2007 GMC ACADIA Complaints

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

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

THE VEHICLE FIRST STARTED FINE, HOWEVER, COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ONCE STARTING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THREE TIMES, IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO DROP OFF MY KIDS AT SCHOOL, THE VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THEN SECOND GEAR. EACH TIME I STEPPED ONTO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THEN ABOUT 30 MPH. OF COURSE, THIS SITUATION IS HIGHTLY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. AT ONE POINT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND EVERYONE SAID IT WAS FIXED, I DROVE 3.5 HOURS TO PICK UP MY STEP-DAUGHTER AND WAS LEFT STRANDED THERE, DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE IT WENT IN FOR THE FIRST THREE TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT 9MOSTLY IN) THE SHOP FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF MONTHS, WITH EACH REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION, IT GOES ON A TEST DRIVE AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. *TR

I'M HAVING CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I'VE SPENT &2000. SO FAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE GMC DEALER HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY TELLING ME I'M HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES REGARDING THE TOTAL WAVE PLATE OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS EFFECTING OTHER AREAS OF THE CARE. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS A LEMON-MAKE. THAT IT WAS BUILT FAULTY & GMC KNOWS IT. THEY HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND REFUSE TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. I STILL OWE 18,000 ON THIS TRUCK. I'M PAYING TWO MORTGAGES AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW I WILL MAKE IT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. THE MAKER OF THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTS NOT THE CONSUMER. DO TO THIS ISSUE GM ISSUED AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM BUT THE DEALER SHIPS WON'T ENGAGE IN THIS. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2007 ACADIA, JUST A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE ITS 5 YR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SUDDENLY STARTED OVER-REVVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO CERTAIN GEARS. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GMC ACADIA. THIS APPEARS TO BE CALLED THE "WAVE-PLATE" FAILURE. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BETWEEN 50-70K MILEAGE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE I AM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND GMC INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY COMMON, AND A SAFETY RISK AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACADIA HAS DIED. MY WIFE WENT TO PICKUP OUR SON FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE CAR DROVE FINE ON THE WAY OVER. WHEN THEY GOT BACK IN THE CAR, TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. SHE COULD MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF TO GO ASK FOR HELP. WHEN SHE STARTED IT AGAIN, IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND HAD A WHINING SOUND. WHEN READING THE CODES, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: P0700 POWERTRAIN - TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, P0752 SHIFT SOLENOID "A" STUCK ON, & P0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID "C" STUCK ON. I HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC YET SO I DON'T KNOW THE REAL PROBLEM. THE TOW TRUCK IS TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TOMORROW. I'LL HAVE TO UPDATE ONCE I GET THE DIAGNOSIS. 67K MILES SEEMS A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE LOSING THE TRANSMISSION. *LN UPDATED 1/10/2014 *JS

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WE HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR A FEW MIN AND THEN WENT OFF ABOUT 5 MIN LATER ABOUT 2 DAYS BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 81,246 MILES.

AFTER A RAINSTORM OR CONTACT WITH WATER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S ROOF LEAKS TREMENDOUSLY, NEAR FRONT SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD COLUMN ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND AROUND THE REAR SUNROOF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED OVER 3 TIMES BY A GM DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THE REPAIRS DON'T REALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE'S INTERIOR AND AC NOW SMELLS LIKE MOLD/MILDEW, AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTHY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS AND BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE WOULD MAKE VERY LOUD SOUND AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN GOING BEYOND 20 MPH, I WAS TERRIFIED OF PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FEARING THAT I WOULD BE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE OF CARS TRAVELING 70 + MPH AND MY CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR!! AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR A 3RD TIME. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT NO CODES WERE COMING UP AND REFUSED TO LISTEN TO ME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE CAR I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME IN THE CAR TO FEEL AND HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON IN WHICH HE DID. I TOLD HIM THAT THE WAVE PLATE WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS SO I WAS PRETTY SURE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HE SAID DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THOSE BLOGS. WELL A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE WAVE PLATE WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT!!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SEVERAL REASONS, POWER STEERING IS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED, AND IS MAKING THE SAME SOUND AGAIN THAT IT WAS MAKING THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. I AM ALMOST TO THE END OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HOLD MY BREATH EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR PRAYING THAT MY TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO OUT AGAIN, HORRIBLE TO HAVE THIS FEELING ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECALL THESE 2007 ACADIA'S BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR FAMILY'S LIVES! THANKS SO MUCH. *TR