Table 1 shows one common seat belt related problems of the 2012 GMC Acadia.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seat Belt problems |
Side impact airbag connector,front safety belt anchor, power lift gate prop rod recovery.
The front passenger tire blew out causing me to run into the ditch. I was the only person in the vehicle but all the rear airbags deployed in the back but not in the front. The front seatbelts locked but not the back. . . .
Right front passenger side seat belt buckle does not lock and secures the right front passenger in place.
The springs inside plastic seat belt retractor p/n 19301109 have pushed through and broken the plastic housing on the male end of the buckle. My dealer says it is not covered by warranty or recall but that it should not have happened. I'm sending you a picture to consider making a special claim as this is a safety issue. Green Buick/GMC in davenport, IA wants $223 for the whole seat belt assembly when all I need is the plastic buckle cover. They also wanted $90 for labor. I filed case # 8-2087889077 with general motors customer assistance center 'gmcacupdate@gm. Com'.
2012 GMC Acadia. Consumer writes in regards to seat belt recall notice. The parts were not available, and had to be ordered.
The contact owns a 2012 GMC Acadia. The contact stated when the vehicle was parked it would excessively roll forward more than expected. Both the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact also stated that the drivers seat belt was not functioning normally. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
I would like to file a complaint about the seat belt "locking" mechanism in cars. While I understand it was made for locking carseats tightly into place, I have a big problem with there not being a "release" or "disengage" system in place. Yesterday, my son was almost strangled to death because of this locking mechanism. He pulled the seatbelt out far enough so that when he released it, it started clicking (locking) and the belt got wrapped around his neck in the process. When my husband and I tried to get the seatbelt off of his neck, it was so tight that we almost had to cut the belt to release it. Instead, my husband was able to flip my son upside down and twist him out of the noose. If my husband hadn't been with me, I shudder to think what would have happened. Especially since one of us had to hold onto the seatbelt entire time so that it didn't tighten any further (without two of us there, it wouldn't have been possible to get my son out of there). If there would have been a "release" button to disengage the lock position of the seatbelt, then we could have easily released the belt from my son's neck. There is absolutely no reason why there shouldn't be some sort of release mechanism for times like this.
The contact owns a 2012 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the positioning of the seatbelt in the middle of the third-row could not be buckled without hurting the passenger. The contact stated that to avoid the discomfort, the seat belt was never buckled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed that the vehicle was functioning as designed. The failure mileage was 58,000.