2009 GMC Acadia Problems

The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .

The contact's daughter owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. His daughter restarted the vehicle and resumed normal driving operation. The contact stated that the failure recurred while his daughter's boyfriend was driving the vehicle later on that same evening. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective rack and pinion. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

There was a recall for gmc premature timing chain engine recall. This recall was complete in 2011 but it did not fix the problem. The timing chain keeps breaking off the cam shaft sensor and needs to be replaced.

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control. Also I was going down the road and all of a sudden my vehicle died and I had little control over vehicle. Once it came to stop it would not start again and when attempting it sounded like something was stuck in my fan or something because of the way it rattled and sounded and was rough sounding. Vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed. Upon investigating it was the timing chain kit that had failed suddenly for no apparent reason. Vehicle was well maintained and kept accordance with running policies and practices required and suggested by manufacturer. Still the failing caused engine damage that is well in to the several thousands of dollars and engine must be replaced due to this issue failing and I have noticed several thousand people having this same very issue and rendering them a foot and vehicle less due to the high cost of fixing without any warning or engine light or code suggesting of the timing chain kit failing or about to fail before stranding a person wherever and whenever unexpectedly and suddenly without any warning or check engine light at all. No OEM code to validate the issue either. Manufacturer should be held liable for the exact same issue occuring in so many of the multitude of people experiencing the same exact issue causing financial turmoil and risk of disaster or collision and harm when the timing chain kit fails suddenly. This is a huge and vast problem I have found with multitude of Acadia owners and should be addressed because to not honor a issue of so many experiencing the same issue occuring should be reconciled and corrected at the manufacturer cost due to it being their liability in making the faulty part of device to begin with causing vast financial hardships.

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control. Also I was going down the road and all of a sudden my vehicle died and I had little control over vehicle. Once it came to stop it would not start again and when attempting it sounded like something was stuck in my fan or something because of the way it rattled and sounded and was rough sounding. Vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed. Upon investigating it was the timing chain kit that had failed suddenly for no apparent reason. Vehicle was well maintained and kept accordance with running policies and practices required and suggested by manufacturer. Still the failing caused engine damage that is well in to the several thousands of dollars and engine must be replaced due to this issue failing and I have noticed several thousand people having this same very issue and rendering them a foot and vehicle less due to the high cost of fixing without any warning or engine light or code suggesting of the timing chain kit failing or about to fail before stranding a person wherever and whenever unexpectedly and suddenly without any warning or check engine light at all. No OEM code to validate the issue either. Manufacturer should be held liable for the exact same issue occuring in so many of the multitude of people experiencing the same exact issue causing financial turmoil and risk of disaster or collision and harm when the timing chain kit fails suddenly. This is a huge and vast problem I have found with multitude of Acadia owners and should be addressed because to not honor a issue of so many experiencing the same issue occuring should be reconciled and corrected at the manufacturer cost due to it being their liability in making the faulty part of device to begin with causing vast financial hardships.

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control

Stabilitrak system in 2009 gmc Acadia randomly acts up disabling abs system and traction control. Also randomly get a low oil pressure warning light but oil level, temperature is fine and no noises smoke or performance decline. Used different scan tools to read codes and the vechile has none listed. Changed numerous sensors and the problem is never resolved

THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ABOUT IT POPPING OFF, I AM NOW HAVING IT POP OFF I HAVE NO CLUE HOW LONG IT BEEN THIS WAY SEEING AS IT GOES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING BUT IT HAD BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE YOU CAN JUST LIFT IT OFF. HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT ALMOST EVERY 6 MONTHS ON THE DOT! I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT TWICE WITH NO LOW BEAMS. *TR

THE LIGHTING HOUSING IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY OVER HEAT IT AND CAUSE THE RUNNING LIGHTS TO MELT THE HOUSING AND CAUSE THE BULBS GO STICK TO IT AND THEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK . THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FLUCTUATES BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING IT'S INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SET UP IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MORE THEN JUST ME AND I CAN'T GIVE YOU EXACT DATES BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE WRITTEN TO GMC AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY ANY OF THESE ISSUES.*DT*JB

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control

The sunroof has leaked into my passanger floor making my car battery full of water legit my whole battery is under water! This is the second time the sunroof has leaked ! I still don’t understand why they would put a battery behind my passanger seat infront of the back seat on the floor this is very dangerous. Second I still have no clue why this car has no recalls because if you look this car up it has so many problems it’s a lemon car for sure I had to put a catalytic converters in my car three times the same one three times and then the last time I changed all three of them when only one needed to be changed! I have cruise control stable track and wheel speed sensors lights on my car that I have changed everything possible to fix the light won’t come of I changed all the wheel speed sensors and the light with still not come off the dash I’m still very confused on to why there are no recalls on this vechile all these problems I’m telling your are all on google that this same suv other people have have the same issues I’m having

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LIFTGATE INDEPENDENTLY DESCENDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INLCUDED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

Airbag light keeps flashing had it checked at a dealer said it needs new module on passenger side. Airbag won’t deploy if there’s a crash.

The wire harness corroded , and it caused everything in my car to stop working my back passenger window won’t go down , my back driver side cannot be put up or down from the back , my airbag light is now on and now my car will not shift while driving to allow me to drive it over 30mph .. I’ve paid the dealer almost $1400 to fix wiring. I’ve owned the car exactly a year now

The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start it up and the traction control/stabilizer system is off.i almost had a accident on the freeway in the rain because it turned off out of nowhere and I almost lost control. Also I was going down the road and all of a sudden my vehicle died and I had little control over vehicle. Once it came to stop it would not start again and when attempting it sounded like something was stuck in my fan or something because of the way it rattled and sounded and was rough sounding. Vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed. Upon investigating it was the timing chain kit that had failed suddenly for no apparent reason. Vehicle was well maintained and kept accordance with running policies and practices required and suggested by manufacturer. Still the failing caused engine damage that is well in to the several thousands of dollars and engine must be replaced due to this issue failing and I have noticed several thousand people having this same very issue and rendering them a foot and vehicle less due to the high cost of fixing without any warning or engine light or code suggesting of the timing chain kit failing or about to fail before stranding a person wherever and whenever unexpectedly and suddenly without any warning or check engine light at all. No OEM code to validate the issue either. Manufacturer should be held liable for the exact same issue occuring in so many of the multitude of people experiencing the same exact issue causing financial turmoil and risk of disaster or collision and harm when the timing chain kit fails suddenly. This is a huge and vast problem I have found with multitude of Acadia owners and should be addressed because to not honor a issue of so many experiencing the same issue occuring should be reconciled and corrected at the manufacturer cost due to it being their liability in making the faulty part of device to begin with causing vast financial hardships.

TRANSMISSION ENGINE SEAT BELTS HEADLIGHTS NOT EVEN A MONTH INTO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

TRANSMISSION ENGINE SEAT BELTS HEADLIGHTS NOT EVEN A MONTH INTO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

"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...

The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .

1.)What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? A.) To start with i went in to the dealership for a timing chain recall they said the work was performed. This was never done all they did was replace ECU from an older car so that the code would not come back (REPLACED WITH A 2002 ECU) to get rid of the timing chain recall code. this code never existed in 2002..Complete negligence these SUV could hurt or kill someone B.)Huge Electrical issue suv stops on its own while driving. Sometimes does not start at all. can not pass emission for the life of it .. new codes all the time i have replaced just about Every sensor and switch there is.. . this is a money pit and death trap.. C.) The Investigation NHTSA should have included the Lambda Frame it's the same design flaw they're trying to fix one problem with an old problem. The ones on these have this fixed tie rods, lateral arms and upper control arms the bushings will wear out eventually and repeat the bouncing up and down rocking back and forth rear end barely staying on the ground it's a very dangerous ride and you see these vehicles on the expressway on a daily basis you look at them for what you know now I get really nervous seeing these vehicles. Arcadia rollovers Call it what you will it's the same problem the needs a total redesign it's defective anyway you look at it. Just looking to how many Roll over there are with this body frame and suspension it's got its own self-contained pit maneuver. I believe GM is aware of these issues that's why they're giving everybody a hard time to fix it they run and say something else. Looks like we're getting back to too big to fail. D.) What makes this vehicle even more unsafe and very dangerous is the fact that the reluctor wheel can slip. This will sundown false DTC codes thinking that problems exist other places spending lots of money an unnecessary work when along GM knew about this problem once again.

"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...

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

The contact owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front driver’s side and passenger’s side exterior mirrors moved out of place and failed to remain in a set position. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was garage-kept and was concerned about the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

When it rains the drainage holes in the sunroof of the vehicle do not drain properly. The water runs down the side of the passenger side window in the front and on the circuit/fuse box in the front. When this happens, the water effects the driving. The vehicle will get sluggish and eventually cut off when the circuit/fuse box gets wet. The vehicle had a recall in approximately 2015 and I took it to be serviced. I think the problem is reproduced. I had no warnings of this type of issue. This just happened in April 2023 when I was caught in a storm.

The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .

DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHEN I AM TRYING TO STEER OR TURN. IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND I AM FORCED TO USE MANUAL STEERING WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

The contact owns a 2009 GMC Acadia equipped with Dean tires, Tire Line: Back Country Touring H/T, Tire Size: 255/65/R19, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the tire retailer for snow tire replacement, the technician informed the contact that the rear driver's side tire had three slashes along the sidewall. The technician confirmed that the tires could not be replaced due to the tires no longer being manufactured. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,712.

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTION OF TIRE MANUFACTURER AND QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE TIRE, HE WAS INFORMED THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE THREADS WERE EXPOSED AND THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND LOOSING AIR,

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

WE'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGINNING ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER BUYING THE ACADIA. CURRENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY PART OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WELL, IT WASN'T. NOW THE STEERING IS DIFFICULT (AND LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEED TURNS) AND THE STABILITREK MESSAGE COMES ON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM, STABILITREK MESSAGE, REPLACE THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER, AND REPAIR THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM LIGHT AND SENSOR. THEY THINK THIS MAY FIX THE STEERING ISSUE, BUT IF NOT THEN THEY'LL LOOK MORE INTO THAT! I KNOW THERE ARE AT LEAST 195 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL ACADIA. WE BOUGHT IT NEW. IT'S SEVEN YEARS OLD WITH LOW MILEAGE. THEY SAID IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE EXCEPT IN TOWN AT LOW SPEEDS. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND BY GM VIA OUR DEALERSHIP. IT'S NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT (OTHER THAN KNOCKING OFF THE SIDE MIRROR UPON EXITING THE GARAGE), AND IT'S NOT DRIVEN IN A ROUGH-SHOD MANNER. UGH! I'VE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES, NEW AND USED, AND NEVER HAD TROUBLE LIKE THIS. MY DAUGHTER IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE ACADIA, SO SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY ON A STEEP INCLINE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE WHICH WAS 1,000 MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER CLOSER TO HIS RESIDENCE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,144 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,244.

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA, WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. THIS PAST WEEKEND IT ROLLED BACKWARD HITTING MY HUSBAND WHO WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. HE WASN'T INJURED BUT WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD, APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT IN DISTANCE, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, IN DRIVE, AND WHEN ON AN INCLINE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR