NHTSA Complaint #10631349 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT SERVICE LIGHTS COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE COMPUTER ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO MINIMAL SPEED UNTIL LATER SHUTTING OFF CAR RESET THE VEHICLE. SERVICE STABILTRAK, ABS, ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT. SOME TIMES WE CAN HEAR ENGINE NOISE WHILE IDLING AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 72,255 MILES AS OF 09/2/14 WHEN TAKEN TO GET CHECKED FOR ISSUES. AFTER CHECKING SERVICEMAN RECOMMENDED FULL TIMING CHAIN OVERHAUL AND REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE BODY FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,727.85. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE REGARDING THESE ISSUES WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING TIMING CHAIN BUT NO RECALLS ON 2008 MODEL. 2007 MODELS I SAW HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TIMING CHAIN BUT NOT 2008 MODELS. THIS IS OUR ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH OUR THREE CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN DAILY AND MAKING PAYMENTS NOW LOOKING AT LARGE REPAIRS WE CAN NOT AFFORD. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TIMING CHAIN ON 2007 BUT NOT 2008 WHEN THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES? IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED WE WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY OR GMC AGAIN. *TR