2009 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .

The contact's daughter owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. His daughter restarted the vehicle and resumed normal driving operation. The contact stated that the failure recurred while his daughter's boyfriend was driving the vehicle later on that same evening. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective rack and pinion. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

SLIGHT PULSE LEFT THEN PULSE RIGHT ACTUALLY MOVES STEERING WHEEL BUT VEHICLE STAYS ON TRACK - UNLESS DRIVER IS UNAWARE - BUT DRIVE BECOMES AWARE BECAUSE IT'S A MOVEMENT ON A SMOOTH ROAD THEM IS ALARMING - THEN IT'S ALWAYS NOTICED

Mileage: 137,745

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER BY MANY MECHANICAL PROFESSIONALS. AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WILL STIFFEN AND LOCK UP MAKING IT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER THAT RACK N PINION AND PUMP ARE FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS LOOKS LIKE A TYPICAL ISSUE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GM CAN DO FOR THIS?

STEERING WHEEL MAKING A WHINING/RUBBING NOISE. FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE TACK AND PINION IS BAD SPRAYING OUT POWER STEERING FLUID EVERYWHERE. WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WILL LOSE POWER AND BECOME EITHER HARD TO TURN OR NOT TURN AT ALL CAUSING DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM.

Mileage: 135,000

DEC 2018 MY ACADIA WAS LEFT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF WHITMORE CHEVROLET IN WEST POINT VA 23181 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. MY VEHICLE RAN WHEN I LEFT IT THERE. OVER A MONTH LATER INCLUDING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I GET MY VEHICLE BACK AND IT IS DEAD. I WOULD START MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY SOMETIME STOPPING SOON OR RANDOMLY ON THE ROAD. IT'S DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN TOO. I NEED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE POSSIBLE RECALLS FIXED. I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND IT'S UNBEARABLE. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL SONS AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE TO RUN PLEASE!!!MY REVIEW IS IN THE PICTURES AS WELL

Mileage: 90,000

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A TURN. HAS HAPPENED OFTEN OVER A FEW MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

Mileage: 135,000

I JUST GOT MY GMC 4 MONTHS AGO AND AFTER EVERY LIGHT AND ALARM HAS GONE OFF THE LEAK OF POWER STEERING FLUID HAS CAUSE ME TO TAKE TO A DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A $2600 BILL TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND PUMP. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISSUED WITH MY GMC MY SISTER HAS A 2011 ACADIA AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS FOR SURE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

Mileage: 160,000

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

BOUGHT A 2009 GMC ACADIA IN FEBRUARY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND WAS PULLING OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT GETTING MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SOME FOOD AS I WAS PULLING OUT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I COULD NOT GET MY SUV TO TURN I BARELY BUMPED A CAR THANK GOODNESS IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO FIX!! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED ESPECIALLY AFTER SPEND 10,900 ON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST SEEMS TO LOCK UP.

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN RPMS ARE LOW. IN MY INCIDENT I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ABOUT 40 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO TAKE THE TURN SLOWLY. AS MY RPM WENT DOWN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT ANY MORE. THE WHEEL GOT STUCK IN THE LAST POSITION BEFORE I LET GO OF THE GAS. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS NOT THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED BUT THAT STEERING IN GENERAL WAS LOCKING. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND NEVER HAVE TO WORRY MY WHEEL WILL LOCK. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. BUT AGAIN IT SHOULD NOT LOCK MY TURN. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO GET THE RPM UP AND THEN IT WOULD TURN. ONCE OF THE FREEWAY AT THE STOP LIGHT I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. ONCE I GAVE IT GAS WE WERE FINE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TURNING. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND MANY ISSUES WITH ACADIA STEERING PUMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES THAT COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 2, 2016 WITH NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, EITHER STANDING STILL OR MOVING. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BILL WAS $1,466.00. THE ACADIA HAS 31,068 MILES ON IT, AND MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THE STEERING MAY GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 31,068

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, "ENGINE HOT" AND "A/C OFF" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD CAMPAIGNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND THE TRANSMISSION CUTLET LEAVE PLATE FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

THERE IS AN ONGOING AND UNRESOLVED ISSUE CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP ON GM LAMBDA CHASSIS VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST CREATING AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE FACTORY QUIETLY SUPPORTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS OF THE SAME COMPONENTS- RATHER THAN RECALL THIS SITUATION GM CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR SUPPLY OF DEFICIENT COMPONENTS WHILE THEY SEEMED TO "WAIT OUT" THE WARRANTY AND THUS NO LONGER BE LIABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING IT'S LIKE THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT LATELY A LOT MORE OFTEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, TO THE POINT THAT I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK SO I MUST DRIVE IT..

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. I TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS IN MY VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM SCARED TO PUT THEM IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL PAYING ON MY CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE,

APRIL 26, 2016 - MY WIFE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND SAID THE WHEELS ON THE GMC WERE VERY HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SHE STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHE WOULD TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. A DAY LATER, THE NOISE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED SO I WENT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE STEERING SEEMED OK AND THE WHINING NOISE DIDN'T SEEM THAT BAD TOO ME. APRIL 28, 2016 - MY WIFE SAID THE NOISE WAS LOUDER SO I TEST DROVE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME, I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING POWER ON LOW SPEED. ONE TIME I OVERCOMPENSATED WHEN IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I PERFORMED THE OWNER'S MANUAL CHECKS, POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD. I THEN GOGGLED FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES AND HOW TO RESOLVE ON GMC 2009 ACADIA AND THEN I RAN INTO THE GMC SERVICE BULLETIN SB-10056459-3388 ONLINE. THE BULLETIN DESCRIBED THE INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WE EXPERIENCED. THE CONDITION IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS "VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE MAY REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH REQUIRES GREATER DRIVER EFFORT, PARTICULARLY AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS". I CALLED OUR LOCAL GM'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN EVALUATION BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALLBACK YET. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I BELIEVE, IF NOT RESOLVED, MAY TURN OUT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US.

Mileage: 90,827

I OWN A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE TRYING TO TURN MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 3 DIFFERENT VEHICLES DUE TO THIS AND BARELY MADE IT IN TO A PARKING LOT OFF OF A BUSY STREET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT LETTING RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME DUE TO THIS.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING IN MY ACADIA. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS JUST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKING IN. NOW THE STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. WE WERE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN AS THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY AT THE TIME. I AM NOW SEEING SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A PENDING LAWSUIT. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC WHERE THE SAFETY POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. MY SON HAS OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ISSUES.

HEADLIGHT OUT 1.5 MO AGO, THEN OTHER SIDE WENT OUT. MECHANICS HAVE TO REMOVE BUMPER TO GET TO BULB!!! $300-400 MINIMUM LABOR AND PARTS. STRUTS IF SHOCK ABSORBERS STUCK DOWN AFTER UP ON RACK AFTER 2 DIFFERENT TIRE CHANGES REPAIRS. CAR ROAD WOBBLY UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AT MY E PENSR. IS THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR A LEMON OR WHAT?

Mileage: 80,000

I TOOK MY 09 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM AUTO TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY THE $2043 TO FIX MY POWER STEERING, BUT I BELIEVE ITS ALL RELATED TO THAT POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT IS COVER UNDER THE GM POLICY. AND ITS THE SAME PROBLEM TO ALL THE ACADIA THAT ARE OUT THERE SO I SUGGEST THE GM TO FIX ALL GMC ACADIA WITHOUT ANY COST TO ALL THE OWNERI IF THEY FIX IT RIGHT WE WOULDN'T COMPLAINT AT ALL

Mileage: 118,000

AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, MY 2009 GMC ACADIA TEMPORARILY LOOSES POWER ASSIST STEERING. IT OCCURS OFF AND ON (NOT PREDICTABLE). WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FAILS, I STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT A COUPLE TIMES, THE POWER ASSIST KICKED BACK ON SUDDENLY, CAUSING ME TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND ALMOST GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2015 FROM BARKER GMC DEALERSHIP. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN THE FIRST MONTH OF ME HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MISFIRE SO HAD TO GET THE COILS CHANGED. THEN MY A/C IS NOT WORKING. IN MAY IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN END OF JUNE SOMETIME AND IS STILL OCCURING IT STARTS WHEN I AM GOING TO TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN IT'S LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AND IS HARD TO TURN. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN SOMEWHERE THAT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL WANTS TO GET STUCK. THEREFORE MOST DEFINITELY POSES A DANGER TO FAMILY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE VEHICLE TO MYSELF WHEN DRIVING AND TO OTHERS ON THE RODE. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE! I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS AND 8 MONTH OLD TWIN BOYS IN THERE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT. BUT I DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED AND DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR PROBLEMS THAT GM KNEW ABOUT FOR WHAT 3 YEARS NOW! THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ON THE GMC DELEARSHIP CAR LOT FOR SALE WITH THEM KNOWING OF THESE UNSAFE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS ACADIA 2-3 YEARS AFTER THIS LAWSUIT WAS PUT AGAINST THEM AND THE PEOPLE AT GMC DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TELL ME ABOUT IT'S UNSAFE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING NOR DID IT COME UP WITH ME CHECKING ON THIS VEHICLE. IF I KNEW I COULD GO AFTER THEM TO GET MY 5,500 THAT I PUT DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE AND MY MONEY BACK FOR MY CAR NOTES I HAVE BEEN PAYING SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, I WOULD!!! IF THEY CARED ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF HUMAN LIFE THEY WOULD NOT STILL BE SELLING ANY OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS TIL THEY RESOLVE THEM!!! THERE MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY RISK FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND MEN. ACTIONS DEFINITELY NEED TO TAKE PLACE ON THIS MATTER.

AT LOW RATES OF SPEED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING FOR A COUPLE SECONDS THEN REENGAGES. THIS CAUSES YOU TO OVER STEER ONCE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGES WHICH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSES NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY NOW AND WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. WE HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION LOOKED AT AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF LOW WHINING NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM UNION PARK GMC DEALERSHIP IN WILMINGTON DELWARE ON 7/24/15. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC ON 7/27/15 AFTER NOTICIG A WHINNING NOISE WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE RECOMMENDED RETURNING OIT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER MADE NO REPAIR AND CLAIMED "ALL THESE ACADIAS HAVE THIS WHINING NOISE". I THEN TOOK IT TO MARYLAND STATE INSPECTION WHERE IT FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO "MOISTURE ON RACK", INDICATING A LEAK AND REPLACEMENT OF RACK REQUIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS IT VIEWED THE BOOT AND FOUND A STAIN AND REFERRED ME TO TSB # 3352321. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT MADE CLEAR IF THEY ACTUALLY PULLED THE BOOT AND INSPECTED THE RACK AND INSIDE OF BOOT TO DETERMINE IF FLUID WAS ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE BOOT. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE VEHICLE WILL PASS INSPECTION. I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN THE DELAER RETURNED THE VEHICLE IT HAD ADDED POWER STERRING FLUID, RASING THE LEVEL FROM JUST BELOW MIN TO JUST ABOVE MAX LEVEL.

Mileage: 77,311

CAR STALLS AS I AM TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, TURNING OR GOING AROUND SIGNIFICANT CURVES IN THE ROAD, WHILE IM IN A ROUND ABOUT ETC. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS BACK UP AND OFF I GO. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A NON GM DEALER. MY MECHANIC IS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG BECAUSE A) THERE ARE NO CODES THAT ARE COMING UP AND B) THE STALLING IS VERY SPORADIC, IT WILL DO IT TWICE IN ONE WEEK AND THEN NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. I PULLED THE CARFAX AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID ALL THE WORK ON IT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MALFUNCTION WHILE THEY HAD IT IN FOR SERVICING. ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE, I DO KNOW THAT THEY WENT AS FAR AS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT CLEARLY IT DID NOT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THE CAR STALLS, EVERYTHING LOCKS UP AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANYTHING.

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 20, 2015. A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS THE STEERING RACK IS FAULTY. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE VEHICLE. I AM TRULY SURPRISED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND ROW REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH IN PLACE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP, STEERING GEAR, THE FRONT STRUTS, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V375000 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,800.

Mileage: 120,800

HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY GMC ACADIA. VEHICLE HAS APPOX. 75K MILES AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF WHERE IT WAS HARD TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I TOOK TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUES EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL VEHILE. RACK & PINION IS LEAKING & I NEED A NEW POWER STEERLING PUMP. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THIS GMC MAKE AND MODEL AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE TO BARE THE COST OF THESE REPARIS. I ALSO NOTICED THIS OCCURS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS TOO. COST OF REPAIRS & LABOR - AROUND $2,200. OF COURSE THE REPAIR GUY ALSO NOTICED 3 OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TOO. THE COST OF THOSE RECOMMENDED REPARIS COST $1,600.

Mileage: 75,000

AN INTERMITTENT STEERING ISSUE DEVELOPED WHEREBY STEERING INPUT WOULD BECOME RESTRICTED AND PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM ADDING OR SUBTRACTING STEERING. THE ISSUE PRESENTS DURING TURNING AND CORNERING AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AND ONE SERIOUS NEAR MISS. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE RACK AND PINION WERE INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE, OR THE CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE OF OTHER STEERING DEFECTS WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL YEAR ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DEFECTIVE STEERING ISSUES. GIVEN THE APPARENT INCIDENCE RATE AND THE HIGH RISK NATURE OF THE ISSUE, I AM SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THIS HAS NOT CULMINATED IN A RECALL.

Mileage: 115,000

LAST JUNE DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD A SLIGHT LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. I QUESTIONED HIM ON WHY A VEHICLE WITH APPROX 48K MILES COULD HAVE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT GM ALLOWS SOME LEAKAGE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER I NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL RATCHETING FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I MOMENTARILY WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING,THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER.I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CHARGE OF $130 TO DETERMINE IF IT IS THE PUMP AND NO CHARGE IF IT WAS BAD. I WAS TOLD THE PUMP WAS IN FACT BAD AND THAT THE RACK ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400. I POLITELY TOLD THEM THAT THE RACK SHOULD NOT LEAK AT 56K MILES AND THE PUMP CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THAT GM SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE BILL AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE WAS OK. THEY SAID GM WOULD ONLY COVER THE COST OF PUMP. I ALSO REPLACED 4 LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS IN THE PAST YEAR.

Mileage: 56,496

WHILE EXITING GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, VEHICLE WAS COASTING GOING THROUGH THE OFF RAMP TURN WITH BRAKES APPLIED. ENGINE RPM WAS AT LOW IDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITH OUT WARNING STOP WORKING. IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND DRIVE ONTO THE GRASS. IT TOOK AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AND STAY ON THE AND AVOID CRASHING INTO THE TREES. GMC AND THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALL, NOT AN ADVISORY OR A SERVICE BULLETIN. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10056459. *TR

Mileage: 46,450

RACK AND PINION SEIZES UP WHILE TURNING. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HAPPENS ON MOST OF THE ACADIAS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL LOUD SOUND EMITTED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,286.

Mileage: 81,286

BROUGHT IT TO THE GMC DEALER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH WAS ON RECALL NOTICE ONLY IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER. AS A RESULT, PUMP WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS RACK AND PINION. PUMP COVERED, RACK AND PINION NOT, $1700. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, MOTOR REVVED BUT TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. HAD TO HAVE A FLATBED PICK IT UP AND BRING IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION REPLACED...$3,140.00. I FEEL THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. EIGHT MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING, POWER STEERING PUMP IS WHINING. GMC DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE EVENTHOUGH GM HAS SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS REGARDING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING THUS CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 61,919

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHICH HAS A RIGHT TURN/MERGE OVER A CANAL. UPON REACHING THE RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN. THE ACADIA DROVE FORWARD INTO A LARGE PIPE WHICH CROSSES OVER THE CANAL. THE FRONT OF THE ACADIA WAS CRASHED INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, HEAD LAMPS, ENGINE, DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL, PASSENGER SIDE PANEL, AND THE FRAME. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THIS CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SIDE AIRBAGS AT THIS TIME BUT NOT THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ON THIS GM MODEL. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN TURNING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO MY SON'S ACCIDENT. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO MY GMC ACADIA 2009. CONSUMER REPORTS AS WELL AS THE ACADIA FORUM ALSO HAS MENTIONED THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE IN OTHER GMC ACADIAS. THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING THIS INCIDENT IS ALSO VERY CONCERNING. THIS AIR BAG FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR INJURY GIVEN ANOTHER SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,972..UPDATED 10/14/2014 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS/HER VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/21/14

Mileage: 91,972

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION TO TURN. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PASSED ITS WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS GOING BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE IT AT THAT TIME, IN THE FUTURE THERE WOULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE GEAR WHICH WOULD ALSO DAMAGE THE STEERING PUMP AND I WOULD NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THE QUOTE WAS $1,600 TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND BUSHINGS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE THAT IF I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING GEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 63K MILES! *TR

Mileage: 63,824

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A GMC DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 1ST 2014. THE VERY NEXT DAY I REPLACED A HEADLIGHT (NO BIG DEAL), A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT VERY HARD SO I TOOK IT BACK. THEY SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF 45 DEGREES, SO THEY FIXED IT. 1 MONTH LATER THE STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION, AND STRUTS AND BEARINGS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP WHO SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT, THE LOCKING UP STOPPED. THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION WERE BAD BUT COULD LAST A BIT LONGER. A MONTH LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS COMPLETELY OUT(THE VERY FIRST TIME I TURNED IT ON), AND A MONTH LATER THE ENTIRE CAR IS WHINING VERY LOUDLY WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS THE RACK AND PINION FINALLY GIVING OUT. I HAVE SPENT 20K ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. IN THAT 6 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THAT IS ON TOP OF THE 3 RECALLS IT HAS BEEN IN FOR IN THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ALSO. NOW IT HAS TO GO BACK IN TO FIX THIS RACK AND PINION. THANKFULLY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THIS STEERING COLUMN IS NOT ALL COVERED. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND TIRED OF THROWING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THIS REPLACING OF THE STEERING RACK IS A BIT RIDICULOUS SINCE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 100K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT WHEN I DONT HAVE AN EXTRA FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THROW INTO IT AFTER PUTTING A HUGE DOWNPAYMENT ON IT, AND HAVING A BRAND NEW FORD VEHICLE FOR 9 YEARS AND NEVER HAVING TO PUT A DIME INTO IT. I AM SICK OF IT. IT IS WRONG THAT GM PUT FAULTY CHEAP PARTS INTO THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

MOST COMMON AT SLOWER RATES OF SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT & THE VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. HOWEVER, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH. THAT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. MORE THAN ONCE, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TURN INTO AN ONCOMING LANE B/C THE STEERING IS TOO STIFF TO TURN PROPERLY. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. HAVE FLUSHED/REPLACED POWER STEERING FLUID, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP & RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE IS AT MY LOCAL DEALER NOW (AS OF 8/22/14) & THEY ARE TELLING ME THE NEW PUMP IS BAD & THAT THE STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING...ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF IT LEAKING EXTERNALLY ON THE GROUND & THE DIP STICK CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THE RESERVOIR AS FULL. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST IS $1500 AS OF NOW... THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS & APPARENTLY COMMON SITUATION THAT GMC SHOULD BE RECTIFYING WITH A RECALL OF THE ACADIA. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA'S POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND TYPICALLY ALWAYS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. ONCE THE WHEEL LOCKS IT REMAINS 'STUCK' FOR A LITTLE OVER 1 SECOND. WHILE THE WHEEL IS 'STUCK' IT CANNOT BE TURNED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND CREATES AN VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. A MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THIS ISSUE AS A FAULTY RACK AND PINION. THE MECHANIC ALSO CLAIMED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. I WAS SHOCKED THE FIRST TIME THE WHEEL BECAME STUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING; IT INSTANTLY SENT ME IN TO A PANIC. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 82,200

MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR. SHE AND MY SON WHO HAD BORROWED IT CLAIMED THAT "THE STEERING ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY". ON 16 AUGUST I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SIDE STREET. AS I WAS DOING SO THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE CORNER WITHOUT CROSSING INTO THE ON COMING LANE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 3-5MPH. AT THAT MOMENT A CAR APPROACHED IN THE ADJACENT ONCOMING LANE AND TO AVOID HITTING THAT VEHICLE I HIT THE BREAKS SUDDENLY AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AFTER THE OTHER VEHICLE MOVED ON FROM THE STOP LINE AND (CONJECTURE) I WAS ACCELERATING. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS - TODAY'S DATE IS 8/17/2014.. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, CLOSE CALL AS I VEERING TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC THRU AN INTERSECTION. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND REPAIRED AT THE TIME. CAR HAD 2 ADDITIONAL STEERING COMPONENT FAILURES REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR. MOST RECENTLY, AUGUST 4TH, 2014 MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND LOST POWER ASSIST. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT LUCKILY. DEALER CONFIRMED ANOTHER PUMP FAILURE. THIS ISN'T THE RADIO, OR TIRE NOISE OR A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. POWER STEERING PUMP AND SYSTEM NEEDS TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR AS IT'S A CRITICAL ITEM CENTRAL TO SAFETY AND CONTROLLABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I CAN PROVIDE AS NEEDED. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE STEERING COLUMN RANDOMLY LOCKS AT SPEED WHILE TURNING. LOCKING COLUMN CAUSED IMPACT TO CURB WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WE DROVE 5 HOURS TO GET OUR ACADIA. ONLY TO REALIZE THE VERY NEXT DAY LESS THAN 24 HOURS THE STEERING WASN'T WORKING RIGHT. IF PARKED OR AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS AS IF IT HAS NO POWER STEERING. THIS MAKES IT PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF ANY RIGHT SPOTS, PARKING SPOTS & IT LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PARALLEL PARK. THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND IS STATING THE ONES WHO DID HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION WHICH COST $1400-$1700 TO FIX! THEREFORE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE OF THIS ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY ASSEMBLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED! *TR

MY ACADIA BEGAN HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THE LEVEL WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE UNTIL IT WAS TO THE POINT THAT I COULD HARDLY TURN THE CAR AT TIMES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WOULD HAVE EASILY HIT OTHER CARS GOING AROUND CORNERS, ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW THAT OWN ACADIAS, HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT-CAUSING PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THIS CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2009 ACADIA SLT2. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THIS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THEY REPLACE A COIL. THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAR HAS HAD OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, LIKE WATER LEAKING INTO THE CABIN AND NEARLY SHOCKING ME WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AS MY WIFE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SHE HEARD A "CLUNK" NOISE, AND SHE HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS STATED THAT THIS IS ALMOST A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AND MANY TIMES SHE HAS TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WE DECLINED THE REPAIR AND FELT THAT THIS WAS AS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED WITHOUT ANY COSTS TO US. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY HOWEVER WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED A FORM TYPE E-MAIL INDICATING THAT OUR COMPLAINT IS IN THEIR FILES. WE HAVE ALSO INFORMATION FROM OTHER WEB SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AT A FEDERAL LEVEL. WE ONLY HAVE 35,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOW WE ARE REALLY AFRAID TO TAKE ANY KIND OF LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS FOR FEAR THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THAT THIS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH OF OURSELVES AND OUR LOVED ONES. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT OTHER ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOTS OR EVEN TURN AT A LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE IGNITION WENT BAD, THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED 6 TIMES & IN THE SHOP COUNTLESS MORE. SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ACADIAS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWLY BECOME HARDER AND HARDER TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW RPM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE POWER STEERING ON THE ACADIA SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I FEAR THAT IF THIS ISSUE GETS WORSE AND STARTS HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM IS ONLY OBVIOUS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-25 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 90,004

THE POWER STEERING QUITS AT SLOW SPEEDS OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. BECOMES LIKE A MANUAL STEERING THAT SUDDENLY BECOMES HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. HAPPENS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO DIFFICULT TO STAY IN PROPER LANE WHEN MAKING A CORNER TURN, HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

INCIDENT (FIRST BIG SYMPTOM): BRAKING AND SLOWING TO YIELD SIGN FROM OFFRAMP/ STEERING FELT AS IF IGNITION TURNED OFF AND CAR BECAME MUCH LESS STABLE IN STEERING WITH A STIFFENING AND RATTLING/TAPPING NOISE SOMEWHERE JUST LEFT TO THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE TRYING TO TURN REALIZED THERE WAS NO POWER, THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN HITTING THE GAS THE STEERING SUDDENLY POPS BACK INTO ASSIST. THIS IS A VERY UNSETTLING FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT I SEE ON MULTIPLE INTERNET SITES HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST 2011 IN MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS CHASSIS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE KNOWN THIS BEFORE TWO THINGS: 1. BEFORE I HAD MY FOUR DAUGHTERS AND THE NEIGHBORS KID IN MY CAR TO PUT AT RISK OF KILLING THEM ( GM SHAME ON YOU AS YOU THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR 4 YEARS) 2. BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS ONE MONTH OUT OF CONTRACT. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS "UNUSUAL TO THEM', THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF IT HAPPENING AND DO NOT THINK IT IS UNUSUAL THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT HAS THE ENTIRE STEERING PUMP, GEAR, AND RACK ASSEMBLY BLOW SEALS. REPAIR COSTS ARE QUOTED AT 2000.00. NEED TO REPLACE RACK, PUMP AND SOMETHING ELSE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 56 POSTS RELATING TO STEERING ALONE. SOME OF US DRIVING THESE VEHICLES FEEL THAT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF PILOTING THE CAR SAFELY MAY BE IMPORTANT. I USED TO THINK MY DAD WAS SILLY WHEN HE WOULD SAY SOMETHING IS A POOR DESIGN, BUT DID THE ENGINEERS ACTUALLY DO ANY TESTING ON THESE VEHICLES? DO YOU TEST THE PROBLEM OR JUST KEEP SAYING IT'S NOT HAPPENING? THANK GOODNESS THIS IS ALL LOW SPEED AND NO ONE HAS DIED YET ( AT LEAST THAT WE KNOW OF). *TR

Mileage: 58,700

I WAS MAKING A TURN AT A CURVE AND THE STEERING SEEMED TO LOCK UP. I BRAKED HARD TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF ROAD. STEERING WHEEL KICKED AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS, THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS MAKING TURNING DIFFICULT AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND COMES ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER YET. *JS

Mileage: 105,000

LOSES POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA OR ANY TIME LOW SPEED. VERY HARD TO TURN UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE. *JS

Mileage: 70,623

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE PUMP AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,178 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

Mileage: 72,178

ACADIA HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. MY WIFE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH SO THAT SHE CAN PARK AT WORK. REALLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOSE POWER STEERING, WHETHER IT'S 10 MILES PER HOUR OR 50 MILES PER HOUR. DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE POWER STEERING MAKES A NOISE WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON RECOVERY OF THE POWER STEERING, I NEARLY LOSE CONTROL FROM OVERCOMPENSATION FOR TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH GMC AND THE NHTSA TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,134

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE THE ENGINE IS AT LOW RPM. TYPICALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO STEER WHEN IT HAPPENS. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE EXITING A FREEWAY WITH GAS OFF AND ENGINE IDLING IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN/IF IT HAPPENS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS. I HOPE THEY GM RECOGNIZES THIS AND TURNS INTO A RECALL AS THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

OVER THE LAST YEAR THE TURNING ON MY ACADIA WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN. IN APRIL IT FINALLY GOT WORSE WHERE I NEEDED "BRUTE FORCE" TO MAKE A TURN AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME THE AUTOMOBILE IS AN "ACCIDENT" WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO! I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OUT THERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT!! THIS IS A 45K CAR AND THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT EXIST, AND IF THEY DO, THEY SHOULD BE HANDLED BY GM PROMPTLY. I AM PLANNING ON FILING A LAWSUIT AS SOON AS I FIND A LAWYER FAMILIAR WITH THESE GM ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR!!! WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP.IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!! THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP!! WHY ISN'T GMC LOOKING INTO THIS?? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

REPLACED STEERING PUMP, TWO DAYS LATER REPLACED STEERING PUMP AGAIN. THE ISSUE IS THAT AT ALL INSTANCES OF NO ACCELERATION THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. HOWEVER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR RESTORES POWER STEERING. AT TIMES THERE WAS ALSO CASES WHERE THE STEERING WOULD NOT COOPERATE WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 99,050

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SPORADICALLY SEIZE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN COMPLETING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE STEERING COMPONENT TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES THAT ARE GETTING MORE SERIOUS WITH OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA REGARDING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TURNING. THE WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT AS THE ISSUE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN CALLING OTHER DEALERS AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW IF IT IS THE STEERING RACK OR PUMP. BOTH WILL COST AROUND $1000 TO FIX AND WE STILL DONE KNOW IF THE ISSUE WILL BE FIXED. WHAT IS GMC DOING ABOUT THIS. STEERING ISSUES COULD CAUSE THEM MORE PROBLEMS THAN GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY WHEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND AS WE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT TO PARK THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT TOOK INCREDIBLE ARM STRENGTH TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR OUT TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT - TO RETURN HOME WITH THE CAR. WHEN ACCELERATING (HIGHER RPM'S) THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY RETURNED. WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING NOT ONLY FAILED - BUT ALSO FROZE. NO AMOUNT OF ARM STRENGTH COULD TURN THE WHEELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE TODAY - I FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF GMC ACADIA. I ALSO FOUND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOR THIS SAME CAR DEFECT. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED, AS THIS DEFECT CAUSES RANDOM STEERING FAILURE AND COULD BE FATAL. *JS

Mileage: 92,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A KNOCKING AND CREAKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEED TURNING TO RIGHT OR LEFT IS TIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR AND POWER STEERING PUMP APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP OR FREEZE MID-TURN, WHICH IS VERY SCARY. THE POWER STEERING IS GONE COMPLETELY AND I HAVE TO TURN REALLY HARD BEFORE IT SEEMS TO RE-ENGAGE. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE TIGHT TURNS IN THIS SITUATION AND I AM OFTEN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I TRY TO PULL OUT OF THE TURN WAITING FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RE-ENGAGE. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT I HAVE NOT RUN INTO ANY ONCOMING CARS WHEN THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WE ARE LOOKING AT LEAST $1500 WORTH OF REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 74,800

I TOOK MY 2009 ACADIA INTO THE GMC DEALER WITH AROUND 65,000 MILES ON IT AFTER BUYING IT USED (1 PREVIOUS OWNER) WITH AROUND 42,000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME I HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $2000 TO REPLACE A SEAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PULL THE WHOLE RACK OFF. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR A WHILE, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT. AFTER RESEARCHING, I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER ACADIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS EFFECTED ENOUGH OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE TO WARRANT A GENERAL SAFETY RECALL. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE IN MY HOMETOWN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACADIA'S, AND THE GMC DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH GMC ACADIA MODEL YEARS 2008-2012. IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS, BUT IF MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING, WELL, LET THIS SERVE AS NOTICE TO GMC. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO AND PULLING HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEAR A CLICK AND THE POWER STEERING RE-ACTIVATES. ANOTHER INCIDENT JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN THE FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THERE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN I FELT THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TURNING OF THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS DESCRIBED JUST LIKE THIS POSTED ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

STEERING FAILURE. APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IT MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE RACK PINION BALL RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,600.

Mileage: 28,600

THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STEER, I BARELY GOT MINE OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT OCCURRED. IT IS KIND OF A HIT AND MISS SITUATION, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY TURN YOU MAKE; IT MIGHT HAPPEN ONCE AND THEN THE NEXT TURN IT WON'T AND THEN THE NEXT IT LOCKS UP AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I HAVE MY VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL IT'S REPAIRED BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO OPERATE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL LOCK UP AND IF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, ESPECIALLY AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP INJURED DUE TO THE FAULTY STEERING. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I'M SURPRISED GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

ON SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY ON TURNS THIS SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING ISSUE DUE TO OTHER REPORTS POWER STEERING JUST FAILS BUT NOT ALL THE TIME SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED BADLY AS GM KNOWS AND YOU KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THE POWER STEERING WAS NOISY FROM AROUND THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THIS PROBLEM EVOLVED INTO INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY BY GENERAL MOTORS EVEN THOUGH I AM FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING CURRENTLY (SEE BELOW). THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES AND THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PERSISTS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON RH SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE CLASS ACTION WAS BROUGHT ON BEHALF ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO PURCHASED OR LEASED ANY 2009 THROUGH 2012 GMC ACADIA, 2009 THROUGH 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE, OR 2009 THROUGH 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES (COLLECTIVELY, 'CLASS VEHICLES') DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED, SOLD, WARRANTED AND SERVICED BY GENERAL MOTORS, LLC AND GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY THIS ACTION ARISES OUT OF A UNIFORM AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT IN THE INTEGRAL STEERING SYSTEM OF AN ENTIRE CLASS OF AUTOMOBILES THAT POSES AN EXTREMELY UNREASONABLE SAFETY RISK NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREETS. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE STEERING MAY INTERMITTENTLY AND DRASTICALLY FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (THE 'STEERING DEFECT'), THUS CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT IS ATTACHED HERE. COMPLAINT: GM 4-1-13 THE COURT DENIED GM'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ORDERED IT TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT. GM MOTION TO DISMISS. *TR

Mileage: 49,205

AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING FAILED. NEED TO BE ACCELLERATING IN ORDER FOR POWER STERRING TO WORK. SEEMS LIKE A DEFAULT THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL GIVEN THAT THIS ISN'T AN UNCOMMON EXPERIENCE. MY MILEAGE IS REALLY LOW AND I AM FRANKLY SURPRISED TO HAVE THE ISSUE. GMC SHOULD PROBABLY DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. HOPEFULLY THIS ISN'T A RECURRING ISSUE AFTER I GET IT FIXED.

Mileage: 26,000

DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHEN I AM TRYING TO STEER OR TURN. IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND I AM FORCED TO USE MANUAL STEERING WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

* TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND REVVING UP BETWEEN GEARS. DELAYED RESPONSE AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE. "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ALSO CAME ON. BARELY DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR SCHEDULED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AFTER DOING INTERNET SEARCH, I SAW COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS IN BLOGS, SNS, ETC. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOT ACCEPTABLE. GMC HAS POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 5 YEAR /100K MILES. MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN FOUR MONTHS AND GM SHOULD PROVIDE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BEYOND 5 YEARS BASED UNRELIABLE TRANSMISSION DESIGN/QUALITY. * POWER STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING IS MAKING MOANING UNDER LOW SPEED DRIVING (IN THE PARKING LOT, DRIVING AROUND SUBDIVISION, ETC.). NOISE IS COMING FROM THE INSIDE STEERING COLUMN AREA. ALSO STEERING IS VERY TIGHT AND HARD. COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAL TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

2009 GMC ACADIA SLT1 - 67,000 MILES CURRENTLY. POWER STEERING FAILING AT LOWER SPEEDS. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED WITH ONLY 25,000M+- APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO, I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR ALL ACAIDIAS AND NOT A CONCERN. NOW THE STEERING IS FAILING AT LOW SPEED TURNS. GMC SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDING: STEERING GEAR HOUSING $42.14 - 2 BOLTS $11.00 - 2 - BOLTS $7.59 - 6 - P/S FLUID $23.10 AND FLUSH AND BLEED SYSTEM, LABOR TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR HOUSING $640.50 POWER STEERING PUMP $155.69 REALIGN AFTER STEERING GEAR REPAIR $69.95 LABOR FOR PUMP $315.00 INJECTORS AND COILS FAILING. IN DEC 2011, I HAD TO REPLACE COILS #2 & #3. I JUST REPLACED #6 INJECTOR ON JULY 17, 2013 (= $685) AND ON JULY 24, 2013 (ONE WEEK LATER) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED. GMC SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDING: 4 - IGNITION COILS $373.30, 6 - SPARK PLUGS $42.25, LABOR FOR COILS, AND PLUGS $241.50. ........................................................... TOTAL PARTS $655.07 TOTAL LABOR $1197.00 TAX $54.04 ALIGN $69.95 TOTAL: $1976.06 OFFERING 40% CUSTOMER PORTION PAY $790.42 WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS & COILS/INJECTORS? IN THE LATER 2012 MODELS GM DID CHANGE THE POWER STEERING & FLUID, SO GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN. THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND FAULTY COILS/INJECTORS COULD AND HAVE CAUSED FIRES. GMC ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE & CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES UP TO EARLY 2012 MODELS SHARE THESE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPONENTS ARE PLAGUED BY THESE TWO PROBLEMS ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION (WAVE PLATE) PROBLEMS. GM NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AND NOT OFFER DISCOUNTED REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY 2009 GMC ACADIA STARTED TO LOCK UP WHILE STEERING/TURNING. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY RACK. THEY QUOTED ME $1500! I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS, SO THEY TOLD ME IT'S DRIVABLE BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GET WORSE. I CANNOT PARK EASY IN PARKING LOTS, I CAN'T MAKE EASY TURNS AND IT'S TERRIFYING WHEN I TAKE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT OTHER PLACES - SOME SAID IT'S THE RACK AND OTHERS IT'S THE PUMP. SO FAR I HAD TO REPLACE COILS EVERY MONTH, MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REMODELED AFTER A ROD SNAPPED OFF INTO IT AND NOW THIS! PLEASE RECALL THIS!!!!!!!!! IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAY TOO COSTLY! *TR

MY ACADIA HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING BEING "STIFF" - OR HARD TO TURN IN TIGHT SPOTS. (I.E., PARKING OR CLOSE TURNS). I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIRMAN TODAY AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK IT OUT. HE SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN ISSUES WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE ACADIA AND THE ENCLAVE - THIS SAME ISSUE. HE STARTED TAKING IT APART AND CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, PUMP, RACK N PINION STEERING, ETC. HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID HE HAS HAD TO DO THIS IN SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES LIKE THIS. HE SAID THAT THERE WERE ALREADY METAL SHAVINGS SHOWING UP. HE TOLD ME THAT PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE AROUND $1,100 TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. HE SAID IT WILL JUST GRADUALLY GET WORSE - IT SHOULDN'T GO OUT ALL TOGETHER ALL AT ONCE, BUT IT WOULD GET WORSE. I HAVE SEEN 25+ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLES. WHEN IS GM GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE ALL ALONG. IT HAS APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT RIGHT NOW. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR - NOT BAD - BUT HE IS RIGHT - GETTING A LITTLE WORSE ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN PARKING. SEEMS AS THOUGH POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AND THAT STEERING GEAR/RACK SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED FOR $1800+. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED EVERY 3000, PRIMARILY AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. GIVEN THE OTHER 23 COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE THAT MY WIFE DRIVES EVERY DAY WITH OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY AND THE WATER PUMP SHAFT SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING STOPS WORKING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE THE LONGER YOU WAIT TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

STEERING IS DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO ALMOST LOCK UP AND NEEDS CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO BE TURNED. THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING EVERY TIME THE ACADIA IS DRIVEN. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN PARKING LOTS AND AT ANY INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND SEEMS ONLY TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA AND AS I WAS SLOWING AND TURNING THE CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, IF I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN ASKED MY FATHER TO TEST IT OUT AND EVEN HE COULD BARELY TURN IT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WAS TIGHT TO STEER IN GENERAL. I AM 500 MIKES FROM HOME, BUT NOT SURE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE BACK HOME. WILL CALL DEALER BUT FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS OR HAS GONE OUT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND ALTHOUGH I WAS CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING, IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD!!!! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 2012 AND FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT THE STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOSE IN THE THE FRONT END. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS CHANGED AND THIS FIXED THE STEERING WHEN IT WAS HARD TO TURN. NOW IT'S MAY 2013 AND THE CLUNK IS STILL THERE AND WAS TOLD ITS THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND ITS ABOUT 950 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS CRAZY THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM READY TO LET THE BANK HAVE IT. *TR

BOUGHT USED 2009 ACADIA IN 2011 WITH 55000 MILES AND NOTHING BUT HEADACHE 1) 60K MILES: LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN MY WIFE'S BACK WHILE GETTING THE GROCERIES. THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME SAFETY MEASURES TO STOP THE GATE FROM CRASHING. 2) 70K MILES: TRUCK WONT START IN DRIVE WAY. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED FUEL PUMP. 3) 70K MILES: ENGINE MISFIRE CODE. REPLACED ONE COIL. 4) 76K MILES: COOLANT ALWAYS LOW. DEALER CHANGED WATER PUMP. 5) 76K MILES: TRUCK HESITATE AND FEEL A MISFIRE BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME OVER $3300 TO REPLACE ALL COILS, SPARK PLUGS, STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND STEERING RACK BUSING. 6) SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE CANT EVEN DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR THE ROOF OPEN. THE TRUCK SHAKES ROUGHLY WITH BOTH ROOF AND WINDOWS OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE, AS I WAS TRYING TO CROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR ROADWAY (POSTED SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH) TO GET INTO A COMMON TURN LANE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WENT OUT AS I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE COMMON TURN LANE LEAVING ME WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE STEERING SHOULD BE FAILING SO QUICKLY AFTER 3 PLUS YEARS OF THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 ACADIA. IT LOOSES POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS ALMOST EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN NOW. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY IF I AM IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING PARTS REPLACED. $1700!!... WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE COMPONENT FOR THE POWER STEERING AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE IT ALL BECAUSE IT IS EASIER THAN ACTUALLY FIGURING OUT WHICH PART IS REALLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND JUST REPLACING THAT PART. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I CAN'T TRUST THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT THAT MANY 2009 ACADIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY GMC NEEDS TO COVER THE COSTS OF ISSUES LIKE THESE THAT ARE HAPPENING TO NOT JUST 1 OWNER BUT SEVERAL!! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING ON SR AT APPROX. 65MPH WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS DISPLAYED. CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY AND EVENTUALLY COMES TO A STOP. POWER STEERING IS ALSO LOST CONCURRENTLY. AFTER SWERVING INTO OPPOSITE LANE, I MANAGED TO GET CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (COURTESY GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE). FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AFTER FINDING THE SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING AND CAUSING THE LOW PRESSURE CONDITION. THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND FLUSHED. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME SR AT APPROX. 55MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS DISPLAYED. CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY AND COMES TO A STOP. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO PROBLEM. HEAVY SMOKE WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE CAR SMELLED UNUSUAL ON THE INTERIOR. AFTER WAITING 3 HOURS FOR A TOW (GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE), THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO FUEL INJECTORS WERE FOUND LEAKING (# 1 AND 3) AND WERE REPLACED. FUEL INJECTORS 2, 4, 5, AND 6 WERE REBUILT. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD TWO FUEL INJECTORS (#3 AND 5) REPLACED IN AUGUST 2011 WHEN THIS SAME CHAIN OF EVENTS OCCURRED (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED). I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY FUEL INJECTORS IN THIS VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FLOOD WITH FUEL. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE AND STOP WITH NO WARNING WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATALITY IF I WERE ON A INTERSTATE WITH LITTLE TO NO SHOULDER. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE BELOW 5 MPH'S (ENGINE BELOW 1200 RPM), THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER. MY WIFE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HER THE FIRST WHEN SHE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY (THANKFULLY IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE CITY). SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO TOWN SHOPPING. IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO ME, BUT FINALLY IT DID WHEN I WAS MAKING A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A MENARDS PARKING LOT. I STARTED THE TURN AND NOTICE INSTANTLY THAT I HAD NO STEERING. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER SHARP ENOUGH OR FAST ENOUGH FOR THE RIGHT HAND TURN. AFTER THAT, I GOT IN THE PARKING LOT AND DID A LITTLE TESTING. I FIGURED OUT THAT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED, AND IF THE ENGINE WAS REVVED OVER 1200 ENGINE RPM, THE STEERING WOULD COME BACK SLIGHTLY. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT DID COME BACK. DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST IT TO WORK ALL THE TIME??? IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUN FOR A WHILE. WITH COLD TEMPS IT WORKS UNTIL THE STEERING SYSTEM WARMS., THEN PROBLEM IS RANDOM. SCARY!!! FEELS LIKE THERE IS A FLOW CONTROL VALVE MAYBE THAT IS IN PUMP, AND WHEN IT STICKS OPEN, THE STEERING IS LOST AT IDLE SPEEDS. NOT A GOOD DEAL... *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING SLOW AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. I HAD TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY TOOK IT IN ON 10/19/2012 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWERSTEERING PUMP. IT'S OVER $400 TO GET FIXED AND I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY CAR FROM HAVING THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSOR REPLACED AND I WAS DOING A U TURN INTO A GAS STATION WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL. WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK I ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FOUND THAT WHEN THE VES VALVE WAS COMMANDED SHUT, THE VALVE WOULD NOT RE-OPEN. THE RACK WAS ALSO LEAKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THEY REPLACED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, SET TOE AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 43,100

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WHEN VEHICLE GOT VERY HARD TO CONTROL AS I WAS FINISHING MY TURN POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FORCE I HAD TO APPLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PUMP QUIT WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN GMC. THEY DID STATE IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS IF YET. ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I SEE THIS AS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY UPON GMC'S BEHALF. *TR

Mileage: 56,258

THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CREATED SEVERAL HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RIGHT HAND TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS WITH WAITING TRAFFIC ON THE ADJACENT STREET. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE NEW PUMP IS A MORE ROBUST DESIGN. THE COST FOR THE OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR WAS ABOUT $850. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW RPM. ENGAGES ABOVE 1500 RPM. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND GMC QUOTED ME AT APPROXIMATELY $120 TO REPLACE. HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE IT BUT YOU HAD TO TAKE OFF THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ACTUAL LIGHT. I GAVE GMC THE GO AHEAD TO REPLACE AND THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE WIRING HAD MELTED AND THAT IT WOULD NOW BE OVER $300 TO DO IT. I TOLD THEM NO AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THEY CALLED ME A FEW DAYS LATER TELLING ME THEY WOULD DO IT BUT I HAD TO PAY $50 DEDUCTIBLE (ASSUMING THEY WENT THROUGH SOME TYPE OF WARRANTY). IT EVENTUALLY BECAME A RECALL AND I AM NOW LOOKING INTO GETTING REIMBURSED FOR MY $50. NOTICED MY CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AND TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC FRIEND, LET US KNOW THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THIS WAS AT APPROX 45,000 MILES. I DID MY RESEARCH AND THE GMC WARRANTY COVERED THE COST. AT APPROXIMATELY 56-57,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVEN SLOW OR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN IT WAS COLD. TOOK IT IN TO GMC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE STEERING RACK HAD A LEAK ON EACH SIDE OF THE WHEELS AND PINIONS, AND POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. QUOTE ALMOST $1500 DOLLARS. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT PRICE SO TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE CHEAPER. HE ENDED UP REPLACING THE PINIONS AND RACK BUT SAID THE PUMP DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ENDED PAYING $600 OUT OF POCKET. I'M HOPING THAT GMC WILL SEE THAT MANY OF US ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WILL MAKE IT A RECALL. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANYMORE GMC VEHICLES. ALL I WANT IS A RELIABLE CAR THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK. *KB

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE INTENSE AND THE RUBBING NOISE IS MORE PRONOUNCED, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A NOTICEABLE CLICK WHEN RETURNING TO NEUTRAL FROM BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WOULD BE HAVING THE STEERING RACK AND PINION GEAR BOX REPLACED. UPDATED 02/08/12

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE INTENSE AND THE RUBBING NOISE IS MORE PRONOUNCED, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A NOTICEABLE CLICK WHEN RETURNING TO NEUTRAL FROM BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WOULD BE HAVING THE STEERING RACK AND PINION GEAR BOX REPLACED. UPDATED 02/08/12

Mileage: 43,000

AS PER DEALER SUV NEEDS A NEW STEERING RACK AND A NEW STEERING PUMP, SEATBELT RETRACTOR NOT FUNCTIONING SO AIRBAG NOT WORKING-TO FIX ITEMS APPROX $2000 THIS IS A 2009 WITH 75000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT NEED THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAINS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES. AFTER THAT REPAIR WAS MADE THE GAS MILEAGE WAS AVERAGING 11 MPG. IT WAS A ONE YEAR OLD CAR! AFTER THAT, IT WAS A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. STEERING RACK/POWER STEERING REPLACED AND 'FIXED', ELECTRIC STABILITRAK LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DVD PLAYER NOT PLAYING PROPERLY. ALL THINGS THE DEALER HAD SAID THEY FIXED (AFTER THEY WHISPERED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT AN AMERICAN CAR.) NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. ROLLING DOWN AN INCLINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS FINE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I'VE WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO GM CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SUB-STANDARD VEHICLE. THEY WERE HELPLESS AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR. THEY EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A DIFFICULT CAR TO TRADE IN CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT. WHO IS KIDDING WHO? I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR AND HATE TO CONTINUALLY PUT MY FAMILY IN IT .IT IS UNSAFE. PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

POWER STEERING WENT IN VEHICLE GOING AROUND A TURN. ALMOST HIT A TREE. COMPLAINED TO GMC ABOUT THE DANGER AND THEY DID NOTHING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND BOUGHT THIS FOR SAFETY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER 2009 ACADIA OWNERS AS WELL. GMC KNOWS ABOUT IT, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE OR LET PEOPLE KNOW THE DANGERS OF THIS.

Mileage: 40,000

2009 GMC ACADIA; STEERING RACK FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE SINCE TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2009. DEALER WILL REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE CLEARLY NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN THE RACK FAILS COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY. MORE OFTEN, THE RACK WILL LEAK INTERNALLY GIVING OWNER "TIME" TO REPAIR. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AS THE CARS AFFECTED ARE NUMEROUS. THEY INCLUDE THE ACADIA, THE SATURN OUTLOOK, BUICK ENCLAVE AND A SIMILAR CHEVROLET MODEL (LAMBDA CHASSIS) THAT UTILIZES THE SAME COMPONENT. ADDITIONALLY, WHAT HAPPENS TO CONSUMERS ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE REPEATED FAILURE OCCURS ONCE AGAIN? THIS IS MY THIRD FAILURE IN ONLY 32,500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 32,488

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE TURNING AT RED LIGHT IF YOU REV UP ENGINE YOU CAN TURN AT IDLE NO POWER STEERING PUMP JERKS AND SPITS FLUID OUT ORDERED NEW PUMP CALL GM THEY SAY THEY KNOW BUT ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM WHEN ARE GOING TO FIX THERE PROBLEM WHEN SOME ONE GETS KILLED THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 43,000 ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 42,845

I OWN A 2009 GMC ACADIA FWD SLT-1, THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE HAD MINOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND UNTIL RECENTLY, WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE BUILD QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND THE VEHICLE OVERALL. WHILE EN-ROUTE TO PICK UP OUR KIDS, THE POWER STEERING APPEARED STIFF. THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST OF THE STEERING AT LOW / IDLE ENGINE SPEEDS, WHICH MADE SLOW MANEUVERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POWER STEERING BECAME WORSE AND WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE MY WIFE FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS, AND MANEUVERING IN SLOW-SPEED CONDITIONS SUCH AS PARKING LOTS. WE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TEAM ADVISED US THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 9/30/2008; IT IS ONLY TWO AND HALF YEARS NEW WITH 46,491 MILES. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE SUCH A REPAIR. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THIS DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BEING REPORTED BY MANY ACADIA OWNERS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING RACK THAT WAS DOCUMENTED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN. WE INFORMED THE SERVICE AREA OF THE UNUSUAL NOISES BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR CONNECTION WITH THIS REPAIR. AT THIS TIME, THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING PUMP AT A COST OF $522.16. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING PART ISSUE; GM SHOULD PUBLISH A SERVICE ALERT TO WARN OWNERS OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY IF FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000