GMC Acadia Complaints
5,595 consumer complaints on file.
- #10557304December 26, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE SUV WAS PARKED IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY. I PUSHED THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE REAR POWER LIFT GATE. I CAME UPON THE BACK OF THE SUV WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THE LIFT GATE WAS UP. I WENT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK WHEN THE LIFT GATE COLLAPSED ON MY HEAD KNOCKING ME OUT AND TO THE GROUND. LUCKILY, MY MOM SAW WHAT HAPPENED, GOT MY HUSBAND AND MADE SURE MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T WANDER IN TO THE ROAD. I WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT LUCKILY PEOPLE WERE AROUND. IMAGINE IF IT HAD HAPPENED NEAR A BUSY ROAD OR PARKING LOT. WE HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. COULD OF BEEN DISASTROUS. SO UPON SPENDING SEVERAL HOURS IN THE ER, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE LIFT GATE, WATCHED IT GO UP TO THE TOP, STOP AND THEN COME CRASHING CLOSED. IT APPEARS IT WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ROD THAT OPENS THE LIFT GATE, BOTH PISTONS OR ARMS THAT HELP LIFT AND SUPPORT THE LIFT GATE, AND THE SENSORS WHICH SHOULD TELL THE DOOR TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN BACK UP. THE DOOR CAME DOWN WITH SUCH FORCE IT COULD PERMANENTLY INJURE OR KILL A CHILD OR SENIOR CITIZEN. WE CONTACTED GMC IMMEDIATELY THEY TOOK DOWN OUR INFORMATION REGARDING THE CAR AND INCIDENT. TOOK GMC 2 DAYS TO CALL BACK AND GO OVER EVERYTHING AGAIN AND 2 MORE DAYS TO GET THE STORY FROM MY HUSBAND. SO 12 DAYS IN TO THIS AND ALL THEY'VE DONE IS COLLECT THE INFO OVER THE COURSE OF 2 CALLS. THEY ARE ALSO TELLING US THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 8 DAYS JUST TO GET A FUTURE DATE TO HAVE THE LIFT GATE INSPECTED BY GMC. HUH? 20 DAYS AND COUNTING WITH NO WORKING LIFT GATE. FAMILY OF FOUR PLUS A DOG DURING CHRISTMAS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT. GMC SEEMS MORE CONCERNED WITH VACATIONS THAN THERE PRODUCT FAILURE AND CUSTOMER INJURY. I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TO SOME SORT OF FAIR RESOLUTION AND A PERMANENT FIX TO A POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. WE'LL SEE IF GMC DOES THE RIGHT THING. *TR THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFTGATE SUPPORTS. UPDATED 07/16/14
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557128December 23, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556885December 21, 2013ENGINE
APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES ON A 2008 ACADIA, THE ENGINE STARTS TICKING. BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY CHANGE THE OIL, CHECK TO SEE IF IT STILL TICKS, YES IT DOES. TELL US THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE, $7000 PARTS, LABOR AND NEW WARRANTY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN '08 WITH 80000 MILES AND JUST 6 MONTHS PAST ORIGINAL WARRANTY REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. PLEASE EXPLAIN? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556873December 20, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE OPENED AND ONCE IT WAS COMPLETELY OPEN IT FELL SUDDENLY A FEW FEET AND WITHOUT WARNING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY SAID THE STRUTS GO BAD. THEY REPLACED THE STRUT (SPELLING?) AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THIS OCCURS WITH SOMEONE ELSE IT COULD HIT THEIR HEAD AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556412December 17, 2013STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
AT RANDOM TIMES, MY CAR'S STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT MAKE THE TURN. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A TIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES WHILE TURNING. I'VE LEARNED TO MAKE THESE TURNS WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED, BUT DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE "FIX", AS HE THINKS IT IS THE PUMP. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT RECALLING THIS PRODUCT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED? HOW SAD IS THAT! I'M SURPRISED TO READ OF SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. BECAUSE OF THIS... GM'S TURNING A BLIND EYE... I WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A GM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556449December 17, 2013STEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556289December 16, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555841December 12, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555887December 12, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555736December 11, 2013POWER TRAIN
WAS PASSING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SEVERELY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND THEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AT FIRST. A COUPLE OF THE GEARS SEEMED TO SLIP IN DRIVE AND REVERSE HAD A SHUTTER. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS A WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS MESSED UP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555260December 9, 2013STEERING
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE STEERING. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LIKE TRYING TO PULL ON DEAD WEIGHT TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS I SLOWED THE CAR TO A STOP. UPON DRIVING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, POWER STEERING RETURNED FOR 10 MILES OF DRIVING ON THE WAY BACK TO MY HOME, AND THEN FAILED AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555319December 9, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555327December 9, 2013ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY GMC ACADIA, USED WITH APPROX 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AND WITH IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE REPLACED 3 IGNITION COILS AND I AM ASSUMING WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MORE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS NO ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING THE COILS TO FAIL OTHER THAN THE PART IS GOING BAD. AND WHAT I WAS INFORMED IS THAT GMC IS NOW USING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF IGNITION COIL WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO ASSUMING THAT THE IGNITION COILS THEY PUT IN THE ACADIAS ARE FAULTY. AND NOW THE OWNERS ARE LEFT TO FOOT THE BILL, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. THE TOUGH PART OF MY SITUATION IS THAT I PURCHASED THIS GMC AFTER TRADING IN MY PONTIAC GTO THAT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 10 MONTHS WHILE GM SAT AROUND DOING NOTHING FOR ME. ALL 5 VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED WERE GM VEHICLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NOW, I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A GM VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE THING HAPPEN BUT GM SHOULD MAKE THE SITUATION RIGHT AND HAVE NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO MAKING ME FEEL VALUED AS A CUSTOMER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555354December 9, 2013ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON THE FREEWAY, POWER WENT OUT. CAR WAS TOWED . TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND WAS REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555251December 8, 2013POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE...FIRST NOTICED CAR HESITATED ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR GETTING ON INTERSTATE AND RPMS WOULD JUMP UP TO 4-5K THEN HESITATION IN ACCELERATING BEFORE JUMPING INTO FEAR...THEN LATER INCREASED RPMS AT30MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT WOULD GO DAYS/WEEKS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. AFTER TAKING TO SHOP AND RESEARCHING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL...WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN TCM ( POOR QUALITY PART) THIS IS SO DANGEROUS....AFTER FIRST INCIDENT I BECAME MORE AWARE OF HOW THE CAR WOULD BEHAVE AND WAS BETTER PREPARED WHEN IT DECIDED TO JUMP INTO A HIGHER GEAR OR HESITATE. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW AND THANKFULLY MY FAMILY STAYED SAFE. TOO MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO BE IGNORED. PLEASE HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554880December 5, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
INITIALLY NOTICED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR SHIFTING WAS HARD. ABOUT A WEEK LATER NOTICED HESITATION IN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED THEN THE ENGINE WOULD REV ONCE IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. EVENTUALLY PARKED THE CAR IN DRIVE THEN WENT TO BACK OUT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE WAVE PLATE AND OTHER PARTS THAT WERE CONTAMINATED. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT DROVE SMOOTHLY OR SHIFTED GEARS SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO GETS LESS THAN 15 MILES TO THE GALLON DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE NOW WHERE PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FIX I WOULD GET 19-20. VEHICLE HESITATES AND REVS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP STATING THERE WAS STILL AN ISSUE I RECEIVED "WE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE" AND SENT ON MY WAY. AFTER RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND OTHER AND READING THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES OTHERS HAVE HAD JUST LIKE IT I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY AND THOSE AROUND ME SAFETY IF THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554987December 5, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND THE GEARS SLAMMED INTO GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO FIRST GEAR AS OF NOW. SEEMS IT MAY BE THE WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554851December 4, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554632December 3, 2013STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554349December 2, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0