NHTSA Complaint #10724458 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

AS I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE MY VEHICLE HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND I WAS ON AN INCLINE. ONCE MY VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20MPH IT HAD RE ENGAGED AND I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY GIRLFRIEND AND I AND HER 3 YOUNG CHILDREN BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY WAS 65 MPH WITH VERY LIMITED SPACE TO MERGE BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS ARE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR OUR FAMILY BUT FOR OTHERS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY BEHIND US AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND THOSE TRYING TO EXIT AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY FOR US NOBODY WAS HURT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. AFTER READING ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES I BELIEVE THAT GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS IN THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THOSE ON THE ROAD.