2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO CROSS LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. LUCKILY DID NOT GET HIT. HAD WIFE AND DOG ALONG. STUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD IN COLD WEATHER FOR OVER AN HOUR. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON BUSY INTERSTATE WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IN READING FORUMS ON INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM. GMC NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING DUE TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FLUID WAS CHECKED AND FULL AFTER FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SLIP MOMENTS BEFORE. TURNED TO GO BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT YET ON THE INTERSTATE AND COASTED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED AND TOTAL REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $4200. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SPEAKING TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THEY WERE ALWAYS FIXING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR WE OPTED TO TRADE INSTEAD. DIDN'T WANT TO INVEST THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND ALWAYS BE WAITING FOR THE NEXT ISSUE TO ARISE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR GMC ACADIA WE HAD LOST OUR TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE 300 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. UPON DOING RESEARCH WE HAD LEARNED THAT THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION WITH KNOW WARNING SIGN. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER FOR REST. THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WOULD HAVE HAD A MUCH WORSE OUTCOME AND HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NEGLIGENCE ON GM'S PART AS THEY WERE ADVISED BY THEIR OWN ENGINEERS TO USE A $30 WAVE PLATE, BUT DO TO COST EFFECTIVENESS AND NEGLIGENCE DECIDED TO SELECT THE $1.50 PART THAT BREAKS DOWN OVER TIME COSTING THEIR CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR. TO REPAIR THE WAVE PLATE IS NOT COSTLY, BUT WHEN IT BREAKS IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST BETWEEN $4000.00 - $6000.00. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNCALLED FOR AND GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE CONTACT GM AND ADVISED THEM OF MY DISPLEASURE WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND CHOICE OF PARTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR

VEHICLE RPM'S WOULD START GOING UP AND DOWN. THEN THERE WOULD BE HESITATION WHEN YOU ACCELERATED. I PULLED OUT FROM DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING UP, BUT NOT SPEEDING UP. I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SECOND AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES "CATCH" AND SOMETIMES NOT "CATCH". THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ONE COOLING LINE WAS CORRODED AND ANOTHER WAS "SWEATING". THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND COOLING LINES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THINK ITS A PREMATURE TIME FOR MY VEHICLE TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 76K MILES AS THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED TO LURCH AND HUNT FOR GEARS, THEN HESITATE. MY CAR THEN WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD NOR WOULD IT GO INTO REVERSE. TWO CODES SHOWED UP WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED, P2715 AND P0700. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CONCLUDED THE WAVE PLATE IN MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THANKFULLY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP RATHER QUICKLY. IN READING REPORTS ONLINE IT APPEARS TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS HIGHLY PROBABLE AND THAT GM KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE BUT HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000...UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/22/2014 *JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER 2012. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE CAR FAX REPORT WAS CLEAN AND INDICATED ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND ALSO GAVE THE VEHICLE A CLEAN REPORT. FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE RAN LIKE A CHAMP. TODAY, AT 99,728 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY BEHALF) I FIND THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (REBUILD) AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE OF $4,300. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS/WARRANTIES AVAILABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED, THAT THE COST WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $4,500 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS ESTIMATE WITH CERTAINTY BECAUSE "THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A REBUILD ON ANOTHER '08 ACADIA LAST WEEK". I FIND IT HIGHLY DISTURBING THAT AT ONLY 99,728 MILES, AND 5 YEARS OF AGE, A TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GIVES OUT. I AM ALSO DISTURBED THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT FORUMS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND SPECIFIC MODEL, THAT GMC, TO DATE, HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER BECAUSE I GENUINELY AM CONCERNED THAT GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE FOUND THERE CHECKBOOKS MUCH LIGHTER AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR

I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL ON ME YESTERDAY. LUCKILY IT STILL HAD 1ST & 2ND GEAR, UNFORTUNATELY I'M 5YR-8MONTHS INTO IT AT 58XXX MILES. SOUNDS LIKE I'LL BE PAYING FOR THIS ONE. IF THERE IS ANY INFO OUT THERE ON RECALLS . FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (6T70) IN THE EARLY YEARS. I IMAGINE AS MORE AND MORE '07 - '09 ACADIAS (TRAVERSE, ENCLAVES & VUES) GET INTO THE 50K+ MILE RANGE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE REALLY GOING TO START SPIKING UP. IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME IF GM CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE OBVIOUS AND PUSH THIS PROBLEM BACK ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR