NHTSA Complaint #10860285 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE SPORADICALLY. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTED TO IDLE AND NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. FINALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP DETERMINE THE CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND FOUND P0700 AND P0776 CODES. THESE CODES REFERENCE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE WAVEPLATE MAY BE BROKEN, AND CAUSE ISSUE IN THE 3RD, 5TH, AND R GEARS. SO, NOW THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ($4K) FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS IS AN ISSUE, AND HAS SINCE CORRECTED IN THE LATER YEAR MODELS. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD OFFER ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE, AND WAS TOLD NO, DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY AT 143,000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE, IF GM PLACED A FAULTY PART IN THEIR VEHICLES, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PLACE A RECALL TO FIX IT, AND NOT HAVE IT BE THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY!