GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10491988January 9, 2013
STEERING
GMC SAYS POWERSTEERING RACK IS CRACKED IN MY TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS AN "OLDER" MODEL THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE REDESIGNED STEERING ASSEMBLY IN IT, MY TRUCK REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2009 ACADIA MODELS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAPPEN RIGHT AROUND THE 50K MILE MARKER, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I'VE VISITED COUNTLESS WEBSITES AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I'M HAVING YET GMC REFUSES TO CORRECT WHAT IS CLEARLY A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SCARY RESULT OF TOTAL POWERSTEERING LOSS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND IF I LOST POWERSTEERING IN MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING I WOULD CRASH WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. AFTER MANY DIFFERENT PHONE CALLS WITHIN THE GMC CORPORATION, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TO ME AT ALL. WHEN I STATED THAT I WOULD BE LOOKING INTO OTHER AVENUES TO FILE A COMPLAINT, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS CONSIDERING FILING A COMPLAINT, MY CASE IS NOW CLOSED AND THE GUY HUNG UP ON ME. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED WITH GMC. I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THEIR SAFETY DEFECT. I'D LOVE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT HOW TO GET THIS CHANGED SO EITHER THE WARRANTY PICKS IT UP OR A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489518December 22, 2012
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489453December 21, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION, STEERING SHAFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,015. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,150. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489022December 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
WATER LEAK FROM EITHER SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE OR FAULTY SEAM SEAL, CAUSED WATER TO COME INTO VEHICLE CAUSING FLOORS AND DOORMATS TO BE WET AND CAUSE MOLDY ODOR. ALSO CAUSED MAJOR CORROSION TO HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. TOLD THERE COULD BE MORE CORROSION, BUT WON'T KNOW UNTIL THEY PULL THOSE PARTS OUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED WATER LEAK RECALLS FOR GMC ACADIA'S, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN MANY ACADIA'S, THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL! I AM TOLD THAT WATER LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY LIMITED WARRANTY AND THEY ONLY OFFERED TO GO HALF WITH ME ON THE REPAIRS. TOLD IT WILL BE BETWEEN $900-$1,600. EVEN GOING HALF ON EITHER OF THOSE AMOUNTS, I DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT I PAY ANYTHING TOWARD A PROBLEM THAT GM KNEW ABOUT WHEN THE ACADIA CAME OUT IN '07. INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT BACK THEN, THEY OPTED TO WAIT AND DEAL WITH IT ON A CASE TO CASE BASIS. THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT WE CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR WORKMANSHIP! GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN SELLING A VEHICLE THAT HAS PROVED TO HAVE CONTINUOUS WATER LEAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488798December 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT NEEDED TO SERVICE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL JOHN ELWAY CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE RIGHT OF WAY. THEY CAME BACK THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM 63, PROBABLY HAVE HAD OVER 15 BRANDS OF CARS THAT I DRIVE TO AT LEAST 125,000 MILES AND NEVER REPLACED A MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. I WENT ON EDMUNDS.COM ONLINE AND READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WITH EVEN NEWER MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND ASKED FOR THEM TO PAY FOR REPAIR, THEY REFUSED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHERE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. HE INDICATED THAT IT IS GLUED TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487167December 3, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS FAILING, THIS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE GM "LAMBDA" PLATFORM AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. AFFECTED PARTS ARE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK, CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO GM WAS USE OF INCORRECT FLUID FROM THE FACTORY. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE RACK ($2,000) AND UPGRADE THE FLUID TO DEXTRON VI. FOR GM TO EXPECT OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMERS TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487212December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486645December 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS OVERHEAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT BOTH BULB SOCKETS HAVE OVERHEATED AND THE LIGHT HOUSING HAS CRACKED FROM THE OVERHEATING. WITH THE BULB AND SOCKET OVERHEATING THIS HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A FIRE, WITH EVIDENCE BEING THE CRACKED LAMP HOUSING FORM THE HEAT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS ON BOTH SIDES ALWAYS USING DIELECTRIC GREASE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2010 AND REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE BULB 3 TIMES AND NOW ON THE LEFT SIDE 4 TIMES. THERE IS A FACTORY RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT-2 HAVING EVERY BELL AND WHISTLE. IT WAS MONDAY, NOV. 19, 2012 WHEN THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486556November 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486569November 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485385November 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484020November 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483915November 10, 2012
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT THE ACADIA USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER AND THE FIRST TIME IT RAINED SIGNIFICANTLY WATER LEAKED IN AROUND THE DOOR POST AT FRONT OF VEHICLE. THIS LEAK CAUSED SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL BOARDS TO SHORT OUT WHICH ALLOWED US NOT TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED US ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL BOARDS AND STATED THE CHARGE TO REPAIR. AFTER A CALL TO GM COMPLAINT LINE THEY REPAIRED THE BOARD AT NO CHARGE TO US, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2MONTHS SAME PROBLEM ACCRUED SAME ISSUES. DEALER SAID WATER STILL LEAKING IN BUT COULD NOT FIND, THEY DRIED OUT THE ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS AND SAID TO TRY IT AGAIN. AFTER 2MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TO NO HELP FROM DEALER,MY CONCERN IS FEAR OF FIRE FROM SHORTED BOARDS OR THE BUILD UP OF MOLD UNDER CARPET. ANY HELP OR DIRECTION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483625November 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE BULB MELTING INTO, AND FUSING TO, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS CREATED A CONDITION WHERE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDES THE LENS PIECE, THE BULB, AND THE WIRING CONNECTOR. THIS IS AN ISSUE AT NIGHT (NO/MISALIGNED HEADLIGHTS), THE LOSS OF THE BENEFIT OF DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS, AND I IMAGINE A POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482302October 26, 2012
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES EMMITING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476481September 19, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND THE OVERHEAD LIGHT COMPARTMENT, FLOODING THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475504September 15, 2012
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 20 MPH AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST MISSED HITTING A TREE AND GOING IN A DITCH AND MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING ON THEIR COMPUTER. I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 MORE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME ALMOST ENDED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT ON THEM WHILE THEY WERE TEST DRIVING MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER STILL DID NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODES AFTER THIS HAPPENED. AS OF TODAY, WHICH IS 3 WEEKS LATER, I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES EVENTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON THEM. I AM FRUSTRATED AND AGGRAVATED AND AFTER READING ONLINE AT HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM DISGUSTED THAT GM HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473302September 2, 2012
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AND SAW WATER/ RAIN TRICKLING OUT FROM AROUND THE REAR INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT, IT WAS ALSO COMING IN AROUND THE SENSOR IN THE OVERHEAD. THE TRICKLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN TO A DRIP. IN MY OPINION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473224August 31, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470542August 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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