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2009 GMC Acadia lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 38 complaints for the 2009 GMC Acadia, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
38 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2009 GMC Acadia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 33 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Driving down the road and notice a deer. Speed limit was 55, so we had slowed down to about 45. Deer crossing in front of us, and we almost come to a complete stop (about 10-15MPH). We hit the deer on the passenger front. Get out of the car to assess the damage, and notice a fire under the grill and headlights. Air bags had deployed. Everyone evacuated the vehicle, and it was a total loss.

Reported at 75,000 miles, November 2011 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 GMC acadia. The contact stated that the day time running lights failed on several occasions. The contact indicated that the sockets and housing failed to support the power for the lighting wattage, causing the components to prematurely melt. The bulbs were replaced more than twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who recommended that the housing be replaced for the day time running light assemblies. The failure recurred with both lights shorting.

Reported at 47,274 miles, September 2011 FireInjury

Other problems reported for the 2009 GMC Acadia

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all GMC models