2011 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

SEAT BELTS

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Satu

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSH

AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

I had a collision with a deer and my airbags did not deploy

On July 27 at 400 pm I arrived home and my daughter went to take out the trash and I heard her scream daddy the car is on fire. I rushed outside and flames were 6 ft tall I called 911. After putting the fire out he stated th car was running doors locked so they couldn’t open the hood

On July 27 at 400 pm I arrived home and my daughter went to take out the trash and I heard her scream daddy the car is on fire. I rushed outside and flames were 6 ft tall I called 911. After putting the fire out he stated th car was running doors locked so they couldn’t open the hood

On July 27 at 400 pm I arrived home and my daughter went to take out the trash and I heard her scream daddy the car is on fire. I rushed outside and flames were 6 ft tall I called 911. After putting the fire out he stated th car was running doors locked so they couldn’t open the hood

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT TRIED TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE FROM A RAMP. THE CONTACT AND HER PASSENGER QUICKLY EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE COMPLETE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY ONE TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS GIVEN A CAT SCAN. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES .THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER O

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED AND STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER HEAD, A BLOODY RIGHT EYE, AND A CONCUSSION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVERT BUICK GMC (11750 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX) TO BE REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE

Mileage: 123,218

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. AFTER OPENING THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR AND LEANING INTO THE REAR AREA, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE LIFTGATE DOOR SUDDENLY CLOSED DOWN. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S HEAD WAS STRUCK WITH THE LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN JUNE OF 2015 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING

Mileage: 65,000

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE OVERHEATED ON BOTH SIDES AND HAVE MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING. THE LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY HOT IN A CONFINED SPACE AND ARE IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HEADLIGHT AND SAW THAT IT HAS MELTED THE HOUSING TO THE POINT WHERE THE BULB IS NOW SITTING DIRECTLY ON THE MELTED PLASTIC HOUSING. THESE ARE THE RUNNING LIGHTS....NOT THE MAIN HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 60,000

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 8/6 WHERE I PLACE.MY CAR IN PARKING (P) AND ALL OF SUDDEN A VERY ACCELARATE NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND LOCKED ME AND MY HUSBAND INSIDE, WE COULDNT OPEN THE DOOR AND NOT EVEN TO TURN OFF BECAUSE THE KEYA GOT STOCK IN THE IGNATION. SPEED UP OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR AGAINST A NEIGHBOR HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGES AND SENDING ME TO THE HOSPITAL.. I WANT GMC TO CONTACT ME ASAP. FYI. THE IS VIDEO TO PROVE IT.

Mileage: 24,000

VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WHILE BEING CLEANED OUT. THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION; HOWEVER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AS SOMEONE REACHED OVER ACROSS THE SEAT. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE OPEN AND AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED , THE DOORS HIT MY POUCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS. MY CHILDREN HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID BEING RAN OVER. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT ON 2011 ACADIA AND THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I NEED FOR GMC TO FIX THIS

Mileage: 71,796

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO UPON CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB, NOTICED THAT THE RECEPTACLE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN MAY OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,747.

Mileage: 150,747

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BULB MELTING, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, RESULTING IN BURNING OF HEADLIGHT HOUSING. BULB CAN NO LONGER BE HELD IN PLACE BECAUSE MOUNTING FIXTURE IS MELTED AWAY. THE EXISTING BULBS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. I BELIEVE THE FILAMENT IS OVERHEATING THE PLASTIC BULB AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.

Mileage: 85,226

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT BULB MELTED INSIDE THE HEAD LAMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE LIGHT BULB BECAUSE THE BULB MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER EXCLAIMED THAT HER HEAD WAS "TOUCHING THE FRONT SEAT" AND HER "FEET WERE ON THE FLOOR". WHEN I (THE DRIVER) LOOKED BACK, I SAW THAT HER SEAT HAD DISLODGED AND EJECTED HER INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS CAUSED HER HEAD/FACE TO BE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER AND HER FEET TO BE ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I OBSERVED THAT THE SEAT (CUSHION PART - NOT THE BACK) HAD POPPED UP CAUSING

Mileage: 51,560

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE APPROX

Mileage: 66,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO SERVICE STATION, CAR BEHIND ME WAS ALSO STOPPED, 3RD CAR BACK REAR ENDED HIM WHO REAR ENDED ME. BECAUSE THE HEAD REST LEANS FORWARD SO MUCH MY WIFE UPON IMPACT BEGAN SCREAMING THEN CRYING STATING THE BACK OF HER HEAD HURT. AFTER POLICE ARRIVED I TOOK HER TO ER THAN LATER TO FAMILY DOCTOR. CT SCAN AND MRI BOTH REVEALED SHE HAS BRAIN CONCUSSION. SOME DAYS SHE SPENDS ALL DAY IN BED WITH BAD PAINS IN HER HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BULB HAD GOTTEN TOO HOT AND MELTED THE CASING, LIGHT BULB, AND HOUSING UNIT. THE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR BOTH HEAD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING, THE DRIVER SLIPPED ON AN ICE PATCH AND FELL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS GROUNDED, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED AWAY AND OVER HER LEGS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MUSCLE AND NERVE DAMAGE TO BOTH LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,994.

Mileage: 34,994

AIR CONDITIONER/COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND THE UNIT IS LEAKING FREON INSIDE THE CAR CABIN WHEN AIR CONDITIONING OR VENTS ARE OPEN. THERE IS ALSO A HISSING SOUND AND EXHAUST COMING FROM THE COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS PROCEEDED BY A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE UNIT INITIALLY FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR - THERE ARE DOZENS OF PEOPLE DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, BUT GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE I

Mileage: 34,000