2008 GMC Acadia Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the battery had previously been replaced; however, the battery failed to retain a charge. The contact had to recharge the battery every day to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that water had leaked from the windshield and cowl to behind the glovebox, causing the battery to fail; however, no repair was recommended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11570596

Incident

Jan 31, 2024

Mileage

160,000 mi

Warning message appears on dash showing windshield wiper fluid is low/empty when it doesn't need it. This warning message remains lit even when the fluid has just been refilled.

NHTSA ID

11489018

Incident

Oct 15, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN ON AND WOULD SPUTTER BEFORE TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CABIN FUSE BOX BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. LOCAL DEALER BILL KRAMER CHEVROLET(2251 W. 23RD ST. PANAMA CITY FL.) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. *DT *TP

NHTSA ID

11302819

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST OF 2009, WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J & J MOTOR SALES (6524 LAKE MICHIGAN DR, ALLENDALE, MI 49401, (616) 895-5184), BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO CHECKED ON HER OWN, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS COLLECTING UNDERNEATH WHERE THE BLOWER FAN WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHORT OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST IN THE MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

NHTSA ID

11277459

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

176,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING WATER DOWN THE A PILLAR ABOVE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MAIN FUSE BLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANDRUD CHEVROLET (3792, 919 AUTO PLAZA DR, GREEN BAY, WI 54302, (920) 309-5444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER TRAVELED DOWN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BULKHEAD PLUG AND CAUSED THE SHORTAGE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11243199

Incident

Jan 9, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND IN THE WINTER THE WIPERS WON'T TURN ON, I LIVE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WHERE WE GET A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE AND I SEE YOUR RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY PART OF WA STATE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD INCLUDE EASTERN WA STATE. OUR TEMPS HERE GET BELOW 0 AT TIMES! I NEED MY WIPERS TO WORK ALL THE TIME IN THIS PART OF WA.

NHTSA ID

11186802

Incident

Mar 12, 2019

Mileage

112,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF AND AREA BETWEEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WAS LEAKING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLONIAL AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 100 MYERS DR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11171820

Incident

Sep 11, 2018

Mileage

64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, WATER POURED DOWN FROM THE HEADLINER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINE TO CLEAR THE AIR THROUGH NEEDED TO BE BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

NHTSA ID

10954602

Incident

Aug 5, 2015

Mileage

94,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SUN ROOF LEAKED AND CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE CARPET AND ROOF HEADLINER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAIN TUBES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,800.

NHTSA ID

10917758

Incident

Nov 24, 2014

Mileage

171,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SUN ROOF DRAIN LINE SHIFTED AND LEAKED WATER DOWN THE HEADLINER. THE FAILURE FLOODED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SIDE AIR BAG, AND VISOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAINED CUBE SHIFTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CARPET AND PANEL OF THE DRIVER SIDE HAD MOLD AND NEEDED TO BE TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10911296

Incident

Apr 8, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SUN ROOF COMPARTMENT, IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER WHICH AFFECTED THE RADIO, TURN SIGNAL VOLUME, AND RADIO. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT RAN FROM THE DOOR INTO THE SIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR DOORS, WERE FILLED WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWING AMPLIFIER AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,153.

NHTSA ID

10874488

Incident

Jun 13, 2016

Mileage

108,153 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE POWER BUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING DOWN FROM THE SUN ROOF INTO THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX, CAUSING CORROSION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER LEAKING INTO THE FUSE BOX WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO TURN OFF DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10861995

Incident

Apr 26, 2016

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX CORRODED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF LEAKED WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTAL FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY SUN ROOF DRAINS. DRAINS LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX CAUSING TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. UPDATED 05/25/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10825703

Incident

Nov 23, 2015

Mileage

124,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SUNROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE WATER ALSO LEAKED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE REAR DOME LIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10816870

Incident

Sep 15, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

WIPER LINKAGE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING RAIN. ORIGINAL RECALL # 08091 WORK PERFORMED IN 2008 BY DEALER, BUT LINKAGE FAILED AGAIN 2015. INDEPENDENT SHOP PERFORMED REPAIR - BUT GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR KNOWN WINDSHIELD LINKAGE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH RECALL COVERS THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712957

Incident

Apr 16, 2015

Mileage

105,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DISCONNECTED DURING HEAVY SNOW FALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682411

Incident

Feb 8, 2015

Mileage

79,655 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING AND WATER WAS BUILDING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE LEAKAGE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE FOR THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10668324

Incident

Dec 5, 2014

Mileage

88,000 mi

2 DRILLED HOLES IN THE SUNROOF ARE ALLOWING WATER TO FLOW THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WIRING HARNESSES. WATER HAS SETTLED IN ENGINE AND HARNESSES. IN MY CASE, THE WATER SHORTED OUT THE AMPLIFIER. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD ALSO CREATE ELECTRICAL FIRE OR OTHER MALFUNCTION(S). *TR

NHTSA ID

10663330

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593807

Incident

Nov 12, 2013

Mileage

77,219 mi

WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. LINKAGE CAME OFF WIPER MOTOR. BROUGHT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AND THEY SAID THE PART MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565368

Incident

Feb 20, 2014

BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED 08/12/11 AND 06/06/12. IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT. LIVING IN THE NORTH IN THE WINTER TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOW IF THE BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563778

Incident

Aug 12, 2011

Mileage

85,168 mi

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!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10563260

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW IN VIRGINIA WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD 0 VISIBILITY. I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE SNOW ACCUMULATED THAT QUICKLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND WAIT FOR HELP, I HAD MY DAUGHTER GET OUT OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I STOPPED TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HANDS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND WAITED FOR A FRIEND TO COME PICK ME UP. RECALL 08091 THAT HUNDREDS OF GMC ACADIA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558440

Incident

Dec 28, 2013

Mileage

61,233 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10500692

Incident

Dec 8, 2008

Mileage

5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE REGAINED ITS STEERING FUNCTION ON ITS OWN A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ONLY CLOSE IF THE BUTTON ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ID

10442393

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

Mileage

72,000 mi