Side/window Air Bag Problems of GMC Acadia

Vehicle was backed into a concrete porch in the driveway at a low speed. Side airbags near the front seats partially deployed, separating the plastic and releasing smoke/powder into vehicle without deploying the airbag and locked the seat belts so tightly it broke the plastic base of the seat belts.

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Left side impact sensor, driver's side airbag, passenger presence module, front struts, rear upper control arms, front brake pads and rotors, steering gear. . . All at once.

While driving on major interstate my side airbags suddenly deployed and smoke filled the vehicle and all the lights on dash appeared then stopped working, no radio or nothing. No recalls of such on this vehicle.

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Driving and the passenger side airbag went off with no warning and almost caused me to run into a street pole.

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Current symptom: service airbag message comes on periodically when driving. The light goes off when I tighten the driver's side airbag wire harnesses. The new fix per recall bulletin no. 14030b: dealers will remove the driver and passenger side air bag wiring harness connectors and splice and solder the wires together. The old fix before the formal recall: dealers removed the passenger side air bag wiring harness connectors and spliced and soldered the wires together. Prior to the 2014 recall, gm thought that only the passenger wire harness was faulty. In 2011 I participated in gm's voluntary fix (just the pass side) before the formal recall � now gm states that my vehicle doesn't qualify for the correct recall fix of both wire harnesses. They strongly recommend I pay $350 to have the wire harness repaired the way the recall outlines.

"takata recall" message air bag comes on. I took my car to the dealership and they said it was caused by the driver side airbag connector had high resistance (code b001e-0d). Dealership removed airbag connectors, traced wired, and spliced wires together. This is the same issue I read about for the 2013 Acadia models. My Acadia is a 2014 model and we had to pay for this repair out of pocket. I feel that we should be re-reimbursed for this repair, it was very costly for the dealership to just cut and splice wires.

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While driving on the highway, both side air curtains deployed without provocation. It was frightening. I notified GMC. They inspected the vehicle that has no evidence of rollover whatsoever. They have told me that they will not concede any malfunction. Because of this, the repair is not totally my responsibility because my insurance will not cover it because there was no accident.

I was driving and the side airbags exploded for no reason I was driving on 225 in houston texas and they just exploded.

The contact owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning sensor illuminated independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the occupant restraint controller needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not serviced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,149.

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Passenger side air bag/ the defectiveair bag sensor in the passenger seat will not turn on the air bag when a parson is in that seat. The GMC dealer said the car is out of warranty, so will not fix the problem at no cost. I believe this is safety issue, GMC should repair this safty violation at no charge.

Passenger side air bag/ the defectiveair bag sensor in the passenger seat will not turn on the air bag when a parson is in that seat. The GMC dealer said the car is out of warranty so GMC will not fix the problem at no cost. I fill this is safty matter and GMC should repair this safty violation at no charge.

I made a previous complaint filed here under NHTSA id number: 10765088. The local garber GMC dealership sealed the sunroof and cleaned the clogged hoses that drain water from the roof. They also replaced the passenger side airbag for a total of $600. They gave a guarantee that there would be no more leaks. On November 18 the car began leaking from the front passenger side airbag area and water poured from the roof onto the glove compartment when I made a full stop. Currently awaiting a return call from the service manager of GMC dealer. I have video of the problem. I was driving in the rain from one college campus location to another, in other words many stop and go and side streets at 30 mph or less. The car made squealing noises as well which happened last time too (September of this year).

It had rained the night before and I came out to start my car and noticed that my driver side airbag was leaking water and there was a puddle of water on the floor board and water was dripping from my emergency brake. It has done this several times since then and I'm afraid my airbag won't work properly if I was ever in a wreck.

My passenger side airbag only shows that it is "on" about half the time that someone is sitting in the passenger seat. It seems like it works for someone over 200 lbs. , but hardly ever works for someone less than 150 lbs. Most of the time when my 150 lb. 14-yr-old is seated in the passenger seat, the passenger side airbag displays, "off. " this occurs while driving or stationary. I have called gm and they won't pay for fixing it, but highly recommend that I pay to have it fixed.

Passenger side air bag will turn off & on - sensor in seat will not recognize when someone is sitting in it or if they shift their weight or move in any way it will turn the airbag off.

I bought this vehical from our local GMC dealorship and two weeks after driving away from the lot, the front air light indicated that the passenger side air was not active even with a person sitting in the seat. I contacted the dealorship and they said they I would have to pay $800. 00 to fix this item. Keep in mind, I just bought this vehical from them and did a quick google search and this appears to be a common problem with this model vehical yet not recalls have been issued. My wife was 8 months pregnant at the time and refused to ride in the vehical until I got it fixed. We are also having transmission issues which appears to happening to 100's of thousands of other Acadia owners. Why has this vehical not been recalled yet? I dont understand how they can get away with selling these items knowing that there are so many safety issues with them.

I was in a auto accident in Feb/2012. I pulled out in front of someone and they hit me at the left front fender and drivers door. I was stopped and the other vehicle was traveling between 55-60 mph. No air bags went off in the vehicle. I feel that at least the side airbag should have went off.

Vehicle is a 2007 GMC Acadia. The passenger side airbag turns off when there is a person sitting in the seat whenever they move. Sometimes the airbag remains off for 10 to 15 minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed as a bad occupancy module and loop connector. There is already a recall for these issues, however my VIN number is not included in the recall. After talking to GMC, they said that there was nothing they could do and I should pay the $1700 to correct the problem and hope that I get reimubursed at a later date.

On 4/20/201, I was driving my 2007 GMC Acadia on a residential street at or near the posted speed limit of 35 mph when the side/curtain airbags spontaneously deployed on both sides of the vehicle. The only sound I heard was the deployment of airbags. I immediately pulled to the side of the road. Onstar came online and notified the local police. When the police arrived, the police investigated the scene, including surveying the road behind me to see if there were any potholes or debris. Nothing was found in the road. An incident report was filed but no accident report was filled out. Aaa was called and showed up with a flatbed truck and towed my car to the dealer. When the car was offloaded from of the tow truck, the front passenger wheel was damaged. This damage did not occur at the scene of the spontaneous deployment of the airbags. Gm has denied taking responsibility for the malfunction of the vehicle. Gm claims operator error and that the airbags performed properly. Their claim is based upon the damage to the wheel and they claim that the airbags deployed because the vehicle tipped beyond the 48 degree threshold for the firing of the airbags. These claims by gm are false. I was traveling on a residential street at approximately 35 mph, I did not hit anything and the car did not, at anytime, tip anywhere near 48 degrees. This is not the first problem I have had with this vehicle and I am now scared to drive this vehicle again. Updated ivoq 08/12/jb.

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the side air bags suddenly deployed after turning the vehicle at approximately 2 mph. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that it would take two weeks to repair. The contact was on a trip at the time, so she pushed the air bags back in and continued driving the vehicle. She took the vehicle to her local dealer and had it repaired. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 23,000.

Our 2008 GMC Acadia was purchased in October 2008. A few months later we took the car in for service because the passenger side airbag would intermittently go off when an adult was in the seat. The light would never come on when our son, then 100 lbs, sat in the seat. Because of him, we were able to duplicate the problem. Had the car in for service four more times over these past two years for the same reason. At one point, the dealership even had one of their employees, 27 year old man, approx. 125 lbs. , sit in the seat - light never came on. They had him sit on a board, straight up, get out, turn the car off then on, get back in etc. (it was ridiculous) . . Light never came on. We have been told "cannot duplicate the problem," "don't have people who don't set it off sit in the seat. " the light will be on for some people and then shut off while you are driving down the road. You can bounce up and down and shift around, but the light does not come back on. Our son, today 112 lbs, 5'7", still never turns the passenger seat airbag on and we are still told "there is no problem. " we have spoke to GMC headquarters and they will not help because the dealership says there is no problem. We asked what would happen if we took the car to another dealership at this point and they found a problem. Headquarters said they would not cover the cost of repair because it could be a new problem. We intend to take it to another dealership, but wonder why we have to. We have other problems with this car as well, but not as serious as this one. We do not feel safe in our supposed 5 star safety rating car. We no longer want this car and will never buy GMC again.

While driving my 2007 GMC Acadia, my side curtain airbags deployed. The incident almost causing me to have a serious mva. Also causing extensive interior damage.

2007 GMC Acadia with several serious safety issues. She states that the vehicle has had these problems: a large puddle of oil under the vehicle, windshield wipers stopped working, battery died and side curtain airbags deployed while driving. The dealer told the consumer the front shaft seal needed to be replaced to correct the leak from the transmission. They also stated there was a drain on the system that caused the battery to fail. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer where they upgraded the transmission, which had to be done twice. The power steering made a loud noise, the consumer stated it sounded as if the pump was about seize and then the steering becomes hard. The vehicle rolled backwards while in drive on a slight incline. Updated 04/10/08.

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Acadia. While applying pressure to the brake pedal, to avoid hitting a dog, the driver front srs air bags deployed; although, a crash didn't occur. The air bag deployment caused minor bruising on her body. A complaint has been forwarded to the manufacturers product allegation department for further investigation. She is waiting for a response; however, the vehicle has not been inspected, nor have any repairs been made. The failure mileage was 56,700. The current mileage was 56,886.