2007 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

2007 GMC ACADIA, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK KEEPS POPPING UP. IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING OFF AND ON IF YOU DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN AT ANY SPEED. WINDOWS CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED BY DRIVERS MASTER BUTTONS. VEHICLE HAS 173000 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED USED FROM BUCKEYE NISSAN. NOTICED ISSUES RIGHT AWAY BUT THEIR MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NOTHING COMING UP WHEN THEY HOOK UP THE DIAGNOSTICS. NO WARRANTY WHEN PURCHASED USED, THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE PURCHASE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR THEN GOT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK READING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. STILL PAYING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SO I PURCHASED A CHEAP CAR FROM A FRIEND AND THE ACADIA SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER I PAID IT OFF I STARTED TO LOOK INTO REPAIRING IT. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT AFTER IT SAT FOR SO LONG AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND DROVE LIKE THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. STILL GET ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF AND SERVICE STABILITRACK READING BUT HAS NOT HAD IT SLOW DOWN TO 5 MPH AGAIN. NOW IF I DRIVE IN THE RAIN THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT SAY THE SAME AS MINE. THE WORST PART IS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES BUT WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE HAS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 170,000

2007 GMC ACADIA, HAS HAD PROBLEM STEERING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED, LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING, STEERING WAS FINE FOR A ALONG WHILE EVEN WITH THE NOISE BUT NOW POWER STEERING, ISSUES IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WINDOWS NOT ALWAYS ROLLING DOWN. BLINKERS WORK BUT NO SOUND AND RADIO DOESN'T PLAY. MAKEMODELYEAR GMC ACADIA 2007

Mileage: 124,000

PURCHASED THIS CAR AUG 2017 FIXED MOON ROOF CLOGS AND LEAKS ON THE INSIDE, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ON DRIVERS CONTROLS, STABILITRAK SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON, CODES 700-SHIFT SOLENOID A STUCK; CODE 752-TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, ACCELERATION IS UNRELIABLE AND GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHERE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 40-45MPH AND RPM DOES NOT GO DOWN, IT WILL NOT SHIFT EASILY FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

Mileage: 105,909

OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86K MILES AND THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING HEAVILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SOMETIMES, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IMPOSES SERIOUS RISK WHILE DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THERE IS NO REPEATABLE SCENARIO TO DEMONSTRATE THE FAILURE. IT IS RANDOM. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER ALSO LEAKS OIL HEAVILY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN RAPID ENGINE OIL LOSS AND ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY FOR INSPECTION. UNFORTUNATELY NO PICTURES WERE TAKEN, BUT THEIR TWO TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND AGREED ON THE KNOWN ISSUES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO AGREED ON THE KNOWN ISSUES. I INQUIRED ABOUT GM HELPING WITH THESE KNOWN ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR DISTRICT AFTERSALES MANAGER WAS NOT KIND OR HELPFUL AND WOULD REVERT TO GENERAL MOTOR'S ONLINE GOODWILL CALCULATOR. HE ACCESSED THE ONLINE SYSTEM WHICH DETERMINED MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND/OR COVERAGE AND THAT THERE WAS NO GOODWILL AVAILABLE TO USE FOR MY VEHICLE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR GOODWILL, BUT RATHER FOR GM TO REPAIR THESE HIGH RISK PRODUCT FAILURES. SINCE THESE COMPONENTS WEAR WITH USE, NOT TIME, WE FEEL THAT WITH OUR LOW USAGE, THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED.

Mileage: 86,000

2007 GMC ACADIA, HAS HAD PROBLEM STEERING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED, LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING, STEERING WAS FINE FOR A ALONG WHILE EVEN WITH THE NOISE BUT NOW POWER STEERING HAS CEMENT, TRUCK ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITH OUT ANY WARNING, ISSUES IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WINDOWS NOT ALWAYS ROLLING DOWN AND LIFT GATE INTERMITTENTLY OPENS WHILE DRIVING OR IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL SOMETIMES, POWER TOO LIFT GATE SEEMS TOO BE GONE WHEN OPENING

Mileage: 89,000

WE GOT THIS 2007 GMC ACADIA AT 100,230 MILES ON AUGUST 2014. NOW IT HAS AROUND 133,800 MILES. AT 115,000 MILES IT STATED TO HAVE ISSUES WHERE IT SAID STABILITY TRACK. THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND NOT SURE IF THE STABILITY AND THIS ARE THE SAME THING. SOME ELECTRIC PARTS HAVE ALREADY FAILED. THE CHARGING OUTLET AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS DON'T WORK RIGHT. THE PASSENGER SIDE CAN NOT BE PUT DOWN BY DRIVER SIDE. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE CAN ONLY BE PUT DOWN OF UP BY THE DRIVER. THE LEFT REAR DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE DRIVER PUTS IT DOWN OR UP. THE POWER IN THE LIFT GATE IN THE BACK HAS GONE OUT. IT ONLY OPENS OR CLOSES MANUALLY. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL WITH THE LIFT GATE AND WE GOT IT FIXED. AFTER IT WAS FIXED THEN A WHILE LATER IT WOULD CLOSE ON US AND IT ALMOST HIT US BUT WE REACTED FAST. IT ONLY CLOSED ON US ABOUT THREE TIMES THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS RECALL 15240.THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO TURN WHEN MAKING A TURN OR U TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AS I AM DRIVING. ONE TIME IS ALMOST MADE ME CRASH INTO A CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND IT HAS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CODES. FOR JUST THE TRANSMISSION CODES IT WILL COST ME UP TO $4,000. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX RECORDS IT HAS HAD INTERNAL TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AT 53,543 MILES. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR POST A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3YEARS AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS FAULTY PARTS.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE STABILITY RACK AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,383. *TT *TR

Mileage: 111,383

POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK IN A LOW SPEED OR WHEN UR USING THE GAS IT GETS REALLY HARD WHEN UR DRIVING ON THE ROADS SPECIALLY WHEN UR TUNING IN A STOP SING OR LIGHT IS DANGEROUS I ALMOST GET IN A ACCIDENT I'M GLAD DE OTHER CAR NOTES THAT'S AND GET AWAY

Mileage: 135,000

THE SUNROOF LEAKS AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GEARS, RACK, AND BUSHINGS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT DURING LOW SPEEDS. TRIED HAVING IT REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, HOWEVER, 9 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND NOBODY WANTS TO FIX IT OR ALLOWS FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE! ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE MADE A FAULTY VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE PARTS AND THE LABOR NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALER AND GM TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AS I WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALL OF THE SUDDEN CUT OUT AND I SLID OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. AS I HAVE BROWSED THE INTERNET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR HAPPENINGS.

Mileage: 112,000

MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING. SOME RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE ACCEPTED WARRANTED MILEAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

ANYTIME I TURN THEPOWER STEERING IS GONE AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND ALMOST EVERY ACADIA OWNER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY ABOUT 25 MPH. I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REQUIRED MY VIN NUMBER TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE MY CAR WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR 4 HOURS, I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE I EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE BY 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ME PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND THEY ARE JUST NOW NOTIFYING ME ABOUT THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY WILLING TO GIVE ME A 5% DISCOUNT OFF OF $1084. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY FEELING ON THIS AND EXPLAINED THAT I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER AND THAT THE CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD, WHY DID IT TAKE THEM SO LONG TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMERS. THEY REALLY EXPECT A 8 YEAR OLD CAR TO HAVE LESS THEN THE 150,000 MILE LIMIT THEY SET. I ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

THE 2007 GMC ACADIA AND OTHER VEHICLES BUILT ON THE LAMBDA PLATFORM ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THESE VEHICLES INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE POWER STEERING DURING THE RAIN. GMC IS AWARE OF THIS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS CREATED A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT THE ALLEGED REPAIR DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND CONTINUES TO ALLOW THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROAD. GM HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, GM EXECUTIVES, GM ENGINEERS AND THE GM ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PRODUCT DEFECT, BUT REFUSED TO ACT. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING YOU TO LOSE ALL CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLES STEERING. WE ALMOST HIT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT BY A SEMI ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WILL LOOSE ALL POWER WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE OPENED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TWICE, IN A MATTER OF 24 HOURS, AS WE WERE PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED ABRUPTLY. FORTUNATELY WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. FOLLOWING EACH INCIDENT THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST AS QUICKLY AS BOTH PROBLEMS OCCURRED, THEY DISAPPEARED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH WIRING ISSUES. SOMETIMES THE SPEAKERS WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES THE WARNING SYSTEMS (I.E BACK-UP ALARM, KEYS IN IGNITION, LOW FUEL LEVEL, DOOR AJAR, ETC.) SOUNDS AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. *TR

IN 2010 I REPORTED A NOISE IN THE STEERING. GMC DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ROD NEEDED REPLACED. THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING AWAY THE STEERING STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT THE STEERING ROD CAUSING THE ISSUE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE AGAIN AND THEY DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID. THEY ADDED FLUID AND IT TEMPORARILY CAUSED THE NOISE TO GO AWAY. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH TWO SEPARATE GMC DEALERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS. FINALLY NOW THAT MY ACADIA HAS 55,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE NOISE IS THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1450 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME UP AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY GMC MANUFACTURER SINCE THIS WAS AN ISSUE EARLY ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. GMC IS ALSO HAVING ISSUE WITH STEERING COLUMN IN 2009 -2012 GMC AUTOMOBILES SO THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. *TR

WHILE ROUNDING A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, POWER STEERING GOT EXTREMELY STIFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM PRIOR. I GOT HOME, CHECKED THE FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND REPAIRS. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED "WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEMS ON THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY TYPICALLY FAIL IN THE 70 TO 90 THOUSAND MILE RANGE." THEN THEY WANTED $2000 FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRS WHICH ARE GETTING DONE CHEAPER AT MY LOCAL GARAGE. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS, IS THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO SPEND HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE SAME ACTION THE COMPANY TOOK IN THE IGNITION ISSUE THEY ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH. YES, I AM ANGRY AT GM FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT, BUT THAT IS NOT WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I AM WRITING TO YOU, BECAUSE I AM A FIRST RESPONDER, AND SEE FIRST HAND WHAT CAN HAPPENS WITH SAFETY ISSUES TO VEHICLES. WHAT IF THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT CARS, OTHER THAN HOW TO FUEL AND DRIVE THEM SAFELY? WHAT IF IT WAS A FAMILY AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT? I UNDERSTAND ALL HYPOTHETICALS, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE NONE THE LESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 92,900

POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL IN LOW SPEEDS OR WARM WEATHER. POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED BY DEALER TO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN 2013 PER DEALER BULLETIN AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, GOING DOWN HILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MID-WAY DOWN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER SAYING "ENGINE FAILURE, POWER OFF" AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WELL AND I HAD TO STAND IN THE SEAT TO USE ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON, NO ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A BP GAS STATION WITH GARAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRED MY CAR AND RESET THE SENSORS. NINE MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN AGAIN, IN NORTH EAST WASHINGTON DC WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE ONE TIME. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND ON THE DRIVE HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A LESS OF AN INCLINE OF A HILL. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE HILL GOING DOWN. SAME AS BEFORE, NO GAS AND NO STEERING ABILITY. I WAS TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE AS CARS COMING OVER THE HILL WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING US. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GLIDE DOWN THE HILL TO THE SHELL STATION. THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL MOMENTUM SO I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE GAS STATION AND WAIT 3 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT WENT BACK TO THE BP STATION FROM FEBRUARY AND HAD A NEW BATTERY AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD COUNTLESS BREAKDOWNS AND REPLACEMENTS- TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS AND REPAIRS. I KEEP UP WITH CAR MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AND DO NO NEGLECT ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN EVERY SERVICE AND WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. REPLACED ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REPLACE IPC, COULD HAVE KILLED US AND OTHERS. ALSO ENGINE WAS REMOVED TO REPAIR ENGINE FRONT COVER LEAK AT 39,000, NOW AT 85,000 SAME LEAK REPAIR IS REQUIRED AT COST OF $2926. THAT MEANS EVERY 40,000 MILES YOU NEED TO SPEND $3000 AND HAVE ENGINE REMOVED. POWER STEERING ALWAYS MADE WHINING NOISE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS NORMAL. AT 85,000 WAS TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION GEARS NEED REPLACEMENT AND I AM SURE THE PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS WELL $2000. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COULD NOT STOP ON EXIT WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, STABILTRAK LIGHT ON COULD HAVE KILLED US OR SOMEONE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AFTER ENGINE WAS PUT BACK IN FROM 1ST REPAIR OF FRONT COVER ENGINE SEAL. TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCH YOU CAN HEAR IT, BUT THEY ONLY ADDED THRUST WASHERS. REAR LIFTGATE - WHILE LOADING GROCERIES LIFT GATE FREE FELL CLOSED ON DAUGHTERS HEAD. WAS TOLD REAR LIFT GATE SHOCKS FAILED. COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. DON'T BUY IT. *TR

Mileage: 39,400

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING LOCK UP . MY WIFE ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT THIS HAPPEN TWICE IT ALSO HAPPEN TO ME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM THEY GAVE ME A PAPER ABOUT INTERMITTENT STIFF STEERING I TOLD THEM THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WE JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A YEAR AGO FOR 20.000 DOLLARS

Mileage: 82,382

THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE WATER PUMP, REPLACED IT AND 2 MONTHS LATER OUT WENT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND TIMING CHAIN. NOW, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. GOING ROUNDS WITH GM TO GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 63K MILES ON IT! THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE IN EVERY WHICH WAY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL GO OUT NEXT. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING RELIABLE AND SAFE AND THIS ACADIA HAS BEEN EVERYTHING BUT THAT. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. LET THE GAME BEGIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS SO UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I AM A HARD WORKING WOMAN WHO DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 13 YEARS AND HAD NONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS ACADIA THAT I PAID TWICE AS MUCH FOR! SO, TO ANYONE WANTING TO PURCHASE AN ACADIA, DO RECONSIDER, EVEN AS DEPENDABLE AS YOU FEEL YOUR DEALERSHIP MAY BE...IT WILL BE A LEMON IN THE LONG RUN. BE PREPARED TO GET YOUR GLOVES ON IN THE RING WITH GMC AS I'M CURRENTLY DOING...AS I'M DRIVING A DEALERSHIP LOANER, FOR 2 DAYS NOW...GOOD LUCK! *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE WHINE IN THE STEERING. I ASKED THE SALESMAN AND HE SAID THAT NOISE WAS TYPICAL WITH ACADIA'S AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A DIFFERENT DEALER RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT ON VACATION, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. DID THAT EVEN THOUGH WE WERE DELAYED GOING ON VACATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD IT REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES AS WELL. ALSO HAVE HAD LEAKS IN THE SUNROOF THAT CONTINUE TO RETURN, AND HAVE NOW MESSED UP MY POWER WINDOW CONTROLS TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOT CONTROL ANY OF THE OTHER WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS, AND NOW THE SOLENOIDS ARE BEING REPLACED AS WELL. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR IT HAD RIGHT AT 54K MILES ON IT AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT COVERED MY POWER STEERING PUMP ISSUES, BUT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE REST. I WILL HAVE NOW PUT ALMOST $3K INTO REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE VERY TYPICAL WITH THIS CAR, BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 57,327

WHILE MAKING A TURN DURING A RAIN STORM THE ENGINE BELT BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND I SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAIN EVENTS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN EXCESSIVE WATER GETS ONTO THE DRIVE BELT CONTROLLING THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

THE VEHICLE HAS TWO PROBLEMS. THE RADIO WORKS, BUT THERE IS NO SOUND FOR THE BACK UP WARNING, TURN SIGNALS OR RADIO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN THE GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND THE BUICK ENCLAVE. THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BCM OR THE AMP. WHEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN, THE POWER STEERING FAILS MOMENTARILY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER TRAVELING 160 MILES AND EXITING THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE STOPPED TO CHECK FLUID WAS FULL. STEERING IS FINE AS LONG AS THE CAR IS ABOVE 20 MPH. STOPPED AT SMALL TOWN SHOP, MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOTHING NEW WITH THIS CAR. AND THAT GMC HAS PLENTY OF CHANGES WHEN REPLACING THE SYSTEM BOTH PUMP AND RACK AS WELL AS DIFFERENT FLUID BUT WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH ANY COST. FOR WHAT IS WORTH THE NHTSA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HOLD MY BREATH ON THEM DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS CAR IS FULLY LOADED WITH EIGHT PEOPLE AND THEY ALL ARE KILLED THEN THEY WILL WAKE UP! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE GEAR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING GEAR, PUMP AND HOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TR...UPDATED 05/29/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED . THE PUMP AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED APRIL. 2013. UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

Mileage: 7,000

TRANSMISSION DEAD-RACING RPM WITHOUT GEAR SHIFTING, BROKEN WAVE PLATE INSIDE TRANSMISSION IS THE CAUSE. WATER LEAKING FROM SUNROOF WHEN RAINING, CONSTANT WHINNING IN STEERING COLUMN. ALL THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS UNDER 75K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL STRAIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000

Mileage: 50,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN MANY TIMES FOR NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EVENTUALLY, I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. EVERYTIME, THEY TELL ME THERE IS A LEAK OR STEERING GEAR PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IM TAKING IT IN FOR THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME NOW TO REPAIR THE SQUEAK IN THE STEERING. THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. *TR

Mileage: 18,205

DRIVING IN MODERATE RAIN AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR 1-2 SECONDS ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PUT A NEW PIECE INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT RECENTLY HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER MAKING A TURN THROUGH WATER OFTEN NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES IN DEPTH. USUALLY OCCURS DURING OR AFTER RAIN, WHEN WATER HAS ACCUMULATED AT INTERSECTION CORNERS OR RESIDENT/BUSINESS ENTRANCES. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING IN AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

03/01/2008 - 16,000 I WASN'T ABLE TO STEER, POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 12/01/2008 - 32,000 - MISFIRE IN THE 2 ENGINE CYLINDERS AND WAS MAKING LOT OF NOISE, DEALER TOOK 5 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM 06/01/2009 - 41,000 ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE MAKING NOISE AT START, HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER 06/01/2011 - 66,000 WATER PUMP LEAKING 03/01/2012 - 72,000 BRAKE CONTROL FAILURE 06/29/2012 - 76,000 BROKEN WAVE PLATES, EVAPORATER SOLENOID, AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE MOST OF THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL, GMC NEED TO RECALL AND FIX ONCE FOR ALL RATHER THAN WAITING ON THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN ON EACH VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 16,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN RAINY WEATHER I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR AND TURN IT BECAUSE WATER HAD GOTTEN ON THE BELTS AND BELTS WERE SLIPPING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH FRONT INNER WHEEL WELL FRONT COVERS REPLACED. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE WATER GETTING ON THE PULLEYS AND ELIMINATE THE SLIPPAGE OF THE BELTS THAT RUN THE POWER STEERING. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS WORK THAT WAS DONE WHICH I FELT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC AS I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALMOST HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES AS A RESULT OF MY NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER MY CAR AND THAT WAS QUITE SCARY. I WOULD NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

IN THE RAIN OR DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET DUE TO IT'S LOCATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BELT STARTS TO SLIP CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEALING AND INTERMITTENT LOSE OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 104,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME TWICE ALREADY FOR THIS VEHICLE. BOTH POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION HAVE GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY GMC IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS! *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A WHINE IN MY STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2007 GMC ACADIA . YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ALONG A 2 LANE ROAD GOING INTO A SHARP CURVE. I WAS TURNING MY STEERING COLUMN TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE CURVE, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT HEAD ON INTO AN INCOMING CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR FINALLY DID RESPOND AND A WRECK AVOIDED, BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR THING HAPPENING TO OTHER GMC ACADIAS AS WELL. THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I TOOK MY CAR TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INDEED LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THESE "INCIDENTS" NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL PUT IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY ON THE ACADIA. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS MY VIN MATCHED THE ONE ON A PARTICULAR RECALL EVEN WHEN I WAS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEMS IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WOW WHAT A SHOCK ANOTHER GCM ACADIA WITH STEERING PROBLEMS! I WAS TURNING A FEW DAYS AGO AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I LOST A LOT OF POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. IT ISNT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT IT OCCURS PROBABLY 75% OF THE TIMES I TURN AND MY TURNS ARE SUPER WIDE NOW. I CANNOT PARK ON THE FIRST TRY WHICH IS RIDICULOUS IT TAKES ME NOW 3 OR 4 TRIES TO PARK IN A SPACE AT WORK. I FEEL LIKE IM DRIVING MY DADS 1965 CHEVY THAT DIDNT COME WITH POWER STEERING. WHY HASNT THIS BEEN RECALLED?? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BECAUSE THEY COULDNT TURN FAST ENOUGH??? THATS NEGLIGENCE!! I FOUND HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE!! FIX THIS PLEASE!

Mileage: 94,000

WHEN EVER IT RAINS PRODUCING PUDDLES THE POWER STEERING STOPS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE HAVING CAR. I CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 2,400

MY 2007 GMC ACADIA HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY POOR TRACTION ON WET ROADS AND SOMETIMES ON DRY ROADS. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT JERKED RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN RIGHT AGAIN. EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK FOR AN INSTANT. I FOUND MYSELF PARTLY OVER IN THE OTHER LANE. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE MORE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE HAPPENING ONLY ON UPSLOPING PARTS OF THE ROAD OR WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. AS I HAD ALWAYS SUSPECTED, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. FAULTY POWER STEERING COLD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME AT A STEADY SPEED AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOLD MY LOCAL GMC DEALER THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD VERY POOR TRACTION AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,950

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR GOES THROUGH WATER/PUDDLE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE LOSS IS MOMENTARY BUT THE LAST TIME IT WAS MORE THAN MOMENTARY - WHILE HAVING GONE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND THEN GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A TURN. *KB

Mileage: 23,541

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR GOES THROUGH WATER/PUDDLE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE LOSS IS MOMENTARY BUT THE LAST TIME IT WAS MORE THAN MOMENTARY - WHILE HAVING GONE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND THEN GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A TURN. *KB

Mileage: 23,541

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER STEERING RACK AND OPINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT GREASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2007 GMC ACADIA WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT. AT 29,000 MILES ON IT, THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW AT 59,000 THEY ARE SAYING IT NEEDS A STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY AND POSSIBLY A PUMP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THESE ITEMS HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL, THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IF NOT DEFINITELY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

2007 GMC ACADIA FWD POWER STEERING FAILURE. FIRST INSTANCE FEB 2008 (VEHICLE 9 MONTHS OF AGE 38K MILES), STEERING HAD A WHINE NOISE AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. STEERING VERY HEAVY. TOOK TO DEALER, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. NOV 2008 STEERING STARTING FAILING AGAIN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. TOOK TO DEALER AND ONCE AGAIN THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP (MILEAGE AT 79K). FEB 2009 STEERING AGAIN STARTED FAILING WITH SAME CONDITIONS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY NOW REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR (MILEAGE 89K). NOV 2010 STEERING BEGAN FAILING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED ANOTHER POWER STEER GEAR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 38,163

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RUBBER ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE GAS GAUGE. THE STEERING REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BUT NOT THE GAS GAUGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

POWER STEERING MAKES LOUD HUMMING NOISE. ISSUE DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE TECH DURING INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD AND TOLD NOISE WAS DUE TO PRESSURE IN PS SYSTEM. OWNER TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, BUT OVER THE YEARS THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND ANNOYING. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I OWN A 2007 GMC ARCADIA AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GO THROUGH WATER (IF IT'S BEEN A HEAVY RAIN) MY POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR WHICH COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE ON VACATION AND WE STOPPED AT A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE OWNER CAME OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND THAT THE POWER STEERING SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED. THERE IS NO COVERING OVER THE BELT AND WHEN IT GETS WET, IT CAN SLIP. WHEN WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, THAT WE LOST THE POWER STEERING, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS HE HAD OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF WE HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. IT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL SHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO FIT AND WHEN DRIVING OVER PUDDLES OR WET ROADWAYS, WATER WAS ENTERING THE POWER STEERING COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO STATED THERE WAS A RETROFIT FOR THE FRONT WHEEL WELL THAT WOULD COST THE CONTACT $400 FOR INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/24/11

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHENEVER WATER WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD ADD A FENDER COVER THAT WOULD PREVENT WATER FROM SPLASHING ONTO THE POWER STEERING. THE FENDER COVER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WOULD COST THE CONTACT $200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITH FURTHER DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

2007 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BEING REPLACED WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TGW

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN NOV. OF 2007. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BURNED UP NUMEROUS POWERSTEERING PUMPS. THE STEERING, WHILE IN A CURVE, WILL LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE THROWING THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT HAS THROWN THE VEHICLE INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THROWING THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS PICKED THE VEHICLE UP REPLACED THE STEERING PUMPS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE SHIFTING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING ISSUE IS ARE MAIN CONCERN. IT WAS TAKEN IN ON 9/28/10 AND RECEIVED NEW TRANSMISSION AND POWERSTEERING PUMP. WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE ON 10/25/2010. ON, 10/28/10 THE VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN THROWING MY WIFE OFF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT GM HAS PUT THREE BAD POWER STEERING PUMPS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS BINDING THE STEERING CAUSING THE PUMPS TO BURN UP. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DANGER OF IT LOCKING UP AND THROWING THE VEHICLE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS REPORTING THIS ISSUE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY BACK IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER FAMILY TO BE KILLED IN IT. I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THAT. GM WILL DOING NOTHING ABOUT AS THEY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE HELP ME GET A REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE (SAME YEAR MODEL TYPE AND EQUALLY EQUIPPED) AND GET THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I COULD TRADE IT IN AS GM WANTS ME TOO AND THEY WILL GIVE ME $1600 OFF THE TRADE. BUT COULD NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING I PUT SOMEONE ELSE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN DANGER WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]PHONE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 47,688

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FAN BELT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER AND WHEN DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,117. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 01/01/11*JB

Mileage: 53,117

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-20 BACK FROM COLUMBIA IN MY 2007 GMC ACADIA. I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE, TIGHTEN IN THE STEERING, TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT WE NEED TO STOP FOR GAS AND CHECK THE FLUIDS. YIELDING AT THE NEXT EXIT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I FINALLY WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A HESS GAS STATION. WE CHECK FLUIDS AND CALLED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE MAJOR PARTS BUT DID TRY TO CALL A GM DEALERSHIP (KING CADILLAC). KING WAS NOT OPEN AND WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPT ON MONDAY. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WE LEFT FOR EARLY DROP OFF. RECEIVED A CALL FROM TECHNICAL ON MONDAY PM, WHICH STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ASKED HIM ABOUT IF THERE WAS ANY COMPLAINT OR RECALLS ON THE PUMP BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACE BACK AT 14,000 MILES. THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD PUMP THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON SEPT. 10, 2008 FOR THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE 2008. *TR

Mileage: 53,378

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES WHINING AND GROANING NOISES. DEALER ATTEMPTED FIX WHICH RESOLVED PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH AND THEN SOUNDS CAME BACK. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX NOW, STATING THAT GMC HAS TOLD THEM NOT TO FIX IT AND IS "WORKING ON A FIX" (WHICH WAS 3 MONTHS AGO). STILL NO FIX BEING OFFERED. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING POWER OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WITH THE REPLACEMENTS OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 5/24/10 *CN UPDATED 06/11/10*JB

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I84 AT 65 MPH WHEN I STARTED A RIGHT BEND WHEN THE STEERING FROZE UP. THE OTHER TIME WAS WHEN I ALMOST CRASHED IN TO A HOSPITAL BECAUSE THE STEERING FROZE UP. (JUST TURN YOUR CAR TO ACC. AND TRY TURNING THE WHEEL AND THATS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE AT 65 MPH. NO STEERING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE OR SERIOUS INJURYS WILL RESULT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE IF YOU JUST CHECK THE CAR OR I HAVE IT STUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 82,000

POWER STEERING WHINES AND GROANS AT ABOVE NORMAL PITCH AND IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES TURNS EASILY, SOMETIMES FREEZES MOMENTARILY WHILE DRIVING, HAVE CHECKED ALL FLUIDS ETC. AND EVERYTHING IS AT MFG RECOMMENDED LEVELS. MOST PROMINENT AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

LOST POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED CHARGING DURING MORE THEN ONE RAIN STORM. THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET AND SLIPPED BECAUSE IT'S EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

WE WERE DRIVING BETWEEN JACKSON HOLE AND THAYNE, WYOMING AND GOT INTO A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT STEERING PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE STOPPED AND PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED UP THAT WE REALLY EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHUTTER, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT WE FORCED TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT AND ALLOWED TO DRY OUT, THE STEERING IMPROVED, BUT THERE STILL REMAINED A SLIGHT SHUTTER AS WE START TO MOVE AND ATTEMPT TO STEER EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAS LEFT US A LITTLE CONCERNED OVER THIS MATTER, CAUSING ME TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP (HARMON'S MOTOR, PROVO, UTAH). THEY CHECKED THE WATER SHIELDS AND FOUND THEM IN TACT SO THEY CHOSE TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT. OTHERWISE,. THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT LAG OR PAUSE IN THE STEERING ON START UP WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO A SLIGHT SHUTTER. ONCE UNDER WAY, THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 22,645

2007 GMC ACADIA HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *NJ THE DEALER STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND, THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD NOT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE.*JB

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE AND STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONCE. STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN MARCH 2007. IN AUGUST 2008 (21,000 MILES) I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. DEALER PERFORMED NEW LINERS PER MAINTENANCE BULLETIN 07-02-32-010. RETURNED CAR FOR SERVICE OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCTOBER 2008 (28,000 MILES) - DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. RETURNED THE CAR AGAIN IN MAY 2009 (35,000 MILES) FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP (WAS PUTTING OUT HALF THE REQUIRED PRESSURE). *TR

Mileage: 21,018

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 ACADIA IN JULY 2007. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF HAVING IT IN THE SHOP FOR A LEAKY SUNROOF, I THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A VERY LOUD WHINING, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. TURNS OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT AND DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED PRONTO! SAID IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SO AFTER PAYING OVER 36,000.00 FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE, I NOW HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING PUMP ON A NEW CAR THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. WHAT?! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD PROBABLY FIX IT SOON. I HOPE SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS SERVICED FOR THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

Mileage: 8,500

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

Mileage: 13,500

1ST THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL, CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THEN ANOTHER TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I (HAD NO CHOICE) DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. CALLED A DEALER BECAUSE IT'S STILL NEW & THEY WANTED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP. OVER $500 COST THERE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULDN'T BE THE PUMP BECAUSE OF THE AGE & MILEAGE, PROBABLY JUST A BELT. CHECKED IT OVER AND SAID THE RAIN/WATER PROBABLY CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING. HE SAID SOME CARS HAVE SHIELDS TO COVER THE BELTS FOR THAT REASON AND SHOWED ME WHERE ALL THIS OCCURRED. MADE SENSE TO ME AND SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY. I LIVE IN NC AND MY KIDS AND I WERE VISITING FAMILY IN OH, I FEEL DEALER TRIED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT FACT...LONG DRIVE HOME...DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT. DROVE FINE AND STILL IS NOW. OF COURSE, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH RAIN HERE TO REALLY CHECK IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 38,887

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND MADE TURNING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS. THE FIRST DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE SECOND DEALER HEARD THE NOISE AND FELT THE VIBRATION, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURES. WEEKS AFTER THE INCIDENT, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DEEMED TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

Mileage: 3,000

2007 GMC ACADIA WITH SEVERAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. SHE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS: A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERY DIED AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *KB THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE FRONT SHAFT SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO STATED THERE WAS A DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY UPGRADED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAD TO BE DONE TWICE. THE POWER STEERING MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE CONSUMER STATED IT SOUNDED AS IF THE PUMP WAS ABOUT SEIZE AND THEN THE STEERING BECOMES HARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE.*JB UPDATED 04/10/08

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I HIT A WATER PUDDLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DURING A RAIN STORM AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. AS I BEGAN THE TURN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. HAD I NOT SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, I WOULD HAVE HIT A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT, BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW AT THE TIME. I HAD ALL I COULD DO, TO TURN THE WHEEL AND KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CALLED "ONSTAR" AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I SAID I WOULD WAIT AWHILE AND SEE IF IT WOULD WORK LATER. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT WORKED, BUT WAS WHISTLING AND GROANING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ADVISE ME TO CALL THE NEXT DAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT, WHICH I DID. IT WENT IN TO THE DEALER AT 10:30 AM THAT DAY. APPARENTLY THERE AS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THAT PROBLEM AND THE FENDER LINER/SPLASH GUARD HAS BEEN RE-DESIGNED. A RECALL OR LETTER NOTIFYING OWNERS MAY PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 17,800