What 466 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 GMC Acadia Limited

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 67000 MILE ON MY CAR AND TODAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OFF AND ON I WILL PUT FUEL AND AND THE GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY OR HALF TANK TAKES RESTARTING CAR MANY TIMES BEFORE READS ACCURATELY ALSO PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT

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ON ONE, APPROXIMATELY 200-MILE TRIP LAST YEAR, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR ACADIA COMPLETELY WENT OUT (INCLUDING ALL GUAGES, TURN SIGNALS, ETC.) THREE SEPARATE TIMES. WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ROADWAYS, AND THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED EACH TIME AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ULTIMATELY, MY WIFE ENDED UP STRANDED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER SHE HAD PARKED IT DURING A SEPARATE TRIP. OUR GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE REAR OBJECT DETECTION MODULES HAD CORRODED, AND THAT "EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM." THE CORROSION CAUSED A CASCADE FAILURE OR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. GM REPLACES THESE MODULES WITH NON-CORRODING ONES NOW, AFTER WE PAID $992.52 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I CONTACTED AUTUMN AT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SHE SAID THAT THERE IS NOW SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT BEGAN ON 4/2/19. HOWEVER, OUR VEHICLE IS OVER THE 80,000-MILE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. I MARKED THE FAILURE AS TODAY AS THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO AGO. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF TIME.

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SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT FEATURE IS NOT WORKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO EITHER DEFECTIVE SENSORS OR MODULE. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND SEVERAL MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WEST PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET (440-249-6296, LOCATED AT 25100 DETROIT RD, WESTLAKE, OH 44145) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

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SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ON THE DASH. I'VE HAD MY CAR RIGHT AT A YEAR WHEN THE WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH. UPON RESEARCHING I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS CLOSE AS TWO DAYS AGO.. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 77,000 MILES ON IT.

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2017, BUT A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING A LIGHT ON IN THE DASH SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG". I'VE TRIED IGNORING IT & HOPING THAT THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY, BUT WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE IT IN TO GET IT SERVICED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I AM FINDING THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH ACADIAS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE & HAVE HAD TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE & PAY TO GET IT SERVICED. I'VE ALSO READ WHERE THERE WERE SOME ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MANY GMC MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT IT WAS FOR YEAR MODELS PREVIOUS TO MINE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE YEAR BEFORE MINE). I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE (WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AS MINE, JUST WITH THE CHEVROLET NAME) & SHE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING. IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? PLEASE RESEARCH THIS. IT IS NOT COINCIDENCE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! THIS LIGHT COMES ON AT ALL TIMES AS SOON AS YOU TURN ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ WHERE SOME HAVE HAD FAULTY WIRING UNDER THE SEAT THAT HAD TO BE RE-SOLDERED.

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THE SEATS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE NOT ERGONOMICALLY CORRECT. THE PUSH THE PASSENGERS HEAD AND NECK FORWARD INTO AN UNNATURAL POSOTION. THIS HAPPENS AT THE WITH THE HEADREST FULLY UP, DOWN, FORWARD OR AS FAR BACK IN POSITION AS IT CAN BE MIVED. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NECK PAIN. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH LOWER LUMBAR SUPPORT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY I DIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THE 2014 BUICK SUV.

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WHILE DRIVING, THE STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE CAME ON, THEN TRACKTION CONTROL DISPLAYED. THE CAR THEN STALLED, WHILE DOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY. ALMOST GOT KILLED TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION (AND OPEN THE DOOR TO KILL THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT) TO RESET THE CAR TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR ALSO DOES THIS AT IDLE. IT WILL RANDOMLY MIS-SHIFT AND FEEL LIKE A CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO MY BUMPER AND BROKE OFF. SUPER SCARY, LIFE IN DANGER FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 5 DAYS AGO.

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BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD ON 2014 GMC ACADIA

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED EIGHT TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

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AUXILLARY EVAPORATOR CORE FAILURE, 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AT THE HEAT OF THE DAY, DRIVER SIDE A/C BLEW COLD, PASSENGER SIDE BLEW HOT

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ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING AFTER KEY TURNED TO OFF AND THEN REMOVED

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TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TOTAL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL FAILING, IT STARTED WITH A REAR COLLISION MODULE AND NOW IT IS OTHER SYSTEM LIKE; AIRBAG LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BLINGERS, RADIO, ETC. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL, WE NEED HELP!

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POWER STEERING FAILED - NO DASH LIGHT, DIP STICK HIDDEN UNDER PLASTIC ENGINE SHROUD, NO FLUID SHOWING. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT INTERSECTION THEN FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE NEXT TURN TO THE RIGHT. NOW THE STEERING WITHOUT THE PUMP IS SERIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS OR GOING DOWN HILL.

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THERE IS A WATER LEAK EVERY TIME IT RAINS. ONCE I COULD NOT SHUT OFF MY CAR HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SAID THE DRAIN LINE FOR SUNROOF HAD DEBRI AND WATER WAS SITTING ON FUSE BOX. WATER LEAKS IN FLOOR BOARD. YESTERDAY, THERE IS NO SOUND IN VEHICLE AT ALL (NO RADIO NO BLINKING NOISE WHEN BLINKER IS TURNED ON.)

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MY CAR IS ON HIS 4TH BATTERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ALL OK. TODAY AFTER BEEN THE 4 DAYS AGO, THE BATTERY IS DEAD AS GAIN. IT DOES TAKE CHARGE. CAN I APPLY FOR THE LEMON LAW, I WONDER.

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ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON

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MY VEHICLE WILL TELL ME TO SERVICE STABILITRAL, AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. IT INTERMITTENTLY DOES THIS AND GOES AWAY ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK O. HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BC THE CAR THEN STALLS, HAS A HARD TIME ACCELERATING, AND HESITATES/STUTTERS AS IT TRIES TO ACCELERATE. MAINLY DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY.BUT SOMETIMES IN CITY ENVIRONMENTS. IT SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO ANOTHER RECALL. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR WITH VIN AS A RECALL

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BLIND SPOT SENSORS IN THE MORRORS ARE ALWAYS LIGHTING UP WITH NOTHING TO SET THEM OFF.GM SAYS THERE IS NO FIX AND THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA

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FUEL GAGE CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS FULL THEN A FEW MINS LATER EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP TAKE, GAGE SHOES TIRE LEVELS IN ACCURATELY, LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND WON'T SHUT OFF AFTER TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, DRIVER SEAT CONTINUES TO WIGGLE LOOSE EVEN AFTER TIGHTENING BACK OVER AND OVER, WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T SITTING IN PARK ON AFTER ABOUT 30MINUTES OR SO IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE, SPUTTER THEN FINALLY STALL REGUARDLESS OF ACCELERATING TO RESTART IT WILL STILL STALK WHEN DRIVING FOR AWHILE THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY JERK FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND FEEL LIKE IT LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AS WELL EVEN AFTER I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVING A SENSOR CHANGED(WHICH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED WAS WRONG) ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGE WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RECALLS THAT WERE LISTED PRIOR TO US PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED WEREN'T WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY'D LOOK AT THOSE RECALLS FROM THEN BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM AT OUR OWN COST AND THAT THE RECALLS AND ISSUE SALES WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WEREN'T LISTED SO AT THIS POINT WE'RE UNABLE TO TAKE THE FAMILY VEHICLE TOO FAR FROM HOME CONSIDERING WE LIVE 30 MINS OUTSIDE OF TUCSON, WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND MY HUSBAND IS A DISABLED VETERAN WE EVEN STATED TO THE DEALERSHIP WE NEEDED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

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SERVICE AIR BAG SOON COMES UP 30 OR MORE TIMES A DAY AND STRUTS ARE MAKING NOISE

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THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WARNING CHIMED TO INDICATE A PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT TOGGLED BACK AND FORTH WHEN NO PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR IN THE SEAT. THIS RESOLVED SPONTANEOUSLY BY THE NEXT DAY, NOW THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON NOTICE AND WARNING LIGHT IS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR ACTIVATE. I SEE THAT A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN 2014 FOR THE 2009-2013 MODELS OF GMC ACADIA, BUT MY SPECIFIC ACADIA IS A 2014 MODEL. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR GMC ACADIA OWNERS. THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED AND I HAVE NOT VISITED A DEALER YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SCREEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND THE SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOT DETECTORS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR CROSS TRAFFIC DETECTORS FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THAT THE CHASSIS MODULE WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY. CRIPPEN BUICK GMC (8300 WEST SAGINAW HIGHWAY, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48917, (517) 627-8411) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE BATTERY MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

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IN A REAR END COLLISION'ANOTHER CAR HITTING US, WE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE WAS COMING BEHIND US AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED'THE PASSENGER SEAT CAME FORWARD ALMOST THROWING ME INTO THE DASH, THEN FLEW BACKWARDS, COLLAPSING INTO THE SEAT BEHIND IT. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW IT ON TV ABOUT CHILD SAFETY IN THE REAR SEAT. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN IN THE SEAT BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. SURPRISINGLY, I WAS NOT INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BECAUSE THE REAR WAS SO DAMAGED IT COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED.

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