2012 GMC Acadia Other / unspecified Problems

Incomplete recalls

NHTSA ID

11506882

Incident

Sep 1, 2022

Rear driver side cast aluminum knuckle/hub assembly fractured. The rear wheel partially separated from the suspension with uncontrolled toe, camber, & caster. Wheel impacted suspension linkage causing fracture of rear driver side rotor. Vehicle is available for inspection. Incident caused driver to lose control of vehicle and go into ditch UNKNOWN if problem has been reproduced Vehicle/component has not been inspected No warning symptoms prior to failure

NHTSA ID

11505287

Incident

Jan 6, 2023

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING SHOOK AND MADE NOISES. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11221535

Incident

Jun 17, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK, AND THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED TO REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10822570

Incident

Sep 30, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

1. THE POWER LIFT GATE ON MY VEHICLE FAILED ON 7/23/15. WHEN IT OPENED, IT WENT ALL OF THE WAY UP AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN CAME CRASHING BACK DOWN AND NEARLY HIT ME IN THE HEAD. 2. THE FAILURE FROM THAT POINT ON HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME SO I HAD TO TURN THE FEATURE OFF. 3. I CONTACTED BOTH GM DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE (HARE CHEVROLET IN NOBLESVILLE, IN) AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM BUT NO SOLUTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD FIX IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET (WITH THE SAME SUSPECTED FAULTY PARTS) BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE I WOULD BE REIMBURSED AS A RESULT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY POWER LIFT GATE IN FOUR MONTHS NOW. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST WITH NO UPDATES IN THREE MONTHS. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/31/15 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO UPDATE ON THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10788243

Incident

Jul 23, 2015

I DISCOVERED A FLAT TIRE AND CALLED AAA TO PUT ON MY SPARE. THEY SAID THE SPARE "DONUT" HAD DANGEROUS RUST ON THE BOLT HOLES AND REFUSED TO MOUNT THE RIM ON MY VEHICLE.THEY CITED A CASE IN A PRIOR WEEK WHERE THEY MOUNTED A RIM LIKE THIS AND IT FELL OFF THE CAR.THESE RUSTY RIMS ARE MOUNTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND REPRESENT AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I CALLED GM AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED GM AND THEY AGREED ,AS A ONE TIME COURTESY,TO REPLACE THE RIM.THE NEXT DAY,THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT BUT WOULD GIVE ME$100 GIFT CARD. I SAID,I NEED A SPARE,NOT A GIFT CARD. I SENT ANOTHER E-MAIL EXPLAINING HOW DISAPPOINTED I WAS WITH THEM BACKING DOWN ON THEIR WORD AND THEY OFFERED ME ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE, AGAIN I REFUSED AND STATED I NEED A SAFE SPARE TIRE I THINK THESE SPARE WHEELS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST INSPECTED--THEY ARE UNSAFE..AND NO ONE'S GOING TO NOTICE IT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. I'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF BUYING A NEW SPARE--THE ONE THAT CAME WITH MY CARE IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703794

Incident

Mar 28, 2015

Mileage

24,000 mi

2012 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STABILIZER TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A WARNING TO SERVICE THE STABILIZER TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10662824

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

EITHER I GOT A LEMON, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY, OR THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES W/ GMC AS A MANUFACTURER WHICH IS EVIDENT. THE AMERICAN CAR INDUSTRY JUST WON'T DO BUSINESS DIFFERENTLY BUT THEN AGAIN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO- THEY GET BAILED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY. I LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER, 2012. THE ISSUES CITED ABOVE, WERE RELATED TO 3 BAD FUEL IGNITION VALVES, THEY WERE REPLACED FINALLY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND NEARLY 6 MONTHS OF COMPLAINING. THE ISSUE WAS WHEN ACCELERATING, THE RPMS WOULD STICK AT AROUND 5-6 WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AROUND SPEEDS OF 45 MPH TO 60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING, BUT WILL HAPPEN ON 4 LANE ROADS AS WELL. DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME, THE STABILITY OF THE CAR IN ICE/SNOW ONLY WORKED IF THE TOW PACKAGE FEATURE WAS TURNED ON. OTHERWISE, I SPUN OUT LEAVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GOING DOWN A SLOPE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH. DEALER SAID IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AND DID NOTHING. I JUST KEEP THE TOW FEATURE ON DURING SNOW/ICE/RAIN. ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY, IT WASN'T HEATING UNLESS THE TEMP WAS PUT AT 80 DEGREES. ONLY THING DEALER WOULD CONCEDE WAS THERE WAS A KINK IN THE HOSE. IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN- WE HAVE TO SET THE A/C AT 60 IN ORDER FOR IT TO COOL THE CAR DOWN. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. ONCE AGAIN, THE ISSUE WITH THE RPMS AND HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M PAYING OFF THIS LEASE EARLY AND HOPEFULLY WILL NOT GET A PENALTY. THIS IS A POORLY MADE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629017

Incident

Jan 22, 2013

Mileage

1,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GM AFTERMARKET AIR DEFLECTOR (PART NUMBER: 1927884) BEING USED ON A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CENTER PLASTIC TIE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DEFLECTOR TO CRASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEFLECTOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE SERIAL NUMBER AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567654

Incident

Aug 1, 2013