I NOTICED THAT THE GEARS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. RPMS WOULD GO UP BY 1000-1500, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR. I NOTICED THIS VERY SPORADICALLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN, BUT IT STEADILY GOT WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. AFTER MAKING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I RESEARCHED ACADIA TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WEB, AND FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE. TURNED OUT THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF MY ISSUE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY DIS-ASSEMBLED TO CLEAN OUT THE DEBRIS. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5.5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES TO NEED ITS TRANSMISSION REBUILT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 35R WAVE PLATE, PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. *TR
2011
AIR BAGS
SINCE MAY 2012 OUR "CHECK AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY APPEARED. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS ON DECEMBER 20, 2012. WE WERE TOLD GM DISCOVERED A NEW REPAIR THAT THEY WERE 90% CERTAIN WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETECTOR. THE LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN TONIGHT, LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE NEW REPAIR. GMC HAS BEEN COMPLETELY NON-RESPONSIVE. THE DEALER (KOONS) WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE CAR WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM WHEN IT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. THE FACT THAT WE CANNOT RELY ON OUR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
