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What 300 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 GMC Acadia Limited
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
1 of 300 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Dec 22, 2014LightsFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB, THE BASE OF THE BULB AND THE PLASTIC HARNESS WAS BURNT AND MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA ODI 10667686
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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