NHTSA Complaint #10550736 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

I NOTICED THAT THE GEARS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. RPMS WOULD GO UP BY 1000-1500, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR. I NOTICED THIS VERY SPORADICALLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN, BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. AFTER MAKING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I RESEARCHED ACADIA TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WEB, AND FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE. TURNED OUT THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF MY ISSUE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY DIS-ASSEMBLED TO CLEAN OUT THE DEBRIS. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5.5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES TO NEED ITS TRANSMISSION REBUILT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE, PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. *TR