2007 GMC ACADIA Complaints

2007 GMC ACADIA...IT HAS 62000 MILES ON IT & JUST IN MARCH WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND(& YOU COULD FEEL IT WHEN YOU BRAKED) LIKE IT NEEDED NEW BRAKES BUT BRAKE PADS WERE LIKE NEW. AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE, & SERVICE STABILITRACK MESSAGE CAME ON TOO & IT STARTED JERKING WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES LIKE THE ABS BRAKES WERE KICKING IN. SO WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S & THEY TURNED THE ROTARS & ROTATED MY TIRES & WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT RODE LIKE A DUNE BUGGY. TOOK IT BACK & SAID IT NEEDED NEW STRUTS CAUSE "SOMETHING" STAYED IN A LOCKED POSITION OR ANOTHER. SO THEN WE GOT IT BACK & THE SCRUBBING NOISE/FEELING CAME BACK WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN SO THEN THEY FINALLY JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON IT & SO FAR SO GOOD $1000 LATER! NOW, THIS MORNING I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU & IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I TRIED TO GO FORWARD & I HAD TO LOOK TO SEE IF I MOVED THE GEARS & THEN I NOTICED THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT BARELY WANTED TO GO & THE RPMS JUST KEPT GETTING HIGHER & HIGHER & IT WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE SO I PULLED OVER & HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS & CODES PO700 & PO716 POWER TRAIN DETECTED MALFUNCTION TRANSMISSIONS & TRANSMISSION NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED!! I NOTICED AFTER SHE RAN THE TEST MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT CHANGED BACK TO NORMAL WHILE RUNNING SO I CUT IT OFF & BACK ON & IT DROVE OK BACK HOME BUT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & I'M JUST SICK TO MY STOMACH OVER THIS! IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A BROKEN WAVE PLATE & ENDING UP RESULTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION I CAN NOT AFFORD!!! I KNOW IT'S 2007 BUT WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE & IN GREAT CONDITION I WOULDN'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION!! I HAVE READ SO MANY REPORTS ON THE SAME ISSUES WHICH ARE BEYOND RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR THESE VEHICLES!!!! THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE & NEEDS A RECALL ASAP!!! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN 2010 I REPORTED A NOISE IN THE STEERING. GMC DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ROD NEEDED REPLACED. THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING AWAY THE STEERING STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT THE STEERING ROD CAUSING THE ISSUE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND THEY DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID. THEY ADDED FLUID AND IT TEMPORARILY CAUSED THE NOISE TO GO AWAY. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH TWO SEPARATE GMC DEALERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS. FINALLY NOW THAT MY ACADIA HAS 55,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE NOISE IS THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1450 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME UP AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY GMC MANUFACTURER SINCE THIS WAS AN ISSUE EARLY ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. GMC IS ALSO HAVING ISSUE WITH STEERING COLUMN IN 2009 -2012 GMC AUTOMOBILES SO THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. *TR

WHILE ROUNDING A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, POWER STEERING GOT EXTREMELY STIFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR. I GOT HOME, CHECKED THE FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND REPAIRS. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED "WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEMS ON THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY TYPICALLY FAIL IN THE 70 TO 90 THOUSAND MILE RANGE." THEN THEY WANTED $2000 FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRS WHICH ARE GETTING DONE CHEAPER AT MY LOCAL GARAGE. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS, IS THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO SPEND HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE SAME ACTION THE COMPANY TOOK IN THE IGNITION ISSUE THEY ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH. YES, I AM ANGRY AT GM FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT, BUT THAT IS NOT WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I AM WRITING TO YOU, BECAUSE I AM A FIRST RESPONDER, AND SEE FIRST HAND WHAT CAN HAPPENS WITH SAFETY ISSUES TO VEHICLES. WHAT IF THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT CARS, OTHER THAN HOW TO FUEL AND DRIVE THEM SAFELY? WHAT IF IT WAS A FAMILY AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT? I UNDERSTAND ALL HYPOTHETICALS, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE NONE THE LESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL IN LOW SPEEDS OR WARM WEATHER. POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED BY DEALER TO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN 2013 PER DEALER BULLETIN AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2007 GMC ACADIA, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND WATER GETS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THAT REASON. THEY PUT SOME KIND OF PROTECTION BEHIND BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL; IT STIFFENS UP AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS EVEN AFTER I HAVE PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. IT WILL EASE UP A BIT, THEN CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EVEN MAKES A SOUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WHEEL. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT SOMETHING KEEPS MAKING THE TEMPERATURE HANDLE GO ALL THE WAY ON HOT AND A TERRIBLE FUME SMELL IS RELEASED AND ITS LIKE THE TRUCK IS OVER-HEATING. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE ELECTRIC: POWER WINDOWS WORK SOMETIMES, RADIO WORKS SOMETIMES, DVD PLAYER WORKS SOMETIMES, ETC. THIS BECOMES ANNOYING TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A "SOMETIME" VEHICLE. I WANT A RELIABLE AND SAFE VEHICLE TO RIDE MY FAMILY IN. I ALSO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT SOMETIMES DELAYS PRIOR TO STARTING. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN CAR CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS IT DRIPS ALL OVER, DOWN THE WINDSHIELD, AND OUT OF THE LIGHTS AND DVD MONITOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,300.

2007 GMC ACADIA WITH 108,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. CODE GENERATED WAS THE "SHIFT SOLENOID STUCK OPEN". TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL TOTALLY FAIL SOON AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILD AT A COST OF $4500. THE TRANSMISSION GUY SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY TO GET OVER 100,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY USUALLY FAIL BETWEEN 80-90,000 MILES. HE STATED IT WAS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR A TRANSMISSION AND INADEQUATE PARTS WERE USED INSIDE. NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. RESEARCHING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM'S ATTITUDE IS THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP AND IT'S YOUR PROBLEM, SO YOU MUST PAY FOR OUR DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO SERVICE GARAGE AND SAID WOULD NEED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *TR