The gmc acadia has recently had a recall for a piece within the seat for air bags. However there is another piece called the passenger presence module (part #20933923) within the same seat that is also defective but not covered in the recall. This piece basically determines if someone is sitting in the seat and if the airbags need to be deployed if in an accident. If this piece is not working properly the person sitting in the passenger seat may be at risk. This car has never been in an accident nor have the airbags ever been deployed.
2010 GMC Acadia airbags complaints
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Starting in july 2013, after driving my 2010 acadia for over 90 miles and stopping it for an hour or so I restarted the acadia and the air bag service light appeared and stayed on. I stopped for gas after 60 miles and when I restarted the car the light did not come on. I stopped again after 25 miles and when I restarted the car the light came on. I restarted the acadia the next day and no air bag service light. This again occurred numerous times after a 1 hour drive or longer. Recently, october/november 2013 the air bag service light appears after much shorter trips (less than 10 miles). Up to now, when I first start up the car in the morning, the air bag service light does not come on. But now it comes on after more frequent stops and restarts. Current mileages 33,143. 3 year warranty period expired 5/2013 however, I have not reached the mileage warrant period.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc acadia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The malfunction recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the front driver's side internal seat belt pretensioner was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc acadia. The contact stated that on an intermittent basis the air bag light would illuminate on the instrumentl panel. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. In addition, the contact stated that while pulling out of her driveway at a low speed the vehicle suddenly stalled. She was unable to restart the vehicle and had to push it to the side of the road. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 43,000.
Passager air bag light goes on and off and get sevice air bag light.
The battery on my gmc acadia died on the 15th february and the dealer could not identify anything wrong with the vehicle. The following monday the service air bag light came on and I was told the sensor was not working right and the parts were ordered. The friday of 2/26 the check engine light was on and the vehicle would not accelerate above 50mph and half the gas tank was emptied in 25 miles. During that friday the engine was still running even after I pulled the key out of the ignition. That same night the battery died and could not be jump started. The vehicle was inspected on 3/1 and the air bag sensors along with fuse box was replaced as water was leaking into the fuse box. All of this happened in the mileage range of 6800 to 7100 approximately. The dealer has replaced the fuse box and the vehicle is running fine so far.
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