2018 GMC Acadia

MY 2018 ACADIA KEEPS GIVING ERROR MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" , IT HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY TWICE I HAD TO GET NEW ONE. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF ERROR, I HAVE TO RESTART IGNITION AND MOVE SHIFTER TO DRIVE OR REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ERROR MESSAGE TO SHUT OFF. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE STILL THINKS IT IS ON AND THEN DRAINS BATTERY. I BROUGHT IT IN ON SEPTEMBER 2019 AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HARNESS HOWEVER IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. MY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FROM GMC. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE DON'T KNOW IF CAR IS ON PARK.

PUT CAR IN PARK AND PUSH BUTTON TO SHUT CAR OFF AND MOTOR TURNS OFF BUT IT'S IN ACCESSORY MODE AND THE DISPLAY MESSAGE SAYS TO SHIFT TO PARK. TAKES NUMEROUS TIMES TURNING CAR ON AND OFF AND MOVING THE SHIFT BUTTON AROUND BEFORE IT RECOGNIZES THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. IT STARTED A MONTH AGE WHERE IT WOULD HAPPEN ONLY ONCE AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AND BACK OFF IT STAYED OFF WHICH MADE ME THINK IT WAS HUMAN ERROR. THIS LAST TIME IT TOOK ME AN HOUR BEFORE IT RECOGNIZED IT WAS IN PARK SEARCH THE INTERNET AND SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC IS AWARE BUT NO RECALLS.

I AM GETTING A ERROR MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CLEARLY IN PARK. IT DRAINS THE BATTERY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WITH THE MESSAGE. HAVE TO JIGGLE THE SHIFTER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT MAY CLEAR THE MESSAGE. HAD ONE TIME I GOT OUT WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL WITH NO ONE IN IT EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTING AREA SAID "P" FOR PARK. AND SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH CAR RUNNING COULD NOT GET THE SHIFTER TO MOVE TO REVERSE, DRIVE, ANYTHING, HAD TO SHUT IT OFF 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD REGISTER. HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS ALREADY REPLACED.

ON DECEMBER 5TH 2019, I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK TO TAKE MY SON TO HIS DR. APT. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AROUND 10:30AM. I LEFT THE CAR ON SO MY SON WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO INTO A COLD CAR, BEING HE WAY SICK. I RAN INTO MY HOUSE WHERE MY MOTHER WAS WATCHING BOTH MY SONS. I SAID TO MY MOM, LET ME USE THE RESTROOM QUICKLY BEFORE I GET HIS COAT ON. I WAS NO MORE THAN 2 MINS. AS I STEPPED OUT THE BATHROOM, I HEAR MY HUSBAND SCREAMING FROM UP STAIRS THE CAR IS ON FIRE! HE COMES RUNNING DOWN THERE STAIRS AS FAST AS HE CAN, ALMOST INJURING HIMSELF BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SEE ME YET AND THOUGHT I WAS IN THE CAR! HE THEN SEES ME AND GRABS THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE RUNS OUTSIDE TO TRY AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE..AS I CALLED THE FRANKLIN SQUARE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND 911. BUT IN UNDER THE 5 MINS THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! WE HAD TO THEN EVACUATE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE GARAGE IS AN ATTACHED GARAGE AND THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE GARAGE. MY POOR KIDS WERE FRIGHTENED FOR THEIR LIFE AS WE RUSHED THEM OUT THE HOUSE AS THEIR MOMMYS CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES..THEY WERE CRYING THEIR EYES OUT IN FEAR. THE FIRE CAUGHT ONTO THE TREE ON THE FRONT LAWN AS WELL AS DESTROYING THE GARAGE AND DRIVEWAY. I CRIED EXTENSIVELY THINKING OF THE WHAT IFS...WHAT IF I PUT MY SON AND I DIRECTLY INTO THE CAR, WITHOUT USING THE RESTROOM THAT DAY. WHAT IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS A DEATH TRAP THAT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY. WE FOUND THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE GMC ACADIA FOR THE 2017-2018 EDITIONS. I HAVING A 2018, WHERE WAS MY NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL? WHERE WAS MY LETTER..EMAIL..CALL FROM GM? I HAVE NUMEROUS FRIENDS THE RECOMMEND THE GMC ACADIA AS A GREAT FAMILY CAR. THEY ARE ALL NOW SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. NON FEEL SAFE USING THEIR VEHICLE NOW.

I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READS "SHIFT TO PARK." THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY IN PARK. I HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON, SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR, SHIFT BACK TO PARK, AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO SEE IF IT REGISTERS THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. I'VE HAD TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY REGISTERS THAT ITS IN PARK AND WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF.

RECEVIED "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREEN. MOTOR TURNS OFF BUT VEHICLE STAYS IN ACCESSORY MODE AND CHIMES CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS THAT PROMISED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WENT AWAY FOR 1 MONTH AND CAME BACK. JIGGLING THE SHIFTER OR FLICKING THE SHIFTER BUTTON IS THE ONLY WAY IT WILL GO AWAY.

EXPERIENCED THE "VEHICLE NOT IN PARK " WHEN SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF BECAUSE ELECTRICAL SWITCH DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. AFTER MANY TRIES I WAS ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND SHIFTER WAS REPLACED (3 WEEKS AGO ). TODAY SHIFTER FROZE IN PARK YET CONSOLE INDICATED VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. DID NOT REMOVE FOOT OFF OF BRAKE BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE IT WAS IN GEAR. COULD NOT SHUT OFF VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A PUSH BUTTON START/STOP AND FOOT MUST BE OFF BRAKE TO STOP ENGINE. CALLED DEALER FOR HELP. FINALLY WE PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND PUSHED STOP BUTTON. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF BUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY WILL ADVISE IN A WEEK OR SO THEY ARE SHORT HANDED.