Air Bags Problem on the 2008 GMC ACADIA
Car problem(s) with the 2008 GMC ACADIA.
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Problem with Air Bags
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Aug 01, 2016 - Dale City, VA - Air Bags
SERVICE AIRBAG COMES ON AND OFF AT TIMES THIS WAS REPAIRED AT ONE TIME BUT NOW IT'S COMING BACK ON AGAIN
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Apr 22, 2016 - Houston, TX - Air Bags
I HAVE NOTICED BEFORE AFTER A RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FOG REALLY BAD SO I FIGURED I HAD A SMALL ROOF LEAK, HOWEVER I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A MAJOR LEAK. I OPEN THE DOOR AND NOTICED BOTH FRONT FLOOR BOARDS ARE WET. I VACUUM IT OUT AND GET ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF WATER OUT. IT WOULDN'T START SO AFTER LOCATING THE BATTERY IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD THE BATTERY BOX WAS FULL OF WATER. I VACUUM THAT OUT. I LET IT DRY FOR A WHILE AND JUMP IT OFF. IT CRANKED FINE AND I LET IT IDLE FOR A WHILE. I CLOSED THE DOORS WITH WINDOWS DOWN WITH IT STILL RUNNING AND PUT A FAN IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE RUNNING, WITH A BOX FAN IN THE FRONT SEAT BLOWING, I SHUT THE DOORS WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER I SHUT THE DOOR I AM STANDING BESIDE IT AND HEAR A LOUD EXPLOSION. I LOOK OVER AND BOTH SIDE CURTAIN LIKE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE CAR SHUTS OFF, THE FLASHERS COME ON. AFTER I GAIN MY COMPOSURE FROM BEING SCARED TO DEATH FROM THE NOISE, I REACH IN AND TURN THE KEY OFF. AFTER THAT I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY BECAUSE I WAS THEN AFRAID IT MAY BLOW MORE AIR BAGS OR SHORT OUT AND CATCH FIRE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICE THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ROOF LEAKS, THERE ARE A FEW TECHNICAL BULLETINS THAT GM HAS ABOUT IT AS WELL, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL SINCE IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL, IF THE ROOF LEAK IS GETTING ENOUGH WATER IN THE VEHICLE THAT IT CAUSES THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON, I BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. I AM JUST GRATEFUL I WASN'T DRIVING IT AND MY 2 YOUNG KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I JUST BOUGHT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT, SO FAR I JUST CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT? THE PICS ARE OF WATER IN THE CAR PRIOR TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING.
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Jan 27, 2016 - Bellsire, OH - Air Bags
I HAVE HAD SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME ALONG WITH SERVICE STABLETRACK AND AND I THINK SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL WHEN I GET GAS IT MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS AND WON'T START WITHOUT PUMPING THE GAS TO GET IT STARTED.
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Jan 26, 2016 - Duluth, MN - Air Bags
I HAD A RECALL FOR MY DRIVER SIDE, SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS. THE DEALER IN DULUTH MN (KOLAR) FIXED IT BUT LIGHT CAME ON FOR CHECK ENGINE. BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS THE PPS SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT NOT ON MY ACADIA. THEY WANT $600 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. TOTALING AROUND $950. HAD ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE POWER LIFT GATE, STATING THAT THE STRUTS COULD POSSIBLY FAIL PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE POWER LIFT GATE TO DROP. AS I WAS LOADING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIFT GATE SUDDENLY DROPPED ON MY HEAD. I BROUGHT IT TO KOLAR IN DULUTH MN AND TOLD THEM THAT THE STRUTS FROM THE RECALL WERE SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AFTER A DAY OF THEM TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. A WEEK AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME, THE LIFT GATE FELL ON MY WIFE. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT KOLAR NEVER REPLACED THE STRUTS, EVEN AFTER ME TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND HIM ASSURING ME THAT THEY WOULD BE CHANGED OUT. IT IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR BACK ORDERED STRUTS TO COME IN TO BE INSTALLED.
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Jan 13, 2016 - Dodge Center, MN - Air Bags
THE AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHTS WOULD BOTH LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE WARNING "SERVICE AIRBAG" CAME ON. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, ANY TYPE ROAD, ALSO WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF BUT ELECTRICAL WOULD STILL BE WORKING. ALSO THE POWER SAVER MODE KICKED IN AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMPED.
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Jan 11, 2016 - Danville, VA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
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Nov 19, 2015 - Port Saint Lucie, FL - Air Bags
I MADE A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED HERE UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10765088. THE LOCAL GARBER GMC DEALERSHIP SEALED THE SUNROOF AND CLEANED THE CLOGGED HOSES THAT DRAIN WATER FROM THE ROOF. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR A TOTAL OF $600. THEY GAVE A GUARANTEE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE LEAKS. ON NOVEMBER 18 THE CAR BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA AND WATER POURED FROM THE ROOF ONTO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN I MADE A FULL STOP. CURRENTLY AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER OF GMC DEALER. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN FROM ONE COLLEGE CAMPUS LOCATION TO ANOTHER, IN OTHER WORDS MANY STOP AND GO AND SIDE STREETS AT 30 MPH OR LESS. THE CAR MADE SQUEALING NOISES AS WELL WHICH HAPPENED LAST TIME TOO (SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR).
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Oct 03, 2015 - Stone Ridge, VA - Air Bags
RAIN LEAK INTO CAR, WATER POURING INTO FRAME AND TRAPPED IN FRAME OF CAR, ROOF OF CAR. WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG LOCATIONS. WHEN WE DRIVE, WE CAN HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND IN FRAME, SEE WATER LEAKING OUT OF AIRBAG AREAS IN FRAME OF CAR. WATER TRAPPED INSIDE FRAME OF CAR, ROTTING INSIDE OF CAR, MOLD, MILDEW POTENTIAL, FIRE HAZARD. GMC SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN I SAFELY DRIVE A VEHICLE IN WHICH BOTH THE AIRBAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED??
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Oct 02, 2015 - Boise, ID - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT FOR AIRBAQ NOT WORKING. HAD THE REPAIRS DONE FOR $795.00
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Oct 01, 2015 - Atlanta, GA - Air Bags
WATER ENTERS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE SUNROOF DRAINS CONTINUE TO CLOG UP AND WATER FALLS ON DRIVER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL FUSES.
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Sep 04, 2015 - Oakley, CA - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON SAYING "SERVICE AIRBAG", TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE READ THE CODES WHICH CAME BACK AS 20 & 81 FOR THE MAIN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HE SAID IT MEANS IT'S NOT GETTING A READING AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WERE EITHER THE SENSOR OR MODULE FOR THE AIRBAG NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HE ADVISED ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS ESSENTIALLY NOT WORKING AND IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO STATED ONLY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP COULD FIX IT AND THEY WANT $150 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE ALREADY HAD IT DIAGNOSED. I FEEL ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE WILL REPAIR THEM BESIDES A DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN DIE!
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Aug 30, 2015 - Cornelia, GA - Air Bags
CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO JUMP OFF. WHEN I DID THIS I WENT TO TURN OFF AND HAD THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING FOR AROUND A MINUTE BEFORE FINALLY STALLING. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DAY THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALLOWING WATER IN AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FUSE PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX WAS FULL OF WATER AND CORRODED. THEY ADVISED A NEW WINDSHIELD AS MINE HAD A SMALL STAR CRACK IN IT AND NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THAT ALONG WITH RECOMMENDING A NEW FUSE PANEL. THEY CHECKED ALL DRAIN LINES FOR SUNROOF AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. PAID THE BILL FOR THIS AT $799.58 WITH ASSURANCE THAT WATER ISSUE WAS FIXED. WELL ONE WEEK LATER AND THE FIRST RAIN SINCE AFTER SITTING IN LIGHT RAIN FOR 2 HOURS AND DRIVING 20 MINUTES I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING INTO BOTH FLOORBOARDS FROM A POST. I WILL BE TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW WITH THEM STILL NOT AKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING ABOUT WATER PROBLEMS.
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Jul 23, 2015 - Lincolnton, NC - Air Bags
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD TOOK IT THROUGH A HUNDRED POINT INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THIS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, THEY FIXED THE SMALL THINGS LIKE THE WATER PUMP, THE REAR WIPER BLADE, ELECTRICAL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS GOING OUT, AND THE AIR BAG (SERVICE AIR BAG SOON) IS STILL ON, BUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A RECALL IN 2011, EITHER IT WAS A BAD PART, OR IT WAS NOT SERVICED AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL GM OWNER, ESPECIALLY THE BUICK LASABRE WHICH I DROVE FOR 15 YEARS, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT, AND THEY ARE RATED BY THE BBB AS A. I ALSO DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT ON GM COMMERCIALS IT STATES NON GM OWNERS,LIKE COME ON IN, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF NON GM OWNERS BUT NOT THE LOYAL ONES. I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT TO STICK WITH AMERICAN BRANDS AND LOVE GM, JUST VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS ONE. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS CAR, THE AIR BAG AND ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION!!!!UPDATED 11/10/15
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May 26, 2015 - Mccalen, TX - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE OF THE CONTACT'S SISTER WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS FRACTURED AND THE SEAT DETACHED FROM ITS SPRINGS AND HINGES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK AND FACE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
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Apr 16, 2015 - Grand Island, NE - Air Bags
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL. INTERMITTENTLY, PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL DEACTIVATE WITH ADULT PASSENGER ON SEAT. BY 2013 WAS NEARLY CONTINUOUSLY NOT FUNCTIONING. LESS THAN 50K MILES. RECALL WAS PERFORMED (WIRES SOLDERED). NO CHANGE AFTER RECALL. DEALER STATES THAT SENSOR MODULE DEFECTIVE ($800 REPAIR). CURRENTLY IN SHOP WAITING FOR PARTS.
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Apr 08, 2015 - Murfreesboro , TN - Air Bags
IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING WATER AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARD AND WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND I'M AFRAID MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK PROPERLY IF I WAS EVER IN A WRECK.
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Mar 23, 2015 - Mobile, AL - Air Bags
TL CONTACT OWNS A A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS ALSO DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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Mar 03, 2015 - Winthrop, MN - Air Bags
MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT ON. I TURNED AROUND TO HELP MY DAUGHTER AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT 2/13/15 AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE THEY ALREADY DID FIXES ON IT THEY WILL NOT BE FIXING THIS. CONTACTED GMC AND THEY OFF ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE SENSOR. TOTAL COST TO GET FIXED 810 DOLLARS. PRETTY PISSED OFF. HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE VEHICLE A MONTH YET.
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Feb 24, 2015 - Black River Falls, WI - Air Bags
2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REPAIRS FOR HIS AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO IN AND OUT, AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG RECALL, DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE.
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Jan 09, 2015 - San Bernardino, CA - Air Bags
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED MAY 2014 FOR THE AIR BAGS. TOOK CAR IN TO CREST CHEVROLET O 10/27/14 TO FIX AIR BAGS. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK. A MONTH LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CREST STATING THAT SOME WIRING WAS NOT DONE RIGHT AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I TOOK THE CAR IN 11/14 TO HAVE THE WIRING FIXED. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 12/11/14 TO FIX THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND TO GET THE CAR SMOGGED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN ON 1/6/15 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT WORKING AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX IT!! I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL WAS ON BECAUSE OF A INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING VALVE WAS THE PROBLEM AND "IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH BEING SMOGGED". FUNNY, THE OBD SYMBOL WASN'T ON WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE SMOGGED.
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Dec 02, 2014 - Hampton, VA - Air Bags
WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS ON. THEN AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF AS LONG AS THERE WAS A PASSENGER WITH ME. NOW, FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD THE ISSUE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN 2011 UNDER A RECALL, BUT NOW IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE SIDE AIRBAGS. GOT IT FIXED FOR ABOUT $300.00. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK AND PAID FOR ANOTHER DIAGONSTIC TEST AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACE FOR A COST OF $1,035.00. GMC PLEASE HELP.
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Nov 19, 2014 - Saint James, MO - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A DEER IN THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A CRASH. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.
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Oct 28, 2014 - Dothan, AL - Air Bags
HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING APPT. TO FIX AIRBAG WHICH WAS RECALLED. WHEN THEY FIXED IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON, SO THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $600.00 TO REPAIR THE SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT INNUMERABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACADIA 2008 AIRBAGS, JUST LIKE MINE. YOU GO IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER AIRBAGS. I AM GOING TO CONSULT AN ATTORNEY ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OF US WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOU SAFE BUT IN ACTUALITY MAY HARM YOU IF IT IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF.
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Oct 27, 2014 - Shallowater, TX - Air Bags
CONTACTED LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP TODAY (10/27/14) ASKING ABOUT RECENT AIRBAG RECALL AND WHY WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED AS: PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ADULT MALE (180 LB)/ADULT FEMALE (140 LB)/TEENAGE BOY (120 LB) ARE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NOW A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE IS ALSO DISPLAYED. THE GMC DEALERSHIP STATED MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL, YET THE SYMPTOMS MY VEHICLE EXHIBIT ARE THE SAME AS OTHER VEHICLES COVERED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. AFTER RESEARCH, IT IS EVIDENT THAT ALL 2008 GMC ACADIAS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL(S).
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Oct 24, 2014 - Amelia, VA - Air Bags
GMC STATED MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT RECALL ON THE HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG AND SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY 2008 GMC ACADIA BEGAN SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THE SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD GM WAS RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND TELL ME WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE AND IT FIXED. I SPOKE WITH GMC FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO IDENTIFY THE EXTENT OF THIS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED PROBLEM.
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Aug 26, 2014 - Ferdinand, IN - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PROVIDE FALSE READINGS LIKE DOOR AJAR WHEN ALL DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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Aug 20, 2014 - El Paso, TX - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,927.
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Aug 14, 2014 - Fayetteville, NC - Air Bags
THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS OVER 140 POUNDS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WON'T INDICATE THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SEATBELT ON. EVEN IF DRIVING AND PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING, IT WON'T TURN ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE CORRECTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DEALER WHILE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAW THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ACTIVE GM SAFETY RECALL (14030, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 14V11800), AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE LOCAL DEALER (FLOW GMC, FAYETTEVILLE, NC) IS TELLING ME THAT I MUST PAY $500 OF THE $568 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER ([XXX]). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART REPLACEMENT THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT BEFORE THE RECALL AND PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS FOR A CONSUMER AND GMC SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Aug 13, 2014 - Charleston, SC - Air Bags
MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & HAS REMAINED ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP & PAID TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS OUT OR WARRANTY & WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT DUE TO THIS, NONE OF OUR AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. WE SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE WRITTEN GMC IN HOPES THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO $900 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. NO LUCK! HAVE READ MANY BLOGS WITH OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
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Aug 08, 2014 - Meridian, ID - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
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Aug 06, 2014 - Youngstown, OH - Air Bags
MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2010 AND THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT WAS CHECKED. NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL TO REMOVE THE CONNECTOR. DEALER STATES SINCE I HAD THE 2010 RECALL I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE 2014 RECALL DONE. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON.
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Jul 29, 2014 - Opelika, AL - Air Bags
I BOUGHT MY 2008 ACADIA IN OCTOBER 2013. IN FEBRUARY, THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE ACADIA TO GLYNN SMITH, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG SWITCH. I PAID $717.70 FOR THE NEW AIRBAG AND NEW AIRBAG SWITCH. SOON AFTER, GMC STARTED DOING THE RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS. MY ACADIA IS NOT ONE OF THE LISTED RECALLED VEHICLES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. IT IS NOW THE END OF JULY, AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO GLYNN SMITH AND IT IS THE SAME CODE THIS TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG SWITCH. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL EVERY 2008 ACADIA. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. ONE DAY DRIVING, I STARTED TO MAKE A TURN, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS LIKE TURNING A REALLY OLD MODEL CAR THAT HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TODAY. GMC TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, YET I KNOW FOR SURE SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE 2008 GMC ACADIA IS NOT A SAFE CAR. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THEM AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON. MY FAMILY IS VERY UPSET WITH GMC AS A COMPANY!! SAFETY SHOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN BEFORE SELLING ANY VEHICLE. I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACADIA. I THINK THAT GMC SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, THE MOST ETHICAL THING, AND RECALL THE ENTIRE LINE OF THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE 2008 ACADIA IS A PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!!
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Jul 29, 2014 - Chardon, OH - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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Jul 21, 2014 - Lena, MS - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH IN WHICH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,653.
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Jul 18, 2014 - Portneches, TX - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
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Jul 18, 2014 - Cedar Hill , TX - Air Bags
THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT IT IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS OVER 140 POUNDS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WON'T INDICATE THAT THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SEATBELT ON. EVEN IF DRIVING AND PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING, IT WON'T TURN ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE CORRECTLY.
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Jul 09, 2014 - Willis,, MI - Air Bags
WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE A LOUD POP WOULD OCCUR. SIGNALS, CLOCK,STEREO, DOME LIGHT, BATTERY GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE STEREO AND AMPLIFIER ($1500 ). THEN IF I LEFT ACADIA IN THE RAIN I WOULD FIND A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A DROP OF WATER ON THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE SUN ROOF TUBES WERE BLOCKED SO I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO GLASS PLACE AND HAD THE TUBES CLEANED OUT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE POWER IN VEHICLE AGAIN. JUST WENT ON A TRIP AND HAD TO PARK OUTSIDE IN PARKING AREA AND HAD A REAL PUDDLE ON MY MAT AND UNDERNEATH THE MAT. TODAY I CALLED AN AUTO WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE LEAKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF IT HAS NOT HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING, THAT GM WAS GOOD ABOUT INSTALLING AND SEALING THE WINDSHIELD. MY CAR IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE WIRING WILL SHORT OUT, CAUSE A SOFT SPOT IN THE FLOOR, OR START A FIRE. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 69,285 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ONLY GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS. SERIOUS PROBLEM INVOLVING WET ELEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HERE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO!
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Jul 08, 2014 - Roswell, NM - Air Bags
IN 2011, OUR ACADIA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING BURNT. WE HAD THAT REPLACED. AFTER THE HEADLIGHT, WE STARTED NOTICING THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOTIFYING US THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. NONE OF THE SOUNDS WHERE COMING ON IN THE CAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE NOT WEARING YOUR SEATBELT THE "DINGING" DID NOT HAPPEN. I TOOK THE ACADIA IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CELL PHONE THAT TRIGGERED THE DEFECT. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER IF GMC KNEW OF THE DEFECTS WHY NOT BE UP FRONT WITH US. MY FAMILY AND I TRAVEL PLENTY. SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN, WE BOUGHT THE ACADIA FAITHFULLY AND HOPES GMC PROVIDES THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE.
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Jul 07, 2014 - West Lafayette, IN - Air Bags
AIRBAG SEAT CONNECTORS AND AIRBAG REPLACED AFTER SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA RECALL #102606/GM #14030 AND FOR SOME REASON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL 2008 GMC ACADIAS!!
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Jul 01, 2014 - Lincoln, NE - Air Bags
INTERMITTENT "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT. STARTED COMING ON IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2013. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON OCTOBER 17, 2013. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE.
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Jun 29, 2014 - Lincoln , NE - Air Bags
THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING.
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Jun 19, 2014 - Greenbay, WI - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/19/14
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Jun 13, 2014 - Chino Valley, AZ - Air Bags
IN LIGHT OF THE ALL THE SAFETY RECALLS BY GM FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, I BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE'S CRASH IN OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILING. DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON AZ ROUTE 89 IN THE AREA OF PRESCOTT, AZ CALLED THE GRANITE DELLS, THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT WHERE THE ROAD TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE CAT PROCEEDED INTO AND PARTIALLY UP A GRANITE STONE OUT CROPPING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR THEN WENT AIR BORNE LANDING UP SIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 89. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHICH IN TURN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH IN THIS ACCIDENT FAIL TO DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS AIR LIFTED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ FOR SEVER HEAD INJURE FROM WHICH SHE HAS RECOVERED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE IGNITION FAILURES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP ON OTHER GM CARS IS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 GMC ACADIA AND POSSIBLY OTHER LIKE MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. IN MY OPINION IT HAS TO BE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THAT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SYSTEM CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT.
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Jun 12, 2014 - West Hartford, CT - Air Bags
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER WOULD DISPLAY 'CHECK AIR BAG'. TWO WEEKS AGO, IT BECAME NOT INTERMITTENT, BUT CONSTANT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY GMC DEALER AND WAS TOLD $735 REPAIR - AIR BAG PASSENGER PRESSURE MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS (IF NOT THOUSANDS) OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITE, BLOGS ETC. GM HAS A SUPPLIER PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE COUNTLESS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.
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Jun 09, 2014 - Kinsman, OH - Air Bags
STARTED CAR AIR BAG LIGHT ON NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. GMC SAID MY 2008 IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. RT REAR SPRING ALSO BROKE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON.
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May 28, 2014 - Jefferson City, MO - Air Bags
1. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR AT 60MPH AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL DRIVER THREW CAR TO NEUTRAL AS BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE 2. AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONAL 3. TPMS IS INOPERABLE LIGHT ALWAYS ON 4. SEATS ARE COMPOSED OF POLYURETHANE MOLDED FOAM CAUSING AN ARRAY OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN AS CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT 5. BRAKES ENGAGE DURING HIGH SPEEDS RANDOMLY CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE 6. HEAVY METALS/AIR PLANE PARTS FOUND IN MANY PLACES OF CAR 7. FUMES INSIDE CONSTANTLY IMPROPERLY ROUTED FUEL/EMISSION SYSTEM? 8. TRANSMITTERS, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS FM TRANSMITTER IN KEY IS ATTACHED, SHOULD NOT BE A HYBRID OR GRID OPERATED VEHICLE. SPRAY FOAM AND WELDED METAL COMPOSED MUCH OF VEHICLE. MEDICAL WHITE PACKING IN MUCH OF GAPS WITH A CONTAMINATED SMELL 9. LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPAIR DAMAGE, OWNER FILED BANKRUPTCY LOTS OF MEDICAL BILLS. DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER DO NOTHING, I HAVE WROTE LETTERS AND MANY PHONE CALLS. 10. MICROWAVE EFFECT ON ANYONE IN CAR ALONG WITH MAGNETIC PULLS. I MYSELF HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2011. I HAVE LOST SOME NERVE FUNCTION ON LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY LEAVING ME WITH MULTIPLE SCARS FOR LIFE DOWN LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND CENTER FOREHEAD RESEMBLING RADIATION BURNS BUT I NEVER UNDERWENT RADIATION. I LOST MY HAIR IN 2012 ALONG WITH JOINT DAMAGES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I AM NOT AN EXPERIMENT AND NEVER AGREED TO BE ONE!
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Mar 04, 2014 - Saint Peters, MO - Air Bags
RECEIVED 'SERVICE AIR BAG' WARNING FROM THE DASHBOARD DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ON CENTER CONSOLE INDICATES 'OFF' WHEN 160 LB PERSON IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
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Feb 27, 2014 - Mankato, MN - Air Bags
WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON, NOTING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER ACTIVATED. A MESSAGE WILL ALSO COME UP ON THE DRIVER'S MESSAGING SCREEN STATING TO SERVICE AIRBAG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SOFTWARE MODULE FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 5-6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD ALREADY NEED ITS AIRBAG MODULE REPLACED.
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Feb 10, 2014 - Green Bay, WI - Air Bags
APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER 2013, I HAD PICKED UP MY MOM TO GO SHOPPING WITH ME AND I VERY SELDOM HAVE A PASSENGER WITH ME AND HAPPEN TO LOOK UP AND NOTICE THE LIGHT ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT SAYS ON OR OFF WAS OFF !!! SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 135# AND SO I NOTICED WE WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME OUT AND IT THEN REGISTERED ON!!! SO I WATCHED THIS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND IT CONTINUED!! SOMETIMES ON AND SOMETIMES OFF! SO WHEN I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT BERGSTROMS I HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE CORROSION ON THE PLUGS UNDER THE SEAT BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM! SO THEY SAID WITH A BIG MAN IN IT REGISTERED LIKE AN INFANT SITTING THERE! SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE IT!!! THIS CAR IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION AND I DO NOT HAVE A DAILY PASSENGER! I'M THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE DAY ONE!!! THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET IN A COLLISION AND LOSE A LOVED ONE ! THIS WOULD BE A HUGE LAWSUIT!!!! I AM GONNA SEE IF GMC WILL PAY FOR THIS FIX! ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CALL ME AT[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Feb 06, 2014 - Charleston, WV - Air Bags
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I FELT WATER DRIP FROM OVERHEAD AND HEARD SLOSHING NOISES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WATER BEGAN LEAKING FROM AIRBAG INDICIA. THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. IMAGINE HOW UNSAFE TO TURN OFF A VEHICLE, REMOVE THE KEY AND THE ENGINE TO REMAIN RUNNING. BEFORE I COULD GET TO SERVICE, THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETED TO BELOW ZERO, AND I COULD NOT GET THE DEFROSTER TO WORK. I SCRAPED THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDOWS, BUT WITHOUT HEAT, FOGGED AGAIN. ZERO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE POINTS WHERE WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CAR, WREAKING HAVOC WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HVAC, DEFROSTER. SERVICE TECH SAID THERE WAS "BLOWER MOWER" FAILURE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED MY VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS AS GMC ACADIA CAMPAIGN 08207, WITH FAILURE OF SUNROOF PART 25930220, WHICH AFFECTED LIMITED VIN NUMBERS. WE ALSO DISCOVERED THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING FROM THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THIS GETTING REPAIRED IS UNKNOWN -- OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS! IN ADDITION, I HAD NOTICED FLOOR MATS BEING DAMP, BUT ASSUMED A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SNOW AND RAIN. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE LEAK/DAMP FLOOR MATS IS REASON FOR THE MILDEW/MOLD SMELL. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN THEIR TSBS. I WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO FIND SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS! PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW THE CORRELATION BETWEEN TSBS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES AND REPAIRS TO THE LEAKING HOSE. OF COURSE, GMC DENIES THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM, AND SAYS REPAIRS WILL ALL BE AT MY EXPENSE. FINALLY, I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM! SURELY, THE FACT THAT I (AND MANY, MANY OTHERS) ARE HAVING THE EXACT LEAK PROBLEMS AS REFERENCED IN GMC CAMPAIGN 08207 INDICATES THAT PROBLEM WENT BEYOND THOSE VIN#S. THEY ARE HIDING A BIG PROBLEM. HELP!!
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Sep 08, 2013 - Huntersville, NC - Air Bags
AIRBAG PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILED DESPITE LIMITED SEAT USE. REPAIR COST ALMOST $800.
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Aug 27, 2013 - Northlake, IL - Air Bags
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE GOING ON VACATION I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED BUT IT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF TOOK IT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED IT KEPT DOING THAT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REROUTE THE AIRBAG HARNESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND IT CAME BACK ON. BY THAT TIME THE CAR WAS OVER 60,000 MILES AND IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I'M STUCK WITH THAT PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN BUT DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT AND GMC WON'T RECALL THE 2007 AND 2008 ACADIAS KNOWING THAT THE ACADIAS OF THOSE 2 YEARS WERE MADE WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT IS GM'S FAULT. MY ACADIA IS SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX ITAND I'M STUCK USING A 16 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS MORE RELIABLE THAT OUR NEW CAR. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD AND RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE. AIR BAGS LIGHT ON AND NEVER GOT FIXED SUSPENSION REPAIRED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO LIGHTING PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE CAR HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL THIS ISSUES PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS THAT'S WHY THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS.
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Aug 21, 2013 - Maysville, WV - Air Bags
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS AN AIR BAG MESSAGE WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING AIR BAGS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FORCE GM TO MAKE IT RIGHT SINCE THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS ALSO IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON 2007 MODELS SO I BELIEVE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON 2008 MODELS AS WELL. THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ACADIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL. WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM THE ROOF. IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING WIRING COMPONENTS FOR THE AIR BAG. I WONDER IF THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING MESSAGE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALSO MENTIONED HOW THE POWER STEERING MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE. I HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. YOU CAN EVEN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD IT CREATES A VIBRATION. I BELIEVE LIKE THERE IS A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON GM'S PART FOR NOT CORRECTING KNOWN ISSUES.
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Jul 29, 2013 - Savoy, IL - Air Bags
PROBLEM #1 OF 3: DURING HEAVY RAINS, WATER WOULD LEAK IN THROUGH THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THE DRAIN TUBES FROM THE SUNROOF WERE CLOGGED, THEY BLEW IT OUT, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY CHARGED ME TO PUT IT LONGER TUBES, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT TUBES, NOT THE BACK. PROBLEM #2 OF 3: WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES AT LOW SPEED I LOSE POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF TIME (WHICH IS TROUBLESOME WHEN TURNING). PROBLEM #3 OF 3: TWO WARNING LIGHTS FOR AIRBAGS COME ON EVERYTIME I START THE VEHICLE. I CAN PUSH A BUTTON EACH TIME TO MAKE THE WRITTEN WARNING GO AWAY, BUT THE RED LIGHT WITH A PICTURE STAYS ON. NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT.
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Jul 17, 2013 - Harker Heights, TX - Air Bags
HAD TO WAIT TO GIVE MY DAUGHTER A RIDE. SAT IN THE POURING RAIN FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD AND WATER POURED DOWN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE INSIDE. WATER ALSO CAME IN FROM THE FRONT LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG AND THE VISOR ARM. ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB ON LOW SPEED SLOW DOWN. OUR AREA OF TEXAS IS DROUGHT PRONE SO NO MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN UNTIL JULY 14-16. WATER POURS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. WATER FROM CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND UNDER THE DASH. STANDING WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARD. OBD LIGHT IS ON AND MY PARKING BREAK WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. PARK ASSIST GOES ON AND OFF. THE WARNING CHIME COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T TURN OFF. NO TELLING HOW MUCH DAMAGE ALL OF THIS WILL CAUSE. I HAVE ONE MORE PAYMENT UNTIL THE THING IS MINE FREE AND CLEAR. NO WARRANTY AND NO RECOURSE. IT FIGURES.
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Jun 28, 2013 - Zanesville, OH - Air Bags
I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WAS CONSISTENTLY ON IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. IT WAS FOUND TO DEFECTIVE AND OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE HASN'T EVEN BEEN USED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND THE PART IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. SHOULDN'T THE PART LAST LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS?
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Jun 03, 2013 - Hoover, AL - Air Bags
1. TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT 67K MILES AND APPEARS TO BE VERY PREVALENT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND BASICALLY LEAVES YOU STUCK IN NEUTRAL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. 2. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. IF IN A CRASH, HAVE NO IDEA IF WE WILL BE PROTECTED. NOT A COMFORTABLE FEELING.
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May 13, 2013 - Reading, MA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,532.
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Apr 29, 2013 - Pottstown , PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENLTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING. THERE WAS ALSO A DEFECT FOUND IN THE AIR BAG BUT THE EXACT PART WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
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Mar 12, 2013 - New Braunfels, TX - Air Bags
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. ONCE SHE TRIED GOING AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WE HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 68,000 MILES? ALSO THE WATERPUMP, POWERSTEERING PUMP. MASTER CYLINDER, AS WELL AS SOMETHING WITH AN AIR BAG CONNECTOR. THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AS A GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.
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Feb 27, 2013 - Northlake, IL - Air Bags
I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO FLORIDA FOR CHEER LEADING COMPETITION; I WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS WHEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE SCREEN CAME ON THANKFULLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON ON OUR WAY BACK TO CHICAGO AND KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY ONLY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TIGHT THEY ONLY WIGGLED IT AND LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. THEN SUSPENSION STARED IT MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD TIE RODS REPLACED. THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG PROBLEM CAME BACK AND THIS TIME DIDN'T GO AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TO TIGHT AND THEY REROUTED IT SO IT WASN'T TIGHT ANYMORE. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ITS ON AGAIN BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK AND NOW IS PAST ITS WARRANTY.THEN HEAD LAMP WENT OUT. HAD TO PAY DEALER $180 (RIP OFF) NEXT THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. MY NEPHEW REPLACED IT IN LESS THAN 10 MIN. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM. THEN WIPERS ARM CAME LOOSE FROM MOTOR I HAD MY COUSIN FIX IT FOR ME. NOW I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE CAME BACK WITH THE CODE TO REPLACE THE CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID NOW I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IT STARTED TO ACT FUNNY SHIFTING PRETTY HARD SOME TIMES AND THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME WHEN I NOTICE THE RPMS AT ABOUT 45000 AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING NUTS I DON'T KNOW WHY AND HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME ON THE SAME GEAR. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND CAME BACK WITH THE SAME CODE FOR THE SOLENOID PLUS P0700/P0716/P0717 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY ACADIA IS JUST SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY NO MONEY TO FIX IT AND DRIVING MY 15 YEAR OLD TRUCK HOPING GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE
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Jan 09, 2013 - Newnan, GA - Air Bags
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR/LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF AT ABOUT 60K MILES. DEPENDING ON HOW YOUR SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED AT ABOUT 71K MILES. THE SERVICE REP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR MODULE AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE AROUND $900. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH NOTED MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF FAULTY PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSORS IN THESE CARS, NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE 2007 MODELS FOR THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS.
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May 01, 2012 - Corpus Christi, TX - Air Bags
OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WHEN WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICE, WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE AND OUR LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, IT HAS DONE THE REST OF THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE RECALL SUCH AS ON/OFF LIGHT REMAINING OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND NOW IT ACTUALLY FLASHES BACK AND FORTH WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER. OUR POWER STEERING HAS BEEN MAKING A WHINE SOUND SINCE 2009. IT HAS ONLY WORSENED OVER TIME AND NOW HAS DEPRECIATED OUR VEHICLES VALUE FOR A TRADE-IN. WE ARE COMPLETELY DISSATIFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF VEHICLE WE HAVE GOTTEN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AN ACADIA BASED ON THE RELIABILITY OF GMC AND THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY ON THE MANUFACTURING END. WE KNOW SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2008 ACADIA AND HAVE FOUND MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THEIR ISSUES AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2008 HAS THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ISSUES. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION.
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Feb 20, 2012 - Shipshewana, IN - Air Bags
PPS MODULE BAD. WE GOT A LETTER FROM GMC THAT THE AIRBAG WIRES/CONNECTOR TERMINAL PINS MAY BE CORRODED. SOON AFTER WE GOT THE NOTICE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE TOOK THE ACADIA IN TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE CONNECTORS ARE OK BUT NOW THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. OF COURSE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP NOW THE LIGHT IS ON FULL TIME AND WON'T TURN OFF. WHEN I ASKED WHY THE LIGHT IS ON FULL TIME THEY SAID NOW THAT THEY SCANNED THE CODES IT MAY HAVE CAUSED IT TO STAY ON.
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Jan 25, 2012 - Madera, CA - Air Bags
PPS MODULE-PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM- DETECTS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER PRESENCE TO ACTIVATE RESTRAINT SYSTEM, THE DEALER FOUND TO HAVE A SHORT AND WAS SENDING SIGNAL TO DASHBOARD ALERT-- "SERVICE AIRBAG" DEALER ALSO FOUND FRONT SENSORS ALSO BAD. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH AN EXTENDED GM WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW. APPEARS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA DEALING WITH AIRBAG ISSUES ON SAME MODEL VEHICLE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS, OR NHTSA NEEDS TO GET GMC TO ISSUE A RECALL..SEE MY PRIOR SUBMISSION CASE #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Jan 10, 2012 - Athens, AL - Air Bags
GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA THAT THE CAR LEAKS WATER FROM THE ROOF, AND I MEAN POURS IN. THIS WATER ALSO ENTERS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER SAFETY FEATURES WILL BE COMPROMISED WITH THIS WATER LEAK ISSUE. ANY HELP CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Dec 26, 2011 - Montpelier, VA - Air Bags
REPEATED (AT LEAST 5 TIMES) LEAK ALONG THE AIRBAG DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAYS THEY FIX IT AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS ON THE NEXT RAIN EVENT. CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MOLD PROBLEM IN THE CAR.
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Feb 02, 2011 - Chesapeake, VA - Air Bags
OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2008. A FEW MONTHS LATER WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHEN AN ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON WHEN OUR SON, THEN 100 LBS, SAT IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF HIM, WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOUR MORE TIMES OVER THESE PAST TWO YEARS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT ONE POINT, THE DEALERSHIP EVEN HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, 27 YEAR OLD MAN, APPROX. 125 LBS., SIT IN THE SEAT - LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEY HAD HIM SIT ON A BOARD, STRAIGHT UP, GET OUT, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON, GET BACK IN ETC. (IT WAS RIDICULOUS) . .LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM," "DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T SET IT OFF SIT IN THE SEAT." THE LIGHT WILL BE ON FOR SOME PEOPLE AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND SHIFT AROUND, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME BACK ON. OUR SON, TODAY 112 LBS, 5'7", STILL NEVER TURNS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG ON AND WE ARE STILL TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM." WE HAVE SPOKE TO GMC HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM. HEADQUARTERS SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE IT COULD BE A NEW PROBLEM. WE INTEND TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, BUT WONDER WHY WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL, BUT NOT AS SERIOUS AS THIS ONE. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN OUR SUPPOSED 5 STAR SAFETY RATING CAR. WE NO LONGER WANT THIS CAR AND WILL NEVER BUY GMC AGAIN.
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Dec 17, 2010 - Niceville, FL - Frontal
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND WOULD NOT DETECT ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
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Sep 10, 2010 - Chesapeake, VA - Frontal
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER MUST BE AT LEAST 70 POUNDS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION; THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER SMALLER PASSENGERS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY RECUR WHEN AVERAGE SIZED ADULTS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
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Jul 27, 2010 - Berlin, MD - Frontal, Sensor/Control Module
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA XLT2. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LESS FREQUENTLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO BE OVER 100 POUNDS IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO REGISTER THE SEAT AS OCCUPIED AND FOR THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/27/10 UPDATED 10/04/10
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May 24, 2010 - Copperopolis, CA - Air Bags
FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIRBAG." TODAY WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT MY WIFE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE ORIGIN. 15 MINUTES LATER AFTER PICKING UP OUR 5 YEAR OLD FROM KINDERGARTEN AND STARTING THE CAR, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON. WE WILL AGAIN GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR (OUR DEDUCTIBLE IS $200 ON THE WARRANTY). I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AGE 2, 5, AND 12 THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK OR MAY DISCHARGE INVOLUNTARILY EVEN WITHOUT A COLLISION.
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May 18, 2010 - Twin Falls , ID - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG HAD A COIL FAN THAT WAS ON HIGH RESISTANCE ON STAGE ONE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A COMMON FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.
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Aug 25, 2009 - Pembroke Pines, FL - Frontal
ADULT PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 120LBS AND A HEIGHT OF 5'3" DOES NOT ENABLE THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO TURN ON. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENABLE THE AIRBAGS EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT IS SEATED IN THIS POSITION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE.
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Feb 18, 2009 - Apache Junction, AZ - Side/Window
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ON A TRIP AT THE TIME, SO SHE PUSHED THE AIR BAGS BACK IN AND CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.
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Feb 09, 2009 - Mission Viejo, CA - Air Bags
OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA THAT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN OCT. OF 2008, AFTER DRIVING ONLY 4000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY GMC SERVICE AS THE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF FAULTY WIRING, BUT LIGHT STILL CAME ON AFTER WIRING WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE SECOND TRIP TO GMC, , THE FRONT SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED ON DRIVER SIDE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN THOUGH, AS THEY WERE BACK ORDERED. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG REPLACED, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME NOW, AND THE VERY SAME DAY! THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. IT TOO WAS REPLACED IN HOPES OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN NOTIFIED GMC OF THE ISSUE AS I FEEL THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I HAVE STATED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC, SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WHEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY MONTH. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALSO ONE OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING A CRASH. THIS IS MY BIGGEST FEAR, AND NOW WILL BE PURSUING OTHER AVENUES TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO GMC.
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Nov 25, 2008 - Bondurant, IA - Air Bags
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY ORDERED NEW AIR BAGS IN HOPES THAT THIS WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 6,000.
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Nov 19, 2008 - Andover, MN - Air Bags
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, BUT THE INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, NO ERROR CODE COULD BE FOUND AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC ADJUSTED A COMPONENT AFTER INSPECTING THE INFLATOR MODULE AND SEATS, WHICH BOTH APPEARED TO BE OKAY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PROTECTION WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE SHIPPED, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR ONE DAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,304 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
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Oct 28, 2008 - Southwest Ranches, FL - Air Bags
2008 GMC ACADIA HAS HAD CONTINUOUS SERVICE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO ORDER PARTS AND THEN FIX IT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THEY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CORPORATE WHO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON AND GO OFF.
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Aug 21, 2008 - Robbinsville, NJ - Frontal
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THIRD TIME IN THREE MONTHS. FIRST SERVICE DATE: 6/23/08, AGAIN ON 7/23/08 AND AGAIN ON 8/20/08. DEALER STILL ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR.
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Jun 06, 2008 - Newport, OR - Frontal
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, I HAVE TAKEN MY GMC ACADIA SLT2 AWD 2008 TO BE SERVICED FOR A LEAKY SUNROOF. I AM GETTING MAJOR WATER DAMAGE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM, AND AIRBAG HOLDER. I HAVE MORE MILES ON MY RENTAL VAN, THEN MY BRAND NEW ACADIA.
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May 01, 2008 - Deferiet, NY - Air Bags
MVA 2/2/08, NO INJURIES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HIT. COMPLAINT #1, GM WOULD NOT RELEASE PARTS FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. AS OF MAY 1, 2008, VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. GM ENGINEER CHECKED VEHICLE DUE TO NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND STATES NO SENSORS HIT. HOWEVER, ON APRIL 30 THE BODY SHOP STATES THEY REMOVED FRONT DASH AND FOUND AN AIR BAG SENSOR TO BE "FRIED". WE NOTIFIED CONSUMER SAFETY DIVISION AT GM AND WAS TOLD CASE WAS CLOSED AND NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WOULD BE PERFORMED DESPITE THE NEW FINDING. I FIND GM TO BE VERY NEGLIGENT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS INCIDENT. WE HAVE MADE CAR PAYMENTS AND PAID INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE AND NOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN A VEHICLE THAT I AM NOT SURE IS SAFE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THANK YOU.
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