Stationary, new vehicle possibly inappropriately equipped. a vehicle with a 2nd row bench seat providing seating for 3 with a center occupant seat belt but without head restraint (and no provision for head restraint). i cannot seem to determine if such a configuration does or does not comply with federal regulations. i cannot determine, therefore, whether i am or am not legally allowed to carry a passenger in the middle (inboard) seat.
The horn is extremely difficult to activate. a person must use extreme weight and pressure to get the horn to work. dealership told me that i am not the first person to complain about the issue but as of yet there is no repair that they have to fix the problem. this occurs no matter whether the vehicle is moving or parked. this has happened every since the vehicle was new. the problem occurs every time i try to activate the horn.
The horn is extremely hard to push. most people have to use the palms of both hands and arch their back against the seat. i took the vehicle in for service to a gmc dealer and they were also shocked at how difficult it was to push the horn. after further investigation, gmc said the horn "works as currently designed". they also indicated they tried 3 other 2017 acadia's in inventory and they were all very hard to push. to me, the phrase "works as currently designed" is indicative of a problem. i am unable to warn pedestrians or motorists of an impending danger. i have to work too hard and long to push the horn. a horn should be able to be pushed very quickly in order to warn or alert of a danger.
Horn is extremely difficult to depress. so difficult in fact, that most of the time it is inoperable in needed situations. we have reached out to the dealership who informed us to contact gmc who then directed us back to the dealership who sent us back to gmc. after 6 months of no response we were finally told by gmc that the understand it is hard to press but there is nothing they are planning on doing about it at this time. i explained that this is a serious safety issue and we are uncomfortable driving the vehicle.
On a recent trip. going 70 mph on the highway, 28 degrees outside. we constantly had to keep turning down the inside temp. started at 72 degrees inside and finally got to a comfortable inside temp at 66 or 67 degrees. anything above that was way to hot. when you stopped or slowed way down, the temp had to be turned up. this is while the system was set to auto. this could cause the driver to take there eyes off of the road to mess with the climate control.
Vehicle when shift to park would indicate the shift was not in park. when i got the vehicle new is when it started. i have put up with it by pressing hard on the gear shift and checking it before turning the car off.
Truck constantly fails to start. keyfob not recognized. computer system crashes, rear air vents fall out. faulty gas tank and gas line. cannot fill up gas tank past 1/2 a tank. been happening since inception and is constantly in and out of service for the same issues over the past year. not being able to start the truck is a safety hazard to me and my family. there needs to be an alternate way to start the truck should the computer system crash.
The horn takes a lot of force to honk or engage the horn. i took it to the dealer and the technician said, "it was by design". to me this is a flow and it is a safety concern to me and my family.
The a/c comes on and off automatically and you have no control over it. gm states they did this so you don't have to turn your def. on. while i'm driving i continually have to take my eyes off the road to fiddle with the temp. control. (the a/c comes on full cold) i've contacted gmc and they refuse to do or offer any help in this matter.
When the suv goes from 6 cylinders to 4 it makes a vibrating noise like a helicopter over head they say this is normal but it is extremely irritating i found out that other people have complained but it appears nothing is being done this noise has to be fixed
2017 acadia 'denali' trim is missing afm information from its dic display. afm information shows when the engine is using 6 v/s 4 cylinders. other trims seem to show afm information when equipped with v6 engine. afm is an important feature and denali being the highest level trim should definitely have this information available. gm should provide upgraded display to 2017 denali customers.
The horn is extremely hard to blow (safety hazard ). dealer agrees it is extremely difficult to blow, but comparable to similar models, apparently poorly designed and very unsafe. should be recalled.