NHTSA Complaint #10428041 — 2009 GMC ACADIA

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAINS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES. AFTER THAT REPAIR WAS MADE THE GAS MILEAGE WAS AVERAGING 11 MPG. IT WAS A ONE YEAR OLD CAR! AFTER THAT, IT WAS A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. STEERING RACK/POWER STEERING REPLACED AND 'FIXED', ELECTRIC STABILITRAK LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DVD PLAYER NOT PLAYING PROPERLY. ALL THINGS THE DEALER HAD SAID THEY FIXED (AFTER THEY WHISPERED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT AN AMERICAN CAR.) NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. ROLLING DOWN AN INCLINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS FINE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I'VE WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO GM CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SUB-STANDARD VEHICLE. THEY WERE HELPLESS AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR. THEY EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A DIFFICULT CAR TO TRADE IN CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT. WHO IS KIDDING WHO? I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR AND HATE TO CONTINUALLY PUT MY FAMILY IN IT .IT IS UNSAFE. PERIOD. *TR