general problems of the 2013 GMC Acadia

16 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2013 GMC Acadia. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 GMC Acadia based on all problems reported for the 2013 Acadia.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/11/2023

Battery saver mode activated dinged then car talked to me. I've replaced the alternator and brand new battery. . . . . Car battery draining fast n only pulling 11. 03 volts when it's supposed hit 14. 5-15. 5volts. Also air bag lite is on saying service airbag. I've only had the car 3 months. . . . Bought it from a dealer March 13th n till 2-3 days ago been working fine. Now saying service air bag n battery saver mode activated. I have no clue to this . . . . . I'm lost after replacing the battery n alternator.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2023

The contact owns a 2013 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 25 mph the contact was struck by another vehicle that ran a red light strucking the passenger side of the vehicle. No air bags deploy. The contact suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was deemed totally lost. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 135,000.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2023

I was tboned January 9, 2023 the side impact airbags didn't deploy nor does it seem the seatbelts engaged. There were 2 side impacts to the passengers side zero airbags deployed. It was part of a recall and recall work had been completed almost immediately in 2014 (gm website screenshots attached for your easy reference for the 2 recalls showing completed). Yet, they still failed! no indication they had an issue nor would fail when needed as they did. The driver of the other vehicle was seemingly going a high rate of speed when she failed to stop for the red light her direction and tboned me as I was traveling through an intersection for a green light my travel path. My vehicle was totaled, part of the total report attached indicated "diagnose airbags" as they didn't deploy. (screenshots of a gm autobody shop estimate line item as well as carfax report attached for your easy reference) multiple injuries sustained, including a serious tbi.

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2022

My service air bag light is on. The dealership says it’s a sensor for which I will be responsible for replacing out of pocket. They stated my air bags will not deploy properly. As the faulty sensor is a manufacturing flaw why is GMC not responsible for the replacement?.

5 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/05/2022

Service air bag light and blind spot detection system lights are on.

6 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2022

I brought the car to the dealer due to an airbag warning light on my dash. My VIN, regardless of identical issues to those noted in the dealer recalls, was not included in them. The items below were noted by the dealer as requiring immediate attention and estimated to cost $2,400. Current mileage: 95,635 - airbags lr and rs side impact sensor faulty. If not replaced the airbag system will not function correctly at the time of impact, preventing the airbags from deploying, and putting the passengers of the vehicle in harm's way. Warning light on dash alerts to sensor's invalid data from the sensor. - tail light casings fill with water causing an electrical short and the bulbs to burn out. This also causes a double-time ticking when you try the turn signal, alerting you to the issues.

7 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2021

The airbag error message has been displaying on my dash board for awhile now. On November, 2021, I took it to the nearest GMC dealer and repairs to the connector were charged to the extended warranty. One month later the error message reappeared and disappeared after one day. It kept on like that for awhile until July 2022 when I took it to the dealers and they said they fixed it, next day the same error message. Now the dealers are lying that what they worked on was drivers seat side bag and that this time around, the issue is with the bottom part of driver's seat. . . . . My wife and small kids use this car for commute to and from school and this poses a huge risk and danger to my young family everyday.

8 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/12/2021

Light “service air bag” came on and will not go off going at speed of 10 mph.

9 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2021

I was made aware the air bags are the ones that can if the expand injure the person setting in front of the air bag or it can be fatal.

10 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/02/2020

Air bag service light is on. Defective wiring harness. Transmition issues as per a common complaint on this vehicle. The vehicle shows all of these issues both when running parked and while in motion on all types of roadways.

11 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2020

I just purchased this vehicle. It shows a "service air bag" message. This was covered by a recall. Gm says the recall was completed on this vehicle. But gm also issued a sb indicating some recall repairs may have been faulty. I believe this was faulty in the case of my vehicle. A GMC dealer looked at it and indicated that the work was not done properly. GMC is refusing to correct the problem.

12 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/24/2019

Air bag service light keeps coming on.

13 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2019

Service air bag warning lite comes on. Dealership advises $12-1400 in repair costs. Have had other electrical issues with car. Spent almost $1000 replacing wiring harness to side detection. Had to replace most of dash wiring harness due to water damage which couldn't determine if manufacturing issue or accident repair. That was about $3000. Now after checking kelly blue book potential recall comes up. Don't know if reported prior or fixed by prior owner. Too much coincidence that comes up now and goes from passenger side to now driver side. . Dealership got light to go off for a while. Late last fall came back on again.

14 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2018

My car keeps popping up the �service air bag� light. I have had it looked at several times. I was told that the connector needs to be cleaned. They have been cleaned but it keeps coming on. I see there was a recall for certain models but my car doesn't have any recalls currently. It will come on while sitting idle, driving, parker, doesn't matter. Help!.

15 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/30/2017

I was coming off a red light and was hit by another vehicle on the drivers side / front drivers side of the car. The other vehicle was driving at least 55 mph as that is the posted speed. I had two children in the back. One in a rear facing car seat. The seat belts did not engage. The car seat flipped to the side . No side or front air bags went off.

16 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/25/2017

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