39 of the
401 complaints about the 2012 GMC Acadia are about the
other systems — 10% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
92,000 miles.
Hello so I notice 3 weeks ago my headlights keep cutting off and on then a week later my radio stopped working, The floor of the driver side is always wet after it rains. I noticed one day the rain started dripping on my feet when I drive after a big rain fall, I believe the car is not sealed properly and now water is coming out from the airbag signs in my vehicle and the car starting to smell like mildew. I think water is sitting in certain parts of my vehicle. I'm not sure what to do.
NHTSA complaint #11755081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Laurel, DE
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The power lift gate suddenly comes down.
NHTSA complaint #11705928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kearney, NE
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Back up camera When in reverse the backup camera screen is black or shows very little light making it unusable. Unable to see objects or persons behind vehicle. Despite cleaning camera. No visual damage noted. * It is available for inspection upon request. * Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? NO * Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? NO *Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? NO , first appeared over a year ago.
NHTSA complaint #11693987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gardner, MA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This 2012 GMC Acadia denali with close to 160k has been in the shop several times due to it randomly stalling out It kept basically locking me out from starting the car a "service anti-theft system" would flash across the dash followed by a flashing check engine light along with a lock and key symbol. A local GM repair shop had it in 3 times for them to tell me they couldn't figure it out or get the vehicle to "act up" they cut me two new keys and tightened up what they claimed to be loose battery cables just for the vehicle to die/stall with a no crank no start happen literally 10 minutes down the road after paying almost 600$ for repairs and that it was towed back 3 times for the same issue spanning over two months of them not being able to figure out the issue. Salvador ended up replacing the anti-theft control module after the 3rd time having to tow it back and forth just to leave the shop and I couldn't start the vehicle the next day after handing over almost another 400$ and less than 15/20 miles of drive time. GM needs to get this issue figured out!!! There anti-theft system locks people out from starting their vehicles more than it does actually preventing actual theft. This will eventually end up causing a major crash at an intersection or highway if the anti-theft system keeps failing it just randomly cuts out power to the engine while driving.
NHTSA complaint #11669007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Destin, FL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicle producing code P2138 then goes into limp mode stating to service stability, traction control off and engine reduced power. Replaced Throttle Body and Acceleration Pedal Position Sensor and error was still present.
NHTSA complaint #11664115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carlisle, PA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
We have had this recall fixed TWICE but it still reflects in the NHTSA database as an open recall. The first time we had this fixed was in 2017. We had it fixed again on May 19, 2023 and yet it STILL reflects as open in NHTSA. I am active duty military and require proof of clean vehicle recall history to ship this vehicle to Hawaii as part of a permanent change of station move. Please assist ASAP with clearing this recall requirement.
NHTSA complaint #11523068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, SC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Every single GMC I have ever ran into there is an Acadia, the air conditioner never works. Maybe you guys should reconsider the assembly of your air-conditioning It’s exhausting spending money having air for all of five minutes and then it’s right back to the heat.
NHTSA complaint #11465338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Charlotte, NCFire
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Unsure of cause, but just lost our 2012 Acadia SLT2 AWD to a FIRE! Driver & passenger jumped out. Fire Dept rolled two trucks to extinguish. Parts melted onto the pavement. No prior warning.
NHTSA complaint #11443750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, TN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My air conditioning stopped working and the power steering line got so hot that it melted a pinhole in my AC line so all the freon would leak out. the power steering hose is so close that when it gets hot it melts the aluminum air conditioning line. The only way to fix it is to buy a aftermarket line and splice it together with the damaged a/c line. And the safety Hazzard is that if you're in hot car,you'll be more tempted to pull out in front of someone because you need to get some air. If you look at the setup you will see the engineer made a mistake, that's why they changed the design in later years,I think they should be responsible for making such a preventable mistake.
NHTSA complaint #11427485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dover, PA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When the rear lift gate gets to the full open position, it immediately falls down causing a safety hazzard. Luckily no one was in the way when this happened. I haven't had it inspected yet and there are no warning lights or messages. It is available for inspection upon request.
NHTSA complaint #11425144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 112,000 milesCarlyle, IL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNS OUT TO BE CADILLAC CONVERTER.
NHTSA complaint #11394901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 115,000 milesMoraga, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAILING PER DUBLIN GMC. THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE STUTTERING. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT STAY OPEN IN EITHER POWER OR MANUEL MODE. APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE MANUFACTUR DATE IS OUT SIDE THE RECALL MONTHS FOR THIS RECALL (PER DUBLIN GMC AND SELF CHECK ON THIS WEBSITE) RECALL # 5420 AND NHST #15V415000. HOW DO I GET THE MFG TO PAY FOR THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL FAILURE (IT ALMOST GOT ME WHEN IT FAILED AS I WAS TAKING GROCERIES OUT OF BACK)
NHTSA complaint #11374923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 98,000 milesFishers, IN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLES HATCHBACK/ TRUNK LIFTS UP BUT WILL NOT STAY OPEN. AFTER OPENING IT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE AND FALLS. IT ACTUALLY FELL ON ME.
NHTSA complaint #11373155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesHenderson, KY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION STUTTER
NHTSA complaint #11353502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesMarietta, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C SYSTEM - ON OUR DUAL CONTROL TEMPERATURE SETTING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONSTANTLY BLOWS HEAT NO MATER HOW COOL THE SETTING MAY BE. THE PASSENGER SIDE COOLING WORKS PROPERLY BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALWAYS HOT.
NHTSA complaint #11326810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 113,000 milesLouisville, KY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER WHILE GOING UP HILL OR DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE. I HAD THE PCV REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. NO CODES, FLUID IS GOOD.
NHTSA complaint #11307602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 109,000 milesSlaughter, LA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR LIFT GATE SLAMS DOWN WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN IT. STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO 11/01/2019. MY PREGNANT GRAND DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. WE HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM SHOPPING WHEN WE OPENED THE LIFT GATE TO REMOVE PACKAGES WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #11279971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 97,500 milesRichford, VT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AND HOLDING THE SPEED AT 50-60MPH THE RPM BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE AND THE CAR SHUDDERS. ALSO WHEN GOING UP HILLS IT DOES THEM SAME THING AND AND FEELS AS IF IT HAS A HARDER TIME SHIFTING.MY CAR ONLY HAS 97944 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11246118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Santa Clara, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER LIFTGATE CLOSES UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER OPENING COMPLETELY BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF BUT PARKED
NHTSA complaint #11230214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 85,000 milesLincoln University, PA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2012 GMC ACADIA WAS RECALLED REGARDING THE LIFTGATE FALLING. I TOOK MY ACADIA IN TO BE SERVICED AS PART OF THIS RECALL IN 2017. NOW, IN 2019 MY LIFTGATE FALLS. WHILE MY ACADIA WAS IN "PARK" I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE POWER LIFTGATE, THE LIFTGATE CLOSED WHILE I WAS UNLOADING THE TRUNK. I WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE BUMPER OF THE ACADIA AND THE LIFTGATE. I HAD TO PUSH AGAINST THE LIFTGATE (WHILE IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND CLOSE) IN ORDER TO DISLODGE MYSELF. AFTER GETTING THE LIFTGATE OPEN I LET GO AND IT FELL QUICKLY AND SLAMMED SHUT. HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN PRESENT AND WERE HELPING UNLOAD THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO GO NEAR THE REAR OF THE "FAMILY" VEHICLE. I DID TAKE MY ACADIA IN TO BE SERVICED PER THE RECALL AND MY LIFTGATE FALLS. I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT TO WARN OTHER PARENTS THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HAVE HAD YOUR VEHICLE SERVICED AS PART OF THE LIFTGATE RECALL IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOUR LIFTGATE WILL NOT FALL.
NHTSA complaint #11202793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 85,000 milesAshburn, VA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN TEMPERATURES GO BELOW 20 DEGREES MY TRUNK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY WHEN I USE THE REMOTE OPENER. IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTS TO SHUT, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS ALREADY UNDER THE BACK TRUNK DOOR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE TRUNK HAS CLOSED ON MY HUSBAND AND 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I HAVE HAD TO RUN OVER AND MANUALLY PUSH THE TRUNK OPEN FOR IT TO STAY OPEN. EVEN WHEN I TRY AND PRESS THE REMOTE OPENER AGAIN IT WILL NOT OPEN FULLY. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES IS MANUALLY.
NHTSA complaint #11173463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 137,000 milesMineral, VA1 injured
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR IS IN PARK WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED FOR POWER LIFT GATE. POWER LIFT GATE WILL OPEN, STAYS OPEN BRIEFLY, THEN WILL BEGIN CLOSE. IT 'CATCHES' ITSELF MOMENTARILY BEFORE SLAMMING SHUT. IT HAS SLAMMED SHUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK DOOR TO HIT MY HEADING ONE OCCASION.
NHTSA complaint #11150839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cecilia, KY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA-THE LIFT GATE WILL RAISE UP BUT IMMEDIATELY CLOSES. IF A PERSON IS UNDER THE LIFT GATE IT WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE THEM. FOR SOME REASON IT'S NOT STAYING OPEN. READ THE RECALL INFO BACK IN 2016 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THAT RECALL IS WHAT MY VEHICLE IS DOING.
NHTSA complaint #11150251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 92,000 milesCloverdale, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE POWER LIFT GATE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON, IT GOES UP AND THEN GOES DOWN RIGHT AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #11140019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,565 milesFitzgerald, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A GMC ACADIA 2012 IN 2015 I DIDN'T HAVE IT A YEAR AND START HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AIR CONDITION I COULD HERE A SEEPING SOUND IT WOULD ALWAYS BLOW WHEN I TURN IT ON, BUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR IT START BLOWING WARM AIR,I TOOK IT BACK WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM THREE TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AFTER THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID MY CONDENER HAD A HOLE IN IT CAUSING THE FREEON TO LEAK OUT, I THINK IT WAS ALWAY READY LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT, THEY JUST DIDN'T, SAY ANYTHING ITHINK TTHEY SHOULD FIX IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT TO BE FIX. THIS CAR WAS ON CAR LOT.
NHTSA complaint #11133038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 64,000 milesCalmar, IA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVAPORATOR CORE LEAKING AND THEREFORE SENDING TOXIC FREON CHEMICALS/PARTICLES INTO THE AIR INCLUDING AN ORDER THAT REMINDS ME OF FARM WASTE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON ACADIA, TRAVERSE, AND ENCLAVE. THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT THERE FOR MECHANICS ON HOW TO FIX, BUT YET NO RECALL. COST TO REPAIR $1,300+
NHTSA complaint #11131997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 63,000 milesColumbus, OH
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE GM AUTHORIZED DEALER IN SAUDI ARABIA. NO ONE IS ABLE TO GIVE A CERTIFICATION AS TO WHETHER THE VEHICLE MEETS/DOES NOT MEET THE US DOT FMVSS AND EPA STANDARDS
NHTSA complaint #11088780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 108,000 milesWest Blocton, AL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN, TRIED TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO OPEN IT FROM THERE AND IT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED TO CRANK CAR AND IT MADE A LOT OF CLICKING NOISES AND LOOKED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT THEN ALL OF MY DOORS STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. WON'T START. WON'T RELEASE KEY.
NHTSA complaint #11073516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 118,927 milesSelma, TX
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE SURGES WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAUSING RPM GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE OR BOUNCE TO 2 TO 400 RPMS. VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE OR ANYTIME ANYTIME PUTTING ENGINE UNDER A LOAD SPECIALLY BEFORE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT. TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS.
NHTSA complaint #11066822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 97,000 milesConcord, NC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND ENGINE SURGES IF ENGINE RPMS DROP UNDER 22OO. CAR DOES NOT DRIVE SMOOTHLY. HAS TRIPPED INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER "SAID THERE WAS NOT ERROR CODE TO REPAIR", HAVE TAKEN IT IN ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH A REPAIR TO FUEL RELAY REPAIR, MOTOR MOUNT, AND TWICE WITH NO REPAIR BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP, NOW OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY IN MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST 2017.
NHTSA complaint #11045827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.