2007 GMC Acadia complaints

ON HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY AND DUE TO HIGH ENGINE REVVING AND NOT SHIFTING HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER 45 MPH. MERGING WAS DANGEROUS AND HAD TO DRIVE UNDER VERY BUSY CONDITIONS AND LEAVE THE HIGHWAY QUICKLY. DID SO LUCKILY AND RETURNED HOME SAFELY. ONCE HOME WITH SELF-PURCHASED DIAGNOSTICS TOOL READ ERROR CODES P0017, P0716 AND P0700, SOME PERTAINING TO TIMING CHAIN STRETCH (KNOWN ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE) AND TRANSMISSION PLATE ISSUES (ALSO KNOWN). GM HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME REGARDING THESE AND I CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING ABOUT WHAT APPEAR TO BE 2 MANUFACTURER-KNOWN (GMC) ISSUES REGARDING TIMING CHAIN STRETCH AND FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS RIGHT AT ABOUT THE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTIES EXPIRE. WE ARE JUST OVER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION OF 100,000 MILES ON POWERTRAIN AND ARE STARING AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE AND A CAR WE JUST DON'T TRUST ANYMORE. *TR

TWICE, IN A MATTER OF 24 HOURS, AS WE WERE PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED ABRUPTLY. FORTUNATELY WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. FOLLOWING EACH INCIDENT THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST AS QUICKLY AS BOTH PROBLEMS OCCURRED, THEY DISAPPEARED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH WIRING ISSUES. SOMETIMES THE SPEAKERS WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES THE WARNING SYSTEMS (I.E BACK-UP ALARM, KEYS IN IGNITION, LOW FUEL LEVEL, DOOR AJAR, ETC.) SOUNDS AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TWO YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGHT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE CAR HAS LEAKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME AT THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT AND IT CONTINUES TO LEAK. RECENTLY, THE LEAK HAS STARTED TO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL WORKINGS OF THE CAR. THE FLOOR HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH WATER AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, WATER WILL POUR FROM THE CEILING, SOAKING THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGERS. THE WATER WILL RUN DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IMPACTS VISIBILITY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING JERKS AND BUMPS WHEN SHIFTING. PASSENGERS NOTED THERE WAS ISSUES ALSO. LOSES POWER GOING UP HILLS. TOOK IT TO COCHRAN PONTIAC FOR TWO YEARS AND DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION, SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND WAS JERKING. ENGINE LIGHT, ANTILOCK BRAKING, NO REAR SENSORS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHTS ARE NOW ON AFTER ANOTHER DEALER FIXED TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO PAY $1,500 AND I SHOULD HAVE NOT PAID ANYTHING. I DID NOT HAVE THESE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WHEN I WENT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED AND THE DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THEM. RECENTLY, MY CAR LOST POWER AND DIED ON A BLIND DANGEROUS CURVE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. I WAS AFRAID TO GET HIT AND FELT MY CAR WAS UNSAFE. WE PUT GAS IN AND WOULD NOT START AND ENGINE WAS HOT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER AFTER TWO WEEKS FROM GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND TOLD DEALER TRANSMISSION HAS NOISES IN IT AND ENGINE WAS HOT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF GAS AND RUNS NOW, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUES NOTED ABOVE FOR ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE DASH BOARD. THE GAS WAS NOT THE ISSUE BEFORE CAR WAS TOWED SINCE WE PUT GAS IN THERE WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. THIS 2007 ACADIA HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE 2011 THAT CONTINUE TO PRESENT AND THIS SUV IS KNOWN TO HAVE MANY RECALLS AND IS UNSAFE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS BY THE CUSTOMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT WIRES WERE BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,060.

WAS RAINING HARD AND COMING HOME WHEN THE REAR OVERHEAD LIGHT STARTED LEAKING WATER OUT AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING CAME ON AND WAS SHOWING I WAS LOSING PRESSURE SO SLOWED DOWN IN TIME WHERE THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. TOOK IN TO GET FIXED AND HE FOUND THAT TWO OTHERS WERE CRACKED SO THEY COULD GO BAD AS WELL. LUCKILY WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY WHEN TIRE DEFLATED. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP TWO MONTHS AGO SO TOOK TO GM TO GET FIXED. THEY PUT NEW COMPUTER IN AND STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CAR WAS FINE BUT NOW SHAKES VERY BADLY WHEN ACCELERATION FROM 20-40 MPH. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. STOPPED AT LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. TURNED THE CORNER. HAD TO PULL INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STUCK UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HE HAD SEEN WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. ALSO, IF YOU GOOGLE 2007 ACADIA TRANSMISSION, YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL, SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AT APPROX. 25MPH AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON RANDOMLY TO APPLY POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THANK GOD I HAD JUST LEFT HOME! NEVER, EVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC NOR THE DEALER REGARDING POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN (NOW GOING ON APPROX 8 MOS. BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD APPROX. $3,500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SADDEST PART ... I DON'T EVEN HAVE A NOTIFICATION AS TO WHERE TO TAKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. HAD GMC FIX THE TRANSMISSION BUT I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET AS IT WAS UNDER MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY BUT PAST THE DATE BY A FEW MONTHS. TODAY 5/2/14, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN 1 YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AFTER THEY FIXED IT. GMC SAYS THEY ONLY WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR. UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED BY GMC TWICE WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS AND UNDER 115,000 MILES. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL KEEPS WARNING THAT THE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB WAS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE HOUSING TO MELT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,600.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. HAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO FIX. CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT COVER 2007, BUT 2007 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 2008 AND BEYOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 GMC ACADIA...IT HAS 62000 MILES ON IT & JUST IN MARCH WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND(& YOU COULD FEEL IT WHEN YOU BRAKED) LIKE IT NEEDED NEW BRAKES BUT BRAKE PADS WERE LIKE NEW. AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE, & SERVICE STABILITRACK MESSAGE CAME ON TOO & IT STARTED JERKING WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES LIKE THE ABS BRAKES WERE KICKING IN. SO WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S & THEY TURNED THE ROTARS & ROTATED MY TIRES & WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT RODE LIKE A DUNE BUGGY. TOOK IT BACK & SAID IT NEEDED NEW STRUTS CAUSE "SOMETHING" STAYED IN A LOCKED POSITION OR ANOTHER. SO THEN WE GOT IT BACK & THE SCRUBBING NOISE/FEELING CAME BACK WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN SO THEN THEY FINALLY JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON IT & SO FAR SO GOOD $1000 LATER! NOW, THIS MORNING I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU & IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I TRIED TO GO FORWARD & I HAD TO LOOK TO SEE IF I MOVED THE GEARS & THEN I NOTICED THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT BARELY WANTED TO GO & THE RPMS JUST KEPT GETTING HIGHER & HIGHER & IT WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE SO I PULLED OVER & HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS & CODES PO700 & PO716 POWER TRAIN DETECTED MALFUNCTION TRANSMISSIONS & TRANSMISSION NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED!! I NOTICED AFTER SHE RAN THE TEST MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT CHANGED BACK TO NORMAL WHILE RUNNING SO I CUT IT OFF & BACK ON & IT DROVE OK BACK HOME BUT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & I'M JUST SICK TO MY STOMACH OVER THIS! IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A BROKEN WAV

IN 2010 I REPORTED A NOISE IN THE STEERING. GMC DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ROD NEEDED REPLACED. THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING AWAY THE STEERING STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT THE STEERING ROD CAUSING THE ISSUE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND THEY DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID. THEY ADDED FLUID AND IT TEMPORARILY CAUSED THE NOISE TO GO AWAY. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH TWO SEPARATE GMC DEALERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS. FINALLY NOW THAT MY ACADIA HAS 55,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE NOISE IS THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1450 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME UP AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY GMC MANUFACTURER SINCE THIS WAS AN ISSUE EARLY ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. GMC IS ALSO HAVING ISSUE WITH STEERING COLUMN IN 2009 -2012 GMC AUTOMOBILES SO THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN LOW GEAR CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *JS

WHILE ROUNDING A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, POWER STEERING GOT EXTREMELY STIFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR. I GOT HOME, CHECKED THE FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND REPAIRS. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED "WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEMS ON THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY TYPICALLY FAIL IN THE 70 TO 90 THOUSAND MILE RANGE." THEN THEY WANTED $2000 FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRS WHICH ARE GETTING DONE CHEAPER AT MY LOCAL GARAGE. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS, IS THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO SPEND HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE SAME ACTION THE COMPANY TOOK IN THE IGNITION ISSUE THEY ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH. YES, I AM ANGRY AT GM FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT, BUT THAT IS NOT WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I AM WRITING TO YOU, BECAUSE I AM A FIRST RESPONDER, AND SEE FIRST HAND WHAT CAN HAPPENS WITH SAFETY ISSUES TO VEHICLES. WHAT IF THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT CARS, OTHER THAN HOW TO FUEL AND DRIVE THEM SAFELY? WHAT IF IT WAS A FAMILY AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT? I UNDERSTAND ALL HYPOTHETICALS, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE NONE THE LESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WAVE PLATE BROKE AND TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT. *TR

POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL IN LOW SPEEDS OR WARM WEATHER. POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED BY DEALER TO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN 2013 PER DEALER BULLETIN AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2007 GMC ACADIA, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND WATER GETS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THAT REASON. THEY PUT SOME KIND OF PROTECTION BEHIND BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL; IT STIFFENS UP AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS EVEN AFTER I HAVE PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. IT WILL EASE UP A BIT, THEN CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EVEN MAKES A SOUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WHEEL. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT SOMETHING KEEPS MAKING THE TEMPERATURE HANDLE GO ALL THE WAY ON HOT AND A TERRIBLE FUME SMELL IS RELEASED AND ITS LIKE THE TRUCK IS OVER-HEATING. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE ELECTRIC: POWER WINDOWS WORK SOMETIMES, RADIO WORKS SOMETIMES, DVD PLAYER WORKS SOMETIMES, ETC. THIS BECOMES ANNOYING TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A "SOMETIME" VEHICLE. I WANT A RELIABLE AND SAFE VEHICLE TO RIDE MY FAMILY IN. I ALSO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT SOMETIMES DELAYS PRIOR TO STARTING. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN CAR CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS IT DRIPS ALL OVER, DOWN THE WINDSHIELD, AND OUT OF THE LIGHTS AND DVD MONITOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,300.

2007 GMC ACADIA WITH 108,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. CODE GENERATED WAS THE "SHIFT SOLENOID STUCK OPEN". TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL TOTALLY FAIL SOON AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILD AT A COST OF $4500. THE TRANSMISSION GUY SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY TO GET OVER 100,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY USUALLY FAIL BETWEEN 80-90,000 MILES. HE STATED IT WAS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR A TRANSMISSION AND INADEQUATE PARTS WERE USED INSIDE. NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. RESEARCHING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM'S ATTITUDE IS THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP AND IT'S YOUR PROBLEM, SO YOU MUST PAY FOR OUR DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO SERVICE GARAGE AND SAID WOULD NEED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN FEB/2012. I PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND THEY HIT ME AT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND DRIVERS DOOR. I WAS STOPPED AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF IN THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT AT LEAST THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO HOME MY TRUCK JUST WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH I WOULD PULL OVER FOR CARS BEHIND ME TO PASS AFTER I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING BUT IT WOULD DO THE SAME GLAD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THEIR. I GOT HOME SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND TRIED TO TURN BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND REPLACED IT AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK KNOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE MOTOR THAT IS BAD IT IS EMBARRASSING TO HAVE A TRUCK IN YOUR DRIVEWAY THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE AND STILL OWE HAVE THE AMOUNT OF WHAT IT WAS SOLD TO US. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON 2007 BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MOTOR THAT WAS PUT INTO THEM AS I READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PRICE THESE TRUCKS GO FOR NEW OR USED SUPPOSE ABLY IT IS A HIGH QUALITY VEHICLE AND ITS SAD THAT THEIR IS SO MANY BAD REVIEWS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS GM KNOWS THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN SAY I WILL GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY YOU ARE TALKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL TURN OFF & ON - SENSOR IN SEAT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT OR IF THEY SHIFT THEIR WEIGHT OR MOVE IN ANY WAY IT WILL TURN THE AIRBAG OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, GOING DOWN HILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MID-WAY DOWN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER SAYING "ENGINE FAILURE, POWER OFF" AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WELL AND I HAD TO STAND IN THE SEAT TO USE ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON, NO ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A BP GAS STATION WITH GARAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRED MY CAR AND RESET THE SENSORS. NINE MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN AGAIN, IN NORTH EAST WASHINGTON DC WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE ONE TIME. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND ON THE DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A LESS OF AN INCLINE OF A HILL. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE HILL GOING DOWN. SAME AS BEFORE, NO GAS AND NO STEERING ABILITY. I WAS TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE AS CARS COMING OVER THE HILL WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING US. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GLIDE DOWN THE HILL TO THE SHELL STATION. THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL MOMENTUM SO I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION AND WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT

I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE WORK DON ON THE TRANSMISSION AND YESTERDAY IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS WENT HIGH BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD WENT BAD AND IT COST ME $1400.00...AT 83,00 MILES???? I THINK GMC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TERRIBLE WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2007 ACADIA. *TR

LEFT FOR WORK IN THE MORNING WITH HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING BEHIND RAIN, AND PULLED OUT DRIVEWAY GOT A FEW BLOCKS DOWN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2007 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GMC ACADIA. AT 94,000 MILES I DON'T THINK THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT CAME WITH A 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS. I KNOW GMC HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO LATER MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE INJUSTICE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $4500.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A REPUTABLE AAMCO SHOP THAT THE ONLY PLACE THIS CAN BE FIXED IS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CODES TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WORK TOGETHER. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, IN THE MIDDLE OF TUNNEL TRUCK TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IN PANEL " REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND REDUCED THE VELOCITY BY ITSELF TO 10MPH. I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN , STARTED RUNNING BUT IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE RUNNING, DID THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN EVERY SERVICE AND WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. REPLACED ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REPLACE IPC, COULD HAVE KILLED US AND OTHERS. ALSO ENGINE WAS REMOVED TO REPAIR ENGINE FRONT COVER LEAK AT 39,000, NOW AT 85,000 SAME LEAK REPAIR IS REQUIRED AT COST OF $2926. THAT MEANS EVERY 40,000 MILES YOU NEED TO SPEND $3000 AND HAVE ENGINE REMOVED. POWER STEERING ALWAYS MADE WHINING NOISE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS NORMAL. AT 85,000 WAS TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION GEARS NEED REPLACEMENT AND I AM SURE THE PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS WELL $2000. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COULD NOT STOP ON EXIT WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, STABILTRAK LIGHT ON COULD HAVE KILLED US OR SOMEONE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AFTER ENGINE WAS PUT BACK IN FROM 1ST REPAIR OF FRONT COVER ENGINE SEAL. TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCH YOU CAN HEAR IT, BUT THEY ONLY ADDED THRUST WASHERS. REAR LIFTGATE - WHILE LOADING GROCERIES LIFT GATE FREE FELL CLOSED ON DAUGHTERS HEAD. WAS TOLD REAR LIFT GATE SHOCKS FAILED. COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. DON'T BUY IT. *TR

WAS PASSING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SEVERELY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND THEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AT FIRST. A COUPLE OF THE GEARS SEEMED TO SLIP IN DRIVE AND REVERSE HAD A SHUTTER. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS A WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS MESSED UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE...FIRST NOTICED CAR HESITATED ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR GETTING ON INTERSTATE AND RPMS WOULD JUMP UP TO 4-5K THEN HESITATION IN ACCELERATING BEFORE JUMPING INTO FEAR...THEN LATER INCREASED RPMS AT30MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT WOULD GO DAYS/WEEKS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. AFTER TAKING TO SHOP AND RESEARCHING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL...WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN TCM ( POOR QUALITY PART) THIS IS SO DANGEROUS....AFTER FIRST INCIDENT I BECAME MORE AWARE OF HOW THE CAR WOULD BEHAVE AND WAS BETTER PREPARED WHEN IT DECIDED TO JUMP INTO A HIGHER GEAR OR HESITATE. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW AND THANKFULLY MY FAMILY STAYED SAFE. TOO MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO BE IGNORED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND THE GEARS SLAMMED INTO GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO FIRST GEAR AS OF NOW. SEEMS IT MAY BE THE WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

GOING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ..ABOUT GOT RUN OVER BY TRANSFER TRUCK BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD ...TOOK TO SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED ..APPARENTLY LIKE 100S OF THEM DO ON THE ACADIA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 5:05PM ON THE 5 NORTH FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ACCELERATION. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS MORE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED UP TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ON MY GAUGE, BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER SO I HAD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO THE EXIT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AS MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH. AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED AT THE NEAREST SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STUCK SOLENOID. AFTER I GOT THAT FIXED, 4 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THEY WILL HAVE TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO A BROKEN WAVE PLATE, WHICH WILL COST ME AT LEAST $2800, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. *TR

WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE FROM CHURCH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, AND SPEED WOULD NOT GET ABOVE 30 MPH. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. OTHER SITES HAVE LISTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRING IN VARIOUS ACADIA'S AS WELL. A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR AS IT IS OVER $4,000. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS FULL FAILURE, DEALERS SAID THAT WAVE PLATE WENT OUT DESTROYING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. $4300 REPAIR AT GMC DEALERSHIP. *TR

BOUGHT WITH 58K MILES ON IT, 9/2012. PROBLEMS BEGAN THE FOLLOWING APRIL. SITTING AT RED LIGHTS, THE TRUCK WOULD STALL OUT AT ACCELERATION, OCCASIONALLY NOT RESTARTING IMMEDIATELY. DEALERS COULDN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM BRIEFLY STOPPED, AND NOW IT HAS RETURNED AND IS FAR WORSE. WHILE DRIVING, IT SHAKES AND JERKS LIKE A NEW DRIVER LEARNING TO USE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SEVERAL TIMES THE TRUCK HAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY ON HIGHWAYS WHILE CRUISING AT OR AROUND 70MPH OR ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED HOME 3 TIMES THIS MONTH FROM THIS ISSUE, I REFUSED TO TAKE IT TO A GMC DEALER BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP PAYING $109 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING (TWICE ALREADY). I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED INDEPENDENTLY AND IT'S GIVEN ME CODES 7EA AND 7E8. THE SECOND CODE DOESN'T GIVE A DIAGNOSIS. IN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS FAILED TO START 4 TIMES AND I'VE BEEN KEEPING VIDEO BLOGS TO RECORD WHAT IT IS OR ISN'T DOING. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, NOT OPERABLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE ISN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A RECALL, BUT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TWICE IT STRANDED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ON INTERSTATES. ON 10/30/13 (ON OUR ANNIVERSARY, OUT OF TOWN NONE THE LESS) IT SHUT OFF AND WE HAD TO GET PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER...VERY EMBARRASSING! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! EVERYBODY CAN'T BE TELLING THE SAME LIE! ALSO, THE "SERVICE AIRBAGS" NOTICE JUST STARTED SHOWING. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON HWY 78 IN LOGANVILLE GA WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT CAUSING US TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. WHEN I GOT TO MY DEALERSHIP I ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ACADIA AND HE SAID VERY CANDIDLY YES. HE FURTHER SAID AS THE MILEAGE GETS HIGHER ON THESE MODELS HE EXPECTS NUMEROUS BREAKDOWNS. MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND THIS IS HER CAR. WHAT IF I HADN'T BEEN DRIVING. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE GM ADMITS THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THEY WILL BREAK BUT WHEN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH IN TOWN, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT BOGGED DOWN, ODOMETER STILL SHOWED 40MPH BUT I WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, CAR BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, CAR BEHIND HIM SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, I WAS HONKED AT ALL THE WHILE I AM PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER 10 OR 12 SECONDS IT WENT FORWARD WITH THE RPM'S GOING VERY HIGH AND MPH WENT TO 50 AND BACK TO 40 IMMEDIATELY AND I WENT FORWARD. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ JUST TODAY, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND OCCASIONALLY IT WILL SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HESITATES ALL THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN GOING UP HILLS. ERRATICALLY CHANGES GEARS EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, LIKE IT IS NOT SURE WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT WILL NOT CHANGE OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND IT WILL STAY THIS WAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IT TURNED OFF AND LEFT ALONE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY AFTER IT IS DRIVEN ABOUT 50 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE SHIFT SOLENOID REPLACED ($450 EXPENSE) WHICH IS THAT THE CODE SAID WAS WRONG, AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR HELP ANYTHING. *TR

WAVE PLATE BROKE INTO PIECES IN TRANSMISSION IN NOV 2011 WITH 75,000 MILES. NOW SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION IN OCTOBER 2013 WITH 102,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH FAMILY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD MADE A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT DUSK. GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. WE WERE 2 MONTHS PAST OUR 100 K 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND GM WOULD ONLY GIVE A SMALL DISCOUNT ON A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. NOT ONCE DID THEY ASK ABOUT OUR SAFETY. *TR