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2009 GMC Acadia Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

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Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Sep 7, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 331 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 GMC Acadia submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel systemInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 7, 2019

"TAKATA RECALL" SEAT BELTS DON'T LATCH AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY COME UNLATCHED OR THEY BRAKE.. PURGE VALVE IS MALFUNCTIONING.. BACK SET DOES NOT MOVE LATCH BROKE... LEFTGATE SOMETIMES DOES NOT LATCH OR SAYS IT'S NOT LATCHED AND OPENS.. MY DASH LIGHT SAYS I NEED AIR ALL THE TIME BUT I CHECKED AND I DON'T.. BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN IF DRIVER TRIES TO ROLL IT DOWN... INNER TIE ROD INN DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONING...

NHTSA ID
11253772
Incident
Apr 10, 2019
Mileage
151,986 mi
ElectricalInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jun 12, 2018

THE CASINGS TO THE SEATBELTS IN THE 2ND ROW HAVE COME OFF ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER PLASTIC CASING SUCH AS THE FLOOR VENT IN THE BACK, THE FRONT SEAT RECLINING KNOB AND OTHERS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RELATED TO THE SPEAKER WIRES AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON NOT SURE IF IT IS FROM THE RECALL

NHTSA ID
11101325
Incident
Aug 1, 2017
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED TO GO BACKWARDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SEAT TRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,215.

NHTSA ID
10783404
Incident
Aug 5, 2015
Mileage
39,215 mi
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed May 20, 2014

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE CENTER ROW, MIDDLE SEAT BELT. MY 9 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING IN THIS SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH WHEN THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM CHANGED SO I STOPPED. MY SON WAS LEANING A LITTLE FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. I TOLD HIM TO LEAN BACK AND IT SHOULD UNLOCK. BUT IT DID NOT, IT KEPT CLICKING LIKE WHEN USING A SEAT BELT FOR A CAR SEAT. AT WHICH POINT HE BECAME STUCK UP AGAINST THE SEAT AND COULDN'T MOVE HIS CHEST. HE STARTED PANICKING SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TO ASSIST HIM. I UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT AND LET IT GO IN AND IT LOCKED, COMPLETELY INSIDE THE SEAT. AFTER PUSHING IN WHAT LITTLE SLACK THERE WAS I GOT IT TO RELEASE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT, BUT ONLY ABOUT 6 INCHES AND THEN IT LOCKED AGAIN. I THEN HAD TO MOVE MY CHILD TO ANOTHER SEAT WHILE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE SEAT BELT HAS REMAINED LOCKED IN THIS POSITION FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS SO I ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK AT THIS TOO. THEY MISQUOTED US ON THE PRICE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO TAKE THE WHOLE SEAT APART AND IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $400.00 AND INSISTED THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THIS TO BE FOR A RECALL, AS THEY DIDN'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TO ADAMANTLY DISAGREE. A SEAT BELT LOCKING AND NOT LOCKING COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN IN A SUDDEN STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10592896
Incident
Apr 29, 2014
Mileage
67,000 mi
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 10, 2014

THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS THAT WERE LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR A RECALL. THE DEALER BERGSTRON GMC OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN SAYS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. THE SEAT BELTS GET JAMMED WHEN THE SEAT IS LOWERED. ONE SEATBELT CONNECTOR IS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT IS TEARING FROM THE BELT CONNECTORS. THE CONNECTORS STILL GET JAMMED IN THE SEAT AND ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT HAVING TO RE LOWER THE SEATS AND FUMBLE WITH THE BELT CONNECTOR. AT LEAST ONE OF THE CONNECTOR IS EXPOSED WITH NO PLASTIC. *TR

NHTSA ID
10578943
Incident
Apr 10, 2014
Mileage
100,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 23, 2012

RUST ON SEAT HINGES ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WILL THE SURFACE RUST EATS INTO THE METAL HINGES AND FAIL TO HOLD PASSENGER IN CASE THERE IS A COLLISION? *TR

NHTSA ID
10449152
Incident
Feb 23, 2012
Driver assistanceElectricalInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Dec 30, 2010

I BELIEVE I HAVE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I STARTED TESTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SUCH AS THE DRIVER SEATBELT. I PURPOSELY DROVE SEVERAL MILES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE SEATBELT OVER ME, BUT NOT ENGAGED AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ONE FOR SERVICE, THEY SERVICED IT, IT CAME BACK ON, THEY REPLACED A SEATBELT COMPONENT, THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON, THEY DID ANOTHER REPLACEMENT AND THE LIGHT IS NOW OFF. MY FRONTEND WAS MAKING FUNNY NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS, THEY REPLACED MY RACK AND PINION. MY SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ONE, THEY FIXED IT, THEY CAME ON AGAIN, THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR A DAY AND FIXED IT. THEY ARE BACK ON AGAIN ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND NOW I'M TOLD THAT I PROBABLY NEED A BREAK JOB. BREAKS WERE NOT MENTIONED THE OTHER TIMES. MY ELECTRONIC KEY PAD DETERIORATED AND NO LONGER WORKS, THEY SAID IT WAS USER HANDLING, MY OTHER KEY PAD IS NOT MALFUNCTIONING, YOU CAN SEE WERE THE PAD IS BEGINING TO SINK IN, BUT THEY SAID IT'S MY HANDLING. THE CASE IS CHIPPED AND THE CHIPPING HAS OCCURRED IN THE SAME PLACE ON BOTH KEY PADS. MY MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER SIDE CASE CAME APART TWICE, EACH TIME THEY FIXED IT, IT'S NOW BROKEN, AND I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T REPAIR BROKEN PARTS. I AM STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, BUT GMC WILL NOT REPLACE MY KEY PADS, AND THE SERVICE TECH SAYS HE WILL TRY REALLY HARD TO GET MY SEAT COVERED. THE TINT ON MY WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND STILL IS NOT CORRECT. MY DVD PLAYER DOES NOT PLAY CORRECTLY AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE IT'S BEEN IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2009 ACADIA. I HAD A LEAK IN THE TRUNK, THEY FIXED THAT. AIR PRESSURE WILL NOT STAY CONSISTENT, WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR TO OVER INFLATE TO COMPENSATE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES. TIRE PRESSURE ISSUES NEEDED SENSOR REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE IS AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10373406
Incident
Jul 1, 2009
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Nov 16, 2010

POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK INTERMITTENTLY. LOCKING OCCUPANTS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF, ISSUE RESETS ITSELF WITH PROPER POWER DOOR LOCKS OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10365906
Incident
Nov 14, 2010
Mileage
25,235 mi

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