2017 GMC Acadia

I PURCHASED A NEW 2017 GMC ACADIA ON DECEMBER 14TH 2017. ON OCTOBER 11TH 2018, MY ACADIA WAS RENDERED COMPLETELY DISABLED BY A WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS A " DEAD BATTERY" I WAS ALMOST LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION, NOTIFICATION OR WARNING BY THE VEHICLE AND MONITORING SERVICE OR OF AN IMPENDING BATTERY FAILURE OBVIOUSLY, A 10 MONTH OLD BATTERY IN A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BE COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER ONLY 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP ( LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE MORE AT PLAY THAN JUST A BAD BATTERY). HAD THIS HAPPENED ANYWHERE ELSE BESIDES MY DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED GMC REPAIR FACILITY. THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THIS STILL LEAVES ME WITH DOUBTS ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

SHIFT TO PARK STAYS ON WHEN PLACING MY VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE ELECTRONICS TO SHUT OFF INDEFINITELY RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. GMC HAS STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND THAT BECAUSE I AM OUT OF MY WARRANTY THIS IS NOT COVERED. AFTER READING MULTIPLE FORUMS THERE ARE HUNDRED OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FROM 100MILES TO 60K+ AND GM HAS REFUSED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL. SOMEONE DID STATE THAT THEY GOT THEIR SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND NOT STANDING BEHIND AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THEY ALSO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH CADILLAC STEMMING FORM THEIR TENNESSEE PLANT. BUYERS BEWARE!

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER DRIVING AND THE PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT IS IN "PARK". THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR ACCESSORIES TO REMAIN RUNNING AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. FROM REVIEW OF INFORMATION, THIS IS A KNOW MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM GM. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE REPAIRED IN THE VEHICLE WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY CANNOT WARRANTY THEIR VEHICLES FOREVER AND IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM BUT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

I HAVE REQUESTED AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF MY CAR 2017 ACADIA. SEVERAL CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON INCLUDING THE ENGINE SENSOR(MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP). WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT LOOSES POWER TO ACCELERATE. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR STALLS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND CITY. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TIMES WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT I HAVE FELT SOME VIBRATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR DASHBOARD GIVES OUT COMMANDS FOR PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AFTER IT IS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE OFF POSITION WITH THE ENGINE DEPOWERED HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. THE BRAKE ASSIST AND STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. DISCOVERY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2705 US-421, BOONE, NC) WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE GMC MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE TECHNICIANS TO TIGHTEN THE TENSIONER CABLE TO TEMPORARILY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.KH

PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WAS STATIONARY AND IT ROLLED FORWARD. MESSAGE IN THE INFO CENTER SAID "SHIFT TO PARK". I WAS PARKING IN A MALL PARKING LOT.THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. I CAN PUSH THE GEARSHIFT BACK AND FORTH AND THEN IT CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE MESSAGE WILL DISAPPEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE WAITING ON GM TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. IT MAKES A SOUND WHEN IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS ON A CITY STREET LIKE THE BACK NEEDS SHOCKS. IT SEEMS TO BOUNCE MORE THAN IT SHOULD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT INADVERTENTLY ROLLED AWAY. AS A RESULT, THE OCCUPANT WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE RAN OVER THE OCCUPANT'S FOOT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,002. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.