2008 GMC ACADIA Power Train Problems

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BURNT UP INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF OURS. IF THERE IS SO MANY OF THESE GOING BAD SHOULDNT THIS BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER???

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD TOOK IT THROUGH A HUNDRED POINT INSPECTION, IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT STARTED LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THIS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, THEY FIXED THE SMALL THINGS LIKE THE WATER PUMP, THE REAR WIPER BLADE, ELECTRICAL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS GOING OUT, AND THE AIR BAG (SERVICE AIR BAG SOON) IS STILL ON, BUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A RECALL IN 2011, EITHER IT WAS A BAD PART, OR IT WAS NOT SERVICED AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL GM OWNER, ESPECIALLY THE...

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA AND THE POWER TRAIN STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE, WHEN THE GEARBOX SHIFTED THE NOISE STOPPED. A MINUTE LATER HE STOPPED AND THEN WHEN HE TRIED TO PROCEED FORWARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR VEHICLE, MOSTLY KIDS, AND HAD TO RECRUIT BYSTANDERS TO HELP US PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE! MY FAMILY HAD TO STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE MY HUSBAND AND SOME GRACIOUS STRANGERS HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. AND THEY WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET US. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SCENARIO AND REALLY THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. AND THIS WORST PART...

DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE AT DEALERSHIP LAST FALL, BUT IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES.

DRIVING VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT 3 KIDS AND WIFE AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING NO NOTHING JUST STOPPED.

NUMEROUS UNCOMMANDED GEAR CHANGES....CAR BECAME STUCK IN 2ND GEAR....MOVED TO RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY...EVENT OCCURRED DURING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM....CAR ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE....FINALLY CAME TO AN EXIT...CAR CREEPING ALONG....PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AND STOPPED AT PUMP...WHEN TRYING TO RESTART....CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD...I WAS ABLE TO BACK TO CLEAR THE PUMP...VERY SCARY INCIDENT...INTERNET REVEALS NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE...ALL WERE INVOLVED WITH 2008 GMC ACADIAS. INCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY 5 JULY 2015. UNABLE TO ENTER DATE OF INCIDENT

GET ON THE FREEWAY WITH 30 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOP ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MERGE INTO EXIT RAMP. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE ANY MORE. I BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BUT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION.

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO A LOW GEAR IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING 45 MPH WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ONCE FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA WITH SLIGHTLY UNDER 53,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ACROSS TOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY AS IF SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE GOING TO HIGH REVOLUTIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED FOR AWHILE, RESTARTED, BEGAN HEADING TOWARDS DEALERSHIP. ACCELERATION COMPLETELY FAILED AND VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH INABILITY TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALERSHIP. BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH BROKE AND SPREAD METAL BITS ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLAINT ALSO FILED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF PREMATURE REPAIR. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD TO FIGHT WITH DEALER ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE EXPECT THEIR TRANS TO GO OUT IN THE FIRST 100K? IF YOU OWN AN ACADIA, EXPECT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 75-85K. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HORROR STORIES ON TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE, AND OUTLOOK ALONE ON THE WEB. GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SUB STANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH FAULTY WAVE PLATES. BUT WHEN IT GOES OUT, YOU GET TO PAY FOR THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" VERSION. DEALERS ARE WELL VERSED IN THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANS, MY SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50K AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED FROM CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES WHICH NEW DESIGN WAS INSTALLED. NEW STYLE WATER PUMP....

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PRESSED THE GAS TO GO UP A HILL AND CAR WOULD JUST REV UP. ACTING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. LOST ALL GEARS. SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND I HAD LOW GEAR. CONTINUED TO GO BACK UP THE HILL TO GET TO MY MECHANIC AND WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR LOST ALL GEARS AGAIN AND WOULD JUST REV UP. TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT LET ME MAKE IT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND DID IT AGAIN. I THEN HAD IT TOWED. WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT MY CARS TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO GO. THE CAR NEVER ACTED UP UNTIL THE MOMENT THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING AROUND THIS...

POWER STEERING FAILED AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR FROM A STOP, COULDN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR AND GOT HIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OUTSIDE OF FIRST OR SECOND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,800. UPDATED 5/5/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $2,200. UPDATED 9/16/2015 *JS

YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE W/2008 GMC ACADIA. DROPPING DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL (19 DEGREES OUT/INCH OF SNOW ON GROUND), AS I'M PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT GOING VERY SLOW THANKFULLY, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTED AND THEN FLASHING LIGHT SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, POWER LIMITED OR SOMETHING AND ENGINE BUCKLING LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF. I ONLY LIVE A MILE FROM SCHOOL AND KEPT DRIVING ON BACK ROAD UNABLE TO GO OVER 15 MPH. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR GOING 30 OR SO I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST BUCKLED. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, NOW WHEN I TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING BUT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL IS GONE SOOOO TAKING IT TO THE GM DEALER WILL BE USELESS, BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOPING IT'S JUST THE VERY COLD...

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND A DAMAGED CLUTCH. *JB

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REALLY BADLY TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THIS IS WILL LESS THAN 53,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT INTO A MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR BE COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF $3,000-$4,000 FOR THE REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD GMC ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS? *TR

I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE IS DAMAGED. HOW MANY TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATES NEED TO GO BAD BEFORE YOU MAKE GM RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM. I'VE SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE AND YOU HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ITEM, WHICH AFFECTS MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE AND IS PROBLEMATIC TO ALL GM MID-SIZE CROSSOVERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO FULL RESOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF I WAS NOT AT THE WHEEL. I WANT TO BE CONTACTED BY YOUR AGENCY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. --[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON 2008 GMC ACADIA'S (THROTTLE BODY). I HAVE A 2008 GMC ACADIA THAT IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR ISSUES. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE SPEED REDUCING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY (XXX) YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. THE PANEL DISPLAYED A RED MESSAGE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". WENT A FEW BLOCKS FURTHER WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY ON A BUSY STREET; POLICE PUSHED ME OFF THE MAIN STREET TO A LESS POPULATED SIDE STREET. MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON PANEL "'TRACTION CONTROL REDUCING POWER". I'M CONCERNED NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF GMC WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE (SIMILAR ISSUES FOUND ON THE INTERNET/BLOGS). MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. I TRUST THAT GMC WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY...

WE WERE OUT IN SOUTH DAKOTA 200 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE DRIVING THE ACADIA AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT FIRST. WE DROVE THE ACADIA HOME AND SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. ON THE MONDAY AFTER WE GOT HOME, I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING IT TO GO INTO GEAR. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT DID GO INTO GEAR. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND WHEN IN PARK IT WENT OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND GOT IT TO GO INTO GEAR. DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE AUTO SHOP. THEY RAN...

DROVE TO PICK UP SOMEONE AT THE AIRPORT NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SHIFTING WEIRD. AFTER PARKING IN THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WANTING TO LEAVE TRIED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE I HAD NO RESPONSE IN REVERSE. CALLED TOW TRUCK BECAUSE I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE COULD BE WRONG. NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY CALLED SAID NEED MORE TIME TO FIND THE ISSUE. DEALER CALLED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY CLAIMING 3/5/REVERSE ARE GONE THAT I HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN MY TRANSMISSION $4500.00 REPAIR. SINCE THEN I BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND OVER THE WARRANTY. BUT THEY CONSIDERED HELPING AT FIRST SINCE I DIDN'T REACH 100,000 MILES YET BUT ONCE THEY SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FROM MY DEALER HER SAID NO...

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE 50,000 MILES ON OUR ACADIA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING US $4,200 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH ACADIAS YET GM HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000! WHAT A HARDSHIP:( WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW, ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND KEEPING UP ON THE RECALLS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. $3300. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WE HAVE REPLACED - WE DID OUR OTHER 2008 ACADIA 2 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO 2008 ACADIAS IN WHICH WE HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AS THE WAVE PLATE BROKE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IS THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENS AROUND THE 70K MILE MARK! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ON 9/22/11. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER ON AUGUST 25, 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON VACATION. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE WAVE PLATE AND SNAP RING WERE BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH HOUSING, ALL PISTONS, ALL FIBERS, REPLACED SIDE COVER AND PISTONS AND SEALS AND SPRINGS. THEY REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY SPACER PLATE AND TOM SOLENOID GASKET SCREEN. THE VEHICLE HAD 73,730 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE, THE BATTERY ONCE. MY DASH LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND MY WINDSHIELD SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. TO TOP IT OFF MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY!!!! IT'S NOVEMBER 10TH 2014 WITH 119,000 MILES AND I'M ALREADY NEEDING TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION!?!? THIS VEHICLE IS JUNK, AND I STILL OWE A TON OF MONEY.....SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!...

I'M LOGGING THESE ISSUE AS I HAVE NOW COME TO REALIZE THAT THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA ARE VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG OWNERS. VERY EARLY ON IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE APPROX OCT 2008 WE BEGAN SEEING SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER INSIDE THE CABIN. WATER WOULD DRIP ALONG THE WINDSHIELD OCCASIONALLY, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT OR SO WE THOUGHT. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY WIFE WOULD COMPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD "CUTOFF" OR "DIE" GENERALLY AT SLOW SPEED IN AREAS SUCH A PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE ISSUE SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ONE DAY THIS SUMMER (2014) MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, IT JUST WOULD NOT CRANK. ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORRODED BATTERY CABLE THAT RAN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE...

I JUST PURCHASED A 2008 GMC ACADIA ONE MONTH AGO. WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT RAINS ALOT. THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WE EXPERIENCED WATER DRIPPING ALL OVER OUR SEATS, FLOOR, AND IN CORNERS OF WINDOWS WHEN WE DROVE IT GETTING MY 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF WET. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL AT FIRST SINCE I FIGURED IT WAS A MINOR LEAK I COULD EASILY FIX. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I NOTICED MY FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. I ALSO FIGURED IT WAS A TYPICAL VEHICLE ISSUE. UP UNTIL A WEEK AGO I TRIED TO START UP THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START, I KNEW IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE BATTERY, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE...

TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM SHIFTING...3RD GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SHIFT AT 40MPH BUT UNABLE TO DO SO. ENGINE WOULD REV UP THEN SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MORE COST EFFICIENT TO REPLACE THAN TO REBUILD. NO THIRD GEAR. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (WAVE PLATE) WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. UP. BECAUSE OF THIS I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT AS WELL. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM SEARCHING ONLINE. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS AND MADE IT RIGHT. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. THIS YEAR/MODEL HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE WAVE PLATE & TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN WITH 58K MILES AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2011. THIS PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS FROM 2011 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DELAYS AS IT GOES IN AND OUT OF GEARS. THE CAR NOW HAS 98K MILES AND WILL NEED TO HAVE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED (3RD TRANSMISSION IN CAR IF YOU COUNT THE ONE IT CAME WITH). THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD. LOOKING AT REPAIRS, THE COST WILL BE OVER $3500. LOTS OF OWNERS ARE RUNNING INTO THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2007/2008 ACADIA MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM IS NOT DOING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUE. *TR

STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WANT TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T TURN. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED RACK AND PINION 3 TIMES AND POWER STEERING. WATER PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED 2 BEFORE 100,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 73,000 MILES. EVERY ISSUE THAT IS STATED ABOVE THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY,EVEN AFTER CONTACTING GM. IT TOOK A LOT OF FIGHTING WITH GM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE WAS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEING FAULTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAR SLOWED TO 10 MPH. *TR

WELL A LOT HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. FIRST THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THEN THE LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 54000 MILES. THEN AT 104000 MILES THE LIFTERS ARE BACK MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT IT MADE THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO SHOP.THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT AT 108000. GOT IT REPLACE. BUT THE HEADS ARE STILL RATTLING. THEN THERE IS THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM MY WINDOWS WANT GO UP OR DOWN MOST OF THE TIME THEY SAID THE MOTORS OR STILL GOOD IN THEM. THEY SAID THAT IT NEED ELECTRIC WORK THAT'S WHY MY GAUGES GO CRAZY SOMETIMES. THEN THERE ARE THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS THAT WENT OUT AT 60000 MILES. EVER SINCE I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AT PEILTER CHEVROLET IN LUFKIN TEXAS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THEY FIX A RECALL IN THE TIRE AREA ON MY CAR, AND I THINK IT...

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT VERY HIGH FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED THE NEXT GEAR VERY ROUGHLY. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE MISSED THE SAME GEAR AGAIN. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET WHERE YOU CAN FIND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM THAT GMC IS AWARE OF IS A DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS, CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A DEFECT AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXCEEDED MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL KIT, HOUSING, SENSOR AND COVER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH JUST OVER 55000 MILES. THE WINDOWS LEAK WHEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN. THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU DRIVE THRU A PUDDLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES SOME GOD AWFUL NOISE WHEN GOING ON OR OFF A RAMP. THIS WAS OUR VERY FIRST BRAND NEW OFF THE LINE CAR. REALLY WISH WE HAD WAITED UNTIL THE BUGS WERE WORKED OUT. *TR

DRIVING MY FAMILY TO GRANDPARENTS HOUSE FOR THE WEEKEND TO VISIT.THE TRANS STARTED TO REV BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN JUST QUIT.NO FORWARD OR REVERSE JUST NOTHING.NOW BIG BILL TO FIX FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS THEY HAVE.I'M NOT GOING TO RAMBLE ON BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE HAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME WRITING NOVELS OF WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THEM.SIMPLY WILL BE PUT THIS WAY.TRANNY STOPPED WORKING,GM KNOWS OF ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR KIDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN DROPPED INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE NEXT TIME SHE CAME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FIFTH GEAR. IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE EITHER. THERE ARE NO "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS ON. THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID SHE WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. GM WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

MY GMC ACADIA 2008 CONSTANTLY STALLS ON ME THE ISSUES STARTED AUGUST 5 AND HAS CONTINUE UP TO LAST NIGHT AUGUST 17TH. WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR. I WONT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GMC DEALER. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES INDICATION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. LAST NIGHT I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I LEFT WORK AT MIDNIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED JUMPING THEN TURNED OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET . I CALLED ON-STAR AND THEY WERE DISPATCHING A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME ON. AFTER 45 MINUTES I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT CAME ON...

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO 3-5 WAVE PLATE FAILURE. *TR THE CONSUMER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE NEW ACADIA'S. HE STATED THE EIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE ONLY OFFERS FOUR ADULT HEAD RESTRAINTS. UPDATED 06/03/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WAVEGUIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 GMC ACADIA ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD, JUMPING, SLIPPING, ETC. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING LOT AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, SO IT HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE IS BROKEN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2007-2009 GMC ACADIAS, NOT TO MENTION SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, THIS PROVES THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THIS PART AND GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THIS PROBLEM CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WHILE ON A BUSY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO A PARKING LOT AND PLACED IN REVERSE GEAR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND PUSHED FROM THE FRONT END HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER HOME AND LATER TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,084.

VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, SO I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY INTO PARKING AREA. I REALIZED VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR BACKWARDS SO I COULD TURN AROUND (IN SAID PARKING LOT) I PULLED BACK OUT ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND TACH WAS DOUBLED AT OVER 4. I DID MAKE IT HOME AND I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE IT IS NOW BEING DIAGNOSED. *TR

THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED UPON PULLING OUT INTO THE ROADWAY. AT 25 MILES PER HOUR THE RPMS WERE 4000 AND IT JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE PULLED OVER, CALLED FOR HELP AND WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. WE WERE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD TO CALL FAMILY FROM HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY TO COME HELP. THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING TURNED OFF AND SITTING FOR A WHILE DID THEN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VERY SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. GOING TO TRADE IN THIS POS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,700.

2008 ACADIA PURCHASED IN 2007, TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR FOR HIGH SPEED UP AND DOWN SHIFT. ON DRY PAVEMENT THE SUV WILL CHANGE SEVERAL MPH WELL WITHIN A SECOND. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ESPECIALLY ON SNOW/ICE! I AM TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I SUSPECTED AN INTERNAL CLUTCH PROBLEM OR VALVE CONTROL PROBLEM COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF TRANSMISSIONS STARTING AFTER 47K. I WANTED TO ADD MY CONCERN. MY CAR JUST PASSED 63,000 MILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. SEVERAL THINGS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AT ONCE (IE LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATE, BRAKE, AND BE ON WET OR ICE ROADS). THE SHIFT IS INTERMITTENTLY HARD DURING ANY OF THESE...