2007 GMC Acadia problems
Owners have filed 641 complaints about the 2007 GMC Acadia with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 28.9% of them — the clear leader, ahead of steering at 12%.
Complaints641
Crashes17
Fires10
Injuries15
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 28.9% · 185
Steering 12.0% · 77
Air bags 10.0% · 64
Electrical system 9.0% · 58
Engine 7.2% · 46
Structure 7.2% · 46
Visibility 3.6% · 23
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.4% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 17 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 15 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the GMC Acadia in this data, 2007 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 32 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Driving on highway on labor day. Suddenly my GMC Acadia transmission starts slipping and I am in heavy traffic. My vehicle starts slowing down and I have no control of speed. Lucky for me and my son I was able to maneuver my car to the side of the road without creating an accident. I look online to find that this is a common problem for many cars with this transmission. Why is this not a recall?? Power train · reported at 88,000 miles
The vehicle started over revving while changing from 1st to 2nd gear, slowing down in busy traffic. There were many in traffic who were blowing their horns and swerving to avoid my vehicle, which at the time contained my wife and three small children. The following day, the vehicle would not go into any gear. Fortunately when the transmission failed, I was on a private road with minimal traffic. Power train · reported at 78,000 miles
My transmission went out after 58,000 miles and 5 years and 5 months. So I am over my warranty by 5 months and am out $3300. In doing some research, there seems be an abnormally high incident of transmission failures on the 2007 GMC Acadia. Some bloggers indicate that the Acadia models have big issues before the 2010 model. Is there a systematic issue that GMC needs to address or am I just unlucky? Power train · reported at 58,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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