2007 GMC Acadia complaints

THE VEHICLE FIRST STARTED FINE, HOWEVER, COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ONCE STARTING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THREE TIMES, IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO DROP OFF MY KIDS AT SCHOOL, THE VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THEN SECOND GEAR. EACH TIME I STEPPED ONTO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THEN ABOUT 30 MPH. OF COURSE, THIS SITUATION IS HIGHTLY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. AT ONE POINT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND EVERYONE SAID IT WAS FIXED, I DROVE 3.5 HOURS TO PICK UP MY STEP-DAUGHTER AND WAS LEFT STRANDED THERE, DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE IT WENT IN FOR THE FIRST THREE TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT 9MOSTLY IN) THE SHOP FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF MONTHS, WITH EACH REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION, IT GOES ON A TEST DRIVE AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. *TR

I'M HAVING CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I'VE SPENT &2000. SO FAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE GMC DEALER HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY TELLING ME I'M HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES REGARDING THE TOTAL WAVE PLATE OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS EFFECTING OTHER AREAS OF THE CARE. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS A LEMON-MAKE. THAT IT WAS BUILT FAULTY & GMC KNOWS IT. THEY HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND REFUSE TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. I STILL OWE 18,000 ON THIS TRUCK. I'M PAYING TWO MORTGAGES AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW I WILL MAKE IT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. THE MAKER OF THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTS NOT THE CONSUMER. DO TO THIS ISSUE GM ISSUED AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM BUT THE DEALER SHIPS WON'T ENGAGE IN THIS. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2007 ACADIA, JUST A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE ITS 5 YR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SUDDENLY STARTED OVER-REVVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO CERTAIN GEARS. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GMC ACADIA. THIS APPEARS TO BE CALLED THE "WAVE-PLATE" FAILURE. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BETWEEN 50-70K MILEAGE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE I AM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND GMC INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY COMMON, AND A SAFETY RISK AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACADIA HAS DIED. MY WIFE WENT TO PICKUP OUR SON FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE CAR DROVE FINE ON THE WAY OVER. WHEN THEY GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. SHE COULD MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF TO GO ASK FOR HELP. WHEN SHE STARTED IT AGAIN, IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND HAD A WHINING SOUND. WHEN READING THE CODES, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: P0700 POWERTRAIN - TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, P0752 SHIFT SOLENOID "A" STUCK ON, & P0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID "C" STUCK ON. I HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC YET SO I DON'T KNOW THE REAL PROBLEM. THE TOW TRUCK IS TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TOMORROW. I'LL HAVE TO UPDATE ONCE I GET THE DIAGNOSIS. 67K MILES SEEMS A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE LOSING THE TRANSMISSION. *LN UPDATED 1/10/2014 *JS

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WE HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR A FEW MIN AND THEN WENT OFF ABOUT 5 MIN LATER ABOUT 2 DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 81,246 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AFTER A RAINSTORM OR CONTACT WITH WATER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S ROOF LEAKS TREMENDOUSLY, NEAR FRONT SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD COLUMN ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND AROUND THE REAR SUNROOF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED OVER 3 TIMES BY A GM DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THE REPAIRS DON'T REALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE'S INTERIOR AND AC NOW SMELLS LIKE MOLD/MILDEW, AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTHY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD MAKE VERY LOUD SOUND AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN GOING BEYOND 20 MPH, I WAS TERRIFIED OF PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FEARING THAT I WOULD BE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE OF CARS TRAVELING 70 + MPH AND MY CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR!! AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR A 3RD TIME. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT NO CODES WERE COMING UP AND REFUSED TO LISTEN TO ME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE CAR I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME IN THE CAR TO FEEL AND HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON IN WHICH HE DID. I TOLD HIM THAT THE WAVE PLATE WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS SO I WAS PRETTY SURE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HE SAID DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THOSE BLOGS. WELL A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE WAVE PLATE WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT!!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SEVERAL REASONS, POWER STEERING IS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED, AND IS MAKING THE SAME SOUND AGAIN THAT IT WAS MAKING THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. I AM ALMOST TO THE END OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HOLD MY BREATH EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR PRAYING THAT MY TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO OUT AGAIN, HORRIBLE TO HAVE THIS FEELING ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECALL THESE 2007 ACADIA'S BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR FAMILY'S LIVES! THANKS SO MUCH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING LOCK UP . MY WIFE ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT THIS HAPPEN TWICE IT ALSO HAPPEN TO ME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM THEY GAVE ME A PAPER ABOUT INTERMITTENT STIFF STEERING I TOLD THEM THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WE JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A YEAR AGO FOR 20.000 DOLLARS

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HAD LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LEAVING ME AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

IT ALL STARTED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TO 30 MPH FROM A STOPEED SPEED AND RPM'S FLEW UP TO 3,000 AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN TO A NORMAL RANGE WHILE CONTINUED ACCERATION OR COASTING. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON AND PULL OVER TO TURN CAR OFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. TURN CAR BACK ON AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. PROBLEM WOULD SHOW UP RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING BUT THEN WOULD STOP IF CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON ALMOST LIKE A RESET. THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHERE RPM'S WOULD GO FROM 1500 TO 3000 AND WOULD JERK CAR DOWN TO 2500 WHEN FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE PEDAL. WOULD RANDOMLY GO BACK A FORTH FROM 1500- 3000 DURING CONSISTENT SPEEDS. EVEN WHILE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IT WAS NEVER AN "EVERY TIME WE DROVE" THING. THEN AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF HAVING THIS PROBLEM A MESSAGE POPS UP SAYING "TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE ENGINE" THAT IS WHEN IT REALLY WORRIED ME. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY $199.95 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATING THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BAD AND OTHER INTERNAL FAILURES EXSISTED AND WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TO REBUILD WOULD BE $4900 OR A NEW ONE $6200. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE REGARDING TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 07 AND 08 ACADIA'S IT SEEMS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ON GM'S PART. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND IS FRUSTRATING TO SEE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANKFULLY WE WEREN'T STRANDED ANYWHERE WITH OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN. SAFETY SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR GM.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE RPM WOULD SPIKE TO 4,000 OR 5,000 EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I DROVE THE CAR RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP LATER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT! THESE CARS SEEM TO HAVE A COMMON PREMATURE FAILURE WITH A WAVE PLATE THAT IS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN...I HAD NO DRIVING POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, PUT MY CAR IN PARK, STARTED IT AGAIN, WENT ABOUT 30FT AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO A GMC DEALER AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT MANY GMC ACADIA'S TRANSMISSIONS HAVE GONE OUT AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE. THE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY! I HAVE READ THAT THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS HAVE THE DEFECTS AND THEY FIXED THE DEFECTS IN 2009. *TR

WE WERE HEADING HOME FROM FT. DAVIS AND WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING. WE WERE GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD CONTACTED ONSTAR WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AND THE DIAGNOSTICS CONFIRMED THAT IS WAS THE TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN. WE EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN PECOS, TX AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME, AND ONSTAR, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY CLOSING FOR THE DAY. WE GOT THERE BEFORE NOON AND THEY STILL DIDN'T WANT TO RUN TESTS OR ANYTHING, BUT THEY DID SAY I COULD LEAVE MY VEHICLE AND THEY COULD WORK ON IT COME MONDAY. WE HAD PUT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP, BUT ONCE WE STARTED THE CAR WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT...WE WERE ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME AND TWO REPAIR SHOPS BOTH CONFIRMED THAT. THE SECOND GUY EVEN SAID THAT HE'S HAD TO REBUILD/REPLACE AT LEAST 4 TRANSMISSIONS AND I HAD MISSED THE RECALL BY ONE YEAR. FUNNY THING IS I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER BEING NOTIFIED OF ANY TRANSMISSION RECALL, BUT I HAVE RECEIVED OTHERS. I HAVEN'T EVEN FOUND ANY ONLINE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ONGOING AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP! *TR

THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE WATER PUMP, REPLACED IT AND 2 MONTHS LATER OUT WENT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND TIMING CHAIN. NOW, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. GOING ROUNDS WITH GM TO GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 63K MILES ON IT! THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE IN EVERY WHICH WAY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL GO OUT NEXT. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING RELIABLE AND SAFE AND THIS ACADIA HAS BEEN EVERYTHING BUT THAT. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. LET THE GAME BEGIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS SO UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I AM A HARD WORKING WOMAN WHO DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 13 YEARS AND HAD NONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS ACADIA THAT I PAID TWICE AS MUCH FOR! SO, TO ANYONE WANTING TO PURCHASE AN ACADIA, DO RECONSIDER, EVEN AS DEPENDABLE AS YOU FEEL YOUR DEALERSHIP MAY BE...IT WILL BE A LEMON IN THE LONG RUN. BE PREPARED TO GET YOUR GLOVES ON IN THE RING WITH GMC AS I'M CURRENTLY DOING...AS I'M DRIVING A DEALERSHIP LOANER, FOR 2 DAYS NOW...GOOD LUCK! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,749. PDATED 09/23/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 07/2/2013. AFTER ADDING A HALF QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL UNTIL 08/12/2013. *JS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN SHE FELT A JERK IN THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT THAT HAD TURNED RED AND THEREFORE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE HIGHWAY IS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND SHE WAS IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND PHONE FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AFTER SITTING FOR A SHORT TIME, HOWEVER I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE AND COULD NOT GET IN GEAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MP AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULDN'T, IT WAS IF MY GEARS WERE STUCK AND I WAS DRIVING AN AUTOMATIC! THE CAR WAS REVVING LIKE CRAZY AND DRIVING VERY FUNNY AND ALL I COULD DO WAS SLOW DOWN AND THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME HONKING AND TAILING ME! THERE WAS NO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OFF TO SO I PRAYED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE CAME TO MY RESCUE AND WE CALLED CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. THE REVERSE WENT OUT IN THE ACADIA AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH IT IN REVERSE SO WE COULD LIMP IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP (DRIVING UNDER 30MP) THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT HAS SINCE EXPIRED SO WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. WE KEEP UP ON MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE SO WE WERE SHOCKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL! I WAS SCARED THAT MY GIRLS AND I WOULD BE HURT! WE WERE QUOTED BETWEEN $3,500 OR $4,800 FOR EITHER REBUILDING OR REPLACING TRANSMISSION. MANY REVIEWS SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH OTHERS HAVE PAID TO RE-DO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ON GMC ACADIA THAT IT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS AGAIN. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF ACADIA (MANY PAYMENTS STILL) BUT I FEEL UNSAFE KEEPING IT. OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO THEM. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OR FELT SO UNSAFE BEFORE. *TR

WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP WITH THE FAMILY, MY 2007 GMC ACADIA STARTED TO HESITATE AND BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A GMC DEALER AND HAVE A BROKEN 3/5/REVERSE (35R) WAVEPLATE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SUDDEN UNANNOUNCED LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS, COULD BE A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC EVENT FOR THE CAR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES, TRUCKS AND BUSES, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, AS THERE MAY BE NO WAY AVOID GETTING IN AN CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT WITH THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS COULD BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IN HIGH VOLUME RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AT NIGHT OR UNDER WEATHER IMPAIRED CONDITIONS (I.E, FOG, RAIN OR SNOW). AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND GM IS QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THIS WAVEPLATE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IN ALL MODELS WITH THE SAME DRIVETRAIN PLATFORM, BUT HAVE DONE LITTLE TO STEP UP AND REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY (5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES) YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIRS, SUFFER A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE AND ARE PUTTING YOURSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT GREAT RISK. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP BRING THIS ISSUE TO HEAD, AS GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS WAVEPLATE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AS IT PRESENT A SERIOUS EXPOSURE AND LIAB

WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO COURT TO FINALIZE THE ADOPTION OF A BABY GIRL THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2007 GMC ACADIA WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD GOING OVER A BRIDGE WHEN IT WENT OUT. WE NOW HAVE IT IN THE SHOP WAITING TO SEE HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST TO REPAIR. I WAS LOOKING ON HERE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION SINCE IT WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING TO FIND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL OF THE ACADIA. I CANT FIGURE OUT WHY GM WILL NOT COMPENSATE ALL OR PART OF THE COST SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR MODEL. IF THERE IS ANY COMPENSATION AVAILABLE OR RECOURSE WE CAN TAKE PLEASE LET US KNOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUE SHIFTING. AT ANOTHER TIME WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. UPON LIGHT TURNING GREEN PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE HAS 83,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION!! *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS ACADIA USED IN APRIL 2010 WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES. IN EARLY JULY 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AS OF JULY 15, 2012. ON AUGUST 1, 2013, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND THE RADIO WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED & CLOSED (POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS). WE'VE ASKED OUR GMC DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE ELECTRIC, BUT EACH TIME THEY SAY NOTHING SHOWS ANY ERRORS ON THEIR COMPUTER TESTS. WITH THE RECENT ISSUE IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION (AGAIN!) WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SITES FROM OTHER 2007 ACADIA OWNERS STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT IT IS REPETITIVE. IF THIS HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD AND KNOWN PROBLEM, THIS WAS NOT SHARED BY OUR DEALERSHIP. GIVEN OUR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND WILL LIKELY HAVE A 3RD TRANSMISSION IN ITS 6 YEAR AGE, THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE I FEEL SAFE HAVING MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN CONTINUE TO RIDE IN. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR OPTIONS ARE VERY LIMITED FINANCIALLY TO FIND A VEHICLE ALLOWING FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPACE NEEDED FOR 2 CAR SEATS IN ADDITION TO OUR 9 YEAR OLD BOOSTER SEAT (NORMALLY CANNOT SEAT THEM IN ONE ROW SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE). AT THIS POINT, WE ARE RESEARCHING ALL OPTIONS TO GET OUT OF THIS ACADIA AS WE CANNOT SINK MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING SAFELY AND NOT KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE WHINE IN THE STEERING. I ASKED THE SALESMAN AND HE SAID THAT NOISE WAS TYPICAL WITH ACADIA'S AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A DIFFERENT DEALER RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT ON VACATION, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. DID THAT EVEN THOUGH WE WERE DELAYED GOING ON VACATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD IT REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES AS WELL. ALSO HAVE HAD LEAKS IN THE SUNROOF THAT CONTINUE TO RETURN, AND HAVE NOW MESSED UP MY POWER WINDOW CONTROLS TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOT CONTROL ANY OF THE OTHER WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS, AND NOW THE SOLENOIDS ARE BEING REPLACED AS WELL. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR IT HAD RIGHT AT 54K MILES ON IT AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT COVERED MY POWER STEERING PUMP ISSUES, BUT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE REST. I WILL HAVE NOW PUT ALMOST $3K INTO REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE VERY TYPICAL WITH THIS CAR, BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET. *TR

WE WERE 50 MILES FROM HOME ON A VACATION WITH OUR TWIN 2 YEAR OLDS AND 7 YEAR OLD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FIRST IT SAID "TRANSMISSION HOT, LEAVE ENGINE ON IDLE". SO WE SAT FOR 10 MINUTES. IT WENT AWAY, THOUGHT WE WERE OK, KEPT DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 15 MINUTES AND COMPLETE FAILURE. WE WERE STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (DETOURED ROAD TOOK US BACK ROADS). COULDN'T GET A TOW. HUNGRY, HOT AND THIRSTY LITTLE BOYS. COPS GOT CALLED ON US BECAUSE WE ENDED UP BEING ON SOMEONE'S PROPERTY WE SHOULDN'T BE. TOTAL MESS. EMBRACED, HOT, IRRITATED AND SO ANGRY. $15,000 OWED ON A VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE A $3600 TRANSMISSION! SERIOUSLY?!?! WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS BY MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND WASN'T WITH ME. OR IT CAUSED A WRECK WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. GMC WON'T HELP BECAUSE WE ARE PASSED WARRANTY. APPARENTLY AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF I FIX IT I'M STUCK WITH A CAR I DON'T TRUST AND OWE TOOOOO MUCH MONEY ON FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH AND OH GREAT PUT IN THE SAME [XXX] TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED THE FIRST TIME AND COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GMC- RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THIS HAPPENS FAR TOO MUCH FOR THERE NOT TO BE A LAWSUIT OR RECALL ON THIS ITEM. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! PLUS OBVIOUSLY NO VACATION, OUR MONEY GOT TO GO INTO A CAR WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT THIS MUCH MONEY INTO. DISAPPOINTED ON SO MANY LEVELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *T

AS I WAS TAKING A FAMILY TRIP, I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH SOME STEEPER GRADES WHEN THE VEHICLE RPMS WERE REGISTERING VERY HIGH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS EVEN WHEN MY TRAVEL SPEED SLOWED DOWN. ON MY DISPLAY A WARNING CAME ON SAYING TO IDLE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HOT' I THEN PULLED OVER IN A VERY BUSY ROAD AND LET THE VEHICLE IDLE FOR 10 MIN IT THEN SHUT OFF BUT HAD VERY WEIRD DRIVING CHARACTERISTIC THE REST OF THE WAY. THIS INCLUDED WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD IT FELT LIKE THE CLUTCH WOULD POP AND JERK THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DID SHIFT. THANKFULLY AS WE GOT CLOSER TO A TOWN THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT ONSTAR AND THEY GAVE US THE CODES ALL RELATING TO THE VEHICLE WAVE PLATE FAILURE. I THEN HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER OUT IN THE TOWN WE WERE VISITING AT THE TIME WHICH WAS A MAJOR HEADACHE. THIS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE BARLEY HAD OVER 50,000 MILES AND GMC IS SUPPOSED TO BE A UPGRADE FOR GM. SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT RECALLING ALL 2007-2009 MODELS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. NEEDLESS TO SAY GM DID OFFER TO HELP WITH REPAIR COST ONLY CAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S A KNOW ISSUE WHICH I APPRECIATE BUT THE FACT IS WITH THAT LOW OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR LAST NIGHT WITH NO SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS MORNING I GET INTO TO GO TO WORK AND I NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED AND FOUND TO BE "TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID A". DEAL STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVER MANY MANY OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL. DEALER IS REQUIRING $3000.00 THE REPAIR. *TR

DUE TO INSTALLATION OF A FACTORY DEFECT PART IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THE WATER COLLECTION DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR THE EVAPORATOR BECOMES PLUGGED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IN TURN DUMPS WATER ONTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BLOWER MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS THAT IS LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER FLOOR. IT IS A NON SERVICEABLE ISSUE THAT REQUIRED COMPLETE TEAR DOWN AND FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT. IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 MODEL AND THE NEWER MODELS ALL COME EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR CLEANER IN THE AC DUCTING TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM THE BEACH WITH MY FRIEND, NO SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ON. WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY MY CAR WAS BECOMING SLUGGISH ON THE PICKUP WHILE CHANGING LANES. A COUPLE EXITS DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A MESSAGE - "TRANSMISSION HOT, IDLE ENGINE". I SAFELY PULLED THE CAR OVER 2 EXITS AWAY INTO THE RESTSTOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR, ALL SERVICE LIGHTS WERE NOW GONE. ME AND MY FRIEND DECIDED TO NOW CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE THE CAR HOME SINCE ALL THE SERVICE WARNINGS HAD GONE AWAY. AS WE BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE RESTSTOP THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE I THEN WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESS LANE ON THE PARKWAY. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT TURNS OUT MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN, NOT ONE SALVAGEABLE PART TO REBUILD MY OWN TRANSMISSION. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR WITH 63,000 MILES THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OF GOOD QUALITY IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO FOUND A TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WEBSITE/BLOG RANTING ABOUT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS IN 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA VEHICLES ALL WITH 60,000-72,000 MILES. CLEARLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN DURING A RAIN STORM THE ENGINE BELT BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND I SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAIN EVENTS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN EXCESSIVE WATER GETS ONTO THE DRIVE BELT CONTROLLING THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER AWHILE IT STARTED BACK UP BUT IT WOULD ONLY GO ON FIRST GEAR SO I COULD GO MORE THAN 20MPH. THEN WHEN I WENT HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REVERSE DID NOT WORK. I HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2007 ACADIAS. I HOPE THESE CARS GET RECALLED BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS WERE THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS AROUND OR IN THE INTERSTATE. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING WITH REMOTE START, GOT IN AND PUSHED THE KEY FORWARD. AS I LEFT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ON MY WAY TO THE POST OFFICE, I NOTICED MY ACADIA STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING PAST 20MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WHEN THEY DRAINED THE FLUID, THE FLUID WAS BURNT REQUIRING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OPENED UP. I HAVE STILL NOT HAD THE TRANSMISSION MANIPULATED PAST THE FLUID DRAINAGE. I EVEN TOOK VIDEO OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE WHILE IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. *TR

OUR CAR WAS SERVICED BY JIM SALERNO GMC IN RANDOLPH,NJ ON 5/4/13. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INSTALLED BY SALERNO IN 2011 BUT WE WERE TOLD TRANS IS OK, THE TIMING CHAINS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE GET THE JOB DONE WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO TAKE THE ENGINE OUT OF THE CAR. WE GET THE CAR BACK FROM THEM AND IT IS IDLING VERY LOW TO THE POINT IT STALLED ONCE WHEN MY WIFE STOPPED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO GET OUR MAIL. AND WE NOTICED IT DIDN'T START UP THE SAME AS BEFORE (SLOWER) BUT WE DIDN'T MENTION THIS TO SALERNO BECAUSE WE TRUSTED THEM IN DOING THE JOB RIGHT (BIG MISTAKE!) FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, MY WIFE DOES SOME LOCAL DRIVING WITH THE CAR UNTIL 6/22/13 WHEN WE (MY WIFE AND I AND OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND OUR DOG) LEFT FOR A LONG DRIVE UP TO MAINE. WE MADE IT INTO MASSACHUSETTS AND THEN AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS WAS QUITE SCARY SINCE THE CAR STARTED DRIVING ERRATICALLY AND WE WERE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON RT 84. WE LUCKILY PULL OVER INTO A SMALL REST STOP AND 5 HOURS LATER, A INGERSOLL GMC COMES WITH A FLATBED TRUCK AND A LOANER CAR. *TR

VEHICLE IS HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. HAD SERVICED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID ON 7/2/13. ON 7/5/13 VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT AT ALL WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY ON OUR WAY TO FAMILY VACATION TO HILTON HEAD SC. IT WAS TOWED TO PARKS CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE, NC WHERE TRANSMISSION WAS DISASSEMBLED WITH PARTS REPLACED AND REBUILT. UPON DEPARTURE OF PICKUP VEHICLE IS STILL SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (AROUND 20-25MPH) AND WE HOPE TO MAKE BACK HOME TO OHIO SAFELY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE IS COMMON IN GMC ACADIAS. ISSUES NEEDS ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED FOR SAFETY! I WILL BE RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER WHEN WE RETURN HOME FOR FURTHER SERVICE. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID THE WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE AND HOPE TO NOT INCUR MORE EXPENSES! *TR

MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND THE RPMS WERE SHOOTING UP TO 9,000. I SAFELY MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE! I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR, WITH MY 5 CHILDREN IN IT, OUT OF THE SPOT!! (I'M A TOUGH CHICK BUT THIS WAS CRAZY!). I GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE LOT AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT HOME. MY CAR IS ONLY 10 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY AND WE WILL BE STUCK WITH A BIG BILL. I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED OR GMC SHOULD REIMBURSE THE REPAIR FEE. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH; TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE TO DEALER FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ONLY COVERS THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR NOT THE AIRBAG MODULE, WHICH HAS GONE OUT IN THIS VEHICLE, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH DEALER AND GM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THE 2007, 2008 GMC ACADIA AS WELL AS THE BUICK ENCLAVE AND EARLY CHEVY TRAVERSE. A SIMPLE INTERNET REVIEW WILL SHOW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. GM IS UNWILLING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PART WHICH WOULD BE THE PROPER CUSTOMER CARE BUT INSTEAD WILL COMPLAIN HERE FOR REVIEW. A REVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NEEDED. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. IT LOCKED DOWN INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. WE HAD CRAWL ALONG THE BERM AT 30 MPH. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY GM AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAILING OF THE WAVE PLATE. THIS WAVE PLATE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM BUT AS OF NOW NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE READ ONLINE BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A FREQUENT AND UNSAFE FAILURE OF THIS DRIVE-TRAIN. OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY YEARS BUT ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. GM HAS OFFERED US A 50/50 SPLIT ON THE REPAIR WHICH THEY WOULD NEVER DO IF THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE THEIR FULL RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING UP HILL, LOOSING POWER, FINALLY MADE IT UP HILL CAR JUST STOPPED - ALMOST LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE, CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND WHEN I PRESSED ON GAS IT REVVED UP LIKE IT WANTED TO GO, BUT NO MOVEMENT. STILL LIKE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. FOUND OUT THAT LOTS OF 07 AND 08 ACADIA OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WAVE PLATE (WHICH IS WHAT MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS). AND THE POWER TRAIN, WHICH ENDS UP MAKING THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY ACADIAS OWNERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES. I THINK IT'S WRONG THAT GMC DOESN'T INVESTIGATE OR RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS COST. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FEEL AS IF THEY DON'T TRULY CARE, THEY JUST WANT TO SNUB OFF THE ISSUE AND TELL YOU TO HAVE A GREAT DAY! MY DAD WORKED FOR GMC FOR 20 YEARS, AND I ALWAYS HAD A HIGH OPINION OF THEM UP UNTIL NOW. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEM. I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE LOST THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY GMC WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THAT'S ALL MY DAD BOUGHT IN THE PAST IS GMC. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE OUT WHILE I WAS GOING UP THE HILL AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL. I FEEL GMC SHOULD STEP UP AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THEM WITH MORE QUALITY PARTS. I FEEL AS IF THE ACADIA IS VERY CHEAPLY MADE. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO RAISE UP WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE DRIVER CONTROLS. *TR

THIS ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35MPG. THE ACADIA TRIED TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR BUT CLUNKED VERY LOUDLY AND JOLTED THE WHOLE CAR. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD THE VEHICLE WAS STICK IN 3RD GEAR. IT WOULDN'T UP SHIFT OR DOWN SHIFT. THE CAR LIMPED HOME BUT STARTING ON HILLS OR AT STOP SIGNS WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. ONCE I GOT THE CAR HOME I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION FLUID OK. I THEN TESTED THE CAR AGAIN BY TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD NOW LONGER MOVE IN REVERSE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM MY HOUSE TO A LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WAVEPLATE FAILED. HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOW DEFICIENCY IN THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. I HAD TO SPEND $3950 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2007 VEHICLE WITH 80000 MILES. I WOULD APPRECIATE A REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM FOR THIS OBVIOUS QUALITY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD RATTLING FROM THE FRONT END AND NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT FOUR OF THE DRIVE-SHAFT BOLTS WERE MISSING AND TWO WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. ...UPDATED 07/22/13 *BF

POWERTRAIN (TRANSMISSION) GAVE - OUT AT 72100 MILES ON MY 2007 GMC ACADIA AND GMC DEALER STATING "MOVE PLATE" AND "CONTROLLED MODULE" AND ESTIMATES ARE AT $4000.00. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE MENTION ON NHTSA AND HAVE GMC MAKE A RECALL. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON WHEN PASSENGER MOVES IN PASSENGER SEAT AND AIRBAG STOPS FUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND OPERATE SLUGGISHLY. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATE RECURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. AN ENGINE FLUSH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE SUBSIDED FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SEIZED SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

ON MONDAY, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. THEN ON THE WED OF THAT WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING IN A MAJOR CITY DOWNTOWN AREA FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON... I WAS AT A STOP TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM'S REVVED. STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 1 TO 2 MILES AN HOUR THEN SPEED UP ... DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE "MANY PARTS IN THE PAN" AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. $3600 PLUS TAX OR HAVE IT REBUILT $3300 PLUS TAX. CALLED GM AFTER READING THE VARIOUS POST ON EDMUNDS ABOUT THE ACADIA PROBLEMS. THEY WERE VERY NICE AND OPENED A CLAIM BUT AS OF YET, NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK. WHEN THEY OPENED THE CLAIM THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS (AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO ON SAVING ME SOME MONEY ON THE BILL) AS I WAS DUE BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP MY CAR. *TR

WHILE AN HOUR FROM HOME, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TOWN AND SUDDENLY COULD GET NO "PICKUP" TO START AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. I WAS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE INTERSECTION WHILE TRAFFIC DROVE AROUND ME. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION THIS WAY, BARELY ABLE TO GET GOING AFTER STOPPING. THEN WHEN COMING HOME I HAD "PICKUP" BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GMC. I DROVE MY CAR AFTER I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN A BIG WAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING - MY VEHICLE WAS JUST COASTING. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE FAULTY WAVE PLATES. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS TWO PROBLEMS. THE RADIO WORKS, BUT THERE IS NO SOUND FOR THE BACK UP WARNING, TURN SIGNALS OR RADIO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN THE GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND THE BUICK ENCLAVE. THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BCM OR THE AMP. WHEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN, THE POWER STEERING FAILS MOMENTARILY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

NO PRIOR PROBLEMS, NO WARNINGS. WE PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, CAME TO A STOP AND THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE WERE LEFT STALLED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD MYSELF AND 5 PASSENGERS INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN AGES 10 AND UNDER. IF THE TRAFFIC HAD NOT STOPPED WE ALL COULD HAVE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO REASON PRIOR TO THE FAILURE TO SUSPECT THAT THERE WE ANY PROBLEMS. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. TURNS OUT THE 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE OF A FAILED "WAVE PLATE". MY SON AND I WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GMC DEALER. *TR

ON 1/25/13 OUR 2007 GMC ACADIA WAS TOWED TO THE SHOW FOR WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A TIMING CHAIN PREMATURE WARE AND WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE MILEAGE ON THAT DATE WAS 52,788. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REMOVED. ON MAY 18TH 2013 I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DECELERATED DOWN TO 25 MPH WITH A HIGH RPM. AT THAT POINT I PULLED OVER. I NOTICED THE CAR HAD NO REVERSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER. TODAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. CURRENT MILEAGE 55,308. WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON EXACT ISSUE. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS IS A KNOW DESIGN FLAW AND HAS BEEN SINCE CORRECTED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S DESIGN FLAWS. ALSO THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR VEHICLE SLOWS TO A MAXIMUM OF 25MPH ON A MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THESE VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD SO BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT REPLACED MINE. OUR TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AND LEFT MY WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TECH WHO WORKED ON MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THE WAVE PLATE IN THIS TRANSMISSION BLOWS APART. THE ONES THAT ARE BEING ISSUED TO REBUILD ARE BETTER. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS LEAVING PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? *TR