2008 GMC Acadia Lighting Problems

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT REFLECTOR MELTED ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE.

HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING UP ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SIDE THEY ARE NOT LASTING

KNOWN ISSUE WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON GMC ACADIA, BUT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE MELTING OF HOUSING AND HAS DONE SO TO OUR LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IF HEADLIGHT WERE TO BURNOUT, WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY (WE WERE QUOTED $1700 TO DO SO). WE CANNOT FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO DO THIS AND ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR MELTING OF OTHER PARTS.

I HAVE HID LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM SOCKET OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHT BULBS WILL NO LONGER STAY IN PLACE.

I HAVE HID HEADLIGHT AND BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE SEVERELY MELTED AND CRACKED REFLECTORS. BOTH BULBS WERE MELTED INTO THERE SOCKETS TO THE POINT I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE SOCKET. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE INSERT THE SOCKET INTO THE REFLECTOR HOUSING I WAS UN ABLE TO INSTALL IT AS THE REFLECTOR WAS MISSING OVER HALF OF THE RETAINING RING DUE TO IT BEING MELTED. ONE SOCKET LOOKED EXTREMELY BLACKENED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. BOTH LIGHT ARE TEMP INSTALLED AS I AM UNABLE TO CORRECTLY INSTALL DUE TO SEVERELY MELTED REFLECTOR.

THE RUNNING LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. NOT AT THE SAME TIME. EACH ONE WE'VE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES, WHICH IS WAY TOO MUCH. WE ARE USING GOOD QUALITY BULBS TOO. NOW THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS MELTED WHERE THE BULB SOCKET ITSELF SNAPS IN SO WE CAN'T KEEP THE SOCKET AND BULB IN ITS PLACE. THE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOT CHEAP FOR THIS VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MECHANIC INDICATES,THE HOLDING FIXTURES ARE MELTING AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE MELTING. THIS CONSTITUTES A POTENTIAL FIRE SITUATION. GMC MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNDER-ENGINEERED ASSEMBLY.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD - ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORK - BUT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE NOTICED IN A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT WITH GM VEHICLES LIKE THE TRAILBLAZER - BUT THE ARCADIA WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.

I HAVE A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM KEPT GOING OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. FINALLY AFTER REPLACING IT 5 TIMES, WE FOUND OUT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS GETTING SO HOT IT ACTUALLY MELTED THE HARNESS. I'VE READ SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL THING, BUT GMC REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. NOT ONLY IS IT DANGEROUS TO ONLY HAVE 1 LOW BEAM WORKING, BUT IT IS A FIRE HAZARD IF YOU JUST KEEP REPLACING THE BULB. MY WIRING HARNESS IS SO BAD THAT IT DISINTEGRATED IN MY HAND THE LAST TIME I WENT TO CHANGE A BULB. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM.

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB AND STILL NOT LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING HEADLIGHTS BURNED, MELTING THE AREA SURROUNDING THE LIGHT BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ

I HAVE BEEN TOLD A MILLION TIMES NOW THAT I HAVE A HEADLIGHT OUT. IT'S MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SO WHEN WE WENT TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB WE NOTICED THAT IT LOOKED BURNT SO WE CLEANED IT UP AND CHANGED THE BULB. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT DID THE SAME THING BUT WOULD WORK ONCE IN A WHILE. WE TOOK IT APART AGAIN TODAY TO FIND THE SAME THING THAT THE HARNESS WAS AGAIN BURNT LOOKING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE ACADIAS. I THINK IT IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT GASKET AROUND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT OVERHEATED AND MELTED HEADLIGHT CASING CAUSING ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. DID NOT DISCOVER UNTIL REALIZING DAYTIME LIGHT WAS NOT COMING ON. UNSURE OF HOW LONG THE ISSUE HAD BEEN GOING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SOCKETS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE SOCKET AND HOUSING MELTED. *TR

WHILE IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SAW WATER/ RAIN TRICKLING OUT FROM AROUND THE REAR INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT, IT WAS ALSO COMING IN AROUND THE SENSOR IN THE OVERHEAD. THE TRICKLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN TO A DRIP. IN MY OPINION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OUT. HAVE CHANGED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. SECOND TIME I CHANGED IT WENT OUT THE VERY NEXT DAY. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK. CONNECTOR IS BURNT. APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND REQUIRES ENTIRE HEAD LIGHT UNIT TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. COST IS ~$600. *TR

2008 ACADIA. LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. GMC FORUMS ON INTERNET SHOW HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE. OUR LOW BEAM DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE TWO DAYS LATER. DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING, THE LIGHTS CANNOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER OR TIRES. NOT A BULB ISSUE. PROBLEM WITH MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THERE WAS NO TO WAY REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT SPLICING THE WIRING AND INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET CONNECTOR PART. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS THE BULBS ARE TOO HOT FOR THE CURRENT WIRING. THE HARNESS REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE THE WIRING CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT. THIS ISSUE CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED ON A DARK ROAD AT NIGHT WITH NO HEADLAMPS THAT MAY JUST SUDDENLY GO OUT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DEADLY PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE MANY FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON ACADIAS AND SATURN OUTLOOKS. *TR