NHTSA Complaint #10557128 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

I HAD STARTED NOTICING SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION, THIS PRIMARILY OCCURRED WHEN REVERSING AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO GAIN SPEED LIKE ON THE ON RAMP TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED IT WITH OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PRECEDED TO TELL ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND TO BRING IT BACK IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT WAY THEY COULD HOOK IT UP AND GET THE CODE. I HAD AN UPCOMING TRIP OUT OF STATE AND PRAYED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE IT AND IT DID. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DROPPED MY DAUGHTER AT DAYCARE, GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION WITH A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME HOWEVER STILL UNDER THE MILEAGE SO I WAS OFFERED THE REPAIR AT A "DISCOUNTED" RATE. I THEN RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT WHAT A COMMON PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR