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The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while shifting into park(P) there was a beeping warning chime, and the gear shifter symbol was flashing. The shift to park message was displayed. The contact stated that the failure was first intermittent but had become a recurring failure. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the entertainment center changed and moved through all channels without touching the screen. While in park, the vehicle failed to turn off as desired. The shift-to-park message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the entertainment center needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
Car won-??t go into park. This happened with my 2018 Acadia and now my 2019. It keeps saying shift to park for the car to turn off when it already is in park
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the transmission was shifted into park(P); however, the shift to park warning light was illuminated and the vehicle failed to shut off. The contact stated that the failure had worsened. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.
The steering assist code comes on, the temp gage goes down, and it-??s immediately hard to steer. All the lights come on, and drained the battery, this has happened several times
- Ceres, CA, USA
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Shift to park error every time I park my car. It takes multiple times of shifting and what not to get the vehicle to shut off. I will be making a appointment with my dealer.
Vehicle is constantly giving -??shift to park-?? error. The steering mechanism has also been compromised, and the vehicle makes persistent jerking motions with accelerating. This could be quite dangerous.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while shifting the into park(P), the message to -??Shift to Park-?? warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while parking and attempting to turn off the vehicle, the message "Shift to Park" was displayed, though the gear shift indicator had displayed that the vehicle was in park(P). The contact stated that she restarted the vehicle, shifted from park(P) to drive(D) continuously until the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.
I just purchased this vehicle and within a day, it was already giving an alert that something was wrong. Says "action required, shift to park". My car was in park. It was not shutting off due to the notification, which leads your battery to drain. The next day, as I was driving with my kids, the headlights start flickering, and then shut off. It left us driving in the dark and nearly causing a wreck because someone didn't see us coming because it was too dark. The dealership said they look at it, so I don't know what will happen moving forward. It's definitely not safe unless the issue is addressed.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling and shifting into park(P) the -??Shift to Park-?? message was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle was in the park(P). As a result, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the contact was not informed of the result. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.
2019 Acadia originally displayed a shift to park message at 12K miles and vehicle was still under warrantee. New shifter harness was installed and a wire harness jumper added. GM covered the cost of repairs. At the time I was told hopefully the repair fixes it but a chance it won't and will need to bring it back in. Two years later at 36K miles it occurred again but was out of bumper to bumper warrantee so GM would not cover and dealer would not give any discount. Both the dealer and the GM claim rep I talked to were not able to adequately explain why this is not considered in the powertrain warranty which is still valid. GM did reimburse 50% of the cost of repair but I am still out ~$380. This issue seems well documented across numerous models / years of GM products.
The electrical and gear shift failed, causing a problem that GMC calls -??shift to park.-?? Even when the car is placed in park, the car does not recognize that it was placed in park and cannot be turned off, preventing the driver from leaving the running car. This is a known problem that multiple dealers are aware of and there even appears to be a recall and lawsuits on the 2018 Acadias. However, on my 2019 Acadia, which has the same problem as the 2018 vehicle, this is a problem that costs hundreds of dollars to fix. This should be recalled because it renders the vehicle a safety hazard because it cannot be turned off and it is a known GMC problem that they refuse to fix.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after the transmission was shifted into park(P), the -??Shift to Park-?? message was displayed. The contact shifted the gear shifter into several other gears and was able to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Vehicle has been bucking and jerking when trying to accelerate. Going up a hill is scary (especially with my kids in the car) because it slows the car down trying to find a gear. Dealership says it's a torque converter but since so many Acadia's are being recalled for transmission issues, we feel ours should be included as well. Dealership is making us pay for a transmission flush which doesn't make sense because if it weren't for these issues, we wouldn't need to have a flush.
The car is is giving a warning to Shift to Park even though the car is in park. GMC says this is a known issue and could become a safety issue but is not coving under warranty or recall.
I have the shift to park error where my car is not recognizing that it is in park and will not shut off. I have been held hostage inside my car, late for work, etc because my car will not shut off because it is not registering that it-??s in park. Also, my breaks are unbareably loud with whatever switch they made to the -??new-?? brake material.
Vehicle will not shift to park. Have to engage the parking brake to ensure vehicle will not roll away after shifting to park. Becuase the vehicle isn't actually shifting into park l, the vehicle will not shut off which drains the battery and leads to being unable to turnover the engine.
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- Fort Worth, TX, USA