GMC Acadia Complaints (2007)

428 consumer complaints on file.

#10568516March 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL TURN OFF & ON - SENSOR IN SEAT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT OR IF THEY SHIFT THEIR WEIGHT OR MOVE IN ANY WAY IT WILL TURN THE AIRBAG OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568162March 10, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, GOING DOWN HILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MID-WAY DOWN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER SAYING "ENGINE FAILURE, POWER OFF" AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WELL AND I HAD TO STAND IN THE SEAT TO USE ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON, NO ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A BP GAS STATION WITH GARAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRED MY CAR AND RESET THE SENSORS. NINE MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN AGAIN, IN NORTH EAST WASHINGTON DC WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE ONE TIME. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND ON THE DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A LESS OF AN INCLINE OF A HILL. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE HILL GOING DOWN. SAME AS BEFORE, NO GAS AND NO STEERING ABILITY. I WAS TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE AS CARS COMING OVER THE HILL WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING US. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GLIDE DOWN THE HILL TO THE SHELL STATION. THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL MOMENTUM SO I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION AND WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT WENT BACK TO THE BP STATION FROM FEBRUARY AND HAD A NEW BATTERY AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD COUNTLESS BREAKDOWNS AND REPLACEMENTS- TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS AND REPAIRS. I KEEP UP WITH CAR MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AND DO NO NEGLECT ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564686February 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE WORK DON ON THE TRANSMISSION AND YESTERDAY IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS WENT HIGH BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD WENT BAD AND IT COST ME $1400.00...AT 83,00 MILES???? I THINK GMC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TERRIBLE WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2007 ACADIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564701February 17, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
LEFT FOR WORK IN THE MORNING WITH HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING BEHIND RAIN, AND PULLED OUT DRIVEWAY GOT A FEW BLOCKS DOWN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563442February 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2007 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GMC ACADIA. AT 94,000 MILES I DON'T THINK THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT CAME WITH A 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS. I KNOW GMC HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO LATER MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE INJUSTICE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $4500.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A REPUTABLE AAMCO SHOP THAT THE ONLY PLACE THIS CAN BE FIXED IS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CODES TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WORK TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561474January 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, IN THE MIDDLE OF TUNNEL TRUCK TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IN PANEL " REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND REDUCED THE VELOCITY BY ITSELF TO 10MPH. I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN , STARTED RUNNING BUT IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE RUNNING, DID THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560062January 15, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN EVERY SERVICE AND WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. REPLACED ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REPLACE IPC, COULD HAVE KILLED US AND OTHERS. ALSO ENGINE WAS REMOVED TO REPAIR ENGINE FRONT COVER LEAK AT 39,000, NOW AT 85,000 SAME LEAK REPAIR IS REQUIRED AT COST OF $2926. THAT MEANS EVERY 40,000 MILES YOU NEED TO SPEND $3000 AND HAVE ENGINE REMOVED. POWER STEERING ALWAYS MADE WHINING NOISE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS NORMAL. AT 85,000 WAS TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION GEARS NEED REPLACEMENT AND I AM SURE THE PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS WELL $2000. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COULD NOT STOP ON EXIT WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, STABILTRAK LIGHT ON COULD HAVE KILLED US OR SOMEONE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AFTER ENGINE WAS PUT BACK IN FROM 1ST REPAIR OF FRONT COVER ENGINE SEAL. TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCH YOU CAN HEAR IT, BUT THEY ONLY ADDED THRUST WASHERS. REAR LIFTGATE - WHILE LOADING GROCERIES LIFT GATE FREE FELL CLOSED ON DAUGHTERS HEAD. WAS TOLD REAR LIFT GATE SHOCKS FAILED. COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. DON'T BUY IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555736December 11, 2013
POWER 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
#10555251December 8, 2013
POWER 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
#10554987December 5, 2013
FUEL 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
#10553850November 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
GOING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ..ABOUT GOT RUN OVER BY TRANSFER TRUCK BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD ...TOOK TO SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED ..APPARENTLY LIKE 100S OF THEM DO ON THE ACADIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553254November 21, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 5:05PM ON THE 5 NORTH FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ACCELERATION. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS MORE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED UP TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ON MY GAUGE, BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER SO I HAD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO THE EXIT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AS MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH. AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED AT THE NEAREST SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STUCK SOLENOID. AFTER I GOT THAT FIXED, 4 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THEY WILL HAVE TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO A BROKEN WAVE PLATE, WHICH WILL COST ME AT LEAST $2800, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550815November 4, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE FROM CHURCH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, AND SPEED WOULD NOT GET ABOVE 30 MPH. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. OTHER SITES HAVE LISTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRING IN VARIOUS ACADIA'S AS WELL. A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR AS IT IS OVER $4,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550861November 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS FULL FAILURE, DEALERS SAID THAT WAVE PLATE WENT OUT DESTROYING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. $4300 REPAIR AT GMC DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550675November 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT WITH 58K MILES ON IT, 9/2012. PROBLEMS BEGAN THE FOLLOWING APRIL. SITTING AT RED LIGHTS, THE TRUCK WOULD STALL OUT AT ACCELERATION, OCCASIONALLY NOT RESTARTING IMMEDIATELY. DEALERS COULDN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM BRIEFLY STOPPED, AND NOW IT HAS RETURNED AND IS FAR WORSE. WHILE DRIVING, IT SHAKES AND JERKS LIKE A NEW DRIVER LEARNING TO USE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SEVERAL TIMES THE TRUCK HAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY ON HIGHWAYS WHILE CRUISING AT OR AROUND 70MPH OR ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED HOME 3 TIMES THIS MONTH FROM THIS ISSUE, I REFUSED TO TAKE IT TO A GMC DEALER BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP PAYING $109 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING (TWICE ALREADY). I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED INDEPENDENTLY AND IT'S GIVEN ME CODES 7EA AND 7E8. THE SECOND CODE DOESN'T GIVE A DIAGNOSIS. IN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS FAILED TO START 4 TIMES AND I'VE BEEN KEEPING VIDEO BLOGS TO RECORD WHAT IT IS OR ISN'T DOING. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, NOT OPERABLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE ISN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A RECALL, BUT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TWICE IT STRANDED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ON INTERSTATES. ON 10/30/13 (ON OUR ANNIVERSARY, OUT OF TOWN NONE THE LESS) IT SHUT OFF AND WE HAD TO GET PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER...VERY EMBARRASSING! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! EVERYBODY CAN'T BE TELLING THE SAME LIE! ALSO, THE "SERVICE AIRBAGS" NOTICE JUST STARTED SHOWING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550588November 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE AND I WERE ON HWY 78 IN LOGANVILLE GA WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT CAUSING US TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. WHEN I GOT TO MY DEALERSHIP I ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE ACADIA AND HE SAID VERY CANDIDLY YES. HE FURTHER SAID AS THE MILEAGE GETS HIGHER ON THESE MODELS HE EXPECTS NUMEROUS BREAKDOWNS. MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND THIS IS HER CAR. WHAT IF I HADN'T BEEN DRIVING. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE GM ADMITS THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THEY WILL BREAK BUT WHEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550391October 31, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH IN TOWN, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT BOGGED DOWN, ODOMETER STILL SHOWED 40MPH BUT I WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, CAR BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, CAR BEHIND HIM SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, I WAS HONKED AT ALL THE WHILE I AM PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER 10 OR 12 SECONDS IT WENT FORWARD WITH THE RPM'S GOING VERY HIGH AND MPH WENT TO 50 AND BACK TO 40 IMMEDIATELY AND I WENT FORWARD. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ JUST TODAY, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550253October 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND OCCASIONALLY IT WILL SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HESITATES ALL THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN GOING UP HILLS. ERRATICALLY CHANGES GEARS EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, LIKE IT IS NOT SURE WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT WILL NOT CHANGE OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND IT WILL STAY THIS WAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IT TURNED OFF AND LEFT ALONE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY AFTER IT IS DRIVEN ABOUT 50 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE SHIFT SOLENOID REPLACED ($450 EXPENSE) WHICH IS THAT THE CODE SAID WAS WRONG, AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR HELP ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549452October 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WAVE PLATE BROKE INTO PIECES IN TRANSMISSION IN NOV 2011 WITH 75,000 MILES. NOW SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION IN OCTOBER 2013 WITH 102,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548233October 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH FAMILY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD MADE A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT DUSK. GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. WE WERE 2 MONTHS PAST OUR 100 K 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND GM WOULD ONLY GIVE A SMALL DISCOUNT ON A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. NOT ONCE DID THEY ASK ABOUT OUR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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