2011 GMC ACADIA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Cooling Issues in the 2011 GMC ACADIA
4 engine and engine cooling complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 GMC ACADIA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints
AIR CONDITION NOT WORKING, LIGHT ON CONTROL BLINKS 3 TIMES AND GOES OUT. COULD BE EVAPORATER COOR. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
OVER THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE GAS TO MAKE MY CAR GO FASTER THAT IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. IT IS USUALLY WHEN MY VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION AND I ATTEMPT TO GO FASTER. I CAN HEAR IT MAKING A NOISE LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GO FASTER BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STARTS TO GO FASTER. USUALLY I AM ON A NORMAL STREETS GOING ANYWHERE FROM 35-55 MPH (DEPENDING ON THE STREET AND POST SPEED LIMIT), SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS A HUGE DEAL WHEN IT HAPPENS. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THIS IS WHERE MY CONCERN COMES INTO PLAY. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS MERGING ONTO 696. THERE WAS MORE THEN ENOUGH ROOM IN THE FIRST LANE FOR ME TO SAFELY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, HOWEVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE MY...
MY CAR SKIPS AS IF THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE ACADIA WILL SHAKE AND DO A LITTLE SKIP JUMP. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. I ALSO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADD OIL TO THE TRUCK EVEN WHEN I AM 1000 MILES OUT FROM MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 17W GOING TO DEPOSIT, NY, I SUDDENLY SAW AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", THEN IT READ "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT READ WAS "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". THAT'S WHEN MY CAR DROPPED FROM GOING 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL TO 20 MPH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, I WAS ALREADY IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. AT THAT POINT, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED, THINKING THAT THE ERROR MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY AND IT'S JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH, AS THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT HAD FULL POWER BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE TO "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WAS STILL ON AND ALTERNATING BETWEEN THAT MESSAGE AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF". THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY ALONG...
Other 2011 GMC ACADIA Problem Areas
Steering
64 complaints
Engine
52 complaints
Electrical System
46 complaints
Exterior Lighting
37 complaints
Power Train
30 complaints
Air Bags
19 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
16 complaints
Unknown Or Other
14 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
13 complaints
Service Brakes
10 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
7 complaints
Seat Belts
7 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Visibilitywiper
6 complaints
Structurebody
4 complaints
Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
3 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
3 complaints
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgatesupport Devicestrut
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
2 complaints
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate
2 complaints
Traction Control System
2 complaints
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingheadlights
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Traindriveline
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilityrear Window Wiperwasher
1 complaint