The transmission wave plate fails causing highly erratic shifting and abrupt vehicle speed control. Rapid deceleration while underway in traffic. Very dangerous.
2007 GMC Acadia transmission complaints
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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!!!!
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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 powersteering pump. We received the vehicle on 10/25/2010. On, 10/28/10 the vehicle steering locked up again throwing my wife off the road into a fence. There is no way that gm has put three bad power steering pumps on the vehicle. The vehicle has a more serious problem that is binding the steering causing the pumps to burn up. The same problem has made the vehicle unsafe to drive due to the danger of it locking up and throwing the vehicle into on coming traffic. I have all service records reporting this issue. I will not allow my back in this vehicle and I am not comfortable trading it in for another family to be killed in it. I could not live with that. Gm will doing nothing about as they have been contacted. Please help me get a replacement for this vehicle (same year model type and equally equipped) and get this vehicle off the road. I could trade it in as gm wants me too and they will give me $1600 off the trade. But could not sleep at night knowing I put someone else and their families in danger with this vehicle. My email is [xxx]phone # [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Driving my 2007 gmc acadia. Went to pass a slower vehicle, pressed on the accelerator to pass and the transmission went haywire and the accelerator stuck. I had to put the car in neutral to get it stopped. The rpms were in the 4000s. Then the acceleration would stop and start again over to 4000. Luckily when I passed the vehicle there were no cars in front of me or I would have had a major accident with the acceleration out of control. I took it to the dealer and they told me that two of the timing chains were very worn and there was an issue with the clutch pressure control with harsh shifts in drive range 3rd and/or 5th gear. This is the second time I have had problems with this issue. The first time the gmc dealer 'flashed' (reprogrammed) the transmission, even though it was not acting up when the car was taken into the shop. If this issue is not addressed "properly", I believe someone somewhere will be injured or killed. The condition my vehicle exhibited leaves me with a very uneasy feeling.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc acadia. While driving at 40 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not shift gears. Prior to the failure, the contact noticed that the vehicle would hesitate when driving at any speed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the clutch plate was replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000. The current mileage was approximately 48,000.
My 2007 acadia would drive above 50km it finally broke down and wouldn't move. We had to get a flatbed truck to take the car in to gm and found out it was the sway bar that was broke as well as the crankshaft sensor and just a month before this we had issues with the steering wheel that had to be fixed. There has been so many things wrong with car its unbelievable I went to trade it in and finding out that we paid 45,000 for it brand new now its only $20,000 at the max we can get for our awd acadia with most of the bells and whistles. Now it is lacking power in acceleration again merging on highways or pulling out in traffic the car lulls out and sounds like its stuck in neutral and it finally kicks in and goes very dangerous I could of been rear ended the other day because of this it was a close call.
Driving my 2007 gmc acadia. Came upon a busy state highway. After coming to a stop, I saw an opening and pressed on the accelerator to cross the 4 lane road. When I pressed the accelerator, the car just started to creep out into traffic. The engine RPM's increased, but the car was moving at walking speed. It was obvious that the transmission had not shifted back into 1st gear. I tried to manually shift into low, but it did not respond. I finally was able to get it going fast enough to have it pick up some speed to get across the lanes of traffic. On the way home, every time I came to a stop, the car acted the same way upon acceleration. The only way I was able to get the car to go back into 1st gear was to shut the car off and restart it. Even doing that, it only lasted until the next time I stopped. After letting the car sit over night, it performed fine the next day. This is the second time I have had problems with this issue. The first time the gmc dealer 'flashed' (reprogrammed) the transmission, even though it was not acting up when the car was taken into the shop. I spoke with a car dealer at the shop, and he owned the same vehicle. His transmission has been 'reflashed' 6 or 7 times for the same issue. If this issue is not addressed "properly", I believe someone somewhere will be injured or killed. The condition my vehicle exhibited leaves me with a very uneasy feeling (I.e. When I press the accelerator, I expect the car to move). If reflashing the transmission (1, 2, 3, 4...7 times) does not fix the problem, then maybe something different needs to be done.
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!" this is an actual quote. I have also spent time discussion with the so called gmc customer service rep. Who basically can't/won't get me in contact with anyone who can resolve.(tomeka monroe 1‑866‑790‑5600-ex 31353) please help, brad barger
2007 gmc acadia with several serious safety issues. She states that the vehicle has had these problems: a large puddle of oil under the vehicle, windshield wipers stopped working, battery died and side curtain airbags deployed while driving. *kb the dealer told the consumer the front shaft seal needed to be replaced to correct the leak from the transmission. They also stated there was a drain on the system that caused the battery to fail. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer where they upgraded the transmission, which had to be done twice. The power steering made a loud noise, the consumer stated it sounded as if the pump was about seize and then the steering becomes hard. The vehicle rolled backwards while in drive on a slight incline.*jb updated 04/10/08
Several issues with this new 2007 gmc acadia. Most prevalent is the failure of the gas gauge not reading the gas reading correctly. 1st time noticed and taken for service was 3 mo. Old. The gas gauge reads (e) when I've just filled up the tank. Dealer replaced 02 sensors. 1 mo later experience same issue. Gas gauge reads (e) even when tank is full. Taken back to dealer and this time replace (2) o2 sensors and the "sending unit". 2 days later, with the gas gauge reading at half full, the car lunges forward into another gear on freeway in traffic, and stalls. Cannot turn car on - all warning lights on. Towed to dealer. Now states that I need a whole new gas tank because the "baffle" is broken? Still at the dealer and is unresolved. This car is unsafe. Previous issues: car leaks at the sunroof. Not fixed yet lumbar support broken - somewhat fixed but still not like the new ones on the lot. Lumbar handle fell off - replaced backup sensors fell off of bumper - replaced seat tracks jerk - replaced both driver and pass. Still not smooth but dealer says that's the best they can do.
Noticed a sudden shaking in the car when driving more than 25mph. Felt the car was unsafe to drive, so left it at a local tire and auto shop for inspection the next morning. The technician called to inform us that there should be 6 bolts that attach the driveshaft to the front differential. The car only had 3 of the 6 bolts left and of those 1 was bent. They were also all loose. He suspected that they were not tightened correctly at the factory. The car was towed to the nearest dealership for inspection and repair. This car was purchased in 3/07 and currently has 12,000 miles.
I leased a 2007 acadia on 5-24-07 and shortly after taking delivery I felt there was something wrong with the transmission and the way it shifted, I notified the dealership about the problem and took it in for repair. They told me they couldn't get the problem to repeat and felt there was nothing wrong. On 6-14-07 I took a trip to florida from michigan and got 11 miles into georgia and the transmission decided to shift into 1st gear going 70 MPH. I managed to get off the road and was wondering what went wrong. I pushed the onstar button and they got me to a dealership (newton gmc in tennessee), they done a quick computer check for error codes and found many codes that they didn't know what they were but they said it was related to the transmission. I left the acadia with them and finished my trip to florida in a ford pickup. After 2 weeks the dealership got the ok from gm to replace the transmission. I am still having problems with the new transmission shifting correctly. As of 9-17-07 there is a new software update the dealerships will have to correct the shifting problems for 2007 models, the 2008 models already have the new software in them when they leave the assembly plant. This problem may be on the 2007 saturn outlook because they have the same transmission.
I have had my transmission worked on already on my 2007 gmc acadia the speed control in the transmission has been replaced but I still have a problem with the performance of the car. It is an all wheel drive with an automatic. It will not hold on a hill and searches for a gear or chances several times when it comes to any kind of incline even at 70 MPH.I was getting 15 miles to the gallon before the new speed control now I get 13. I have spoken to my dealer several times and he says to wait and soon there should be a update in the software to address this problem I am willing to wait but want it on record that the transmission has problems. This is a new design and is very rough riding. My car has only 5000 miles on it and I have been there 4 times.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc acadia. While driving 25 MPH the vehicle would vibrate. The contact heard a loud bang noticed parts fly past the window. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that all six propeller shaft bolts became loose and the drive shaft fell off. The current and failure mileages were 5,400.
On july 5th 2007 my family and I were traveling in our recently purchased 2007 gmc acadia while on vacation in fenwick, de. And as we were traveling through an intersection our vehicle experience a massive failure. The front portion of the drive shaft, the portion that extends from the transaxle to the rear axle, drop from the vehicle, at speed, and caused the vehicle to loose power while at speed in traffic. Realizing the loss of power, we pulled the vehicle safely to the side of the roadway to inspect the vehicle. Upon looking under the vehicle, I observed the drive shaft hanging, in the forward position, to the roadway. I immediately called "on-star" who I found to be extremely non-responsive or helpful to our situation. The following day, the tow truck finally responded to our call and upon our direction took the vehicle to hertrick gmc for repair. Later that week I ws informed that the "safety ring" had failed and the replacement prt was on indefinite back order.
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