Engine light on vehicle, the vehicle will not shift into gear - happened three times had to pull off side of road to not get hit from other vehicles and 5 year old was also in car with me. Had to shut off the car multiple times to get started again and for it to finally shift into gears. Took car to dealer and they replaced transmission control module valve. On 4/1/13 car would not go into reverse on incline. Had to drive forward and reverse on flat area, dealer now says they found broken wave plate and burned 3-5 reverse clutch. Also found internal defect park of valve body. Car is only 5 years old and has only 55 thousand miles on it. Saw other issues on this database all with broken wave plates on 07 acadias. Paid thousands of dollars to get this fixed.
2007 GMC Acadia engine complaints
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Vehicle has about 50,000 miles but a few months out of warranty and started giving me problem shifting gear. Researched the problem and found a lot of similar complaints out there but gm is refusing to take responsibility and making owners pay to fix the problem. Transmission is defective.
3 months past the 5 year 100k warranty with only 55000 miles on the car and both the water pump and transmission went out. Gm paid for half of the costs still 1253.05 out of pocket when it should all have been covered. This is a consistent problem with the acadia and gm knows it but refuses to step up. The day the transmission went out we almost got thrown through the windshield definitely a safety issue.
Manufacturer defect to transmission.
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.
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?
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 new ones put it.. Gm didn't want to recall the 07-10 models because it would have affected millions of cars, so they are just letting the owners suffer for their stupidity and lack of responsibility. My biggest complaint after the money is the fact the my child was driving my vehicle when this happened, he was panicked as he could not go over 30mph on a very busy road and the vehicle started to shut down on him!! He is very lucky the vehicle made it to a safe place and he was not rear ended as the car just stopped on him!!! Really gm when are you going to recall these models and make it right for all of us that have to encounter such a high expense?? I really can not afford another vehicle or the $3500.00 to repair this one, but that is my only choice!!!!
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 putting a new transmission in my acadia at the cost of 3400.00 to me, and he told me that all the 2007-2010 acadia's have a part in the transmission that cost gm $1.69 instead of using the part they should have used that would have cost them $39.00. He said gm know they should have recalled all the 2070-2010 acadia's but chose not too because it would have been millions of vehicles involved, so instead "thank you gm" for screwing all of us and now we have to pay for your mistake and cut backs....
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 vehicle. I had to turn on and off the car no less than three times to stop the warning bells. I called a local shop and had it towed. They replaced the water pump and A/C belt. Got my vehicle back two days later. Drove to work in the morning with no issues, however coming home it started to catch/skip again. (I live only 5 miles away from work). I had my husband drive it back up to the shop to have it looked at. When he got into it he was unable to reverse it; reverse just simply stopped working. He had to turn around in our yard - on the way to the shop (6 miles away) the vehicle would not go over 30 MPH and again shut off on him while trying to turn into the auto shop. The diagnosis now is that it needs a new transmission. Upon further online research I have found thousands of other owners of the same model/make and year with the exact same issues occurring roughly around the same mileage/time frame. There are three other acadias alone at our local gm dealership waiting to be fixed with the exact same issues.
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.
In the rain or during wet road conditions the serpentine belt gets wet due to it's location at the bottom of the engine compartment. When this occurs the belt starts to slip causing an intermittent squealing and intermittent lose of steering control.
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.
Left front headlamp inoperative. Requires $1200. In repairs. Vehicle unable to be driven at night. This is the most recent issue. Since buying the vehicle new. We have had major engine failure. Transmission failure. Water leaks from moon roof. Which effected the emergency brake monitor system. Recalled washer system . The issue with the headlamp is a defect in design. Though there is a recall for non hid. The wiring on the hid systems is having the same issues. Gm refused to repair the vehicle. Even though it a known defect. I am a master automotive technician and have been for 26 years. I will provide expert testimony along with the cause of defect. This is a safety concern from 2 aspects fire and safely driving the vehicle.
2007 gmc acadia. Consumer expresses discontent in regards to several repairs and malfunctions with the vehicle *tgw the heater core leaked, the check engine light illuminated due to a faulty tuning valve, the auxiliary A/C evaportor was leaking and had to e replaced, the water pump, engine mount, and torque converter all had to be replaced, as well as the master cylinder which was leaking. Also, the ABS light and stabiltrak lights illuminated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 gmc acadia. The contact stated after removing the key from the ignition, the engine continued to run. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer but was advised that the failure could only be duplicated if the failure was consistent. The contact was concerned that the vehicle could be stolen with as the engine continued to run when the keys were removed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000.
Check engine light / stabilitrak warning light leading to discovery the engine cylinder head and valves were damaged and needed to be replaced. Total repair took 33 days. Apparently this is an ongoing problem with this gm engine. Numerous internet sites state improperly manufactured camshaft components are the possible cause. My camshafts were not replaced, but I do suspect they were probably the cause based on present information available to me.
My first 2007 awd acadia broke down after owning it for 20 minutes check engine light came on and it wouldn't move. Spent more time in the garage. When I got it back a week later it started to shut off while I was driving it but it only did it when I was stopped and made right turns on main roads. The car would shut off while driving but it would restart again. Got a replacement car had to pay 2,000 more for it and the replacement acadia is doing the same thing. Its a death trap we could get killed pulling on a highway and the car shuts off and when they hook it up to diagnostic machine it says nothing shows up. It has been in for the software upgrades and a week later its shutting off again and has alot of hesitation. I have had it with gmc I just want my money back they lost my trust I should of stayed with my jeep liberty which was a great vehicle with no problems.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2007 gmc acadia with 2,005 failure mileage at 50 MPH,the vehicle completely lost power. The contact tried to restart the vehicle, but nothing happened. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealer. The dealer was installing a new engine. *ak update 05/10/07
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