2017 GMC Acadia

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE HORN PAD WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

THE 2017 GMC ACADIA I OWN WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. IT STATES TO MOVE TO PARK TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE BUT I AM UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING. I HAVE TO PUSH THE STICK FORWARD AND TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE MESSAGE TO DISAPPEAR. HAD THIS FIXED BY GMC BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

1 MONTH AGO RECEIVED "SHIFT TO PARK" NOTICES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF. WOULD RESTART ENGINE, MOVE SHIFTING LEVER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE POWERED OFF (ELECTRICALLY). TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTING LEVER, REPORTING THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN PARKING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT AGAIN RECEIVED THE SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE, WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL ON. THIS TIME, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE, AND SHIFTING LEVER WAS STUCK IN PLACE. HAD TO SET THE PARKING BREAK AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEE STRANDED.

'STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE' WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS IS ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED AND THERE WAS ZERO FREON IN IT. HAD THAT REFILLED TOTALING OVER $400 BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL KIND THAT TAKES THE 1234 HOOK UP. STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN LIKE IT DOES EVERY MONTH. HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD TO TAKE A LOOK AND IT APPEARS FREON HAS SPEWED WHILE STEERING ASSIST LIGHT IS ON, EXPLAINING WHY IT WAS EMPTY WHEN WE TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON NOW TOO. WHEN POWERING VEHICLE OFF, A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYS 'CLIMATE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF'. ADDITIONALLY WE GET A 'SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE WHEN WE POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. READY TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION

THE VEHICLE, WHEN PARKED, SHOWS A WARNING THAT STATES"ACTION REQUIRED:SHIFT TO PARK" AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAS LED TO THE VEHICLE DYING IN PARKING LOTS, AT HOME, ONCE WHEN ON VACATION. THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK, THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THAT IT IS IN PARK, AND WHEN THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON IS PRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND ASKS THE DRIVER TO SHIFT THE CAR TO PARK, WHERE IT ALREADY IS. THIS HAS BEEN A HAZARD TO OUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILIES HEALTH AS THE VEHICLE WILL THEN DIE EVENTUALLY BECAUSE THE BATTERY RUNS OUT. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A SEVERE MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRICAL/GEARBOX/COMPUTER SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING WHERE THE SHIFTER IS AT THE MOMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A PHOTO BUT IF I WERE TO TURN THE CAR ON TO TAKE THE PHOTO THE CAR LIKELY WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND THEN DIE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH TO 6 WEEKS. I WILL PUT THE DATE BELOW AS APPROXIMATELY JULY 4TH 2020.

ALTHOUGH IN PARK, THE DASH ALERTS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE : 'SHIFT TO PARK' THIS ALERT DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF FULLY AS THE RADIO STILL PLAYS, LIGHTS REMAIN IN AND THE DASH REMAINS LIT. HAVE TRIED TO RESTART AND SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS THEN RETURN TO PARK AS WELL AS ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BREAK. NOTHING WORKS TO FIX THIS.

PURCHASED MY 2017 ACADIA(USED) ON OCTOBER 2, 3019. TWO DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING "SHIFT TO PARK" WHILE I WAS PARKED AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. COULD NOT TURN ENGINE OFF. LEFT ENGINE RUNNING WHILE I EXITED THE CAR. EVENTUALLY ENGINE TURNED OFF. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED FOR WHICH I PAID. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.