general problems of the 2017 GMC Acadia - part 2

I don’t know specifically what component but feels like drive stuff. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. Driving during acceleration while entering highway vehicle started to surge or shutter almost total loss of vehicle acceleration and slowed down almost causing the vehicle behind me to hit rear of my vehicle. Mechanic says transmission issue and can be reproduced at times. Symptoms are gradually getting worse. No light other than tire pressure sensor.

The transmission in the car failed. These failures are a known problem with this vehicle and while attempting to get assistance from gm, they refused to offer any assistance, compensation or otherwise. I understand the transmissions in these models are part of a larger inquiry. I would like to be compensated for having to have the transmission completely rebuilt after less than 7 years of ownership. Gm has known and willingly decided not to repair these. While outside of warranty, this is clearly a design and manufacturing flaw.

This model is know for transmission shudder and you put out a memo. I brought the car back under warranty and said it was fine. Now it needs what the memo said and torque converter. Car is out of warranty and they want to charge full price. There should be a recall on this model.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and shifting to park(p), the vehicle failed to shut off when the start/stop button was pressed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were contact regarding the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 36,000.

Car displaying "shift to park" when in park. This has already been addressed once during my ownership. The shifter assembly was replaced. Car will not turn off with "shift to park" alert. It is now doing it again. This is a well known issue.

2017 GMC Acadia "shift to park" known failure. When you place the vehicle in the park position, mechanically it seems to be in park but the control says shift to park. When traveling long distance from home you can find yourself in a position where you cannot leave your car. You cannot lock it or turn it off properly. This is an ongoing problem known to gm and listed in many technical bulletins including bulletin no. 19-na-206 date September, 2019. A recall should be issued for this problem. We found ourselves stranded hundreds of miles from home with a vehicle we could not shut off or secure. This may cause you to leave your car unattended, unlocked and running if you cannot get it to park and shut down.

Incident: the drivetrain shudders and experiences hesitation while attempting to accelerate, and car surges forward when breaking due to what seems to be an issue with the tranmission. This present concerns with potential stalling while driving or the car surging into other vehicles. No indicator lights or error codes are displayed. The presence of this problem in multiple gm vehicles is confirmed by service bulletin 18-na-358. The safety concern related to this defect should warrant a manufacturer recall to fix the know n defective parts. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. Will request to retain defective parts for inspection upon repair.

There is a big time shudder and the dealer will not believe me because it doesn’t do it for them. They did admit there is a problem but won’t fix it. I did the transmission fluid exchange like they said and still the problem. I see service bulletins for it but no recall. It’s is now out of warranty and I will have to pay for it. This is not right.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the gear shifter acknowledged while shifted to park and activated the press-to-start button to turn off the vehicle. The message to shift to park was displayed on the instrument panel while the gear shifter was already in park. The dealer was contacted and confirmed there was no recall on the VIN. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 20 mph and accelerating to 25 mph, the vehicle jerked and downshifted and decelerated to 17-18 mph. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times while driving. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 5 mph and attempting to come to a complete stop, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle shuddered and failed to respond. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal harder, and the vehicle responded. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving, causing him to shift to neutral(n) while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the diagnostic test codes: p0010, p0016, p0018, and p0507 were retrieved. The mechanic determined that the engine and an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Two unknown dealers were notified of the failure and informed the contact the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

I have a 2017 GMC Acadia with what I call a "shift to park" issue. This originally showed up with about 27,xxx miles on the car. It was repaired by the dealer on 9/25/2019. It worked perfectly until it started back up about six weeks or so ago with approximately 57,xxx miles on the car. I was told when it was originally fixed that they knew the issue and had an earnest fix. Not they want >$500 to fix a problem that they were supposed to fix the first time. Here is the issue. When you shift to park, and try to turn the car off, you get an error message that you need to "shift to park". I assume that the car is in park, but not sure with this warning message. You have to start it back up multiple times and play with the shifter. The other option is to let the warning keep flashing and wear the battery down. I have replied the battery on this car two times. When researching this issue on the internet, I see that there are several class action lawsuit for this issue so gm is well aware of the issue. They have apparently figured out the issue because it only affected the 2017 and 2018 Acadias from what I can tell. As you can tell fro the mileage, this car has low annual miles and ha always been serviced by a gm dealer.

There's a shuddering, clanking sound coming from the torque converter when the engine shifts gears at 25-35 mph. I also noticed that it happens when it transitions from 4 cylinders to 6 cylinders. There's a sweet spot somewhere in there. It has also happened on the highway from 65-75 mph. This also happens when it's switching from 4 cylinders to 6 cylinders.

The shifter does not always engage and the car will remain in gear and can't be turned off. The safety issue is the vehicle rolls forward and backwards at times. I have hit my riding lawnmower under my carport because it continued to roll when in park. I have reported an issue in 2018 and in August 2019 a repair was performed and again in 2019 a gear shift assembly was replaced, it has been confirmed there is an issue with the shifter by a tech servicing my car when he drove it. It is at the dealer now 07-24-2023 to determine the issue and repair. Shift to park will come on inconsistently, however it will roll forward without the message.

This is a known issue with gm 2016-2019 various models including my 2017 Acadia . The shift mechanism does not know that it is in park position and so indicates "shift to park" on dashboard lights. Therefore ignition switch stays on and accessories that are on will run battery down in a couple of hours. Sometimes the engine will not cut off until you turn it on and off many times. The dealer estimates cost to fix of between $500 and $700. They want an additional $125 for diagnosis, which they already know problem. I found the service bulletin on it (19-na-206) which calls for $42. 43 in parts and 1. 4 hrs labor. Many people are being ripped off on this problem, which should be a manufactor's recall ! they continued to use defective parts for years after they were aware of this hazard. Please help ! I don't think that I should have to pay for this repair!.

My wife and I purchased the 2017 GMC Acadia all terrain in August 2017. It always had some low gear hard engagement issues. It also had issues of not locking into park when placing in park. If we released and re-shifted it would engage. On two occasions we had the GMC dealership durand GMC leominster MA. Check the transmission. Around 34,000 miles and again around 55,00 0 miles on both occasions they claimed they could not recreate the incident I complained about. I told them I believed that to be impossible as it was common, especially going up hill. The service manager was adamant that their was no issue. As I was close to my powertrain warranty expiring I asked again with the same response. In may we started having serious transmission slippage, it became dangerous so we took it to durand and they found a hole in a fluid tube caused by wear from a support clip. Their repair cost was high, I took it to a respected mechanic. He repaired the tube, unfortunately, the slipppage got worst and we will replace the transmission. My internet research shows many incidents like mine. I want to make it known that my vehicle concerns were swept under the rug. GMC repair video link please watch the video of your vehicle at this website https://tvidnow. Com/ylamf31.

When parking my car "the shift to park light comes on" cannot shut the car off- not sure if its in park-you have to restart the car and keep trying to turn the car off--also all interior lights stay on--can not lock the car---this should be repaired by gm.

Shift to park error light comes on when you are parking your car--cannot lock the car and all lights stay on--takes 5 or six tries --happens every time you move the car.

No incident yet. Although at 68,567 miles, it should not need j0780 timing cover gasket replacement costing approximately $1847. Powertrain warranty was 5 year 65,000 miles. I purchased in April 2017, so April 2022 was 5 years. Unbelievable.

I started hearing noise coming from the front of my vehicle while driving. The noise would increase in volume with speed and decrease as I got slower. I had a mechanic look at it and he said my front right drive shaft is going. I looked up recalls and this is an existing recall for my same vehicle but does not apply to the awd versions. Please force the expansion of the recall, as a drive shaft should last the life of the vehicle.

At roughly 50,000 there is a transmission line leak in the vehicle. Gm has already recalled 2018-2020 model-year GMC Acadia suvs and other models for this problem due to risk of fire. Whether it is the same cause or not, such a problem leads to the same risk.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that on various occasions after shifting the gear into park(p), it was not recognized and the "attention required, shift to park(p)" warning message was illuminated, and that multiple attempts at shifting the gear into neutral(n) or reverse(r) were needed in order for the park(p) to then be recognized and be able to turn off the vehicle. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping, and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the camshaft and timing chain however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was later taken back to the dealer who later replaced the transmission. After replacing the transmission, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. A diagnostic test was performed, and it was determined that the camshaft and timing chain was faulty. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 78,588. The VIN was not available.

My vehicle has serious issues that from my research seem to be a common problem/manufacturer defect experienced by other owners of this model. I believe the defect/issue is an electrical problem. While driving, the vehicle will often have problems using it's automatic transmission. It ranges from "rough" shifting (where the car jerks while shifting gears) to situation where the vehicle fails to shift gears completely leading to the rpms shooting up. The cars power steering and traction control system also simultaneously fail. This leads to a dangerous situation when on highways etc this issue simultaneously causes all of the warning lights on the dashboard to light up while displaying the following messages on screen "service stabilitrak" & "steering assist reduced -drive with care" & "service brake assist" & "service parking brake". The gauges also stop responding/reflecting accurate info when this happens. I have a video of what this all looks like. This has been on ongoing intermittent problem pretty much for the entire life of the vehicle. GMC informed me that they had never heard of this when I inquired about it a dealership but searching online makes it incredibly clear that this is an extremely widespread issue that they are aware of. I have also attached a file that has a list of all error codes detected by me for this vehicle.

P0128 apparently what happens when the temp sensor on the t-stat housing goes bad it sends a signal to the ecm that the engine is overheating, causes the temp gauge to peg to "c", shuts down a/c compressor clutch engagement to not exacerbate the overheat condition and super speeds the cooling fans. Of course it's a false flag warning and the engine isn't actually running hot. At the same time a signal to the ecm also tells the power steering rack that it's super cold out and the lube in the steering system may freeze up causing loss of steering assist. Nhtsa 17-na-158 - may 2017 needed to have thermostat and temperature sensor replaced. Was quoted by two dealers $1400-$1700. Very deceiving for gm to have several "tech bulletins" advising their techs how to properly diagnose this common "error". . . But it's not a recall so they won't foot the bill for what is clearly a defect. Car has only 59,400 / 2017 GMC Acadia all terrain.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while shifting the vehicle into park and shut down the vehicle, the vehicle would not shut down because the vehicle was not shifted into park and no warning light illuminated. The contact had to push the restart button the vehicle several times and then the vehicle was able to shift the vehicle into park and shut down. The dealer was contacted, and they stated that vehicle needed to be diagnosis. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated there was nothing they could do because the vehicle was not under warranty or recall. The failure mileage was 20,000.

When trying to place the vehicle in "park" the message is displayed to "shift to park". The shift lever is in the park position, but the vehicle cannot be turned off while this message is displayed. The shift lever has to be moved back and forth multiple times, sometimes for several minutes before allowing you to safely shut down the vehicle and exit. This is a known issue for GMC vehicles, yet they tell me that my VIN doesn't show the vehicle is eligible for a recall for this exact issue.

After putting my Acadia in park the dic shows that I need to shift to park and my internals won’t shut off. I have to wiggle the gear shift, turn the car on/off and I have also had to change gear and put it back in park before it would register it was indeed in park. Something needs to be done. I can’t leave my car in that condition without damage being done to my SUV. This happens all the time.

Purchased the vehicle in October 2017 with 7,408 miles on it. In 2019 started to receive a warning when the car was in park and I was shutting it off that said “shift to park”. The vehicle would not allow itself to shut off. I took it to our dealer and they replaced the shifter. The mileage at the time was 12,974. This week the “shift to park” message has now begun to pop up again and today I was unable to turn the vehicle off for quite some time as I had to keep shifting it in and out of park for the computer to respond. The car is shifted completely in to park and it shows a p on the console screen, however still is not recognizing that is in park. I only have put 15,000 miles on it over the past three years so there is no reason for it to have failed. It is scary and dangerous to be unable to shut your vehicle off. Especially when you are stuck in your garage or away from home with your little one.

The vehicle recently began displaying a warning stating the vehicle is not in park although the vehicle has shift in park. The car is not recognizing that the shifter is in the park position and will not allow the vehicle to turn off. This seems to be a common problem for this year and model.

The car says “shift to park” even when it has been put in park. The car could potentially not be parked and cause damages to people or objects. I’m not sure if it’s been confirmed by dealer but plenty of people with the same car have reported this incident. This car was purchased within the last year clean title, no issue until the past couple weeks. Car is at about 44k miles, only driven on weekends and occasionally to the store during the week 5-10 mile radius.

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the "shift to park" message was displayed on the instrument panel while attempting to park the vehicle. Additionally, there was a constant beeping alert coming from the vehicle during the failure. The contact later discovered that the rear brake lights and reverse lights were illuminated during the failure. A local dealer was contacted about the failure and made an appointment for a repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The transmission began to shutter/shake while trying to accelerate. Transmission slips occurring frequently causing the vehicle to not propel forward while driving causing huge risk while driving.

When vehicle is put in park (dash reads park) the vehicle is not detecting the vehicle in park and vehicle will not turn off. It takes multiple attempt moving the gearshift into other gears and then into park before the vehicle registers a "park" and able to turn off the vehicle. If you take your foot off the the break, vehicle doesn't move when park gear not detected. Safety concerns include parking in garage and not realizing the vehicle has not turn off and possibility of co2 or if a child would get in the vehicle possibly being able to engage the gearshift into reverse or drive. This happen 3 out of 4 times when placed in park.

Shift to park issue.

For over 2 years now I continue to receive "shift to park" message when I am already in park and trying to turn off vehicle. I can't shut off and have to shift to reverse and/or drive then back to park several times or shove the gear shift towards park for it to finally detect I am in park. I have been setting parking brakes out of fear vehicle will roll due to this issue. Yet, even with all my maintenance, if it doesn't happen during oil change or tune ups dealer nor repair shops aren't diagnosing and issue.