2009 GMC Acadia Lighting Problems

THE LIGHTING HOUSING IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY OVER HEAT IT AND CAUSE THE RUNNING LIGHTS TO MELT THE HOUSING AND CAUSE THE BULBS GO STICK TO IT AND THEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK . THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FLUCTUATES BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING IT'S INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SET UP IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MORE THEN JUST ME AND I CAN'T GIVE YOU EXACT DATES BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE WRITTEN TO GMC AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY ANY OF THESE ISSUES.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS INDEPENDENTLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

IN VERY COLD WEATHER (UNDER 20 DEGREES F) AND IN WET CONDITIONS (RAIN/CARWASH) THE REAR TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AND IT APPEARS THE BREAKS PEDAL IS ENGAGED (LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT). ALSO IN THE SAME CONDITIONS, THE BACK UP CAMERA IMAGES STAYS ON FOR A MINUTE OR MORE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING FORWARD. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE TURNS WARM AND THE VEHICLE HAS A CHANCE TO DRY THE PROBLEMS GOES AWAY. IT STARTED IN WINTER 2016 AND RETURNED WINTER 2017.

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT CONNECTOR IS HEATING UP TOO MUCH AND BURNING. MELTING HEAD LAMP REFLECTOR.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. THEY DO NOT BOTH GO OUT AT ONCE BUT BOTH HAVE BEEN OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES. TONIGHT I WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM A FOOTBALL GAME AND THE DEPUTY HAD ME ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND ASKED ME IF I KNEW MY LIGHT WAS OUT? I LOOKED AT MY HUSBAND AND SAID REALLY AGAIN!

I JUST LOST BOTH DRL/LOW BEAMS. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE THEN A DAY LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE. THESE ARE THE SECOND SET OF HEADLIGHTS. THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NUMBER 5 AND 6 BULBS. DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY SHOULD GO OUT THIS MANY TIMES WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER IN NJ, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVERHEATING HEADLIGHT WIRING, THE WIRING AND BULB WERE REPAIRED AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DAY RUNNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT GMC WILL NOT FILE A RECALL. DEALER CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO OFFERED A DISCOUNT TO ME FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHICH I DID NOT ACCEPT DUE TO THE EXPENSE. GMC KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING BASED ON THEIR OFFER TO ME. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WIRING RUNS HOT AND VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED WITH ONE LIGHT OUT. IT'S AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB GASKET THAT HOLDS THE DAYTIME RUNNING EXTERIOR LIGHTS MELTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED TO THE BULB GASKET BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TOOK 2009 ACADIA SLT TO A DEALERSHIP IN FEB 2015 FOR THE GASKET RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP MARKED THE RECALL AS COMPLETED. HAD THE OIL CHANGED TODAY, 9-25-15, AT A NON-GMC DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TECHNICIAN TELL ME THAT THE DAYTIME LIGHT WAS JUST HANGING IN THE ASSEMBLY. AFTER LOOKING, I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE OVER TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR REPLACING THE GASKET. I HAVE A HOLE IN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY THE SIZE OF TEXAS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WHERE THE GASKET WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND THE BULB MELTED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT! REALLY?!!! I AM NOT PAYING THEM TO FIX THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THE MELTING HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COULD EASILY MELT THE WIRES. THE WORST PART IS, I AM SURE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALREADY DAMAGED WHEN THE "REPLACED" THE GASKETS, WHICH NOW I AM SURE THEY DID NOT. SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN THE GMC TECHNICIAN WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE GASKETS. EVEN IF THE GASKETS WERE ALREADY MELTED, HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME AND HE DID NOT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND REMOVES ANY TRUST THAT I HAD WITH THIS DEALERSHIP.

I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS 4 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,900.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB HAS MELTED INTO THE BULB SOCKET. THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSED THE LIGHT HOUSING TO DISINTEGRATE. THE BULB WAS OEM. THE SYSTEM IS NON-OPERABLE AND GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS WAS ENGINEERED WRONG OR FAULTY MATERIAL WAS USED. THERE CERTAINLY IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE GIVEN THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSED BY THIS SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MELTED. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEAD LIGHT CAPSULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I AM SO EXHAUSTED BY REPLACING HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2009 ACADIA. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS, CONNECTORS, WIRING, AND MORE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE NEVER HAD ALL WORKING HEADLIGHTS AT ANY ONE TIME. THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE! NOT TO MENTION THE COST INVOLVED....I DO NOT HAVE OVER $100 EVERYTIME ONE GOES OUT SO WE HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO REPLACE THEM OURSELVES, WHICH ISN'T EASY EITHER!

I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE 7 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON MY GMC ACADIA SINCE 2011. THIS WEEK BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. REPLACING THE HEADLAMPS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ITEM DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED (REMOVING THE FRONT WHEELS AND WHEEL WELLS). THIS COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $150 TO $250 EACH TIME. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN. THIS LAST EVENT HAPPENED AT NIGHT REQUIRING US TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ALTERNATELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,531.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. REPLACED BY RECALL IN 2012. NOW DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. PROBABLY NEEDS SAME REPAIR - BUT RECALL HAS ENDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACTIVATION, THE PASSENGER REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT EXHIBITED A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF WATER WHICH RESULTED TO CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.