NHTSA Complaint #10514842 — 2007 GMC ACADIA

WHILE AN HOUR FROM HOME, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TOWN AND SUDDENLY COULD GET NO "PICKUP" TO START AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. I WAS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE INTERSECTION WHILE TRAFFIC DROVE AROUND ME. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION THIS WAY, BARELY ABLE TO GET GOING AFTER STOPPING. THEN WHEN COMING HOME I HAD "PICKUP" BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GMC. I DROVE MY CAR AFTER I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN A BIG WAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING - MY VEHICLE WAS JUST COASTING. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE FAULTY WAVE PLATES. *TR