Doug K.
In 2016 I purchased a CPO 2014 Acadia…
In 2016 I purchased a CPO 2014 Acadia Denali. I immediately noticed that the car shifted rough into second gear and brought it in. I was told that everything was normal and that is just the way the car shifts. Me being a trusting person I believed them and went on my way. This went on for the next 3 years up until about a week ago when the hard shifts in second got even worse. The next day my wife and three kids were heading to school/work for the morning and she said the car became possessed and was bucking and making crazy noises and stalling at stops. So much for the claim that the transmission was fine and that's "just how they shift". I got out all the paperwork from when I purchased the car to find my warranty info and saw a carfax sheet in the mountain of papers. Apparently my CPO Acadia was in an accident that was never disclosed to me at time of purchase. I tried not to get upset because the car still had under 100,000 miles and I purchased it less than 5 years ago so I should be covered. Next I had to figure out how to get this thing to a dealer for them to look at it. I was concerned that I would never make it all the way to the dealer I bought it from so I just went to the closest GM dealer which was Chevrolet of Milford CT. I somehow managed to get it there and they notified me several days later that the transmission was in fact going to need to be replaced and that the car was not under warranty. I couldn't believe it the warranty for GM CPO is five years from when the car was originally sold. I did my research and I believe GM might have one of the worst CPO warranties. Ford is 7 year 100,000, Kia 10 year 100,000, Hyundai 10 year 100,000. Also, as far as I can tell these are from the date YOU purchase it not the original owner. I was so upset because I did report it before the warranty was up, I reported it nearly 2 years ago and was told it was "normal". SO naturally if I called GM corporate they would understand, they would have empathy and discretion and make this right. So on Tuesday I spoke to a customer service rep at GM named Cheryl who at first basically said there was nothing GM could do to assist as it was out of warranty. I then tried to explain that their warranty is just a piece of paper if you report a problem with the car and no one does anything to properly diagnose, document, or repair it. I did bring it in under warranty but I was sent out the door with a bs story and explanation. I could tell she felt genuine empathy for my case but said her hands were tied. So I sat there feeling like a total sucker, I got played and now I was on the hook for a $6,000 bill. About 20 min later my phone rang and It was a Sr. Customer service rep from GM named Zamartes (Sp) He explained that Cheryl escalated my call and he would do some digging to see what he could do. He said it would take a few days so just sit tight. I was so relieved and thankful but it was short lived. I started researching and I found out that the torque converter and wave plates in the transmission used in the Acadia is a known problem and that GM is replacing them left and right. Earlier today I got a call from Zamartes and he said there's nothing they could do. I explained that I was not looking for a handout, I did bring the car in when it was in warranty. I just want GM to do the right thing as I feel my case requires some more scrutiny and not just a decision made by the current date. I could also tell he genuinely understood what I was saying so he asked me to hold. He then transferred me to a supervisor named Shea. I could tell immediately that she had already made up her mind about leaving me out to dry. All of her responses were like robotic manufactured empathy, I tried my best to explain that I tried everything I could think of to get it fixed while it was still under warranty. I got nowhere, I just feel sick to my stomach now. I will honestly never recommend a GM product to anyone and warn them to trade them in while they still work. Oh yeah, and my replacement transmission is back ordered because of the strike. So disappointing


