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Gas smell
by ndel
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May 04, 2008 (5:07 pm)
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Please let me know if you resolve the issue of your gas smell in your acadia. I also have been getting a smell of gas through the vents in the car. I had it in 5 times but they can't recreate the smell. I don't think their trying too hard. I smell it everyday! I am over 5000 miles and it's not changing. I'm filing for arbitration. There is more information on messages191 thru 200. I also hate my car and I wanted to love it. The worst car decision ever made! So disappointed with GM.
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- #227 of 495
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New Acadia Fears
by davzgirl03
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May 07, 2008 (11:27 am)
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Replying to: ndel (May 04, 2008 5:07 pm)
OMG! I bought a 2008 SLT1 Acadia and have had it for 2 weeks. Two days after having the vehicle the silver trim on the passenger door handle came off. I have noticed the clunking from the front end when it get to about 10mph after it's been in park. I took the vehicle in today to have the Touch of Class applied and told them about the two issues. We will see! After reading pages of complaints I am now terrified about this having just bought this car. After someone mentioned it earlier, I also notice a hum when it is idling. My husband just deployed to Iraq and we bought this car so we wouldn't have to worry about anything while he is gone. Eeek! I work full time with an hour commute each way and have a 2year old, I don't have the time or energy to be taking a brand new car in the shop. My hopes are that they will fix what I took it in for today and that will be the end of it. Right now, I'm not feeling very optimistic.
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- #228 of 495
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Re: New Acadia Fears [davzgirl03]
by loach
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May 08, 2008 (7:57 am)
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Replying to: davzgirl03 (May 07, 2008 11:27 am)
Take a deep breath. The noise from the front end is likely the anti-lock brake system doing its self-check and is normal operation. There is a TSB out where they can reprogram the way it operates to lessen the noise if it bothers you.
Keep in mind you're reading a thread called "problems and repairs", so all you're going to read about on here is problems and repairs - there's similar threads here for just about every kind of vehicle! The vast majority of these issues will probably not apply to your vehicle.
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- #229 of 495
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Re: New Acadia Fears [davzgirl03]
by lemonowner08
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May 10, 2008 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: davzgirl03 (May 07, 2008 11:27 am)
I got my Acadia back from the shop this last week. They found that I did not have a drain tube on my dual sunroof, alas, the reason for the interior leaking. It came from the factory that way. They did fix the leaking problem, but in doing so, they broke the plastic grommets around the visor where it covers the headliner and also broke my drivers side seat belt. They also left my headliner covered with greasy hand prints. They had to remove the headliner to attach a drain tube. It is fixed! It rained yesterday and my car did not leak. I couldn't believe the dealership had turned the car back to me with the other problems they created while trying to fix it! I had picked my car up at closing time, so I just headed home even though the seat belt was too stiff to pull out. The height adjuster on the pillar of the car was not moving either. I took it back to the shop, and they ordered a new seat belt assembly and height adjuster. When they installed the new seat belt, I asked them about the broken (one broke, one missing) grommets around the area where the visors attach to the roof. The have ordered new parts for them now, and I guess I will be back in the shop again next week. After I pitched a fit about the dirty hand prints, they also took the car into their detail shop and cleaned it up. I now have 2966 miles on my car. The last two days, I noticed the interior lights did not come on when I got out of or entered the car. I read the owners manual last night thinking I must have accidentally pushed a button. I went through the steps with the button next to light button left of the steering column. I did this in my dark garage last night. I pushed the botton in, opened the door and no lights, then pushed to make it come out, opened th drivers door, and again the interior lights did not come on. The only way I can get the interior overhead lights on is to turn the buttton all the way to one side (same one that dials up the illumination of the instrument panel). But, then they are on all the time. I suspect something happened to the overhead lights when they detached the headliner to repair the leak. So, it looks like I will have another trip to the shop this week.
Please don't think all of this will happen to you. It all depends on the mentality and skills that are available at your dealership. Hopefully, after the grommets are replaced and the interior light issue is resolved, I won't have any more problems. That is what I am hoping anyway. One of the service writers is quite disgusted with the performance of the serivce techs in the shop and he told me as much. He told me that I have good reason to expect more for the amount of money I spent to buy the car and the amount of time it has taken to resolve issues that were no fault of my own! He seems to be genuinely interested in seeing this car fixed. I am remaining optimistic as I really do like so much about the vehicle! They did something which fixed the gas mileage issues and I am not smelling gas anymore. Now that I know the "clunk" is harmless and evidently a characteristic of the vehicle, then I am not worried about that anymore. I just need the lights to come on when I get into the car, especially at night! It's a safety issue for me. It worked before I took it in to have the headline replaced, so it is not a factory problem. It's a local issue. Too bad we have lost all our skilled labor in America!
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- #230 of 495
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Re: New Acadia Fears [lemonowner08]
by ndel
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May 11, 2008 (4:52 am)
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Replying to: lemonowner08 (May 10, 2008 10:24 am)
Please let me know what they did to fix the gas mileage problem and the gas smell. I still have existing problems in that area and I'm at about 6,000 miles. Thank you
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- #231 of 495
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Re: New Acadia Fears [ndel]
by skiermark
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May 11, 2008 (7:50 am)
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Replying to: ndel (May 11, 2008 4:52 am)
I recently had my Acadia for poor fuel mileage I was getting 17mpg on the hi-way, they adjusted the tire pressure to the factory specs. The mileage came back up to 20 mpg on the hi-way it seems to do the best if you keep the speed around 60 to 70 mph also if you are in the hills and using your cruise control the transmission shift down to a lower gear the keep the speed set, if you don't use the cruise control on these conditions and rely on you light footed throttle and use the down slope to gain speed before you start your up hill assent you may find that this helps. You have to be aware of how much throttle you give if you want to increase your fuel mileage.
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- #232 of 495
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Re: ACADIAS STILL NEED A LOT OF WORK [kchef76]
by tuffsubject
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May 11, 2008 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: kchef76 (Apr 30, 2008 10:18 am)
I'm having a similar driver seat rocking issue with a squeaking noise when I stop or accelerate at low speeds. I don't know how much the seat moves, but the noise is annoying. It feels and sounds like a "cheap seat" for this class of a vehicle. I'm 300+lbs and I haven't tried the 30x-front-to-back maneuver yet, maybe it will work with mine! 
(sorry this reply was for another reply to your message, but the message board seemed to tie it to your message ... and it doesn't go with your original message. Huboy...)
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- #233 of 495
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Re: Jbruno15 [dawnk]
by tuffsubject
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May 11, 2008 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: dawnk (Mar 31, 2008 12:48 pm)
Squeaky brake pedal for me too. It has gone away over time, or I got used to it.
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- #234 of 495
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GAS MILEAGE..
by lemonowner08
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May 11, 2008 (8:35 pm)
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I am sorry, I don't know what they did. I took my car in with the tank full, so I would know for sure they actually drove it. In addition, they showed me the receipts where they put gas in twice. In town, they got 15 mpg and out on the freeway, they got 24. I am still at 2966 miles, and have only had the vehicle out of town three times, myself. Twice was 25 miles away, and once 62 miles away, one way. I bought the car the end of Dec. '07 and I probably should have taken it out on the hwy more, but the weather here in Idaho was abolutely terrible for months. We couldn't go more than 50 - 55 mph for several weeks due to road conditions! The Acadia rocked in snow and ice, though. I absolutely loved the way it handled in those conditions. I noticed when I used the remote starter, everytime is smelled bad of gas. I thought I was flooding it or something by maybe holding the button down too long. It smelled of gas outside as well as inside. I am not smelling gas anymore, though. Maybe they made some kind of adjustment.
I did ask the service writer if there was any kind of a TSB or upgrade to increase the mileage, and they told me "no". I am consistantly getting 14-15 mpg in town now. They must have done something. I won't complain. I will ask when I go in tomorrow about the interior light issue. Hopefully, they will tell me something that will be useful to all of you who are still suffering through similar issues. I will let you know as soon as I speak to them.
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- #235 of 495
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Re: GAS MILEAGE.. [lemonowner08]
by ndel
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May 12, 2008 (6:28 am)
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Replying to: lemonowner08 (May 11, 2008 8:35 pm)
Thank you. I only get 12-13 mpg with local driving. It's the gas smell that concerns me. It comes up through the vents when I have the heat or AC on, especially when I come to a stop. I can also smell it outside the car. I try to keep my recirculation button on to block it out. Local dealers have not been able to identify the problem. At 6000 miles I'm frustrated.
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