2007 GMC ACADIA Power Train Problems

MY WIFE AND MY SON WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY 826;AT THE EXIT ;MAKING A TURN; THE CAR PULL HARD THE WHEEL AND IT KEEP THE DEFECT . I HAD TO PAY THE MECHANIC FOR CHANGE THE PUMP BUT CAR HAS A NOISE AND THE WHEEL HARD IN INTERVAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON I-79 4 HOURS FROM HOME, WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60-65MPH, HAD TO PUSH CAR OUT OF ROAD, TOWED CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THAT WE DID NOT KNOW, WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $3600. HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET BACK HOME IN WHICH COST $275.00, WENT LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER FOUND OVER 90 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. SHAKING SUBSIDES AT AROUND 45 MPH. THIS STARTED AROUND MAY 2012 WITH 99,000 MILES ON THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I THOUGH IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY THOUGHT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND BALANCED, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BY 106,000 MILES IT WAS SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THEM KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 WEEKS THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION! AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE DRIVES GREAT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ACADIA TRANSMISSION AND THERE ARE LIKELY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES JUST LIKE MINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED TO SPEED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO GO TO 1ST GEAR AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SPEED IN TRAFFIC. SEEMS TO BE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE. *TR

9/27 AS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I WAS APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT AT A FOUR WAY AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 35 MPH FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE REACHED 35 MPH AND ALTHOUGH THE SPEEDOMETER STATED 35MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND STALLED AND STARTED MAKING A CHURNING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT MY FRONT END WAS IN TRAFFIC UNDER THE LIGHT THAT WAS NOW TURNING RED SO I HAD TO THINK QUICK AND PUT ON MY FLASHERS TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES AS I COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE JUST ROARED BUT NO MOVEMENT. ONCE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALERTED I HAD TO COAST BACKWARDS FROM THE INCLINE AT THE LIGHT AND MANEUVER ONTO THE SIDE OF...

TRANSMISSION WENT ON VEHICLE WITH DAUGHTER BEHIND THE WHEEL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 58,000 MILES AND 5 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS. SO I AM OVER MY WARRANTY BY 5 MONTHS AND AM OUT $3300. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE SEEMS BE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH INCIDENT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE 2007 GMC ACADIA. SOME BLOGGERS INDICATE THAT THE ACADIA MODELS HAVE BIG ISSUES BEFORE THE 2010 MODEL. IS THERE A SYSTEMATIC ISSUE THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS OR AM I JUST UNLUCKY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED IT IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

BASICALLY BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS THE 4TH MAJOR THING I'VE HAD MY ACADIA IN THE SHOP FOR. THIS REPAIR OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS COSTING ME 3500.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. SUPPOSEDLY THE GM CUSTOMER REP DOES NOT THINK THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND 131000 MILES.. THAT IS JUST BS!!!!! I SPENT 40,000.00 ON THIS CAR TO DRIVE IT LONGER THAN THIS AND FOR ALL THE THINGS TO START NICKEL AND DIMMING ME IS RIDICULOUS. THE MECHANIC AT THE GM CERTIFIED GARAGE TOLD ME THAT GM USED A PRT IN THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 07-10 MODELS OF THE ACADIA THAT COST THEM 1.69 AND THAT THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD HAVE USED A PART THAT COST THEM 39.00, SO THIS IS THE PART THAT IS BREAKING IN THE TRANSMISSIONS AND MAKING THEM JUNK AND HAVING TO BE REBUILT OR...

THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILS CAUSING HIGHLY ERRATIC SHIFTING AND ABRUPT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. RAPID DECELERATION WHILE UNDERWAY IN TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AT 131,000 MILES AND A COST OF OVER $3400.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. WELL HERE I AM AGAIN... THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY 2007 ACADIA.. I HAD TO HAVE ALL NEW TIMING CHAINS PUT ON 103,000 MILES, HAD TO HAVE MY SERVICE TIRE SENSOR FIXED AT 112,000 MILES, I HAVE DONE ALL THE RE-CALLS FOR THE SUN-ROOF LEAK, THE HEATED WINDSHIELD FLUID, AND WHATEVER ELSE HS BEEN RE-CALLED ON THIS VEHICLE!!! MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND THEN HE COULD ONLY GET IT TO GO 30 MPH. HE IS LUCKY HE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND REVERSE. I SPOKE WITH THE HEAD MECHANIC AT THE GM GARAGE THAT IS...

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR FROM 2ND GEAR. HAS DONE THIS A LOT OF TIMES FOR NO REASON AT ALL. BECAME A HAZARD WHEN WE WERE ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED OVER REVVING WHILE CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, SLOWING DOWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THERE WERE MANY IN TRAFFIC WHO WERE BLOWING THEIR HORNS AND SWERVING TO AVOID MY VEHICLE, WHICH AT THE TIME CONTAINED MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. FORTUNATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, I WAS ON A PRIVATE ROAD WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SKIPPING/CATCHING WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO CREEP UP. I ENTERED A LEFT TURN LANE IN ORDER TO PULL OVER. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. WARNING BELLS STARTED GOING OFF "SHUT OFF ENGINE" "SHUT OFF A/C" "ENGING OVERHEAT" AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. I HAD PICKED UP ENOUGH MOMENTUM AS I HAD BEGUN MY TURN BUT IT WAS STILL LITERALLY A COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT, NARROWLY AVOIDING A T-BONE SITUATION WITH AN ONCOMING MINI VAN. IT WAS SO CLOSE THE MINI-VAN LAID ON THE HORN AND SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES. I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT INTO A SPOT. I TOOK OUT MY KEYS AND OPENED MY DOOR TO GET OUT. THE ALARMS CONTINUED EVEN WITHOUT KEYS IN IT. THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE...

03/01/2008 - 16,000 I WASN'T ABLE TO STEER, POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 12/01/2008 - 32,000 - MISFIRE IN THE 2 ENGINE CYLINDERS AND WAS MAKING LOT OF NOISE, DEALER TOOK 5 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM 06/01/2009 - 41,000 ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE MAKING NOISE AT START, HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER 06/01/2011 - 66,000 WATER PUMP LEAKING 03/01/2012 - 72,000 BRAKE CONTROL FAILURE 06/29/2012 - 76,000 BROKEN WAVE PLATES, EVAPORATER SOLENOID, AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE MOST OF THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL, GMC NEED TO RECALL AND FIX ONCE FOR ALL RATHER THAN WAITING ON THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN ON EACH VEHICLE. *JS

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE WASHER FLUID LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE THREE MONTHS LATER AT THIS PRESENT TIME. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR NOT EVEN A YEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAS GIVEN OUT BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT, ITS BEYOND REPAIR (REBUILD). I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I REALLY HOPE THIS HELPS, I DON'T THINK THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

MY FAMILY OF 6 WAS LEAVING SW FLORIDA THIS MORNING TO DRIVE BACK TO OHIO. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO OUR TRIP I BEGAN TO PASS A SEMI WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '07 GMC ACADIA LOCKED UP. THE TACH WAS PEGGED AT 4500 BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. IM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY ACCELERATION. I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, BUT TRYING TO STEER A DYING CAR THROUGH 4 LANES OF 70MPH TRAFFIC WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ANSWERING MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS QUITE SCARY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SOON. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1- ISSUE HEATING WIPER FLUID SYSTEM-FIX PUT IN PLACE 2-ISSUE HEATING WIPER FLUID SYSTEM-FIX DID NOT WORK HAD TO BE DISABLED 3- MARCH 2011 FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 4-NOV 2011- TIMING CHAINS AND CATLYST COVERTER REPLACED 5-DEC 2011 NEW RECALL LIGHTING SYSTEM ISSUE-HAD TO CONTACT GMC CAUSE DEALER SHIP COULD NOT DO WORK CASE NUMBER GMC IS [XXX] FIRST OWNER OF THIS CAR AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN LATE SEPT OF 2007 AND THE ABOVE HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR AND FEEL I GOT A BAD DEAL... DEALER SHIP LOCATION BURLINGTON NC 27215, DAVID WESCOTT DEALER SHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN NOV. OF 2007. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BURNED UP NUMEROUS POWERSTEERING PUMPS. THE STEERING, WHILE IN A CURVE, WILL LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE THROWING THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT HAS THROWN THE VEHICLE INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THROWING THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS PICKED THE VEHICLE UP REPLACED THE STEERING PUMPS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE SHIFTING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING ISSUE IS ARE MAIN CONCERN. IT WAS TAKEN IN ON 9/28/10 AND RECEIVED NEW TRANSMISSION AND...

2007 GMC ACADIA: WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE OR PASS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND (SEVERAL SECONDS DELAY) WHICH CAUSES YOU TO CONTINUE PUSHING DOWN THE GAS PEDDLE UNTIL IT ENGAGES WHICH USUALLY CAUSES A 10,000 RPM SURGE. MAKES IT VERY SCARY WHEN PASSING AND THE ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE ISSUES WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR ICY. GMC STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND "NORMAL" FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS AND DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ALSO DRIVES THIS SAME MODEL AND STATES HOW SCARY IT IS WHEN TRYING TO PASS IN HIS ACADIA I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FORCE GMC TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM CUSTOMERS AND NOT GETTING ATTENTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. BASICALLY GMC STATES " HERE IS THE FIX AND NOW YOU LIVE WITH IT!"...