The headlights don't work even after replacing. It rains in the vehicle from the sunroof. The gas tank isn't registering even after fixing it. So the engine doesn't know how much to put out etc etc and it makes the car jerk horribly. This vehicle is a fire hazard due to raining inside on everything upfront. I have kids I pray nothing happens!!
2008 GMC Acadia lights problems
47 complaints (6% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 87,000.
- owner complaints
- 47
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 87,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Headlights3
At what mileage
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GMC Acadia lights problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2008 GMC Acadia lights
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Loss of Headlamp Illumination
As of July 16, 2014, out of a population of 248,453 subject vehicles, the federal safety agency received 473 consumer complaints of inoperative head lamp. Many of these complaints indicated that the head lamp harness suffered damage from overheating. After reviewing the complaints, ODI found: -69% (328) alleged that a single head lamp was inoperative. -18% (86) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative but not at the same time. -9% (41) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative but the complaints did not indicate whether the failures had occurred at the same time. -4% (17) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative at the same time. -One additional complaint cited wire harness damage to both sides but did not specify an outage -No crashes or loss of vehicle control were reported. -Any alleged thermal damages were limited to melting of the head lamp harness and the head lamp housing. -A head lamp would intermittently fail to come on or flickers before becoming completely inoperative. For the seventeen complaints that alleged simultaneous failure of both head lamps while attempting to turn them on or while driving, the head lamp failures likely had occurred one at a time. The subject vehicle's head lamps are connected in a parallel circuit and each circuit is fused. Therefore, failure of one head lamp or its harness should not affect the other head lamp operation. Over the last 25 years, ODI has opened numerous defect investigations of the loss of headlamp illumination.Investigations that resulted in safety recalls involved simultaneous loss of illumination from both headlamps. the federal safety agency does not consider the loss of a single headlamp as presenting an unreasonable safety risk-such failures are readily detectable by the driver while allowing the vehicle to retain forward visibility and conspicuity from the remaining headlamp.There is typically enough time between the failure of the first headlamp and the second during which the vehicle operator can obtain the needed repairs. Based on the information currently available, the federal safety agency does not believe that the headlamp condition as alleged by the petitioner indicates the likelihood of a safety-related defect that would warrant a formal investigation.Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.Further specifics can be found in the Federal Register Notice ODI complaint ID numbers are referenced on the next page.
DP12003
What 2008 GMC Acadia owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
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.
Daytime running light reflector melted on right and left side.
This is the second complaint I have made has still have not heard anything. This is sad that it has not been dealt with. I hope my family is not in a serious accident because of this car.
Headlights are burning up about every 2 months does not matter what side they are not lasting
The lights are going in and out, and the high beams as well as the taillights are doing the same. I was told there is a short in the system. The steering system is making a very loud noise any time the steering wheel is moved. The stability lights as well as others keep coming on and off but when checked shows nothing is wrong.
I have hid lights and the low beam socket of the headlight assembly has melted to the point that the light bulbs will no longer stay in place.
Known issue with daytime running lights on gmc acadia, but we were not notified. Assembly can cause melting of housing and has done so to our left headlight assembly. If headlight were to burnout, we'd have to replace the entire assembly (we were quoted $1700 to do so). We cannot financially afford to do this and are concerned that this could cause a fire or melting of other parts.
Daytime running lights bulbs repeatedly burned out and now the wire harness has melted down. Fuse failed to trip. Damage has now been caused to the entire drl assembly (melting, see photo). Additionally I am concerned that whatever caused the bulb and wiring to melt will cause a vehicle fire and endanger my family. There are many cases of the drl bulb and harness melting, but my local gm dealer said there was no recall when I called to discuss the issue. Gm/saturn released a letter authorizing paid repairs, that was valid from 2011-2013, but these vehicles are still on the road, and it needs to be a recall regardless of warranty status. The replacement parts have been recalled--gm knows there is an issue with these components.
I have hid headlight and both daytime running lights have severely melted and cracked reflectors. Both bulbs were melted into there sockets to the point I had to completely replace the socket. When I attempted to re insert the socket into the reflector housing I was un able to install it as the reflector was missing over half of the retaining ring due to it being melted. One socket looked extremely blackened due to excessive heat. Both light are temp installed as I am unable to correctly install due to severely melted reflector.
Questions about the 2008 GMC Acadia lights
Does the 2008 GMC Acadia have lights problems?
Owners have filed 47 complaints about the lights of the 2008 GMC Acadia, 6% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2008 GMC Acadia lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 87,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2008 GMC Acadia lights?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the GMC Acadia have the most lights problems?
The GMC Acadia model years with the most lights complaints are 2008 (47 complaints), 2009 (38 complaints) and 2011 (38 complaints).
Other 2008 GMC Acadia problems
Transmission 279Electrical 153Airbags 150Engine 144Steering 133Body 87Driver assistance 59Acceleration 36Visibility 34Brakes 31Fuel system 16Suspension 16Seat belts 14Seats 12Wheels 4Locks 2Tires 2
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