NHTSA Complaint #10511877 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED WITH ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AVAILABLE AND WAS MOVED TO SAFETY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. A P0776 CODE WAS PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER AND THE GMC DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE 3,5,R WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WILL REQUIRE A FULL REBUILD. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR THEIR LACK OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 6T70 TRANSMISSIONS, AS THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN 2007-2009 GMC ACADIAS, BUICK ENCLAVES, CHEVROLET TRAVERSES AND THE SATURN VUES. DO SOMETHING GM! *TR