2007 GMC Acadia engine problems

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with incorrect piston rings which caused excessive oil consumption. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 218,000.

NHTSA complaint #11605255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the failure recurred mostly while driving and exceeding 45 mph. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The failure recurred and the alternator was replaced two more times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the instrument cluster and battery was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #11428483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED INTO THE REAR WINDOW CONTROL BUTTON AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

NHTSA complaint #11253190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86K MILES AND THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING HEAVILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SOMETIMES, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IMPOSES SERIOUS RISK WHILE DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THERE IS NO REPEATABLE SCENARIO TO DEMONSTRATE THE FAILURE. IT IS RANDOM. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER ALSO LEAKS OIL HEAVILY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN RAPID ENGINE OIL LOSS AND ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY FOR INSPECTION. UNFORTUNATELY NO PICTURES WERE TAKEN, BUT THEIR TWO TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND AGREED ON THE KNOWN ISSUES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO AGREED ON THE KNOWN ISSUES. I INQUIRED ABOUT GM HELPING WITH THESE KNOWN ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR DISTRICT AFTERSALES MANAGER WAS NOT KIND OR HELPFUL AND WOULD REVERT TO GENERAL MOTOR'S ONLINE GOODWILL CALCULATOR. HE ACCESSED THE ONLINE SYSTEM WHICH DETERMINED MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND/OR COVERAGE AND THAT THERE WAS NO GOODWILL AVAILABLE TO USE FOR MY VEHICLE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR GOODWILL, BUT RATHER FOR GM TO REPAIR THESE HIGH RISK PRODUCT FAILURES. SINCE THESE COMPONENTS WEAR WITH USE, NOT TIME, WE FEEL THAT WITH OUR LOW USAGE, THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #11123963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

2007 GMC ACADIA, HAS HAD PROBLEM STEERING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED, LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING, STEERING WAS FINE FOR A ALONG WHILE EVEN WITH THE NOISE BUT NOW POWER STEERING HAS CEMENT, TRUCK ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITH OUT ANY WARNING, ISSUES IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WINDOWS NOT ALWAYS ROLLING DOWN AND LIFT GATE INTERMITTENTLY OPENS WHILE DRIVING OR IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL SOMETIMES, POWER TOO LIFT GATE SEEMS TOO BE GONE WHEN OPENING

NHTSA complaint #11113905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WE GOT THIS 2007 GMC ACADIA AT 100,230 MILES ON AUGUST 2014. NOW IT HAS AROUND 133,800 MILES. AT 115,000 MILES IT STATED TO HAVE ISSUES WHERE IT SAID STABILITY TRACK. THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND NOT SURE IF THE STABILITY AND THIS ARE THE SAME THING. SOME ELECTRIC PARTS HAVE ALREADY FAILED. THE CHARGING OUTLET AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS DON'T WORK RIGHT. THE PASSENGER SIDE CAN NOT BE PUT DOWN BY DRIVER SIDE. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE CAN ONLY BE PUT DOWN OF UP BY THE DRIVER. THE LEFT REAR DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE DRIVER PUTS IT DOWN OR UP. THE POWER IN THE LIFT GATE IN THE BACK HAS GONE OUT. IT ONLY OPENS OR CLOSES MANUALLY. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL WITH THE LIFT GATE AND WE GOT IT FIXED. AFTER IT WAS FIXED THEN A WHILE LATER IT WOULD CLOSE ON US AND IT ALMOST HIT US BUT WE REACTED FAST. IT ONLY CLOSED ON US ABOUT THREE TIMES THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS RECALL 15240.THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO TURN WHEN MAKING A TURN OR U TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AS I AM DRIVING. ONE TIME IS ALMOST MADE ME CRASH INTO A CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND IT HAS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CODES. FOR JUST THE TRANSMISSION CODES IT WILL COST ME UP TO $4,000. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX RECORDS IT HAS HAD INTERNAL TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AT 53,543 MILES. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR POST A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3YEARS AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS FAULTY PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #11104806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THREE WARNINGS CAME ON "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" "SERVICE STABILITRAK" AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THEN, THE SPEED BEGAN TO DECLINE AND I COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 35 MPH. GOT THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND WHEN I PUT IN PARK A SPUTTERING IN THE ENGINE COULD BE FELT. I TURNED OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE IT RAN FINE BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. ALSO MENTION OF THE TPS SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CURRENT ISSUE FIXED YET.

NHTSA complaint #11061404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2010 WITH 89000 MILES IN 2013 TIMING CHAINS WENT OUT TOOK TO GMC DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A RECALL ABOUT THE TIMING CHAINS CARDINAL IN HAZARD KY WOULD NOT FIX THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID IF THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 120000 MILES THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. .SO TIMING CHAINS GO OUT AND I READ FROM THIS SITE THE RECALLS NEVER EXPIRE ?? NO THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS

NHTSA complaint #10992993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

BAD ENGINE OIL LEAK AND IS DRIPPING ON MANIFOLD SHIELD WHICH CAUSES SMOKE...IT IS GETTING WORSE. COULD CATCH FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10920134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

DRIVING UP ON THE HILL THE CAR JERKED AND SHAKES. PASSENGER FEELS IT. IT'S DISPLAYING SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM JUST UNDER A YEAR AFTER IT WAS DONE. IT'S NOW DISPLAYING, STABILITRAK AND CONTROL TRACTION. AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT UPON THE DEPARTURE THE CAR SHAKES AND JERKS. WHEN IT RAINS REAL HARD, I HAVE A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. I FEEL LIKE THE CAR FALLS APART LIGHT AFTER LIGHT. SOME PEOPLE SAYS ITS TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #10918574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD ALWAYS HAS A WET SPOT WHEN IT RAINS. THE REAR SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK. THE PASSENGER WINDOW CANNOT BE OPERATED BY THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER FLUID WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK IF THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK WITH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON.

NHTSA complaint #10824198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

AT 80,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. CAR IS ALSO LEAKING UNDER THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOOR BOARD AND MOON ROOF/SUNROOF DRIPS DOWN FROM DOME LIGHTS ONTO THIRD ROW SEATS. LEAKING HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN IGNITION WILL STILL RUN EVEN AFTER KEY IS TURNED OFF AND KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 130,000. ALSO IGNITION WILL POWER DOWN EVEN WHILE CARE IS IN MOTION WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. CAR HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN ANY OTHER I HAVE OWNED, WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10816681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

VEHICLE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WOULD GET TO ALMOST 5 RPM BEFORE IT FINALLY SHIFTED. WHEN IT DID SHIFT OUT, IT SHIFTED HARD. PROBLEMED STARTED IN AUGUST 2012 AFTER WE PURCHASED AND HER IT IS JULY 2015. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE GAS PEDDLE DID GET STUCK ONE TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE. WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT. NOW MY PARKING BREAK HAS A LEAK AND IS ALWAYS SAYING THAT THE BREAK IS ON.

NHTSA complaint #10732005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE 2007 ACADIA WOULD NOT SHIFT EITHER INTO OR OUT OF 3RD GEAR, I'M NOT SURE. I COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHEN I DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT GOING TO CORRECT ITSELF I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I'VE RECIEVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT VEHICLES EQUIPED WITH 6T70 AND 6T75 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKED OR FRACTURED WAVE PLATES. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULTY PART AS IT IS OCCURRING ON MANY VERSIONS OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT IT WAS ONLY ME IN THE AUTO AND NOT THE ENTIRE FAMILY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #10723681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #10723142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO PHIL MOORE BUICK GMC ON 10/16/2014 AND PAYING $1341.10 FOR REPAIRS AFTER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 10/20/2014 AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW FROM 60 MILES PER HOUR TO 20 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON10/21/2015, I WAS TOLD THERE WERE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NEEDED ON THE ENGINE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2789.18. BECAUSE REPAIRS HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON THE SAME AREA 5 DAYS EARLIER, I CALLED THE GM CORPORATION AND I WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE RECALL AT THE TIME OF SERVICE.

NHTSA complaint #10692352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY, CAR DISPLAYS MESSAGE "SERVICE STABILITRACK ENGINE POWER REDUCED". CAR SLOWS DOWN AND SHAKES. TURNING CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNING BACK ON CLEARS ISSUE, HOWEVER, HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS.

NHTSA complaint #10681787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING JERKS AND BUMPS WHEN SHIFTING. PASSENGERS NOTED THERE WAS ISSUES ALSO. LOSES POWER GOING UP HILLS. TOOK IT TO COCHRAN PONTIAC FOR TWO YEARS AND DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION, SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND WAS JERKING. ENGINE LIGHT, ANTILOCK BRAKING, NO REAR SENSORS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHTS ARE NOW ON AFTER ANOTHER DEALER FIXED TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO PAY $1,500 AND I SHOULD HAVE NOT PAID ANYTHING. I DID NOT HAVE THESE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WHEN I WENT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED AND THE DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THEM. RECENTLY, MY CAR LOST POWER AND DIED ON A BLIND DANGEROUS CURVE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. I WAS AFRAID TO GET HIT AND FELT MY CAR WAS UNSAFE. WE PUT GAS IN AND WOULD NOT START AND ENGINE WAS HOT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER AFTER TWO WEEKS FROM GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND TOLD DEALER TRANSMISSION HAS NOISES IN IT AND ENGINE WAS HOT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF GAS AND RUNS NOW, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUES NOTED ABOVE FOR ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE DASH BOARD. THE GAS WAS NOT THE ISSUE BEFORE CAR WAS TOWED SINCE WE PUT GAS IN THERE WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. THIS 2007 ACADIA HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE 2011 THAT CONTINUE TO PRESENT AND THIS SUV IS KNOWN TO HAVE MANY RECALLS AND IS UNSAFE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS BY THE CUSTOMER.

NHTSA complaint #10597966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

2007 GMC ACADIA...IT HAS 62000 MILES ON IT & JUST IN MARCH WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND(& YOU COULD FEEL IT WHEN YOU BRAKED) LIKE IT NEEDED NEW BRAKES BUT BRAKE PADS WERE LIKE NEW. AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE, & SERVICE STABILITRACK MESSAGE CAME ON TOO & IT STARTED JERKING WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES LIKE THE ABS BRAKES WERE KICKING IN. SO WE TOOK IT TO ROBINSON'S & THEY TURNED THE ROTARS & ROTATED MY TIRES & WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT RODE LIKE A DUNE BUGGY. TOOK IT BACK & SAID IT NEEDED NEW STRUTS CAUSE "SOMETHING" STAYED IN A LOCKED POSITION OR ANOTHER. SO THEN WE GOT IT BACK & THE SCRUBBING NOISE/FEELING CAME BACK WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN SO THEN THEY FINALLY JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON IT & SO FAR SO GOOD $1000 LATER! NOW, THIS MORNING I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU & IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I TRIED TO GO FORWARD & I HAD TO LOOK TO SEE IF I MOVED THE GEARS & THEN I NOTICED THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT BARELY WANTED TO GO & THE RPMS JUST KEPT GETTING HIGHER & HIGHER & IT WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE SO I PULLED OVER & HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS & CODES PO700 & PO716 POWER TRAIN DETECTED MALFUNCTION TRANSMISSIONS & TRANSMISSION NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED!! I NOTICED AFTER SHE RAN THE TEST MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT CHANGED BACK TO NORMAL WHILE RUNNING SO I CUT IT OFF & BACK ON & IT DROVE OK BACK HOME BUT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & I'M JUST SICK TO MY STOMACH OVER THIS! IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A BROKEN WAVE PLATE & ENDING UP RESULTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION I CAN NOT AFFORD!!! I KNOW IT'S 2007 BUT WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE & IN GREAT CONDITION I WOULDN'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION!! I HAVE READ SO MANY REPORTS ON THE SAME ISSUES WHICH ARE BEYOND RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR THESE VEHICLES!!!! THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE & NEEDS A RECALL ASAP!!!

NHTSA complaint #10585606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WAVE PLATE BROKE AND TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT.

NHTSA complaint #10578172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO HOME MY TRUCK JUST WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH I WOULD PULL OVER FOR CARS BEHIND ME TO PASS AFTER I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING BUT IT WOULD DO THE SAME GLAD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THEIR. I GOT HOME SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND TRIED TO TURN BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND REPLACED IT AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK KNOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE MOTOR THAT IS BAD IT IS EMBARRASSING TO HAVE A TRUCK IN YOUR DRIVEWAY THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE AND STILL OWE HAVE THE AMOUNT OF WHAT IT WAS SOLD TO US. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON 2007 BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MOTOR THAT WAS PUT INTO THEM AS I READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PRICE THESE TRUCKS GO FOR NEW OR USED SUPPOSE ABLY IT IS A HIGH QUALITY VEHICLE AND ITS SAD THAT THEIR IS SO MANY BAD REVIEWS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS GM KNOWS THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN SAY I WILL GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY YOU ARE TALKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10569290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, GOING DOWN HILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MID-WAY DOWN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER SAYING "ENGINE FAILURE, POWER OFF" AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WELL AND I HAD TO STAND IN THE SEAT TO USE ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON, NO ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A BP GAS STATION WITH GARAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRED MY CAR AND RESET THE SENSORS. NINE MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN AGAIN, IN NORTH EAST WASHINGTON DC WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE ONE TIME. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND ON THE DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A LESS OF AN INCLINE OF A HILL. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE HILL GOING DOWN. SAME AS BEFORE, NO GAS AND NO STEERING ABILITY. I WAS TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE AS CARS COMING OVER THE HILL WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING US. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GLIDE DOWN THE HILL TO THE SHELL STATION. THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL MOMENTUM SO I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION AND WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT WENT BACK TO THE BP STATION FROM FEBRUARY AND HAD A NEW BATTERY AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD COUNTLESS BREAKDOWNS AND REPLACEMENTS- TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS AND REPAIRS. I KEEP UP WITH CAR MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AND DO NO NEGLECT ANYTHING.

NHTSA complaint #10568162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, IN THE MIDDLE OF TUNNEL TRUCK TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IN PANEL " REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND REDUCED THE VELOCITY BY ITSELF TO 10MPH. I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN , STARTED RUNNING BUT IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE RUNNING, DID THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10561474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 5:05PM ON THE 5 NORTH FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ACCELERATION. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS MORE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED UP TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ON MY GAUGE, BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER SO I HAD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO THE EXIT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AS MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH. AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED AT THE NEAREST SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STUCK SOLENOID. AFTER I GOT THAT FIXED, 4 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THEY WILL HAVE TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO A BROKEN WAVE PLATE, WHICH WILL COST ME AT LEAST $2800, WHICH I DON'T HAVE.

NHTSA complaint #10553254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE FROM CHURCH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, AND SPEED WOULD NOT GET ABOVE 30 MPH. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. OTHER SITES HAVE LISTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRING IN VARIOUS ACADIA'S AS WELL. A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR AS IT IS OVER $4,000.

NHTSA complaint #10550815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I'M HAVING CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I'VE SPENT &2000. SO FAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE GMC DEALER HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY TELLING ME I'M HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES REGARDING THE TOTAL WAVE PLATE OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS EFFECTING OTHER AREAS OF THE CARE. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS A LEMON-MAKE. THAT IT WAS BUILT FAULTY & GMC KNOWS IT. THEY HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND REFUSE TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. I STILL OWE 18,000 ON THIS TRUCK. I'M PAYING TWO MORTGAGES AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW I WILL MAKE IT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. THE MAKER OF THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTS NOT THE CONSUMER. DO TO THIS ISSUE GM ISSUED AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM BUT THE DEALER SHIPS WON'T ENGAGE IN THIS. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10547604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.