2010 GMC Acadia Exterior lighting Problems

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE IT SOMETIMES STARTS IN THE WRONG GEAR AND NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AN RESTARTED, OTHERWISE IT RUNS ON TOO MANY RPM. AT TIMES WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS, AFTER A STOP AT A LIGHT, IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR A WHILE. WHEN IT DOES MOVE IT JERKS AND ABRUPTLY STARTS. THE RUNNING DAY HEAD LAMP OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT THE LIGHT BULB, CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE.

NHTSA ID

11361368

Incident

Sep 27, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED FOR OVERHEATING AND MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (BOB HOWARD BUICK GMC ADDRESS: 13300 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114) THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILED HEADLAMPS THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. TP

NHTSA ID

11348885

Incident

Apr 19, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF SUDDEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT JUST STAYS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323570

Incident

Apr 1, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

I NOTICED BOTH OF MY DRIVING LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT AND WENT TO REPLACE. THEY ARE THE HID HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND THE DRIVING LIGHT SOCKETS AND BULBS MELTED TOGETHER RESULTING IN CRACKING THAT REFLECTOR/PROJECTION IN THE ASSEMBLY.MY VIN IS NOT THE "VIN SPECIFIC" INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL RECALL 14283, BUT I HAVE THAT EXACT ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11266885

Incident

Sep 14, 2019

Mileage

43,990 mi

I OWN A 2010 GMC ACADIA... I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAMS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE NUMEROUS TIMES!!!!!!!! I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3... NOT ONLY IS IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT(ESPECIALLY WHEN MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE VEHICLE... NOT TO MENTION OTHER MOTORISTS CHILDREN) BUT ITS ALSO COSTLY!!!!! THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN AUG 2018... THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS!!! I'VE DONE MY DUES... WORKED HARD TO PAY MY VEHICLE OFF...ALL I WANTED WAS A GOOD AND RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY... AND IT'S FAR FROM SAFE!!!!

NHTSA ID

11210787

Incident

Aug 13, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MELTED AND LEFT A HOLE IN THE LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED VICTORY CHEVROLET BUICK AT 734-245-2569 (LOCATED AT 1250 DEXTER ST, MILAN, MI 48160) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11181633

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

11180823

Incident

Feb 7, 2019

Mileage

152,000 mi

HAVE TO REPLACE LOW BEAM LIGHTS EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. LIGHTS BURN OUT. HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE BRANDS ALL FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

11096823

Incident

Mar 5, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2010 GMC ACADIA GO OUT NUMEROUS TIMES A YEAR. TYPICALLY ONE HEADLIGHT WILL BURN OUT AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT. WE REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY BUT THIS TIME WE WENT TO REPLACE THE BUILD AND THE NEW BULB WOULDN'T WORK. THIS IS GETTING EXTREMELY COSTLY TO REPLACE HE BULBS A FEW TIMES A YEAR AND. IS WE MIGHT HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BULB NOT WORKING AT ALL. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON THEN GO OFF AGAIN THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY BURN THE BULB. TYPICALLY ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED.. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT'S IN HE SHOP GETRJFN FIXED A FEW TIMES A YEAR.

NHTSA ID

11065825

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT AFFECTED THE TAIL LIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, HEADLIGHTS, AND POWER LIFT GATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

NHTSA ID

10968255

Incident

Feb 8, 2017

Mileage

136,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2010 GMC ACADIA THAT HAS HAD MULTIPLE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AS PER MANY COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE. GMC KNOWS THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER TO THESE UNITS AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPLACE. I HAVE REPLACED SEVEN LOW BEAMS IN TOTAL BETWEEN BOTH LIGHTS. THESE CAN GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AT VARIOUS TIMES ALSO GIVING THE DRIVERS A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. I HAVE INCLUDED WORD DOC OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION TODAY AFTER REMOVAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH GMC AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS AT A LOCAL SERVICE GMC LEVEL. THE ENDING COMMENT SPEAKS VOLUMES THAT IF GMC SEES ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THEY WILL THEN CONSIDER A RECALL. BEING A FIRE CHIEF I BELIEVE THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF HEADLAMPS. THE OTHER NOTE WAS MY MILEAGE WAS TO HIGH AS MY VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. THIS ISSUE WAS TAKING PLACE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE DATED THIS ISSUE TODAY EVEN THOUGH THE LAST TIME THIS ISSUE STARTED WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO.

NHTSA ID

10884333

Incident

Jul 12, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS MELTED THE WIRES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

10823586

Incident

Mar 30, 2015

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A CERTIFIED 2010 ACADIA THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WOULD WORK INTERMITTENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1000 FOR THEM TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM STARTED TO DO THE SAME. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND WOULD FIX IT IF I PAID FOR THE FIX. NOW NEITHER LOW BEAM WILL WORK AND I HAVE TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS IF I WANT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE VISIBILITY IS TERRIBLE AND UNSAFE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE GM AND THE DEALER KNEW BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE TO ME.

NHTSA ID

10820396

Incident

Aug 12, 2013

Mileage

65,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS FRONT HEADLIGHTS, THESE LIGHTS I HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN GETTING A TICKET FOR 1 INSTANCE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM

NHTSA ID

10734934

Incident

Jun 11, 2012

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. THE BULB OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE SOCKET AND WIRES TO BURN AND THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING TO MELT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR A RELATED FAILURE IN 2013. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE SOCKET, THE WIRES, AND THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING UNIT TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,279.

NHTSA ID

10652035

Incident

Oct 20, 2014

Mileage

65,279 mi

MY FRONT DAYTIME LIGHT STARTING GOING OF AND ON AND THEN STOPPED-WORKING AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE GMC DEALER THEY FOUND THAT THE LIGHT FRAME HAS BEEN MELTED AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD A LIGHT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAID $1,100 WHICH I WOULD NOT DO. CALLED GMC AND THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. I CALLED BACK AGAIN AND WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME SAID I AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE COST WHICH I DID NOT DO. I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE SUV. *TR

NHTSA ID

10643673

Incident

Aug 28, 2014

Mileage

33,638 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON AT TIMES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF (FREQUENTLY) AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL AT TIMES WILL NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610563

Incident

Mar 4, 2014

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEPT GOING OFF AND ON. A WEEK LATER I PULLED THE BULB TO FIND THE WIRE CONNECTOR MELTED. I CALLED GMC AND FOUND OUT THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PIGTAIL AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIRE HARNESS FOR ALL OF THE LIGHTS. I CHECKED ON ACADIA FORUM.NET AND SEEN WHERE GMC ACADIA HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE 2008 AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL BE CHECKING FOR AFTER MARKET PLACES TO GET A PIGTAIL FOR THE ASSEMBLY, BUT IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IF GMC WOULD HAVE MANUFACTURED THIS CORRECTLY, THERE WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559548

Incident

Jan 30, 2013

Mileage

48,000 mi

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT, BLOW OUT AND MELT HOUSING UNIT AROUND BULB. GMC STATES IT IS MY RESPONSIBILTY TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY WHEN THIS STARTED. ESTIMATED COST $915. I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHIN 6-7 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE BULB AND "LABOR" WHICH COULD RUN AS HIGH AS $50 A HOUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514405

Incident

Sep 7, 2012

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504142

Incident

Mar 22, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

NOTICED DRIVERS SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT ON GMC ACADIA 2010. HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE BULB AND DISCOVERED HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY MELTED( HEADLIGHT STILL WORKED), HE THEN DECIDED TO CHECK PASSENGER LIGHT THAT STILL WORKED AND IT IS MELTED TOO! THIS HAS TO BE DANGEROUS. I AM CONTACTING GMC TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10497603

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

Mileage

53,101 mi

MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO BULB LIFE. WHEN I CHANGED THE BULB I FOUND THAT THE HARNESS SOCKET WHERE THE BULB PLUGS INTO WAS BURNT/MELTED. I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE BULB ANYWAY TO SEE THE RESULT. 5 MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT AGAIN. THIS LOOKS TO BE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL COMPLETED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THIS WAS FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHT BULB. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436482

Incident

Nov 19, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

2008 GMC ACADIA SL RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) LOW BEAM CONNECTOR AND BULB BURN'T AND WIRES HAVE BEEN MELTED . *TR

NHTSA ID

10353379

Incident

Aug 27, 2010

Mileage

74,236 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 GMC ACADIA THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WENT OUT. UPON OPENING THE HOOD WHEN I STOPPED I NOTICED THE DISTINCT ODOR OF BURNT PLASTIC. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION WHILE REMOVING THE BULB I OBSERVED THAT THE INSULATION FOR THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED OFF AND SHORTED AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE WIRE AND CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT FOR THE BULB ALSO EXHIBITED CHARRING AT THE CONNECTOR CONTACT. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT BULB ALERTED ME THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (09-08-42-004) ADDRESSING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS HARNESS SHOULD THE HEADLIGHT FAIL. I FEEL THIS IS A OEM DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE HARNESS CAN SHORT OUT TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE INSULATION IS MELTED COMPLETELY OFF EXPOSING BARE WIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343165

Incident

Jul 13, 2010

Mileage

58,000 mi