2017 GMC Acadia

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT KEEPS STATING THAT IT IS NOT IN PARK. HAVE MOVED SHIFTER BETWEEN GEARS REPEATEDLY, THE DASH DISPLAY SAYS IT IS IN PARK, THE CONSOLE SAYS IT IS IN PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FLAT SURFACES, AND INCLINES. THE END RESULT IS A VEHICLE THAT THINKS IT IS ON, WONT LOCK DOORS, AND KILLS THE BATTERY DUE TO REMAINING IN THE ON POSITION.

2017 GMC ACADIA DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN ALREADY IN PARK AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRONICS. PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2018. NOW EXACTLY 1 YEAR LATER, NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THE "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER THE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH ITS SUCH A COMMON COMPLAINT NOW THAT GMC IS AWARE OF, THE DEALER IS ASKING ME TO PAY OVER $500 TO FIX IT AGAIN. HOW DO I KNOW IT WILL FIX IT THIS TIME? THE LAST "FIX" ONLY LASTED A YEAR. GMC NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

A "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE SHOWS UP AFTER I HAVE ALREADY PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE 53,500 MILES ON MY ACADIA AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW BATTERY PUT IN LAST WEEK. A GMC DEALERSHIP STATES THE PART TO FIX THE SHIFT LEVER IS ON BACK ORDER BUT THAT THEY HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2017 ACADIA. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT GMC IS AWARE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED REGARDING THIS HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORMAN GALE BUICK GMC (1247 NJ-10, CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ 07927, (973) 975-4039) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE. WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS IN PARK AND DISPLAYS ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE IT THINKS THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK WHEN IT ACTUALLY IS. THIS WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FOR ME IN 2018 WITH 14K MILES (REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY) AND NOW I HAVE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AT 39K MILES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE THE OLD SHIFT ASSEMBLY (P/N 84159722) REPLACED WITH THE NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY IT CREATED IN OCTOBER OF 2018 (P/N 13528228) WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT 14K MILES, IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE OLD PART NUMBER 84159722 WHICH IS DEFECTIVE AS I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 39K MILES. NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THE NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TURN OFF THEIR VEHICLES ALL OF THE WAY, WHICH QUICKLY DRAINS BATTERY AND STRANDS THEM.