2008 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed, and the steering wheel locked up. The contact's father, who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed that the power steering assist and rack and pinion were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,028.

Mileage: 147,028

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, STILL RUNS AFTER SWITCH IS OFF, WHEN MAKING A TURN POPPING IN THE WHEEL, STEERING GETS HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN, SOMETHING KILLS BATTERY AND IT LEAKS INSIDE, THIS HAPPENS WHETHER IN MOTION OR NOT

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STABILITRAK TURNED ITSELF OFF AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING IT WAS OFF AND TO SERVICE IT. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT DID NOTHING AND THEN IT CLEARED ITSELF AND TURNED BACK ON WITHOUT ANY PROMPT AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR SHAKES.

Mileage: 172,975

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAULTY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING GETS STIFF INTERMITTENTLY. STEERING GLITCHES (HARD TO TURN) AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. HAPPENS IN MOTION TAKING TURNS ON SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CHANGING LANES AND TAKING CORNERS. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 198,000

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE MADE HAS STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. THIS IS SAD THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH. I HOPE MY FAMILY IS NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS CAR.

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE SECOND DAY OF HAVING IT ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE DRIVING HOME AN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AS WE FINALLY GOT THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE POWER STEERING KICKED IN AN WAS MUCH EASIER TO TURN AGAIN THIS HAPPENED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND WAS ONLY HAPPENING WHEN WE WOULD TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN WE WOULD SLOW DOWN TO STOP. I HAVE HERD THIS WAS IN A GM BULLETIN BUT AM I STILL COVERED UNDER THE BULLETIN WE PURCHASED VEHICLE MARCH 1,2019 AN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH 2, 2019 WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN WITH US AS WELL AN IF MY HUSBAND HADN'T GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS WE WOULD HAVE WENT UNTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPICALLY FOR FAMLIES WITH CHILDREN . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS UNSAFE DEFAULT.

Mileage: 167,000

MY GIRLFRIEND'S VEHICLE POWER STEERING STIFFENED UP IN A TURN AND THEN CAME BACK DURING THE AND CAUSED HER TO OVER CORRECT AND END UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF SHE WAS GOING ANY FASTER THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE POWER STEERING WORKS AND THEN DOESNT AT RANDOM TIMES.

THE LIGHTS ARE GOING IN AND OUT, AND THE HIGH BEAMS AS WELL AS THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DOING THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. THE STEERING SYSTEM IS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. THE STABILITY LIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHERS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF BUT WHEN CHECKED SHOWS NOTHING IS WRONG.

Mileage: 134,500

CAR LOOSE POWER AND STABILITRAKER CONTROL, PRESS CAR GAS PEDAL AND ONLY GOES TO 20 MPH IT HAPPEN ANYWHERE HIGHWAY AND REGULAR STREET

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE TRIP WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT . I BARELY HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALMOST CRASH INTO THE WALL. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND IT WAS A SUNDAY SO I HAD TO DRIVE BACK HOME 3 HOURS WITH NO POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 125,000

TAKATA RECALL- I PURCHASED A 2008 GMC AWD ACADIA ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A WHINY SOUND THAT I INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT UPON RETURN. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME IT JUST NEED POWER STEERING FLUID. SO HE FILLED THE FLUIDS AND I HEARD NOTHING FOR A MONTH OR SO. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK FOR MISC. REPAIRS TWO OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT REGARDING SOUNDS THAT I WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT THINGS SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS OR SO. EARLY SEPTEMBER, THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DASH WAS READING 60MPH BUT I WAS REALLY GOING 30MPH. THEN WHILE EXITING TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING BEGAN ACTING UP AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE WALL NOT PREPARED TO USE SUCH FORCE. AUGUST 29TH I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE AND HAD THE FLUIDS TOPPED OFF AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. I PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AFTER THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN OCTOBER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDING REPLACING AND THE FAULTY SUN ROOF HAD FLOODED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WITH 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER. THE BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE PORT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. FROM THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN VERY SHORT DISTANCES (TO THE GAS STATION ON THE CORNER, LESS THAN A MILE). I CALLED A GM DEALER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE WHICH IS SAD AND A TOTAL RIP OFF.

Mileage: 113,000

WORST VEHICLE EVER.

2008 GMC ACADIA WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, I HAVE 112,396 MILES AND MY SUV AS WELL AS A LOT OF OTHERS PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE AND THIS IS STILL HAPPING TO PEOPLE IN THESE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY PUT A TIME FRAME ON WHEN THEY WOULD COVER THE VEHICLE ISSUES. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS. I HAVE GOT AHOLD OF GM MOTORS AND THEY SAID I AM OUT OF THE TIME FRAME AND THEY WON'T COVER IT. PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND SEE ABOUT A RECALL SO PEOPLE WON'T GET INJURED OR POSSIBLE KILLED OVER THIS ISSUE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT. THE ISSUE LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AND WON'T ALLOW YOU TO TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT. UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO TURN IT.

Mileage: 112,391

THIS CAR CAME WITH A 30 DAY AND/OR 1000 MILES WARRANTY. WITHIN A WEEK PASS THE WARRANTY IT STARTED. THE RADIO ILLUMINATION STARTED TO GO OUT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAP ON IT TO GET IT TO TURN ON SO WE COULD SEE THE TIME ETC. THEN IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL AND ALL CHIMES WENT AWAY., STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. NO TURN SINGLE INDICATOR, SEAT BELTS, BACK UP WARNING, DOOR AJAR ETC. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD SAY NO ONE WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN IT AND WHILE DRIVING BLINK BETWEEN THE TWO. ALSO AIR BAG NEEDS MAINTANCE INDICTOR IN DASH WILL FLASH WHILE DRIVING. PARK ASSISTANT ON AND OFF WILL FLASH WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WILL MOVE IN ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND AROUND BENDS/TURNS IN THE ROAD AND WORSENING ON HIGHWAY! TO THE POINT I DO NOT TAKE MY CHILDREN ON. THERE IS ALSO A FAINT BURN SMELL AROUND FRONT FLOOR.I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP TO SEE WHY I LOST MY RADIO, STEERING ETC. THEY TELL ME THAT IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY CELL AND THAT MY BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE FLOOR OF THIS VEHICLE BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. BY THE WAY THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A SUNROOF ALL THE WINDOWS GO UP TIGHT AS WELL. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS MY FAMILY HAS WENT TO HIM AS WELL AND ASKED HIM TO ASSIST ME IN THE BATTERY ISSUE. SO WE GET THERE HE OPENS THE FLOOR BEHIND MY SEAT AND WE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY IS UNDERWATER DARK SLUDGY WATER! THE BATTERY IS REPLACED AFTER A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND DISRESPECTFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT BY NOW I AM AT MY WITS END. I'VE EXHAUSTED ALL EFFORTS WITH THEM! I PAID TO HAVE A GMC CERTIFIED MECHANIC RUN DIAGNOSTIC ON THESE ISSUES AT HAND AND TO MY THINKING THEY DETERMINED TO BE FLOOD AND/OR WATER DAMAGE AND WOULD NEED FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. HOWEVER PUZZLING THE VIN IS CLEAN AND NO RECENT OR ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM BARELY INTO THIS CONTRACT 3 MONTHS!

MY STEERING IN MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SEEMS TO LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RHYME OR REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS AND I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT HAPPENS. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FULL AND NOT LEAKING. WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING IS NOT "GONE" BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I FEEL UNSAFE CONSIDERING I TRAVEL WITH MULTIPLE KIDS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD TO GO OUT ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE DEEMED SO IMMEDIATELY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

Mileage: 124,000

WHEN I ACCELERATE AND GET TO 40 MPH THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHT TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON THEN THE CAR DROP THE SPEED FROM 60 MPH TO 10-20 MPH! WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT DID NOTHING ! THE SPEED WOULDN'T INCREASE AT ALL THEN IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AND THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAME THING, DROPPED SPEED FROM 60 TO 10-20 MPH! I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I TRIED PULLING AWAY IT WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 10-20 MPH FOR A FEW MILES THEN IT GOT UP TO 60 MPH FOR A FEW MILES JUST TO DROP AGAIN! I HAD MY 11 MONTH OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR THAT WAS DANGEROUS! I WAS ON TOWNLINE ROAD AND MANITO BLACKTOP THAT ARE VERY HIGH TRAFFIC

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

I AM EXPERIENCING STEER LOSS WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH INVOLVE TURNING STREET CORNERS, PULLING AND OUT OF PARKING LOT SPACES AND ANY OTHER TIME A 90 DEGREE TURN IS REQUIRED (MOST OFTEN IN ANY CITY TRAVEL). THE STEERING BECOMES SO TIGHT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WIDER TURNS ARE REQUIRED WHEN STEERING WHEEL WON'T ENGAGE TO ASSIST. AT STREET CORNERS, THIS MEANS WIDER TURNS WHERE ATTENTION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS. IN PARKING LOTS, THE ABILITY TO PULL INTO A SPACE IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT 3-4 POINT TURNS TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS TOO CAN BLOCK ONCOMING VEHICLES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AVOID CONTACT WITH THOSE PARKED IN THE ADJACENT SPACES. THE WHEEL CAN BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND FREEZE ON YOU WHEN YOU ARE NOT APPLYING THE GAS AND YOU DON'T WANT TO APPLY THE GAS WHEN YOUR TURN IS ALREADY TOO WIDE FOR A STREET CORNER TURN AND TRAFFIC IS COMING YOUR WAY OR YOU ARE TRYING TO AVOID PARKED CARS NEXT YOU WHEN PULLING IN OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES. BOTH STRAIGHT ON PARKING AND VERTICAL PARKING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER IN. MY VEHICLE HAS 119,200 MILES. I NOTICED MY STEERING GETTING STIFFER ON RARE OCCASIONS AT 88,000 MILES BUT I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO MAKE MY TURNS PROPERLY. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY TRAVEL NOW SO MY MILES HAVE ADDED UP QUICKLY IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY FIRST WAS AT 67,000 WHEN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. PRIOR TO THAT, THE ENTIRE BACK AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). SINCE THEN, THE THROTTLE BODY AT 84,000 MILES. RECALLS OF SEVERAL GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE POWER STEERING AND THE RACK AND PINION BUT THE 2008 ACADIA IS NOT LISTED. THESE STEERING ISSUES ARE NOT "ONE-OFF" SITUATIONS PER VEHICLE BUT RATHER ENTIRE POPULATIONS OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH A COMMON PROBLEM - POWER STEERING NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT SEVERAL INTERVALS OF MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE!

Mileage: 119,100

THE STEERING IN MY 2008 GMS ACADIA IS SEVERELY TIGHTENING WHEN I'M AT LOW SPEED MAKING A TURN INTO PARKING SPACE OR GARAGE FOR EXAMPLE. ITS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IS DANGEROUS. WE'VE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONE TIME BEFORE BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE. I HAVE 123,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 123,000

WATER PUMP FAILED IN THE FREEWAY PREMATURELY, BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED PREMATURELY, STEERING, RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED @116K, TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 116.NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH 3 KIDS.

Mileage: 116,000

TURNING AT LOWER SPEEDS VERY HARD..... TEMP LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.... VERY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 100,000

STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED THIS VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. MY HUSBAND TRAVELS FOR A LIVING IN HIS VEHICLE SO HE PUTS A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED HE HAD 178,085 MILES AND WE HAD TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW AT 184,624 MILES WE ARE PUTTING OUR SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP AND FINDING OUT THAT NOW THE GEAR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED NOT TO MENTION THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND MY HUSBAND OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING. NOW I LOOK ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WAS A RECALL NOT DONE ON THIS? A WARRANTY EXTENSION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED THIS IS AS BAD AND THE AIR BAG RECALL IF NOT WORSE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ

Mileage: 178,050

ABOUT TWO MOTHS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. AGAIN TODAY 11-28-16 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PLACE OF BUSINESS MY STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN. BOTH TIMES WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR PULLED IN AND WHEN WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE STEERING BEGAN TO WORK? THIS CAR HAD NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE IN 2014. STILL HAVE WARRANTY ON MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 155,794

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT A RECURRING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FRONT END DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,155. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ UPDATED 7/5/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED SAFETY DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 56,155

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IN 90+ DEGREE WEATHER, THE 2008 GMC ACADIA EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE QUIT ALONG WITH ALL ELECTRONICS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. LET CAR SIT FOR 20 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO THEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 5 WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TWO DEALERSHIPS. OF THOSE DEALERSHIPS, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL AUTONATION GMC DEALER 3 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS AND ALL GROUPS WHO HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND AND "CODES" AFTER RUNNING THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. WE HAVE REQUESTED AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TO BE ORDERED FROM AUTONATION GMC PARK MEADOWS (CO) BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE SPEEDS. HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE.

Mileage: 127,000

I NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, AS I WOULD MOVE INTO THE PASSING LANE AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, LOSE SPEED, THEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE AT AN UNEXPECTED RATE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I FOUND IT DANGEROUS. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO "RESET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER." DURING THIS TIME, I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING WOULD COME ON. IT DOSEN'T MATTER IF YOUR DRIVING OR IDLE OR IN PARK THESE WARNINGS AND PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.THE DEALER FIXED ONE WHEEL SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS STILL COMES ON THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT I HAD IT FIXED BUT WARNING STILL COMES ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE, AIR BAG WARNINGS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE. THE RACK & PINION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLES SHORT LIFE SPAN, ALL OF THE SUSPENSION PARTS BUSHINGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT SOME POINT SO THIS MEANS CONTROL ARM, SWAY BAR SWAY, SWAY BAR LINKS TOE LINKS OF COURSE WITH THESE ISSUES YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS AND SHOCKS, ETC...HOW CAN GOVERNMENT/GENERAL MOTORS SELL A VEHICLE THIS EXPENSIVE AND HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.MY 08 GMC ACADIA IS PURE GARBAGE SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES HAVE MAJOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES, RECALLS AND ARE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING

Mileage: 101,250

MY 2008 ACADIA IS NOW ON IT'S 4TH THERMOSTAT. I'M ABOUT TO SEND IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MY SUV KEEPS OVERHEATING. SO FAR I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, AND STABILITY TRACK. IS THERE ANY ONE ELSE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 86,000

2008 ACADIA PURCHASED NEW. NOTICED POWER STEERING BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT AT LOW ENGINE SPEED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. FLUID LEVEL OK. TOOK TO DEALER TO ASSESS AND QUOTE. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACADIA, TRAVERSE, OUTLOOK, AND ENCLAVE. THEY SAID IT NEEDED POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR AND STEERING RACK, ABOUT 1,100 DOLLARS TO FIX. THEY SAID GM HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. 152,000 ACTUAL MILES. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT JUST HOW COMMON IT IS, AND THAT THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ACTUALLY WAS TO 150,225 MILES. I CALLED THE GMC CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT CENTER AFTER STEWING OVER THIS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEY SAID THAT SINCE I WAS BEYOND THE ALLOWED MILEAGE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WAS TALKING WITH MY BOSS ABOUT THIS. HE HAS A 2009 ENCLAVE WITH 60K MILES. HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING, AND DEALER TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT COVERED. I SHOWED HIM WHAT I HAD FOUND. HE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER WITH DOCUMENTATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN STEERING IS ENTIRELY MANUAL AT LOW ENGINE SPEED FOR INSTANCE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR DRIVE. EVEN TURNING A CORNER WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. PARALLEL PARKING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. GM HAS JUST LOST A CUSTOMER.

Mileage: 152,000

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA I HAVE HAD IT USED SINCE JAN 2015 I HAVE HAD IT IN DEALERSHIP ALMOST EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING AND HAD A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER HEATED SEAT WHERE MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING AND IT BURNED A SMALL HOLE IN HER JEANS SO FAR GMC IS CHECKING TO SEE IF ITS A DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR NOT? IN THE MEAN TIME MY SUNROOF HAS QUIT WORKING AND NOW MY ROOF IS LEAKING AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE MOLD. THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING CRAZY WITH FLASHES OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE STOP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING AND FOUND OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN RIDE WITH US AND THEY ARE UNSAFE ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HER JEANS ARE BURNED AND SHE HAS A SMALL PINK SPOT FROM THE HEATED SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY LIKELY THE SEAT WONT BE REPLACED AND IF ITS NOT I WILL BE CONTACTING ME A LAWYER. MY CHILDREN S SAFETY COME FIRST. HOPEFULLY THE WILL ALSO DO A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND THE SUNROOF LEAKING BECAUSE OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE AFTER WATER GETS ONTO ALL THE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND SHORTS OUT AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE NEXT.

Mileage: 140,000

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM RE POWER STEERING, DO NOT TAKE TO VEHICLE FOR SERVICE UNLESS PROBLEM IS KNOWN. I TOOK VEHICLE FOR TIRE ROTATION AND MECHANIC NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, CAUSED DAMAGE TO RACK, PINION, ETC. (ESTIMATE ATTACHED). CALLED GM DEALER AND GM CUST SERVICE, WILL ONLY COVER DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP NOT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PUMP. SINCE GM ADVISED NOT TO GET FIXED UNTIL ISSUE OCCURS (I STILL HAVE POWER STEERING, WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL TIRES WERE ROTATED) WHY SHOULD I BE LIABLE FOR THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED? ALSO, THIS MORNING 12/08/15, WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, THE CAR BUCKLED AND STABILTRAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE "POWER REDUCED", ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 20-25 MILES. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED APPX. A YEAR AGO AND I FILED A COMPLAINT. THE LIGHT GOES AND OFF JUST LIKE A YEAR AGO. AFTER READING SEVERAL BULLETINS FOR THE 2008 GMC ACADIA, ALL THE ABOVE ISSUES ARE A KNOWN ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR VEHICLE DEFECTS THAT ARE COMMON IN ALL OF THE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 80,000

TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING MANEUVERING AND TURNING CAUSES SAFETY AND CONTROL ISSUES. DURING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING EVENT THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRES A DRIVER TO APPLY MORE THAN NORMAL AMOUNTS OF TORQUE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO ROTATE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE (REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL AMOUNTS OF TORQUE) WHEN THE SPEED OF THE STEERING WHEEL INPUT IS INCREASED TO PERFORM SHARP TURNS OR LOW SPEED MANEUVERING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BASED ON REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THEY WILL FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAN BE RECREATED IN THE GARAGE BY THEIR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE A COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM IS THEN GOING TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH PRIOR TO GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS EVENT MAY HAPPEN 0 TO 5 TIMES A DAY/TRIP.

Mileage: 130,000

RE: DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FROM A LOYAL CUSTOMER. BEGINNING IN 2014, AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING SERIOUS FROM THE COLLAPSE OF THE REAR LIFT GATE WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE, SUFFERING MINOR SCRAPS AND BRUISING. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GMC SERVICE CENTER AND RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT STRUTS. I LATER HAD THEM REPLACED IN 2015 AT MY OWN EXPENSE, ONLY MORE RECENTLY BECOMING AWARE THAT IT WAS DUE TO A PART FAILURE AND SUBJECT TO RECALL AND REPLACEMENT. OF WHICH I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST. FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT MY STEERING COLUMN TIGHTENED DURING TURNS FORCING ME TO EXERT EXTREME PRESSURE IN SLOW SPEED TURNS, CREATING A HAZARD TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHERS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PERFORMING OF STATED REMEDIES PRESCRIBED BY THE GMC SERVICE MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND MORE RECENTLY IT BEING SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO SUSPENSION STRUTS AND POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WAS ON WITH FOR CODES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE PRESENT. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO EITHER RECALLED ITEMS OR ITEMS LISTED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, YET NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY COST WOULD BE $1900 FOR REPAIRS AND AN ADDITIONAL $1500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY NAVIGATION/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, DUE TO A SUCK DISC. COLLECTIVELY, I FIND THESE EVENTS, THE MECHANICAL FAILURES AND THE FACT THAT THE BURDEN FOR THESE FAILURES AND EVENTS ARE BEING PLACED ON THE CUSTOMER AS BEING ABSURD AND EGREGIOUS. I CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE TO SUPPORT AMERICAN COMPANIES SUCH AS YOURS AND DRIVE AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES OUT OF LOYALTY TO YOU, BUT IF THIS IS THE REWARD I RECEIVE FROM MY LOYALTY I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME I BEGIN RETHINKING THINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FRACTURED AND DAMAGING THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,922.

Mileage: 86,922

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND FLUID WAS JUST LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM. I WAS AWARE THERE WAS A SPECIAL NOTICE OUT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. GM WAS INITIALLY ONLY WILLING TO FIX THE POWER STEERING PUMP, NOT THE POWER STEERING COOLING LINE AND POWER STEERING GEAR. AFTER COMPLAINING AND QUESTIONING, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE COST DOWN, BUT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE COST ENTIRELY TO MAKE MY VEHICLE DRIVABLE AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO IT BEING A PROBLEM, YET THEY AREN'T WILLING TO FOOT THE BILL TO FIX IT BACK TO THE CONDITION IT WAS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. WHILE THEY OFFERED ME A MUCH BETTER PRICE TO FIX IT, THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. THE WORDING IN THE SPECIAL STATEMENT WAS "STEERING PUMP WEAR" AND "SUDDEN LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE." BOTH OF WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE WORD LEAK SHOULD BE COVERED AS WELL. WEAR TO ME MEAN THINGS BEING LESS THAN PERFECT AND SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE MEANS LEAK. INEXCUSABLE FOR GM TO WEASEL OUT OF FIXING THIS ISSUE COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 91,500

THE STEERING WHEEL IN OUR CAR HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, IN PARTICULAR INITIALLY). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE MECHANIC TRIED SEVERAL REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING THE POWER STEERING FLUID AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR LEAKS IN THE POWER STEERING. (NONE WERE FOUND). THE CAR WOULD DRIVE BETTER AFTER BEING SERVICED, BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS/WEEKS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES. FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT WE COULD BARELY TURN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. WE RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED BECAUSE THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD AND HAD NOT BEEN SENDING FLUID TO THE RACK. WE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT THAT TIME (APRIL, 2014). WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THAT GMC ISSUED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS IT WAS CAUSING "AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST." WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GMC SINCE THAT TIME ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR BOTH THE PUMP AND THE RACK SINCE THE TWO ARE CLEARLY RELATED AND THEY INFORMED US THAT ONLY THE PUMP WAS COVERED (BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY RECALLED) DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PUMP IS WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE RACK AND THE RACK IS WHAT MADE OUR CAR UN-DRIVABLE. THE STEERING RACK SHOULD ALSO BE ON A RECALL LIST SINCE DAMAGE TO IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PUBLIC RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE PUMP AND ANY SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE PUMP, INCLUDING TO THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,757

IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE POWER STEERING IT'S MAKING ALOUD NOISE AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REPAIRS FOR HIS AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO IN AND OUT, AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG RECALL, DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. *JB

POWER STEERING FAILED AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR FROM A STOP, COULDN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR AND GOT HIT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THAT MENTIONED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING ASSIST. THE REFERENCE NUMBER WAS 14329. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE PROGRAM WITH AN ADDITIONAL PART REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. PAM

Mileage: 100,000

2008 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER IS UPSET ABOUT THE SERVICES RECEIVED FROM GM. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED A FAILED COMPONENT, CAUSED A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *JB

Mileage: 14,966

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 GMC ACADIA IN AUGUST 2009. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OR SO I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND THE PLASTIC OVER THE LIGHTS STARTED TO PEEL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THAT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I CALLED GM DIRECT AND THEY ALSO SAID THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A CHEMICAL THAT WE USED TO WASH OUR CAR, THAT CAUSED THE PEELING. THEY QUOTED ME $800 FOR A NEW SET OF HEADLIGHTS... UGH... A YEAR OR SO LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STRUTS. THEY BEGAN TO LEAK. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BRAKE LINE AND I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STRUTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AROUND 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THEM CHANGED OUT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WERE THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. IT'S NOT NEAR AS SMOOTH AS IT WAS AND IT MAKES NOISE. I HAD IT CHECKED TO BE SURE THEY WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THEY WERE. THE WHOLE PROCESS COST ME ABOUT $900.00 THE NEXT ISSUE I HAVE HAD IS MORE SEVER. THIS JUST HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND SAID STABLE TRACK WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE LOST PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER IT COOLED DOWN I COULD DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE AND IT WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CLEANED IT FOR NOW, BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE! NOW THE POWER STEERING IS MAKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL, SOUNDS LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP MIGHT BE GOING OUT NOW AS WELL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT.. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WE WERE OUT IN SOUTH DAKOTA 200 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE DRIVING THE ACADIA AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT FIRST. WE DROVE THE ACADIA HOME AND SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. ON THE MONDAY AFTER WE GOT HOME, I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING IT TO GO INTO GEAR. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT DID GO INTO GEAR. I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND WHEN IN PARK IT WENT OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND GOT IT TO GO INTO GEAR. DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE AUTO SHOP. THEY RAN THE CODES. THEY SAID IT WAS A 3/5 WAVE PLATE ISSUE. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. 2200 FOR THE REBUILD. READING ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH VEHICLES. TALKED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE REBUILDING 8 OF THESE A WEEK FROM THE SATURN, BUICK, CHEVY AND ACADIAS WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THE WAVE PLATE WASN'T HEAT TREATED AT THE FACTORY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT GETS HEATED AND DETERIORATES. GM WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP. HOPEFULLY, YOU GUYS CAN. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER, I LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO MAN HANDLE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA THAT WAS SPARSELY OCCUPIED AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. IF I HAD BEEN IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS, PUSHING STROLLERS AND MOST HAD CHILDREN WITH THEM. I COULD HAVE HIT SEVERAL OF THEM AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM GMC ADVISING THAT IF I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY CLOSEST DEALER FOR THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. HOWEVER, IF THE DIAGNOSTIC DIDN'T SHOW SPECIFICALLY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THEN I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC PLUS ANY REPAIRS NEEDED. MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THAT THE PUMP IS FINE, BUT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING SINCE THE SEALS OR CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN LEAKING. I HAD TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID AT ABOUT 23K MILES, BUT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS PROBABLY JUST NOT FILLED UP WHEN IT WAS OFF THE FACTORY LINE. SO, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE MECHANIC UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SINCE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE. MY RESEARCH SHOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR THE 2008 ACADIA AND I FEEL GM SHOULD STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 48,365

STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WANT TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T TURN. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED RACK AND PINION 3 TIMES AND POWER STEERING. WATER PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED 2 BEFORE 100,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 73,000 MILES. EVERY ISSUE THAT IS STATED ABOVE THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY,EVEN AFTER CONTACTING GM. IT TOOK A LOT OF FIGHTING WITH GM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE WAS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEING FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY 2008 GMC ACADIA I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START TO TURN THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE DAILY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO GM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT JUST NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. SO THEY FILLED IT UP. THIS DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK FOR A SECOND TIME, AND GM SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND WHEN MAKING A TURN IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TURN. NEXT, I TOOK MY ACADIA TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING RACK, OR AS GM CALLS IT, THE RACK AND PINION WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN SPENT AROUND $800 TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED. I BEGAN DRIVING IT HOPING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM. I TOOK THE ACADIA BACK TO GM, AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THE RACK AND PINION, OR THE STEERING RACK WAS FAULTY. I TOLD THEM ABOUT REPLACING IT 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT UNLESS I HAD REPLACED BOTH THE STEERING RACK AND THE PUMP AT THE SAME TIME THEN THE PART THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WOULD CAUSE THE OTHER PART TO FAIL. NEXT, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD THEM WHAT GM HAD SAID. THEY LOOKED AT THE STEERING RACK THAT THEY HAD REPLACED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE NEW PART THEY HAD REPLACED. THEY LOOKED INTO THE MANUALS AND INTERNET REPLACEMENT GUIDES FOR GM PARTS AND COULD FIND NOTHING SAYING YOU HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS OR THE ONE THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WOULD FAIL. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.GM WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS I REPLACE BOTH PARTS. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES TO GET GM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOLD THEIR COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTY PARTS ON THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO SHUT OFF. IT THEN RANDOMLY TURNS BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL HARD TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF POWER STEERING, IT SOMETIMES KICKS BACK ON WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE VEER. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A DANGEROUS GMC ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS UNTIL MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIE IN MVAS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WELL A LOT HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. FIRST THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THEN THE LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 54000 MILES. THEN AT 104000 MILES THE LIFTERS ARE BACK MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT IT MADE THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO SHOP.THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT AT 108000. GOT IT REPLACE. BUT THE HEADS ARE STILL RATTLING. THEN THERE IS THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM MY WINDOWS WANT GO UP OR DOWN MOST OF THE TIME THEY SAID THE MOTORS OR STILL GOOD IN THEM. THEY SAID THAT IT NEED ELECTRIC WORK THAT'S WHY MY GAUGES GO CRAZY SOMETIMES. THEN THERE ARE THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS THAT WENT OUT AT 60000 MILES. EVER SINCE I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AT PEILTER CHEVROLET IN LUFKIN TEXAS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THEY FIX A RECALL IN THE TIRE AREA ON MY CAR, AND I THINK IT WASN'T DONE RIGHT. THEY DIDN'T PUT MY TIRE GUARDS ALL THE WAY BACK ON ITS MISSING SCREWS. THEY SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS I TOLD THEM IT WASN'T HANGING DOWN WHEN THEY GOT IT. THEN WHEN THE REPLACE MY HEADS AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. THE BLACK GUARD PIECES THAT GOES UNDER THE HOOD HAD SCREW SETTING ON IT. THE WHERE NOT PUT BACK IN IT. THEN THERE WAS A 2 BIGGER SCREW AND THE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WENT TO. I HAD MORE THING WRONG WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THEM THEN WHEN I CARRIED IT TO THEM. I RESEARCHED GMC ACADIA AND I REALIZED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME THING LIKE LIFTERS REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT AROUND 90000 MILES TO 110000 MILES, PROBLEMS WITH THERE STRUTS AND SHOCKS. POWER STEERING AND MUCH MORE. WHAT I CANT FIGURE OUT IS WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HEADS OR LIFTERS, IF EVERYBODY IS HAVING THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THESE PARTS ON THE 2008 ACADIA'S. WE ALL PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLE'S AND TO HAVE THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THEM THERE NOT WORTH WHAT WE PAY FOR THEM WE ARE GETTING CHEATED OUT OF OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR DRIVEWAY, SLOW SPEEDS, STEERING LOSES POWER. HAS DONE THIS AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED IT AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE. IT ALSO HAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. WHAT IM READING IS THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT TOWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO AGREED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT A HOSE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP MAY HAVE COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATELY WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

IN LIGHT OF THE ALL THE SAFETY RECALLS BY GM FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, I BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE'S CRASH IN OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILING. DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON AZ ROUTE 89 IN THE AREA OF PRESCOTT, AZ CALLED THE GRANITE DELLS, THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT WHERE THE ROAD TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE CAT PROCEEDED INTO AND PARTIALLY UP A GRANITE STONE OUT CROPPING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR THEN WENT AIR BORNE LANDING UP SIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 89. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHICH IN TURN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH IN THIS ACCIDENT FAIL TO DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS AIR LIFTED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ FOR SEVER HEAD INJURE FROM WHICH SHE HAS RECOVERED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE IGNITION FAILURES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP ON OTHER GM CARS IS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 GMC ACADIA AND POSSIBLY OTHER LIKE MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. IN MY OPINION IT HAS TO BE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THAT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SYSTEM CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 10,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MANEUVER. *JS

Mileage: 74,000

SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 77,219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, RACK AND PINION AND THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE BATTERY DIED IN JULY 2008 WHILE VACATIONING IN CANADA LEAVING US STRANDED. AFTER IT WENT DEAD SEVERAL MORE TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT. THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN 2010 AND WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE AC RECHARGED TWICE SINCE. IN JULY 2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHEN IT STOPPED SHIFTING INTO GEAR. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID GET GM TO PAY HALF BUT IT STILL COST US ALMOST $2,000.00. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS IT LOST POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1,800.00 MORE. THIS VEHICLE COST ABOUT $36,000.00 IN 2008. SINCE THEN WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SAFE. THIS IS A LEMON AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. *JS

Mileage: 69,000

I HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOWER SPEEDS LATELY, BUT ON THE WAY TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE, WITH OUR ONE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HOPING IT WAS AN INEXPENSIVE FIX, BUT WERE NOT SO LUCKY. THIS REPAIR WILL SET US BACK ABOUT $1,500! RIDICULOUS! I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. I TRULY LOVE THE LOOK AND RIDE OF MY ACADIA, BUT SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST WHEN IT INVOLVES MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE AGAIN! 4/30/2010 AT 23624, THEN 10/31/2013 AT 80110, NOW ONLY DRIVEN APPROX. 6,000 MORE MILES AND POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN MAY 2014. 10/31/2013 MASTER CYLINDER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY ACADIA FOR THE FIRST 50,000 MILES, BUT EVER SINCE I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS VEHICLE HAS TURNED TO A MONEY PIT. I WILL NEVER BUY A GENERAL MOTOR FAMILY VEHICLE AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SHORT LIFE OF THIS AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 86,236

CAR LOSES POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS. THE ISSUE ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL.

Mileage: 54,000

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM ON THE GMC ACADIA CLASS SUVS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, ALL FORTUNATELY WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING A LOW SPEEDS AND ABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO "COME BACK" WITHOUT REASON AS WELL. MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKS CAUSED BY SEAL FAILURES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO EITHER DESIGN OF THE SEALS OR INCOMPATIBLE STEERING FLUID BEING INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE SEALS. HERE IS A LINK TO A CONSUMER FORUM ABOUT THE ACADIA - JUST PUT "POWER STEERING" IN THE SEARCH FIELD AND HOST OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WILL COME UP. HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP. *TR

Mileage: 70,775

THIS IS THE 5TH OR 6TH TIME THAT MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. I LOVE MY ACADIA, BUT IT SEEMS AS IF ITS FALLING APART. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE AWFUL NOISE MY STEERING IS MAKING. ITS HARD TO TURN AND AT MOMENTS IT JUST LOCKS UP WHY DRIVING. I'M AFRAID OF HURTING MY CHILDREN, MYSELF, OR EVEN WORSE OTHERS!!! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THIS IS DEFIANTLY A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

STEERING PIPING AND MAKING NOISE. LOCKING UP. AND LOOSE GEAR BOX. HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS ONLINE, NO PERMANANT FIXES. GM NOT FIXING MULTI CAR ISSUES. MANY WRECKS DUE TO THIS, READ THE REVIEWS. WIFE JUMPED A CURB WITH KIDS IN CAR, NOT HER FAULT STEERING LOCKED UP, WE REPLACE EVERYTHING DEALER SAID STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY POWER STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE AND AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN, SEEMS LIKE IT HAS REVERTED BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. I AM ANXIOUS THAT IT MAY STOP WORKING AS I AM DRIVING. TAKING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 04/10/14. I SAW A RECALL ON POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH SOME MAKES WITH GM. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,300

THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN IS GOING OUT ON IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS LAST TIME THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AND WHEN IT KICKS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WAVE PLATE FAILING AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND IT KICKED DOWN AND MADE ME SLIDE OFF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND ALMOST HITTING THE GUARD RAIL

Mileage: 120,000

THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY MY ACADIA GMC 2008, STEERING REFUSED TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. EACH OF THE TREE TIMES IT REFUSED TO STEER. CAR ON NO OTHER TIME HAS SHOWN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. BUT ONLY PURCHASED USED CAR THREE MONTHS AGO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR THAT IS NOT BEING HANDLED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAR SEEM VERY UNDERPOWERED. ON THE THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED ON 3/20/2014 TWO WHERE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS IN WHICH I WAS ON AN ON RAMP ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE A CIRCLE ON RAMP IN WHICH I ALMOST HAD TO STOP CAR TO PREVENT IT FROM RUNNING OFF ROAD DO TO LACK OF POWER ON TURN. ON ANOTHER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN IN WHICH I ALMOST HIT A CUB. U TURN SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY DO TO THE FACT I HAD THREE LANES TO PERFORM THE TURN. IN THIS CASE I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO CURB AND CLOSE TO DAMAGING CAR DUE TO IMPACT WITH 8 INCH CURB. ALL THREE EVENTS CAME ON SAME TRIP! *TR

Mileage: 78,800

LOCKED UP MAKING A TURN GOING SLOW, PUMP GETTING NOISY, JUST GOT BACK FOR WATER PUMP REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AND FINALLY WENT OUT AT 108,000 MILES, SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. GM DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LABOR COST US SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. NOW AT 170,000 MILES, THIS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. IT STICKS IN LOW SPEED AND THEN OVERHEATS DRIVING 65MPH IN 40DEG WEATHER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE FIXED FIRST, BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF $1944. THEY ALSO SAID THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DIDN'T STORE THE NUMEROUS OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION EVENTS THAT BEGAN OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 108,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PROBABLY OK AND THAT THE OVERHEATING IS DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON, BUT HE THEN COULDN'T EVEN GUESS AT WHAT THE OTHER REASONS MIGHT BE! THE FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD, AND THE VEHICLE HAS A TOW PACKAGE WITH A COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. GM DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, WHICH WILL LIKELY MEAN ANOTHER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR LABOR CHARGE ON TOP OF THE SO CALLED STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN COST OF $1,900. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN WHINING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IS GETTING LOUD. THE NAVIGATION AND DVD PLAYER SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. MIGHT BE TIME TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. MY WIFE IS GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT TOO FAR AND END UP BEING BROKEN DOWN IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC...VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I WOULD PULL OUT ONTO A STREET AND IT WOULD SLIP AND I ALMOST GOT HIS BY A CAR. I TOOK IT IN REPEATEDLY TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE AND AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING IT BACK AND THEM KEEPING IT FOR A MONTH THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. REPEATED STEERING ISSUES. I TOOK IT IN CONSTANTLY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG BUT AFTER LOOKING AT IT MYSELF I FOUND MELTED BUSHING AND AFTER BEING TOLD ALL THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. STEERING PROBLEMS FROM DAY 1. 4 TIMES OF HAVING POWER STEERING REPLACED AND STEERING COLUMN AND EVERY TIME I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE VIBRATION WAS WORSE, TODAY I FOUND THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN. THE RACK AND PINION HAS A MAJOR LEAK. NOT SURE HOW REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THIS. MY STEERING ALSO LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ALMOST HIT A CAR..AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER HAS LOANERS SO IM STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHILE I WAIT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I CAN ONLY GO WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE GOES IN TO THE SHOP AND AS SOON AS IT IS PICKED UP IT NEEDS TO GO RIGHT BACK THE SAME DAY. WORST VEHICLE AND MOST UNSAFE OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER OWNED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

AT LOW SPEED, POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GO OUT WHILE IN PARKING LOT. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. SHUTTING OFF AND BACK ON, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALERSHIP IN EVANSVILLE, IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND RESPONSE WAS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP, FLUID AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INVESTIGATION ONLINE TURNED UP INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

GMC ACADIA, CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, AND STEERING SYSTEM. 23 SEPT 2013, WHILE DRIVING MY GMC ACADIA, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER A LOUD NOSE CAME FROM THE ENGINE, TUESDAY 24, 2013, SUV TOWED TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AND CHECKING THE SUV OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT GO FURTHER BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, I CALL GMC AND TALKED WITH [XXX] A PROBLEM SPECIALIST, ARRANGEMENTS FOR VEHICLE TO BE CHECK OUT AT ?HENNESSEY GMC. POC, [XXX], I HAVE MET WITH BEFORE IN REGARDS TO A RECALL, AND TOLD HIM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT I HEARD SOME SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. 25 SEPT 2013 SUV LEFT AT SHOP, [XXX]WOULD CALL ME THAT DAY. I DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM, 1 OCT 2013 I STOP BY HENNESSEY, ON THE SUV'S PROBLEM, SPOKE TO [XXX], I STATED THAT I BEEN WAITING FOR HIS CALL, THEY WERE STILL CHECKING IT OUT, BUT GMC ONLY PAYING FOR ONE HOUR, TO OPEN UP THE ENGINE, IT MAY COST $500 TO $ 600 DOLLARS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. ARMY MOTOR SERGEANT/ MASTER MECHANIC, RESPONSIBLE FOR (AOAP), ARMY OIL ANALYSTS PROGRAM, THIS USES LABS THAT ANALYZE THE OIL PULL FROM ?ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS, OF VEHICLES SUCH AS GMC, FORD, CHRYSLER, AND OTHER MANUFACTURES. 3,000 MILES OR BI-ANNUALLY VEHICLES I.E. HUMMVE. THE MILITARY LEARN DECADES AGO THAT VEHICLE MANUFACTURES WILL DELIVERY VEHICLES WITH DEFECTED PARTS, SUCH AS ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS, THAT CAN BE OUT OF TOLERANCE. THE ARMY STARTED PULLING OIL SAMPLES, AND SENDING THEM TO THE LABS FOR TEST, FOR WATER, METAL, AND ANY OTHER FOREIGN MATTER, THIS HELP TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IN THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ?WARRANTIES EXPIRED. SO THE SUGGESTED FAILURE THAT MANUFACTURES PLACED ON VEHICLES THAT COVERED THEIR BOTTOM LINE. $2,000 CREDIT TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE FROM THEM IS A INSULT, I HAVE THIS IN WRITING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 93,000

FOR SEVERAL WEEK I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE GMC ACADIA. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD A "NOISY" POWER STEERING SINCE NEW AND I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERIVCE PERSONAL SAID THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF ISSUES BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A "FIX". THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMLY HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED AS IF THE POWER STEER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. MY WIFE IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STRENGTH REQUIRE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT WITH OUR CHILDREN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT OFF THE ROAD (OVER THE CURB) WHILE TURNING INTO A SUBDIVISION SINCE THE STEERING SEEMED TO "LOCK UP". I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GMA IS AWARE OF BUT HAS NOT OFFER ANY RECALL OR ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE COST OF REPAIR IS NEARLY $2000.00. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUES AS IT IS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TURN WHEN PARKING OR WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING LINES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WAVE PLATE AND TIMING CHAIN WERE BOTH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING GEAR BOX PUMP WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/2/2013 *JS

Mileage: 77,700

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK.. PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND THE VEH STARTED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING COMPLETELY CUTS OUT. IN MAY OF 2013 THE POWER STERRING RACK WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING ( WHILE IN THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ). THE GMC DEALER, SERRA GMC IN WASHINGTON , MI., REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND CHARGED US FOR THE NEW RACK. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK VEH IN FOR SERVICE AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE.. BUT SAID IT WAS PROBRABLY THE STEERING PUMP.IN ADDITION WE WERE TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN COVER WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THEY GOT GM TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THEY WANTED OVER $700 TO REPLACE THE POWER STERRING PUMP BUT WOULD NOT GAURANTEE THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CRAZY WE JUST PAID TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED AND A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE STEERING PUMP. THE VEH CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 79,000 MILES. I REALLY FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. MY DAUGHTER ( WHO IS 15 YEARS OLD ) IS CURRENTLY A "LEARNING DRIVER" WHO DRIVES THIS VEH ( WITH A LICENSED DRIVER IN THE VEH) AS PART OF HER LOGGED DRIVING TIME. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WILL FAIL WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. GM WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE AND INJURIES IF THE STEERING FAILS WHILE SHE IS BEHIND THE WHEEL. ..

Mileage: 73,000

8/26/2011 - 71,309 MILES - WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 5/07/2012 - 86,885 MILES - TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH GM REMAN TRANSMISSION DUE TO BROKEN REVERSE WAVE PLATE THAT DAMAGED THE CARRIER, SUN SHELL AND METAL THROUGHOUT. ALSO DETECTED AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE FRONT COVER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND HEARD POWER STEERING NOISE SO BLED POWER STEERING SYSTEM. 12/31/2012- 100,947 MILES - HEADLIGHT SWITCH FELL INSIDE DASH PANEL. 7/26/2013 - 112,506 MILES - POWER STEERING HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. IT HAS ALWAYS MADE NOISES AND HAS BEEN STIFF. HAD IT BLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. AT SHOP NOW TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK, AND/OR SERPENTINE BELT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS THOSE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM ISN'T MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS AND THE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED SUCH A LEMON! I PERSONALLY WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. GOING BACK TO LEXUS. *TR

Mileage: 71,309

IN THE WINTER OF 2012, THE STEERING STARTED TO GET MORE DIFFICULT WHILE PARKING AND BACKING OUT OF SPACES. IT WHINED A BIT. SERVICE AT COLLECTION AUTO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE POSITION SENSOR. NO CHANGE. THE STEERING GOT WORSE, FLUID BEGAN LEAKING, AND I WAS INVOLVED IN TWO NEAR CRASHES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. ONE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT UPON ENTERING A FREEWAY RAMP. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. IT THEN AGAIN HAPPENED, BUT TOTAL STEERING FAILURE WHILE TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A GOOD DEAL OF DIGGING AND SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL DEALERS OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT RECOMMENDED THE CHANGE FOR PUMP AND RACK AND PINION, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE POSITION SENSOR AND THERE WERE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERS TO REPLACE THESE WITH REDESIGNED PARTS DATING TO 2012. IT CURRENTLY IS AT A DEALER WHO IS WORKING WITH GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

PROBLEM #1 OF 3: DURING HEAVY RAINS, WATER WOULD LEAK IN THROUGH THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THE DRAIN TUBES FROM THE SUNROOF WERE CLOGGED, THEY BLEW IT OUT, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY CHARGED ME TO PUT IT LONGER TUBES, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT TUBES, NOT THE BACK. PROBLEM #2 OF 3: WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES AT LOW SPEED I LOSE POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF TIME (WHICH IS TROUBLESOME WHEN TURNING). PROBLEM #3 OF 3: TWO WARNING LIGHTS FOR AIRBAGS COME ON EVERYTIME I START THE VEHICLE. I CAN PUSH A BUTTON EACH TIME TO MAKE THE WRITTEN WARNING GO AWAY, BUT THE RED LIGHT WITH A PICTURE STAYS ON. NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, THE STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS FAILED ALONG WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE OTHER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 33,000

ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3.5 HOURS. AS WE PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED LIKE NORMAL AND IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT RAPIDLY. WE TOOK SIDE ROADS AND SLOWLY CRAWLED HOME. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND IT CAME BACK WITH A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR AND CODES P0700 AND P07016, WHICH THEY CONFIRMED TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SUGGESTED TO HAVE A SPECIALIST LOOK AT IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS ARE COMMON CODES THAT COME BACK FOR THE 2007 AND 2008 ACADIA'S THAT REQUIRE A REBUILD/REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH AN AVERAGE COST OF $4000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC FOR MANY YEARS AND THEY HAVE YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I AM VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD A WORSE INCIDENT IN DISCOVERING THIS ISSUE, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE $4000 TO DROP INTO A NEW ONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I JUST SPENT $650 ON A NEW RADIATOR. THESE ARE NOT PROBLEMS THAT A RELIABLE CAR, THE 2008 ACADIA, UNDER 100,000 MILES SHOULD BE HAVING. GMC NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THESE ISSUES AND TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MY WHEELS LOCKED UP. STILL THINKING THE WHEEL HAD TURNED ENOUGH, I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR A CEMENT BEA, HOWEVER THE CAR ROLLED INTO IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE CAR "ROD UNDER THE CAR" WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 ACADIA IN 2011, IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER PURCHASE WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS. AT 40,000 MILES WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES; THE AIR CONDITIONER BACKED UP, WHICH REQUIRED MAINTENANCE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR; AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. AT 45,000 MILES THE REAR STRUTS WENT OUT, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT; AND WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. AT 60,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 55,000 MILES THE FRONT STRUTS WENT OUT, WHICH NEEDED REPLACING, ALONG WITH FOUR NEW TIRES, AND A NEW SET OF HEADLIGHTS. AT 60,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WHICH ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE FINAL INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/10/13 AT 74,000 MILES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN. I WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING CONSOLE LOCKED WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION EITHER. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BARELY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

STEERING COLUMN MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER SAYS THE RACK & PINION IS LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE STEERING STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT THE AROUND 38000 MILES ON THE CAR. I CONTACTED GMC DEALER THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT. AND I CAN SEE ON THE ACADIA FORUMS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID OF STEERING WHEEL BEING STUCK AND I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. GMC HAS TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. WHY DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO ACT AFTER PEOPLE ARE DEAD. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE GOVERNMENT THAT ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT US. GMC KNOWS THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS STUPID. *TR

2008 GMC ACADIA- STEERING PROBLEMS!!- 65,000 STARTED NOTICING POWER STEERING LOSS WHEN SLOW TURNING SOMETIMES...OFF AND ON...THEN GOT MORE OFTEN AND MUCH WORSE...REPLACED RACK ($300).....PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED...NEXT TRYING TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP ($$ YET TO FIND OUT)...RECALL ON HEADLIGHT- SOCKET MELTED AND REPLACED....AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME OFF AND ON...TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY TRACK, AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. NO SOUND...TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE RADIO. REPLACED RADIO($450), STILL DIDN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP STATED AMP BLEW AND NEEDED NEW AMP ($400)...THOUGHT IT WAS THE AMP THE ENTIRE TIME DUE TO THE CD PLAYER WORKING VISUALLY, BUT NO SOUND IN ENTIRE VEHICLE FOR ANY ELECTRONIC FEATURE. SHIFTING RANDOMLY WHEN GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. GAS MILEAGE HORRIBLE-- ABOUT 14 TO 14 .5MPG-- MUCH WORSE THAN WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT AT 48,000...LOVE THE LOOK AND WHEN IT WORKS....WHY IS THERE NO RECALL WILL THE POWER STEERING?? COME ON GMC STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING ALREADY!!! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENLTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING. THERE WAS ALSO A DEFECT FOUND IN THE AIR BAG BUT THE EXACT PART WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE! WHEN I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW VEHICLE I NEW I WANTED THE ACADIA. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE LOT THEY HAD JUST BROUGHT IN A 2008 THAT HAD ONE OWNER. I WAS ECSTATIC BECAUSE IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD WANT AND NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS A 2012. WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING IT WAS GREAT I LOVED IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 8,000 OR SO MILES ON IT AND AS TIME WENT ON I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WASN'T DRIVING LIKE IT DID THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK 5 DAYS WEEK ROUGHLY 35 MILES A DAY. I WAS IN TOWN AT THE BANK AND AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT INTO THE LANE MY RPM'S WENT SKY HIGH AND WOULDN'T COME BACK DOWN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS SO SCARED I PULLED OVER IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. EVER SINCE THAT DAY MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT DRIVES LIKE CRAP! I HAVE IT ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED, AND I CANNOT GET A SMOOTH RIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES OVER 50 MPH, SHIMMIES WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS, MY HEATER DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK WELL UNLESS IT IS ON 85 WAY TOO HOT. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP YET AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALIGNMENT OFF, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I READ A LOT REVIEWS ON THIS MODEL AND SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME PONTIAC/GMC BUYER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR NOT TAKING THIS TRANSMISSION THING SERIOUS. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO RECEIVE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? FATAL ACCIDENT? IN WHICH CASE I HOPE IT ISN'T ME BUT ALSO NOBODY ELSE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE IT HAS BEEN A THORN FOR SOME TIME AND IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR

Mileage: 21,431

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT, FRUSTRATING. LIST OF REPAIRS: TIMING BELT, HEAD LIGHTS, STEERING, CAMSHAFT, OIL LEAK, STRUTS, BRAKES AND THIS IS WHAT I CAN RECALL MOSTLY.THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE SERVICES ESPECIALLY FOR SERVICE STABILITY TRACK THAT NEVER GETS REPAIRED, THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO SERVICE AIR BAG KEEPS COMING ON BUT DEALERSHIP CANNOT DO ANYTHING WHILE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY REPAIRS AND SERVICES WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE AS I HAVE THE ACADIA. I OWNED A GALANT CAR BEFORE THE ACADIA FOR 5 YEARS AND ONLY HAD TO DO ONE REPAIR IN THOSE 5 YEARS I OWNED IT. I REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE NOT ONE THAT IS MALFUNCTIONED! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. ONCE SHE TRIED GOING AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WE HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 68,000 MILES? ALSO THE WATERPUMP, POWERSTEERING PUMP. MASTER CYLINDER, AS WELL AS SOMETHING WITH AN AIR BAG CONNECTOR. THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AS A GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,400.

Mileage: 84,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AN ABNORMAL NOISE SOUNDED FROM THE STEERING UNIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE AND THE RODS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO FLORIDA FOR CHEER LEADING COMPETITION; I WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS WHEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT AND MESSAGE SCREEN CAME ON THANKFULLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK ON ON OUR WAY BACK TO CHICAGO AND KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY ONLY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TIGHT THEY ONLY WIGGLED IT AND LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. THEN SUSPENSION STARED IT MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD TIE RODS REPLACED. THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG PROBLEM CAME BACK AND THIS TIME DIDN'T GO AWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE HARNESS WAS TO TIGHT AND THEY REROUTED IT SO IT WASN'T TIGHT ANYMORE. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ITS ON AGAIN BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK AND NOW IS PAST ITS WARRANTY.THEN HEAD LAMP WENT OUT. HAD TO PAY DEALER $180 (RIP OFF) NEXT THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. MY NEPHEW REPLACED IT IN LESS THAN 10 MIN. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM. THEN WIPERS ARM CAME LOOSE FROM MOTOR I HAD MY COUSIN FIX IT FOR ME. NOW I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE CAME BACK WITH THE CODE TO REPLACE THE CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID NOW I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IT STARTED TO ACT FUNNY SHIFTING PRETTY HARD SOME TIMES AND THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME WHEN I NOTICE THE RPMS AT ABOUT 45000 AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING NUTS I DON'T KNOW WHY AND HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME ON THE SAME GEAR. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND CAME BACK WITH THE SAME CODE FOR THE SOLENOID PLUS P0700/P0716/P0717 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY ACADIA IS JUST SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY NO MONEY TO FIX IT AND DRIVING MY 15 YEAR OLD TRUCK HOPING GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE

Mileage: 5,000

PARTS INSIDE THE POWER STEERING PUMP DESTROYED CAUSING METAL FILINGS IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE FILINGS CAUSED THE THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM TO FAIL RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS AND UNDOUBTABLY WILL RESULT IN FATALITIES.RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE ACTION! *TR

Mileage: 56,453

GMC SAYS POWERSTEERING RACK IS CRACKED IN MY TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS AN "OLDER" MODEL THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE REDESIGNED STEERING ASSEMBLY IN IT, MY TRUCK REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2009 ACADIA MODELS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAPPEN RIGHT AROUND THE 50K MILE MARKER, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I'VE VISITED COUNTLESS WEBSITES AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I'M HAVING YET GMC REFUSES TO CORRECT WHAT IS CLEARLY A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SCARY RESULT OF TOTAL POWERSTEERING LOSS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND IF I LOST POWERSTEERING IN MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING I WOULD CRASH WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. AFTER MANY DIFFERENT PHONE CALLS WITHIN THE GMC CORPORATION, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TO ME AT ALL. WHEN I STATED THAT I WOULD BE LOOKING INTO OTHER AVENUES TO FILE A COMPLAINT, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS CONSIDERING FILING A COMPLAINT, MY CASE IS NOW CLOSED AND THE GUY HUNG UP ON ME. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED WITH GMC. I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THEIR SAFETY DEFECT. I'D LOVE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT HOW TO GET THIS CHANGED SO EITHER THE WARRANTY PICKS IT UP OR A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 56,614

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 105,169

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION, STEERING SHAFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,015. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,150. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/2013 *JS

Mileage: 21,015

POWER STEERING IS FAILING, THIS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE GM "LAMBDA" PLATFORM AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. AFFECTED PARTS ARE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK, CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO GM WAS USE OF INCORRECT FLUID FROM THE FACTORY. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE RACK ($2,000) AND UPGRADE THE FLUID TO DEXTRON VI. FOR GM TO EXPECT OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMERS TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 20 MPH AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST MISSED HITTING A TREE AND GOING IN A DITCH AND MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING ON THEIR COMPUTER. I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 MORE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME ALMOST ENDED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT ON THEM WHILE THEY WERE TEST DRIVING MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER STILL DID NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODES AFTER THIS HAPPENED. AS OF TODAY, WHICH IS 3 WEEKS LATER, I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES EVENTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON THEM. I AM FRUSTRATED AND AGGRAVATED AND AFTER READING ONLINE AT HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM DISGUSTED THAT GM HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

AT APPROX. 64,860 POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE THAT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. *TR

Mileage: 64,860

THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE, WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY ROAD CROSSING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING REQUIRED ME TO USE ALL OF MY ARM STRENGTH TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL, FORCING ME TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY WIDE TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET. POWER STEERING HAS SINCE COME AND GONE AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 25 MPH WHEN MAKING TURNS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO OUR GMC DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. DESPITE THESE REPEATED TRIPS AND REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING STILL GOES OUT OR IS STIFF. DEALERSHIP BLAMES GM AND THE DESIGN OF THE 2008 ACADIA'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,287

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30MPH NORTH BOUND. STARTED MAKING RIGHT TURN (STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT) LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 85,862

POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS DURING TURNS ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN TURNING IN OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OR IN WET WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD THE RACK & PINION STEERING RACK REPLACED 2 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2008) DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH AFTER GETTING UGLY WITH THEM, NOW AT 75,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT,REPLACED IT. GOT IT BACK FROM DEALER AND NOW THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING, USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND THEN IT FINALLY UNLOCKS AS YOUR TRYING TO TURN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK. HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW AFTER NOT ABLE TO TURN AND HIT A CURB WHILE TURNING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE. DOING RESEARCH ON THIS THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING LOCKING UP, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF ITS DEFECTIVE. PAYING 45K FOR A VEHICLE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALER ON REPLACING THIS PART. IS THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST COME TO A DECISION THAT GM DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE ABOUT GIVEN UP ON THEM. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE HAD THE RACK & PINION STEERING RACK REPLACED 2 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2008) DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH AFTER GETTING UGLY WITH THEM, NOW AT 75,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT,REPLACED IT. GOT IT BACK FROM DEALER AND NOW THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING, USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND THEN IT FINALLY UNLOCKS AS YOUR TRYING TO TURN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK. HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW AFTER NOT ABLE TO TURN AND HIT A CURB WHILE TURNING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE. DOING RESEARCH ON THIS THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING LOCKING UP, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF ITS DEFECTIVE. PAYING 45K FOR A VEHICLE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALER ON REPLACING THIS PART. IS THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST COME TO A DECISION THAT GM DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE ABOUT GIVEN UP ON THEM. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

AT APPROX. 62,000 POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE THAT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED/REPLACED THE RACK THAT THEY SAID WAS STARTING TO GO BAD. IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE GM CERTIFIED USED WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE AND SHOULD BE ALL SET. NOW, ABOUT A YEAR LATER (WARRANTY EXPIRED-POWER STEERING IS NOT CONSIDERED POWERTRAIN...) THE SAME NOISE AND HIGH EFFORT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THEY NOW SAY THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING AND THERE IS A BLOWN GASKET IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING A LEAK OF STEERING FLUID WHICH IS CAUSING THE WHINE. THEY SAY THAT THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $750. GMC NEEDS TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, OR AT LEAST ISSUE A NOTICE FOR DEALERS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE WHEN IT ARISES. I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT DID NOT HAVE THE SYSTEM FAIL WHEN DRIVING. I COULD PROBABLY RECOVER IF IT DID, I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING IT WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN IT DECIDED TO FAIL!! I KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO OTHER OWNERS THAT HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, WHEN WILL GM STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE?!?! *JS

Mileage: 62,000

OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WHEN WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICE, WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE AND OUR LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. AS TIME HAS GONE BY, IT HAS DONE THE REST OF THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE RECALL SUCH AS ON/OFF LIGHT REMAINING OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND NOW IT ACTUALLY FLASHES BACK AND FORTH WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER. OUR POWER STEERING HAS BEEN MAKING A WHINE SOUND SINCE 2009. IT HAS ONLY WORSENED OVER TIME AND NOW HAS DEPRECIATED OUR VEHICLES VALUE FOR A TRADE-IN. WE ARE COMPLETELY DISSATIFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF VEHICLE WE HAVE GOTTEN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AN ACADIA BASED ON THE RELIABILITY OF GMC AND THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY ON THE MANUFACTURING END. WE KNOW SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2008 ACADIA AND HAVE FOUND MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THEIR ISSUES AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2008 HAS THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ISSUES. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION. *JS

CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION TAKES A MINUTE FOR CAR TO SHUT OFF CAR WOULD NOT START NEXT MORNING INTRUNENT PANEL SHOWS MULTIPAL PROBLEMS HAVE READ ONLINE CONSUMERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.NEED HELP HAVE HAD VEHICLE FPR THREE WEEKS WAS NOT TOLD BY DEALER ABOUGHT PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL HAVE PRINTED ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND WILL SHOW TO DEALER I WOULD HOPE THAT GMC DOES NOT APPROVE WITH THESE ACTIONS.ALSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH SREERING IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THIS COUL BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY. *TT

Mileage: 48,500

SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR NEW IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, WHICH COULD BE FELT ON DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. COULD NEVER DUPLICATE FOR TECH. EVERYTIME IT IN SHOP THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM. FINALLY AT 20,000 MILES THEY DECIDED TO CHANGE ENTIRE RACK, THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. CLUNK GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER, BUT OF COURSE STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE FOR TECH. AT 45,000 THEY CHANGED RACK AGAIN. I GUESS THIS CAR HAS A DISPOSABLE RACK. LUCKY FOR ME I HAD A CLAIM NUMBER WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND IT WAS COVERED. ON APPROX 12/22 PUT CAR IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE. CAR MOVED APPROX 4FT, HAD TO PUT BRAKE ON TO STOP. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS TOLD BY TECH 1ST TIME I IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF ACADIA. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS AND THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. GM OFFERED ME 2,000 FOR ME TO BUY A NEW CAR BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE REGAINED ITS STEERING FUNCTION ON ITS OWN A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ONLY CLOSE IF THE BUTTON ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT AND WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING. I TOLD HER TO STAY THERE UNTIL I COULD GET THERE TO MEET HER. WHEN I ARRIVED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE THROUGH ABOUT AN INCH OF STANDING WATER IN THE SAME PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A ROAD NEAR OUR HOME. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I WAS TURNING ONTO A FOUR LANE ROAD FROM STOP LIGHT WITH MY 4 YR. OLD LITTLE GIRL . THE ACADIA LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED , AND COULD NOT TURN AT ALL . STUCK BROADSIDE IN TWO DIRECTIONS OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ! CARS WHERE VEERING AROUND US ! HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK VERY WELL WHEN YOU ARE STUCK BROADSIDE , AND THEY CANT SEE THEM ! LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND MESSAGES WERE SAYING CHECK ENGINE ! AFTER AROUND A MINUTE AND A HALF EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED . DANGEROUS , SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE LINE UP OF GM CROSSOVERS (ACADIA, ENCLAVE, AND TRAVERSE) 2007-2010 ARE AFFECTED BY A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MINE HAS A WHINE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IT IS POSSIBLY THE PUMP, OR THE RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $450-$1000 TO REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE IMPROVED THE POWER STEERING PUMPS ON THESE VEHICLES, WHICH INDICATES TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL WAS DEFECTIVE. I FEEL LIKE STEERING IS A PART OF SAFELY DRIVING THESE VEHICLES. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING OUR ACADIA, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT, BUT IF MY WIFE WERE DRIVING IT, THE OUTCOME MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A RIBBET IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE STEERING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR BUSHINGS WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BUSHINGS AND STEERING GEARS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/27/11*LJ

Mileage: 42,406

MY POWER STEERING GROANS AND MOANS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR ME BEING A MALE. THE NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND MAY AFFECT THE STEERING. THE CAR IS FOR MY FAMILY OF THREE KIDS AND WIFE --- NOT SURE THEY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. I CALLED THE A GMC SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF "VERY SIMILAR ISSUES" WAITING BACK TO HEAR IF THEY WILL REPAIR THIS. I'VE HAD TOO MANY REPAIRS LATELY FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 58K MILES -- ONE SWAY BAR, ANOTHER SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, HEADLAMP ISSUE, FAULTY THERMOSTAT, LIMITED LIFE BRAKE PADS, NOW POWER STEERING ISSUES! UGH! *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I TOOK MY 2008 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY POWER STEERING IS STIFF WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. IT JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDS THE STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR $800. THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I ALREADY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND THAT MANY GMC ACADIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN SET BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING THE FAILURE THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT OPERATE AS SMOOTHLY AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 37,000

I OWN A 2008 GMC ACADIA AND ON JAN 10. 2011 THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD COMPLETELY SPILLED OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COOLER THAT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE FOR COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL I AM WONDERING WHY GMC IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A BAD ACCIDENT. A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 46,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE POWERS STEERING ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS CONSUMERS ARE PAYING ALOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYEING BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE BEARING PLATE AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPRING ON THE STRUT WAS STICK UP AND THEY COULD HEAR A SPRING POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF SIMILAR FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 22,000

GMC 2008 ACADIA, VIN [XXX] MILEAGE 33,893 POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING POTENTIALLY FATAL/INJURY INCIDENT. HAD IT "REPAIRED" AT DEALER ON JUNE 21, 2010. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE ARE FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THE ACADIA. RE-OCCURRED WITH NEARLY HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS ON JUNE 27, 2010. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BASED UPON DEALER'S COMMENT THAT THIS IS OCCURRING WITH SOME FREQUENCY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP TWICE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

WHINING WHILE DRIVING AND CLANKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS-WAS TOLD THE WHINING WAS THE POWER STEERING, AND NEEDED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BE CHANGED. I WAS TOLD THE CLANKING NOISE WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. BOTH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED. I WAS TOLD THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION, BUT GMC WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT'S "ON HOLD." *TR

Mileage: 36,000

POWER AND POWER STEERING FAILURE- WHEN IT RAINS OR I DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS. ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY ACADIA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD READJUST THE BELT GUARD. THIS DID NOT WORK AND THEY SAID JUST BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T COAST AND THE SPEED INCREASES AS YOU GO DOWN HILL. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I WISH TO INFORM YOU OF A CRITICAL STEERING DEFECT IN THE 2008 GMC ACADIA. AT 42,000 MILES I NOTICES A DECLINE IN POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN QUESTIONED GMC INFORM ME THAT IS WAS LOW DUE TO AIR POCKETS IN THE FLUID SYSTEM RELEASING OVER TIME THUS CAUSING VOLUME LOSS. AT 50,000 ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID RAN OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN STEERING LOSS AND POTENTIAL HARM TO MYSELF , PASSENGERS, OR OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY. WHEN NOTIFY GMC REQUESTED ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A WEEKEND (EVEN THOUGH IT PURGE ITSELF OF FLUID AS FAST AS IT WAS REFILLED) AND BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR ON MONDAY. GMC OF COURSE CHARGED ME $420 FOR THE SAID REPAIR. WHEN CONTACTED AGAIN (FOLLOWING THE REPAIR) GMC DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED ME AN OIL CHANGE FOR MY TROUBLES. THEY DID NOT TAKE THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY NOR INTIMATED THAT THEY WOULD EVEN LOOK INTO THE CAUSE. NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE CONCLUDED "BAD PRODUCT" / "BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE" AND BE APPRECIATIVE THAT I DID NOT LOSE MY LIFE. THEN I SAW TOYOTA BEING GRILLED ON CAPITAL HILL AND SIMPLY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GMC WHO HAS A CRITICAL STEERING PROBLEM DID NOT HAVE TO STEP UP TO PROTECTING ITS CONSUMERS. WHY NO RECALL NOTICE, WHY ARE THEY ALLOW TO MINIMIZE/HIDE COMPLAINTS, WHERE IS CONGRESS CALLING THEM TO THE HILL? IF IN FACT TOYOTA IS BEING CALL TO TASK THEN IT IS TIME FOR US CONSUMER TO BE PROTECTED FROM OUR OWN INTRA-COUNTRY PROVIDERS. PLEASE LOOK INTO GMC STEERING PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. DO NOT ALLOW GMC TO PLAY A NUMBERS GAME ON PEOPLES LIFE'S BEFORE YOU FINALLY ACT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. KENNETH M. GRAHAM

Mileage: 42,000

POWER STEERING FAILS ON MY 2008 GMC ACADIA. 12/9/09- POWER STEERING FAILS AS I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN GREENWICH, CT. ALMOST CRASH. 12/10/09 - DROP CAR AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION SINCE MY THOUGHT IS THAT IT JUST NEED STEERING FLUID. 12/10/09- SERVICE STATION MANAGER CALLS AND TELLS ME POWER STEERING PUMP SHOT, AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. 12/10/09- CAR TOWED TO MINCHIN GMC IN STAMFORD CT. THEY PROVIDE RENTAL CAR FROM ENTERPRISE. 12/10/09- CALL LATE AFTERNOON LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE. TOLD 'TECH IS LOOKING AT IT NOW.' I ASK FOR A CALL BACK. NO CALL 12/12/09- CALL DEALER. LEAVE DETAILED MESSAGE. ASK FOR A CALL BACK. NO CALL. 12/14/09- CALL DEALER. SPEAK TO SERVICE. I AM TOLD TECH IS LOOKING AT IT. WHICH I THOUGHT WAS DONE. ASK FOR A CALL BACK. NO CALL. 12/15/09 CALL DEALER. SPEAK TO SERVICE. AM TOLD WAITING FOR A PART. ASK FOR A CALL BACK ON PART AVAILABILITY. NO CALL BACK. LEFT ANOTHER MESSAGE WITH MAIN V- MAIL, DETAILING HOW NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK. NO CALL BACK. 12/16/09- CALL DEALER. SPEAK TO SERVICE. TOLD TECH IS OUT TO LUNCH BUT THE PART THAT HAS TO COME FROM CALIFORNIA OR CANADA. FINALLY THEY CALL BACK. I AM TOLD THAT THE PART THAT I NEED IS ON 'NATIONAL BACK ORDER'. ASKED FOR A CALL BACK FOR A BETTER IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2008 GMC ACADIA HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY RECALLS AND DEALERSHIP RESPONSE. *NJ WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER SEAT MADE A NOISE WHILE BEING ADJUSTED AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN IT WAS COLD.*JB THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION SCREEN WENT OUT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT DID NOT MOVE. UPDATED 01/23/09. *JB

RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL TYPE ARE SUFFERING FROM FAILED POWER STEERING PUMPS. SOME HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

2008 GMC ACADIA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BURNT TO NOTHING BUT THE FRAME. LUCKILY WE ALL GOT OUT OK. PRIOR TO THIS OUR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE COMING APART. WE FEEL THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME AS WELL BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD WE HAD NO POWER STEERING TO THE CAR. GMC AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT FROM ARE DOING NOTHING AND I STILL HAVE NO CAR. I AM OUT MY DOWN PAYMENT AS WELL AS 2 ALMOST 700.00 PAYMENTS AND I LOST MY TRADE IN CAR ON TOP OF THAT. *TR

Mileage: 4,000