2007 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JUNE 2012. I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LAST WEEK. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS OR WHEN GOING IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE. I FOUND OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET UP A HILL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DO THIS. I LUCKILY WAS NOT FAR FROM MY EXIT AND MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE ARE NOW FOUR CODES ALL FOR INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE CAR IS 4 MONTHS PAST THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT ONLY 64000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND IT WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. BY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2007 GMC ACADIAS BETWEEN 50000 AND 80000 MILES HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT YET NO RECALLS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GMC IS WELL AWARE OF, THROUGH THEIR OWN ADMISSIONS. WHY IS THERE SUCH A DELAY WAITING FOR A RECALL? ARE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FATALITY BEFORE GMC ADMITS THERE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS? *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2007 GMC ACADIA SLT IN MAY OF 2010, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD HEADLIGHTS BLOWING CONSTANTLY, ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON, HOWEVER MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SUNNY EL PASO, TX AND THEN MOVED TO RAINY GERMANY WITH THE MILITARY. NOW THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING WATER FROM THE SEAT BELTS, AIRBAG SQUARES, EMERGENCY BRAKE, DVD SYSTEM AND SEVERAL PLACES ON THE ROOF (INSIDE) AND THE PILLARS (INSIDE). I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS MESSING WITH ALL THE ELECTRICAL OF MY CAR AND I AM WONDERING IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF EVER NEEDED. IT SEEMS THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GMC WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CANT GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AND I AM NOT SURE I WANT TO TAKE THE RISK OF DRIVING IT. WHAT NOW? GMC ONLY PUTS OUT A TSB FOR THIS BUT WONT ADDRESS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM, SINCE I BOUGHT USED I HAVE NO WARRANTY PLUS I AM OVERSEAS WHERE THERE IS NO ONE TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF IT WAS POSSIBLE. *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT DUE TO WATER LEAKS FROM A FLAWED SUNROOF DESIGN. EVEN AFTER A RECALL TO FIX THE SUNROOF TO PREVENT WATER LEAKS; IT CONTINUES TO LEAK AND DAMAGE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SYSTEMS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS A WIDESPREAD CONCERN FOR THE 2007-2008 GMC ACADIAS. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE LEAKS OCCUR IN THE AREA WHERE THERE ARE AIRBAGS. I THINK THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED AND IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL WHO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. DO NOT LET GMC SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG! *TR

WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT 40MPH IN A FREEZING FOG/RAIN. I LIFTED HOOD AND COULD SEE WIPER LINKAGE DANGLING INSIDE COWL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE READ AND SEEN THAT THIS IS A OPEN RECALL FOR VEHICLE IN STATES WITH COMMON WINTER WEATHER. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING (WEIRD SHIFTING, ETC) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. AFTER BEING LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, SO MUCH SO THAT GM HAS CREATED A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO FUND PART OF THE REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION). THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH A MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF THE WAVE PLATE. *TR

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA'S FIRST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN DECEMBER OF 2012. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL FOR A PASSING AND/OR MERGING PURPOSES, THIS WOULD SOMEHOW REVERT INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION, HAVING THE RPMS REV UP AND NO FORWARD MOTION , UNTIL IT'S SORT OF CAUGHT UP ITSELF BY BACKING OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE OTHER ISSUE INVOLVED PUTTING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO REVERSE ,NOT ONLY AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE BUT INSTEAD WOULD REVERT TO A NEUTRAL POSITION, UNTIL YOU STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE. NEVER WAS THERE A LIGHT NOR A WARNING BY THE CARS SENSORS OR ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT WOULD GIVE AN OWNER A WARNING THAT THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM COMING SOON. IN ANY EVENT, AFTER HAVING THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE THE CAR SOMEHOW DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND CANNOT SHIFT FROM THAT POSITION AND FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE MOMENT, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND AT THE ADVICE OF THE GM REPRESENTATIVE, THEY ADVISE ME TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEING ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2007 GMC ACADIA. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IS A VALVE BODY INSIDE TRANSMISSION, NEED TO REPLACED WHOLE TRANSMISSION DON'T HAVE WARRANTY SO THE AMOUNT IS 2600.00 JUST THE TRANSMISSION NO LABOR. NOW I WAS READING AND THERE'S MANY CASES LIKE THIS THEY ARE SAYING THE PARTS THEY USED TO BUILD TRANS ARE MADE IN CHINA THAT'S WHY THERE SLIPPING AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. NEED U GUYS TO CHECK ON THIS POWER TRAIN PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT WHILE DRIVING IT IS DANGEROUS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY BOYS INSIDE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM GOT SCARED AND SAY THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THIS TRUCK NO MORE THANK YOU. *TR

WE WERE LEAVING MY SONS BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT AND WHEN WE WENT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE THE TACHOMETER WENT TO 5000 RPM'S AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. AS I AM SETTING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WITH VEHICLES HAMMERING BY ME AT 75MPS I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. TO NO AVAL THE VEHCLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, MOVED MY WIFE, 11 YEAR OLD SON AND 16 YEAR OLD SON OVER THE GUARD RAIL TO SAFETY. THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHERS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. WHAT GIVES? THIS VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT AND IM TOLD GM WONT FIX IT BECAUSE TH 5 YEARS IS UP ON THE WARRANTY. WHAT DOES 5 YEARS HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE TO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE?? *TR