GMC Acadia Complaints (2008)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10524285July 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524343July 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524086July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524189July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524233July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524001July 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523762July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523785July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523788July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522659July 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS OVER HEATING AND CAUSING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO MELT. INCIDENCES ON 8-1-09 8-15-09 4-8-10 AND 11-15-12. AND AGAIN IN 2013. THE FACT THAT THERE IS ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE ASSEMBLY TO THE HOUSING TELLS ME THERE IS POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN AND MECHANICAL FLAW OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER END OF THIS IS THAT ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF FIRE, THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN REQUIRES THE ENTIRE FRONT GRILL TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND HOUSING. THIS LABOR INTENSIVE METHOD MEANS THAT REPLACING THIS PART CAN COST UPWARD OF $900. AND IT STILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE INITIAL PROBLEM OF THE OVERHEATING THAT CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT INTO THE HOUSING. SO YOU ARE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND HOPE THAT IT IS WITHIN THE 30 DAYS WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. AND WONDERING IF MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522661July 1, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE OUT SHOPPING WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO DEPART FOR THE MALL, THE IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, I REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE CAR REMAINED ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY; I ASSUME AS IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF. I INSERTED THE KEY, SHIFTED INTO TO REVERSE, PULLED OUT OF SPOT AND THEN BACK IN AGAIN. PROCEEDED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND AGAIN, KEY REMOVED BUT CAR STILL RUNNING. AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING ALONG WITH LOUD NOISES BEGAN. AFRAID, I INSTRUCTED MY CHILDREN TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. WE GOT A COMFORTABLE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO WATCH. IT TOOK 25 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO SHUT TOTALLY DOWN. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR, AS I OPENED THE DOOR, I NOTICED THE WARNING SOUND AS IF THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND ALSO ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE DASH WAS OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, (IM NOT SURE HOW SINCE THE CAR WAS "OFF" AND NO KEY INSERTED). I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR REMAINED ON, BEGAN SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO STAYED ON AFTER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. I NOTICED VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS WAS NOT A NEW ISSUE. I WONDER WHY GM WOULD NOT HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM WITH ITS VEHICLES BY NOW. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER SOMETIMES HAS TO RUN ERRANDS FOR ME IN THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN IM NOT WITH HER.... ITS WAS FRIGHTENING ENOUGH FOR ME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522649July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MY WHEELS LOCKED UP. STILL THINKING THE WHEEL HAD TURNED ENOUGH, I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR A CEMENT BEA, HOWEVER THE CAR ROLLED INTO IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE CAR "ROD UNDER THE CAR" WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM TURNING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522295June 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WAS CONSISTENTLY ON IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. IT WAS FOUND TO DEFECTIVE AND OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE HASN'T EVEN BEEN USED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND THE PART IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. SHOULDN'T THE PART LAST LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522039June 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522131June 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION ON 2008 GMC ACADIA STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO LEHMER'S GMC IN CONCORD, CA. ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521639June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521097June 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520687June 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520320June 14, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SUSPENSION, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515855June 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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