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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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 TGAT SAYS ON OR OFF WAS OFF !!! SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 135# AND SO I NOTICED WE WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME OUT AND IT TGEN 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 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 920-499-8017 OR 920-619-6118 OR EMAIL ME AT TARIBARE3@AOL.COM
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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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