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Replying to: ndel (Mar 14, 2008 6:05 am) But not in your Acadia (unless you got the Bamboo option, glued up with a formaldehyde free adhesive You might be onto a real luxury feature here.  ). While the out-gassing will last a long time (probably a year or more), the obvious smell should dissipate within a few weeks. I guess I'd have the exhaust system and fuel lines checked for leaks. Maybe the AC is treated with an anti-mold coating and that's the smell? Since the smell is just coming from the vents, you'd think the dealer would be able to narrow it down some.
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I had the transmission on my 2007 Acadia reflashed with the update for the shift points in November 2007.I don`t know about everyone else that has had it done but I still think the transmission shifts like crap. When going up any kind of grade it down shifts and up shifts several times,sometimes I think I should wear a neck brace to stop my neck from jerking back and forth.Other than that I have no complaints but that is more than annoying.
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 14, 2008 9:10 am)
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Replying to: bobfish (Mar 14, 2008 12:01 pm) |
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Replying to: ndel (Mar 15, 2008 7:42 am) People's sensitivities vary to all the glues, plastics, carpets and adhesives too, so what may be ok for the average consumer may send a few people to the doc. Back your problem with the propane smell in your vents, I'm wondering if there's mold in the AC/heating system? You could try spraying some bacterial killing spray in the vents and maybe that will help. Frigi-Fresh is the brand the dealers use (along with Frigi-Clean, which gets injected into the AC evaporator). You could also check to make sure your AC line is dripping when your Acadia is running and not accumulating moisture. |
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Replying to: tsrour (Jan 13, 2008 3:21 pm) |
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Replying to: txbricklayer (Feb 21, 2008 1:50 pm) |
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I got an early '07 AWD Acadia and have never been happier with a car. The dealer did reprogram the transmission which improved the high upshift greatly. I guess my only complain is the reluctance to down shify immediately from 6th gear on light throttle. One thing that would really help are paddle shifters on the steeing wheel like my wife's MINI. For a new model it's amazing.
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Replying to: ejaguar (Mar 26, 2008 10:22 pm) 
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I had my Acadia for 1 1/2 weeks before the check engine light came one. It only had 400 miles on it. Onstar ran check and told me to take it in. Per the dealer there was play in the cam shaft....they had it for 25 days. Took exactly 3weeks just for the parts to come in. I got it back on a Friday, and as soon as I drove off, I noticed a hum in the engine that wasn't there before. I took it back and they kept it 2days and told me it was a noisy power steering pump and there was a recall on that. Of course the part was on back order. But it came in today. So I will be taking it back on Tues. for repair. They have had my new car longer than I have!! I also feel like it shifts weird. Seems like it goes to 2.2 on the rpm and double shifts. They checked it out and said it is seemless shifting and that it doesn't register as anything wrong. Guess I will have to live with that. Seems that I am not the only one this has happened to. GM still has bugs to work out on this car. But it is beautiful!! 
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