Table 1 shows one common visibility related problems of the 2021 GMC Acadia.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wiper problems |
I want to voice my concerns with the windshield wipers, and storage placement. In winter weather conditions the storage compartement at the base of the windshield fills up with snow, even when driving. The wiper blades eventually end up resting on this snow. When wipers are turned on there is a quite often a build up of ice on the wiper blades. This causes the wiper blades to raise above windshield and not clean the windshield (partially or completley) generally you need to stop and break/snow or ice from the wiper as you can not see. Same occures when e get a freezing rain ice builds up at base of windshield then eventually ices up the wiper blades and not cleaning the windshield. The vehicle is not designed to handle winter and freezing rain conditions, after building vehicles for many years we should have a better wiper system. --blades should have electric heat wires in them, --maybe need completly electric windshield to handle snow/ice cond. -- the placement of the defroster vents are very poorly placed, they should be all across the base of the windshield. A couple of days ago we had freezing rain, blades were freezing up, heater defroster was at max heat, and fan was at max, I had to constantly pull over and scrape ice off. This is very dangerous situation be it ice or snow. Design engineers really dont seem to take the winter conditions into consideration in the design of vehicles. I have driven over 5 million kms during my career and used to dealing with many types of conditions. No accidents . Just want to bring these isdue to your attention. Iam extremely dissapointed in this unit because of this. Thanks dale r. Kutz dalekutz@telusplanet. Net athabasca alberta, canada.
Since purchase of this vehicle in Dec 2020, the rear camera vision has been intermittent. I originally thought it to be driver problem however I am now told that there is a module that needs to be replaced and it is not available and possibly not being manufactured at the present time. As a result the entire camera parking assist system is completely out of service with no information on when the module may be available to repair the issue. I believe this may be a safety issue as backing up into traffic be it parking lots or roadways, this equipment is an essential addition to safety to other vehicles and pedestrians.