Transmission Shudder Problems of GMC Acadia

Transmission has bad shudder in it taking off and while pulling slight grade on highway. Vehicle has 120849 miles on it. The transmission has a slip in it when trying to accelerate quickly.

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We got this car in hopes it would last 3 years. When we drive it, the transmission shudders and acts like it is going to die driving down the road. It is very dangerous and annoying and I'm afraid to drive it. It is really such a shame, the car seems so nice but drives worse than a sherman tank. It seems to do it worse at low speeds, on the military base 15mph 20mph average speed it does it constantly. It also does it on the highway at any speed.

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Transmission shudders and makes for a very uneasy, uncomfortable drive. It acts like it is going to die in the middle of driving down the highway.

Driving the vehicle that had 7 people. I turned onto a street in town and the vehicle started shaking like the transmission was slipping. So I turned to head to the nearest parking lot. Stopped at a stop sign and again the vehicle shook from a take off. Didn't even make it into the driveway before the transmission completely failed in the middle of the busy intersection and we had to push it into the parking lot.

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This issue started when I was driving down the road at 35mpg. The Acadia tried to shift into a higher gear but clunked very loudly and jolted the whole car. From that point forward the vehicle was stick in 3rd gear. It wouldn't up shift or down shift. The car limped home but starting on hills or at stop signs was almost impossible. Once I got the car home I checked the transmission fluid. Transmission fluid ok. I then tested the car again by trying to back out of the driveway. The transmission made a loud grinding noise and would now longer move in reverse. I had the car towed from my house to a local trusted mechanic. The mechanic stated that the waveplate failed. He also said that this was a know deficiency in these vehicles and that the transmission would need to be replaced or rebuilt. I had to spend $3950 to rebuild the transmission on a 2007 vehicle with 80000 miles. I would appreciate a reimbursement from gm for this obvious quality problem.

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