Four problems related to car will not start have been reported for the 2011 GMC Acadia. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 GMC Acadia based on all problems reported for the 2011 Acadia.
Tl- the contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start due to water leaking in from the windshield or the firewall from the front passanger side onto the floor board under the fuse box. And the contact also stated that when he take the key out of the ignigiton, the vehicle stay running. The check engine warning light illuminated indidcationg no comunincation. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The contact mention he's a certified mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called carl black Chevrolet Buick GMC, 11500 e colonial dr, orlando, FL 32817, and informed them of the failure and the contact was informed that a fee will be charge for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. Aw.
I was driving my 2011 GMC Acadia and all of a sudden the car started to decelerate. I pulled over and turn the car off and then the car would not start again. I had it towed to the dealership. The dealership is saying there is an issue with the timing chain. The dealership said that the timing chain failed. Upon doing research, I see that this is a common issue with GMC models, especially the Acadia model. The dealership is saying that the repair is going to cost me $7500. Given that this is well-known issue with the Acadia model, I feel that this issue should be recalled for the safety of consumers.
The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred multiple times. The contact, a mechanic, found no issues with the battery. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
For two weeks leading up to the 3/27/14 incident, every time we started the car the air would not come on and we would have to manually turn the air on. When we turned the car off, the air would stay on. Two weeks later, when I was operating the vehicle, the gauges on the instrument panel started going haywire displaying dozens of messages, and the all of the gauges would shoot up, then bottom out at 0, then shoot up again, etc. . I turned the car off, and when I came back later to start it, the car wouldn't start but the electrical stuff came on. After several attempts to get the car to start, I roll down my windows and then try it again, and the car started. I drove it straight to the dealership. The dealership replaced the body control module and some wires and said they fixed the problem. Less than 48 hours later, the same thing with the gauges and warning lights happened. We immediately sent an email to the service department since it was the weekend and they were closed. On Monday, the car died again, but the radio kept coming on/off. . . . I fiddled with the radio and the car started. I drove it straight to the dealership. They can't get the car to "mess up" again, and are waiting for it to do the same thing it did for me, so they can figure out how to fix it. I am concerned that the car is showing significant electrical problems that include safety equipment, yet GMC is ready to turn the car back on the road. Note: all recalls are up to date and the dealer has been in communication with GMC.