NHTSA Complaint #10552165 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER 2012. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE CAR FAX REPORT WAS CLEAN AND INDICATED ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND ALSO GAVE THE VEHICLE A CLEAN REPORT. FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE RAN LIKE A CHAMP. TODAY, AT 99,728 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY BEHALF) I FIND THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (REBUILD) AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE OF $4,300. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS/WARRANTIES AVAILABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED, THAT THE COST WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $4,500 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS ESTIMATE WITH CERTAINTY BECAUSE "THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A REBUILD ON ANOTHER '08 ACADIA LAST WEEK". I FIND IT HIGHLY DISTURBING THAT AT ONLY 99,728 MILES, AND 5 YEARS OF AGE, A TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GIVES OUT. I AM ALSO DISTURBED THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT FORUMS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND SPECIFIC MODEL, THAT GMC, TO DATE, HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER BECAUSE I GENUINELY AM CONCERNED THAT GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE FOUND THERE CHECKBOOKS MUCH LIGHTER AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR