NHTSA Complaint #10548979 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

MY ACADIA (WHICH I JUST BOUGHT IN MARCH) BEGAN SHIFTING HARSHLY BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 5TH GEARS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I HAD THE CODES READ AND WAS TOLD I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE 35R WAVEPLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 JUST TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION TAKEN APART TO DIAGNOSE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT A DRUM CAME APART CAUSING "EXTENSIVE DAMAGE" AND THAT I WOULD EITHER NEED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD FOR $3600 OR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT (ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT IS HIGH FOR THE YEAR, A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR IS EXTREME). I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THE 08 ACADIAS AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE REACHING THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THIS IS A JOKE. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR AND PAY THE COSTS OF THE MANY OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR