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2013 GMC ACADIA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1042714
Internal NHTSA #	10567255
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	ACADIA
Model Year	2013
File date	19/11/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After i returned home from a short 5 mile drive in the evening on 11/19/13, i shut off my 6 month old car in the driveway and smoke began pouring out of the hood and sparks and fire were coming out below the engine. I called 911 and by the time they arrived about 5 minutes later it was a full blown, roaring fire and the entire front end was consumed. My driveway suffered burn damage as well. Thankfully nobody was hurt. Gmc has been awful to deal with. They have not replaced my vehicle, not repaired my driveway and have stopped returning my calls. The fire inspector said it was their fault and thinks it stemmed from the heating element that heats the windshield fluid. They are still doing more testing to get the final results though. I feel helpless and totally ignored by gmc. I have tried everything to get through to them and simply to get my car replaced and my driveway repaired because of the faulty product they sold me. Their customer service is terrible and i will now never purchase another car from them and will spend as much time as i have sharing this incident with others considering purchasing one of their vehicles. I have a video of the whole thing i am happy to share.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	WILTON, CT
VIN pattern	1GKKVRKD1DJXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 GMC ACADIA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 GMC ACADIA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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