GENERAL MOTORS ACADIA AIR BAG AN

GENERAL MOTORS ACADIA AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM

GMC Arcadia owners have complained of front air bag light malfunction. Owners may be entitled to compensation for vehicle problems and our office is evaluating a class action. Here are some of the reported problems.

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND WOULD NOT DETECT ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSS BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILAGE WAS 29,000. DS

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/15/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/17/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10354841

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER MUST BE AT LEAST 70 POUNDS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION; THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER SMALLER PASSENGERS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY RECUR WHEN AVERAGE SIZED ADULTS WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/01/2009 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/10/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10351349

Component: SEAT BELTS

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A CHILD WAS IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND WAS FLIPPED UPON IMPACT. THE CHILD SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE TEMPORAL BONE CAUSING PERMANENT LOSS OF HER RIGHT EAR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, RIGHT FOOT, AND HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE ON-STAR SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE SYSTEM COULD NOT DETECT A CRASH IN A RURAL AREA. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS UNDAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT LOCATE A RECALL IN WHICH HE BELIEVED AFFECTED HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V375000-SEAT BELTS) AND WAS THE REASON THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CHILD OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 2
Fail Date: 05/02/2009 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/23/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10351314

Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BEGAN TO FRACTURE FROM THE BASE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REATTACH THE SEAT TO ITS BASE. AN OCCUPIED CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS SECURED TO THE MIDDLE ROW BY THE LATCH SYSTEM DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT SHE SHOULD PURCHASE A DIFFERENT MODEL. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW CHILD RESTRAINT HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY WHEN THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS SECURED TO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/16/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/23/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10350252

Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATBELTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE A CHILD PASSENGER AND WITH EVERY EFFORT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT, IT ONLY BECAME TIGHTER AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD PASSENGER. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/02/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/18/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10345696

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA XLT2. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LESS FREQUENTLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO BE OVER 100 POUNDS IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO REGISTER THE SEAT AS OCCUPIED AND FOR THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/27/10 *BF UPDATED 10/04/10

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/17/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/27/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10332007

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIRBAG." TODAY WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT MY WIFE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULDNT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN. 15 MINUTES LATER AFTER PICKING UP OUR 5 YEAR OLD FROM KINDERGARTEN AND STARTING THE CAR, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON. WE WILL AGAIN GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR (OUR DEDUCTIBLE IS $200 ON THE WARRANTY). I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AGE 2, 5, AND 12 THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK OR MAY DISCHARGE INVOLUNTARILY EVEN WITHOUT A COLLISION. *TR

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/24/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/24/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10331075

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG HAD A COIL FAN THAT WAS ON HIGH RESISTANCE ON STAGE ONE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A COMMON FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/02/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/18/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10306931

Component: SEAT BELTS

Details: WHEN USING A HIGH BACK BOOSTER SEAT IN CAPTAIN CHAIRS, THE SEAT BELT CLASP IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND THREATENS THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD IN AN EMERGENCY. *CN

Occurrences: 11 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/30/2010 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 2/6/2010

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10290840

Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

Details: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIDDLE BENCH (60/40 SPLIT) HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE 60 PART WOULD CONSTANTLY "POP" UP TOWARDS THE DRIVER SEAT. THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED EVERY-TIME SOMEONE SAT IN THE VEHICLE. A 164-LB MAN WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND WAS LIFTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SHE HAD TO SIT HER CHILD SEAT ON THE 40 PART TO AVOID INJURY OF HER CHILD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD INDICATE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH SHE HAD AN APPOINTMENT SET FOR 11/06/09. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF UPDATED 11/1/8/09

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/19/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/3/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10289067

Component: SEATS

Details: I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 GMC ACADIA IN SEPT. OF 2007 AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IS SENSE BUYING. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS MY SECOND ROW OF SEATING IT HAS A 60/40 SPLIT AND THE 60 PORTION POPS UP ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT GMC DEALERSHIPS 7 TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I EVEN CONTACTED GMS MAIN OFFICE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPT. FINDS A PROBLEM. THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO A THIRD DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIND WHATS WRONG. I FEEL THAT IS A VERY UNFAIR TO ME BECAUSE THAT JUST MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE FURTHER TO FIND A DEALER AND WASTE MORE TIME ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND THEY CAN NOT EVEN SIT ON THAT SEAT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO CATAPULT THEM UP AND INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. WE CANT EVEN PUT OUR YOUNGEST CARSEAT IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS JUST BEEN VERY UPSETTING AND I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH GM AND THE SALESPERSON I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. AGAIN WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE WRONG IS I STILL HAVE WATER LEAKING IN THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS WINDOW WHEN ITS SITTING DURING A HARD RAIN,, MY FAN MOTOR FOR THE A/C AND HEAT GOES UP AND DOWN ALL BY ITS SELF AND PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE HOOD. THESE ARE THINGS I GUESS I CAN DEAL WITH BUT THE SEAT HAS GOT TO GET CORRECTED. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP, THANK YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM SOMEONE. *TR

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/01/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/20/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10281770

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: ADULT PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 120LBS AND A HEIGHT OF 53" DOES NOT ENABLE THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO TURN ON. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENABLE THE AIRBAGS EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT IS SEATED IN THIS POSITION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. *TR

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/17/2009 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/25/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10268491

Component: SEAT BELTS

Details: SEAT BELT FLAW PUT CHILD IN DANGER. THE MIDDLE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH; MY SIX YEAR OLD BECAME TANGLED IN IT AND HAD TO BE CUT OUT, IT WAS CUTTING OFF HIS AIR SUPPLY - AFTER THE INCIDENT, I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL WHICH SAID THERE WAS A HIDDEN KEY BUT I COULD NOT FIND SUCH A KEY. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR HAD TO THROW ON THE BRAKES SUDDENLY, HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AFTER OUR FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FREE HIM WHILE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I DROVE TO THE NEAREST HOUSE AND BORROWED SCISSORS TO CUT HIM FREE. I CALLED GMC TO REPORT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. THE MIDDLE BELT EXTENDS FROM THE ROOF DOWN TO THE SEAT. HE OBVIOUSLY PULLED IT OUT ENOUGH TO WRAP IT AROUND HIMSELF ONE TIME AND THEN THROUGH WIGGLING CAUSED IT TO TIGHTEN AND THEN AS HE STRUGGLED TO GET OUT, IT KEPT TIGHTENING. WHEN I FINALLY PULLED OVER TO HELP HIM, THE BELT WAS SO TIGHT I COULD NOT EVEN GET A FINGER BETWEEN HIM AND THE BELT. HE WAS GASPING FOR AIR AND CRYING. THIS BELT NEEDS A REGULAR BELT LATCH. *TR

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/09/2009 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/12/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10259179

Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Details: TL*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.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 02/13/2009 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 2/18/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10258060

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA THAT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN OCT. OF 2008, AFTER DRIVING ONLY 4000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY GMC SERVICE AS THE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF FAULTY WIRING, BUT LIGHT STILL CAME ON AFTER WIRING WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE SECOND TRIP TO GMC, , THE FRONT SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED ON DRIVER SIDE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN THOUGH, AS THEY WERE BACK ORDERED. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG REPLACED, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME NOW, AND THE VERY SAME DAY! THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. IT TOO WAS REPLACED IN HOPES OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN NOTIFIED GMC OF THE ISSUE AS I FEEL THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I HAVE STATED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC, SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WHEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY MONTH. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALSO ONE OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING A CRASH. THIS IS MY BIGGEST FEAR, AND NOW WILL BE PURSUING OTHER AVENUES TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO GMC. *TR

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/28/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 2/9/2009

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10249835

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY ORDERED NEW AIR BAGS IN HOPES THAT THIS WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 6,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 11/20/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/25/2008

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10249292

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, BUT THE INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, NO ERROR CODE COULD BE FOUND AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC ADJUSTED A COMPONENT AFTER INSPECTING THE INFLATOR MODULE AND SEATS, WHICH BOTH APPEARED TO BE OKAY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PROTECTION WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE SHIPPED, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR ONE DAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,304 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/05/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/19/2008

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10247070

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: 2008 GMC ACADIA HAS HAD CONTINUOUS SERVICE PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO ORDER PARTS AND THEN FIX IT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THEY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CORPORATE WHO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON AND GO OFF. *JB

Occurrences: 4 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/10/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/28/2008

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