I brought the car to the dealer due to an AIRBAG warning light on my dash. My VIN, regardless of identical issues to those noted in the dealer recalls, was not included in them. The items below were noted by the dealer as requiring immediate attention and estimated to cost $2,400. Current Mileage: 95,635 - AIRBAGS LR and RS Side Impact Sensor faulty. If not replaced the airbag system will not function correctly at the time of impact, preventing the airbags from deploying, and putting the passengers of the vehicle in harm's way. Warning light on dash alerts to sensor's invalid data from the sensor. - TAIL LIGHT casings fill with water causing an electrical short and the bulbs to burn out. This also causes a double-time ticking when you try the turn signal, alerting you to the issues.
2013 GMC Acadia airbags complaints
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I was made aware the air bags are the ones that can if the expand injure the person setting in front of the air bag or it can be fatal.
My car keeps popping up the 'service air bag' light. I have had it looked at several times. I was told that the connector needs to be cleaned. They have been cleaned but it keeps coming on. I see there was a recall for certain models but my car doesn't have any recalls currently. It will come on while sitting idle, driving, parker, doesn't matter. Help!
Service air bag light and msg is displaying. When driving the car sometimes shifts hard. Transmission fluid has been checked everything seems to be okay.
Air bag service light is on. Defective wiring harness. Transmition issues as per a common complaint on this vehicle. The vehicle shows all of these issues both when running parked and while in motion on all types of roadways
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. The contact stated that while driving the air bag sensor warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to crews chevrolet located at 8199 rivers ave, north charleston, sc 29406, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the air bag wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 150,000.
I just purchased this vehicle. It shows a "service air bag" message. This was covered by a recall. Gm says the recall was completed on this vehicle. But gm also issued a sb indicating some recall repairs may have been faulty. I believe this was faulty in the case of my vehicle. A gmc dealer looked at it and indicated that the work was not done properly. Gmc is refusing to correct the problem.
The service air bag light remains on even following the required service under gm bulletin no.: 14030 which was performed prior to my purchase of the vehicle. My local dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the recall was completed by another dealer, however it looked as if an amateur has done it. They felt that they could ask gm to cover a repair again, however gm denied it. The vehicle is not working as it should following recall service, and one of gms own dealers has stated that the previous repair is not satisfactory. Recalls repairs that fail should be required to be fixed again.
Service air bag warning lite comes on. Dealership advises $12-1400 in repair costs. Have had other electrical issues with car. Spent almost $1000 replacing wiring harness to side detection. Had to replace most of dash wiring harness due to water damage which couldn't determine if manufacturing issue or accident repair. That was about $3000. Now after checking kelly blue book potential recall comes up. Don't know if reported prior or fixed by prior owner. Too much coincidence that comes up now and goes from passenger side to now driver side.. Dealership got light to go off for a while. Late last fall came back on again.
Air bag service light keeps coming on
Airbag wiring short repaired under the federal safety agency recall 14v118 on sept 30, 2014. Next airbag warning light goes on august 2019. Repair by dealer reveled a short in the same wiring that was originally recalled. Dealer corrected airbag wiring short but dealer and gmc refused to honor original recall stating that this recall was only for one repair. I had to pay out of pocket to keep airbags functioning even though it is the same issue that was re-called.
Airbag wiring short repaired under the federal safety agency recall 14v118 on sept 30, 2014. Then sept 13, 2019 airbag light goes on again and dealer had to repair same airbag wiring. Dealer and gmc refused to honor original recall and stated that the recall was only for one repair of this wiring and not for second repair of same wiring problem.
In early 2019 we noticed that the airbag icon was illuminating intermittently and a notice on the dashboard stated that the airbag needed service. Initially, this occured sometimes while idling and sometimes while driving. Ultimately, the light and the message became persistent and continuous anytime the switch was on. Having failthfully used the brand's dealships for service over the years we addressed the problem to the local one in early march 2019. After diagnosis the dealer attempted a local repair. It failed immediately. Upon returning with the same complaint today the dealer disclaimed being able to get the listed part much less install it to correct the problem. At present, we're saddled with a vehicle with a compromised safety system and no way to fix it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia denali. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the "check air bag, service air bag soon" warning message displayed. Also, the contact stated that the air bag service indicator remained illuminated. Bob ross buick gmc (85 loop road, dayton, ohio 45459, (937) 356-3845) was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.
My transmission has been acting up since 50,000 miles A/C acting up since 70,000 miles air bag light keeps coming on dealership wants to charge me for warranty work one dealership refuse to work on my car
I was coming off a red light and was hit by another vehicle on the drivers side / front drivers side of the car. The other vehicle was driving at least 55 MPH as that is the posted speed. I had two children in the back. One in a rear facing car seat. The seat belts did not engage. The car seat flipped to the side . No side or front air bags went off.
Airbag light came on for no reason
See attached the consumer stated the airbag light would turn on and of. The airbags have been repaired, but contiued to fail.
Massive air bag failure, notice that all air bags are not functioning. Two friends that have same vehicle have same failure. Told that passenger weight sensor or wiring failure will cause massive failure of air bags. This seams to be a safety problem and needs to be addressed., 2 out of 3 having the same failure seems excessive and of national concern. Please address this and let me know I don't want my daughter driving without proper air bags, told cost may be in excess of $1100.00 and the car has approximately 74,000 miles. 2nd item: rear electric hatch on closing has a loud clunk just before closing, last 2 inches like something is binding or about to break. This is a lower priority unless it is possible for the hatch to open going down the highway . The other acadia tested did not have the hard clunk [metal to metal sound] on closing, this has existed almost from her new purchase of the acadia, dealer told us nothing to be concerned about they had seen it before. Thank you for making it effective to make a safety report.
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