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Replying to: davzgirl03 (May 07, 2008 11:27 am) Please don't think all of this will happen to you. It all depends on the mentality and skills that are available at your dealership. Hopefully, after the grommets are replaced and the interior light issue is resolved, I won't have any more problems. That is what I am hoping anyway. One of the service writers is quite disgusted with the performance of the serivce techs in the shop and he told me as much. He told me that I have good reason to expect more for the amount of money I spent to buy the car and the amount of time it has taken to resolve issues that were no fault of my own! He seems to be genuinely interested in seeing this car fixed. I am remaining optimistic as I really do like so much about the vehicle! They did something which fixed the gas mileage issues and I am not smelling gas anymore. Now that I know the "clunk" is harmless and evidently a characteristic of the vehicle, then I am not worried about that anymore. I just need the lights to come on when I get into the car, especially at night! It's a safety issue for me. It worked before I took it in to have the headline replaced, so it is not a factory problem. It's a local issue. Too bad we have lost all our skilled labor in America!
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Replying to: lemonowner08 (May 10, 2008 10:24 am)
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Replying to: ndel (May 11, 2008 4:52 am) |
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Replying to: kchef76 (Apr 30, 2008 10:18 am)  (sorry this reply was for another reply to your message, but the message board seemed to tie it to your message ... and it doesn't go with your original message. Huboy...) |
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Replying to: dawnk (Mar 31, 2008 12:48 pm) |
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I am sorry, I don't know what they did. I took my car in with the tank full, so I would know for sure they actually drove it. In addition, they showed me the receipts where they put gas in twice. In town, they got 15 mpg and out on the freeway, they got 24. I am still at 2966 miles, and have only had the vehicle out of town three times, myself. Twice was 25 miles away, and once 62 miles away, one way. I bought the car the end of Dec. '07 and I probably should have taken it out on the hwy more, but the weather here in Idaho was abolutely terrible for months. We couldn't go more than 50 - 55 mph for several weeks due to road conditions! The Acadia rocked in snow and ice, though. I absolutely loved the way it handled in those conditions. I noticed when I used the remote starter, everytime is smelled bad of gas. I thought I was flooding it or something by maybe holding the button down too long. It smelled of gas outside as well as inside. I am not smelling gas anymore, though. Maybe they made some kind of adjustment. I did ask the service writer if there was any kind of a TSB or upgrade to increase the mileage, and they told me "no". I am consistantly getting 14-15 mpg in town now. They must have done something. I won't complain. I will ask when I go in tomorrow about the interior light issue. Hopefully, they will tell me something that will be useful to all of you who are still suffering through similar issues. I will let you know as soon as I speak to them.
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Replying to: lemonowner08 (May 11, 2008 8:35 pm)
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Replying to: ndel (May 12, 2008 6:28 am)  I called today to schedule an appt. to address the disappearance of my interior lighting. While on the phone, I told the service writer that I was getting much better gas mileage, and I asked him what they did to make that improvement. He said they didn't do anything. What do you say to that? Something they did eliminated the smell of gas as well as improving the mileage. Maybe they put some kind of addative in the tank. Anyway, it is nothing they want to take credit for, apparently. I will speak more with the service writer that appears to be a little more intelligent and possibly more experienced and see what he says when I take my car in. Sorry I don't have any new information for you this evening, but I will certainly give a heads up whenever I find a new fix for this issue or whatever pops up next!
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When the fault is your own, you have to admit it. I did not understand that there was a button on the dash--(not the push in dial that turns up the illumination on the instrument panel) , but rather the button behind that surrounds the round dial in question. I did not even know you could push that portion in! Anyway, the service writer provided me with a little education and wah-lah, the interior lights worked. I don't know how it got turned off to begin with, but I am guessing they (service techs)might have done it while working on the drain tube install. Maybe they did not want to drain the battery. As far as the compass on the rear view mirror, I must have fat-fingered it while using the Onstar and turned it off. Duh! So these were educational issues. My fault. The dealership installed the new grommets over the visors and they are great. I am happy. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that the only reason I will need to see that service dept. is for oil changes! I hope to love and drive this Acadia for a good, long time. The gas mileage in town is 15mpg. I am told it is the weather being better. I will go with it for now. I can't complain. I used the AC today for about the 3rd time. (3040 miles now) It works well. The front of the car gets a little warm on the outside when exiting the vehicle, but I guess that is normal. I noticed the mpg went down a bit today, but that is to be expected when running the AC. I did not buy this car for gas mileage. I am a 51 year old female and comfort becomes an issue as you age. I would say the Acadia offers acceptable comfort. It really does fulfill the needs as I transport grandchildren, elderly family members, etc. It is so easy to get in and out of. The rear seat folds down easily for storage and the retrieval of groceries and such is a snap! I really like the "level" of this car for ease of use. So much is good about this vehicle, and I hope GM continues to look for fixes for the issues and takes care of them for all of us who had big hopes and dream for our Acadias. I will watch this site and post if necessary. Many thanks to everyone who posts.
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Replying to: lemonowner08 (May 16, 2008 5:58 pm) 
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