2012 GMC ACADIA Electrical System Problems
38 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2012 GMC ACADIA
38 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 GMC ACADIA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.
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All Electrical System Complaints
This 2012 GMC Acadia denali with close to 160k has been in the shop several times due to it randomly stalling out It kept basically locking me out from starting the car a "service anti-theft system" would flash across the dash followed by a flashing check engine light along with a lock and key symbol. A local GM repair shop had it in 3 times for them to tell me they couldn't figure it out or get the vehicle to "act up" they cut me two new keys and tightened up what they claimed to be loose battery cables just for the vehicle to die/stall with a no crank no start happen literally 10 minutes down the road after paying almost 600$ for repairs and that it was towed back 3 times for the same issue spanning over two months of them not being able to figure out the issue....
Vehicle producing code P2138 then goes into limp mode stating to service stability, traction control off and engine reduced power. Replaced Throttle Body and Acceleration Pedal Position Sensor and error was still present.
I was driving along [XXX] . I stopped at Walmart and shopped for about 2 hours. I was Leaving Walmart and was stopped at a red light at the exit from Walmart [XXX] and traction control light comes on and a message came up and stated traction control off and to service stability control and the vehicle loses power right at the light. I checked everything I could and dis connect the battery for about 30 minutes and connected the battery back up vehicle still would not start. After sitting there for 3 hours the vehicle starts up. A week later the same thing happens again. I had to go through all the steps again so after a couple of hours. The vehicle started up. A few days later it happens shin but this time I'm at a stop sign on a busy road. I called Road side service for...
The car shutdown mid-driving do due to a power system issue, which was dangerous on the highway. I had the car battery and the alternator replaced and it did the same thing again 8 months later. Says the battery system needs servicing
I HAVE A 2012 GMC acadia denali with about 147,000 miles on it and the "Service Air Bag" light is on I brought it somewhere to have the code read and the said there is about 5 different codes popping up for the issue... I've called auto shops around me locally and can't find anyone that is willing to look at it. I just want to know what my best options are as to getting this issue resolved. As I have never been in an accident so I don't know why the air bag light is on.
No warning light when transmission went out. Traction control/stabiltrac service light came on, doors locking and unlocking, not stating what gear acadia was in. Check engine light eventually came on, after it stalled twice on highway. Vehicle is at gmc dealership service department and they are saying its not communicating and are checking wiring harness wires. I have replaced transmission and torque converter and now i dont know what to expect now. Only had it for 3 years so far. I almost got rear ended when it stalled twice before backfiring and a rough swift shift.
The automatic passenger side window does not work anymore, it went out a couple months after I bought it. I have always done maintenance on my vehicle, oil changes, tires, etc. and the timing chain went out on it for some unknown reason. Very pricey to fix. I would hate to be stranded with my 6 grandchildren with. With all the complaints on the timing chain, this should be a recall.
THE CAR STALLED, CUT OFF WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING. ALL GAUGES STOP RESPONDING AND AUTOMATIC CONTROLS BECOME DISABLED. ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES BECOME DISABLED AND UNRESPONSIVE AND LOOSES INFORMATION. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BRIGHTENS TO DAY MODE. AUTOMATIC LIGHT SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM, BLINKER INDICATOR, RADIO, DVD PLAYER, SEAT BELT SIGNAL, DRIVER DOOR BUTTONS, AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY BECOME DISABLED. INFORMATION READS PARK ASSIST OFF, SERVICE AIR BAGS, CHECK GAUGES AND ALL FAULT LIGHTS DISPLAY. ISSUES OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND RELATIVELY. THE ONSET, FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF ISSUES FLUCTUATE AT RANDOM.
ON 2/6/20 AFTER GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE IGNITION VEHICLE WOULDN'T START SO THE SAME DAY I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER IN UNION. AT THE DEALER THEY FIRST STATED THE GROUND WIRE TO STARTER WAS CHEWED UP SO THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THEN A FEW HOURS LATER THEY STATED NO COMUNICATION WITH ECM & BCM. THEY THEN STATED THEYFOUND WATER INTRUSION ON PASSAGE SIDE FUSE BLOCK THAT SHORTED OUT THE ECM AND BCM. AT DEALER THEY REPLACED FUSE BLOCK, ECM AND BCM. WELL AFTER $2027.05 LATER THEY WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN BUT NOW THE CAR RADIO AND MY ONSTAR IN VEHICLE DON'T WORK, ALSO TRACTION CONTROL,,STABILITRAK , ABS & AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHTS ARE ON. TWO WEEKS LATER MY CAR BATTERY DIED SO I REPLACED DEAD BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE. MY THING IS THIS IF ALL THESE ARE...
WHILE DRIVING MY GMC ACADIA THE CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER, IT THEN GAVE A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRACTION CONTROL OFF/ON IT ALSO HAD STABILITY TRACK MESSAGE.
WATER COLLECTS INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DOORS AND BODY. EVENTUALLY CAUSES NO SOUND FROM ALL SPEAKERS EXCEPT THE SMALL TWEETERS ON THE A PILLARS. THEN THE WARNING BEEPING FROM BACKUP SENSOR CANNOT BE HEARD. THIS PUTS PEDESTRIANS IN DANGER ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENS AND DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET. THEY ARE EXPECTING IT TO BEEP IF SOMEONE LIKE A CHILD SUDDENLY CROSSES BEHIND THE VECHILE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL GM LAMBDA MODELS SINCE 2008. HERE ARE LINKS TO FORUM DISCUSSIONS FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS. HTTPS://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/THREADS/2008-ACADIA-BACK-UP-SENSORS-NOT-WORKING.10541/#POST-191925 HTTPS://WWW.TRAVERSEFORUM.COM/THREADS/2009-TRAVERSE-NO-SOUND-FROM-SPEAKERS.3662/ HTTPS://WWW.TRAVERSEFORUM.COM/THREADS/MULTIPLE-ELECTRICAL-ISSUES-WITH-2009-TRAVERSE.5015/ HTTPS://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/THREADS/WATER-IN-THE-DOOR-HARNESS-CONNECTORS.13448/HTTPS://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/THREADS/LEFT-SIDE-SPEAKERS-NOT-WORKING.8902/#POST-163142
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACED, MELTING/SHATTERING/CRACKING ON HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES (BOTH) MOST LIKELY ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSING IT TO HEAT UP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER SEEPED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED THE AMPLIFIER THAT CONTROLLED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE RADIO OCCASIONALLY MADE POPPING NOISES. THE CONTACT CALLED BALISE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT 413-233-4668 (LOCATED AT 440 HALL OF FAME AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
MY WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN ONLY ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE PARKED AND IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING STABILITY CONTROL WILL TURN ITSELF OFF AND BLOW SOME SORT OF GAS THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IN THE CAR, THEN IT WILL START SHUDDERING AND SLOWING DOWN THE CAR TO THE POINT I HAVE TO PULL OVER. AFTER THAT ISSUE STARTED, MY A/C WILL ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL.
CAR MAKE SOME VIBRATION AND LOSS POWER AT BETWEEN 2000 AND 2700 RPM, WHEN I MAKE SOME ACELETION ON LOW RPM, AND MAKE SOME NOISE WHEN TRANSMITION NEED CHANGE GEAR, UP O DOWN, ON LOW RPM, DEALER IN FIRST TIME, SAY THE PROBLEM WAS A THROTTLE BODY, AND I FIXED, BUT A PROBLEM KEEP GOING, WENT I RETURNER TO DEALER SHOP, NOW THEY SAY IT'S A TRAMITION PROBLEM.
ON MARCH 22, 2019, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON RTE. 130, AGAIN IN THE FAST LANE, I HEAR THAT FAMOUS BEEP AGAIN, BUT KNEW I DID NOT REQUIRE GAS. MY VEHICLE READ TO SERVICE STABLE TRACK ONCE AGAIN AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. MY TRUCK DROPPED DOWN TO BASICALLY NO POWER IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THANK GOD I SAID MY PRAYERS THAT DAY, AND THREE CARS THAT ALMOST PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND ANY ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, ONCE AGAIN, AND MAKE MY WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT MY TRUCK WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR'. NOWHERE!! I WAS SCARED BUT RELIEVED BECAUSE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OFTEN DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. ALSO, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND "SERVICE STABILIZER BAR AND SERVICE TRACTION DEVICE" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION OF LAUREL (500 WASHINGTON BLVD, LAUREL, MD 20707, (866) 255-2985) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REPAIR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND WAS CURRENTLY WAITING ON ANOTHER REPAIR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION'S MODULAR HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THE GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM 5 TIMES ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND 2 TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIZE. ALSO HAD MY HEAD LIGHT HARNESS REPLACED OCT DUE THE BLUB BREAKING IN MULTIPLE PIECES. JAN OF 2019, IT RAINED AND MY TURNING SIGNAL BLUB BROKE AGAIN AND THE LIGHTING COMPONENT FILLED UP WITH WATER AND LOOKED LIKE A FLOATING FISH BOWL.
WE BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER DROVE IT ABOUT 4 TO 5 MONTHS AND THE LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED, SO WE CHANGED IT WORKED FOR ONE DAY AND THEN WENT DEAD AGAIN. TURNING LEFT FROM MY STREET THE STEERING WAS REALLY HARD AND HAD PROBLEMS TURNING LEFT BUT I DID FINALLY ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE SAME THING HAPPENED. FINALLY DRIVING SUDDENLY WE SAW A TURN ENGINE OFF AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AND WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SO WE KEPT GLIDING WITH NO ENGINE RUNNING AND WENT INTO A PARKING LOT. LUCKY FOR US THE CAR STOPPED RIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT. HAD TO BE TOWED FEW MILES TO A MECHANIC THAT TOLD US THE TIMING CHAIN IS BROKEN AND IN NEED FOR NEW ENGINE. WE TOWED IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THE SAME THING WAS TOLD. SO NOW IT IS BEEN...
WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED DURING A HEAVY RAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD. THE STUD THAT CONNECTS THE WIPER LINKAGE TO THE MOTOR HAD BROKEN. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL TO AFFECTED VEHICLES IN STATES THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOWFALL, WEST VIRGINIA WAS INCLUDED AND WAS WHERE THIS VEHICLE SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE. AFTER CALLING GM THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOW GARAGED IN TENNESSEE.
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB AND THE DAY LIGHT BULBS 4 TIMES SINCE JANUARY. EACH TIME I REPLACE ONE THE OTHER GOES OUT AND IT DOES'T LAST LONGER THAN A FEW WEEKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL AS THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING HOME TWO NIGHTS AGO AND THE ROAD THAT I TAKE TO GET HOME IS VERY DARK. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH (WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DUE TO IT ONLY WORKING ON HIGH SPEED) IN JANUARY. I'VE NOTICED MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM AS BUYING BULBS ARE BECOMING EXPENSIVE AS WELL AS THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET THEM REPLACED CAN BE LENGTHY.
I HAVE BEEN CHANGE MANY TIMES THE HEADLIGHT DAY LIGHT OF THE DRIVER SIDE, STABILITY CONTROL GOING ON AND STOP MY MOVEMENT, I AVE TO WAIT FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND UNBLOCK BY ITSELF, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR AC SOMETIMES ARE SUPER HOT.
LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN, TRIED TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO OPEN IT FROM THERE AND IT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED TO CRANK CAR AND IT MADE A LOT OF CLICKING NOISES AND LOOKED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT THEN ALL OF MY DOORS STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. WON'T START. WON'T RELEASE KEY.
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA ---- CONTACT HAS HAD ISSUE LOSING TRACTION CONTROL ON VEHICLE --- STABILITY SYSTEM DOES NOT STAY ON ---- CONTACT WAS ON INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF --- TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF A SECOND TIME AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING --- VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED GAS PUMP WAS FAULTY... GAS PUMP WAS FIXED ... ENGINE WAS SMOKING AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.... CONTACT WAS GIVEN NUMBER TO GM --- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN.... CB
MY GMC ACADIA DENALI HAS A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FOR EVERYDAY USE SO I ONLY DRIVE THE ACADIA FOR LONG DISTANCES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ONE OF THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED. AFTER I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I DROVE IT TO NEW YORK AND ON MY WAY BACK (THE NEXT DAY) HAD THE SERVICE LIGHT COME ON TO LET ME KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. I LOOKED AT THE BATTERY INDICATOR IN THE DASH AND NOTICED THE CHARGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. BY THE TIME I GOT TO BALTIMORE, MD THE INDICATOR WAS BELOW 12 AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIRST...
WHEN DRIVING OR EVEN AFTER JUST SITTING FOR A WHILE WITHOUT THE CONTROLS ON OR OFF THE BACK PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT AND AIR IN THE SECOND ROW THE KNOBS ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT SIT IN THE SECOND ROW DAILY AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.
WITH THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, I OPENED THE POWER LIFT GATE, IT OPENED COMPLETELY, AND SUDDENLY FEE FELL ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET, STIKING ME AND MY 6 MONTH OLD SON IN THE HEAD. I HAVE REPEATED THIS OPERATION MULTIPLE TIMES STANDING CLEAR OF THE LIFT GATE AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING EVERYTIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO ACCESS THE CARGO AREA OF MY VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER IN BUNKIE, LA TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 2012 GMC ACADIA RECALLS FOR POWER LIFT GATE MALFUNCTIONING, AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I DISAGREE.
TODAY WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK FULL, MY ACADIA RAN OUT OF GAS AND I WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR OTHER YEAR MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THE YEAR MY ACADIA IS DOES NOT MATTER TO GM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT. GM'S RECALL NUMBER IS 14007. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ INACCURATELY. AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY NOT FIX IT.
AFTER GETTING LIFT GATE RECALL WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY A LOUD POP WOULD HAPPEN. WAS TOLD STRUTS WORN. DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE. AS OF 1 DAY AGO LIFT GATE WILL OPEN LITTLE MORE THAN HALF WAY THEN JUST START CLOSING ON ITS OWN. IT CANNOT BE STOPPED. BEFORE WHEN IT BUMPED SOMETHING IT WOULD STOP OR OPEN BACK UP. NOW THERE IS NO STOPPING IT. IF A CHILD WEAR ABLE TO GET BETWEEN IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WOULD KILL THEM. I WAS PARKED TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ABS, ENGINE, BATTERY, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE KEY FAILED TO RETRACT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
SUNROOF LEAK DRIVING DURING RAINSTORM WATER BEGAN POURING IN ON THE DRIVER SIDE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE. CAUSED MOLDY SMELL, PARK BRAKE ON/OFF INDICATOR LIGHT AND BRAKE ON WARNING ALARM NOW NOT WORKING. ADVISED BY GLASS CO. AND DEALERSHIP THAT SUNROOF IS CAUSING LEAK FROM CLOGGED DRAIN LINES AND FAULTY SEALS. NO RECALLS OR TSB'S BUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE FROM 2008-2013 MODELS. NTSB SHOULD DEMAND THAT GMC ADDRESS THIS FAULTY PRODUCT. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED DURING CAR WASH FOLLOWING RAIN STORM. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER, NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. GMC WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS.
WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FOR US. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY AGAIN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY AT LEAST 4 TIMES. ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINS YOU CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING IN THE AC VENTS AND THEN POURS DOWN FROM UNDER DASH ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE. NOW MY SOUND IN THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO CUT ON AND OFF. THIS WATER ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY LEADING TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES.
THE SENSOR READING LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON BUT DOESN'T MATCH THE AREA ITS STATING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND LIGHTS DISPLAYING NOW WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES AND AIR IN THE TIRES LIGHT STILL ON. FOUND THAT TO MUCH PRESSURE IS IN TIRES AND THEY MAY BURST.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE FOR A WHILE NOW. THE CAR WILL CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SEATBELT AS WELL AS TODAY WHILE I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS HITTING THE GAS PEDAL I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO [XXX] ON ANOTHER OCCASION BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEFT THE GAS STATION FILLING THE TANK UP I GOT IN THE TRUCK PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST DIED OUT IN 45 MPH TRAFFIC I TOOK IT IN AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME IS IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN NOT HELP ME HOW IS THIS SAFE NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED AND ADJUSTED ON ITS OWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT SLID AND TILTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN THE REMOTE ENGINE START FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
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Steering
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Power Train
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Unknown Or Other
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Engine
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Air Bags
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Structurebody
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Fuelpropulsion System
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Exterior Lighting
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Vehicle Speed Control
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Electronic Stability Control Esc
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Seat Belts
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Service Brakes
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Suspension
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Seats
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Structure
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Fuel System Gasoline
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Traction Control System
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Wheels
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Equipment
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Service Brakes Hydraulic
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Structurebodyhatchbackliftgatesupport Devicestrut
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Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevicesexterior
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Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
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Engine And Engine Cooling
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Engine And Engine Coolingenginecrankcamshaft Position Sensor
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Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor
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Equipment Adaptivemobility
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Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
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Latcheslockslinkagesfuelingcharging Doorhatchport
1 complaint
Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar
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Structurebodytailgate
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Tirestemporaryemergency Spare Tire
1 complaint
Visibility
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Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
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