GMC Acadia dont start INTERMITTENTLY Faulty starter relay

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[@jerfost2]

Brilliant, simple solution to swap relays and test. Thx!

[@RBTheMechanic]

Glad it helped

[@brittknipp]

DUDE!! You just saved us hundreds of dollars! We've been struggling for a week trying to find out whats wrong with our 2014 Acadia... sure enough that was it! Thank you so much ❤ God Bless!

[@RBTheMechanic]

Nice I’m glad u found my video!!!

[@THETOPGLOCK]

What exactly was your 2014 doing? We are have intermittent no starts also on our 2016. New battery and new starter. Still does it time to time. Is the stater relay located in the same spot as the 2012s? Thanks

[@JustinMentionedIt]

@@THETOPGLOCKdid you figure it out?

[@THETOPGLOCK]

@@JustinMentionedIt It ended up being a bad “New” battery. I took it out and had it load tested at AutoZone. Battery was fine until it was under load. I returned the duralast battery and bought a EverStart Platinum AGM from Walmart. Car now starts faster then it ever has.

[@cardo1111]

Nice quick tip 👍🏽

[@codyfinnegan5424]

Thanks a lot man saved my butt

[@RBTheMechanic]

Welcome!!!

[@robertderekfeazel22]

Now see. That is a helpful video. It may or may not help me, but it is helpful. Direct, informative, and hell, he even broke it down. Kindergarten style for those who are less, we will say mechanically inclined. So you hopefully can follow instructions even if you can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Thanks

[@RBTheMechanic]

Yup !! It may help lot of people

[@user-yh9zm7hw7e]

Good night my 2021 acadia shuts down on its own while driving and then doesn’t start. We would try multiple things and “sometimes “ it starts again and drives for a while and shuts down again. Would it be similar to ur problem you had? Help plz 😢

[@Em-vn8xm]

Worked on my 09 acadia!

[@RBTheMechanic]

Nice job!!

[@robync3590]

Worked for me. 2011 Acadia.

[@RBTheMechanic]

Good job!!

[@JustinMentionedIt]

What was your Acadia doing?

[@robync3590]

@@JustinMentionedIt intermittent starting.

[@JustinMentionedIt]

@@robync3590 shoot this didn’t fix mine either bummer but I’m having same damage issue, I swear GM is trash

[@user-ru1hp5pt5j]

I’ve been having this issue with my 2017 Acadia, the car shuts off while driving and cranks after sitting a while. It also won’t crank if i turn the car off and then cranks after hours later. I was told it’s my starter, an electrical problem and the battery although I’ve just replaced it

[@RBTheMechanic]

These are known for electrical trouble I would check or start with replacing relay

[@user-ru1hp5pt5j]

@@RBTheMechanic thank you so much that’s what I’m going to start with

[@kseriesonly]

I’m having the same issue yesterday we went to the store and it was fine, came back and didn’t want to start up, after a few minutes it started up like nothing happen. Not sure if this would be the case?

[@RBTheMechanic]

Yeah seems like somthing similar we had this relay issue also it was coolent tem sensor once’s it cooled off sensor gave low ready it turned back on so it could be either or starter

[@kseriesonly]

@@RBTheMechanic ahhh ok ok next time it does it ima try the relay then sensor . Thank you for the help

[@carloschavez9861]

I have a 2018 gmc acadia, it has died on me 3 times, once about 4 months ago, used jumper cables, turned on right up, all good till yesterday, went to store got out, and dead, jumper cables again, and this morning...again....but now its all good, checked battery and apperantly its still good, so i dont know what it could be🥲

[@RBTheMechanic]

Check terminal connections most-likely u need to replace that battery

[@ambermichellenope9549]

I been having the same problem, I’m about to go change the thingy he did and if that don’t work, several other videos said it could be a molular ? Idk what exactly that means but we have changed the battery, belt, alternator and some grownd wire. The you tuned videos my kids father watched said it’s a hard thing to find or many mechanics ate not aware. Will try to post and if y’all know please advise.

[@RBTheMechanic]

@@ambermichellenope9549 this car is terrible always have customer come with issues we’ll try it we also had bad moduel which didn’t control intermittent

[@justineckard3665]

Just curious, do you know if the car would click when the owner tried to start it, or was it just silent? My mom is having trouble with her 2011 Acadia. She says it won't start, the key gets stuck, and she shuts the door, then the radio turns on, and it starts.

[@RBTheMechanic]

This was silent

[@andresdelatorre9805]

Mine doing the same thing lol

[@RBTheMechanic]

@@andresdelatorre9805 start with replacing the relay

[@betodavila6213]

sounds like ignition switch easy cheap fix

[@SalCiampa]

So was the symptom you turn the key, electrical switches on, but the starter doesn't come on. This happened once over the summer and just happened again two nights ago. If I waited like 5 min...then the car started. Thoughts??

[@RBTheMechanic]

Possability relay or maybe relay getting hot

[@SalCiampa]

mechanic said that alternator and starter voltages were fine...@@RBTheMechanic

[@javiermontoya8032]

I'm having this same issue. Were you able to get it fixed?

[@SalCiampa]

@@javiermontoya8032 no i wasn't. i have no idea what it could be....

[@ehabsalah3443]

❤

[@henryrich5706]

Did that still having the same problem

[@RBTheMechanic]

What’s going on

[@junioralfaro2054]

Mine keeps dieying can figure out why could this be it?

[@junioralfaro2054]

Cant**

[@RBTheMechanic]

Any codes?

[@1986Mr.Flores]

that is 2012 or older. 2013-16 are different.

[@RBTheMechanic]

2012

[@user-yh9zm7hw7e]

Good night my 2021 acadia shuts down on its own while driving and then doesn’t start. We would try multiple things and “sometimes “ it starts again and drives for a while and shuts down again. Would it be similar to ur problem you had? Help plz 😢

[@RBTheMechanic]

Prolly not this could be somthing else this is known for fuel pump moduel getting hot then it cools down and start that is a possibility