2008 GMC Acadia complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MULTIPLE ACADIAS WITH THIS FEW MILES TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AND LEAVE US STRANDED MILES FROM HOME. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOW FINDING OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BUT NOONE BOTHERED TO TELL US ABOUT IT OR WARN US THAT THIS MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. AND OF COURSE OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BECAUSE WE HAVE OWNED IT 5 YEARS AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED ROUTINELY AND YOU COULD LOOK AT IT AND IT LOOKS BRAND NEW.. BUT NOW WE ARE OUT $4000.00 + WHICH SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE.. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD MY HUSBAND NOT BEEN THE ONE DRIVING THAT DAY. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPM'S ON MY VEHICLE WENT TO 5 (OR ABOVE) AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED INTO GEAR. AFTER THAT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45MPHS. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO CHANGE GEARS AFTER THIS THE RPMS WOULD CLIMB BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILURE A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW I AM STUCK WITH REPAIRING IT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN PART DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING. GMC AWARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE MY 5YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUGUST. DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT WILL NOT HELP NOR GMC IS HELPING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS IS USA, I WANT JUSTICE!!!! CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED. TRUCK NEEDED TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL AND FOR WORK, CHURCH. MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN DISRUPTED. THEY USE TAX DOLLARS TO BAIL OUT AUTO MAKERS. BUT THE AUTO MAKERS (GMC) WILL NOT HONOR THE CUSTOMER. *TR

ON THE FREEWAY, POWER WENT OUT. CAR WAS TOWED . TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND WAS REPLACED. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 ACADIA IN MARCH 2012. EIGHT (8) MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING WITH INFANT SON IN VEHICLE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR LIGHTS THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN 3-5 WAVEPLATE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD HEAT DAMAGE, AND MATERIAL THROUGHOUT. OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REMOVED, TORN DOWN, AND OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE WAS COVERED UNDER A 5 YEAR 100,000MI WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN 1 YEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AND SHAKING RUMBLING AT 20MPH AND 40MPH. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER THEY WERE UNABLE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR 4 DAYS, THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS $4,900.00 OF WORK. THE CAUSE OF THE SHAKE AND RUMBLE DURING ACCELERATION IS THE FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER ($2,000). THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TORQUE CONVERTER, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT 13 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I ASKED GM TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY IT LASTED MORE THAN 12,000MI. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM. THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, THEY PUT A BAND AID ON THE CAR UNTIL IT PASSED 100,000MI,AND NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NOW THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM. I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT MY CAR SPENT 7 DAYS IN THE SHOP LAST NOVEMBER AND NOW HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 DAYS WITH NO END IN SIGHT, FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

STARTED CAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THIS. MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE ACADIA. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND "OFFERED TO HELP" BY DISCOUNTING THE PRICE OF REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT RIGHT. SHIFTING IS POOR AND CLUNKY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2008 ACADIA HAS BEGUN SLIPPING AND FIRST GEAR SHIFTS ENGAGE WITH A VERY NOTICEABLE CLUNK (THUMP); THERE IS ALSO A DELAY WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (~3 TO 5 SECONDS); GM NEEDS TO PERFORM. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO CROSS LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. LUCKILY DID NOT GET HIT. HAD WIFE AND DOG ALONG. STUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD IN COLD WEATHER FOR OVER AN HOUR. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON BUSY INTERSTATE WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IN READING FORUMS ON INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM. GMC NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING DUE TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FLUID WAS CHECKED AND FULL AFTER FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SLIP MOMENTS BEFORE. TURNED TO GO BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT YET ON THE INTERSTATE AND COASTED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED AND TOTAL REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $4200. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SPEAKING TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THEY WERE ALWAYS FIXING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR WE OPTED TO TRADE INSTEAD. DIDN'T WANT TO INVEST THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND ALWAYS BE WAITING FOR THE NEXT ISSUE TO ARISE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR GMC ACADIA WE HAD LOST OUR TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE 300 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. UPON DOING RESEARCH WE HAD LEARNED THAT THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION WITH KNOW WARNING SIGN. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER FOR REST. THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WOULD HAVE HAD A MUCH WORSE OUTCOME AND HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NEGLIGENCE ON GM'S PART AS THEY WERE ADVISED BY THEIR OWN ENGINEERS TO USE A $30 WAVE PLATE, BUT DO TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AND NEGLIGENCE DECIDED TO SELECT THE $1.50 PART THAT BREAKS DOWN OVER TIME COSTING THEIR CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR. TO REPAIR THE WAVE PLATE IS NOT COSTLY, BUT WHEN IT BREAKS IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST BETWEEN $4000.00 - $6000.00. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNCALLED FOR AND GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE CONTACT GM AND ADVISED THEM OF MY DISPLEASURE WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND CHOICE OF PARTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR

VEHICLE RPM'S WOULD START GOING UP AND DOWN. THEN THERE WOULD BE HESITATION WHEN YOU ACCELERATED. I PULLED OUT FROM DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000...UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/22/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED TO LURCH AND HUNT FOR GEARS, THEN HESITATE. MY CAR THEN WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD NOR WOULD IT GO INTO REVERSE. TWO CODES SHOWED UP WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED, P2715 AND P0700. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CONCLUDED THE WAVE PLATE IN MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THANKFULLY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP RATHER QUICKLY. IN READING REPORTS ONLINE IT APPEARS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS HIGHLY PROBABLE AND THAT GM KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE BUT HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING UP, BUT NOT SPEEDING UP. I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SECOND AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES "CATCH" AND SOMETIMES NOT "CATCH". THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ONE COOLING LINE WAS CORRODED AND ANOTHER WAS "SWEATING". THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND COOLING LINES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THINK ITS A PREMATURE TIME FOR MY VEHICLE TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 76K MILES AS THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL ON ME YESTERDAY. LUCKILY IT STILL HAD 1ST & 2ND GEAR, UNFORTUNATELY I'M 5YR-8MONTHS INTO IT AT 58XXX MILES. SOUNDS LIKE I'LL BE PAYING FOR THIS ONE. IF THERE IS ANY INFO OUT THERE ON RECALLS . FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (6T70) IN THE EARLY YEARS. I IMAGINE AS MORE AND MORE '07 - '09 ACADIAS (TRAVERSE, ENCLAVES & VUES) GET INTO THE 50K+ MILE RANGE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE REALLY GOING TO START SPIKING UP. IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME IF GM CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE OBVIOUS AND PUSH THIS PROBLEM BACK ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER 2012. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE CAR FAX REPORT WAS CLEAN AND INDICATED ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND ALSO GAVE THE VEHICLE A CLEAN REPORT. FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE RAN LIKE A CHAMP. TODAY, AT 99,728 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY BEHALF) I FIND THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (REBUILD) AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE OF $4,300. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS/WARRANTIES AVAILABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED, THAT THE COST WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $4,500 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS ESTIMATE WITH CERTAINTY BECAUSE "THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A REBUILD ON ANOTHER '08 ACADIA LAST WEEK". I FIND IT HIGHLY DISTURBING THAT AT ONLY 99,728 MILES, AND 5 YEARS OF AGE, A TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GIVES OUT. I AM ALSO DISTURBED THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT FORUMS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND SPECIFIC MODEL, THAT GMC, TO DATE, HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER BECAUSE I GENUINELY AM CONCERNED THAT GMC SHOULD BE

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE WHEN I TRIED TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT, AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 AND I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN EXPECTED. *TR

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND STALLED CAUSING ME TO BE STRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY IF TRAFFIC WERE HEAVIER. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT GM HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD GM RECALLED A DEFECTIVE VALVE LOCATED IN THE SIDE BOX (ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AT GM DEALER THIS IS WHY I STALLED OUT). I AM SEEKING AN ATTORNEY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

3/5/R WAVE PLATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE AND MY 2008 GMC ACADIA STOPPED IN IT'S TRACKS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AT NIGHT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, OVER 5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND 3/5/R WAVE PLATE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED, NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED. LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO THE CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP HAVING OIL CHANGE AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, NO ISSUES NOTED AT THAT TIME. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL-OVER AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SOCKETS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND WONT LET THE VEHICLE MOVE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 57,000 MILES! BY READING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YET. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE GEARS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. RPMS WOULD GO UP BY 1000-1500, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR. I NOTICED THIS VERY SPORADICALLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN, BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. AFTER MAKING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I RESEARCHED ACADIA TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WEB, AND FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE. TURNED OUT THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF MY ISSUE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY DIS-ASSEMBLED TO CLEAN OUT THE DEBRIS. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5.5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES TO NEED ITS TRANSMISSION REBUILT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE, PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. *TR

WHILE GETTING REPAIRS FOR MY 35R WAVE PLATE (ODI 10550736), THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LIKE THE 35R WAVE PLATE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER, EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF WITH MY 3 CHILDREN WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND EVEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE 4 MONTHS AGO, JUST TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GO ANYWAY. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT HELP (THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD) BUT SAID IT WAS IN SERVICE IN 2007, SO NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO ONE WILLING TO DO THE DECENT OR RIGHT THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN SO WE NEED THIS CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS AN OBVIOUS ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS. THIS TRULY IS AN ISSUE THAT GMC SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

AT LOW SPEED, POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GO OUT WHILE IN PARKING LOT. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. SHUTTING OFF AND BACK ON, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALERSHIP IN EVANSVILLE, IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND RESPONSE WAS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP, FLUID AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INVESTIGATION ONLINE TURNED UP INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *TR

HAD A COMPLAINT WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT DOWNSHIFTING ADEQUATELY ON 10-25-2010 AND COURTESY GMC REPROGRAMMED IT ... UNDER WARRANTY. FOR ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO 10-22-13 THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT WITH THE SHIFTING ACTING UP SO I BROUGHT IT IN AND AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY CAR TO A SERVICE CAR CENTER IT WOULD QUIT RUNNING, BUT I GOT IT IN THE SHOP IN TIME BEFORE IT STOPPED FOR A THIRD TIME. IT ACTED UP ON HIGHWAY 90 WHILE DOING 57MPH AND AGAIN AT DOING 45MPH AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE CENTER (DAVE'S), AFTER CHECKING IT OUT, BROUGHT IT IN TO A-ABAL TRANSMISSION FOR ME SINCE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN CASE IT DIDN'T MAKE IT. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT ($4205) AT MY EXPENSE (HAD MULTIPLE BROKEN PARTS) SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN MARCH. CALLS WERE MADE TO GMC WITH NO AID IN HELPING ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACADIA'S TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BREAKDOWN BETWEEN 50,000-70,000 MILES IN CARS PURCHASED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS ... '07, '08 AND '09 (A PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT). THE COMPLAINT LIST IS LONG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GMC HAS NOT STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT SINCE IT HAS PLACED CONSUMERS IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS (READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS). *TR

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE SOCKET AND HOUSING MELTED. *TR

GMC ACADIA, CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, AND STEERING SYSTEM. 23 SEPT 2013, WHILE DRIVING MY GMC ACADIA, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER A LOUD NOSE CAME FROM THE ENGINE, TUESDAY 24, 2013, SUV TOWED TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AND CHECKING THE SUV OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT GO FURTHER BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, I CALL GMC AND TALKED WITH [XXX] A PROBLEM SPECIALIST, ARRANGEMENTS FOR VEHICLE TO BE CHECK OUT AT ?HENNESSEY GMC. POC, [XXX], I HAVE MET WITH BEFORE IN REGARDS TO A RECALL, AND TOLD HIM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT I HEARD SOME SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. 25 SEPT 2013 SUV LEFT AT SHOP, [XXX]WOULD CALL ME THAT DAY. I DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM, 1 OCT 2013 I STOP BY HENNESSEY, ON THE SUV'S PROBLEM, SPOKE TO [XXX], I STATED THAT I BEEN WAITING FOR HIS CALL, THEY WERE STILL CHECKING IT OUT, BUT GMC ONLY PAYING FOR ONE HOUR, TO OPEN UP THE ENGINE, IT MAY COST $500 TO $ 600 DOLLARS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. ARMY MOTOR SERGEANT/ MASTER MECHANIC, RESPONSIBLE FOR (AOAP), ARMY OIL ANALYSTS PROGRAM, THIS USES LABS THAT ANALYZE THE OIL PULL FROM ?ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS, OF VEHICLES SUCH AS GMC, FORD, CHRYSLER, AND OTHER MANUFACTURES. 3,000 MILES OR BI-ANNUALLY VEHICLES I.E. HUMMVE. THE MILITARY LEARN DECADES AGO THAT VEHICLE MANUFACTURES WILL DELIVERY VEHICLES WITH DEFECTED PARTS, SUCH AS ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS, THAT CAN BE OUT OF TOLERANCE. THE ARMY STARTED

WAVE PLATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND 5 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY. SO DISGUSTED!!! *TR

HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I AM COMPLEXED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. FEBRUARY 2012 MY GMC LOST POWER AS I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GMC AND I WAS TOLD SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION (ON TOP OF ALL THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD) THIS LUCKILY WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD ONE YEAR LATER FEBRUARY 2013 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PUT IN A DYE TO TRACE THE LEAKS AS THEY SAID THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THIS BUT AGREED TO DO THIS FOR FREE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY FIXED WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT IT WAS A LOST CAUSE DEALING WITH THE DEALER AS THEY WERE NOT COVERING ANY OF THEIR WORK AND SAID THESE ISSUES DID NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE WE NOTICED MORE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR SO MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE CAR TO GMC IN EARLY OCTOBER 2013 TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF THE TRANSMISSION, HE WAS TOLD THE 5 YEARS PERIOD ENDED 9/27/13. ON OCTOBER 15 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I DROVE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AS GMC WAS CLEAR THIS CAR WAS NO LONGER WARRANTIED. I AM NOW TOLD THAT MY CAR IS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING OVER $4,000. CALLS INTO THE DEALER WENT UNANSWERED FOR OVER A WEEK AND COMPLAINTS TO GMC CORPORA

I WAS DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE ROUTE I WAS TRAVELING. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND I GOT NERVOUS THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AND WAS MAKING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A WHIRRING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP. HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AS THE VEHICLE IS ROUTINELY SERVICED. IT APPEARS THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED AND THERE WAS DEBRIS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM HENDRICK TOYOTA ON 6/15/2013. MY WIFE BEGAN DRIVING TO WORK WHEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS FRANTIC BECAUSE OF THE BUSY STREET AND THANKFULLY, OUR KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO HENDRICK WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THE WAVE PLATE IN THESE VEHICLES WAS KNOWN TO FAIL AND AFTER RESEARCH AND A TECHNICIANS AFFIRMATION, APPARENTLY GMC NEVER TEMPERED THIS PARTICULAR PART AND HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AGAIN, AFTER RESEARCHING, I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS/ISSUES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING AND THAT GM AND THEIR SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENTS QUITE SIMPLY EXPLAIN IT AWAY AS "WELL, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO" DESPITE, WHAT APPEARS TO BE, CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THIS MAJOR POWER TRAIN PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMPLETELY IGNORED. NOW, I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF $3000+ (DEALER COST) TO REPAIR AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, OTHERS ARE HAVING THE VEHICLES FIXED AT LEAST THE $4000. I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO RECOUP ANY REPAIR COSTS THAT THIS MAJOR ISSUE HAS CAUSED. IT IS BEYOND FRUSTRATING THAT I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 100 DAYS AND NOT EVEN 3000 MILES ON IT (AFTER THE 90 DAY/3000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED) TO ONLY FORK OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ISSUE THAT A MAJOR AUTOMOBILE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THEIR INCREDIBLE LACK OF CONSID

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - WAVE PLATE BROKEN FORCING VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN ONE GEAR AND FAIL IN REVERSE, 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN REVERSE, 3RD AND 4TH. MULTIPLE OWNERS REPORT SAME ISSUES AND RECALL IS NEEDED BY GM ON THE ACADIA TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY ACADIA (WHICH I JUST BOUGHT IN MARCH) BEGAN SHIFTING HARSHLY BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 5TH GEARS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I HAD THE CODES READ AND WAS TOLD I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE 35R WAVEPLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 JUST TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION TAKEN APART TO DIAGNOSE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT A DRUM CAME APART CAUSING "EXTENSIVE DAMAGE" AND THAT I WOULD EITHER NEED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD FOR $3600 OR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT (ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT IS HIGH FOR THE YEAR, A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR IS EXTREME). I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THE 08 ACADIAS AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE REACHING THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THIS IS A JOKE. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR AND PAY THE COSTS OF THE MANY OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 GMC ACADIA ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GAVE OUT AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE WAS IN THE FAST LANE TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. SHE HAD TO FIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SO SHE COULD PULL OFF THE FREEWAY ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY. SHE THEN HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIME. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 69K MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 LAMBDA PLATFORM VEHICLES. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE THAT WAS NOT HEAT TREATED DURING THE BUILDING OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. SEARCH THE WEB OR EVEN FORUMS FOR 3-5-R WAVE PLATE FAILURE AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. I FEEL THEY SHOULD ATLEAST EXTEND THE WARRANTY IF NOT RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED WHEN ONE GOES OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PLATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DRIVING GMC ACADIA TO MY SONS BASEBALL GAME AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, SO I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR BASICALLY WOULD NOT GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP AND NEVER CAME DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH WHILE THE ENGINE WAS GEARING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED. GMC HAS TONS OF 2007 AND 2008 ACADIA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE FORCING CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE WAVE PLATE WAS SHOT ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION. ON MY BILL THEY PUT N/C IN ALL THE PARTS AND LABOR AND THEN JUST PLUGGED IN AN AMOUNT IN A LINE ITEM CALLED " MISC CUSTOMER DEDUCTIBLE" NO ONE WILL EXPLAIN THE CHARGE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE GMC CALCULATES THE CHARGE AND GMC TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE GIVING PEOPLE A "DISCOUNT" OF SOME SORT SO THEY CLEARLY KNOW THEY HAVE AN ISSUE BUT THEY SHOULD BE FOOTING THE ENTIRE BILL. MY CAR IS 30,000 MILES UNDER THE WARRANTY AND 28 DAYS OVER THE 5 YEARS AND IT COST ME OVER $1,200 TO FIX IT WHEN THEY PUT IN A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45PMH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE POWER SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND WHERE HE ASKED ME MY RPM AND IF I COULD MANUALLY SHIFT, ETC. I COULD MANUALLY SHIFT AND ONLY HAD 2ND GEAR. I CALLED AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $4400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY WAVE PLATE. NO HELP FROM GM DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I'VE HAD IT OVER 5 YEARS. *LN

2008 GMC ACADIA SLT-2 WITH 42,300 MILES; NOT YET 6 YEARS OLD. "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNINGS RECEIVED PERIODICALLY. THIS WEEK, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT UNEVENLY; NOT CORRECTLY UPSHIFTING/DOWNSHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. CAR NOW ONLY OPERATES IN 1ST GEAR. NO HIGHER GEARS, NO REVERSE.....ENGINE JUST REVS. CAR HAS COMPLETE SERVICE REC NO LONGER SAFELY DRIVABLE. APPEARS TO BE PART OF THE KNOWN WAVEPLATE ISSUE. WHY NO RECALL WITH THE GREAT NUMBER OF SIMILAR ACADIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER? THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN 20 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND SAID HE HAD RECENLY SEEN SEVERAL GMC ACADIA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HE STATED THE PROBLEM IS THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE FAULTY IN SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF GMC ACADIAS. HE FURTHER STATED THE WAVE PLATE COULD ONLY BE REPLACE WITH ANOTHER ONE THAT IS ALSO SUCCEPTABLE TO FAILURE. UPON REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WAS CRACKED HOWEVER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *JS

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WE WENT TO A FAMILY REUNION FOR THE WEEKEND. WE WERE AT A CAMP GROUND IN A CABIN AND DID NOT ENTER THE CAR ALL WEEKEND. IT RAINED ALL WEEKEND VERY HARD AT TIMES. WHEN WE DID ENTER THE CAR TO GO HOME NOTED APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER TO THE FLOOR OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED ALL THE WAY. DRIED IT UP AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH MORE ABOUT IT. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO MOST OF THE TIME IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO RAIN. ANOTHER DAY TOOK MY SON TO DENTIST, IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF 3RD ROW LIGHT THEN NOTED SOUNDS OF WATER SPLASHING AROUND IN HEADLINER. I WAS ABLE TO DRY IT UP AND MENTIONED IT WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THE DRAIN TUBES WERE PROBABLY BLOCKED AND DID A CHECK ON THOSE WITH NO PROBLEMS. AS I SAID THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO A LOT OF RAIN. HOWEVER THIS WEEK WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF RAIN THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED OUT SIDE WHILE I WORK. YESTERDAY WHEN I CAME HOME I AGAIN NOTED LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN FLOOR BOARDS. DRIED IT UP AGAIN WITH PLAN TO TAKE TO DEALER ON NEXT DAY OFF. TODAY WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK I HAD PLACED TOWEL IN SUNROOF AREA IN CASE OF MORE RAIN, TOWEL WAS SOAKED DRIPPING DOWN ONTO SEATS FLOOR WAS AGAIN SOAKED. WHEN I GOT HOME TURNED KEY OFF, REMOVED KEY BUT CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, SPUTTERED FOR APPROX. 2-3 MINS THEN SHUT OFF. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND SHUT IT OFF REMOVED TH

VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED SHIFT INTO 3RD AND 5TH GEAR, WITH A VIBRATION FELT IN THOSE GEARS. FOUND CODES P0717 P0716 FOR INPUT SPEED SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION. IT IS BELIEVED THE VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN 35R WAVE PLATE AND NEED TO TARE DOWN TO INSPECT OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 63,000 MILES. EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE REFER TO GMC ACADIA FORUMS ONLINE EVERYWHERE FOR OTHER VICTIMS). *JS

FOR SEVERAL WEEK I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE GMC ACADIA. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD A "NOISY" POWER STEERING SINCE NEW AND I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERIVCE PERSONAL SAID THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF ISSUES BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A "FIX". THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMLY HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED AS IF THE POWER STEER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. MY WIFE IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STRENGTH REQUIRE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT WITH OUR CHILDREN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT OFF THE ROAD (OVER THE CURB) WHILE TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION SINCE THE STEERING SEEMED TO "LOCK UP". I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GMA IS AWARE OF BUT HAS NOT OFFER ANY RECALL OR ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE COST OF REPAIR IS NEARLY $2000.00. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUES AS IT IS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD ONSTAR DIAGNOSE IT AND IT CAME BACK AS TRANSMISSION CODES. THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID IS CLOGGED UP, COULD BE FROM CONTAMINENENTS IN THE FLUID OR COULD BE MY CLUTCH WAVE PLATE IS COMING APART LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. OUT OF WARRANTY 5 MONTHS. CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER CARE, THEY WERE NO HELP.

WHILE ACCELERATING AT A LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JERK. WITHIN 5 MILES, COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 30 MPH. COULD NOT GET INTO REVERSE. APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT. 57,000 MILES AND 5 YEARS 10 MONTHS.