general problems of the 2019 GMC Acadia - part 2

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle was shuddering. The failure occurred while depressing the accelerator pedal. No warning light illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and replaced the transmission fluid and added a protective additive as a temporary repair for the shuddering. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to an unknown NHTSA campaign related to the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

The shift to park feature malfunctions. Although my car is in park it does not recognize it, gives me a 'shift to park' message and won't allow me to shut off the car. My car not correctly recognizing what gear it's in is a significant danger. This problem was a recall in 2017-2018 GMC Acadias but my car produced the same issue and was not recalled. The component was replaced by an ig burton dealer. There were no other warning messages prior to the issue occuring.

As previously reported by other owners of a 2017, 2018, 2019 Acadia- the “shift to park” message appears once I have put my car in park and turned it off. I have to restart my car, move the shifter to reverse, back up a tad bit, and put it back in park for the message to go away so I am able to turn my car off.

Purchased this vehicle with 49,000 miles on it. Currently, it has 55,000. When I shift the car into park and turn it off. I am met with a consistent ding and error messages displaying “shift to park. ” with this error message I am unable to fully turn my car off, it drains the battery and I cannot lock my car door. I have to turn the car back on and mess with the shifter which sometime takes a longtime. I cannot just leave my car on and drain the other components; it’s frustrating. I called my local GMC dealer. I told them about the current issues with these cars as it isn’t a secret that this is a common problem. I pointed out the tbs on this make and model and I’m expected to pay for this out of pocket because my powertrain warranty ended June 30th 2024.

When I shifted to park and hit the button to turn the car off, it continuously chimed and flashed the shift to park message on the dashboard. It would not allow me to fully turn off the car, stating I was not in park, even though I was. I would have to turn the car back on, shift into drive or reverse, move forward or backward a little bit, hit the brake a few times, put it back to park, hit the button, and hope it would turn off. It usually took four or five times of this routine before it would finally turn off correctly. It began happening more and more frequently over the course of a week by the time I could get it into the dealer. This is a safety issue, as the car was not fully in park, and leaving it that way would have drained the battery as well as not allowed me to lock the doors while parked in my driveway. Thankfully, I have an extended warranty (car has 55,000 miles) and only had to pay my $200 deductible, but it was an over $500 fix. As this exact same issue is prevalent in these cars and was recalled on my same model in previous years, I feel the recall should be extended and these expenditures reimbursed.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated after shifting to park(p) and attempting to turn off the vehicle, the message "shift to park" was displayed. The contact stated that upon shifting out of park(p) and shifting to park(p) several times, the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the "shift to park" switch had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer provided an estimate for the repair; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(p) however, the “action required shift to park” message was displayed. The contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then shifted into park(p) before the proper gear was recognized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was unknown.

The check engine light came on 12/2023. The vehicle was taken to pep boys and autozone in MD, walmart and o'rilley in bastrop, la, o'rilley in midlothian, TX. They could not find any problems with the vehicle. I took the vehicle to GMC in plano, TX. They charged me for a new battery but the check engine light remained on after I picked up the vehicle with a newly installed battery. The delaership said it would eventualy go off. I took the car to automotive soulutions in September 2024 and they can not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The car can not pass texas inspection with a check enging light on. There is a large group on fb having this same problem. August 2024 the car will recognize when it is shifted into park. Sometimes it rolls after puting the car in park. I took the car to automotive soulutions in September 2024 and they can not find anything wrong with the vehicle. There is a large group on fb having this same problem. I took the car into a GMC dealership in MA because I hit a curb in 2021. The steering wheel feels lose. I took the car in 2022 & 2023 for the same problem. The delaership charges me for repairs but there is a reoccurring steering problem. Other drivers have noticed this problem with my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while shifting to park and turning off the vehicle, the message “shift to park” was displayed. The parking brake failed to engage as needed. The contact continued to depress the brake pedal, and after ten minutes, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was recommended that the shifter assembly be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and filed a case. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

When vehicle is shifted to park, the “shift to park” warning illuminates and the vehicle is unable to shut off. Have to play around with the gear selector for several minutes in order to be able to be shut off. Looks like gm has known about it for a while and has done nothing. Has been occurring on ours for about a year now.

When shifting into "park", the vehicle displays a warning that vehicle failed to shift into park. Thr vehicle will not shut off and continues to run.

When shifting to park and turning car off I get notification saying “shift to park” even when the car shows it is parked on the gear shift and dashboard screen.

My 2019 GMC Acadia with 33,000 miles on it started to give me a notification to "shift to park" even though I had already shifted the vehicle into park. A "ding! ding! ding!" alarm wouldn't go off and the vehicle wouldn't turn off unless I repeatedly changed the gears until it read it was in park. This went on for a few weeks and got progressively worse. I read on a GMC forum that the vehicle could slip out of gear while driving and potentially cause an accident. My mechanic found the shifter assembly to be defective and replaced the entire gearshift lever assembly. He said there was a plastic piece in the gearshift that snapped off and said this was an issue in the older models but thought GMC had fixed this issue by 2019. Unfortunately, I was past my 3 year / 36k mile warranty and had to fork over $1300 to have it repaired.

The 2019 GMC acacia with 54,000 has begun to not recognize when the car has been shifted into park. Front dash reports shows it is in "p" but upon attempting to turn-off the car, warning message comes on to "shift to park". The car is not in park and will roll. I need to restart car, reverse and go-forward once or twice to finally be able to turn-off the car with it in park.

When attempting to shift to park, the power train does not respond, an error message is displayed, and am unable to turn off the ignition or park the vehicle. This is a major safety issue.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that upon shifting to park(p), the vehicle made an abnormal beeping sound that persisted after turning off the vehicle. The message "shift to park" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an unknown harness and switch were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a related recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 39,886.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the transmission failed to shift into park(p) with, the vehicle not in park(p) message displayed with an audible alarm sound heard. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the diagnostic test result was undisclosed. The contact was informed that the parking gear needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000.

The vehicle will be in park, and a message will pop up saying "shift to park check and advise". Took my car into the dealer shop to get this fixed their response was the cause of the condition may be that the park switch in the transmission control (shifter) assembly is not pulling the bcm signal low to electronically show that the vehicle is in the park position.

The contact's wife owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle on several occasions, the park gear was not recognized. The vehicle was restarted and shifted from neutral to park several times before the gear was recognized. On one occasion while parking on a slight incline, the vehicle was restarted and shifted from neutral to ark several times before the gear was recognized and the vehicle rolled backwards. The brake pedal was depressed several times before the vehicle came to a stop. Additionally, the contact observed a warning chime and the “shift to park” message was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Vehicle placed in the park position on several occasions, but indication from monitoring system shows not in park position, vehicle rocks back and forward when foot taken off brake pedal. Indicator requiring me to remove shifter from park and place back in park several times before indicator acknowledge vehicle in park. Transmission jerks and stalls when initial drive train mobolized and leaking fluid from transmission. Dealer never acknowledge issue after several visits, was told at last visit after over two years of complaining that seal was bad in transmission. Approximate dates of incident is over a 2 year span.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated after parking and turning off the vehicle, an alarm sounded and the message "shift to park" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring. The contact stated that on several occasions, the failure required that the vehicle was turned off and restarted to remedy the issues. Additionally, the contact continuously shifted to park(p) until the vehicle responded as needed. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

Purchased a 2019 arcadia 1st owner the transmission crashed at 30461 miles. The transmission started slipping,parked it and took it to the shop. There were no warning lamps. . . The Chevrolet dealer diagnosed the issue,metal flakes all in the sample of transmission fluid ( replacement required) I have reached out to gm customer service and now waiting for a reply but there is a recall on the year and model of my vehicle. My VIN# is not included,the recall is VIN specific but I am having the same transmission issues as other owners in the recall. The vehicle is available for inspection.

Car will read error code for driver assist is reduced. Which then will shut down ac and thermostat will be locked at cold. This is a known issue with GMC if you look at the forums. Should be looked into. . Read more...

It ask to shift to park while already in the park position.

Shift to park malfunction. When I put car in park, “shift to park” lights up and beeps. I have to wiggle the gear shift up a bit to get it to go off. Takes several minutes at times. This started about 4 days ago. I have an appointment at the dealership tomorrow. 68,300 miles on my vehicle. When I researched, several others complained about the Acadia’s shift to park malfunction.

In August 2021, I placed my vehicle in park and pressed the vehicle on/off button and received a message on the dashboard that stated "shift to park", even though the vehicle was in the off position. I was unable to turn my vehicle completely off (remained in auxiliary mode) and unable to lock the vehicle. I took my vehicle to a Chevrolet dealer who notated the issue was inspected and verified with a repair procedure under TSB 19-na-206. The service record reads "this condition is caused by the park switch in the transmission control not pulling bcm signal low to electronically show part position. Removed and reinstalled transmission control, installed new shifter harness and added wire harness jumper". In February 2024, the repairs completed by the dealer failed again, and this time the entire shifter (transmission control) needed to be replaced. The TSB that gm has put forth does not "fix" the issue, just puts a temporary band-aid on the problem until the vehicle is out of warranty and the customer is forced to pay for the repairs themselves. Without the vehicle registering it is park, the vehicle stays active and the customer is unable to lock or secure the vehicle, putting the safety of the customer at risk. It is also unknown if the vehicle is actually in park, putting those around the vehicle in danger of getting run over.

Transmission flares going into and out of second gear cause to vehicle to feel as if its about stall out. Especially on hills. I had a vehicle almost run in to the back of me because of the decrease in acceleration.

I am having trouble with my 2019 GMC Acadia. I keep getting a message that says shift to park. How many I get this repaired at no charge?.

When the vehicle is in park and you try to turn it off with the start/stop button an on dash error code of ‘shift to park’ appears even though the vehicle is clearly in park. You are not able to turn the vehicle off. This currently is forcing me to restart the engine, put my car in reverse, shift back in drive, try re-parking and turning it off again, repeating the process until it eventually turns off. I do not know if my car is truly in gear or not. I’m afraid that it might cause a dangerous situation. ”.

I placed the car into park and the shift to park indicator light came on even though the car was in park. I was unable to turn the car off. I had to shift the car in and out of gear and sometimes drive the vehicle to finally get shift to light off and be able to turn off the car. This happened 3 times within one week. I read of numerous instances on-line where this same condition occurred in other gm vehicles. I took to joseph GMC for repair and was charged $855. 12 for repair since the car was out of warranty. (the car only had 28,058 at time of service. ).

"shift to park" warning message. Unable to shut vehicle off or leave vehicle. Shifter is in the park position but vehicle does not recognize it is in park and will not shut off. Vehicle has never been in an accident. No residual code. Dealer will assess but not covered under any existing warranty or recall. Out of pocket expense. TSB 18-na-297; replaced by 19-na-206.

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and shifting to park(p), the message "shift to park(p)" was erroneously displayed, and the vehicle could not be turned off. After several attempts, the contact was able to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Getting a “shift to park” message when the vehicle is already in park.

When the car is put in park there is a message that appears on the display when pushing start/stop to turn the car off "shift to park". The car has already unlocked and it turns off and restarts but the message keeps popping up.

There is a “shift to park” message. The vehicles fails to recognize that it is in park and display a message urging me to “shift to park. ” when this happens, I am unable to shut the car off, and this could cause my vehicles to roll away if it is not properly in park. I would have to constantly wiggle and move the electronic shifter to get it to recognize that the shifter has been placed in the ‘park’ position. This has resulted in me getting stuck in my car until I get the message to stop, which often time takes several tries and minutes.