2007 GMC ACADIA

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 2

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIP

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM), WHICH CONTROLS THE FUNCTION OF FRONT AIR BAGS, MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY FAIL TO PROVIDE WARNING THAT THE

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

GM IS RECALLING 88,809 MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE, AND MY 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA AND SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUT

The contact owned a 2007 GMC Arcadia. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the contact's daughter heard an abnormal grinding noise and inadvertently smoke came from underneath the front hood of the vehicle and the vehicle was in flames. The local fire department arrived at the scene of the fire and distinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, however, the vehicle was not yet been inspected for damages. The manufacturer was not made aw

The contact owned a 2007 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, she heard an abnormal noise and the AC vent started to blow out hot air. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that she parked at a nearby store parking lot and she saw fire at two different locations. The contact stated she was able to enter the store and extinguish the small fire located on the front passenger’s side on the instrument cluster with a gallon of water. The fire depart

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND OR NOTIFICATIONS CAME ON. MY CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE FROM THE FLOORBOARD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 186,000

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND OR NOTIFICATIONS CAME ON. MY CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE FROM THE FLOORBOARD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 186,000

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND OR NOTIFICATIONS CAME ON. MY CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE FROM THE FLOORBOARD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FLAMES WERE PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE AREA AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WERE BURNT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS DRIVEWAY AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS EMAILED WITH THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER RIVARD BUICK GMC LOCATED AT

Mileage: 169,000

TAILGATE GOES UP THEN SUDDENLY REVERSES AND HITS ME ON TOP OF HEAD. WORSE IN COOLER WEATHER. HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER PREVIOUS RECALL BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM ULESS I PAY $145 FOR DIAGNOSTIC.

Mileage: 273,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TAKATA RECALL- ON 5-3-18 A CAR TURNED INTO THE PATH OF THE GMC AND THE GMC COLLIDED WITH IT HEAD ON. THE OTHER CAR (2004 TOYOTA CAMRY) HAD ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE GMC DID NOT HAVE ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OVER $3000 FRONT END DAMAGE OF GMC (BUMPER DESTROYED). VEHICLE DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT IN GMC. VEHICLE SPEED ABOUT 35 MPH

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN, A SPEEDING VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO THE FRONT CENTER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE CONTACT AND A MINOR PASSENGER, SEATED IN THE REAR BEHIND THE DRIVER, SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S 5-YEAR OLD SON WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE KEYS WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A BRUISED BACK AND LEFT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. T

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE GEAR SHIFTER. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A TOW TRUCK WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL

Mileage: 122,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AS I WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALL OF THE SUDDEN CUT OUT AND I SLID OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. AS I HAVE BROWSED THE INTERNET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR HAPPENINGS.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REAR LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, THE LIFTGATE CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN ARM INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSP

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSP

Mileage: 48,000

I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN FEB/2012. I PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND THEY HIT ME AT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND DRIVERS DOOR. I WAS STOPPED AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF IN THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT AT LEAST THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PINNED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BY FAMILY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED HEAD-ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG AND HEAD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODUL

Mileage: 47,000

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN NOV. OF 2007. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BURNED UP NUMEROUS POWERSTEERING PUMPS. THE STEERING, WHILE IN A CURVE, WILL LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE THROWING THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT HAS THROWN THE VEHICLE INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THROWING THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS PICKED TH

Mileage: 47,688