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2008 GMC Acadia: airbag warning light
85 of the 854 complaints about the 2008 GMC Acadia describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 85
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical repair cost reported
- $800
- typical mileage
- 82,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 17 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Airbag light on 24/7, ABS malfunction traction control system turns off randomly, wiper blade fluid not spraying (front, rear) engine misfire on idle, clear/white smoke from hood and burning smell.
Passenger Airbag warning light has been showing on my dash since I purchased the vehicle in October of 2021. I brought the vehicle to an auto repair shop to have it checked, and was told that the airbags would malfunction if I were to get into an accident that called for them to deploy.
My passenger airbag light has been on since I got the car in march of 2020. I have just replaced my low beam headlights october of 2020 and now the driver side lights doesn't work. On the dashboard the light that's suppose to show when your bright's are on, doesn't come on anymore and I was in motion when I realized they had stopped working.
The service airbag light has came on since I bought the vehicle last month and passenger side airbag wont turn on.
The service air bag light come on in the dash when the passenger seat is moved in or sat in a certain area. This happens when the car is moving or sitting still.
Air bag light comes on and does not go off. Traction stabilizer light on to and traction control light on.
Service air bags light came on. Occasionally service traction control light comes on and traction control turns off and back on while driving when traction control returns warning light disappears. Service air bag light came on while driving and has not came off. All of the above happened on a highway going no faster than 55mph dry conditions. Vehicle has not been in an accident while owned by current owner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc acadia. When the vehicle was started, the seat belt and service air bag indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to schumacher buick gmc of north palm beach (561‑282‑1957, located at 3720 northlake blvd ste c, lake park, fl 33403) where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the seat needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.
My lift gate door fell and hit me in the head out of no where and my car is not on the list for the recall for that exact problem. My airbag indicator goes off all the time even if no one is in the front seat. My speedometer barely works, it goes completely around and I can't get it to reset. I took it to the shop just to be told it's a sensor that causes it along with the slow cranking but they didn't know which one it was because my car has 4.
When I purchased the vehicle in less than an hour the check engine light, airbag light , tire pressure sensor popped on. The car would have a slow take off and shake as you accelerate on the city street. When I drive the freeway the car will hesitate and take 15 seconds before it switch gears to catch up to speed and jerk. The service airbag,service tire monitor system, service stabilitrak, service traction control alert messages are on the message console.
Check airbag light keeps coming on. The sensor has the passenger airbag continuously deactivated, even when there is a passenger.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Air bags
- Special coverage. certain 2008 2013 buick enclave, 2008-2013 gmc acadia, 2008-2010 saturn outlook, and...
- Buick/gmc/saturn/chevrolet: TSB contains an owner's notification letter
- Psr
- Saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet: completion of product safety campaign #14030, regarding vehicles arriving,...
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Engineering Information
- Diagnostic Tip
Related recalls
Air bags: side/window
- What is wrong
- 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 may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
- Risk
- Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1‑800‑521‑7300, Chevrolet owners at 1‑866‑694‑6546, Saturn at 1‑800‑553‑6000, and GMC owners at 1‑866‑996‑9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
Recall number 14V118000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2008 GMC Acadia airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2008 GMC Acadia?
85 of 854 owner complaints about the 2008 GMC Acadia (10%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
How much does it cost to fix airbag warning light on the 2008 GMC Acadia?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $800 (median of 19 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 GMC Acadia?
There is 1 recall and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2008 GMC Acadia
Transmission failure 94Check engine light 84Water leak 65Headlights 54Loss of power 44Power steering loss 34Stalling 31Won't shift 31Won't start 29Slipping 28Jerking 22Steering noise 18Wipers 18Steering lock-up 15Engine failure 14Harsh shifting 13Overheating 13No deployment 11Whining noise 11Fire or smoke 10Grinding brakes 9ABS 8Battery drain 7Hesitation 6Warning lights 6
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