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| I bought a 2007 Acadia in July 2007. Since my purchase it has been in the shop for a water leak from the sunroof. The first time it was determined that the drain tube from the sunroof to the outside of the vehicle had never been hooked up. A month later when my car passenger side floorboard flooded for the 2nd time, I was informed that there had been a memo put out on how to attach the drain tube, which my dealership had done incorrectly. Instead of them notifing me of the memo they waited until my car flooded the second time. I am very dismayed that I had not been notified of the possibility of a second episode of flooding. They say it is fixed now, but I am upset that they didn't replace my carpet, my glove compartment molded and now my car smells like mold and mildew. This is the only new car I will probably own and I believe it should be "NEW" for longer than 6 months. Has anyone else had this problem? Do you have any suggestions on how I can get my dealership to address my issues? | |
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Replying to: safety9285 (Dec 28, 2007 7:08 am) If you look at my 2 posts, #102 and #114, you will see that I mentioned this exact problem of the gas pedal vibrating under my foot nearly all the time while driving... you are experiencing the same problem ! I did what you did.. took it back to the dealership.. at first, the mechanic said he could feel the vibration in the pedal, but he drove another Acadia on the lot and said it did the same thing.. he said there is no adjustment he could make, it is "normal" and just a characteristic of the car.. But, the gas pedal is not connected to the engine, so why is it vibrating ? I had test-driven a few other Acadias before buying and I hadn't noticed this vibration... it was only after I purchased the vehicle (that they got from another dealership) that I noticed it... I agree, I don't think it is "normal". The gas pedal is obviously loose and possibly rattling around ... When they were fixing the electrical problem, they gave me a Tahoe to drive as a rental... its gas pedal was tight, with very little vibration... I plan to drive some of their other Acadias when I am next in the dealership to see if they are all this way... we shouldn't have to put up with this inconsistent manufacture... |
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Yes me again, After testing the car with a recording device in it for a month and nothing happens they took it out of my car last week and of course today it did it again to my husband. He was pulling out of the video store onto the highway luckily we know not to put our trust in this car considering the many times it shut off turning right and guess what it did it again this is 7th time I believe since July when we got this replacement vehicle. You call on star and it says nothings wrong. Why is it shutting off I just want this to be figured out. Please anyone else with this problem please email me.
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Replying to: 2saab (Aug 23, 2007 8:20 am) |
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Replying to: dawnk (Dec 28, 2007 7:40 pm) When the mechanic was test-driving my car to check out the vibration problem, he noticed that my key in the ignition had a heavy keychain full of other keys hanging on it... he said "you really shouldn't let the ignition key have this weight dangling off of it.. if the ignition key is pulled (such as when you are making a turn), the key can lose contact inside the ignition slightly and then the car thinks the key is not in the ignition and so the power goes out... you should drive your car with ONLY the car keys in the ignition and take your other keys off of the keychain while driving..." Others have stated that this sounds correct. Now, I drove my Blazer with a heavy key chain for 15 years and never had this problem... however, cars are almost totally electronic now and so possibly this can be a source of electrical and power problems. So, are you driving your Acadia with the car key on a heavy key chain ?? Maybe your "shutting off" problem is as simple as that... try driving it with only the car keys in the ignition and let us know what happens... thanx.. (Anybody else have any info on this ignition-key idea ?) 
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Replying to: rocket_08 (Dec 29, 2007 5:27 pm) |
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Replying to: rocket_08 (Dec 29, 2007 5:27 pm)
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Replying to: ddoan (Dec 28, 2007 7:33 am) GM was great to work with & very easy to talk to. They do care about their customers!! You can find the phone # is the owner's manual. |
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Replying to: amattv (Dec 30, 2007 10:23 am) |
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I'm starting my research now on my next daily driver vehicle. I like what I'm seeing option-wise with the Acadia SLT. I wish it had a light blue or bright yellow color-wise but I can work with what GMC has offered. I was always told never buy a new model its first year. It looks like the second year of the Acadia also has some serious problems. I appreciate all of the feedback here as I would never get this type of information from a dealership. Keep the problem reports coming.
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