2008 GMC ACADIA Power Train Problems

Transmissions will not shift out of 1st gear. And puts out a 752 code. This can happen at anytime. Vehicle will suddenly lose power at any time.

Check engine light came on for the TCM. Car has had issues shifting (very rough shifting) and the manual shift option does not work. Was told the TCM had to be replaced. Attempt was made to replace it with a refurbished TCM but that couldn't be programmed to the car. Was then told I would have to buy a brand new one, which is very expensive, and that there was no guarantee that would fix the problem. Car can not be driven over 20mph without risking burning up the transmission. Car also jerks forward very hard when trying to gently accelerate.

'SERVICE AIR BAG' HAD BEEN ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND ISN'T GOING OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND THEY TOLD ME IT MEANS SOMETHING IS UNPLUGGED. I TOOK IT BACK ONLY TO HAVE IT COME BACK IN MONTHS LATER. IT SOMETIMES HAPPEN AS I'M DRIVING BUT LATELY IT'S THERE WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. I ALSO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES SECOND. I WAS TOLD IT'S THE WAVE PLATES AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. HOW ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL BEING SOLD WITH THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER! THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AS I'M DRIVING.

I'VE COME TO FIND OUT MY CAR IS THROWING A CODE FOR THE TCM BEING STUCK TURNS OUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE AS WELL AS THE WAVE PLATE FOR THIS MODEL GMC SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BEING THIS IS THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALMOST ALL ACADIAS OF THESE YEARS.

THIS VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT WILL COME ON. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY SEIZE UP, LOSING ACCELERATION AND NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE ENGINE WILL ALSO STATE THAT IT IS OVERHEATING, ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF AND SMOKE WILL START COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH. ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. MY CHILDREN IN THE BUCKET SEATS IN THE BACK WERE SLEEP AND THEIR HEADS HIT THE WINDOW. THEY SUSTAINED INJURY. THAT WAS ON A REGULAR STREET AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 MPH. I WAS WITHIN OR SLIGHTLY UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN THE ROAD IS WET, IT WILL SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON SIMPLE CURVES IN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND FEAR OF MY FAMILY BEING FATALLY INJURED, IT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. I HAVE HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC BY PHONE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE IN RETURN. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AND WAS INFORMED TO REPORT IT TO NHTSA. MAYBE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS.

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. WILKINS BUICK-GMC 6913 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, 410 999-1419, WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, GM APPROVED A 2013 SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2017, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT IS DANGEROUS. GM HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND THE AUTONATION HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. GM AND AUTONATION HAVE SOLD A DANGEROUS USED CAR WITH A FRAUDULENT INTENT. GM AND AUTONATION HAVE RATIFIED THE INTENTIONAL FRAUD. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY FAILING AGAIN.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED, AND THE GEAR LOCKED IN FOURTH GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RELEASE THE GEAR OUT OF FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RACES THE MOTOR AND SUDDENLY SLOWS TO ABOUT 30 MPH, RISK OF REAR END CRASH. THE DEALER THINKS ITS THE '' 35R WAVE PLATE''. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS IN FOR THE STEERING PUMP RECALL [ AFTER IT LED TO A CRASH]' THERE WAS A GM EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT TIME AS THEN KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT TIME THAT THEY '' COULDN'T REPLICATE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IT '' AT A SINGLE TEST DRIVE. NOW THAT IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED THEY SAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED TIME WISE AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. DESPITE KNOWING IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FREQ. TO THIS MODEL YEAR., [ IN MOTION, DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE]

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED SIX MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD DESPITE TRAVELING LESS THAN 15 MPH. BOB ALLEN MOTOR MALL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (711 MAPLE AVE, DANVILLE, KY 40422, (859) 795-2006) STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK SHIFT SOLENOID FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED FROM OUT OF STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED AFTER A FEW DAY OF DIFFICULTY PUTTING SHIFTER INTO P PARK. ULTIMATELY WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AT ALL. IF I KEPT DRIVING AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING - VERY DANGEROUS. UPDATED 11/1/18*JB

Mileage: 91,000

HAD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE CAMPING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH ZERO CELL PHONE SERVICE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 121,657 MILES, THEN DETERIORATED UNTIL IT WOULD NO LONGER MOVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT TOTALLING 4.5K. GMC REFUSED TO ASSIST ME IN ANY MANNER TOWARDS THE BILL EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AS IT IS A DEALER DEFECT.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CONVERTRR POST THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AND PULL TO GO INTO THE ENGINE.. WHEN STARTED NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPES AS THEY ARE CLOGGED MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO OPERATE.. THE RECALL IGNORAMUS THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING GMC REPEATEDLY THEY SAY THAT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS EXACT VIN..I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED ONCE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND THER DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE IT PROPERLY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL IN OTHER VEHICLES OFTHE SAME MAKE AND MODEL... THE VEHICLE SIZES UP AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND THE EXHAUST IS CLOGGED MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE

Mileage: 109,000

THIS IS THE WORST VIECHLE WE HAVE EVERY BOUGHT. YOU NAME IT AN IT HAS GONE WRONG. TRANSMISSION TWICE, TIMING, POWER STEERING, TAILGATE, WE HAVE NEVER PULLED ANYTHING WITH OUR CAR. WHEN IT RAINS THE STEERING LOCKS UP.. ONE MINUTE WE ARE GOING 70 AND BAM THE CAR TURNS OFF. I CAN KEEP GOING. GMC PRETTY MUCH JUST SAID OH WELL. THIS HAVE HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I LOST TRACK.

Mileage: 75,000

WORST VEHICLE EVER.

MY VEHICLE HAS 85,500 MILES ON ENGLINE AND TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER PULLED ANYTHING BEHIND MY VEHICLE THAT WOULD PUT STRAIN ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR.

Mileage: 85,500

I NEEDED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO COMPLAINT 11113379. SOMETIMES THE CARE WOULD BE SHIFTING OKAY AND GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR AND STAY IN FIRST GEAR

Mileage: 85,500

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, NOW THE TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE ENGINE LIGHT IS POPPING ON AND ALSO SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGT IS COMING ON. ME MY FAMILY HAD TAKEN A VACATION TO FLORIDA AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO STARTLE ALL THE WAY BACK TO TENNESSEE LEAVING US IN A DEVASTATED SITUATION . I WAS HOPING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND AND AIR BAGS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS MANY OTHERS HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES IN THE PAST CONCERNING THEIR 2008 ACADIA VEHICLES THIS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY EXPRESSWAY WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND O' REILLY AUTO PARTS TO HAVE CHECK ENGINE TEST AND THE FOLLOWING CODES APPEARED DTC P2762 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH,P0700 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL,P0171 FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM. AND COMPUTER ERROR. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE EVER ME RECALL BUT I FEEL ME MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED AS THE FAST MOVING VEHICLE WAS COMING BEHIND US AS OUR VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CONNECTION.

Mileage: 179,255

FOR THE PAST 6-9 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH UNWARRANTED SPEED SHIFTING, HARD SHIFT CHANGES & OVERALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS ALMOAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR THESE ISSUES. I WAS TOLD BY THE SPECIALIST THAT HE REPAIRS AT LEAST 3 CARS OF MY SAME MAKE & MODEL PER WEEK. HE SAID HE IS NOTICING A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN EACH VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS POWER BUT THE SPEED & GEAR SHIFT ARE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES, AS IT IS VERY RANDOM & UNPROVOKED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY & MY VEHICLE WOULD JUST STALL OR SHIFT. I HAVE HAD TO CAREFULLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 106,000

THIS CAR CAME WITH A 30 DAY AND/OR 1000 MILES WARRANTY. WITHIN A WEEK PASS THE WARRANTY IT STARTED. THE RADIO ILLUMINATION STARTED TO GO OUT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAP ON IT TO GET IT TO TURN ON SO WE COULD SEE THE TIME ETC. THEN IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL AND ALL CHIMES WENT AWAY., STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. NO TURN SINGLE INDICATOR, SEAT BELTS, BACK UP WARNING, DOOR AJAR ETC. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD SAY NO ONE WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN IT AND WHILE DRIVING BLINK BETWEEN THE TWO. ALSO AIR BAG NEEDS MAINTANCE INDICTOR IN DASH WILL FLASH WHILE DRIVING. PARK ASSISTANT ON AND OFF WILL FLASH WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WILL MOVE IN ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND AROUND BENDS/TURNS IN THE ROAD AND WORSENING ON HIGHWAY! TO THE POINT I DO NOT TAKE MY CHILDREN ON. THERE IS ALSO A FAINT BURN SMELL AROUND FRONT FLOOR.I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP TO SEE WHY I LOST MY RADIO, STEERING ETC. THEY TELL ME THAT IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY CELL AND THAT MY BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE FLOOR OF THIS VEHICLE BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. BY THE WAY THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A SUNROOF ALL THE WINDOWS GO UP TIGHT AS WELL. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS MY FAMILY HAS WENT TO HIM AS WELL AND ASKED HIM TO ASSIST ME IN THE BATTERY ISSUE. SO WE GET THERE HE OPENS THE FLOOR BEHIND MY SEAT AND WE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY IS UNDERWATER DARK SLUDGY WATER! THE BATTERY IS REPLACED AFTER A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND DISRESPECTFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT BY NOW I AM AT MY WITS END. I'VE EXHAUSTED ALL EFFORTS WITH THEM! I PAID TO HAVE A GMC CERTIFIED MECHANIC RUN DIAGNOSTIC ON THESE ISSUES AT HAND AND TO MY THINKING THEY DETERMINED TO BE FLOOD AND/OR WATER DAMAGE AND WOULD NEED FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. HOWEVER PUZZLING THE VIN IS CLEAN AND NO RECENT OR ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM BARELY INTO THIS CONTRACT 3 MONTHS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE 18 MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TODD WENZEL BUICK GMC (614 N STATE RD, DAVISON, MI 48423) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 1-800-462-8782 AND DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA IN MAY 2017 EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE NEEDING IT TO TRAVEL FROM STATE TO STATE FOR COLLEGE TOURS. EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUS LIGHT TO COME ON, CONTINUOUS CODES THAT COMES ON AND IT CAUSES THE CAR TO RUN HORRIBLY I AM SPENDING $20-$30 A DAY ON GAS AND I'M ALSO NOTICING THAT THE OIL IS JUST EVAPORATING BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT ON THE GROUND I CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC HE CONTINUE TO FIX THINGS THAT THE CODES GIVES HIM. I'M STILL SPENDING MONEY AND I'M STILL NOT GETTING ANY RESULTS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I REFUSE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD AND BREAKDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS START A PETITION WITH GMC BECAUSE IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THEN IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I AM READY TO START A LAWSUIT. I MEAN LET'S BE HONEST WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR EITHER US OR ONE OF OUR LOVED ONES TO DIE AND IS KNOWN DEATH TRAP. THERE ARE SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT ALL OF THEM SHOULD BE JUST CALLED IN AND REPAIRED APPARENTLY IT'S A PROBLEM WITH GMC ASSEMBLING THE VEHICLE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO US THAT I LIVES ARE AT STAKE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I AM BEING TOLD...NO WARNING SIGNS! STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND ACADIA WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH! NOW I AM BEING TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 95000 MILES GMC IS A JOKE! WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE!

Mileage: 100,000

CITIZEN PETITION - 2008 GMC ACADIA, TIMING CHAIN AND 3RD/5TH REVERSE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE DEFECT *CW THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS

I BOUGHT THE GMC ACADIA USED IN 2014. IT HAD ABOUT 80K MILES ON IT, FROM A DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH MY 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I'M A SPECIAL ED TEACHER AND DRIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY HOME AND OCCASIONALLY TO LOS ANGELES TO VISIT RELATIVES. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HAVING THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS HORRIFIED!!! THE WARRANTY COVERED THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTS. BUT THEY CHARGED ALMOST $4000 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT THEY TOLD ME WOULD BE NEW, I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT WAS REBUILT WITH NEW PARTS. FAST FORWARD TO 3 YEARS LATER, THE WATER PUMP, THE FUEL PUMP, THE AXLE AND THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER HAS WENT OUT AGAIN. ANOTHER ALMOST $4000, THIS TIME IT HAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET AS THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. IT IS BLEEDING ME DRY. I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AND KEEP ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS, THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. AS A PARENT OF 5 CHILDREN, (2 SPECIAL NEEDS), I WAS EXCITED ABOUT MY PURCHASE, NOW I WISH I WOULD'VE NEVER DONE IT. --

Mileage: 80,000

WHAT'S NOT WRONG WITH THIS CAR?? I BOUGHT IT USED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER A YEAR EVERYTHING WENT DOWNHILL. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT THE GMC SERVICE AT LEASE 3 TIMES A YEAR. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BUT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE AIRBAG RECALL. WHAT ABOUT SAFETY? THERE HAS BEEN A CHECK STABILITY TRAC AND TRACTION LIGHTS ON AS WELL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHEN THOSE LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE KENTUCKY BRIDGE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A 12 CAR PILE UP. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO SKIPS GEARS. WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP IT JERKS INTO THE NEXT GEAR LIKE A HICCUP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THESE PROBLEMS WERE ELECTRIC AND WEAR COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. HOWEVER, THEY STATED OTHERWISE. LITERALLY, 4 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. BUT WHAT A SURPRISE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A $5,000 BILL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRIC ISSUE (OUT OF MY CONTROL). THERE IS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. BUT AFTER TALKING TO GM THEY, BASICALLY EXPLAINED THAT THEY DON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AFTER 100,000 AND THAT THEY CAN'T PROVE THAT THE ISSUES ARE ACTUALLY MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I STRONGLY DISAGREE AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME HARDSHIPS AS ME WITH THE 2008 VEHICLE. ON [XXX], FOR GMC ACADIA, 2008 IS THE WORST YEAR WITH THE MOST COMPLAINTS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOW AREN'T THESE ALREADY RECALLED BY NOW? THEY ARE NOTHING BUT JUNK! NOT WORK ANYTHING. EVEN A GMC SERVICE REP. SAID THESE WERE THE WORSE YEAR AND GET THEM IN THE SHOP ALL THE TIME. WHY WON'T GMC JUST ISSSUE A RECALL AND TAKE THEM OFF THE MARKET. I HAVE ALL THE PROOF OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE RECEIPTS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY AND A KNOCKING/GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE WAVE PLATE FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THIRD GEAR, AND FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM, STATING THAT THE CONTACT EXCEEDED THE VEHICLE/AGE STIPULATIONS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR/REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAPPENED 2X ALREADY. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION HIGH RATE OF SPEED 55 TO 75 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF LOOSING ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. HAPPENED ONCE ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A MAJOR BUSY ROAD. IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THERE IS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE I COULD NOT EVEN TELL THE ENGINE STOPPED BECAUSE THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STILL WORKED. PULLED OVER, WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START VEHICLE. IT WILL START AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL AGAIN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN CAR. NOT SAFE AT ALL. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE. SAID IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 135,250

WATER PUMP FAILED IN THE FREEWAY PREMATURELY, BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED PREMATURELY, STEERING, RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED @116K, TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 116.NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH 3 KIDS.

Mileage: 116,000

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS SERVICED AT 140,000 MILES FOR WORN OUT TIMING CHAINS. NOW, I AM LOOKING AT PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. HOW CONVENIENT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED ON ME. THE TIMING CHAINS WERE RATTLING IN TURNS WHEN IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. I ACTUALLY VISITED AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, SO I WAS RIDING AROUND WITH A FAULTY PART IN MY ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER I HAD EXITED THE INTERSTATE AT WHICH POINT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT DECIDED TO STALL OUT ON ME AS I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DISASTROUS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. THE 2007 AND 2009 GMC MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR TIMING CHAIN ISSUES, NEVER THE 2008 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE, WHICH HAD A 20,000 MILE EXTENSION FROM GM TO COVER THE REPAIR IF THIS BROKE, WHICH OF COURSE I AM OUT OF, THUS THE REPAIR COSTS FOR BOTH DEFECTS ARE MY PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAN UP TO THE FACT THEY HAVE INFERIOR PRODUCTS INSIDE THESE ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS.

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE A 2008 ACADIA WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A TIMING CHAIN THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN BY GENERAL MOTORS TO PREMATURELY STRETCH AND FAIL, AND WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS ACTIVATE CERTAIN SENSORS EITHER PREMATURELY OR NOT AT ALL. YOUR ENGINE AND KEY COMPONENTS AND CRANKSHAFTS AND SENSORS RELY ON THE TIMING CHAIN IN ORDER TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN GETS STRETCHED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL POWER DOWN AND SHUT OFF, A LOUD BUZZING SOUND WILL OCCUR AND HOPE TO GOD YOU ARE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PREMATURELY STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIR. THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON CERTAIN SIMILAR MODELS IN 2007 AND 2009, AND HAVE OFFER FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING CHAIN UP TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES, BUT DESPITE THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING IN VEHICLES MADE IN 2008 WITH THE SAME DEFECTS, THEY HAVE DENIED MY SERVICE REQUEST. THIS A VERY COSTLY AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN. IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN YOUR ENGINE MISFIRES AND POWERS DOWN, AND YOUR WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WITH A LOUD BUZZING ALARM SOUND BLARING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK SYSTEM, AND AIRBAG SENSORS ARE ALL ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN AS WELL, AND THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND UNFORTUNATELY WILL PROBABLY NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THEY EVEN EXTENDED COVERAGE TO REPLACE UP UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT, BUT BEYOND THAT, THEY DO NOT CARE.

Mileage: 148,000

DUE TO DECELERATION THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATES OFTEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO WILL JUST DIE AT TIMES. NOW THEY ARE SAYING A NEW TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED 13 MONTHS AGO. CODES P07756 P0797 STUCK ON P0963 P0969 P2728 ROAD TEST BY MECHANIC THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO TAKE OFF IN A HIGHER GEAR AND EXHIBITED LOW POWER. DURING CONTINUED DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING THEIR DIAGNOSIS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECOMMEND REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

CHECK ENGINE LITE GOES ON AND OFF APPEARS TO BE TIMING CHAIN. WE HAVE A 2008 GMC ACADIA THAT HAS HAD OVER $4000.00 IN REPAIRS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2010. THE MOST CURRENT IS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3500.00. I HAVE READ ALL 167 COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS POSTED ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE REGARDING THE 2007-15 GMC ACADIA. I COMPILED A LIST OF ALL REPORTED PROBLEMS BY YEAR/MAKE OTHER CUSTOMERS REPORTED ON THEIR ACADIAS. GMC HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN FOR 2007 AND 2009, NOT 2008 THOUGH. ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS ALSO. 2 OF MY REPAIRS HAD RECALLS AFTER WE HAD PAID FOR THE REPAIR. HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED BY GMC FOR PARTS ONLY FOR STABILIZER KIT, POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY AND RACK N PINION BUT NOT THE LIFTGATE YET. I CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING THEY LOOK INTO INCLUDING THE 2008 BUT WAS TOLD IT ISN'T INCLUDED AND ALL THEY COULD DO IS GIVE US A $2000.000 VOUCHER FOR A NEW OR LEASED GMC. (CASE #8-1702070910) I TRIED TO CONTACT GMC AT A HIGHER LEVEL ([email protected]) SENDING THEM A REQUEST TO REVIEW 2008 RECALLS FOR SWAY BAR END LINKS. FRONT AND BACK ROTORS, SUN ROOF LEAKING, FRONT GAS STRUTS, PURGE VALVE, VENT CONTROL SOLENOID AND AMPLIFIER. INCLUDED A COPY OF MY REPAIR LOG AND SUMMARY OF COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR 2007-15 ACADIAS. THEY RESPONDED WITHIN 36 HOURS BY HAVING TIFFANY (THE ORIGINAL CONTACT AT GMC) TELLING AGAIN ALL THEY CAN DO IS THE $2000.00 VOUCHER. SO I CAN ONLY ASSUME THEY DID NO RESEARCH AT ALL AND I'M OUT OF LUCK. I THINK GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS AND NOT TELL ME THEY A MAN MADE PRODUCT, THEY DON'T LAST FOREVER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 77,924

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FUSE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

2008 GMC ACADIA WITH JUST OVER 30,000 MILES STARTED JERKING A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHEN GEARS WOULD CHANGE FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TODAY AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW - I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GMC HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS. A $3000 REPAIR IF I'M LUCKY. MY CAR LOOKS LIKE NEW AND IS HARDLY DRIVEN - AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT?? CRAZY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BRAKES SEIZED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

1) A TRANSMISSION SWITCH PLATE ERROR - WARRANTY REPAIR (GMC NEVER PAID MY HOTEL/RENTAL CAR CLAIM. ON HWY WITH FAMILY. 2) TRANSMISSION ISSUE - PAID CLOSE TO $2000. I ASKED IF THIS WOULD LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE; THEY TOLD ME NO, CAR WOULD BE GOOD TO GO.THE PERSON WHO HELPED ME NO LONGER WORKS AT THE EL PASO DEALERSHIP WHEN I REPORTED HE TRIED TO OVERCHARGE ME. DRIVING ON HWY IN EL PASO WITH KIDS. 3) TRANSMISSION - PAID $4000+ FOR TRANSMISSION (GMC CLAIMS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR); DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE DEPT IF WE SHOULD SPEND MORE MONEY ON THE CAR...THEY TOLD ME THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK. (MILEAGE WAS 125K) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MOVING FROM EL PASO TO COLORADO SPRINGS...NO SAFE PLACE TO STOP. 4) 2 MOS LATER (NOW) - CLAIM THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND RH TIE RODS NEED REPAIR AND THEY SAY I DECLINED A REPAIR. I NEVER DISCUSSED THIS NEEDED REPAIR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A $2600 REPAIR FOLLOWING THIS $4000 REPAIR...SO IF THEY MENTIONED IT, THEY NEVER SAID YOU HAVE $6600 WORTH OF WORK IN FRONT OF YOU. I ALREADY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PAYING $4000 AFTER PAYING $2000. IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. GMC IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS AND THEY ARE LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE A 2002 GMC ENVOY AND NEVER PAID ANYTHING CLOSE IN REPAIRS. THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE ARE ALSO A MILITARY FAMILY WHO TRAVELS QUITE A BIT. WE STARTED GETTING ERRORS ON ROAD TRIPS AND WE EVEN HAD THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY REPAIR WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, CAUSING US TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA WHEN OUR CAR JUST STOPPED. GMC IS SHOWING A TOTAL DISREGARD FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN PHYSICAL DANGER AND WREAKING HAVOC ON OUR FINANCES. THIS IS DISGUSTING AND UNACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 125,000

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN GOING FROM 10MPH TO 20MPH WAS GOING DOWNHILL WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE ONCE I WAS AT 40-45 MPH IT REVS UP TO 4 AND NOTHING HAD TO COAST DOWNHILL TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME AND HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE SAME ISSUE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT IT BUT I BOUGHT IT USED FOR MY FAMILY AT 99,950 MILES 8 DAYS AGO

Mileage: 100,250

OIL CHANGES AT DEALER PERFORMED EVERY 3K MILES. AT 88K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. FULL DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED BY LOCAL DEALER STATED TIMING CHAIN BUFFERS WERE BEGINNING TO FAIL. EST COST $3500. ADVISED THAT SINCE THE LIGHT COMES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY, OKAY TO WAIT TO SEE IF PROBLEM WORSENS, WHICH MAY BE MANY YEARS, IF EVER. AT 92K MILES, WHILE ON HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS, RPM'S CLIMBED, PULLED OVER VEHICLE WHERE IT STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE TESTED AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOUD METALIC ENGINE NOISE AND METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM TWO GMC DEALERS OF $6600 TO $7600 FOR RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE. LOCAL DEALERS HAVE STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN BUFFERS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 GMC ACADIA AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED, BUT IS NOT DUE TO THE COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED GMC (BELVA - SENIOR CASE ANALYST) TO DESCRIBE CASE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS BECAUSE: 1) VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED - STATING THAT ALL SUCH PURCHASES ARE 'AS-IS' FROM DEALER AND ITS UP TO THE CONSUMER TO DO DUE-DILEGENCE BEFORE PURCHASING, 2) VEHICLE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED BY DATE SHORTLY BEFORE PURCHASE, AND 3) POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS NOW 3 YEARS PAST THE DATE, REGARDLESS OF WHEN ISSUE FIRST APPEARED. GMC SENIOR ADVISOR ALSO STATED THE SHE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED GM PRODUCT, AND THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTERWARD AT 100K MILES, AND GM WILL NOT ASSIST HER EITHER, AS THAT IS ALSO OUT OF THE DATE RANGE OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE K-GM (SAINT CATHARINES, ONTARIO) PLANT.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE SPORADICALLY. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTED TO IDLE AND NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. FINALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP DETERMINE THE CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND FOUND P0700 AND P0776 CODES. THESE CODES REFERENCE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE WAVEPLATE MAY BE BROKEN, AND CAUSE ISSUE IN THE 3RD, 5TH, AND R GEARS. SO, NOW THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ($4K) FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS IS AN ISSUE, AND HAS SINCE CORRECTED IN THE LATER YEAR MODELS. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD OFFER ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE, AND WAS TOLD NO, DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY AT 143,000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE, IF GM PLACED A FAULTY PART IN THEIR VEHICLES, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PLACE A RECALL TO FIX IT, AND NOT HAVE IT BE THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY!

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AGAIN WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL COAGULATED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS, THE FLOOR BOARDS FILL WITH WATER & WATER COMES THROUGH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAUSING THEM TO SHORTEN, BLINK. THE POWER WINDOWS GOT STUCK WOULDN'T GO DOWN ALMOST SMASHED MY KIDS HAND. THE WORSE PART DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65-70 TRAFFIC SLOWS TO 40 AND YOUR VEHICLE DOESN'T GO ALMOST CAUSING THE WORSE ACCIDENT EVER. SEEMS THIS WAVE PLATE, SHIFT SOLENOID IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE SO THAT MEANS THE TRANSMISSION THEY REPLACED THE BAD ONE WITH WAS SO BAD OR REACHED ITS TIME OUT MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IF IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (PURCHASED USED) THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND ALL THE THREADS IN HAVE READ EVERY OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THIS, SOMEONE WILL HAVE BAD ACCIDENT POSSIBLY DEATH. DOES DEATH HAVE TO OCCUR FOR US TO GET BETTER RESOLVE AND MAKE GMC TAKE CARE OF THIS. OVER $5,000 WAS TOUGH TO CHRISTMAS TIME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECAME STUCK IN GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND WARMER PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM DEALER WITH 72000 MILES WITH 4YR/48000 MILE WARRANTY. WARRANTY RAN OUT THIS SUMMER, MILEAGE IS NOW 133000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE EARLY LAST YEAR, BUT MECHANICS WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE PROBLEMS WERE NOT 'PRESENTING' AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES (JUST AS THE RECALLED SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DID!). IN DECEMBER 2015, THE CHECK ENGINE BEGAN STAYING ON ALL THE TIME AND THE GEARS DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE TCM IS MESSED UP, WHICH IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL ACADIAS, APPARENTLY. WE HAD A VERY SCARY ISSUE ON XMAS EVE WITH THE GEARS DOWNSHIFTING WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 20MPH! WE TOOK IT TO FIRST DEALERSHIP OVER AN HOUR AWAY AND THE GUY CAME OUT WITH A HANDHELD COMPUTER, PUT IN ON OUR CAR, SAID IT IS OUR TCM AND $3800 TO FIX IT. HE NEVER PUT ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS. WE SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY SAID TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WOULD SEE ABOUT HELPING US TO COVER IT. SO, WE GOT THE DIAGNOSIS TODAY, IT IS THE TCM AND NO HELP. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, GM WON'T COVER IT, IT IS UP TO THE DEALER TO COVER IT, ETC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT WHY THEY WON'T COVER IT, JUST THAT THEY WON'T. OUR VIN NUMBER IS LITERALLY 6000 OFF OF THE RECALL LIST! IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL! DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF ONE.

Mileage: 115,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 GMC ACADIA IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH CODES PO752 AND PO700 WHICH ARE THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR DRIVING THE TRUCK. THE NHTSA REFERENCE #10052215 AND TSB REFERENCE #SB-13120 EXPLAINS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH MY TRUCK. GMC AND THE DEALER ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $2500.00 WHICH IS A 65% TO 35% SPLIT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ( MINE BEING THE 65%). I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA. I AM JUST ANOTHER DISSATIFIED CUSTOMER WITH GM AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE AND TRUCK PROBLEM TO YOUR DATA BASE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO. ALSO, THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL THAT GM HAS SENT OUT ON THE WAVE PLATES LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120000 MILES. THE WAVE PLATES ARE BEGINNING TO WEAR CAUSING PREMATURE DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE SOLENOIDS TO STICK. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS SAYING THE WAVE PLATES ARE NOT WORN.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, IT REVERSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WAVE PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN HUDSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 GMC ACADIA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. HOWEVER, ABOUT 30 MILES IN ROUTE, VARIOUS WARNING SIGNS AND MESSAGES BEGAN APPEARING ON THE DASH. SOME OF THE MESSAGES READ SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ALL WHEEL DRIVE OFF, CHECK RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE, AND OTHERS. INCLUDING THE ABS SIGN WAS FLASHING A SCARY AND CAUTIONARY YELLOW SYMBOL.

TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING SLUGGISH AROUND 88, 000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULDN'T CRANK DUE TO ELECTRICAL STABILIZER, NOW MY SUNROOF IS LEAKING. DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $275 DOLLAR TO UNBLOCK THE SUNROOF DRAINS WHAT A RIP OFF WHEN THIS IS THE THREE TIME I HAVE HAD THE DRAINS CLEANED AND THE SUNROOF STILL LEAK. THIS HAS TO BE A GMC PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL UNDER THE GMC WARRANTY SO THANK GOD I DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THAT. THE ELECTRICAL MODULES SEEM TO BE OKAY FOR NOW BUT AT ANY GIVING TIME THE VEHICLE MAY STOP WORKING. GMC SHOULD OWN UP TO THESE PROBLEMS AND LOOK OUT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR LONGER THAN A WEEK. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BURNT UP INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF OURS. IF THERE IS SO MANY OF THESE GOING BAD SHOULDNT THIS BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER???

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD TOOK IT THROUGH A HUNDRED POINT INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THIS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, THEY FIXED THE SMALL THINGS LIKE THE WATER PUMP, THE REAR WIPER BLADE, ELECTRICAL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS GOING OUT, AND THE AIR BAG (SERVICE AIR BAG SOON) IS STILL ON, BUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A RECALL IN 2011, EITHER IT WAS A BAD PART, OR IT WAS NOT SERVICED AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL GM OWNER, ESPECIALLY THE BUICK LASABRE WHICH I DROVE FOR 15 YEARS, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT, AND THEY ARE RATED BY THE BBB AS A. I ALSO DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT ON GM COMMERCIALS IT STATES NON GM OWNERS,LIKE COME ON IN, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF NON GM OWNERS BUT NOT THE LOYAL ONES. I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT TO STICK WITH AMERICAN BRANDS AND LOVE GM, JUST VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS ONE. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS CAR, THE AIR BAG AND ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION!!!!UPDATED 11/10/15 *BF

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA AND THE POWER TRAIN STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE, WHEN THE GEARBOX SHIFTED THE NOISE STOPPED. A MINUTE LATER HE STOPPED AND THEN WHEN HE TRIED TO PROCEED FORWARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR VEHICLE, MOSTLY KIDS, AND HAD TO RECRUIT BYSTANDERS TO HELP US PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE! MY FAMILY HAD TO STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND AND SOME GRACIOUS STRANGERS HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. AND THEY WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET US. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SCENARIO AND REALLY THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. AND THIS WORST PART TO THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT WE ARE MILITARY AND ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED OVERSEAS AND WILL COST US OVER $5000 JUST TO HAVE THE PART SHIPPED HERE.

Mileage: 83,000

DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE AT DEALERSHIP LAST FALL, BUT IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES.

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT 3 KIDS AND WIFE AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING NO NOTHING JUST STOPPED.

Mileage: 121,500

NUMEROUS UNCOMMANDED GEAR CHANGES....CAR BECAME STUCK IN 2ND GEAR....MOVED TO RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY...EVENT OCCURRED DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM....CAR ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE....FINALLY CAME TO AN EXIT...CAR CREEPING ALONG....PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AND STOPPED AT PUMP...WHEN TRYING TO RESTART....CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD...I WAS ABLE TO BACK TO CLEAR THE PUMP...VERY SCARY INCIDENT...INTERNET REVEALS NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE...ALL WERE INVOLVED WITH 2008 GMC ACADIAS. INCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY 5 JULY 2015. UNABLE TO ENTER DATE OF INCIDENT

Mileage: 78,000

GET ON THE FREEWAY WITH 30 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOP ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MERGE INTO EXIT RAMP. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE ANY MORE. I BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BUT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION.

AS I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE MY VEHICLE HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND I WAS ON AN INCLINE. ONCE MY VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20MPH IT HAD RE ENGAGED AND I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY GIRLFRIEND AND I AND HER 3 YOUNG CHILDREN BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY WAS 65 MPH WITH VERY LIMITED SPACE TO MERGE BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS ARE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR OUR FAMILY BUT FOR OTHERS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY BEHIND US AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND THOSE TRYING TO EXIT AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY FOR US NOBODY WAS HURT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. AFTER READING ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES I BELIEVE THAT GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS IN THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THOSE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO A LOW GEAR IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING 45 MPH WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

2008 GMC ACADIA WITH SLIGHTLY UNDER 53,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ACROSS TOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY AS IF SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE GOING TO HIGH REVOLUTIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED FOR AWHILE, RESTARTED, BEGAN HEADING TOWARDS DEALERSHIP. ACCELERATION COMPLETELY FAILED AND VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH INABILITY TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALERSHIP. BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH BROKE AND SPREAD METAL BITS ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLAINT ALSO FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF PREMATURE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD TO FIGHT WITH DEALER ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE EXPECT THEIR TRANS TO GO OUT IN THE FIRST 100K? IF YOU OWN AN ACADIA, EXPECT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 75-85K. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HORROR STORIES ON TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE, AND OUTLOOK ALONE ON THE WEB. GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SUB STANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH FAULTY WAVE PLATES. BUT WHEN IT GOES OUT, YOU GET TO PAY FOR THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" VERSION. DEALERS ARE WELL VERSED IN THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANS, MY SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50K AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED FROM CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES WHICH NEW DESIGN WAS INSTALLED. NEW STYLE WATER PUMP. ALL 3 OF THESE ITEMS WERE NEWER STYLE REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE GM HAD TO REDESIGN THEM. THAT TELLS YOU THEY HAD KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEM AND INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PROBLEMS, THEY HIDE BEHIND A BLACK AND WHITE WARRANTY POLICY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, A ONE OFF PROBLEM SHOULD BE BLACK AND WHITE. BUT WHEN YOU KNOW THERE IS A MAJOR FAILURE HISTORY THAT CAUSES YOU TO REDESIGN COMPONENTS, YOU SHOULD GOODWILL THE CUSTOMER AND PROACTIVELY PERFORM RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PRESSED THE GAS TO GO UP A HILL AND CAR WOULD JUST REV UP. ACTING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. LOST ALL GEARS. SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND I HAD LOW GEAR. CONTINUED TO GO BACK UP THE HILL TO GET TO MY MECHANIC AND WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR LOST ALL GEARS AGAIN AND WOULD JUST REV UP. TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT LET ME MAKE IT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND DID IT AGAIN. I THEN HAD IT TOWED. WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT MY CARS TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO GO. THE CAR NEVER ACTED UP UNTIL THE MOMENT THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING AROUND THIS MILEAGE IS A TYPICAL ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR OF ACADIA. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/GMC/ACADIA/2008/ HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?ACTION=SEARCH2 WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION????? IT ISN'T RIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 73-74,000 MILES. BOUGHT MY ACADIA (WHICH I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON) LAST YEAR ON MARCH 28TH AND HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT. *TR

Mileage: 739,421

POWER STEERING FAILED AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR FROM A STOP, COULDN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR AND GOT HIT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OUTSIDE OF FIRST OR SECOND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800. UPDATED 5/5/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $2,200. UPDATED 9/16/2015 *JS

Mileage: 84,800

YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE W/2008 GMC ACADIA. DROPPING DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL (19 DEGREES OUT/INCH OF SNOW ON GROUND), AS I'M PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT GOING VERY SLOW THANKFULLY, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTED AND THEN FLASHING LIGHT SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, POWER LIMITED OR SOMETHING AND ENGINE BUCKLING LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF. I ONLY LIVE A MILE FROM SCHOOL AND KEPT DRIVING ON BACK ROAD UNABLE TO GO OVER 15 MPH. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR GOING 30 OR SO I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST BUCKLED. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, NOW WHEN I TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING BUT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL IS GONE SOOOO TAKING IT TO THE GM DEALER WILL BE USELESS, BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOPING IT'S JUST THE VERY COLD WEATHER MAKING IT ACT UP BUT COLD WEATHER SHOULD NOT MAKE THIS HAPPEN, UNACCEPTABLE. MY ACADIA ACTS UP WITH LIGHTS, FLASHING LOW TIRES, ETC. ETC. ALL THE TIME WHEN IT'S COLD AND THIS WOULD BE THE WORST TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO NOT WORK AND LEAVE ME STUCK SOMEWHERE. ALL THE $ I DISH OUT FOR THIS TRUCK UGH, I WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING AN OLD BEATER AND TAKING MY CHANCES CUZ THIS VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IF ONE THING IS OFF THE TRUCK JUST HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND EVERYTHING IS OUT OF WHACK. GM PLEASE STOP SELLING UNSAFE CARS!! I HAVE KIDS AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. I HOPE THIS ISSUE GETS RECALLED, READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP NEVER KNOWS HOW TO FIX.

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND A DAMAGED CLUTCH. *JB

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REALLY BADLY TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THIS IS WILL LESS THAN 53,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT INTO A MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR BE COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF $3,000-$4,000 FOR THE REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD GMC ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS? *TR

Mileage: 52,875

I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE IS DAMAGED. HOW MANY TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATES NEED TO GO BAD BEFORE YOU MAKE GM RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM. I'VE SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE AND YOU HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ITEM, WHICH AFFECTS MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE AND IS PROBLEMATIC TO ALL GM MID-SIZE CROSSOVERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO FULL RESOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF I WAS NOT AT THE WHEEL. I WANT TO BE CONTACTED BY YOUR AGENCY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. --[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 15,000

I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON 2008 GMC ACADIA'S (THROTTLE BODY). I HAVE A 2008 GMC ACADIA THAT IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR ISSUES. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE SPEED REDUCING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY (XXX) YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. THE PANEL DISPLAYED A RED MESSAGE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". WENT A FEW BLOCKS FURTHER WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY ON A BUSY STREET; POLICE PUSHED ME OFF THE MAIN STREET TO A LESS POPULATED SIDE STREET. MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON PANEL "'TRACTION CONTROL REDUCING POWER". I'M CONCERNED NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF GMC WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE (SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND ON THE INTERNET/BLOGS). MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. I TRUST THAT GMC WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TRPARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 118

WE WERE OUT IN SOUTH DAKOTA 200 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE DRIVING THE ACADIA AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT FIRST. WE DROVE THE ACADIA HOME AND SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. ON THE MONDAY AFTER WE GOT HOME, I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING IT TO GO INTO GEAR. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT DID GO INTO GEAR. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND WHEN IN PARK IT WENT OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND GOT IT TO GO INTO GEAR. DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE AUTO SHOP. THEY RAN THE CODES. THEY SAID IT WAS A 3/5 WAVE PLATE ISSUE. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. 2200 FOR THE REBUILD. READING ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH VEHICLES. TALKED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE REBUILDING 8 OF THESE A WEEK FROM THE SATURN, BUICK, CHEVY AND ACADIAS WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THE WAVE PLATE WASN'T HEAT TREATED AT THE FACTORY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT GETS HEATED AND DETERIORATES. GM WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP. HOPEFULLY, YOU GUYS CAN. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

DROVE TO PICK UP SOMEONE AT THE AIRPORT NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SHIFTING WEIRD. AFTER PARKING IN THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WANTING TO LEAVE TRIED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE I HAD NO RESPONSE IN REVERSE. CALLED TOW TRUCK BECAUSE I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE COULD BE WRONG. NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY CALLED SAID NEED MORE TIME TO FIND THE ISSUE. DEALER CALLED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY CLAIMING 3/5/REVERSE ARE GONE THAT I HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN MY TRANSMISSION $4500.00 REPAIR. SINCE THEN I BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND OVER THE WARRANTY. BUT THEY CONSIDERED HELPING AT FIRST SINCE I DIDN'T REACH 100,000 MILES YET BUT ONCE THEY SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FROM MY DEALER HER SAID NO ASSISTANCE. GMC HAS BEEN KNOWING ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE THEY MANUFACTURED THIS CAR AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE PARTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE BREAKING APART BECAUSE OF FAULTY MATERIAL. WHY IS THE CUSTOMER HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THE CUSTOMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER. IF I DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL I GET HELD RESPONSIBLE A MANUFACTURER SHOULD TOO. JUST BECAUSE I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE TO 83000 MILES AND OVER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY WHY SHOULD I ENDURE THE FULL COST OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE FILE A COMPLAINT SO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST GM. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE 50,000 MILES ON OUR ACADIA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING US $4,200 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH ACADIAS YET GM HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000! WHAT A HARDSHIP:( WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW, ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND KEEPING UP ON THE RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 49,154

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. $3300. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WE HAVE REPLACED - WE DID OUR OTHER 2008 ACADIA 2 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO 2008 ACADIAS IN WHICH WE HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AS THE WAVE PLATE BROKE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENS AROUND THE 70K MILE MARK! *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I PURCHASED MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ON 9/22/11. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER ON AUGUST 25, 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON VACATION. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE WAVE PLATE AND SNAP RING WERE BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH HOUSING, ALL PISTONS, ALL FIBERS, REPLACED SIDE COVER AND PISTONS AND SEALS AND SPRINGS. THEY REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY SPACER PLATE AND TOM SOLENOID GASKET SCREEN. THE VEHICLE HAD 73,730 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE, THE BATTERY ONCE. MY DASH LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND MY WINDSHIELD SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. TO TOP IT OFF MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY!!!! IT'S NOVEMBER 10TH 2014 WITH 119,000 MILES AND I'M ALREADY NEEDING TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION!?!? THIS VEHICLE IS JUNK, AND I STILL OWE A TON OF MONEY.....SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 73,730

I'M LOGGING THESE ISSUE AS I HAVE NOW COME TO REALIZE THAT THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA ARE VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG OWNERS. VERY EARLY ON IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE APPROX OCT 2008 WE BEGAN SEEING SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER INSIDE THE CABIN. WATER WOULD DRIP ALONG THE WINDSHIELD OCCASIONALLY, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT OR SO WE THOUGHT. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY WIFE WOULD COMPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD "CUTOFF" OR "DIE" GENERALLY AT SLOW SPEED IN AREAS SUCH A PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE ISSUE SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ONE DAY THIS SUMMER (2014) MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, IT JUST WOULD NOT CRANK. ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORRODED BATTERY CABLE THAT RAN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE STARTER IN THE ENGINE BAY. COST TO REPAIR $1,200. IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2014 THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT ROLLBACK WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AT FIRST WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS IT DIDN'T GET WORSE WITH TIME. HOWEVER BY OCTOBER 2014 WE GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DIAGNOSIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COST TO REPAIR $4,890 AFTER A $200 DISCOUNT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I JUST PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE MONTH AGO. WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT RAINS ALOT. THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WE EXPERIENCED WATER DRIPPING ALL OVER OUR SEATS, FLOOR, AND IN CORNERS OF WINDOWS WHEN WE DROVE IT GETTING MY 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF WET. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL AT FIRST SINCE I FIGURED IT WAS A MINOR LEAK I COULD EASILY FIX. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I NOTICED MY FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. I ALSO FIGURED IT WAS A TYPICAL VEHICLE ISSUE. UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO I TRIED TO START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START, I KNEW IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE BATTERY, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE , WAS SUBMERGED WITH WATER. THE BATTERY WAS TAKEN AND CHECKED OUT GOOD OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE THAT THERE PLENTY OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS IN PLACE NOW. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS ITS AFFECTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD,4 YEAR OLD, AND A 5 YEAR OLD. MY 5 YEAR OLD HAS HEALTH ISSUES AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN HOPES TO HAVE A RELIABLE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS IN THE U.S. NAVY AND IS AWAY ALOT ON DEPLOYMENTS AND UNDERWAYS. THE RAIN DRAINING INSIDE ALSO CAUSES MOLD WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US ALMOST 1,000$ TO REPAIR THIS. THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO FIX THIS PERMANENTLY SO THEY REFERRED ME TO THE BODY SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM SHIFTING...3RD GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SHIFT AT 40MPH BUT UNABLE TO DO SO. ENGINE WOULD REV UP THEN SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MORE COST EFFICIENT TO REPLACE THAN TO REBUILD. NO THIRD GEAR. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 75,200

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (WAVE PLATE) WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. UP. BECAUSE OF THIS I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT AS WELL. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM SEARCHING ONLINE. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS AND MADE IT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2008 GMC ACADIA. THIS YEAR/MODEL HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE WAVE PLATE & TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN WITH 58K MILES AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2011. THIS PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS FROM 2011 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DELAYS AS IT GOES IN AND OUT OF GEARS. THE CAR NOW HAS 98K MILES AND WILL NEED TO HAVE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED (3RD TRANSMISSION IN CAR IF YOU COUNT THE ONE IT CAME WITH). THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD. LOOKING AT REPAIRS, THE COST WILL BE OVER $3500. LOTS OF OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2007/2008 ACADIA MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM IS NOT DOING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 97,783

STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WANT TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T TURN. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED RACK AND PINION 3 TIMES AND POWER STEERING. WATER PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED 2 BEFORE 100,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 73,000 MILES. EVERY ISSUE THAT IS STATED ABOVE THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY,EVEN AFTER CONTACTING GM. IT TOOK A LOT OF FIGHTING WITH GM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE WAS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEING FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAR SLOWED TO 10 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 880,000

WELL A LOT HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. FIRST THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THEN THE LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 54000 MILES. THEN AT 104000 MILES THE LIFTERS ARE BACK MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT IT MADE THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO SHOP.THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT AT 108000. GOT IT REPLACE. BUT THE HEADS ARE STILL RATTLING. THEN THERE IS THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM MY WINDOWS WANT GO UP OR DOWN MOST OF THE TIME THEY SAID THE MOTORS OR STILL GOOD IN THEM. THEY SAID THAT IT NEED ELECTRIC WORK THAT'S WHY MY GAUGES GO CRAZY SOMETIMES. THEN THERE ARE THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS THAT WENT OUT AT 60000 MILES. EVER SINCE I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AT PEILTER CHEVROLET IN LUFKIN TEXAS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THEY FIX A RECALL IN THE TIRE AREA ON MY CAR, AND I THINK IT WASN'T DONE RIGHT. THEY DIDN'T PUT MY TIRE GUARDS ALL THE WAY BACK ON ITS MISSING SCREWS. THEY SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS I TOLD THEM IT WASN'T HANGING DOWN WHEN THEY GOT IT. THEN WHEN THE REPLACE MY HEADS AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. THE BLACK GUARD PIECES THAT GOES UNDER THE HOOD HAD SCREW SETTING ON IT. THE WHERE NOT PUT BACK IN IT. THEN THERE WAS A 2 BIGGER SCREW AND THE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WENT TO. I HAD MORE THING WRONG WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THEM THEN WHEN I CARRIED IT TO THEM. I RESEARCHED GMC ACADIA AND I REALIZED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME THING LIKE LIFTERS REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT AROUND 90000 MILES TO 110000 MILES, PROBLEMS WITH THERE STRUTS AND SHOCKS. POWER STEERING AND MUCH MORE. WHAT I CANT FIGURE OUT IS WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HEADS OR LIFTERS, IF EVERYBODY IS HAVING THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THESE PARTS ON THE 2008 ACADIA'S. WE ALL PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLE'S AND TO HAVE THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THEM THERE NOT WORTH WHAT WE PAY FOR THEM WE ARE GETTING CHEATED OUT OF OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT VERY HIGH FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED THE NEXT GEAR VERY ROUGHLY. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE MISSED THE SAME GEAR AGAIN. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET WHERE YOU CAN FIND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM THAT GMC IS AWARE OF IS A DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS, CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A DEFECT AND GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXCEEDED MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL KIT, HOUSING, SENSOR AND COVER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH JUST OVER 55000 MILES. THE WINDOWS LEAK WHEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN. THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU DRIVE THRU A PUDDLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES SOME GOD AWFUL NOISE WHEN GOING ON OR OFF A RAMP. THIS WAS OUR VERY FIRST BRAND NEW OFF THE LINE CAR. REALLY WISH WE HAD WAITED UNTIL THE BUGS WERE WORKED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVING MY FAMILY TO GRANDPARENTS HOUSE FOR THE WEEKEND TO VISIT.THE TRANS STARTED TO REV BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN JUST QUIT.NO FORWARD OR REVERSE JUST NOTHING.NOW BIG BILL TO FIX FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS THEY HAVE.I'M NOT GOING TO RAMBLE ON BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE HAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME WRITING NOVELS OF WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THEM.SIMPLY WILL BE PUT THIS WAY.TRANNY STOPPED WORKING,GM KNOWS OF ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR KIDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN DROPPED INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE NEXT TIME SHE CAME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FIFTH GEAR. IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE EITHER. THERE ARE NO "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS ON. THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID SHE WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. GM WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

Mileage: 71,174

MY GMC ACADIA 2008 CONSTANTLY STALLS ON ME THE ISSUES STARTED AUGUST 5 AND HAS CONTINUE UP TO LAST NIGHT AUGUST 17TH. WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR. I WONT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GMC DEALER. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES INDICATION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. LAST NIGHT I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I LEFT WORK AT MIDNIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED JUMPING THEN TURNED OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET . I CALLED ON-STAR AND THEY WERE DISPATCHING A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER 45 MINUTES I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT CAME ON SO I CANCELLED THE TOW TRUCK SERVICE. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I CANT GET THE ISSUED FIXED BECAUSE THE LAST 2 DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS THAT WERE RAN STATES NO ISSUES. I ALSO HAD ON-STAR RUN A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT RIGHT WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES. I TOOK A PICTURE WITH MY CELL PHONE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE ISSUES THE SUV IS FACING. EVERYTHING STAYS ON THE RADIO THE LIGHTS JUST THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND WONT START FOR LIKE 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. I'VE LOOKED ON DIFFERENT GMC ACADIA FORUMS AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR CAR. SOMEONE ON THE FORUM SUGGESTED I MAKE A COMPLIANT AT THE NTSA. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO 3-5 WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR THE CONSUMER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE NEW ACADIA'S. HE STATED THE EIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE ONLY OFFERS FOUR ADULT HEAD RESTRAINTS. UPDATED 06/03/15.*JB

Mileage: 46,782

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WAVEGUIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD, JUMPING, SLIPPING, ETC. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING LOT AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, SO IT HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE IS BROKEN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2007-2009 GMC ACADIAS, NOT TO MENTION SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, THIS PROVES THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THIS PART AND GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THIS PROBLEM CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 58,658

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO A PARKING LOT AND PLACED IN REVERSE GEAR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND PUSHED FROM THE FRONT END HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER HOME AND LATER TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,084.

Mileage: 60,084

VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, SO I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY INTO PARKING AREA. I REALIZED VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR BACKWARDS SO I COULD TURN AROUND (IN SAID PARKING LOT) I PULLED BACK OUT ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND TACH WAS DOUBLED AT OVER 4. I DID MAKE IT HOME AND I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE IT IS NOW BEING DIAGNOSED. *TR

Mileage: 60,085

THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED UPON PULLING OUT INTO THE ROADWAY. AT 25 MILES PER HOUR THE RPMS WERE 4000 AND IT JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE PULLED OVER, CALLED FOR HELP AND WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. WE WERE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD TO CALL FAMILY FROM HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY TO COME HELP. THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND SITTING FOR A WHILE DID THEN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VERY SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. GOING TO TRADE IN THIS POS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,700.

Mileage: 83,700

2008 ACADIA PURCHASED IN 2007, TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR FOR HIGH SPEED UP AND DOWN SHIFT. ON DRY PAVEMENT THE SUV WILL CHANGE SEVERAL MPH WELL WITHIN A SECOND. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ESPECIALLY ON SNOW/ICE! I AM TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I SUSPECTED AN INTERNAL CLUTCH PROBLEM OR VALVE CONTROL PROBLEM COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF TRANSMISSIONS STARTING AFTER 47K. I WANTED TO ADD MY CONCERN. MY CAR JUST PASSED 63,000 MILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. SEVERAL THINGS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AT ONCE (IE LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATE, BRAKE, AND BE ON WET OR ICE ROADS). THE SHIFT IS INTERMITTENTLY HARD DURING ANY OF THESE CHANGES IN ACCELERATION CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 2AM AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY USED ACADIA AFTER I BOUGHT IT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHER 2008 ACADIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE FOR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 96,200

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY KIDS SCHOOL WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHEN I EASED OVER A SPEED BUMP I APPLIED GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND MY SON AND I TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDE BUT COULD NOT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUT CAR IN PARK THEN TRIED DRIVE AND REVERSE EVEN LOW BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A NICE MAN STOPPED AND HELPED PUSH CAR OUT OF ROAD. MY CAR IS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WE WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT HAS 81,487 MILES ON IT. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS CRAP. I AM SHOCKED AND UPSET. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE PUTTING MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE OFF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY!!!! AND THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF SEVEN WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUES. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES. THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 81,487

STARTED FROM A RED LIGHT, CAR DROPPED IN GEAR AND JOLTED. TACH REVVED UP TO 3000+. FINALLY CAUGHT A GEAR AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY OFF THE ROAD. PARKED AND WAITED FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME TOW MY CAR. REVERSE AND 3RD GEAR DEFINITELY OUT. BY LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREADS, SEEMS TO BE THE OMINOUS 35R WAVEPLATE. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION NOW. LUCKILY I CAN DO THE LABOR MYSELF AND SAVE SOME MONEY. I'M ASTOUNDED HOW ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. HAVEN'T SEEN ANY INJURIES YET THOUGH SO I DOUBT THIS WILL BECOME PART OF THE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF RECALLS GM IS SENDING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. MOST OF MY MILEAGE IS IN-TOWN DRIVING AND HAVE UNDER 64,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY GMC ACADIA'S 2007-2009 HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JS

Mileage: 63,000

I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND. I THOUGHT SOME HOW THAT IT SLIPPED IN NEUTRAL BUT WHEN I LOOKED IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I GOT HOME AND WENT TO PARK AND HAD NO REVERSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 43,990

I PULLED OUT TO MERGER WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AND MY 2008 GMC ACADIA TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T HAVE A CRASH WAS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ON THE MERGE LANE. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. I MY CAR WAS TOWED . WHEN I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP (GM DEALER WAS BOOKED WITH RECALLS) AND TOLD THEM I HAD A 2008 GMC ACADIA I WAS TOLD THEY HAD 4 OTHERS AND THIS WAS ONLY TUESDAY ! MY ISSUE IS THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE (3,5,R WAVE PLATE) FOR YEARS AND NOT SENT OUT ANY ALERTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE . IF I HAD BEEN HIT I AM NOT SURE ANYONE WOULD HAVE GUESS WHY I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AND JUST STOP. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID HE HAS CALLED GM AND ASK THEM TO SEND OUT SOMETHING TO GM CAR OWNERS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CAR OWNERS. HOW MANY CARS HAVE CRASHED AS A RESULTED OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WERE NOT REPORTED ? THIS TRANSMISSION WAS USES 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011 AND CHANGED IN 2012. GM NEEDS TO SEND OUT ALERT ABOUT THIS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

THE CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPMS. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 91 IN SPRINGFIELD , MASS. I HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO MANUAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. THE CAR REDUCED SPEED AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I HAD MY SON AS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE GM DEALER TOLD ME THE "WAVE PLATE CRACKED" ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

OUR 08 ACADIA HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHILE ON A FAMILY VACATION GOING 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHTS START LIGHTING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS WORKING. WE GET THE CAR PULLED OVER, SHUT IT OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RESETS ITSELF. IT STARTS GOING, BUT THEN GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. WE'VE HAD TOWED IT TO OUR FINAL DESTINATION. WE ARE NOW MORE THAN $4500 OUT OF POCKET AND RUINED OUR FAMILY TRIP, WE COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. A TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T GO OUT WITH ONLY 72K MILES. WE SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY GMC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. MANY FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD THESE MAJOR ISSUES, AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AFTER PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND GET RELIEF FOR ACADIA OWNERS!! GMC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN HARD SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH FOR ABOUT 200 MILES. AT 25 MPH WHILE TURNING THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION THE ENGINE REVVED SHIFTED THROUGH WHAT FELT LIKE EVERY GEAR, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION POWER; GOING FROM 25 MPH TO 10MPH. PARKED THE VEHICLE. RESTARTED TO FIND THAT ONLY FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WORKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING THE 200 PREVIOUS MILES OF CONCERN; I HAD HEARD A FAINT WHINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME ANY TROUBLE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS LOADING AND WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKE (STILL COMPLETELY STOPPED) THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, NOT WANTING TO REAR END THE SCHOOL BUS. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING WHEN I GOT OUT. A FEW MINUTES LATER I GOT BACK IN AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS EARLIER. THEY SAID THE 3-4 REVERSE WAVE PLATE FAILED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION WITH DEBRIS. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COST ABOUT $4200. *TR

Mileage: 117,905

MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 5-25-2014- TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE BROKE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THESE PLATES WERE NOT STRESS RELIEVED ON THE 2008S. 02-2014 WATER PUMP CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THIS CAUSED A TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN SHOP, ALL REPAIR PAPERWORK IS IN THE VEHICLE. I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS DAYS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,150

SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 77,219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, RACK AND PINION AND THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE BATTERY DIED IN JULY 2008 WHILE VACATIONING IN CANADA LEAVING US STRANDED. AFTER IT WENT DEAD SEVERAL MORE TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT. THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN 2010 AND WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE AC RECHARGED TWICE SINCE. IN JULY 2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHEN IT STOPPED SHIFTING INTO GEAR. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID GET GM TO PAY HALF BUT IT STILL COST US ALMOST $2,000.00. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS IT LOST POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1,800.00 MORE. THIS VEHICLE COST ABOUT $36,000.00 IN 2008. SINCE THEN WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SAFE. THIS IS A LEMON AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. *JS

Mileage: 69,000

BOUGHT THIS LIFE ALTERING MESS OF A VEHICLE IN JUNE 2013 WITH 77K MILES. SINCE THAT TIME A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ISSUES HAVE AROSE AND COST ME FOR THAN JUST MONEY. WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED (I NOW SEE THAT WAS A RECALL) CONSTANT ELECTRIC ISSUES IN USING BEEPING, LIGHTING UP AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, NOT REGISTERING A GROWN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DID COVER THAT CHARGE WHICH WAS NO HELP WITH THE REAR END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $3000. TRANSMISSION STILL (BEFORE LEAK "FIXED") AND AFTER WILL READ IDLE TRANSMISSION HOT AT MANY TIMES. LEAKING WATER WHEN WE RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS. LEAKING COMES FROM DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG "LABEL") I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRAPPED BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAD WORKED AND SAVED SO HARD FOR JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY JOB! I NEED MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND MY LIFE IS AT RISK WHEN I'M FORCED TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES THAT GM IS AWARE OF. WITH THE MONEY I'VE SPENT (I'M A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER WITH TWO YOUNG SONS) BECAUSE OF GM TURNING A BLIND EYE I AM IN DIRE NEED OF THE PROPER RESOLUTION TO THIS YEAR LONG DEVASTATION OF PREVENTABLE EVENTS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS FORE I'M UNABLE TO GO FURTHER WITH CONTINUING TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THANK YOU. IN 2011 MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF LOST OUR HOME TO A DEVASTATING FLOOD THAT ROCKED OUR CITY AND AS OF FEB 2014 WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CAMPER AND GET A HOME. I CANNOT PREVENT A FLOOD AND ALL THE PAIN IT CAUSED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN BUT I WILL NOT CEASE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IT RIGHT. THAT IS REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH EQUAL, RELIABLE SAFE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! AFTER ALL, THIS WAS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE AND SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED BEFORE NOW. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED FORWARD WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT TRANSMISSION DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR SMOOTHLY. GEARS WITHIN TRANSMISSION BROKEN. GMC REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AT 52,086 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 52,086

I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE BREAK INTO PIECES INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING US TO ALMOST GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY KIDS AND I WERE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. WE LOST OUR GEARS AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA AT THIS MILEAGE. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WHY DOES GM NOT FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 63,458

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. I AM TOLD THAT A WAVE PLATE HAS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COST $3000+. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 67070 MILES. 35R WAVE PLATE. GMC DEALER SERVICE REP. SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY TALKED TO DEALER MECHANIC, AND HE STATES THAT HE HAS REPLACE A NUMBER OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WAVE PLATE FAILURE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO LIE TO ME RIGHT OFF THE BAT, TAKES THE CAKE. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME, EVER..... *TR

Mileage: 67,060

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,700.

Mileage: 48,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 06.19.14

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE ISSUES....THE CAR SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND ABOUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE THAT NEEDS REPLACED. GOING TO COST US AROUND $4000. JUST SPENT 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE POWER SEATS THAT QUIT WORKING ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN IS GOING OUT ON IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS LAST TIME THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AND WHEN IT KICKS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WAVE PLATE FAILING AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND IT KICKED DOWN AND MADE ME SLIDE OFF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND ALMOST HITTING THE GUARD RAIL

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON TURNPIKE. CAUSING FAMILY TO MISS A FAMILY MEMBERS COLLEGE GRADUATION. CAR WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF TURNPIKE FOR 3 HOURS WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR WHILE HIGH SPEED VEHICLES DRIVE BY. WHEN I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR THEY HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER ACADIA. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FOR FAMILIES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED THE GMC ACADIA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY IN MAY 2012. BY APRIL 2013 THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THE SUV WOULD JUMP GEARS 6-3 SOMETIMES 6-1 WHILE MOVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35 MPH. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE RESULT OF SUCH SUDDEN SHIFTING COULD HAVE CAUSED WHIPLASH AND DID CAUSE FEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO SCHNEIDER IN WEIDEN GERMANY WHO IDENTIFIED THE SPEED SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM VIA THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE PART. BY 10 MAY 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. I CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OVER 1000 ENTRIES SPECIFYING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 70000 MILES, AND SOMETIMES TWICE, WITH GMC COVERING 0 COSTS. AS A US SERVICE MEMBER I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MONITOR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AND INVESTIGATE POOR MECHANICS ESPECIALLY WHEN TAX DOLLARS WERE USED TO REHABILITATE GMC IN 2008. ANYTIME THERE IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN A VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IT CAN CAUSE INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY GMC ACADIA HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AND IT WILL COST ME $4000 TO PUT A NEW ONE IN. I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE IN THE ACADIA AT FAIRLY LOW MILAGE.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR BUCKED AND SHIFTED IRREGULARLY, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, NO POWER, NO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2008 ACADIA TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I EXITED A HIGHWAY (70 MPH) AND WAS GOING UP THE EXIT RAMP. IT BEGAN BUCKING LIKE A HORSE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PUT IN IT AFTER ONLY 56K MILES. ALSO HAVE HAD THE SUNROOF / MOON ROOF TRAYS OVERFLOW BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE TUBES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO DRAIN ALL THE WATER FROM THE TRAYS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPLACE IT. NOW WATER HAS ENTERED MY VEHICLE CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL BOX TO BECOME WET CAUSING THE HORN TO BLOW RANDOMLY AND THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE TRAVELING A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING UPHILL, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING CLUTCH ISSUES, AND FINALLY FAILED - LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 80 EAST BOUND. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO BE JUST BARELY OFF THE ROADWAY (WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD) WITH HUGE TRUCKS WHIZZING BY. I HAVE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE CLUTCH WAVEPLATES ON THESE ACADIA GMCS HAVE A WELL KNOWN AND COMMON FAILURE ISSUE. A $3500 BILL IS NOT WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO REALLY HURT. THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON A BUSY FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM IS THERE WAS NOT MUCH WARNING OF AN EMINENT FAILURE BEFORE IT BASICALLY LEFT ME DEAD IN THE WATER - I WAS JUST FORTUNATE THIS TIME THAT I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE. IF I HAD BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE OR MIDDLE, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER BEFORE IT WOULD JUST LEAVE ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. WHO COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT IT IS NOT UNSAFE? *TR

Mileage: 88,300

DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT HAD 7 PEOPLE. I TURNED ONTO A STREET IN TOWN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. SO I TURNED TO HEAD TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM A TAKE OFF. DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND WE HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN

Mileage: 100,000

TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY STARTED SKIPPING AROUND 75,900 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES STARTED SYSTEM ALERT OF " TRANSMISSION RUNNING HOT, IDLE TO COOL DOWN". TRANSMISSION SERVICED ON 11/11/13. TRANSMISSION DRAINED AND REFILLED BY GMC DEALER IN EL PASO, TX. RAN OK UNTIL 2/06/14. IN GMC REPAIR SHOP IN RICHMOND,CA . TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED! $4000.00 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.- LL

Mileage: 94,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED THE GMC DEALER SAID IT WAS PURGE VALVE AND MAY BE MY TIMING CHAIN BELT! AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO MY BOOSTER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SENSOR FOR THE TIRE AND SERVICE THE TRACK/STABILITRAK! SERVICES CAME TO $1000 NOW COME 2 MONTHS LATER TO JAN 2014 ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SERVICE STABILITRAK IS ON TAKE IT BACK, MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED@ 74000 MILES WHICH IS ABOUT A $2000 JOB AND MY TRANSMISSION PLATELETS NEED CHANGED! TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING WE CALLED GM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO AS I WAS INFORMED THESE ARE "COMMAND PROBLEMS " IN THESE VEHICLES!! WHAT!! I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SOLD A LEMON AND NO ONE ARE GM CARES BECAUSE THESE ARE COMMAND PROBLEMS FOR THEM! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM AND I'M CONFUSED ON HOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THESE SAME ISSUES AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT! OH DID I MENTION YOU CAN'T PARK ON A SLANT OR AN INCLINE WITH A 1/4 TANK OF GAS BECAUSE YOUR ACADIA WON'T START! THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WIFE DRIVING ALONG AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT. CAR IS VARY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. IN 5 YEARS AND TEN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE TRANNY GOES? CAR ONLY HAS 49000 MILES, AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A NONE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY. VEHICLE REPAIRS COST 4000, COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. CODE ON VEHICLE WASP0776.00, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. MY FATHER IS A GM EMPLOYEE AND HE IS DISGUSTED WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 49,139

WARNING INDICATORS TURN ON FOR THE SYSTEM BRAKING COMPONENTS SUCH AS ABS BRAKE FAILURE, TRACTION CONTROL AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. ENGINE POWER DECREASE AND THE CAR SPEED AND POWER IS DECREASED WITH THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WARNING. THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP AT THIS POINT. I CONTACTED ONSTAR EACH TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TO A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND EACH REPORT INDICATED THAT SAME WARNING REPORTED ON THE CONSOLE. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RE-START AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS ISSUE HAS RE-OCCURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS AND THE GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT DURING THE LATEST INCIDENT THE MECHANIC HAD RULED THE ISSUE AS LOW BRAKE FLUID. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE ONLINE ON VARIOUS BLOG FORUMS FOR THE GMC ACADIA WITH THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE AND OTHERS REPORT THE FAILURE AS AN INTERNAL BRAKING MALFUNCTION IN WHICH THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIAL BECOME FATAL IS IT RECURS. THE GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSE TO LOOK INTO MY CONCERN AND INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK BECAUSE THE LEAK IS INTERNAL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AND FINALLY WENT OUT AT 108,000 MILES, SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. GM DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LABOR COST US SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. NOW AT 170,000 MILES, THIS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. IT STICKS IN LOW SPEED AND THEN OVERHEATS DRIVING 65MPH IN 40DEG WEATHER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE FIXED FIRST, BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF $1944. THEY ALSO SAID THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DIDN'T STORE THE NUMEROUS OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION EVENTS THAT BEGAN OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 108,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PROBABLY OK AND THAT THE OVERHEATING IS DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON, BUT HE THEN COULDN'T EVEN GUESS AT WHAT THE OTHER REASONS MIGHT BE! THE FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD, AND THE VEHICLE HAS A TOW PACKAGE WITH A COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, WHICH WILL LIKELY MEAN ANOTHER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR LABOR CHARGE ON TOP OF THE SO CALLED STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN COST OF $1,900. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN WHINING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IS GETTING LOUD. THE NAVIGATION AND DVD PLAYER SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. MIGHT BE TIME TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. MY WIFE IS GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT TOO FAR AND END UP BEING BROKEN DOWN IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC...VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA, I STOPPED AT THE END OF EXIT RAMP AND WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I LOST POWER AND UNABLE TO REACH POSTED SPEED LIMITS. THE CAR LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 3-5 WAVE PLATE FAILED AND CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO SIGNS OF OPERATOR ABUSE WERE OBSERVED AND IT APPEARED THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILED ON ITS OWN. THE COSTS OF REPAIR WAS APPROX. $4700 SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT WARRANTY BY 8 MONTHS AND HAD 60,400 MILES. I HAVE CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAITING FOR RESOLUTION ON MY CLAIM THAT MY COSTS TO REPAIR SHOULD BE MITIGATED SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE WAS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE STABILITRAC AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 2008 GMC ACADIA MY FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO BE REPLACED. WHICH JUST BARELY WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I HAD AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE USED SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS. MY ENGINE WILL STAY RUNNING AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION THE CAR CONTINUES TO STAY RUNNING THE ENGINE DOES THAT IS ALL OTHER LIGHTS GO OFF NO RADIO OR AC STAY ON. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP DIFFERENT TIMES NO ONE CAN CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE. I AM NOW WATCHING THE TOW TRUCK HOOK MY CAR UP TO BE TAKEN TO THE GMC DEALER WHICH IS GOING TO COST MORE THAN I AM SURE I CAN AFFORD TO PAY AS A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. SO BESIDES THE ENGINE RUNNING WITH NO KEY IN IT. IT ALSO KILLS THE BATTERY DRAINS IT WHEN IT SITS. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE WIRING HARNESSES TO THE HEAD LIGHTS MELTING TO THE BACK IF THE BULBS HAVING TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $200. THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS CAR THERE SEEM TO BE MANY PEOPLE ON HERE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND ODD ISSUES. PLEASE HELP I CAN'T AFFORD THIS CAR AND THE CONTINUAL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 125,503

I HAD STARTED NOTICING SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION, THIS PRIMARILY OCCURRED WHEN REVERSING AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO GAIN SPEED LIKE ON THE ON RAMP TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED IT WITH OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PRECEDED TO TELL ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND TO BRING IT BACK IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT WAY THEY COULD HOOK IT UP AND GET THE CODE. I HAD AN UPCOMING TRIP OUT OF STATE AND PRAYED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE IT AND IT DID. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DROPPED MY DAUGHTER AT DAYCARE, GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION WITH A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME HOWEVER STILL UNDER THE MILEAGE SO I WAS OFFERED THE REPAIR AT A "DISCOUNTED" RATE. I THEN RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT WHAT A COMMON PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 89,768

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I WOULD PULL OUT ONTO A STREET AND IT WOULD SLIP AND I ALMOST GOT HIS BY A CAR. I TOOK IT IN REPEATEDLY TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE AND AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING IT BACK AND THEM KEEPING IT FOR A MONTH THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. REPEATED STEERING ISSUES. I TOOK IT IN CONSTANTLY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG BUT AFTER LOOKING AT IT MYSELF I FOUND MELTED BUSHING AND AFTER BEING TOLD ALL THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. STEERING PROBLEMS FROM DAY 1. 4 TIMES OF HAVING POWER STEERING REPLACED AND STEERING COLUMN AND EVERY TIME I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE VIBRATION WAS WORSE, TODAY I FOUND THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN. THE RACK AND PINION HAS A MAJOR LEAK. NOT SURE HOW REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THIS. MY STEERING ALSO LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ALMOST HIT A CAR..AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER HAS LOANERS SO IM STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHILE I WAIT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I CAN ONLY GO WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE GOES IN TO THE SHOP AND AS SOON AS IT IS PICKED UP IT NEEDS TO GO RIGHT BACK THE SAME DAY. WORST VEHICLE AND MOST UNSAFE OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER OWNED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

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

Mileage: 86,731

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

Mileage: 74,000

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

Mileage: 91,968

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

Mileage: 45,744

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 82,616

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

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 68,270

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

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 107,683

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

Mileage: 88,500

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

Mileage: 67,500

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

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 55,600

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

Mileage: 76,607

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

Mileage: 58,500

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 HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE FOUND THERE CHECKBOOKS MUCH LIGHTER AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 99,728

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

Mileage: 67,358

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

Mileage: 91,687

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 74,250

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 78,551

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

Mileage: 99,000

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

Mileage: 66,751

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 PULLING OIL SAMPLES, AND SENDING THEM TO THE LABS FOR TEST, FOR WATER, METAL, AND ANY OTHER FOREIGN MATTER, THIS HELP TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IN THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ?WARRANTIES EXPIRED. SO THE SUGGESTED FAILURE THAT MANUFACTURES PLACED ON VEHICLES THAT COVERED THEIR BOTTOM LINE. $2,000 CREDIT TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE FROM THEM IS A INSULT, I HAVE THIS IN WRITING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 93,000

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

Mileage: 78,500

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 CORPORATE WERE USELESS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A CAR AND IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS MADE ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS CAR THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS FAILING MORE THAN ONCE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUICK ENCLAVE AND SATURN OUTLOOK YAS THESE "TRIPLETS" ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES IT IS ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 94,000

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 CONSIDERATION TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH ALL THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE VERY SOON IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT FINANCIAL LOSS BECAUSE OF A CLEAR DECISION BY GM TO AVOID CORRECTING THIS POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 96,000

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

Mileage: 69,000

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 70,450

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

Mileage: 64,671

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

Mileage: 42,315

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

Mileage: 77,400

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

Mileage: 63,000

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.

Mileage: 81,319

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.

Mileage: 57,401

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TURN WHEN PARKING OR WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING LINES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WAVE PLATE AND TIMING CHAIN WERE BOTH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING GEAR BOX PUMP WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/2/2013 *JS

Mileage: 77,700

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CLIMBING A HILL WITH AN APPROXIMATE 10% INCLINE. MY WIFE WAS TRANSPORTING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AT THE TIME AT HAD TO TURN HAZARDS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE CREPT UP A VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY (US HIGHWAY 31). THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED TWO WEEKS EARLIER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED BY GMC THAT IT WAS THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR. TURNS OUT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. AFTER READING VAST ENTRIES OF MANY OTHER ACADIA USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I MEAN, HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT 48,000 MILES. I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON A LONG TRIP, OR ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT MY CHILDREN AND HER IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION. FOR THE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD EXPECT RELIABLE USAGE UP TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE OF RELIABILITY ISSUES AND THE SHEAR VOLUME OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GMC SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH WHAT THEY ARE NOW INSTALLING ON THE NEWER MODELS. THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE IMPROVED THE TRANSMISSIONS ON NEWER MODELS PROVES THERE IS A FLAW WITH MY MODEL YEAR. WHY ELSE WOULD THEY CORRECT IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

I'VE HAD MY GMC ACADIA IN FOR SERVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS: SPEED SENSOR, WAVE PLATE, NOW TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS THEY ARE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT, AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES IS PROMINENT ON GMC ACADIA FORUMS. WHY HAS GM NOT STEPPED UP TO OWN AND FIX THIS COMMON ISSUE?

Mileage: 116,608

I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST STOPPED SHIFTING/GOING ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED GOING AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL/REBUILD. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 80,000 MILES. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD EXPECT BETTER PERFORMANCE. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES.

Mileage: 80,000

TRAMISSION IS RUNNING HOT (SENDS MESSAGE TO IDLE ENGINE) THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND TEMP FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN. THEN CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IT'S LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER IT STARTS ALL OVER. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 60 MPH, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND MADE AN AWFUL SOUND. THE CAR COMPLETELY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE GAS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER.THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND US. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT THE MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 40 MPH-AND THAT WAS PUSHING IT, THE RPMS WERE REVVED SO HIGH. WE HAD CALLED A TOW TRUCK.

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT JUST STOPPED SHIFTING/GOING ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED GOING AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I DROVE HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP LATER THAT WEEK. IT NEEDED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 72,000 MILES. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD EXPECT BETTER PERFORMANCE. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I DON'T EXPECT A FULL REFUND FOR MY BILL, BUT I DO EXPECT SOME SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE. *TT

Mileage: 72,309

I BOUGHT THE 2008 ACADIA NEW IN JUNE 2008. IT JUST CAME OFF THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (81K MILES) AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CASES WHERE THE DEFECTIVE PART IS THE WAVE PLATE. IT APPEARS COMMON IN 2007 AND 2008 ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE AND SATURN OUTLOOK. GM RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM BY USING NEW PARTS IN 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. IN THIS DAY AND AGE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS AT THE LOW MILEAGE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN COUNTLESS NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA FORUMS. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE GOING ON VACATION I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED BUT IT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF TOOK IT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED IT KEPT DOING THAT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REROUTE THE AIRBAG HARNESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND IT CAME BACK ON. BY THAT TIME THE CAR WAS OVER 60,000 MILES AND IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I'M STUCK WITH THAT PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN BUT DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT AND GMC WON'T RECALL THE 2007 AND 2008 ACADIAS KNOWING THAT THE ACADIAS OF THOSE 2 YEARS WERE MADE WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT IS GM'S FAULT. MY ACADIA IS SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX ITAND I'M STUCK USING A 16 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS MORE RELIABLE THAT OUR NEW CAR. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD AND RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE. AIR BAGS LIGHT ON AND NEVER GOT FIXED SUSPENSION REPAIRED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO LIGHTING PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE CAR HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL THIS ISSUES PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS THAT'S WHY THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 AND LATER MODELS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED A SHUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AS I WAS TRAVELING UP HILLS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH EARLY ACADIA'S (WITH LOW MILEAGE) AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL AMONGST OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH DEFECTIVE SWASH PLATES. STUCK IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO INTO TO REVERSE. COMMON ISSUE WITH 2008 ACADIA AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LUCKILY TRANSMISSION DID NOT STICK IN GEAR ON FREEWAY THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 5TH GEARS. AS ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHIFT, BUT BEGINS TO IDLE AND RPM'S RISE EXTREMELY HIGH. VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND FINALLY JERKS INTO THE NEXT GEAR CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT WITH THIS BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I MUST WORK, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE DAILY. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO IN MARCH AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM (MARCH 24, 2013, 5 YEAR/100,000 MI. POWERTRAIN). VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MARCH 24, 2008. *TR

Mileage: 83,400

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO REVERSE ONLY LOW RANGE, NO WARNINGS UNTIL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON. HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES, REQUIRING ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE BUSY ROAD WITH SEMIS SPEEDING PAST. GMC IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, YET REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT ON A LARGE-SCALE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY COME TO ACTION ON THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT!!! *TR

Mileage: 91,500

ENGINE WAS REVVING UP TO 4000 RPM WHILE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING. HAD WHOLE FAMILY IN CAR ON MAIN ROAD. VERY SCARY. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME AT 46,000 MILES REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE WAS REPLACED THAT TIME. THIS TIME ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 54,846

I WAS DRIVING TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER UP AT COLLEGE AND DRIVE HER AND 2 FRIENDS HOME. AS I DROVE THOUGH THE COLLEGE TOWN MY CAR STARTED ACTING FUNNY. JUST NOT ACCELERATING AND THE RPM WERE RACING, TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. DROVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE JUST NEEDED TO GET HOME SAFE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, AGAIN CAR NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. I DROVE THOUGH THE EZPASS TOLL ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE AND MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. DROVE ALONG IT WAS VERY SCARY. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE BRONX. EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. *TR

Mileage: 47,686

3.5.R WAVED CLUTCH PLATE FAILURE IN 2008 GMC ACADIA 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. ENGINE IN REDUCED POWER MODE. CALL TO ONSTAR - DIAGNOSTICS - TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NO REVERSE GEAR. LIMITED FORWARD GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

8/26/2011 - 71,309 MILES - WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 5/07/2012 - 86,885 MILES - TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH GM REMAN TRANSMISSION DUE TO BROKEN REVERSE WAVE PLATE THAT DAMAGED THE CARRIER, SUN SHELL AND METAL THROUGHOUT. ALSO DETECTED AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE FRONT COVER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND HEARD POWER STEERING NOISE SO BLED POWER STEERING SYSTEM. 12/31/2012- 100,947 MILES - HEADLIGHT SWITCH FELL INSIDE DASH PANEL. 7/26/2013 - 112,506 MILES - POWER STEERING HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. IT HAS ALWAYS MADE NOISES AND HAS BEEN STIFF. HAD IT BLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. AT SHOP NOW TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK, AND/OR SERPENTINE BELT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS THOSE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM ISN'T MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS AND THE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED SUCH A LEMON! I PERSONALLY WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. GOING BACK TO LEXUS. *TR

Mileage: 71,309

WE LIVE IN CAMARILLO CA. WE LEFT TO GO TO SACRAMENTO FOR MY DAUGHTERS COLLEGE ORIENTATION. ABOUT TWO HOURS INTO THE FIRST LEG OF OUR TRIP THE DIC INFORMED US THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND THE CAR SHOULD BE IDLED FOR IT TO COOL OFF. WE DID JUST THAT. AFTER IT COOLED OFF WE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. IT DID THIS ONCE MORE BEFORE WE ARRIVED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO. WE LEFT THE NEXT DAY TO SACRAMENTO. AGAIN ABOUT TWO HOURS INTO THE DRIVE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. WE IDLED THE CAR, TRANS COOLED OFF AND WE GOT UNDER WAY AGAIN. IT DID THIS ONCE MORE BEFORE WE ARRIVED IN SACRAMENTO.. WHILE IN SACRAMENTO IT DROVE FINE. ON OUR RETURN TRIP IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE WAY HOME. AFTER LOOKING BACK IT SEEMED TO DO THIS WHEN WE WERE GOING UP AN INCLINE. WE WERE NOT TOWING ANYTHING EITHER. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WE RECEIVED THE OVERHEAT NOTICE THAT THE CAR DID NOT LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2008. *TR

Mileage: 109,750

AT DRIVING SPEED IT WAS NOTICED THAT ACADIA BEGAN TO FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS, BASICALLY ON HIGHWAY IT IS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND AFTER FINDING A PLACE TO STOP, IT WILL NOW NOT GO INTO REVERSE. HAVE FOUND THE EDMUNDS, ASK AND NUMEROUS OTHER SITES ARE FULL OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE 2008 ACADIA AND IT'S FAILURES. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS HAD MINOR ISSUES IN PAST, MINOR LEAK AND SOME WHINING, BUT THIS IS A COMPLETE AND HAZARDOUS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE TO GENERAL MOTORS COSTING THE CONSUMERS APPROX. $3000 TO $3500 PER INSTANCE. IS THERE NOTHING TO BE DONE TO ASSIST THE CONSUMERS? *TR

Mileage: 117,245

I WAS DRIVING MY ACADIA TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING AND IT STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT IN THE LOWER GEARS AND WOULD REV UP TO 4-5 RPM BETWEEN GEARS. I DROVE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT, NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. UPON LEAVING THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, IT COMPLETELY STOP MOVING, CAUSING ME TO ROLL TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A HIGHWAY. I GOT IT PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A BLOCK OR SO BEFORE IT STOPPED AGAIN. I WAS STRANDED AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO A PARKING LOT AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER TO LOOK AT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS AT MY SON'S BASEBALL GAME AND WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED REVVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE OTHER THAN COASTING (SINCE I WAS ON A HILL). I WAS 3 HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TUNE OF $300.00 +. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS HAS COST OVER $4500.00 NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO DRIVE 2 VEHICLES WITH MY FAMILY SINCE THE ACADIA WAS THE LARGER OF OUR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3.5 HOURS. AS WE PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED LIKE NORMAL AND IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT RAPIDLY. WE TOOK SIDE ROADS AND SLOWLY CRAWLED HOME. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND IT CAME BACK WITH A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR AND CODES P0700 AND P07016, WHICH THEY CONFIRMED TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SUGGESTED TO HAVE A SPECIALIST LOOK AT IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS ARE COMMON CODES THAT COME BACK FOR THE 2007 AND 2008 ACADIA'S THAT REQUIRE A REBUILD/REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH AN AVERAGE COST OF $4000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC FOR MANY YEARS AND THEY HAVE YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I AM VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD A WORSE INCIDENT IN DISCOVERING THIS ISSUE, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE $4000 TO DROP INTO A NEW ONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I JUST SPENT $650 ON A NEW RADIATOR. THESE ARE NOT PROBLEMS THAT A RELIABLE CAR, THE 2008 ACADIA, UNDER 100,000 MILES SHOULD BE HAVING. GMC NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THESE ISSUES AND TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. WHEN I WENT TO PUT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. FINALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT ITSELF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WE THEN HAD TO DRIVE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR 13 MILES TO THE NEXT TOWN WITH THE HAZARDS ON AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. WENT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY READ THE CODES, THERE APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY OUT. WE WERE MORE THAN 800 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION IN MISSOURI. THE CAR IS STILL IN MISSOURI AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 85,200

AS I WAS PULLING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE ONTO ROCKVILLE RD I NOTICED THAT THE CAR UPSHIFTED FROM 3RD VERY VIOLENTLY. I THEN HIT A STOP LIGHT AND IT DOWSHIFTED PRETTY ROUGH AS WELL. I THOUGHT UH OH AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE LIGHT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS MOST LIKELY STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AS THE RPMS MATCHED THE MPH AND FROM DRIVING A STICK ALL THOSE YEARS THEY MADE SENSE. I LATER FOUND OUT THIS WAS DONE ON PURPOSE TO STICK THE TRANSMISSION IN 3RD GEAR TO FURTHER DAMAGE IT AND ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I GOT TO WORK AND HAD ONSTAR RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. IT CAME BACK WITH A P2715 CODE FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS CODE IT APPEARS TO INVOLVE THE 3-5-R WAVEPLATE THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH FOR THESE GEARS. I, OF COURSE, AM 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. AFTER CONFIRMATION WITH GMC IT WAS THE WAVE PLATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM CROPPING UP WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA. *TR

Mileage: 69,046

WHILE IN TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE REVVED UP AND MY VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 112,453

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 5 CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK STOPPED ON HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 40MPH WHILE THE RPM'S WERE REDLINING. THE REVERSE WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SHE ENDED UP HAVING TO PUSH THE TRUCK BY HERSELF WITH ALL THE KIDS INSIDE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, IT'LL COST $2600 TO REPAIR. FROM READING THE FORUMS IT'S OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY GMC ACADIA AT JUST UNDER 62000 MILES. AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE MODEL YEAR AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHEN MINE FAILED, I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT MOST CERTAINLY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

ON OCCASION, OUR 2008 ACADIA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN FIRST ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE TAC WOULD REV TO 5-6000 RPM AT A MAX OF ABOUT 20 MPH. WE WOULD NEED TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART. AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. AT FIRST THIS WOULD HAPPEN VERY RARELY. IT THEN BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS VERY SCARY FOR MY SON, A NEW DRIVE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A STREET WITH A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER FOR HIM TO PULL OVER. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED WAVE PLATE. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, A VERY COMMON FAILURE. THE REPAIR INVOLVED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND COST US $2,800. GM REFUSED ANY COMPENSATION. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT A COMPANY WOULD NOT STAND BY AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECT ISSUE IN ITS PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. ON JUNE 16TH MY HUSBAND AND I DID NOT GET ANY TYPE OF WARNING BEFORE OUR VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER IT MADE A LOUD SOUND RIGHT BEFORE QUITTING. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON A BACK ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME FATALITIES. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTERWARDS BUT WOULD NOT PULL IN ANY GEAR. WE CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT HE HAD WORKED ON PLENTY OF ACADIA'S WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND WHEN HE CHECKED OUR VEHICLE IT WAS NO EXCEPTION. OUR REVERSE FUNCTION WAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID A FULL SERVICE/FIVE POINT INSPECTION ON MY VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND PLENTY OF DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS, SO I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT DISCLOSED IN TRANSPARENCY AND CAUSING FAMILIES SAFETY AND FINANCIAL STRAINS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT ONLY GM FORUMS WERE A RELIABLE SOURCE, EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED THEIR EMAIL FROM A NON-GM FORUM WHERE THEY TOLD CONSUMERS TO CONTACT THEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A HEADLIGHT RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND SHOULD GET IT FIXED, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS DOWN AT THE TIME. THEY ARE BEING VERY INSENSITIVE TO THIS ISSUE, AND A FAMILY IS REALLY GOING TO BE HURT IN THIS VEHICLE IF THEY DO NOT TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 121,364

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR (2013) THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN HOME FROM PRESCHOOL. THANKFULLY I NEVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND A VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD. I BARELY MADE IT HOME, DROVE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, SHAKING AND COUNTING MY BLESSINGS THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT HIT AND WE WERE NOT HURT. WHAT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE UPSETTING IS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH 2008 ACADIA MODELS BUT YET HAS NEVER DONE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN OUR CARS. GM IS ESSENTIALLY TELLING IT'S CUSTOMERS THAT IT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY OR WELL BEING. THEY ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER INVOLVED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHUTS DOWN. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR FOR MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW SO EVERY DAY I LIVE IN FEAR THAT THIS CAR WILL FAIL AGAIN AND PUT US IN DANGER. IT IS NOT THE SAFE, RELIABLE CAR I WAS LED TO BELIEVE IT WAS WHEN I PURCHASED IT FOR MY FAMILY VEHICLE. GMC SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS (2007/2008 GMC ACADIA) AND REQUIRED TO PUT IN COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A GMC ACADIA 2008 THAT STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONE YEAR AGO (JULY 2012), I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN AUSTIN, TX AND HAD MY THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS WITH ME WHEN I STARTED NOTICING I COULDN'T ACCELERATE VERY WELL. NEXT DAY MY GMC ACADIA JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, THANK GOD THIS TIME MY DAUGHTERS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT TURNED OUT THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN WAVE PLATE WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIAS 2007 AND 2008. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2008 GMC ACADIA STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO LEHMER'S GMC IN CONCORD, CA. ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

ON A TRIP FROM TEXAS TO COLORADO OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED. DRIVING ON SATURDAY - TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING FUNNY. STOPPED FOR NIGHT - GOT UP NEXT DAY TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT ONTO HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR - COULDN'T GET IT BACK INTO GEAR - MANAGED TO STEER TO RIGHT HAND SIDE SHOULDER. COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF I HAD MADE IT OUT ONTO HIGHWAY WITH CROSS-TRAFFIC COMING. LOOKING ON EDMUNDS.COM IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY PERSISTENT ISSUE WITH GM ACADIAS & BUICK ENCLAVE GM MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

ON JUNE 19, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA FROM MY HOME TO WORK. I NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT FROM MY RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET ONTO A MAJOR FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD A RED LIGHT BUT COULD TURN RIGHT ON RED IF I YIELDED TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A CAR APPROACHING TRAVELING THE SAME DIRECTION AS I WAS TURNING BUT I KNEW I HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO TURN AND ACCELERATE BEFORE THE CAR REACHED ME. AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT FROM MY SIDE STREET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD BUT AT A VERY, VERY SLOW PACE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV VERY LOUDLY, AND THE CAR WAS JERKING VERY BADLY. AT THAT POINT I WAS FULLY ON THE HIGHWAY BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE MY CAR. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, SO THE ONCOMING CAR WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND AVOID REAR ENDING ME AS HE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GET PAST 5 MPH. EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS INDICATED ON MY DASHBOARD, SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT DAY AS I KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WAVE PLATE ON MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD AND I NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 100,200

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE LIKE SOMEONE WAS MASHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED LIKE IT DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN HENCE GOING FROM 50 MPH TO 30 RAPIDLY COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAD I BEEN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. WE CONTACTED ONSTAR AND THE CODES INDICATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OF A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. CODE P2715 THE ACADIA WILL NOT BACK UP AT ALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ACADIA'S WAVE PLATE RANGING IN THE YEAR OF 2007-2009. SEEMS LIKE IT IS A REALLY BAD DESIGN AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS TYPE OF SUV. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GMC IS NOT RECALLING OR OFFERING TO PAY TO FIX THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I AM ABOUT TO BE OUT $4,000 BECAUSE I HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT AND GMC AND CARMAX ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND IT ONLY HAS 93,000 MILES AND IT MAKES ME SICK BECAUSE THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS OUT IN JANUARY. I AM ASHAMED FOR GMC NOT WANTING TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND THAT OUR SAFETY IS OF NO INTEREST TO THEM. GMC CLAIMS I DON'T HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH BUSINESS CASE BECAUSE I BOUGHT FROM CARMAX AND NOT FROM A CERTIFIED GMC DEALER. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND DIDN'T HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS AND IT HAD 130,000 MILES WHEN I SOLD IT TO GET THIS ONE. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE BUYING ANY GMC PRODUCT AGAIN SINCE THEY APPARENTLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FAITH PAST 5 YEARS FOR A TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE WHICH IS PITIFUL FOR AN AMERICAN OWNED COMPANY. NOW WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GO ON OUR YEARLY VACATION THANKS TO GMC AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY VALID COMPLAINT AND MY CONCERN FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY WHO OWNS AN ACADIA. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 ACADIA IN 2011, IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER PURCHASE WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS. AT 40,000 MILES WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES; THE AIR CONDITIONER BACKED UP, WHICH REQUIRED MAINTENANCE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR; AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. AT 45,000 MILES THE REAR STRUTS WENT OUT, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT; AND WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. AT 60,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 55,000 MILES THE FRONT STRUTS WENT OUT, WHICH NEEDED REPLACING, ALONG WITH FOUR NEW TIRES, AND A NEW SET OF HEADLIGHTS. AT 60,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WHICH ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE FINAL INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/10/13 AT 74,000 MILES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN. I WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING CONSOLE LOCKED WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION EITHER. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BARELY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND LOST POWER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT WENT INTO LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED A RE-BUILD TWO YEARS EARLIER AT 62,000 MILES AND IS NOW FAILING AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE RE-BUILT YET AGAIN. WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AS THE LOSS OF POWER AND SLIPPING TRANSMISSION IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR BY THE DEALER, WAS FAULTY. AS OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO, WE WERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT $4,000. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER ON ITS OWN, AND DOWN SHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR AT TIMES, WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. ALSO AT TIMES, YOU PULL UP TO A INTERSECTION, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PULL OFF UNDER ITS OWN POWER. VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT, WITH A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. GM SAYS THE WARRANTY WENT OUT IN OCTOBER OF 2012. THE VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE HISTORY OF GM REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULAR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

1. TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT 67K MILES AND APPEARS TO BE VERY PREVALENT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND BASICALLY LEAVES YOU STUCK IN NEUTRAL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. 2. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. IF IN A CRASH, HAVE NO IDEA IF WE WILL BE PROTECTED. NOT A COMFORTABLE FEELING. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED WITH ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AVAILABLE AND WAS MOVED TO SAFETY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. A P0776 CODE WAS PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER AND THE GMC DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE 3,5,R WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WILL REQUIRE A FULL REBUILD. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR THEIR LACK OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 6T70 TRANSMISSIONS, AS THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN 2007-2009 GMC ACADIAS, BUICK ENCLAVES, CHEVROLET TRAVERSES AND THE SATURN VUES. DO SOMETHING GM! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE CAR TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AS SOON AS THE CAR TURNED 5 YEARS. THE CAR HAS BEEN RARELY DRIVEN. AFTER CHECKING WITH MANY GARAGES I HAVE FOUND THAT THE GMC ACADIA 2008 MODEL HAS A BEEN KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES BY DESIGN AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THIS IS A RIP OFF. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THERE WAS A "CLUNK" UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED, SOON AFTER VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WAVE PLATE WAS DESTROYED IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING A NEED TO BE REBUILT, AS SO MANY, IF NOT ALL OTHERS IN 2007-2009 GMC ACADIAS HAVE BEEN. OUT OF POCKET COST TO ME IS $3,500 BECAUSE GM USED A $2 PART INSTEAD OF AN $8 PART. THIS IS AN HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS STRANDING PEOPLE, MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN, IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, ALL THE WHILE, GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION BUT REFUSES TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TRANSMISSION BLEW. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ALONG WITH MY SISTER AND HER TWO GOD CHILDREN. WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. GOT UP TO 20MPH AND THE SUV JERKED SEVERELY. ONCE IT JERKED THE SUV WOULD NOT GO OVER THAT MILEAGE. WE WERE ALL SCARED! I TOOK THEM HOME AND DROVE TO A GM DEALERSHIP. I PAID $114.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY SPECULATED THAT A WAVE PLATE BROKE OR MOVED. THEY ADVISED IN ORDER TO KNOW FOR SURE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 900.00 PLUS FOR A DEEPER DIAGNOSTIC! I'M UNDER MY 100K MILEAGE AND NO ONE IS HONORING THAT. I'M A MBA STUDENT AND DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH! I'VE ONLY HAD THIS SUV FOR 3 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT USED, HAD ONLY ONE OWNER BEFORE ME, AND IT WAS UNDER 20K MILES. SOUNDS LIKE GM'S PRODUCT IS NOT RELIABLE AND THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I TRIED TO BUY AN AMERICAN PRODUCT TO PUT HELP OUR ECONOMY AND THIS IS THE REPAYMENT FOR IT! I'M GOING BACK TO FOREIGN CARS, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM BUILT VEHICLE AS LONG AS I BREATH! *TR

Mileage: 56,845

MY CAR ENGINE STARTING REVVING WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT CAME TO A DEAD STOP AND COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THEN DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT 48K MILES. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 10K MILES A YEAR FOR 5.5 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE STATE AT 70MPH I CAME UP ON SLOWER TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 60-65MPH BEFORE I COULD CHANGE LANES. ONCE CHANGING LANES AND AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT AND RPM WENT FROM 1800-2000 TO 5000 AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY STALLED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS CAUSING A 18 WHEELER TO BASICALLY ALL BUT WRECK TO KEEP FROM KILLING ME AND MY OTHER 5 FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NO KIND OF TRANSMISSION CODES OR ANYTHING TO SHOW UP ON THE DASH BUT I STILL CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING CHECKED TO OK. I HAD 325 MORE MILES TO GET HOME SO I BASICALLY HAD TO BABY IT TO THE HOUSE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING THE TRIP BUT THAT WAS THE WORST. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH THE SAME INDIVIDUAL SITTING IN IT WHO WEIGHS 130LBS. AT FIRST I JUST THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WAY THEY WERE SITTING BUT I WEIGH 200LBS AND IT DID THE SAME WITH ME. I'M HOPING TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED BY DEALER TOMORROW BUT WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSIONS DOING THE SAME THING THE GOV & GMC NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS ISSUE AND GET THE [XXX] PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ISSUE AND GET KILLED OR INJURED. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 81,125

I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE! WHEN I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW VEHICLE I NEW I WANTED THE ACADIA. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE LOT THEY HAD JUST BROUGHT IN A 2008 THAT HAD ONE OWNER. I WAS ECSTATIC BECAUSE IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD WANT AND NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS A 2012. WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING IT WAS GREAT I LOVED IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 8,000 OR SO MILES ON IT AND AS TIME WENT ON I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WASN'T DRIVING LIKE IT DID THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK 5 DAYS WEEK ROUGHLY 35 MILES A DAY. I WAS IN TOWN AT THE BANK AND AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT INTO THE LANE MY RPM'S WENT SKY HIGH AND WOULDN'T COME BACK DOWN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS SO SCARED I PULLED OVER IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. EVER SINCE THAT DAY MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT DRIVES LIKE CRAP! I HAVE IT ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED, AND I CANNOT GET A SMOOTH RIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES OVER 50 MPH, SHIMMIES WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS, MY HEATER DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK WELL UNLESS IT IS ON 85 WAY TOO HOT. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP YET AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALIGNMENT OFF, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I READ A LOT REVIEWS ON THIS MODEL AND SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME PONTIAC/GMC BUYER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR NOT TAKING THIS TRANSMISSION THING SERIOUS. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO RECEIVE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? FATAL ACCIDENT? IN WHICH CASE I HOPE IT ISN'T ME BUT ALSO NOBODY ELSE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE IT HAS BEEN A THORN FOR SOME TIME AND IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR

Mileage: 21,431

VEHICLE LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS ONTO DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. WATER LEAKS INTO AIRBAGS AND VISORS. AFTER RAINS, VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED. VEHICLE ROLLS SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE IN PARK OR WHEN IN GEAR. TRANSMISSION SKIPS AND SLIPS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE YEAR AGO. IT SEEMED LIKE WE HAD MADE A GOD SENT DEAL AND NOW WE ARE FINDING OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. OUR FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO JUST THROW AWAY AND WE PUT DOWN $5000 AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL OF A TRANSMISSION. NOT FAIR CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIP APPARENTLY KNEW IT WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I WAS DRIVING WITH 3 OTHER TEENS IN MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 81,110

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 65 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED NEARLY TO THE REDLINE. I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE EXIT, WHERE I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE TO START OFF AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A MIDAS SHOP FOR A CHECK AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. CALLED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY CALLED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3700. THE CAR IS 24K MILES UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE, BUT JUST HAPPENS TO BE 5 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY WINDOW. I THEN CALLED GMC CUSTOMER CARE FOR REDRESS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AD THEY LEFT A MESSAGE, BUT ONLY TO ASK WHICH DEALERSHIP IT WAS AT, EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED THAT INFO ON SATURDAY, TO INCLUDE THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SEEMS TO VERY WIDESPREAD BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, BUT DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT IS BEING SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED BY GM MANAGEMENT AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 76,462

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. ONCE SHE TRIED GOING AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WE HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 68,000 MILES? ALSO THE WATERPUMP, POWERSTEERING PUMP. MASTER CYLINDER, AS WELL AS SOMETHING WITH AN AIR BAG CONNECTOR. THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AS A GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH THEN STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN I TURNED A CORNER AND WENT TO HIT THE GAS TO GO AND I HAD NOTHING! MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THREW IT INTO PARK. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO MOVE IT AND I HAD NO DRIVE SO I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK IT UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING I HAD NO DRIVE NO REVERSE NOTHING!!!!! I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND I STILL KNOW NOTHING ON WHY IT HAPPENED EXCEPT THEY SAID THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED IT A YEAR. I RELY ON THIS CAR TO SAFELY GET MY THREE KIDS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND NOW I'M TERRIFIED TO PUT MY CHILDREN BACK IN THIS CAR AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 123,000

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO FLORIDA FOR CHEER LEADING COMPETITION; I WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS WHEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE SCREEN CAME ON THANKFULLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON ON OUR WAY BACK TO CHICAGO AND KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY ONLY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TIGHT THEY ONLY WIGGLED IT AND LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. THEN SUSPENSION STARED IT MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD TIE RODS REPLACED. THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG PROBLEM CAME BACK AND THIS TIME DIDN'T GO AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TO TIGHT AND THEY REROUTED IT SO IT WASN'T TIGHT ANYMORE. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ITS ON AGAIN BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK AND NOW IS PAST ITS WARRANTY.THEN HEAD LAMP WENT OUT. HAD TO PAY DEALER $180 (RIP OFF) NEXT THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. MY NEPHEW REPLACED IT IN LESS THAN 10 MIN. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM. THEN WIPERS ARM CAME LOOSE FROM MOTOR I HAD MY COUSIN FIX IT FOR ME. NOW I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE CAME BACK WITH THE CODE TO REPLACE THE CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID NOW I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IT STARTED TO ACT FUNNY SHIFTING PRETTY HARD SOME TIMES AND THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME WHEN I NOTICE THE RPMS AT ABOUT 45000 AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING NUTS I DON'T KNOW WHY AND HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME ON THE SAME GEAR. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND CAME BACK WITH THE SAME CODE FOR THE SOLENOID PLUS P0700/P0716/P0717 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY ACADIA IS JUST SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY NO MONEY TO FIX IT AND DRIVING MY 15 YEAR OLD TRUCK HOPING GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE

Mileage: 5,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR THEN TWO DAYS LATER JUST QUIT IN A DRIVE THRU LANE AT A FAST FOOD. COULDN'T GET INTO ANY GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE PEOPLE PUSH IT OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION. TOWED IT HOME. NOW I HAVE A $18,000 PIECE OF SCRAP METAL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR WHEN IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,177.

Mileage: 90,177

I'VE HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR WITH ONLY 114,000 MILES. WAVE PLATE, TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF LIQUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,960.

Mileage: 37,960

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR WAS NOT REACTING THEN THE RPMS WOULD SHOOT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT REACT. I HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH AFTER THAT AND STRUGGLED AT THAT. I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION. 1 TOW TRUCK, 1 RENTAL CAR AND NOW $1500 TO REPLACE THE "WAVE PLATES" AND "WAVE HOUSING". ADDITIONAL NOTE - THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN AUGUST 2012 AS WELL. IN THAT INCIDENT THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,400

ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, REMOVING THE KEY AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACK AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN DRIVER JUMPED BACK IN AND APPLIED THE BRAKE. THIS OCCURRED ON A FLAT GARAGE SURFACE (NO INCLINE) ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS ON EACH OCCASION. GMC DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS, AS IT CAN ROLL BACK UNEXPECTEDLY, POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTY. GMC RECALLED THE 2009 ACADIA FOR THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, BUT MAINTAINS THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I FOUND ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2008 ACADIA ON THE INTERNET AS WELL, SO THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 105,169

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 2008 GMC ACADIA AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES, AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEARS. WHILE DRIVING THE WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS FROM HOME, OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA STARTED DOWN-SHIFTING HARD AFTER PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER THIS REPEATED, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER, WHEN ALMOST TO OUR DESTINATION, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER TO GET UP HILLS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ONCE WE EXITED, COULD BARELY MAKE IT OFF THE EXIT RAMP AND THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR. BEING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND NOW IN A RURAL AREA, THERE WEREN'T ANY REPAIR SHOPS THAT WERE EITHER OPEN OR COULD LOOK AT IT. SO WE HAD TO RENT A CAR AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE ACADIA BACK ANOTHER 40-50 MILES TO GET TO A CHEVY DEALER THAT WAS OPEN AND COULD AT LEAST CHECKOUT THE TRANSMISSION. ON SATURDAY THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND SPECIFICALLY THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T BE READY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. LATER I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL WASN'T BEING RECALLED BY GM. LUCKILY WE WERE BARELY (1 MONTH) INSIDE OF OUR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND DIDN'T GET HURT. I WILL SAY THAT THE CHEVY DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIR WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN. BUT NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE FROM OUR HOME. *TR

Mileage: 77,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE REVERSE WAVE PLATE HAD FRACTURED AND THE REVERSE CLUTCH FOUR, FIVE AND SIX HOUSING WERE DAMAGED. AS A RESULT, THE HOUSINGS HAD TO BE RECONDITIONED AND THE REACTION SUN GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 74,450

WE WERE COMING HOME FROM FAMILY ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WE WERE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO OUR EXIT, WE HIT A RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, IT WAS ON A HILL, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND HIT THE GAS AND WE DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE CAR JUST REVVED UP TO AROUND 4 RPM'S. WE FINALLY GAINED SOME MOMENTUM GOING DOWN THE HILL AND THEN THE CAR DROVE JUST FINE AGAIN. NEXT STOP LIGHT, SAME THING...ONLY THIS TIME, WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND FACING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IT HAD AND ABOUT 20 SECONDS JUST TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION! IF OUR KIDS HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WITH US, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF WE HAD BEEN HIT! THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANICS AND WAS FOUND TO BE A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WAVE PLATES IN THE ACADIA'S, TRAVERSE'S, AND THE OUTLOOK'S, BUT NO RECALL. I AM ALSO ONLY 1 MONTH OUT OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY! PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BEEN GOING THROUGH FORUMS AND KNOW A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED ACADIA'S AND THE TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT ON THESE CARS REALLY QUICK AND IT'S A 5000 DOLLAR FIX THAT GMC KNOWS ABOUT AND REFUSES TO FIX AND AT 50,000 MILES THEIR IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION I PERSONALLY AM TWO WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH A 22000 DOLLAR SITTING BRICK AND EXPECTED TO PAY FOR POOR PRODUCTION QUALITY THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO LOYAL TAX PAYERS TO BE ALMOST ROBBED IN PLAIN DAYLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

PICKING UP MY CAR AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT THE DEALER, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION OR MORE SPECIFICALLY THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. IT'S BEEN AT THE DEALER GOING INTO THE SECOND WEEK NOW. THEY ARE STILL HAVING A SHIFTING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 32,200

MY FRIENDS AND I LEFT A STORE AND WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY ROUTE. SPEED LIMIT IS POSTED AS 45 MPH. I WAS IDLING AT THE STOP SIGN WAITING FOR A VEHICLE TO PASS. WHEN IT DID I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I GENTLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT IS WHEN I FELT THE TRUCK JERK AND THEN THE PEDAL WAS FLOORED!!! I WAS NOT DOING THIS!!!! I WAS IN AMONGST THE TRAFFIC, TRYING TO DODGE OTHERS, AND THEN I TRIED TO TURN MY TRUCK OFF. I COULDN'T DO IT. IT WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO AND THE SPEED HAD INCREASED DRAMATICALLY!!! I REACHED DOWN AND WAS MESSING WITH THE ACCELERATOR HOPING TO PULL IT UP FROM THE FLOOR. THE ACCELERATOR WAS COMPLETELY PRESSED INTO THE FLOOR AS IF SOMEONE GLUED IT THERE. I CROSSED OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO DODGE VEHICLES AND TRYING TO PREVENT A CRASH. I FINALLY MANAGED TO FREE THE ACCELERATOR. IT FREAKS ME OUT WHEN I DRIVE NOW,. *TR

Mileage: 61,002

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PRESSED THE GAS AND STARTED TO MOVE THEN WITHOUT THE WARNING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO NEUTRAL, THE MOTOR WOULD REV BUT IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALL SET. FAST FORWARD 2 WEEKS LATER SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED, ALSO MY CAR STARTED TO "BUCK" IN REVERSE. AGAIN BROUGHT TO GM DEALER AND TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. FAST FORWARD 4 DAYS LATER HEADING ON VACATION WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD INT HE CAR. SAME THING HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, WE CAME TO A DEAD STOP. THIS WAS VERY SCARY SINCE I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND WE WERE 150 MILES FROM HOME. CALLED GM DEALER I HAD BEEN DEALING WITH AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER FOR THE GM DEALER CLOSEST TO WERE I WAS LOCATED. CALLED THE GM DEALER ON CAPE COD, MA. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT THERE AND THEY ARE SO BUSY IT WILL BE DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN LOOK AT IT. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND TOLD IT IS FIXED. I CAN TELL IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL ACTING UP. DUE TO THE INCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR I DO FEEL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH FROM THIS CAR STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAYS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE VEHICLE I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS GM OWNERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING- BY A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US BECAUSE GM DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY ACADIA'S TRANSMISSION FAILED (THE 3, 5, R WAVE PLATE) WHILE 4 HOURS FROM HOME. IT HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 22 DAYS ... THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT 3 TIMES AND STILL CAN'T "GET IT RIGHT". THIS IS A HUGE MESS THAT GM HAS NOT HANDLED WELL AT ALL. THEY WILL NOT LET THE DEALERSHIP PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT. THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN MY CAR WILL EVEN BE READY ... THERE ARE 4 OTHER ACADIA'S AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM .... JUST GOOGLE GMC ACADIA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE ..... THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I BOUGHT MY GMC ACADIA IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP I KNOW 15+ TIMES. EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED OFF THAT IT WAS THE STABILITY TRACK AND STABILITY CONTROL CENSORS, THEN IT WENT TO BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACE, BYPASSING THE WIRING (BECAUSE GM) TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO BYPASS THE FACTORY WIRING AND BUILD A NEW HARNESS FOR THE WIRING, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS WRONG, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION!!!! WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT!!! SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA. NOT DEPENDABLE NOR SAFE FOR ME NOR MY FAMILY!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD THE RACK & PINION STEERING RACK REPLACED 2 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2008) DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH AFTER GETTING UGLY WITH THEM, NOW AT 75,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT,REPLACED IT. GOT IT BACK FROM DEALER AND NOW THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING, USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND THEN IT FINALLY UNLOCKS AS YOUR TRYING TO TURN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK. HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW AFTER NOT ABLE TO TURN AND HIT A CURB WHILE TURNING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE. DOING RESEARCH ON THIS THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING LOCKING UP, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF ITS DEFECTIVE. PAYING 45K FOR A VEHICLE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALER ON REPLACING THIS PART. IS THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST COME TO A DECISION THAT GM DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE ABOUT GIVEN UP ON THEM. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

CAUSE CODE: 6021 - COMPONENT DAMAGED/CRACKED, REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE REPLACEMENT READING VARIOUS FORUMS, THESE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL LAMBADA PLATFORMS, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE TRANNYS WITH A NEW MORE DURABLE/RELIABLE DESIGN BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. PLEASE CONFRONT GM WITH THESE COMPLAINTS...THX HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F215073?DISPLAYRECENT. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

MY POWER STEERING GROANS AND MOANS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR ME BEING A MALE. THE NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND MAY AFFECT THE STEERING. THE CAR IS FOR MY FAMILY OF THREE KIDS AND WIFE --- NOT SURE THEY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. I CALLED THE A GMC SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF "VERY SIMILAR ISSUES" WAITING BACK TO HEAR IF THEY WILL REPAIR THIS. I'VE HAD TOO MANY REPAIRS LATELY FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 58K MILES -- ONE SWAY BAR, ANOTHER SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, HEADLAMP ISSUE, FAULTY THERMOSTAT, LIMITED LIFE BRAKE PADS, NOW POWER STEERING ISSUES! UGH! *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2008 ACADIA 50,000 MILES. A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR UNTIL THE CAR IS CUT OFF. REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO FIX FOR IT NOW. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE..........NOT VERY HAPPY!!!! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

RECENTLY, WHEN LOADING THE CARGO AREA OF MY 08 GMC ACADIA, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD (THE IGNITION WAS OFF, AND IN "PARK"). IT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 2 FT. BEFORE "PARK" ENGAGED. (MY 2 GRANDSONS WERE PLAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED THE SERVICE MGR TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" CONDITION, ACCEPTABLE BY GM, THAT THE PARKING GEAR "PAWL" CAN ACTUALLY ROLL UP TO 2 FT. BEFORE ENGAGING. IT DOESN'T SEEM PROBABLE, OR EVEN POSSIBLE THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE A "SAFE" CONDITION. WHEN I ASKED WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS SITUATION HIS RESPONSE WAS, "GM". *TR

Mileage: 44,232

I NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, AS I WOULD MOVE INTO THE PASSING LANE AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, LOSE SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE AT AN UNEXPECTED RATE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I FOUND IT DANGEROUS. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO "RESET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER." DURING THIS TIME, I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING WOULD COME ON. ONSTAR RECOMMENDED I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I FOUND THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST USED THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS TO GO TO WORK. AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE COMPUTERS WERE SHOWING NO CODES -- THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN - AT 7:00 AM. I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY GAVE ME TWO CODES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND GAVE HIM THE CODES. IT NOW SEEMS THAT THERE WERE TWO DEFECTIVE SENSORS CONTROLLING THE STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT GM IS CHANGING MANUFACTURERS ON THE SENSORS. I HAVE NOT HAD USE OF THE CAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE AND AM STILL WAITING FOR GM TO PRODUCE THESE PARTS. IN THE MEANTIME, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, AND GEAR SHIFTING WAS OCCURRING UNDER ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS CAUSING -- IN MY MIND -- A DANGER TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE JUNE 8. THIS LAST SERVICE THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE JULY 20. *TR

Mileage: 18,700

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING/MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO A GMC SERVICE WRITER, IS DUE TO GMC'S TRANSMISSION DESIGN. IT WAS INTENDED TO UPSHIFT AND EVEN SKIP GEARS, IN ORDER TO CONSERVE FUEL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS "CORRECTED" IN LATER YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS "NOT A PROBLEM, IT IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE". IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WHY WAS IT CORRECTED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS? ENTERING TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS, THE TRANSMISSION "LAGS" AT ALL THE WRONG TIMES, AND ACCELERATING TO PASS, OR WHILE CHANGING LANES, PRODUCES THE SAME LAGGING EFFECT, THEREBY CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BECOME A ROAD HAZARD! THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, AND AFTER SPENDING ALMOST $30,000 ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2010, I DO NOT FEEL I ALONE, OR I WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION 90% OF THE TIME WE ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 19,450

POWER AND POWER STEERING FAILURE- WHEN IT RAINS OR I DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS. ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY ACADIA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD READJUST THE BELT GUARD. THIS DID NOT WORK AND THEY SAID JUST BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T COAST AND THE SPEED INCREASES AS YOU GO DOWN HILL. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I OWN 2008 GMC ACADIA. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WEEKEND OF NOV 28, 2009 ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SEPARATELY WHEN WIFE DRIVING, AFTER THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER SERVICE WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE AND EXPRESSED DISBELIEF THERE WAS AN ISSUE. SURFED WEB AND FOUND NHTSA RECALL ID# 09V073000 ON 2009 ACADIA. THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MY 2008 ACADIA. JUST CALLED GM 866# AND THEY DENIED THAT THE 2009 ACADIA RECALL EXISTED. PLEASE HELP AND GET GM TO RECALL THE 2008 ACADIA'S WITH SAME ISSUE AS 2009. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I OWN 2008 GMC ACADIA. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WEEKEND OF NOV 28, 2009 ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SEPARATELY WHEN WIFE DRIVING, AFTER THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER SERVICE WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE AND EXPRESSED DISBELIEF THERE WAS AN ISSUE. SURFED WEB AND FOUND NHTSA RECALL ID# 09V073000 ON 2009 ACADIA. THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MY 2008 ACADIA. JUST CALLED GM 866# AND THEY DENIED THAT THE 2009 ACADIA RECALL EXISTED. PLEASE HELP AND GET GM TO RECALL THE 2008 ACADIA'S WITH SAME ISSUE AS 2009. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

BOLTS FELL OUT OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING DRIVE SHAFT TO BECOME DISLODGED AND HANG DOWN STRIKING ROADWAY. WOULD ACT AS A VAULT POINT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF VEHICLE FROM ROTATING/ BOUNCING DRIVESHAFT. DEALER INSTALLED "AN UPGRADED BOLTKIT" THIS MAKES ME THINK THIS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IF THE BOLT KIT IS UPGRADED. *TR

Mileage: 8,200

2008 GMC ACADIA CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF IT'S NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND LET THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED AS IT ROLLED AND VERY SHORTLY, THE ENGINE STOPPED. *JB

TO STATE RECOGNITION OF THE FACTS: FWD WHEEL-SPIN WAS REPORTED TO ACHIEVE FORWARD VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITH THE CURRENT FWD SYSTEM ON WET SURFACES OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS CORRECTION FACTORS TO REGAIN TRACTION INCLUDES, DE-THROTTLE (BACK PEDDLE THE ENGINE) TO LOWER THE TORQUE LEVEL AND THEREBY HOPEFULLY REGAIN TRACTION WITH THE ROADBED WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS EXIST AS REPORTED. REPORTED DETAILS TO GM AND DRIVING EXPERIENCES DRIVING ISSUES INCLUDE: 1.CANA TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE BE ADDED TO RETARD THE THROTTLE AND RPM TO PREVENT WHEEL-SPIN? 2.ARE THE CORRECT TIRES / TIRE COMPOUNDS BEING USED? 3.WILL WHEEL-SPIN ENDANGER THE LIFELINE AND LONGEVITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR? 4.IS DAMAGE IS BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? 5.THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATIONS REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO FUNCTIONALITY DRIVE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE FRONT TIRES, WHICH IS CONSIDERED ABNORMAL THEREFORE BECOMING A HAZARD TO THE NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW AS SHOW. 6.THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATIONS REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO BACK-PEDAL THE THROTTLE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION; THE OBSERVED CONDITIONS OCCUR OVER 2000 RPM OF ACCELERATION, NEXT THE MOTOR / FWD SYSTEMS THEN OVER-SPIN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION UP TO 3500 RPM BEFORE THE DRIVER CAN BACK-PEDAL THE THROTTLE, REGAIN CONTROL, AND RESUME ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN SAFE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW.. TO SUMMARIZE GM (KAREN) HAS REPORTED IN A VERBAL PHONE CONVERSATION WITH ME, HELD ON 12/10/08 THAT A STABILOCK TRANSMISSION ON A 2008 ACADIA IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS TO HAVE FWD TIRE-SPIN AND OR TRACTION LOSS WHEN ACCELERATION EXCEEDS 2000 RPM ON WET ROADS AND SURFACES AND THE VEHICLE HANDLING CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. KAREN ALSO STATES SHE HAS NO ISSUES WITH THE REPORTED PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED, AND MAYBE, I (THE DRIVER LACKS EXPERIENCE DRIVING A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE). *TR

PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA SLE ON OCT. 23, 2008. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON NOV. 20, 2008 BECAUSE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS BAD, AND THAT THE CAM & BOTH HEADERS WOULD NEED REPLACING. VEHICLE HAS JUST SLIGHTLY OVER 2,000 MILES. DISCOVERED THROUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND INTERNET CHAT FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER, REPAIRS NOT COMPLETE YET. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE THE 2007 MODEL YEAR(FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION). WHY HASN'T GM ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM? IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE JUST STANDING BY, AND PUTTING THE BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TURNED DOWN A ROAD AND FELT SOMETHING POP AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TO EXCESSIVELY. THAT SOME ISSUES WITH EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE SHIFTING. ONCE MY WIFE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CAUSING A MAN IN A TRUCK TO SLID OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING HER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND GO DOWN THE ROAD. AND ALSO WITH THE BATTERY DYING FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 80

1. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S "STABILITRAK" CONTROL ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED WITH LIGHT DEPRESSIONS OF THE PEDAL. (STABILITRAK CONTROLS THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND ROLL-PREVENTION PROGRAM.) 2. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES; ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENGINE STALLED IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE. CONSEQUENCES WERE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 3. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON AN URGENT BASIS TO THE GMC DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO "PLAY IN THE CAMSHAFT," WHICH SENDS AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL TO THE STABILITRAK, CAUSING IT TO SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT REPAIR WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER HEADS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS A DRACONIAN PROCEDURE WHICH WILL TAKE A WEEK OR MORE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING PERMANENTLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVETRAIN WHICH WORSENS WITH MILES DRIVEN. THE DEALER FURTHER ADVISED THAT REPAIR PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 8 WEEKS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IN THE VEHICLE LINE AND GM REFUSES TO MANUFACTURE PARTS IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO MEET THE NATIONAL DEMAND. ALMOST 8 WEEKS AFTER REPORTING THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNREPAIRED, AND GM HAS REFUSED ONE WRITTEN REQUEST AND ONE WRITTEN DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM, DESPITE THIS BEING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO OCCUPANT SAFETY IN THAT IT SHUTS DOWN THE VEHICLE'S MOST IMPORTANT ELECTRONIC SAFETY COMPONENTS, INCLUDING TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND THE ANTI-ROLL-OVER PROGRAM. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

WE PURCHASED A NEW GMC ACADIA ON 6/16/08. SINCE OUR PURCHASE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. AFTER COASTING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT WHICH CAUSES A RAPID DECELERATION WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THIS RAPID LOSS OF SPEED PUTS THE DRIVER IN THE HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF A REAR END/CHAIN REACTION COLLISION ON THE ROAD GMC CLAIMS TO HAVE A FIX, BUT THIS FIX CAUSES THE DOCUMENTED GAS MILEAGE TO BE REDUCED BY AT LEAST 2-3 MILES PER GALLON. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS ISSUE TWICE IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS TO NO AVAIL. *TR

Mileage: 83

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL. THE GMC AREA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 6 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING DAMAGED, THUS THE VEHICLE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127. UPDATED 11/08/07 *TR

Mileage: 127