2016 GMC Acadia: jerking or lurching

Filed Aug 17, 2024 · Engine · FL

While starting to drive. It seems like the transmission goes into 2nd shift and the car jerks a little and I have to press the gas pedal to get it to stop.

Filed Nov 9, 2022 · Transmission · MN

Transmition makes jerking motion while driving. During driving the transmition will shutter and make you feel as if the car is going to stop running.

Filed Aug 25, 2022 · Engine · WY

While driving my 2016 GMC Acadia Denali home from work I noticed my speed getting faster so I let off my gas pedal. My engine then abruptly revved to the highest rpm and accelerated ON ITS OWN. My speed increased to almost 100 mph and I am going up a steep incline. I did not have my foot on the pedal and this car accelerated on its own and was only going faster and faster. I tried to brake but it would not slow my car down. I am in rush hour traffic and I feel like this is where I am going to die today. I continued to slam on my brakes to a point that I felt the brakes grinding but ultimately was able to slow the car down enough to get to the side of the road. However, I am unable to fully stop my car. After I was able to slow it down to a slow crawl (even with the engine rpms revving extremely high still), I was fumbling for my phone to call my husband and inadvertently took my foot off the brake and the engine jerked me again and caused my car to take off again with such force my whole body hit my seat back. I then slammed the brakes again and pushed the gear into park with such force to automatically stop the car, which was hard to do because the car was still moving. Once the car was in park, the engine continued to rev at the highest speed and I then turned my car off. I was such an emotional wreck after this I got out of my car and refused to get back in it to this day. This vehicle is possessed. I looked up this same issue with other GMC Acadias and found it has happened to others yet AGAIN GMC does not recall these vehicles. This is the second serious issue I have had with this vehicle and I want GMC to take my car back and I will NEVER own another GMC!

Filed Jan 25, 2022 · Steering · KY

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Acadia. The contact indicated while driving at various speeds the vehicle had experienced random jerking and hesitation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine control module was faulty. The engine control module was replaced but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was then taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the rack and pinion and power steering pump were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jun 8, 2017 · Brakes · 13,000 miles · FL

I am writing this letter to inform you of an incident which occurred on sunday june 4, 2017 while driving my gmc acadia. I work in real estate sales and after showing home sites to a potential buyer I returned to my model parking lot. I pulled into the parking lot and was in the process of parking the car when the car suddenly began revving. I was only a few feet away from the parking block and I had my foot on the brake. I tried to put the car in park but it would not move. The car kept revving and jerked forward with so much force that I went over the parking block, through the bushes and through the pvc fence. I had my foot on the brake the entire time and kept trying to put the car in park. After a few feet beyond the fence the car finally went into park and I was able to stop the car. I am completely grateful that no pedestrians were on the other side of the fence. As I am sure you can imagine I was terrified to get back into the car. I called my husband and had him bring me the other car so I can finish out my work day. The acadia is our family car and the car that transports our four children. My husband took the car into ferman dealership, the dealership which we leased the car from, and they blew him off saying that I probably got confused between the brake and the throttle. I am 41 years old and have been driving since I was 16 and I can assure you that I did not get confused and I find it completely insulting that they even said that. It does not seem that we have any legal recourse for being able to terminate our lease due to this, which is what we would want. I want this incident reported in writing should god forbid it happens again and there is more damage than just two fence panels.