GMC Acadia Complaints (2007)

428 consumer complaints on file.

#10506072April 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE GEAR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING GEAR, PUMP AND HOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TR...UPDATED 05/29/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED . THE PUMP AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED APRIL. 2013. UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505923April 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ON VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR - HAPPENED THREE TIMES HAD TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO NOT GET HIT FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND 5 YEAR OLD WAS ALSO IN CAR WITH ME. HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET STARTED AGAIN AND FOR IT TO FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEARS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE VALVE. ON 4/1/13 CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE ON INCLINE. HAD TO DRIVE FORWARD AND REVERSE ON FLAT AREA, DEALER NOW SAYS THEY FOUND BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND BURNED 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH. ALSO FOUND INTERNAL DEFECT PARK OF VALVE BODY. CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 55 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. SAW OTHER ISSUES ON THIS DATABASE ALL WITH BROKEN WAVE PLATES ON 07 ACADIAS. PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505645April 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE MOVED INTO REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505149March 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SPENDING $370.51 AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR STABILITRAK ERRORS RESULTING IN LOW FUEL INPUT INTO THE ENGINE, WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED ALLOWABLE AT 35 MPH, MY 2007 GMC ACADIA IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING STABILITRAK ERRORS. THEY GENERALLY OCCUR WHEN I ROLL TO A STOP AT A STOPSIGN OR STOPLIGHT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL REDUCE SPEED WHEN I TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE. MY LOCAL GMC DEALER CLAIMED THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A "CAM EXHAUST POSITION SENSOR FAULT" AND REPLACED THE "CAM EXHAUST POSITION SENSOR" ON 3-20-13 FOR $370.51. FOR ONE WEEK THIS REPAIR WORKED AND THERE WERE NO STABILITRAK ERRORS. TEN DAYS LATER, MY 2007 GMC ACADIA FWD IS WORSE THAN EVER, ENDANGERING ME AT NIGHT BY SHIFTING SUDDENLY INTO "STABILITRAK ERROR, LOW FUEL INPUT" MODE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT MY GMC DEALER WILL CHARGE ME MORE MONEY TO PRETEND-FIX THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE ME COMING IN FOR $400-$1,100 REPAIRS EVERY OTHER MONTH NOW SINCE THEY WANT TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503149March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO IN REVERSE. GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DIAGNOSIS - WAVE PLATE FRACTURE. FOUND MANY MANY 2007 GMC ACADIA'S HAD THIS PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THIS HAPPENED 1 YEAR AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT ONLY 74419 MILES, AND NEVER DRIVEN IN EXTREME CONDITIONS AND NEVER TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502331March 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. COULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH AND HAD NO REVERSE. HAD NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502205March 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NO RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS? BOUGHT 2007 ACADIAR USED, 2600 MILES /FELT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EARLY ON. VERY NOTICEABLE JERK AT 40MPH. IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIP SINCE. LAST FEW MONTHS CAR HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER FREQUENTLY RE CAR BUCKING AT STOP LIGHTS REALLY ROUGH THOUGHT ENGINE GOING TO DIE. EVERY TIME NOTHING SHOWED IN CODES, EMERGENCY TRIP TO DOCTOR/HEAVY TRAFFIC MAIN ARTERY/CAN'T GET OVER 20MPH/ENGINE SCREAMING/ MAKE IT TO DR. (OMG) TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION GONE. I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FINALLY HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT A WAVE PLATE. FOR 5 YRS I'VE SAID SOMETHING WRONG. NO ONE SAID THESE WERE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ACADIAS. THEY ISSUED RECALLS FOR A LEAK IN THE SUN ROOF. NO RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS? KNOWN DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATES? I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT MANY DON'T. WARRANTY OR NOT, THIS SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD BE FIXED BY GMC AT THEIR EXPENSE. A RECALL IS MANDATED. JUST ASK THE OWNERS. . . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502027March 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE (20MPH?). I WAS FORCED TO PARK IT AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. NOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THAT REPAIR, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501115March 3, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
WATER HAS BEEN POURING IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED IN THE REAR OVERHEAD LIGHTS, DVD PLAYER AND HAS PROGRESSED TO THE FRONT OF THE INTERIOR, SOAKING THE DASH BOARD AND CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. SO MUCH AS KILLING THE BATTERY, THE REAR DOOR OPENING ON ITS OWN, THE HEAT NOT RESPONDING TO THE FRONT . I SPOKE TO TECHNICIANS IN SALISBURY WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, A GMC DEALERSHIP. HE HAS STATED MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT, NEVER STATING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SEAL PROBLEM AND SET OUT TO ORDER ONE FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED IT THAT TIME, IT WAS PROBABLY THE DRAIN HOSES, OD COURSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS BEING COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. BUT WAS TOLD TO "BLOW OUT THE DRAIN HOSES" I HAVE TO PUT PLASTIC OVER MY CAR TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING, MY RESEARCH HAS DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GMC HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500586February 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICAL FROM OUR LOCAL GMC DEALORSHIP AND TWO WEEKS AFTER DRIVING AWAY FROM THE LOT, THE FRONT AIR LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR WAS NOT ACTIVE EVEN WITH A PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALORSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $800.00 TO FIX THIS ITEM. KEEP IN MIND, I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICAL FROM THEM AND DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICAL YET NOT RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. MY WIFE WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND REFUSED TO RIDE IN THE VEHICAL UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. WE ARE ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHICH APPEARS TO HAPPENING TO 100'S OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER ACADIA OWNERS. WHY HAS THIS VEHICAL NOT BEEN RECALLED YET? I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING THESE ITEMS KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498046February 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PINNED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BY FAMILY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WILL GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 3/10/13 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10496391February 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
STARTED SHIFTING WEIRD, THEN RPM'S WOULD SPIKE AS CAR WAS SHIFTING. CAR THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND LEFT STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN WAVE PLATE, DAMAGING NUMEROUS GEARS AND TORQUE CONVERTER. PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS PART OF THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, ALL SEALS, GASKETS. ALSO FOUND OUT WHEN REPLACING THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS LEAKING COOLANT, SO HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED AT SAME TIME. THIS AT A COST TO US OF OVER $3500.00. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE 7 MONTHS OUT OF OUR 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND GM WOULD NOT HELP IN THE LEAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496110February 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FIRST THE STRUTS WERE BLOWN, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO FROM BRIGHT TO DIM, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE, THE WINDOWS LEAK...THIS CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES I MEAN COME ON! NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND AFTER READING OTHER WEBSITES IT SOUNDS LIKE I WILL BE PAYING $4,000 DOLLARS. I AM A NEW MOM AND HAVE 3 STEP KIDS. I CAN'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT BREAKING DOWN CONSTANTLY. NOW I HAVE TO DUMP ALL THIS MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE INTO IT. I REALLY JUST WANT TO CUT MY LOSSES, BUT IS THAT REALLY THE BEST THING TO DO? I'M STUCK WITH THIS JUNKER CAR AND I COULDN'T FEEL MORE SORRY FOR ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I'M ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE. THANKS GMC YOU SUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494654January 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES BUT A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEM SHIFTING GEAR. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT THERE BUT GM IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKING OWNERS PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494181January 24, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN
2007 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON DECEMBER 17, 2011, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LOCAL DEALER QUOTED HIM $1,213.59. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHT FIXED FOR$ 695.67. ON DECEMBER 2, 2012 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A COST OF $ 3,737.25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494638January 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE THAT WAS CAUSING THREE INCHES OF WATER TO ACCUMULATE ON THE FLOORBOARD AREA. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE CARPET FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE FLOORBOARD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FLOORBOARD WAS COVERED IN MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493839January 22, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
3 MONTHS PAST THE 5 YEAR 100K WARRANTY WITH ONLY 55000 MILES ON THE CAR AND BOTH THE WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. GM PAID FOR HALF OF THE COSTS STILL 1253.05 OUT OF POCKET WHEN IT SHOULD ALL HAVE BEEN COVERED. THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA AND GM KNOWS IT BUT REFUSES TO STEP UP. THE DAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WE ALMOST GOT THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494385January 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
PRIOR TO HAVING THE TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. STARTING UP A SMALL GRADE FROM A STAND STILL THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BEGAN SLIPPING AT ABOUT 20MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 1 MILE FROM HOME SO I DROVE IT HOME AT ABOUT 25MPH. AT HOME I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THE NEXT DAY, THEY CALLED ME BACK LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE DOING THE JOB FOR $3200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493702January 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JUNE 2012. I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LAST WEEK. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS OR WHEN GOING IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE. I FOUND OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET UP A HILL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DO THIS. I LUCKILY WAS NOT FAR FROM MY EXIT AND MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492211January 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE ARE NOW FOUR CODES ALL FOR INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE CAR IS 4 MONTHS PAST THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT ONLY 64000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND IT WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. BY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2007 GMC ACADIAS BETWEEN 50000 AND 80000 MILES HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT YET NO RECALLS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GMC IS WELL AWARE OF, THROUGH THEIR OWN ADMISSIONS. WHY IS THERE SUCH A DELAY WAITING FOR A RECALL? ARE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FATALITY BEFORE GMC ADMITS THERE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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