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495 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 5:06 PM
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I've had my 08 Acadia for 2 weeks. My wife is the main driver of the car, so after a couple days of having it, I finally got into it to take it for a drive and saw that there was already 100 miles on it. Thought that was strange but didn't think too much of it. After a week and a half my odometer read that the car had over 300 miles on it. My wife works less than a mile from our house, and we really haven't driven it anywhere. The gas light came on at 220 miles and she had to fill it already! Brought the car in to get checked out and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. They made me fill my tank (again) and reset the trip odometer so they could gauge the miles per gallon I'm getting. I see that a few people have had problems with their odometers apparently "jumping" miles. Is there any fix to this? Also, I'm really dissappointed with the way the car is running...it feels like it's holding back on me when I accelerate. Dealership said this is common for a V6, but I've never had one to compare it to. Is this the case? Thanks for anyone's help.
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Replying to: jaz01 (Sep 07, 2008 2:06 pm) pulling feel from day 1, I have a 07 Acadia and it was in the shop 2 weeks after I bought it and went to the shop 5 more times after that. The dealer will tell you over and over their is no problem, but it's just a bunch of lies they feed you. The main thing they stay consistent about is to cover up the fact that a problem really does exit. I finally got tired of it and seeked a lemon law lawyer. I am now in the process of closing my case , Gm has agreed to buy back my vehicle. I would be glad to share any info once I am finished and can even supply you with the lemon law lawyer info if needed. 
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Replying to: stuckonme (Sep 07, 2008 10:56 pm)
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| Yesterday and today,on starting, the panel went thru its check steps but after that the entire panel was dark. Restarting caused the problem to go away. Any body else seen this? This is a 2008 Acadia about a year old, 5,000 miles. | |
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Replying to: ntelly (Sep 08, 2008 7:05 am) you take it in they document the exact problem word from word, make sure the the dates are correct from the date you take it in to the actual day you pick it up. You need to call GMC customer service and start a complaint file, that way it is documented by them. 
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Replying to: anthony008 (May 24, 2008 8:48 am) Thanks for your help.
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Replying to: eric_red08 (Sep 11, 2008 5:27 am) The problem then disappeared and has not happened since. Car runs fine. 
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On Sept 8 I posted about my panel lights going dark. Turned out my grandson had 'dialed' the dash lights down to 'minimum'. LOL
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Replying to: txbricklayer (Sep 11, 2008 10:17 am) 
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Have an Acadia AWD that I bought in March 07 (currently has 31K miles). There is so much to like about the vehicle that it's frustrating to always have some issues that spoil the vibe. I have learned to live with the transmission issues (that I think have been well documented) - poor shifting, lack of power etc. since we first owned the vehicle. Have had several software upgrades for Transmission but saw very little (positive) change in performance. Have also experienced the occasional loss of power steering that some have mentioned - which I see as potentially very dangerous condition - the fact it only lasts a second or two is small comfort when you have 3 kids in the car and can't control the vehicle. Other issues have included the loss of battery power when sitting in parking lot listening to radio (which others have noted) and tendency for car to roll forward after stopping the engine (in park). Vehicle also does not retain position in gear at stop light or traffic light, but rolls back unless you keep your foot on brake (this is pretty weak for a car of this cost I think) - I'd understand that with stick shift where you have to 'hold' the car via pedals, but this is unacceptable at this level. Finally, my Acadia is currently at dealer having major work done to repair drive shaft. It's covered under warranty, but was significant cause for concern when I was driving in city yesterday. Car started shuddering uncontrollably at 20mph and when going above that felt like car was going to shake itself apart. Got towed and safely to dealer but yet another frustration to add to the list. Gas mileage stinks and is nowhere near what they pitch in ads etc. Its a big SUV so unless you are driving 60mph plus all the time you'll never get anywhere close to their specs. I love the look, the style, the interior, the spaciousness, but hate that its lacking in areas that are so critical to the ride and would allow me to recommend it to others. Hopefully they've figured things some things out since my purchase. Note: Seems standard practice for dealers to indicate problems as 'normal condition' for all the things that I repeatedly see here as issues for every owner - are you listening GM? |
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