2007 GMC Acadia Test Drive Owner Review 228k miles transmission problems pov walkaround PLEASE SUB!

www.paypal.com... I may need CVs or driveshafts I get a crazy shudder/wobble sensation at certain speeds during acceleration. It weird cant really explain it and cant always duplicate it. BUT i do know the driver side driveshaft boot is torn and wet. It pops as well in turn oh so lightly. SO i know its on its way out! UPDATE TRANSMISSION FAILED ABOUT 100 MILES AFTER THIS VIDEO.

[@denirobernard9745]

I mean if it took almost 300k miles for the transmission to fail... that's pretty fucking good...

[@djscottymaxx]

These GMC acadia's are not as bad as these guys on here are making them out to be I have an 09' and almost 270,000 miles and its still running good so far so good. Reg oil changes and keep up maint on any car and it will last

[@kevincardenas817]

I got a 2010 Acadia slt fully loaded my Grandma. Handed it down to me at 257,890 miles now i had it for 2 years now I got a 579,769 miles 😆 this car has been amzing and the ac still blows cold my power lift-gate sunroofs everything still works like it did day 1 and I be pushing that v6 lol

[@BLK_WILL_SS]

Just change out the cv axle. That’s a major common problem for these SUV’s. I had the same problem but everything is great now. Another thing is the transmission, keep clean transmission fluid in it. Flush it every 50k miles instead of 100k. Take care of your vehicle and your vehicle will definitely take care of you.

[@rickdavid6758]

1600$? 228k...dam nice even if it needs work!

[@michaelhinton523]

I just brought me a 2011 Acadia and it had 137k miles on it, it's not giving me any good gas mileage like that but it's a great SUV and more reliable, it's all I can say

[@geraldcurtis121]

I have a 2007 211000 miles on it. Been a nice vehicle. Putting a trans cooler in it. Changing trans fluid every 50000.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I wish u continued luck with yours this one was done for unfortunately

[@geraldcurtis121]

@@JoesGoldenGarage its been good so far. I got a preventive maintenance list to get done this year. Changing all the fluids is on that list.

[@fakejeepman06]

@@geraldcurtis121 50000? Or 5000 mi?

[@warrenf5821]

I drove one of these for work at one time. The transmission always would be hunting for gears on the highway. I wouldn't have minded if the gear hunting happened only once in a while (on inclines, when passing, etc). However, the transmission would hunt between gears during the entire trip. I can't imagine that it was engineered to operate like that. While it wasn't a great car overall, it was definitely not the worst.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

As they come across the auction block people literally walk away. BUT the later model ones still draw a lil money

[@firstnamelastname6797]

@@JoesGoldenGarage i have a 2008 Acadia with 214k miles looks brand new and so does the engine shifts good and drives okay it just depends on where and how its driven and if its maintained properly

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

@@firstnamelastname6797 luckiest person in the world. Use your google box it’s no secret that all of them but your is junk

[@firstnamelastname6797]

@@JoesGoldenGarage oh i already know! just needed a cheap kid hauler i only paid 3500

[@chrisao1987]

Our 2014 does that, that’s just the way the trans are. You can buy a crate trans and it will do the same thing. It is annoying.

[@rickdavid6758]

My 2011 Acadia just turned 100k nice SUV...that 3.6 has some balls

[@1mamaboss]

Rick David I just put $7000 into my 2011 with 120,000 miles. Balls? Maybe if it ran consistently it would have some balls.

[@nickjohnsen444]

Until the timing chain guides break and then you will trade it when they tell you what it costs to fix it. I have gotten them down to a science but I buy lots of them failed on purpose for my lot. At least I know they are junk when I get them and if I fix them I know that is one less thing the next person will have to do. I don't even sell many of them anymore.

[@YourDadBitch]

@@1mamaboss i have one for my wife, has fairly decent get up for an suv with a v6. Keeps up with my 6.3L for like the first 20km/h. Obvi not a track car ffs, but it easily does 0-60mph/100km/h in 5-7seconds easily. Depends on really how bad you wanna push the rpms.

[@anthonygarcia-kd8wt]

my mom bought a 2012 one SLT three months ago it does have nice features inside and it does drive real smooth. but it's been having some problems sad to say. two days after my mom got the alternator went out and then one week after that the AC compressor needed to be fixed. three days after she got the AC compressor fixed the window regulator went out in the driver's side and the windshield wipers quit working. two weeks after. rear power liftgate wouldn't open. now the climate control doesn't work properly and the car has a major gas leak. my moms only had the car for 3 months and she said she regrets buying it not sure if it's common or if my mom just got unlucky

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

anthony garcia they are hit or miss from what I have heard. Some people say they are the best car and others are junk.

[@vonda9117]

I bought a GMC Acadia 1 month ago alternator and battery went out. Then some problems with the wiring. Boy im starting to regret this purchase too. Only 3 days in my driveway the remaining time it was at a mechanic shop.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Vonda I hate these things.

[@YourDadBitch]

They have consistant leaking problems in the doors, check esch of the wiring harnesses in your doors (bet they have water in them if you disconnect snd shake them! Once you find your sourxe of the wster they lsst forever !

[@YourDadBitch]

@@JoesGoldenGarage also for ac in the resr of the vehicle sbove the padsenger resr wheel the ac lines thst sre there tend to rot ss its aluminum on steel. Ive chsnged this on 2 acadias 2007 and 2010 and they hsvent hsd issues since!

[@visibleboy4441]

MY BROTHER HAS A 2011 GMC ACADIA RUNS GREAT WE HAD IT FOR 6 YEARS MY MOM DROVE IT FOR 6 YEARS

[@chrisao1987]

Our 2014 trans jerks and hunts for gears. The trans are just built that way. You can buy a crate trans and drive off and it will do the same. I did a fluid flush and relearn with no luck we have just gotten used to it. We have the same pop in the front end I rebuilt the whole front end and it’s still there lol. Is what it is.

[@dueck303]

Hello guys, I know this post is old but I’m here trying to see if someone can point me in the right direction, I bought a GMC Acadia almost the same as the one in the video, 2010 GMC Acadia SLT awd, $1600 dollars at the auction with 205000 miles on it, ok firs I have to say that it comes with some problems but I been fixing almost all of them, at first it has no radio, ac wasn’t working, and it has a vibration only when I started to accelerate, ok I checked under the motor and the front CV axle from the passenger side it was loose, they didn’t tighten it up, so ok I replaced it and I tightened it up very good, I fix ac and radio, everything was looking good, but again sane vibration only when accelerate fast, you can see the 2 front tires vibrating and the steering wheel vibrates too, only if you accelerate fast, if you accelerate slow it doesn’t do nothing, a mechanic come to check it out and he told me that my motor mounts were the problem, ok I ordered all 3 of them and I replaced them, of course they were in really bad condition, and thought that my problem was solved, but not again the same issue, the vibration continues, I lift the suv again and check the driver side CV axle but it looks in good condition, it doesn’t moves if you try to move it by hand, !! i didn’t replace the transmission mount!! But today one of my friends told me that it could be the transmission, he told me that the transmission do that when it’s bad, does anybody know if that could be the problem? Thanks I’m advance I hope that someone can give me an answer. 👍🏼

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Wave plates and weird beard has a video changing them out. There is a kit for repairing them yourself

[@ford89ltd]

I've herd alot of engine issues with these also. The 3.6 Seems to dislike its timing chains but this one looks like it escaped that issue

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Buddyroe93 yesso far so good unless one of the services on the carfax addressed that problem. Unfortunately the Carfax didn’t give a lot of descriptions as to what was replaced or repaired in the services. I had a friend look at it today after I made this video and he is a ASE certified mechanic. He definitely told me the transmission was going. It shifts gears perfectly fine no slippage. But the vibration and wobble that I’m getting is from the metal rings in the transmission? Are going bad. I think they are called wave plates or wave rings? He offered to buy it from me for what I have in it so I think I’m going to sell it to him. He said he would just drop it until it quit and then try and find a good used transmission to put in it and did the same thing over again ha ha

[@ford89ltd]

Ya with that many miles I would try to off it. Looks like it's held up well with all those miles. I bought a Pontiac G6 Gtp a year back and mine was the other way around. It needed new timing chains but the trans was smooth. I try not to deal with the 3.6/6 speed auto combos from GM. If your friend is willing to pay you what you have into it I would jump on it.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Buddyroe93 I did just that. Sold it to him for 1900. He’s just driving it like it is for now

[@passionatelydriven8211]

Buddyroe93 you

[@ford89ltd]

Passionately Driven you?

[@trameshapeterson9707]

I just paid $5000 for a 2007 GMC Acadia with 200,000+ miles and the motor went out 3 months later 😖

[@jamesbaxter9732]

@@AnthonysReelSlotvideos you should get it. One of our family cars is a 2007 slt2 with 243,000 miles. no rust or problems either.

[@tamikamayes8071]

First of all y would u buy a car wit that many miles on it

[@mxxii8937]

@@tamikamayes8071 AND for that much MONEY

[@least_512]

@@jamesbaxter9732 Did it ever have any major problems ? I'm considering 1 with 150,000miles . What do you think ??

[@jamesbaxter9732]

JilliA T-Bell it really depends on you and the car, we bought ours with 91,000 miles in 2012 . It was a one owner garage kept car with all service records and a car fax. Also, if you keep up on your cars with oil changes and car washes then that is important too, because that’s the only reason why ours has lasted for so long. The one major problem we had was that the transmission went twice. The first time was at 95,000 miles but was covered by the warranty we got when we got the car, the second time it went was at 230,000 miles but we got a new one for a low price. How much are they asking for yours? And do you have the vin number?

[@cedricbrownnn]

i thinking about buying this car for my first car, i am very leery about the timing chain and kinda scared to own one of these but we have one right now but its a buick enclave 2011 with 215k miles when we first got it, it had 80k miles, its been 4 years we had it so if i was to own it i would keep up with the maintence and always drain the trans fluid every 30k or 25k

[@MCGaar]

My 2015 is great at 60K miles. Smooth ride. If I hit transmission issues before 200K I’ll get me a used 4Runner or Durango Hemi by that point

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

A hemi Durango. Yes sir. I see them rarely at auction but when I do they command 4 runner money

[@djscottymaxx]

Is this guy just gonna bitch about the car or is he actually going to test drive it and tell us what the F is wrong with it? HOLY SHIT BRO like sounds like he needs a hug

[@DPLZNT]

It got worse for 2019. 35k miles and transmission is toast. Still fighting with the warranty about it... 4 months later 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Aw. Man. That is crazy

[@ReinaZorra]

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[@josephpray125]

i have a 3011 with 70 thousand miles , for 12 thousand in NJ , 228k , i got a long way to go , i was scared about 70 thousand miles on mine , now that i see yours , i am OK now .LOL

[@josephpray6982]

I meant 2011 , sorry about that .

[@benjamindoyle668]

Loving your videos.

[@pbh07]

So you got this used for 1600, it still looks nice, and it lasted 228k miles? And that's a bad thing??? Wow

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

No I bought it with 228,000 miles for $1600 and it was a piece of shit

[@HardTrancid]

StabilLink sensor?

[@colbydainiak1074]

No, I had an 08 Acadia new until 2016 and had 4 steering rack changes on that car. Fixes problem and it just bad design

[@lifesucks3835]

Love mine I have a 2016 model year though

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

life sucks this one ran good but transmission was toast

[@lifesucks3835]

@@JoesGoldenGarage I know I had an 07 previously and the transmission solenoid went out so I would pull over shut it off wait five minutes and it would be fine.

[@elcandelario]

Did you get the shudder problem fixed?

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

felix candelario it was the trans. It locked up about 100 miles later

[@kevincardenas6671]

I have A. 2010 slt it’s been the best car ever

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Kevin Cardenas until it’s not. Kevin everyone knows not to brag on having the best car or plane or whatever. Cause now it’s gonna break. Like breaking mirrors. Or walking under a ladder. Opening an umbrella indoors. You know?

[@bigdaddyhahahaa3914]

Does it have a sensor backup camera?

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I can’t remember but I don’t believe so

[@noeldejesus9537]

Check rack pinion mount

[@brandon701252k]

I feel your pain I really don't think my dealer likes me he's trying to give me a blown head gasket and timing chain eater in a GMC 2010 tarain

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I hate these things

[@ajyeager8416]

It is the rack-and-pinion that is causing the popping when you turn and rids rough. I have a 07 and my did the same thing and thats what its was

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Aj Yeager trans went south. About 100 miles after I sold it

[@cccs4856]

Worst SUV I've ever had. Money pit.

[@MrJamesFoxx1]

💯

[@Moe_510]

Lmao 😂 this guy sense of humor

[@denise9651]

Is it sold?

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

It was junked. Trans went 100 miles later. They are 4000 to replace

[@2pacnasgame]

What's the transmission cvt

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

2pacnasgame no it’s a 6 spd that quit 100 miles later

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

The trans went out about 100 miles later

[@MAGATonyG]

Joe's did you check the CV axle I heard and have read plenty of times that could be the issue. I have the same problem but I doubt it is the trans, it shifts like butter. My other thought could be a bad coil but wouldn't I get a check engine light?

[@JM811Cars]

The waveplate failure is I believe because people dont stop when they shift from drive to reverse/vise versa. It stresses the waveplate and causes it to fracture, which causes the trans to basically grenade itself.

[@nickjohnsen444]

@@JM811Cars They break because they are junk. The Malibus do the same. I rebuild them all the time. Same old story every single one.

[@JM811Cars]

@@nickjohnsen444 Beause 90% of people use the transmission as the brake. If people didnt rely on the transmission to stop then and put it in reverse, I believe it would make the transmission last much longer. Yes, it has a faulty part that wasnt properly heat treated, however that definitely doesnt slow the process.

[@mj96ct39]

Advanced Detailing, Paint & Gel coat reconditioning Dude I have 08 Acadia So when I started to drive it feel like the transmission get stuck little bit to do velocity change to 2nd one She does some time So can you gave me idea what can be Also when I’m driving more than 50 miles is doing noise on the back And like you says on this comment could be a CV Axle So the CV axle goes on the transmission??? Help me please Let me know thanks

[@exultanteseiozeke2192]

My dad had 339k on a 2013 Acadia

[@robertdyer1072]

Fix the cvc joint 228 K 😂is what wrong with it and it seems your picking it to death and won’t be happy driving anything

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Wave plates in the transmission failed immediately after the video do your research, dude

[@hadleyelizabeth1028]

Hey Uncle Joe...says Hadley

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Hadley's vlogs hey!!!!!!

[@owsowmuskwanaistus9213]

Who cares if they say the oil was changed and if the transmission was flushed remember folks always do that right after you buy any ride so you know for sure that it is done and watch your self the reason why cars can go up to 400kms is because the car owner is a mechanic or someone who can afford to pay one all the basic mechanics that need to be done on your car you should know how to do on your own like suspension brakes and oil changes

[@sebastianstoian6233]

That’s a lead foot ya got there lol

[@granturismo315]

U just gotta take care of them and they last forever

[@granturismo315]

true story

[@MickNJ1979]

I drive real far and my Acadia is 2012 with just hit 330k miles I do regular oil chang use synthetic oil as well as installed trans cooler which is must the car drives like dream never had issues these cars need to be pampered but they do last...

[@shamon313k]

Cv joint

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Trans failed 100 miles later. Wave plates.

[@spiderman642]

I have a 2015 GMC Acadia. No check engine lights. No codes but sometimes it shutters while driving just recently. When I put it into part sometimes it seems like it doesn't go into first if unless I rev it and then it goes in. Any ideas?

[@Rivera-tg3pb]

I just bought a 07 acadia with 108k miles for 3,000

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Man be prepared to be disappointed

[@charlescoby5741]

It’s your CV joint

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Charles Coby I wish. The wave plates went out in tranny. About 100 miles after this video. Got tranny rebuilt and it was ready to go

[@charlescoby5741]

Oh okay 👍🏽 thanks for the info

[@imranabbasi7871]

👍

[@timmyhawk777]

I have a 2008 with 202000

[@dmoore215]

Is it reliable

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

DanDan Moore trans dropped about 100 miles later

[@dmoore215]

Joes Golden Garage sorry to hear that before i buy one is it worth buying im looking for something reliable, i have children

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

DanDan Moore I would not buy another one. No

[@dmoore215]

@@SJ-oxy Toyota and Honda prices is Ridiculous

[@Bleachanna]

For 1600 I would've just rode it til it died then dumped it honestly

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Zachary lol the comment below yours says it died 100miles later

[@theclaytonshow838]

I just unplug the battery and reset it every time I believe it’s due to the water that gets in the damn connectors due to the shitty engineering

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Yeah it blew up a few years ago

[@fbowie21]

How much was the transmission repair

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Fred Hand I heard 2800. But I disposed of it when it went

[@fbowie21]

I was looking at a Buick enclave and you changed my mind real quick lol

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Fred Hand hi think the later ones improved. But stay away from early yrs

[@fbowie21]

@@JoesGoldenGarage oh ok this was a 2012

[@dillonh321]

@@fbowie21 I'm probably too late but I believe they fixed it in like 2009-2010.

[@JesusMartinez-cn4kq]

Those cars is nothing but garbage

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Totally agree

[@BamDaBoss]

It looks like you’re in Chattanooga, Tn and i just bought this exact model suv. I drove it to Florida and back last week and it was great. However went i got back to Chattanooga the next day my car wouldn’t go in reverse and would not go past 30mph. I was wondering if you think the transmission is gone. Or if it is a minor fix. I have five kids single mom. So don’t have alot to spend.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

These are terribly unreliable with the transmission. I sold this one as it was. Junk

[@BamDaBoss]

@@JoesGoldenGarage thank u for that!