NHTSA Complaint #10548819 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 GMC ACADIA ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GAVE OUT AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE WAS IN THE FAST LANE TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. SHE HAD TO FIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SO SHE COULD PULL OFF THE FREEWAY ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY. SHE THEN HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIME. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 69K MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 LAMBDA PLATFORM VEHICLES. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE THAT WAS NOT HEAT TREATED DURING THE BUILDING OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. SEARCH THE WEB OR EVEN FORUMS FOR 3-5-R WAVE PLATE FAILURE AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. I FEEL THEY SHOULD ATLEAST EXTEND THE WARRANTY IF NOT RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED WHEN ONE GOES OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR