2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE WHEN I TRIED TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT, AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 AND I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN EXPECTED. *TR

3/5/R WAVE PLATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE AND MY 2008 GMC ACADIA STOPPED IN IT'S TRACKS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AT NIGHT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, OVER 5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND 3/5/R WAVE PLATE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED, NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED. LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO THE CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP HAVING OIL CHANGE AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, NO ISSUES NOTED AT THAT TIME. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND STALLED CAUSING ME TO BE STRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY IF TRAFFIC WERE HEAVIER. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT GM HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD GM RECALLED A DEFECTIVE VALVE LOCATED IN THE SIDE BOX (ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AT GM DEALER THIS IS WHY I STALLED OUT). I AM SEEKING AN ATTORNEY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL-OVER AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SOCKETS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF WITH MY 3 CHILDREN WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND EVEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE 4 MONTHS AGO, JUST TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GO ANYWAY. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT HELP (THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD) BUT SAID IT WAS IN SERVICE IN 2007, SO NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO ONE WILLING TO DO THE DECENT OR RIGHT THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN SO WE NEED THIS CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS AN OBVIOUS ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS. THIS TRULY IS AN ISSUE THAT GMC SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

WHILE GETTING REPAIRS FOR MY 35R WAVE PLATE (ODI 10550736), THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LIKE THE 35R WAVE PLATE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ACADIA. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER, EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE GEARS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. RPMS WOULD GO UP BY 1000-1500, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR. I NOTICED THIS VERY SPORADICALLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN, BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. AFTER MAKING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I RESEARCHED ACADIA TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WEB, AND FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE. TURNED OUT THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF MY ISSUE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY DIS-ASSEMBLED TO CLEAN OUT THE DEBRIS. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5.5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES TO NEED ITS TRANSMISSION REBUILT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE, PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND WONT LET THE VEHICLE MOVE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 57,000 MILES! BY READING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YET. *TR

AT LOW SPEED, POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GO OUT WHILE IN PARKING LOT. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. SHUTTING OFF AND BACK ON, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALERSHIP IN EVANSVILLE, IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND RESPONSE WAS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP, FLUID AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INVESTIGATION ONLINE TURNED UP INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *TR