2007 GMC Acadia

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2011· STEERING

  WHEN EVER IT RAINS PRODUCING PUDDLES THE POWER STEERING STOPS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE HAVING CAR. I CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *KB

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,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.

• 12/29/2012· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT 40MPH IN A FREEZING FOG/RAIN. I LIFTED HOOD AND COULD SEE WIPER LINKAGE DANGLING INSIDE COWL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE READ AND SEEN THAT THIS IS A OPEN RECALL FOR VEHICLE IN STATES WITH COMMON WINTER WEATHER. *TR

• 12/28/2010· STEERING

  I OWN A 2007 GMC ARCADIA AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GO THROUGH WATER (IF IT'S BEEN A HEAVY RAIN) MY POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR WHICH COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE ON VACATION AND WE STOPPED AT A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE OWNER CAME OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND THAT THE POWER STEERING SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED. THERE IS NO COVERING OVER THE BELT AND WHEN IT GETS WET, IT CAN SLIP. WHEN WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, THAT WE LOST THE POWER STEERING, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS HE HAD OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF WE HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. IT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. *TR

• 12/27/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE BULB SOCKETS AND THE BULB HOUSING. THE SOCKETS HAVE MELTED SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE BULB AND THE HOUSING HAS MELTED SO BAD THAT THE HOUSING WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE BULB IN PLACE. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY THE FACT THAT YOU CANNOT TURN THE LIGHTS EITHER ON OR OFF BECAUSE THE DIAL DEFAULTS TO AUTOMATIC WHICH WILL USE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY UNLESS YOU PHYSICALLY TURN THEM OFF EACH TIME YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSES A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. THE PHOTO WITHOUT A BULB IS THE LEFT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HOUSING AND THE PHOTO OF THE BULB GOES IN THAT HOUSING. THE PHOTOS WITH THE BULB STILL IN THE HOUSING ARE OF THE RIGHT RUNNING LIGHT. THE HOUSING IS COMPLETELY MELTED AND A SUBSTANCE HAS MELTED OUT OF THE SOCKET AND INTO THE HOUSING. I FEAR THAT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH CAUSE A FIRST AND JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF ME, MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN.

• 12/26/2018· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON A STRAIGHTAWAY HIGHWAY , THREE WARNINGS CAME ON "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" "SERVICE STABILITRAK" AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER CARS BEHIND ME AND NOWHERE TO PULL OFF THE CAR HAD LOST POWER IT WOULD NOT GET OVER FIFTEEN MPH. TAKING IT INTO BE SERVICED .I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED

• 12/26/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  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

• 12/23/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  I AM ON ACTIVE DUTY AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBER. WHILE ATTENDING A MILITARY SCHOOL, I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA FROM A GMC DEALERSHIP NEARBY. AFTER THE COURSE, I SERVED A YEAR AT A MILITARY STATION IN ANOTHER STATE, WHILE THERE, MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWICE FOR RECALLS BY A GMC SERVICE CENTER NEARBY. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS TO FIX A DEFECT IN THE SUN ROOF THAT WAS CAUSING WATER LEAKS. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED IN 09 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY JUST BEFORE SHIPPING FOR A 2 YEAR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME, I IDENTIFIED SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOON AFTER MY ARRIVAL TO MY OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT, MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES DEVELOPED ALONG WITH MYSTERY WATER LEAKS THAT WERE SATURATING THE CARPET AND CAUSING MOLD TO GROW INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO GM SERVICE CENTER IN THAT COUNTRY SO I HAD TO LIVE WITH THE LEAKS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT WHERE MY TIRE HIT A GUARD RAIL DOING ABOUT 10 MPH. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I QUIT USING THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK, THE AC AND HEATER DIDN'T WORK, THE LEFT BLINKER DIDN'T WORK, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY, THE BATTERY BOX BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT KEPT FLOODING WITH WATER AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT A BATTERY CABLE EVERY TIME I PARKED THE CAR TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DYING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. I AM NOW STATIONED IN THE US AND HAVE SHIPPED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE USA. I AM NOW TRYING TO RESOLVE ALL THESE ISSUES WITH A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER BUT I AM BEING TOLD BY THAT SERVICE CENTER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY TOTALED WITH ONLY 60K MILES BUT SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

• 12/22/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN INSPECTION PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

• 12/22/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING (WEIRD SHIFTING, ETC) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. AFTER BEING LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, SO MUCH SO THAT GM HAS CREATED A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO FUND PART OF THE REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION). THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH A MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF THE WAVE PLATE. *TR

• 12/22/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL SHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO FIT AND WHEN DRIVING OVER PUDDLES OR WET ROADWAYS, WATER WAS ENTERING THE POWER STEERING COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO STATED THERE WAS A RETROFIT FOR THE FRONT WHEEL WELL THAT WOULD COST THE CONTACT $400 FOR INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/24/11

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS,SEATS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WITHIN 24 HRS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE MY EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ALL THE LIGHTS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WORKS ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU STOP OR ACCELERATE THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS SLIGHTLY. TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AFTER THE SECOND WEEK OF OWNING IT. WHEN RECEIVING FOR LOANER VEHICLES ALL OF THEM DID NOT HAVE WORKING ENGINE LIGHTS. *TR

• 12/20/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING MY GMC ACADIA ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS JUST TURNED OFF, THEN A FEW MINUTES AFTER SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE OTHER HEADLIGHT. I HAVE READ THAT IT HAS HAPPEN TO A FEW AND GOING TO SOME ELECTRIC ISSUE.

• 12/20/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHENEVER WATER WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD ADD A FENDER COVER THAT WOULD PREVENT WATER FROM SPLASHING ONTO THE POWER STEERING. THE FENDER COVER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WOULD COST THE CONTACT $200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITH FURTHER DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

• 12/19/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP ON DRIVERS SIDE IS HEATING AND MELTING THE HOUSING CAUSING A RISK FOR A FIRE!

• 12/18/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

• 12/18/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SOMEONE WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 105 TO 110 POUNDS SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE ILLUMINATION INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB

• 12/16/2024· AIR BAGS

  The air bag light is on, when a diagnostic is done a code of B0081-OF shows up, which is passenger presence module erratic.

• 12/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG/ THE DEFECTIVEAIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT TURN ON THE AIR BAG WHEN A PARSON IS IN THAT SEAT. THE GMC DEALER SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. I BELIEVE THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE, GMC SHOULD REPAIR THIS SAFTY VIOLATION AT NO CHARGE.

• 12/15/2010· STRUCTURE

  THE VEHICLE LEAKS WATER ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLOOR BOARDS AND APPEARS TO BE ALSO COMING DOWN THE BACK OF THE FRONT DASH. THIS OCCURS IN LIGHT RAIN UP TO SEVERE RAIN. IT HAS BEEN DEALER REPAIRED (SEALED AND GASKET MATERIAL APPLIED) AND THAT SEAMED TO WORK THE FIRST TIME FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT IS LEAKING IN THE SAME PLACE AGAIN. *TR

• 12/13/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2007 GMC ACADIA'S FIRST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN DECEMBER OF 2012. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL FOR A PASSING AND/OR MERGING PURPOSES, THIS WOULD SOMEHOW REVERT INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION, HAVING THE RPMS REV UP AND NO FORWARD MOTION , UNTIL IT'S SORT OF CAUGHT UP ITSELF BY BACKING OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE OTHER ISSUE INVOLVED PUTTING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO REVERSE ,NOT ONLY AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE BUT INSTEAD WOULD REVERT TO A NEUTRAL POSITION, UNTIL YOU STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE. NEVER WAS THERE A LIGHT NOR A WARNING BY THE CARS SENSORS OR ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT WOULD GIVE AN OWNER A WARNING THAT THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM COMING SOON. IN ANY EVENT, AFTER HAVING THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE THE CAR SOMEHOW DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND CANNOT SHIFT FROM THAT POSITION AND FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE MOMENT, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND AT THE ADVICE OF THE GM REPRESENTATIVE, THEY ADVISE ME TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEING ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2007 GMC ACADIA. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/11/2013· POWER TRAIN

  WAS PASSING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SEVERELY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND THEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AT FIRST. A COUPLE OF THE GEARS SEEMED TO SLIP IN DRIVE AND REVERSE HAD A SHUTTER. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS A WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS MESSED UP. *TR

• 12/11/2010· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT A 2007 GMC ACADIA BRAND NEW. RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS WATER LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE AREAS ARE THE SEATBELT AREA AND NEAR THE FLOORBOARD. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND HAPPENS RATHER QUICKLY IN THE FLOORBOARD AREA. SEVERAL TOWELS GET SOAKED WITHIN AN HOUR. MY FAMILY AND I ARE DEPENDENT ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET US TO SCHOOL AND WORK. FEELING VERY UNSURE OF PURCHASING FROM GM AGAIN DUE TO THE FACT I'VE READ SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THEIR PART. MY YOUNG CHILDREN AND I DID LOVE THIS VEHICLE BUT NOW ARE SCARED TO GO OUT ANYWHERE WHEN IT IS RAINING. *TR

• 12/09/2018· POWER TRAIN

  "TAKATA RECALL" MY TRANSMISION MAKES THE GEAR VIBRATE BETWEN 2ND AND 3RD AND 3RD AND 4RD USUALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE SAY IS TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) STUCK OFF , TCC ENABLE VALVE STUCK IN OFF POSITION , I ALLREDY REMPLACED AT COMPLETED TCM INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT WORK !! SO IF U CAN HELP ME PLZ I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT

• 12/09/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  SUNROOF LEAKS IN TO ELECTRIC SYSTEM, THANK GOD DRIVING ON SIDE STREET, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER WESTBORO GMC TRIED TO FIX LEAK X 4 BUT LEAK CONTINUES, BRAKE STABILITY PROBLEM,REMOTE START, MOLD, CAR PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS CAUSED BY WATER RUNNING IN TO ELECTRIC SYSTEM. DEALER WASHED THERE HANDS OF IT. I NOW OWN A $40,000 LEMON . *TR

• 12/08/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE...FIRST NOTICED CAR HESITATED ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR GETTING ON INTERSTATE AND RPMS WOULD JUMP UP TO 4-5K THEN HESITATION IN ACCELERATING BEFORE JUMPING INTO FEAR...THEN LATER INCREASED RPMS AT30MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT WOULD GO DAYS/WEEKS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. AFTER TAKING TO SHOP AND RESEARCHING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL...WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN TCM ( POOR QUALITY PART) THIS IS SO DANGEROUS....AFTER FIRST INCIDENT I BECAME MORE AWARE OF HOW THE CAR WOULD BEHAVE AND WAS BETTER PREPARED WHEN IT DECIDED TO JUMP INTO A HIGHER GEAR OR HESITATE. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW AND THANKFULLY MY FAMILY STAYED SAFE. TOO MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO BE IGNORED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 12/06/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

• 12/05/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HIGH IDLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ITS NOT HOLDING FLUID

• 12/05/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND THE GEARS SLAMMED INTO GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO FIRST GEAR AS OF NOW. SEEMS IT MAY BE THE WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/05/2012· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IS A VALVE BODY INSIDE TRANSMISSION, NEED TO REPLACED WHOLE TRANSMISSION DON'T HAVE WARRANTY SO THE AMOUNT IS 2600.00 JUST THE TRANSMISSION NO LABOR. NOW I WAS READING AND THERE'S MANY CASES LIKE THIS THEY ARE SAYING THE PARTS THEY USED TO BUILD TRANS ARE MADE IN CHINA THAT'S WHY THERE SLIPPING AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. NEED U GUYS TO CHECK ON THIS POWER TRAIN PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT WHILE DRIVING IT IS DANGEROUS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY BOYS INSIDE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM GOT SCARED AND SAY THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THIS TRUCK NO MORE THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/04/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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. *TR

• 12/03/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WE WERE LEAVING MY SONS BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT AND WHEN WE WENT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE THE TACHOMETER WENT TO 5000 RPM'S AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. AS I AM SETTING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WITH VEHICLES HAMMERING BY ME AT 75MPS I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. TO NO AVAL THE VEHCLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, MOVED MY WIFE, 11 YEAR OLD SON AND 16 YEAR OLD SON OVER THE GUARD RAIL TO SAFETY. THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHERS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. WHAT GIVES? THIS VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT AND IM TOLD GM WONT FIX IT BECAUSE TH 5 YEARS IS UP ON THE WARRANTY. WHAT DOES 5 YEARS HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE TO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE?? *TR

• 11/26/2013· POWER TRAIN

  GOING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ..ABOUT GOT RUN OVER BY TRANSFER TRUCK BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD ...TOOK TO SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED ..APPARENTLY LIKE 100S OF THEM DO ON THE ACADIA. *TR

• 11/26/2007· VISIBILITY

  2007 GMC ACADIA WITH WATER DAMAGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MOON ROOF, DVD PLAYER, AND RIGHT DRIVERS DOOR IS LEAKING WATER. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS WATER DAMAGE, MOLD AND RUST. *KB THE DEALER FOUND THE DRAIN HOSE OFF AT THE SUNROOF. THEY INSTALLED ZIP TIES TO THE END OF THE HOSES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

• 11/25/2024· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 2007 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while it was raining, water was leaking from the driver's side door into the foot well. The contact stated that the water caused a short circuit, which caused the electrical system to stop sounding warning chimes, turn signals, and the radio was inoperable. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the amplifier needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

• 11/21/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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. *TR

• 11/20/2014· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY SLIP WHILE SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR. *TR

• 11/16/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 11/15/2016· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S 5-YEAR OLD SON WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE KEYS WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A BRUISED BACK AND LEFT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 01/17/17.*JB

• 11/15/2012· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  TRANSMISSION DEAD-RACING RPM WITHOUT GEAR SHIFTING, BROKEN WAVE PLATE INSIDE TRANSMISSION IS THE CAUSE. WATER LEAKING FROM SUNROOF WHEN RAINING, CONSTANT WHINNING IN STEERING COLUMN. ALL THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS UNDER 75K MILES. *TR

• 11/15/2010· STEERING

  2007 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BEING REPLACED WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TGW

• 11/15/2010· STEERING,POWER TRAINCrash

  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). *TR

• 11/14/2012· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/13/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  WE WERE DRIVING AND SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS SWITCH, DOOR LOCK SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SWITCH HAD BURNED UP AND MELTED TO THE DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THE SWITCH AND HARNESS BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/13/2011· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MY 2007 GMC ACADIA HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY POOR TRACTION ON WET ROADS AND SOMETIMES ON DRY ROADS. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT JERKED RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN RIGHT AGAIN. EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK FOR AN INSTANT. I FOUND MYSELF PARTLY OVER IN THE OTHER LANE. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE MORE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE HAPPENING ONLY ON UPSLOPING PARTS OF THE ROAD OR WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. AS I HAD ALWAYS SUSPECTED, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. FAULTY POWER STEERING COLD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME AT A STEADY SPEED AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOLD MY LOCAL GMC DEALER THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD VERY POOR TRACTION AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/12/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WE HAVE HAD WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH OUR THIRD ROW LIGHTS, AND THROUGH THE 3RD ROW SEAT BELTS, AND UNDER THE DASH WHEN IT RAINS. THE CAR IS USUALLY IN A TILT WHEN THIS HAPPENS (FRONT UP), AND IT GETS WORSE AS I DRIVE. I CAN USUALLY HEAR THE WATER SLOSHING AROUND. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE DRAIN TUBES WERE CLOGGED, SO THEY UNCLOGGED THEM. I SPENT $350, AND 2 DAYS LATER, WHEN WE HAD A BIG RAIN, IT WAS LEAKING EVEN MORE THAN EVER. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE WATER TESTING YET AGAIN (THIS MAKES THE 3RD TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR THIS ISSUE). I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE BACK MOONROOF THAT IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED, SO THEY ARE TAKING IT OUT, AND GOING TO RESEAL EVERYTHING. THIS IS COSTING ME ANOTHER $900.

• 11/12/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, BUT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 11/10/2008· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  I OWNED A 2007 ACADIA AND HAD 4 SUNROOF LEAKS AND GM BOUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE IT WAS A LEMON. THE LAST TIME IT LEAKED THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SEAL, THAT SEAMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 ACADIA AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. *TR

• 11/09/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG RECALL WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

• 11/08/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE GMC ACADIA AND GOING OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE, WE MENTIONED TO THE SALES REP THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLUGGISH. HE RESPONDED THAT IT TAKES MILEAGE TO WARM THE VEHICLE UP. WE HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL IS SLUGGISH. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND/OR SNOW IS VERY HAZARDOUS, AND GOING UP HILLS, SINCE IT LACKS ACCELERATION, IT CAUSES THE TIRES TO SPIN OUT. WE HAVE GOTTEN STUCK GOING UP A HILL IN RAINY AND/OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR