Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| PIE0047B | 01/01/2011 | 10037684 | Gm: the vehicle perfromance may be poor with an inoperative fuel gauge. the malfunction light may also be on. *rm | 06/03/2011 | |
| PIE0047B | 01/01/2011 | 10037684 | Ready | 06/03/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PI-0012 | 01/01/2010 | 10041944 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac/saturn: due to the possibility of a damage locator pin, the check engine light comes on. *pe | 11/18/2011 | |
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Gm: check engine light is on with a stored trouble code. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Gm: there may be an intermittent engine hesitation or flutter. the camshaft sensor terminals likely have poor connections. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Gm: check engine light is on with multiple trouble codes present. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| PI-0220 | 09/01/2010 | 10036490 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc: malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on; dtc p0300, p0303, p0306, p062b, p0698, p0532, p0335, p0222 or p0122 set, engine harness chaffing. concern may be caused by engine wiring harness making contact with back of bank 2 c | 03/21/2011 | |
| PIT-5028 | 09/01/2010 | 10036324 | Pontiac/saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet/cadillac/hummer: vehicle start and stalls after theft deterrent module replacement. model years 2006-2011. does not apply to vehicles with keyless access system. *pe | 03/14/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/25/2011 | 20000 | ||
| While accelerating on the entrance ramp for central expressway, hwy 75, it became very sluggish, and all of a sudden had no pick up. i nearly got rear ended by a fast truck! since april of 2011 i noticed that it had no pick up. the problem seemed to go away, when i learned to not accelerate too much to enter the highway, just gradually vs in a hurry. then today, sept 2011, while driving at apprx 45 mph on a busy road, the car seemed to pull back, and the traction light comes on, and beeps at me. it was a sunny, dry day. i pull over in a parking lot, turn off the engine, to get something out of my trunk, and it would not open - and, no, the override button was not on. weird. i start the car, and the problem goes away, and i drive safely back to my destination. why does the problem always exist when i am by myself, and watch, when i take the time off to bring it to the dealership, everything will be just fine. i pray that i make it to the dealership and they diagnose some sort of defect and fix it because it still is under warranty. i cannot bear the worse case scenario of anything happen to my family. | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 gmc acadia. the contact stated that on an intermittent basis the air bag light would illuminate on the instrumentl panel. the vehicle was then inspected by a dealer and they advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. in addition, while pulling out of her driveway at low speeds the vehicle suddenly stalled. she was unable to restart the vehicle and had to push it to the side of the road. the vehicle was then towed to a dealer and they advised her that they were unable to diagnose that failure as well. the manufacturer was then contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 43,000. tb | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 9000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 gmc arcadia. the contact was driving 70 mph and the vehicle started sputtering like they were running out of gas and the vehicle then stalled. the vehicle had a fuel tank of gas at the time of the failure. the only warning was that the engine light came on right before the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and after three days, all the contact had been told is that it was an engine failure. the failure mileage and current mileages was 9000.rl | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 5900 | ||
| Excessive soot from exhaust system, car is white, rear is covered with bits of soot ever since i purchased the vehicle in aug 2010 till to day aug 2011. dealer stated noting is wrong because the check engine light is not on. on start up after overnight parked-there is a visible puff of black smoke. vehicle had 2800 miles, the dealer told me that it needed to be driven, so i drove 2000 miles in a week, it made no sense to me and it did not make a difference. a chevy dealer told me he has had similar complaints on traverse model (same engine) but they cannot figure it out. i'm a former wheel vehicle maintenance officer us army, this is not normal for an engine exhaust to emit soot. it is a sign that there is unburned fuel in the cylinders. i average 14.5 mpg. and i believe there is a fuel leak or fuel bypass into the cylinders when the vehicle is parked due to the pressurized fuel system or just too much fuel that is not efficiently burned being allowed to enter the engine. | |||
| 05/07/2010 | 34 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2010 gmc acadia. while the contact started the ignition a substantial amount of blue and black smoke emitted from the rear exhaust tail pipe for 35-40 seconds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed him that the vehicle functioned as designed. the approximate failure mileage was 34. | |||
| 05/07/2010 | 34 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 gmc acadia. while the contact started the ignition a substantial amount of blue and black smoke emitted from the rear exhaust tailpipe for a period of 35-40 seconds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed that the vehicle functioned as designed. the approximate failure mileage was 34. js | |||