I PURCHASED A USED 2008 GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER 2012. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE CAR FAX REPORT WAS CLEAN AND INDICATED ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND ALSO GAVE THE VEHICLE A CLEAN REPORT. FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS VEHICLE RAN LIKE A CHAMP. TODAY, AT 99,728 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY BEHALF) I FIND THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (REBUILD) AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE OF $4,300. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS/WARRANTIES AVAILABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED, THAT THE COST WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $4,500 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS ESTIMATE WITH CERTAINTY BECAUSE "THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A REBUILD ON ANOTHER '08 ACADIA LAST WEEK". I FIND IT HIGHLY DISTURBING THAT AT ONLY 99,728 MILES, AND 5 YEARS OF AGE, A TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GIVES OUT. I AM ALSO DISTURBED THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT FORUMS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE AND SPECIFIC MODEL, THAT GMC, TO DATE, HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER BECAUSE I GENUINELY AM CONCERNED THAT GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE FOUND THERE CHECKBOOKS MUCH LIGHTER AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR
2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING, POWER STEERING FEELS LIKE IT'S OUT. ESPECIALLY NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING INTO A SPOT AT A LOW SPEED AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. I BOUGHT THIS $40K+ VEHICLE TO HAUL MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS AROUND AND IT'S LITERALLY FALLING APART. SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, THE GAS GAUGE ONLY WORKS HALF OF THE TIME, THE HOT/COLD BUTTONS ARE WORE DOWN AS YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT THE '+' & '-' ARE ANYMORE (AND WE HAD THESE REPLACE ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WASHER PUMP IS OUT (AND NO, IT'S NOT JUST A FUSE-ALREADY CHECKED). ALL MY KIDS ARE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND WE PUT A LOT OF MILES ON PER YEAR. VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING WITH MY FAMILY, TRYING NOT TO DRIVE IT MUCH AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF IT ASAP BEFORE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY KNOWS THAT THEY'RE JUNK! IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPAIR IT, SO JUST TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS HEADACHE OF A VEHICLE! WE ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING AROUND AN OLD 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH ALMOST 200K MILES, AND IT'S MUCH MORE DEPENDABLE THAN OUR $40K+ ACADIA. VERY DISAPPOINTED! FIRST QUESTION IS, WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED YET? I'M GUESSING THERE HAS TO BE SO MANY FATALITIES BEFORE A RECALL IS APPOINTED?? SECOND QUESTION, DO THE MAKERS OF THE GMC ACADIA SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT KNOWING THEIR PRODUCT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED? *TR
