2008 GMC Acadia Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side air bags deployed; however, the vehicle was not involved in a crash. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle and the starter was inoperable. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle remained at the residence, and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11753151

Incident

Jul 24, 2026

Mileage

200,000 mi

Lifegate wont open all the way airbag light is on and truck shimmering when I drive it

NHTSA ID

11737605

Incident

Apr 9, 2026

Lift gate closes by itself I have to put a pole to hold it up and it won’t hit me, it says the air bags needs to be serviced, stabilitrak keeps going off, ball bearing needs work. Radio won’t turn on no sound on air signals, the body chasis something popped while driving, the tracking control keeps turning off, the seats move while driving, catalytic converter are moving car only go 12 mpg.

NHTSA ID

11663793

Incident

Sep 1, 2024

Deer hit me on the highway at 2am on December 26th. No air bags deployed.

NHTSA ID

11564926

Incident

Dec 26, 2023

The air bags light came on with no reason truck never being in a crash, the abs and the off road light is on too, the break lights are on while you don't step on the pedal and they go off when you step on it...

NHTSA ID

11493528

Incident

Sep 1, 2022

Passenger Airbag warning light has been showing on my dash since I purchased the vehicle in October of 2021. I brought the vehicle to an auto repair shop to have it checked, and was told that the airbags would malfunction if I were to get into an accident that called for them to deploy.

NHTSA ID

11489015

Incident

Oct 15, 2021

It was in a front end Collision the airbags didn’t deploy my insurance said they totaled the car out due to needing a lot of money to fix it and I contacted gm about it they said there was no recalls and no repairs were don’t to it

NHTSA ID

11478360

Incident

Jun 10, 2022

The service stability track warning will come on while driving. It will then make the SUV shut off. This is really terrifying since it happens while driving. After the SUV shuts off, you have to wait a couple minutes before you're able to restart. The last two months, the service airbag warning will come up on the screen out of no where. It will come on while driving and setting stationary. Water will pour out from the glove box while driving.

NHTSA ID

11418753

Incident

Apr 27, 2021

THERE IS WATER THAT COMES DOWN INTO THE WIRING HARNESS OF ALL OF THE DOORS. I AM ABLE TO TAKE THE WIRING HARNESSES OFF AND TONS OF WATER DUMPS OUT. THIS HAS CORRODED MANY OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE CORROSION HAS LED TO LOCKS WINDOWS MIRRORS AND SPEAKERS NOT WORKING. PLEASE RECALL THIS.....

NHTSA ID

11412930

Incident

Mar 1, 2021

Mileage

93,000 mi

THERE IS A AIRBAG NOTIFICATION THAT COMES ON ALSO IM HAVING ENGINE ISSUES WHERE MY FUEL RUNS OUT EXTREMELY FAST WITHOUT NOTICE. I CAN DRIVE LESS THAN 30 MILES AND MY VEHICLE WILL BE ALMOST OF EMPTY FROM A FULL TANK. IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND SHE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH HER CAR. I REALLY NEED THIS FIXED ASAP.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11403816

Incident

Nov 16, 2020

Mileage

25 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMING ON WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS PULLED TO HARD OR EVEN IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER MAKES THE SLIGHTEST OF MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT. IT OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE AS TIME GOES ON. IT HAPPENED TODAY JUST GOING TO THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE LONG AND BACK TO THE HOUSE. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TAILGATE RANDOMLY FALLING WHEN HALFWAY OPEN OR FULLY OPEN. THE TAILGATE HAS ALMOST CAUSED INJURY TO MY HUSBAND, BOTH OF MY BOYS AND MYSELF. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE TAILGATE IS OPENED.

NHTSA ID

11378540

Incident

Dec 8, 2020

Mileage

184,000 mi

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2020. I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OCTOBER OF 2020 AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK. ON THE DASHBOARD THE LIGHT THAT'S SUPPOSE TO SHOW WHEN YOUR BRIGHT'S ARE ON, DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE AND I WAS IN MOTION WHEN I REALIZED THEY HAD STOPPED WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11377266

Incident

Nov 14, 2020

'SERVICE AIR BAG' HAD BEEN ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND ISN'T GOING OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND THEY TOLD ME IT MEANS SOMETHING IS UNPLUGGED. I TOOK IT BACK ONLY TO HAVE IT COME BACK IN MONTHS LATER. IT SOMETIMES HAPPEN AS I'M DRIVING BUT LATELY IT'S THERE WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. I ALSO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES SECOND. I WAS TOLD IT'S THE WAVE PLATES AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. HOW ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL BEING SOLD WITH THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER! THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AS I'M DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11372859

Incident

Oct 30, 2020

DASH LIGHT STATING "SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE TRAVELING AND SOMETIMES AT STOP

NHTSA ID

11364798

Incident

Oct 10, 2020

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LAST MONTH AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WONT TURN ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11329633

Incident

Jun 15, 2020

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE DASH WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED IN OR SAT IN A CERTAIN AREA. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR SITTING STILL. *TR

NHTSA ID

11324025

Incident

May 2, 2020

Mileage

239,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. TRACTION STABILIZER LIGHT ON TO AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11320812

Incident

Apr 10, 2020

Mileage

123,000 mi

STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT COULD BE THE SENSOR SO I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A FACTORY BRAND GMC SENSOR AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG KEEPS SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER FOR WHY THIS WARNING KEEPS COMING UP THE STABILITY TRACK WARNING COMES ON AS I'M DRIVING EVERY TIME AFTER ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON AS SOON AS I START THE VEHICLE ENGINE. AND ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CODE P0700 IT KEEPS TURNING ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I HAD IT FIXED BUT IT STILL KEEPS TURNING ON . RATTLING NOISE IN IDLE

NHTSA ID

11320736

Incident

Mar 10, 2020

VEHICLE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT THE INTERSECTION, WHEN THE CAR STRUCK THE SOUTH EMBANKMENT OF THE T INTERSECTION, AS DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN. NONE OF THE SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. I AM ALSO UNSURE IF THE SEAT BELT HAD OPERATED CORRECTLY (SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH). THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE SIDE WINDOW AND AS A RESULT HE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND AN EYE INJURY RESULTING IN OPTIC NERVE DAMAGE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION IN THE EYE. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS ON THESE VEHICLES WITH A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUED. I DO HAVE ALL THE CORRESPONDING ACCIDENT REPORTS, MEDICAL REPORTS, ETC.

NHTSA ID

11310375

Incident

Nov 26, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. OCCASIONALLY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF AND BACK ON WHILE DRIVING WHEN TRACTION CONTROL RETURNS WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARS. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND HAS NOT CAME OFF. ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY GOING NO FASTER THAN 55MPH DRY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE OWNED BY CURRENT OWNER.

NHTSA ID

11306796

Incident

Jan 11, 2020

Mileage

174,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED ANY OF THE VEHICLE DOORS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED ON AND OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AN OBD CODE READER DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) AND 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WITH THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

NHTSA ID

11282686

Incident

Nov 13, 2019

Mileage

156,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SEAT BELT AND SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCHUMACHER BUICK GMC OF NORTH PALM BEACH (561-282-1957, LOCATED AT 3720 NORTHLAKE BLVD STE C, LAKE PARK, FL 33403) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11282465

Incident

Sep 11, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

MY LIFT GATE DOOR FELL AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD OUT OF NO WHERE AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM. MY AIRBAG INDICATOR GOES OFF ALL THE TIME EVEN IF NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY SPEEDOMETER BARELY WORKS, IT GOES COMPLETELY AROUND AND I CAN'T GET IT TO RESET. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP JUST TO BE TOLD IT'S A SENSOR THAT CAUSES IT ALONG WITH THE SLOW CRANKING BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE IT WAS BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 4.

NHTSA ID

11258275

Incident

Sep 3, 2019

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT , TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR POPPED ON. THE CAR WOULD HAVE A SLOW TAKE OFF AND SHAKE AS YOU ACCELERATE ON THE CITY STREET. WHEN I DRIVE THE FREEWAY THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND TAKE 15 SECONDS BEFORE IT SWITCH GEARS TO CATCH UP TO SPEED AND JERK. THE SERVICE AIRBAG,SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ALERT MESSAGES ARE ON THE MESSAGE CONSOLE.

NHTSA ID

11253167

Incident

Mar 16, 2019

Mileage

1,168,945 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. ON 8-15-19, I ACTIVATED THE ON STAR AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED. CAN THEY ACTUALLY REFUSE TO "FIX" THIS?

NHTSA ID

11244854

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

152,000 mi