2015 GMC Acadia Electrical System

Drivers side door caught on fire overnight. Burned up the interior of the vehicle and smoldered out. Windows were up, car was completely closed and locked. Still starts and drives. Door, seat, steering, ceiling , visor all burnt and melted to some degree. Seems to have been electrical.

Vehicle was destroyed by electrical fire on December 21, 2022. It caught on fire after ‘SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM’ warning light displayed.

The electrical wiring started a fire that destroyed the engine compartment. I was in the vehicle and barely escaped injury while pedestrians were walking by and could have been injured when an explosion occurred. GEICO is now investigating the incident. A Service Battery Charging System warning light displayed on the dashboard and heavy smoke began to emit from the engine compartment then, a small fire started and escalated to a full and life threatening condition.

IT APPEARS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE CAR RADIO HAS SHORTED OUT. IT EFFECTS THE SOUND TO THE BLINKER AS WELL AS TO THE RADIO. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAVE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IS THIS COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF RECALL. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE WHOLE DASH COULD BE EFFECTED AND MY CAR JUST STOP RUNNING. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SHORTING OUT. THE VEHICLE RUNS BUT AM VERY LEARY ABOUT TAKING IT ON A LONG TRIP. WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAYS THERE IS A MONTH WAIT!

WATER IS GETTING INTO THE REAR DOORS AND IT ENTERING THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED ON BOTH DOORS SHORTING OUT THE RADIO, THE AMP AND THE TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS ONLINE IT IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE.

WATER IS COLLECTED WHERE THE AMPS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE DOOR HINGES AND SHORTS THEM OUT. NOTHING THAT HAS A SOUND WORKS AFTER THAT. SO NO RADIO, BACK UP SENSOR SOUNDS, SEAT BELT REMINDERS, BLINKERS, CELL PHONE SPEAKERS, ETC. COSTS ABOUT $1000 TO GET FIXED AND WILL ONLY HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAULTY DRAINAGE. IT HAPPENED AFTER RAINING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE SOUND HAS NEVER COME BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ARNIE BAUER BUICK GMC (5525 MILLER CIRCLE DRIVE, MATTESON, IL 60443) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLIND SIDE ALERT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 5410777277. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,386. *TT *TR

THE ACADIA HAS SIDE DETECTION SENSOR ISSUES RELATED TO POOR DESIGN AND/OR THE ELEMENTS (GM SERVICE TEAMS WORDS NOT MINE). IF THIS IS TRUE, AM I, AS THE CUSTOMER SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR THE BAD ENGINEERING DECISIONS MADE BY GM ENGINEERS? OR IF THE SENSORS FAILED DUE TO THE ELEMENTS, AM I NOT TO DRIVE MY AWD ACADIA OUTSIDE? I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ON WHY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR COST FALLS ON MY SHOULDERS WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BEING THE ROOT CAUSES. JODY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THE SENSORS WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1 TO 2 YEARS AT A COST OF $1,200 PER TIME, AND BECAUSE OF THIS PEOPLE HAVE EVENTUALLY GIVEN UP AND TRADED IN THEIR VEHICLES (I CAN'T SAY I BLAME THEM). I'VE BEEN A TRIED AND TRUE CHEVY/GMC FAN, BUT THAT KIND OF CUSTOMER CARE HAS SWAYED MY OPINION. I'VE REACHED OUT TO GM CORPORATE, BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL EITHER. THE LACK OF SUPPORT ON A 3-YEAR-OLD $55,000 VEHICLE IS ASTONISHING.

THERE IS A DEFECT IN WHICH WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND GETS INTO THE FUSE BOX AND CAUSES ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH, DAMAGE TO THE FUSES, DRAINING THE BATTERY ETC.

BOUGHT CAR 10-11 DAYS AGO USED. 35K MILES. SMELLED LIKE BRAKES WERE LEFT ON. STOPPED AND CHECKED. NOTHING. AC QUIT

2015 GM ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRING SIDE DETECTION SENSORS. *LD *JS

SIDE DETECTION, FRONT AND REAR CAMERAS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF HARNESS (84004718) AND TWO MODULES (84031087). REPLACEMENT OF THESE COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. HAD TO WAIT OVER A MONTH FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.