATE. PLATE WAS GOOD AS NEW. MUST HAVE GOTTEN A "GOOD" PLATE. NOW AT ABOUT 140K I HAVE THE P0017 AND P0008 CODES. ENGINE NOT RESPONDING ACCELERATOR WISE AS BEFORE. I AM GOING BACK TO DEALER AND ASK TO SEE SERVICE RECORD OF WHAT WAS DONE TO ENGINE. I KNOW I WILL JUST BE WASTING MY TIME. TO COVER UP A PROBLEM BY MESSING WITH PARAMETERS ON AN ENGINE TO FOOL...

DEC 2018 MY ACADIA WAS LEFT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF WHITMORE CHEVROLET IN WEST POINT VA 23181 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. MY VEHICLE RAN WHEN I LEFT IT THERE. OVER A MONTH LATER INCLUDING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I GET MY VEHICLE BACK AND IT IS DEAD. I WOULD START MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY SOMETIME STOPPING SOON OR RANDOMLY ON THE ROAD. IT'S DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN TOO. I NEED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE POSSIBLE RECALLS FIXED. I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND IT'S UNBEARABLE. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL SONS AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE TO RUN PLEASE!!!MY REVIEW IS IN THE PICTURES AS WELL

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES AND GOES, TOOK TO MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH P0017 CODE. CAM SHAFT PROBLEM, MECHANIC PUT NEW PART ON AND SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM NOW IS TIMING CHAIN AND THEN GET A NEW ENGINE ON A CAR THAT HAS APPROX 140,000 MILES. THE CAR EXPERIENCES A JITTER WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T ACCELERATE OR LAGS WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED.

BOUGHT THE CAR ON FEB. 28, 2018. FOUND OUT ON JANUARY 23, 2019 THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS NOW THE 2ND GMC ACADIA WE BOUGHT IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. WE HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $20K FOR TWO CARS WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A WORKING CAR. THE LAST CAR I BOUGHT WAS A 2010 GMC AND I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINED DIED - THERE WAS NEVER EVER WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THE CAR. BOTH CARS HAVE THE 3.6L SIDI VG ENGINE. OUR AUTO PLACE SAID THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THAT ENGINE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE NEED THAT ENGINE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND...

GMC HAS A SPECIAL SAFETY RECALL ON THEIR TIMING CHAINS BUT PROVIDED NO HELP WHEN DEALERSHIPS FAIL TO NOTIFY YOU BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS OUT EVEN WHEN YOU ARE COMPLAINING. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO MOVE AND THE RPMS JUST GO UP. GMC TELLS YOU TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT FAILED TO FIND IT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK. PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG TURNS ON WITH LITTLE WEIGHT TO NO WEIGH THERE! MC DANIALS IN MARION, OHIO WAS ABLE TO FIND THATBTHEY LOSE CALIBRATION AND NEED RE CALIBRATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FLUID INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000.

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIRBAG TURNS ON WITH NO ONE AND NOTHING IN THE SEAT. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT ELECTRICAL DEVICES CAN TURN IT ON BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE, I CAN HAVE NOTHING IN THE SEAT AND IT TURNS ON AND DINGS WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS A DISTRACTION. AS FOR THE ENGINE, I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONE WHICH MAKES IT WHERE THE REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK. WHEN WE PULLED THE CODES IT COMES BACK TO THE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT.

I LEASED MY 2009 GMC ACADIA ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO, IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I BOUGHT AS IS SO DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH PROBLEMS. FIRST, NOT EVEN 3 WEEKS AFTER I LEASED THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO GO, MY DRIVER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, MY BACK HATCH WELL I CAN'T EVEN OPEN IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY TO OPEN NOR IS THERE A BUTTON ANYWHERE THE MECHANICS SAID I NEED TO TAKE IT TO AN ELECTRICAL MECHANIC...WONDER HOW MUCH THAT WILL COST?, MY STABILTRAK SYSTEM CONSTANTLY FLASHES. THE ENGINE BURNS UP TOO MUCH OIL EVEN AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WITHIN 3WEEKS I NEED TO PUT OIL, I DO NOT DRIVE FAR NOR ALOT. TO WORK AND BACK. IT WILL COST MORE TO FIX THIS TRUCK THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH NOW I'M STUCK WITH $5,000 LEFT ON A VEHICLE...

CAM ACTUATOR WENT BAD MAKES THE CAR SOUND LIKE A TRACTOR STARTS UP VERY LOUD AND MOTOR SOUNDS HORRIBLE ENGINE MAKES EXHAUST PIPES VERY LOUD. VERY LOUD ENGINE PERIOD.

ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT DOWN WHEN KEY IS REMOVED AND CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING

TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AT 159,879 MILES. DEALER SAYS TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING NOISE AND GOING BAD. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST, $3,600. NOISE IS HEARD WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND SUBSIDES A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING.

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

THE 3.6L ENGINES HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAINS GOING BAD, POSSIBLY BREAKING.

THE CAR BEGAN MISFIRING SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. HAD IT REPAIRED. SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR CAPS REPLACED. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ACCELERATE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO N THE EXPRESSWAY. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR! CAR THREATENS TO DIE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE.

TAKATA RECALL: I'M HAVING IDLE/STALLING ISSUES WITH MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. FIRST, I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED BY LOCAL LICENSED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AND CAT CONVERTER ISSUE. I FOLLOWED BY CALL A GMC DEALER AND INFORMING THEM OF MY CAR PROBLEMS. THEY SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR AN INSPECTION SINCE THEY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TIMING CHAINS. THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME SINCE THE TIMING CHAIN WASN'T MAKING NOISES THEY WOULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT AS A PROBLEM. THEY RELEASED MY CAR WITHOUT FIXING IT AND MY CAR STILL CUTS OFF AND IDLES WHILE DRIVING. THEY ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT MANY OTHER ISSUES FOUND DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOTALING OVER $8000 IN REPAIRS. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO GMC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ARE ACTUALLY MANY OTHER ADDITIONAL PARTS WARRANTY'S/COVERAGES THAT THEY HAVE AND MAY BE...

STARTING IN WINTER, 2013, CYLINDER ENGINE COILS CORRODED, REPLACING #5, THEN #2 11/20/14, THEN #1 2/24/15, THEN #1 AGAIN 3/31/16, AT WHICH TIME #1 WAS FULL OF WATER. 10/6/15: PARKING BRAKE ALARM COMES AND ALARMS CONSTANTLY WITH RAINING OR AFTER A RAIN . CAR MOSTLY GARAGE KEPT, SO A DELAY IN SYMPTOMS COMPARED TO BLOGS. SUNROOF,WIND SHIELD ,PARKING BRAKE NO LEAKS FOUND. CYL 1,3,5 MISFIRE CODES& CAT REPLACED. 2/2/16: CAT CODE AGAIN, NOT REPAIRED. SEPT.2015- RAIN ENTERING PASS.&DRIVER AT FEET DRIVING. RUST NOTED UNDER LEFT HOOD BOLTS. HOOD HYDRAULIC STICK FAILED.

MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING IT A FEW MONTHS BACK. JUST GOT IT BACK AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, PARTIAL SUCKY DEALERSHIP, PARTIAL BACK ORDER ISSUE. TURNS OUT THE SUNROOF LEAKED INTO THE DASH. HAD TO REPLACE THE BODY HARNESS AND SOMETHING WITH THE DASH. $5100. I ESTIMATED ON THE DATE IT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, "ENGINE HOT" AND "A/C OFF" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD CAMPAIGNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE HIGHWAY, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE JUMP STARTED. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THE ECM WAS BAD. MECHANIC CALLED DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO PRICE AN ECM, AND WAS TOLD BY EACH DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN WITH A NEW ECM INSTALLED, IT MAY GO OUT IN ANOTHER YEAR.

I HAVE REPLACED TWO IGNITION COILS AND NOW HAVE A THIRD GOING OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER LOAD IT MISSES.

GMC KNOWS OF DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAINS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THEY ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE ISSUES IN TSBS AND THE INFORMATION WAS KNOWN BY DEALERS BUT NEVER CONVEYED TO OWNERS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE A TSB. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES, WHICH IF INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND MORE CLOSELY MONITORED, COULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FIX, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE OWNER OF POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF NOT INCREASING OIL CHANGE FREQUENCY. ACCORDING TO DEALER, GM FORBIDS THEM FROM DISCLOSING SUCH INFORMATION. THESE ENGINES WERE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSED ON CRANKSHAFT RELUCTOR THAT COULD SHIFT AND RESULT IN A TOTAL CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OF ANY OF THESE VITAL ENGINE PARTS ALONE OR TOGETHER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION COULD, I BELIEVE, CAUSE AN ENGINE SEIZURE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. NON DISCLOSURE BY DEALERS TO ALERT OWNERS WHO COULD THEN DIVEST THEMSELVES...

2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITIONS COILS, SO MANY RECALLS AND ONLY HAD SOME REPLACED CUZ OF BEING TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART IN STORE AT THE DEALERSHIPS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR HEAT AND A/C DON'T MATCH UP WHEN TURNING THE KNOB AND THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK 3/4 OF THE TIMES. I GET FLASHES OF LOSS POWER AND MY TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM KEEPS ACTING UP. NOW MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE FAILING AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WITHOUT PAYING $5000 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSTIC IT AND TAKE IT APART!! WHERE DO I HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY?? THIS VEHICLE WAS THE WORST $16000 I HAVE EVER INVESTED IN AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT LESS THAT 2 YEARS!! I AM SCARED ON A DAILY BASIS TO DRIVE MY KIDS ANYWHERE IN IT LET ALONE MYSELF TO WORK....

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT ABOUT 70 MPHS ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE DRIVERS BESIDE AND BEHIND ME. WHILE HONKING MY HORN AND PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TOWED MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP IT FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS SAYING THEY WERE VERY BEHIND. NOTIFIED THEM THAT MY CAR WAS COMING IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS NEVER TOLD THEY WAS BEHIND. FINALLY ABOUT 7 DAYS LATER THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEN ON THE 9 DAY THE SERVICE GUY CALLS ME AND SAYS THEY THINK ITS THE MOTOR BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT TO SEE. POSSIBLE COST WOULD BE ANY WHERE FROM $4,000 TO $7,000 TO...

I JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WITH AN INCREASED SPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN THE DASHBOARD FLASHED..."ENGINE POWER REDUCED." MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STRETCH WITH CARS ALMOST HITTING ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GATEWAY BUICK GMC IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI WHERE THE SERVICE WORKER INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED THE FOLLOWING: VALVE ELEMENT HEATER HOSE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR THERMOSTAT MODE DOOR ACTIVATOR I THEN RECEIVED A CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY STATING THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS UNDER TEN YEARS OLD.

CAR STALLS AS I AM TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, TURNING OR GOING AROUND SIGNIFICANT CURVES IN THE ROAD, WHILE IM IN A ROUND ABOUT ETC. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS BACK UP AND OFF I GO. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A NON GM DEALER. MY MECHANIC IS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG BECAUSE A) THERE ARE NO CODES THAT ARE COMING UP AND B) THE STALLING IS VERY SPORADIC, IT WILL DO IT TWICE IN ONE WEEK AND THEN NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. I PULLED THE CARFAX AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID ALL THE WORK ON IT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE MONITOR TEXT SAYS TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF. THIS IS DONE AND AFTER 30 MINUTES WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE CAR TO LOCAL SHOP, SINCE DEALERSHIP IS 30 MINUTES AWAY IN SNOW CONDITIONS. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ON DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION, ICE DEPOSITS AND OIL DEPOSITS IN AIR INLET DUCT. DUE TO ALL THE OIL AND ICE DEPOSITS ALL SPARK PLUGS ARE REPLACED, BUT I WAS TOLD IF I DON'T REPLACE THE VALVE COVER WHICH ARE THE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PLUGS ABOUT EVERY 15K TO 20K MILES. WHEN I TALKED TO GMC CS THEY TOLD ME TO CALL LOCAL DEALER WHICH IN TURN SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE COVERS AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED SPORADICALLY AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM WHAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS A REPUTABLE DEALER, BOY WAS I WRONG. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WITH IT FROM THE DEALER AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE 1 WAY , GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SOMETHING SEVERE , AND THE RPM,S WENT WILD. I SLOWED DOWN , BUT THE SHAKE , VIBRATION CONTINUED. FINALLY IT DID STRAIGHTEN OUT, AND I GOT HOME. A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THAN THE SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY MY DAD WHO IS A MECHANIC, DROVE IT AND IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED SO BAD , HE THOUGHT THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. CAME BACK AND PUT IT IN THE WORKSHOP AND CHECKED THE WHEELS FOR TIGHTNESS, THEY WERE OK. NOTICED A...

THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH THE GEARS WEREN'T CATCHING AND RPM WOULD DROP BUT IF YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD GO AWAY FOR A SECOND BUT THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT SPEEDS OF 50 MILES AND HIGHER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAYS. *TR

2009 GMC ACADIA COIL PACK FAILURES. THE COIL PACKS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. IT CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. WE HAD 2 FAILURES SINCE JUNE OF 2014. BOTH TIMES WE WERE IN TRAFFIC AND THIS LOSS OF POWER CREATED UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2009 ACADIA FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER THAT CLAIMS QUALITY IN REGARDS TO THEIR USED VEHICLES. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND COMPROMISED OTHERS INDIVIDUALS AND MY OWN WELL BEING. FIRST INCIDENT THE CAR WAS IN GEAR BUT WOULD NOT START. WE NEVER FOUND THE REASON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY FULLY CHARGED. NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED. SECOND INCIDENT THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE AGAIN DID NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. EVENTUALLY CAR JUST STARTED, NO ISSUE WAS UNCOVERED AS THE CULPRIT. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE IN ROUTE TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY CALL AND HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 4 MONTH OLD GRANDSON THE VEHICLE JERKED AFTER REACHING THE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THEN THE RPM REGISTERED ABOUT 3800...

I TOOK MY CAR TO BE SERVICE ON MANY OCCASION AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A SOUND WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE GUY THAT WAS SERVICING MY CAR STATED THAT THE MOUNT NEEDED FIXING AND I WAS GIVING A CARD WITH THE PRICE ON IT THAT IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS $335.WELL NOT LONG AFTER THAT MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. ALTHOUGH THE DEAL PAID 60%, IF THE CAR DEALER SHIP HAD BEEN HONEST, THEY HAD TO KNOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BUT I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. THIS WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE NOT LONG AFTER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND I HAD TO COME UP WITH THE DIFFERENT. I...