2007 GMC Acadia Powertrain (other) Problems

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power with the battery saver mode activated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic on two occasions, where the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on both occasions; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, the service air bag and transmission warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the battery. The vehicle had not yet been taken back to the mechanic or a local dealer for further diagnostic test or repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty had expired. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

NHTSA ID

11522893

Incident

Jul 1, 2022

Mileage

63,000 mi

when accelerating onto the freeway, hit 55mph and the car just stopped going. it would not go into any gear, turned off car and it still wouldnt go into gear. AAA showed up said "oh, we see this in the acadia all the time" plugged something in under the dash, the check engine light went off and he said "there you go, now it'll work fine, just dont give it hard gas when getting up to speed" turns out the code was a tranny code that when he cleared it the tranny would then work. Its bad enough i have to deal with this leaking A/C unit, 3 cans a week, and that smell is terrible, i cant even get the car up to speed when entering the freeway traffic. please make gmc fix these issues, i know im not the only one with both issues. Thank you.

NHTSA ID

11428001

Incident

Aug 5, 2021

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND OR NOTIFICATIONS CAME ON. MY CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE FROM THE FLOORBOARD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID

11405586

Incident

Mar 25, 2021

Mileage

186,000 mi

GMC PLEASE TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SUNROOF LEAK ISSUE! YEARS OF DATA, ALMOST 100 COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND HAVE A SOLUTION! MY CAR HAS SERIOUS LEAKING ISSUES FROM THE SUNROOF ABOVE THE DRIVER, ELECTRICAL TO CABIN DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK EXCEPT DASH LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS WORK SPORADICALLY. THE LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY'RE IN THE MOOD. ALSO MEANS AC/HEAT WORKS SOMETIMES..I LIVE UP NORTH AND IT'S 24 TODAY. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID REMAINS EMPTY BECAUSE IT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND DRAINS OUT: WHICH ALSO MEANS REPLACING MY WIPERS IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE THEY RANDOMLY TURN ON FOR AT MOST AN HOUR AND DRY WIPING THE WINDOW...AND DESTROYING THE WIPER BLADES. ALL WHEEL DRIVE WON'T WORK, DESPITE MECHANIC SEEING NO ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN DOWN THE MOUNTS AND TRIED TO FLUSH THE DRAINING TUBES MYSELF..AND THEY'RE CLEAR WITH NO LEAKS WHEN I TESTED THE TUBES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WISH I COULD AFFORD TO FIX THIS, BECAUSE WE NEED THIS VEHICLE; EVERYDAY I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT! WE WON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT FOR THE RISK OF THE HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF, AND ALWAYS FINGERS CROSSED MY TURN SIGNALS WILL FUNCTION TODAY. I HAVE KIDS! MY FAMILIES NOT RICH, WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE OR THE COSTLY REPAIR, BEING THAT I'M A SINGLE MOM BARELY BUYING BREAD AND PAYING RENT AS IT IS SINCE MY HOURS GOT CUT FROM COVID. I ONLY WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE, I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TO BE SPECIFIC AND ASK FOR ONE WITH HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS WORKING APPROPRIATELY, TOO. I'LL BE SURE TO NEXT TIME I BUY A CAR...WHENEVER THAT LUCKY DAY OCCURS. PLEASE PRAY FOR US.

NHTSA ID

11386060

Incident

Dec 25, 2020

Mileage

216,000 mi

TRANSMISSION BASICALLY BLEW UP DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY AND WAS FIXED AND IS NOW SLIPPING AGAIN...U JOINTS AND STRUT KEEP MESSING UP

NHTSA ID

11231520

Incident

Aug 17, 2018

Mileage

145,667 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS AGO. ON THE FIRST DAY, THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING INDICATOR APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO IDLE FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CAR STORE OF BURLEY (1001 E MAIN ST, BURLEY, ID 83318, (208) 677-3800) AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT OVERFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER DRAINED AND REFILLED THE FLUID. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING OCCASIONALLY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEVER WORKED AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE STRUTS WERE FAULTY. FURTHERMORE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,700. *BF *AS

NHTSA ID

11228630

Incident

Apr 19, 2019

Mileage

128,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A SHATTERING SOUND WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, SHATTERED, AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11166273

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11163575

Incident

Dec 26, 2018

Mileage

143,000 mi

"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

NHTSA ID

11157156

Incident

Mar 20, 2018

Mileage

2 mi

PURCHASED THIS CAR AUG 2017 FIXED MOON ROOF CLOGS AND LEAKS ON THE INSIDE, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ON DRIVERS CONTROLS, STABILITRAK SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON, CODES 700-SHIFT SOLENOID A STUCK; CODE 752-TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, ACCELERATION IS UNRELIABLE AND GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHERE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 40-45MPH AND RPM DOES NOT GO DOWN, IT WILL NOT SHIFT EASILY FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

NHTSA ID

11143890

Incident

Oct 19, 2018

Mileage

105,909 mi

SO GOT MY FIRST GM AND WILL BE LAST ONE U CAN NOT FIX THIS CAR IT WONT LET YOU AND NOT TALKING ABOUT NORMAL MAINTENANCE HAVE ONLY HAD 2 YEAR JUST GOT BACK AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REBUILT HAD MOTOR REBUILT LAST SUMMER DO TO TIMING CHAIN TOOK ON 100 MILE TRIP TODAY NOW GAUGES ARE FREAKING OUT ABOUT EVERY 5TH TIME U START IT HAVE CODE P0449 WICH WASNT THERE BEFORE BUT OBVIOUSLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION THEN GET HOME TONIGHT AND ITS GOT P0019 SO BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE IL BE HAVING TO HAVE MOTOR REBUILT AGAIN IF I DONT BURN TO GROUND FIRST SO ALL AND ALL NOT COUNTING MAINTENANCE ON IT LIKE STRUTS TIRES OIL CHANGE YOU NO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR JUST IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION IN 2 YEARS IL HAVE 11.000 WRAPED UP IN A SUV THATS WORTH ABOUT 7000 AND WONT LET U GET OUT FROM UNDER IT IT IS THE WORST MONEY PIT I HAVE EVER HAD. FOR EVERY THING U FIX ON IT IT CREATES 3 MORE

NHTSA ID

11143587

Incident

Oct 28, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING 2007 ACADIA IT RAINED AND MY FRONT FLOORBOARDS FLOODED DUE TO THE SUNROOF CLOGGING UP. IT OVERFLOWED INTO THE CAR BC IT COULDN'T DRAIN. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AT 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR UNDER TENSION. NAVIGATION KEEPS SAYING DISC READ ERROR. SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO GET 2 FREE DISC WITH THE LIFE OF THE CAR BUT IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET. I HATE THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN IT. I AM ALMOST DUE TO UPGRADE AND I WILL NOT BE GETTING AN ACADIA.

NHTSA ID

11130370

Incident

Sep 10, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 60 MPH THE SUV JERKED AND THEN THE RPM ACCELERATED AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A 18 WHEELER. IT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER ON.

NHTSA ID

11121792

Incident

Aug 15, 2018

Mileage

15 mi

OVERDRIVE FUNCTION FAULTY IN TRANSMISSION. DURING COLD WEATHER STABILITY TRAC KICKS IN AND WILL NOT REGAIN POWER EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO BAD ROAD CONDITIONS (SUCH AS SNOW, ICE, OR RAIN) IT SEEMS TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. IT BARLEY MOVES INHIBITING NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. FIXED MOON ROOF LEAKS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION AND RAIN WATER DRIPS ON PASSENGERS AND THOROUGHLY SOAKS THE CARPETS LEAVING A MILDEW SMELL.

NHTSA ID

11115348

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

NHTSA ID

11115149

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

61,000 mi

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 ID

11104806

Incident

May 21, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTING IN A ROUGH AND JERKED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE 36 TSBS FOR THE POWER TRAIN, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11075686

Incident

Apr 10, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTING AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SHORELINE AUTO GROUP INC, 2275 N STATE RD, IONIA, MI 48846, (616) 523-6882). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH DUE TO NO SOUND FOR THE TURN SIGNALS, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE FOR OVER A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES MONTHS LATER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

NHTSA ID

11063018

Incident

Aug 14, 2017

Mileage

14,000 mi

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD AROUND 61,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING OVER 25 MPH AND SOMETIME IT DID NOT RUN AT ALL. I TOOK IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER, ACTUALLY A TOWN TRUCK HAD TO TAKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT FOR ME TO FINALLY GET MY GMC ACADIA FIXED. THAT WAS IN 2015. TWO YEARS LATER I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION AGAIN, MY GMC HAS NOW 104,000 MILES. I WENT BACK TO THE GMC DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED BEFORE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT GUARANTEE HAD ENDED 2 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD TO PAY $1,021 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HOOD LIFT AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITH IS NOT WORKING

NHTSA ID

11044179

Incident

Feb 26, 2015

Mileage

61,000 mi

GMC TRANSMISSIONS ARE CRAP, GOING ON THE THIRD ONE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR BUT GMC IS DENYING THE RECALL

NHTSA ID

11042534

Incident

Oct 21, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi

2016 BOTH FRONT AND BACK AC HAD TO BE REPLACED, CURRENTLY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, REAR LIFT GATE, AFTER RECALL FIX, STILL WON'T SHUT -TAKES UP TO 3-4 TIMES TO CLOSE LIFT GATE WHEN NOTHING IS IN THE WAY, DVD/CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING IN 2015

NHTSA ID

11022504

Incident

Aug 22, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND SAUND PROBLEMS

NHTSA ID

11006667

Incident

Jul 20, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON OR OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10993303

Incident

Sep 15, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AND SLIDING OUT OF GEAR (IT WORK SOMETIME SMOOTHLY )ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING

NHTSA ID

10968492

Incident

Feb 17, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10926068

Incident

May 1, 2016

Mileage

151,000 mi