2017 GMC Acadia Complaint Log

JUST RECENTLY MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING TO SHIFT CAR TO PARK WHEN ALREADY IN PARK. WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS FROM GOING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AGAIN AND SHIFT INTO PAR AND NOTHING. TAKES A WHILE !! FEEL LIKE THIS ISN'T SAFE

Shifting car into park and the car does not register that it is in park. Display reads "shift to park" and lights do not shut off. Car will sit for 15 or more minutes before the car registers it is actually in park. I try to start it, shut it off, of start it, put in gear and then switch back to park and shut it off but still reads "shift to park". Battery is going to die if this keeps happening. GMC should be responsible for doing a complete recall on this, especially since they are aware of the problem. I have been stranded in parking lots waiting for this car to correct itself. this has been going on for over 4 years.

THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE AFTERNOON ON MARCH 12, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30PM.... UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR LURCHED CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE. FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT POLE PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED SLAMMING INTO MY CHEST AND I MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY GMC ACADIA AND AAA AND MY INSURANCE WERE CALLED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AS INSTRUCTED BY MY INSURANCE. I AM PRESENTLY AWAITING CALLS FROM MY INSURANCE AND THE ADJUSTER. THIS IS SATURDAY AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANNER THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AND I'M STILL HAVING CHEST PAINS WHERE THE AIRBAG HIT ME.

WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE DASHBOARD SHOWS A WARNING THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. IF I LEAVE THE CAR LIKE THAT, ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF STAYS ON. MY HUSBAND WAS AT A GAS STATION, AND PUMPING GAS IS NOT SAFE WITH THE CAR NOT SHUTTING OFF. ALSO I AM CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO ROLL. MY NIECE ALSO HAS AN ACADIA, AND 3 YOUNG SONS ALL STILL IN CAR SEATS, SO SHE HAS TO USE THE 3RD ROW SEAT, SO GETTING HER SONS OUT OF A VEHICLE IS NOT A QUICK CHORE. IF THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND GO INTO PARK AND CAN ROLL, IT WOULD BE A DISASTER IF HER CHILDREN WERE STILL IN THE VEHICLE STILL STRAPPED INTO THEIR SEATS.

SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE - WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHOW A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH SAYING 'SHIFT INTO PARK' AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE SHIFTER IND THE PARK POSITION, WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. FIRST, THE VEHICLE WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION CAN ROLL FREELY. SECOND, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN, THEREBY RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHUT DOWN.

SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE COMES UP RANDOMLY, WHEN PARKING VEHICLE. HAD ELECTRICAL HARNESS REPLACED IN 2019 FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEN HARDLY DROVE IN 2020. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CONTROL ASSEMBLY AT A COST BETWEEN $300-$400. THEY INDICATED THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY.

OUR CAR, A 2017 ACADIA, WILL NOT AUTO START, ALARMS GO OFF RANDOMLY, THEFT WARNING COMES ON AND HOOD OPEN WARNING COMES ON EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED.. OUR DETERMINATION IS THE HOOD LATCH FROM OTHER FORUMS WHICH IS WHAT THE GARAGE ALSO DETERMINED. WE WERE TOLD ONLY TRUCKS WERE BEING REPLACED NOT THE CARS. WE DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PAYING FOR SINCE IT IS OUT THERE THAT MANY HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE LATCH CAUSES THE THEFT PROBLEM WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO ADVANCE IN SPEED (CONNECTING TO THEFT) AND COULD CAUSE DEATH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL CARS ARE GOING 60 PLUS AND YOUR CAR WON'T MOVE. SOME PEOPLE WERE UNABLE TO START THEIR CARS. THIS IS MAJOR AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A RECALL. THIS MIGHT NOT SEEM MAJOR BUT IT CAN BE. WE BECAME LEERY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A TEEN DRIVER AND THE HOOD OPEN WARNING COMES ON MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT A DRIVE. YOU CAN CLEAR IT AND IT REAPPEARS WHETHER MOVING OR NOT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH US FOR A GOOD MONTH. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING. IT CAN COME ON AT ANY SPEED WHICH IS THE SCARY PART. WE HAVE LIMITED OUR DRIVE AND DRIVE AT A CONTROLLABLE SPEED BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT SAFER. ONCE WE WERE STATIONARY WHEN THE ALARMS WENT OFF AND COULD NOT CLEAR. ALL THE WARNINGS CAME ON. COULDN'T UNLOCK CAR DOORS WITH REMOTE. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX! NO RECALL SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DEATH OR INJURY TO BECOME IMPORTANT!

HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM MAKING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT VERY UNSAFE. TOOK VEHICLE TO GMC DEALER, TECH SAID THAT HEAD LIGHTS ARE WITHIN GMC SPECS. TOO INSANE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH CAN OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AN ERROR MESSAGE AND WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MESSAGE SHIFT TO PARK WAS DISPLAYED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START OR TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUICK GMC OF MAHWAH (386 NJ-17, MAHWAH, NJ 07430) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.*DT*JB

THE ISSUE INVOLVED THE CAR FAILING TO RECOGNIZE IT IS IN PARK AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHILE ALSO ROLLING. THE ISSUE FIRST CAME UP IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 AND GMC REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS HAS REAPPEARED AS OF OCTOBER 2020 BUT THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER MEANS TO FIX IT AND IT PRESENTS A HAZARD GIVEN THE CAR TRANSPORTS OUR 3 YEAR OLD SON.

IT SAYS TO PUT IN PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK MODE AND THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OFF

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO PARK TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE SENSOR SHOWS IT IS NOT IN PARK AND WILL NOT LET YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

ON DECEMBER 29, 2020, I WAS GOING TO VISIT A FRIEND ABOUT 5:30PM. THEY HAVE A DRIVEWAY THAT IS A DOWNWARD SLOPE. I PUT MY CAR (2017 GMC ACADIA DENALI) IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I STEPPED OUT AND LOCKED THE DOORS. I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND'S HUSBAND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, ASKING IF SHE WAS HOME AND IF MY CAR WAS OKAY WHERE IT WAS PARKED. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS NOT LEAVING AND WAS BLOCKED IN. I THEN STARTED WALKING TO THE HOUSE. I WAS GOING TO WALK IN THE GRASS AND JUST GO TO THE FRONT DOOR, BUT SINCE IT STARTED TO SNOW, I WALKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. MY VEHICLE THEN STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND KNOCKED ME OVER. IT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OVER ME. I KNOW I FELL ON MY STOMACH, AS MY HANDS AND KNEES ARE PRETTY BRUISED AND SCRAPED UP. AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO KEEP GOING, I WAS PUSHED ON MY BACK WITH THE TIRE RESTING ON MY RIGHT HIP. THE GENTLEMAN RAN UP AND TRIED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF OF ME, BUT COULD NOT PUSH IT UP HILL. LUCKILY THE KEYS AND MY PHONE FELL OUT OF MY POCKET AND HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT OFF OF ME. I KNOW AT SOME POINT I DID HIT MY HEAD, BECAUSE THE BACK IS REALLY TENDER TODAY. I DID GO TO URGENT CARE TO GET X-RAYS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WITH ALL THE COVID CASES HERE IN ST JOSEPH COUNTY. THEY DID SCRUB ALL THE ROCKS AND DIRT OUT OF MY BACK AND HIP AND CLEANED UP MY KNEES. MY EX RAYS CAME BACK WITH NO BROKEN BONES AND I DID NOT HAVE BLOOD IN MY URINE, BUT THEY STILL RECOMMENDED THAT I GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I AM NOT ABLE TO WALK VERY WELL AND MY HIP IS VERY SWOLLEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS JUST IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN OCTOBER AND I HAVE MY REPAIR ORDER THAT SAYS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED ON OCTOBER 22, 2020, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT.

MY 2017 GMC ACADIA SHUT OFF LOST ALL POWER FOR A COUPLE MINS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN SEPTEMBER 2020. ALL POWER RESTORE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. I TOOK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW ON THE 28TH OF DECEMBER 2020, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN AT THE SAME BUSY INTERSECTION! NO POWER AT ALL! COULD NOT EVEN TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO WARN TRAFFIC THAT WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY! THE VEHICLE REMAINED LIKE THIS FOR 10-15 MINUTES! COULDN'T EVEN HAVE ANYONE PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE WE COULDN'T SHIFT IT TO NEUTRAL EITHER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS GM ADVISED AND THEY STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED BUT CANNOT MAKE SENSE OF WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING RANDOMLY. I HAD MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR THIS TIME AND WE ARE LUCKY WE DID NOT GET REAR ENDED! I FEAR THAT MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the shift to park warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the shifter assembly was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

SHIFT TO PARK WARNING TURNS ON WHEN GEAR SHIFTER IS IN PARK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE

WHEN PUT IN PARK, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT SAYS TO PUT IT IN PARK. IT'S IN PARK, AND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, THE HORN SOUNDS BECAUSE IT THINKS IT ISN'T IN PARK, BUT WHY WOULD IT LET ME OUT OF THE CAR, AND LOCK IT IF IT WASN'T IN PARK?

AT 95,800 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. AFTER STOPPING FOR A BRIEF TIME ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, UPON RESUMING THE TRIP THE VEHICLE STARED OVER-REVVING AND SEARCHING FOR SHIFTS. WHEN A SHIFT POINT WAS FOUND THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEAR ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED DRIVEABLE TO DELIVER TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY AND ALL ROUTINE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIPS.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON A HIGHWAY, I EXPERIENCED THE BLIND SIDE DETECTION WARNING . THE SYSTEM SHUT ITSELF DOWN AND NO LONGER GAVE ANY SIDE DETECTION AT ALL. AFTER CONTACTING GMC, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I SAW A SERVICE BULLETIN ONLINE, N172097060, BUT THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.

When shifting into park, getting a Shift to Park error. Have to jiggle the shifter to get the car to turn off. Sometimes it won’t turn off. About a month after purchasing used in 2020 my wife put the car into park in our drive way, the car rolled backwards with my son in it and the passenger side door open. The passenger side door hit a tree and folded the door backward toward the body. Door had to be replaced. Luckily no one was injured. At the time we did not know about the shifter issue. Secondly our transmission has now gone out with only 80k miles on the car. This is another reoccurring issue that GMC has ignored with a know manufacturer default in the transmission.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after shifting to the park position and attempting to turn the vehicle off, the engine shut off but the headlights and dashboard lights remained illuminated. Also, on multiple occasions, the battery had drained and the vehicle had to be jump-started. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the floor shifter harness was faulty and needed to be replaced. The floor shifter harness was replaced and the failure was remedied, but approximately two years later the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer. The contact was informed of the manufacturer's TSB to repair the failure and a new and improved floor shifter harness was installed which corrected the failure. The contact indicated that the manufacturer was aware of the faulty harness but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 45,000.

PARK TO SHIFT WARNING WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE. PROBLEM "FIXED" 12/28/2108 BUT RESURFACED AGAIN OCTOBER 2020. NOW "OUT OF WARRANTY" MANY POSTS WITH OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING RECURRING ISSUE. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A CONSISTENT FIX. NEW SHIFT MECAHNISM, NEW WIRING HARNESS AND "BENDING" THE METAL CONTACT POINT THAT DEPRESSES THE SWITCH TO ELIMINATE THE WARNING "LOCKOUT" ARE THE MOST COMMON FIXES. I BELIEVE THIS WIDESPREAD OF AN ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GMC INSTEAD OF BURDENING OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE COSTS OF "TRYING" DIFFERENT FIXES. THANK YOU

AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY STATE "SHIFT TO PARK" AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF OR LOCK THE DOORS.

SHIFT TO PARK NOT ENGAGING INTO PARK POSITION,IT WAS STATIONARY

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" EVEN AFTER PUTTING THE CAR ON PARKING. BECAUSE OF THIS, DRIVER CAN BE STRANDED, UNABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHICH MAY DRAIN BATTERY, OR EVEN VEHICLE MAY ROLL OVER IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T PARKED PROPERLY BECAUSE OF THIS. GM SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE TO ALL THE VEHICLE OWNERS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES.

VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED THE SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THE SUV TO BE TURNED OFF WHEN ACTUALLY IN PARK. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS . I WILL GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL SHOW 'NO REMOTE ACCESS ' THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF OR DRAIN THE BATTERY . I HA W HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED 3 TIMES AND THEN ONE TIME AFTER 45 MINUTES IT JUST TURNED ON . THIS IS ONLY A 2017 ACDUA ABS I HAVE ONLY HAD IT A YEAR AND A HALF . IT'S HAD LEAKING HEATER FLUID ISSUES AS WELL .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE HORN PAD WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CVC AXLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V516000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED JONES MOTOR COMPANY (545 FLORENCE RD, SAVANNAH, TN 38372) AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THAT DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V516000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,680. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE ON THE INFO PANEL AND CAR DID NOT GO INTO PARK AND BEGAN ROLLING AWAY. HAD TO TURN CAR BACK ON TO SHIFT INTO PARK. ON OCCASION, IT REQUIRES MULTIPLE START/STOPS. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IF YOU THINK YOU'RE IN PARK THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL AND POTENTIALLY HURT SOMEONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IN PARK. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED.

THE "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS UP AND WON'T PERMIT CAR TO BE SHUTOFF. VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT REST AND IS PLACED IN "PARK" AS DESIGNATED BY SHIFT LEVER LIGHT AND DASHBOARD INDICATORS, AND THE AUTO DOOR UNLOCK FEATURE ACTIVATED CORRECTLY WHEN PLACED IN PARK. ON 9/21/20, IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF TRYING DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND BY PHYSICALLY MOVING VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPACE . PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS THIS LAST TIME. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED 11/2019, WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 10,062 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED A SHIFTER HARNESS. NOW, 9/21/20, 10 MONTHS LATER, AND 12,400 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RE-EMERGED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR ENGINEERING DEFECT.

WHEN SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AFTER PLACING IN PARK THE DISPLAY PANEL SHOWS A MESSAGE TELLING DRIVER TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WON'T SHUT DOWN UNTIL THE BATTERY PROTECTION TIMER SHUTS EVERYTHING OFF. DOORS DON'T WANT TO LOCK BUT WILL EVENTUALLY AS WELL. THIS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 18 MONTHS OLD AND THE DEALER MADE A REPAIR CONSISTENT WITH THE MANUFACTURERS TSB THAT WAS ISSUED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER IS TRYING TO GET GM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR BUT IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS WITH NO ANSWERS.

WHEN I PARK MY CAR, AND THE GEAR IS IN PARK, WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF, I RECEIVE CONTINUANCE NOTIFICATIONS STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" AND CAN NOT FULLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS AND AT TIMES CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I CAN FULLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS 9/17/2020. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL AND IS OUT OF BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY.

I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN TRYING PARK MY CAR STATING "ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK". DISPLAY SHOWS CAR IN PARK AND SHIFTING CONSOLE IN PARK. SOMETIMES TAKES ME MULTIPLE TIMES SHIFTING AND RESHIFTING, AND DRIVING BACK AROUND TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THIS MORNING TOOK 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO PARK AND SHUT OFF.

Ever since I bought this vehicle 75% of the time I put the vehicle in park and turn the car off the “shift to park” warning light comes on and I have to jiggle the gear shift until it goes off and allows the car to turn off. This can take up to 10 min or sometimes starting the car and turning it off works but that is less times than not. This has been ongoing since I have owned the car.

I'M HAVING ISSUES OF GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD OF 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHEN THE SUV IS ALREADY IN PARK. I'VE HAD THIS RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT FIGURED I'D JUST MENTION IT TO THE DEALER AT THE NEXT APPT. GENERALLY, I RESTART IT, MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, AND THEN IT GOES INTO PARK. SATURDAY, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHOWED I WAS IN PARK, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON, AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS! I WAS THANKFUL NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT ONE OF MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME AND THIS HAPPEN. I PUT ON THE BREAK, HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART IT, MOVE THE SHIFTER BEFORE IT WOULD RECOGNIZE BEING IN PARK.

1 MONTH AGO RECEIVED "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTICES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF. WOULD RESTART ENGINE, MOVE SHIFTING LEVER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF (ELECTRICALLY). TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTING LEVER, REPORTING THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN PARKING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT AGAIN RECEIVED THE SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE, WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL ON. THIS TIME, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE, AND SHIFTING LEVER WAS STUCK IN PLACE. HAD TO SET THE PARKING BREAK AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEE STRANDED.

MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. KEPT GETTING MESSAGES THAT SAID "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN IT WAS ALREADY IN PARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT MECHANISM AND THE WIRING HARNESS AT MY EXPENSE.

CAR STATES 'ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK' WHEN SHIFTER IS IN PARK AND CAR IS TURNED OFF, CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED IN MY CAR. ACCESSORIES STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK.

THE 2017 GMC ACADIA I OWN WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. IT STATES TO MOVE TO PARK TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE BUT I AM UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING. I HAVE TO PUSH THE STICK FORWARD AND TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE MESSAGE TO DISAPPEAR. HAD THIS FIXED BY GMC BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

THE HORN ON MY 2017 GMC ACADIA IS VERY HARD TO PUSH. IT TAKES BOTH HANDS. AND IS STILL VERY HARD TO PUSH. IF I HAD TO ACTIVATE MY HORN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO IN TIME. AND I HAVE TO TAKE BOTH OF MY HAND OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH IT. THIS IS A VERY BAD DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY IN PARK. WE HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHCIE AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE. AS DESIGNED, THE KEYS MUST STAY WITH THE VEHICLE, SO THE OCCUPANT EITHER HAS TO LEAVE THE KEYS UNSECURED OR STAY WITH THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IN THIS STATE. WE HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE HAS TO STAY WITH THE VEHICLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO DEFINITIVE FIX.

Shift to park issue; intermittent issue. Shows that car is not in park when gear shifter is in park position. Cannot shut off or lock vehicle while this is displayed. Must constantly put car in gear then in park, attempt to shut off, and retry multiple times.

Vehicle frequently shows the error "Shift to Park" when I attempt to turn off the car after it is placed in park - which is confirmable via the instrument panel. The vehicle electronics will not turn off until the error is cleared. At times I cannot clear the error and I've had to set my parking brake and leave the car electronics running while I go into a store, which leaves car unsecured and drains the battery. The car has gone into my local GMC dealer for repairs. The first time I took it in (August 2020), I was 365 miles outside my warranty and GMC refused to pay for the repairs. The dealership felt certain a recall would be issued and suggested I have harness switched which they admitted was a band-aid fix and that it wouldn't fix the issue, but it would allow a period where the error disappears (which it did) - until a recall is issued. The Shift to Park error reappeared about 1.5 years later. I took my Acadia back to the dealership and was told they could not replicate the error and therefore there was nothing they could about it. The error is happening much more often and I've scheduled another repair appointment to address the problem.

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN IT IS IN PARK. SPORADICALLY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AND THUS CAN'T LEAVE VEHICLE. SAFETY CONCERN! I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

WHENEVER I SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED THAT SAYS 'ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK.' IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND THEREFORE WILL NOT LET ME LEAVE THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND SHIFT BACK-AND-FORTH FROM DR. TO PARK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE FIX DIDN'T WORK AND THE SECOND TIME WAS JUST YESTERDAY SO TIME WILL TELL.

I WILL SHIFT MY CAR TO PARK AND THEN I GO TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND I GET A MESSAGE THAT POPS UP SAYING "SHIFT TO PARK" I CAN NOT LOCK MY CAR AND WONT SHUT OFF FILLY UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO SHIFT INTO PARK FULLY . VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I SHIFTED TO PARK IT HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TO 25 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER (LOU FUSZ BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 10950 PAGE AVE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR AND WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, FILED A CASE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,950.

CAR GIVES "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTIFICATION WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY SHOWS IT IS IN PARK. CAR WILL NOT FULLY SHUT OFF. HAVE TO TURN CAR BACK ON AND WIGGLE SHIFTER OR PUT IT IN REVERSE/DRIVE AND THEN BACK IN TO PARK FOR THE CAR TO FULLY TURN OFF.

THE VEHICLE WILL SHOW TO BE IN PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL SAY IT IS NOT IN PARK ENABLING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHIFT ASSEMBLY ISSUE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS BUT THIS HAS BECOME A REOCCURRING ISSUE OVER THE LAST WEEK.