GMC Acadia Complaints
5,595 consumer complaints on file.
- #10546130September 30, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING, MY CAR SEEMS TO 'SLIP' OR 'STUTTER' BEFORE CLICKING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WHEN I WOULD BRING IT IN TO GET CHECKED. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OWNING IT I NOW KNOW THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE VERY COMMON WITH THE GMC ACADIA. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A FAULTY WAVE PLATE. NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS BUT NOW WITH ONLY 50,000 ON MY CAR IT IS REALLY BAD. IT BARELY MADE IT HOME LAST NIGHT. TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SLIPPING AND EVEN WHEN JUST DRIVING ALONG AT THE SAME SPEED IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE GAS REVVED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAD A CARLOAD OF GIRLS ON A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE UNTIL THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND CASUALTIES! GMC NEEDS TO STEP UP AND GET THIS PART RECALLED. IT IS A FAULTY PART AND THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10546294September 30, 2013POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE ISSUE...CAR STARTED "HARD-SHIFTING" FROM 2ND-3RD GEAR...ONCE THIS STARTED, IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF DAYS, HAD TROUBLE EVEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR...BARELY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE...MY ISSUE IS THAT I HAVE TO PAY $4500 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIAS ACROSS ALMOST ALL MODEL YEARS BASED UPON MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULT SOMEWHERE WITH THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS TO BE THIS HUGE OF A PROBLEM. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ON 9/27, I WAS TURNING LEFT OFF A MAIN ROAD INTO MY SUBDIVISION. CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR, SO WAS JUST COASTING ACROSS THE LANE WHERE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD BE UNTIL IT ENGAGED MAYBE 3 TO 4 SECONDS LATER. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC COMING, THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO ME BEFORE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN ACROSS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10546060September 29, 2013POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 ACADIA, JUST A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE ITS 5 YR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SUDDENLY STARTED OVER-REVVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO CERTAIN GEARS. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GMC ACADIA. THIS APPEARS TO BE CALLED THE "WAVE-PLATE" FAILURE. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BETWEEN 50-70K MILEAGE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE I AM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND GMC INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY COMMON, AND A SAFETY RISK AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545484September 26, 2013POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 09 ACADIA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT QUIT SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP IF SHE WENT OVER 25 MPH. SHE LIMPED IT TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY INFORMED US THAT THE REVERSE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WITHIN GM'S 5YR 100K "POWERTRAIN WARRANTY", THEY "CONVENIENTLY" EXCLUDED THAT PROBLEM FROM BEING COVERED. I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND IT IS[XXX] THAT GM ISN'T OWNING UP TO IT AND CORRECTING THE PROBLEM ON CURRENT VEHICLES. SO, NOW WE ARE OUT $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 75K MILES! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *UPDATED 1/15/2014 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545604September 26, 2013POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACADIA HAS DIED. MY WIFE WENT TO PICKUP OUR SON FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE CAR DROVE FINE ON THE WAY OVER. WHEN THEY GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. SHE COULD MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF TO GO ASK FOR HELP. WHEN SHE STARTED IT AGAIN, IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND HAD A WHINING SOUND. WHEN READING THE CODES, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: P0700 POWERTRAIN - TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, P0752 SHIFT SOLENOID "A" STUCK ON, & P0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID "C" STUCK ON. I HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC YET SO I DON'T KNOW THE REAL PROBLEM. THE TOW TRUCK IS TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TOMORROW. I'LL HAVE TO UPDATE ONCE I GET THE DIAGNOSIS. 67K MILES SEEMS A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE LOSING THE TRANSMISSION. *LN UPDATED 1/10/2014 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545376September 25, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545431September 25, 2013STRUCTURE
FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WE WENT TO A FAMILY REUNION FOR THE WEEKEND. WE WERE AT A CAMP GROUND IN A CABIN AND DID NOT ENTER THE CAR ALL WEEKEND. IT RAINED ALL WEEKEND VERY HARD AT TIMES. WHEN WE DID ENTER THE CAR TO GO HOME NOTED APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER TO THE FLOOR OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED ALL THE WAY. DRIED IT UP AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH MORE ABOUT IT. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO MOST OF THE TIME IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO RAIN. ANOTHER DAY TOOK MY SON TO DENTIST, IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF 3RD ROW LIGHT THEN NOTED SOUNDS OF WATER SPLASHING AROUND IN HEADLINER. I WAS ABLE TO DRY IT UP AND MENTIONED IT WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THE DRAIN TUBES WERE PROBABLY BLOCKED AND DID A CHECK ON THOSE WITH NO PROBLEMS. AS I SAID THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT SO FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO A LOT OF RAIN. HOWEVER THIS WEEK WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF RAIN THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED OUT SIDE WHILE I WORK. YESTERDAY WHEN I CAME HOME I AGAIN NOTED LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN FLOOR BOARDS. DRIED IT UP AGAIN WITH PLAN TO TAKE TO DEALER ON NEXT DAY OFF. TODAY WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK I HAD PLACED TOWEL IN SUNROOF AREA IN CASE OF MORE RAIN, TOWEL WAS SOAKED DRIPPING DOWN ONTO SEATS FLOOR WAS AGAIN SOAKED. WHEN I GOT HOME TURNED KEY OFF, REMOVED KEY BUT CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, SPUTTERED FOR APPROX. 2-3 MINS THEN SHUT OFF. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND SHUT IT OFF REMOVED THE KEY AND IT DID THE SAME. HEARD A CONTINUED HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. AT THIS POINT I HAD WORKED ALL NIGHT SO JUST LEFT IT. I WILL TAKE TO DEALER TOMORROW BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. NO FIX BY GMC. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545186September 24, 2013EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER/COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND THE UNIT IS LEAKING FREON INSIDE THE CAR CABIN WHEN AIR CONDITIONING OR VENTS ARE OPEN. THERE IS ALSO A HISSING SOUND AND EXHAUST COMING FROM THE COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS PROCEEDED BY A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE UNIT INITIALLY FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR - THERE ARE DOZENS OF PEOPLE DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, BUT GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY WOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTS IN THE COSTLY REMOVAL OF THE DASHBOARD, WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO PAY TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE VENTS AND FORGO USING THE VENTILATION WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE THE LEAKING FREON CAUSES PASSENGERS TO BECOME LIGHT-HEADED AND DEVELOP A HEADACHE. WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, YOU NEARLY SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION WHILE DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEATING HAS ALSO FAILED AT THIS POINT, RENDERING THE SYSTEM USELESS. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545257September 24, 2013POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544929September 23, 2013STEERING
FOR SEVERAL WEEK I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE GMC ACADIA. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD A "NOISY" POWER STEERING SINCE NEW AND I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERIVCE PERSONAL SAID THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF ISSUES BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A "FIX". THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMLY HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED AS IF THE POWER STEER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. MY WIFE IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STRENGTH REQUIRE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT WITH OUR CHILDREN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT OFF THE ROAD (OVER THE CURB) WHILE TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION SINCE THE STEERING SEEMED TO "LOCK UP". I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GMA IS AWARE OF BUT HAS NOT OFFER ANY RECALL OR ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE COST OF REPAIR IS NEARLY $2000.00. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUES AS IT IS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544936September 23, 2013POWER TRAIN
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10545026September 23, 2013ENGINE
WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WE HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR A FEW MIN AND THEN WENT OFF ABOUT 5 MIN LATER ABOUT 2 DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 81,246 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544815September 22, 2013STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TIGHT TURNS. VEHICLE SAFETY IS VERY QUESTIONABLE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE PUMP OR RACK. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544875September 22, 2013POWER TRAIN
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544192September 18, 2013POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544215September 18, 2013STEERING
AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING FAILED. NEED TO BE ACCELLERATING IN ORDER FOR POWER STERRING TO WORK. SEEMS LIKE A DEFAULT THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL GIVEN THAT THIS ISN'T AN UNCOMMON EXPERIENCE. MY MILEAGE IS REALLY LOW AND I AM FRANKLY SURPRISED TO HAVE THE ISSUE. GMC SHOULD PROBABLY DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. HOPEFULLY THIS ISN'T A RECURRING ISSUE AFTER I GET IT FIXED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544289September 18, 2013STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
AFTER A RAINSTORM OR CONTACT WITH WATER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S ROOF LEAKS TREMENDOUSLY, NEAR FRONT SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD COLUMN ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND AROUND THE REAR SUNROOF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED OVER 3 TIMES BY A GM DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THE REPAIRS DON'T REALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE'S INTERIOR AND AC NOW SMELLS LIKE MOLD/MILDEW, AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTHY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544008September 17, 2013STEERING, POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10544164September 17, 2013POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF TURNS. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER AND SAID TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. 17 DAYS LATER, 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND DEALER HAD TO REBUILD 3-5 REVERSE AND 4,5,6 CLUTCH AND REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION. THE CAR STILL ISN'T DRIVING RIGHT BUT DEALER STATES THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH '08 AND '09 ACADIA'S AND GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ISN'T DON'T ANYTHING TO PREVENT FAILURE WITH OTHER OWNERS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10543308September 12, 2013POWER TRAIN
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0