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#442 of 495 Countdown has begun by goodmaj1 Jun 28, 2009 (7:21 pm)
Seventeen more lease payments to go before I rid myself of this mistake. Never again GM. Just the other day the outside temp showed 116 degrees....when it was 80. They have a residual of like $28K for 36K miles on my 2008 SLT-2. It'll probably be worth half that in November 2010. Anyone tried the Ford Flex? Thinking about that, maybe a used XC90 or GL450. Replies to this message: 1monstermofo (Jul 23, 2009 1:45 pm) coltsfan (Jul 24, 2009 5:36 am)
#443 of 495 creaking fixed by mjolnir77 Jun 29, 2009 (6:12 am)
I seem to be the only one here with a good story!! Bought our SLT2 a month ago, and I noticed creaking over medium road imperfections. I isolated it to where the plastic underneath the instrument cowl is screwed into the cowl itself. The dealer installed some foam between, and the problem is completely gone, makes the vehicle seem so much more solid.   So far, no other problems.
#444 of 495 Re: Sunroof leaking problems [lemonowner08] by zoesdad Jun 29, 2009 (6:21 am)
Replying to: lemonowner08 (Jun 28, 2009 6:24 pm) Sorry to hear about so many problems. Glad I didn't get the sunroofs...
#445 of 495 Re: Acadia shutting off on corners STILL [amattv] by mikekris Jul 01, 2009 (5:38 am)
Replying to: amattv (Dec 30, 2007 10:23 am) Our Acadia shuts off whenever and where ever it feels like it. It has turned off on the Interstate going 65 mpl and sitting at the grocery store. It is currently at the dealer and they can find nothing wrong with the electrical. They want to keep it for the next few days to see if they can figure out the problem. This is clearly a safety issue -- losing power at 65 mpl or on making a turn is scary. I have had to put my car in neutral and let it roll to the side of the road on more than one occasion. Eventually, the car recovers and turns on, but we have no faith in the car because it locks up at random times. I have teenage drivers and they are no longer allowed to drive the Acadia -- this is ridiculous . We have an old 1993 Mini-van that handles better than our 07 Acadia! Replies to this message: rarewood (Aug 13, 2009 7:28 am)
#446 of 495 Re: 2007 Acadia back hatch [angiemc] by gbsher Jul 03, 2009 (9:07 am)
Replying to: angiemc (Dec 27, 2007 11:55 am) Yes, I have had this happen to me, and had it fixed right away. They had to replace on of the struts that holds the hatch up. This is very dangerous, as even when I pushed against the hatch, it wouldn't respond and stop, because it was in powered mode. Scary. I'm reasonably strong and could barely get the thing to stop from squashing me. Within just a couple days, it would fail altogether when the door got to the top, and just dead drop closed. Would crush a kid if he happened to be near the door, so I got it fixed w/in a week.
#447 of 495 Re: Transmission, Overheating and Traction by susanc3 Jul 10, 2009 (3:47 pm)
Replying to: ilyooper (Jun 18, 2009 9:43 am) I too had leaks in the garage, my husband thought it was condensation, then I broke down half way up a mountain in the middle of nowhere. Thank goodness for old Onstar. Only problem was even though I told them where I was, they still told the two truck drive I was 30 minutes from my actual location, and I was in a spot with no cell service. Dealership had my car for 8 days, they fixed something in the transmission, but never gave me an invoice so I still don't know what. Now just three weeks later my 2008 Acadia with 32,000 miles overheated and the door chime wont shut off even with no key in the ignition. Just watched it get loaded onto a tow truck for the third time in the two years I have had it. Th first time was some chip issue just after I got it.   I also have the FWD, and just spent $800.00 on off road tires because it wont make it up the smallest of dirt hills and does not go through any amount of snow or mud without getting stuck. This is not like a FWD Honda, and tires did not help.   I have had full size 4WD SUV's for years and thought this mid sized car might be a nice change. The gas mileage is only slightly better and my kids hate sitting in it. I already mentioned the traction issues. This is not an SUV, and this is the last GMC I will ever own. I'm sure I'm going to take a huge hit from looking at all of your comments posted here, but when they finished with it this time, I am getting a used Sequoia.
#448 of 495 Major repairs - Engine, Transmission, AC, etc by ccat130 Jul 15, 2009 (6:13 am)
Our Acadia was purchased new in May 2007. A year later I couldn't believe the catastrophic failures the vehicle had. Our history now includes a transmission rebuild, 4 transmission leak repairs, a failed batter, a failed air conditioner part that caused water to drain inside the car in pint size quantities, a failed water pump, and the last straw was that the engine just had to be removed for another major failure. All of the service has been through GMC dealers and warranted, but I have no confidence in the vehicle for my family to drive it. I tried to get help trading it from GM, but once they had my money that didn't care. This was a fully loaded $42,000 vehicle that has spent 8 weeks in the shop with the engine , transmission, water pump, AC system, and battery all having major failures. It is my problem now. I shouldn’t have to trade in a 2 year old car. It looks like that is going to cost me $10,000 out of pocket to trade it. I would be extremely careful before looking at the GMC Acadia, Chevy Traverse, Saturn Outlook, or Buick Enclave they are all the same vehicle. Replies to this message: chaos42 (Jul 16, 2009 12:43 pm) goodmaj1 (Jul 16, 2009 1:24 pm)
#449 of 495 Re: Major repairs - Engine, Transmission, AC, etc [ccat130] by chaos42 Jul 16, 2009 (12:43 pm)
Replying to: ccat130 (Jul 15, 2009 6:13 am) i too just came from the dealer trying to rid myself of this mess and they want you to but a new vehicle to get you out of a lease.i don't want a 60 month payment especially from them i just said i will have to deal with this for now 13 more payments left thank god!!! the lemon lawyer that i have said gmc denied my clain for the 2nd time now we are going to court to see if that will help.the dealer asked me what kind of vehicle do you want and i said a toyota corolla and he looked at me like i was crazy.i just don't want to have a large payment i want to buy my home next year and this acadia is a thorn in my side.the dealer wanted $5,000 to get rid of the acadia i told him no my $$$ is going toward my house.forget it Replies to this message: goodmaj1 (Jul 16, 2009 1:24 pm)
#450 of 495 Re: Major repairs - Engine, Transmission, AC, etc [chaos42] by goodmaj1 Jul 16, 2009 (1:24 pm)
Replying to: chaos42 (Jul 16, 2009 12:43 pm) 16 more payments for me and then it's no more, never again. I can't wait until my lease ends and the inevitable prodding by GM to get me to buy the car. They've got the residual on my 2008 at around 28K, it'll be lucky to be worth half that in November 2010.
#451 of 495 Grinding noise driver's side front wheel by orrichard Jul 16, 2009 (5:54 pm)
I've had my 2008 Acadia for 23 months now and it's been in the dealership on 3 occassions regarding a very disturbing grinding noise that appears when turning left and applying the brakes. It seems to happen when traveling under 35 mph on a slight decline road and softly applying brakes during a left turn. It doesn't seem to happen all the time so the dealership says they can't diagnose the problems if they can't hear it. Any one figured out what this is yet? The noise is kind of scary and makes you think the wheel is going to fall off. HELP! Replies to this message: chaos42 (Jul 18, 2009 6:13 am)

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