2007 GMC ACADIA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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