2010 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

Check Engine Light. Faulty timing chain. Rack and pinion repairs needed. Examined by two automotive locations: LaFontaine Automotive GMC of Ann Arbor (Michigan) and Mazur's Total Automotive in Pinckney, MI

When drving at a slower speed to make a sharp turn, steering wheel almost locks up or have to use both hands to turn the wheel. As if there is no power steering in the vehicle. At times you can not turn as sharp as needed putting you in danger of being hit by another vehicle.

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the high- and low-pressure hoses, steering pump, and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

The same model and year has a recalled for a steering issue. But due to mine having a salvage title it is not cover. They say it is NOT a safety issue. And that is NOT true. It is to the point that I can’t hardly even turn it. It is so hard to turn the steering wheel. And it is getting worse. It is a safety issue if you can’t turn the steering wheel it can cause a wreck. Please please help me with this issue..

I purchased this vehicle in Feb. 2021. Shortly after my purchase I noticed the steering would tighten up randomly when turning corners making it very difficult to steer / control the vehicle. It also does this when parking. This has happened numerous times since I purchased the vehicle. I googled the problem and found some info dated in September 16, 2014 indicating GM's Special Coverage Adjustment - Loss of Power Steering Assist indicating the special coverage covers condition described for 10 years after 1st svc date (the Carfax I received said was 2.10.2011) or 150,000 mi whichever occurs first from date vehicle originally placed in service regardless of ownership. I purchased my vehicle from a dealership on 2.03.2021 - took possession 2.06.2021. My vehicle only has 73,676 mi on it. I reached out to general motors to see if they would assist with the problem since I was not aware the issue prior to purchasing and I am the second owner. They declined and told me to contact my dealership and work with them.

POWER STTERING IS LOCKING UP. HAVE CHECKED THE FLUID ITS FULL. MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS

Mileage: 120,000

STARTED TO DRIVE TRUCK, TURNED OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, MAX SPEED IS 45 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP 2 MILES DOWN THE CITY STREET. COULDN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A T INTERSECTION POWER STEERING FLUID WAS AT MAX AND NO ENGINE LIGHT OR STATUS WAS LIT.

Mileage: 135,000

FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHEN NOT MOVING OR WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. SECOND PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR WHICH WILL CAUSE ME TO PULL OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN ALLOWING IT TO SHIFT.

Mileage: 99,000

WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN REGARDLESS IF I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER. SOMETIMES IT MAKES A WHINING NOISE THAT IT'S NEVER MADE BEFORE UNTIL NOW AND AS OF THIS PAST WEEKEND ANY TIME I TRY TO TURN ITS EXTREMELY HARD. I ALMOST GOT HIT SEVERAL TIMES JUST TRYING TO GET MY CAR HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT'S FULL. *TR

Mileage: 295,676

LEFT SIDE IMPACT SENSOR, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE, FRONT STRUTS, REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, STEERING GEAR... ALL AT ONCE.

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE HAD 2 ENGINES REPLACED IN THIS TRUCK AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING AND PLUS NO POWER STEERING. THE TRUCK WILL STEER UPON SPEED. CANNOT PARALLEL PARK BECAUSE OF THIS. WHEN MAKING A TURN REGARDLESS OF LEFT OR RIGHT I HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS IN ORDER TO STEER THE CAR.

Mileage: 106,255

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEED TURNS BOTH TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THEN COMES BACK WHEN STEERING WHEEL FORCED THROUGH THE TURN. VERY DANGEROUS. NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS I SEE A COMMON ISSUE. STARTED AT ABOUT 85K MILES AND NOW AT 88K. NEED TO GET SERVICED.

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, COMES BACK AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE TURN THIS WHEN MOVING

Mileage: 110,000

TRUCK WONT CRANK! NEW BATTERY, STARTER & ALTERNATER PASSED. BOOSTED IT OFF CRANKED STRAIGHT UP, PARKED FOR A HOUR, WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 162,000

RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING TURNS...AS OTHERS...LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCUR THROUGH DURATION OF TURNING...ONCE TURN HAS BEEN FORCED, POWER STEERING RETURNS....HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE

Mileage: 62,480

AS I ATTEMPT TO MAKE TURNS, WHETHER RIGHT OR LEFT I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND THEN IT COMES BACK.

Mileage: 86,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES NOW ALL WITHIN THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS. I WILL BE DRIVING AND GO TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE ENGINE DIES. THE BRAKES STILL WORK SO I AM ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN THEY KEY OFF AND RESTART IT. IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE REST OF THE TIMES HAVE BEEN STOP AND GO TURNS IN THE CITY BUT ONCE WAS WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO ON CMONG TRAFFIC AND MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT AUTO PLACES AND ALL TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SET ME UP WITH A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. GMC SAID IF IT WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT AND IF IT WAS OVER THEN I WOULD STILL QUALIFY FOR A PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. HOWEVER A DAY AFTER DROPPING OFF MY CAR TO GET FIXED THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX MY CAR AND TO COME GET IT OUT OF THEIR PARKING LOT. WE TOLD GMC ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM. I'M AT A LOSS AT THIS POINT AS NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE CAR AND IT IS A DEATH TRAP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I'M ALSO NOT JUST GOING TO SELL TO THE CAR TO SOMEBODY LIKE THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO DO BECAUSE 'THEY WOULDN'T WANT THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER DRIVING THAT THING' (EVEN THOUGH THEY SEEM PERFECTLY FINE TO HAVE ME DRIVE IT OFF THEIR LOT ASAP AND NOT BE THEIR PROBLEM ANYMORE) BECAUSE I WOULDNT FEEL RIGHT SELLING A CAR TO SOMEONE KNOWING IT COULD KILL THEM THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. THE RIGHT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO PUT THAT CAR IN THE JUNKYARD AND BUY A NEW ONE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE CASH. WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS.

Mileage: 155,000

WHEN I MAKE TURNS, IT LOSES POWER STEERING, THEN COMES BACK AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED.

Mileage: 83,798

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I GO TO TURN IT SEEMS SOMETIMES LIKE THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND I HAVE TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN. I'VE ALMOST HIT SOMETHING NUMEROUS TIMES. MY NEIGHBOR HAD TO DRIVE ME TO HOSPITAL AND PANICKED WHEN THAT HAPPENED. SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOT DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT. I TOLD THE CAR DEALER(WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) ABOUT THIS MY LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND SAID IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THEM. SO NOTHING WAS DONE. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR NOW, I AM SO AFRAID IT WILL DO THIS UNTIL I ALMOST COME TO A STOP BEFORE TURNING. I LOVE MY ACADIA AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. PLEASE HELP ME!!

Mileage: 65,000

THE STEERING IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT APPEARS TO ALMOST LOCK UP. I CONTACTED GMC BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY THING AND IT IS QUITE COSTLY TO REPAIR. GMC REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS CAUGHT UNABLE TO STEER THEIR MOVING ACADIA WITH DISASTEROUS CONSEQUENCES. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WITH A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM FROM 2014 THIS CAR WOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE DEALERS LOT WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THIS ISSUE YET I PURCHASED IT JUST LAST YEAR. WHAT DO I DO NOW? I SEE THAT I AM THE 129TH OWNER TO COMPLAIN....GMC SHOULD OWN THIS ISSUE AND REPAIR/RECALL IT IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 125,000

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. APPARENTLY THE DRIVESHAFT IS BROKEN AN IT MAKES THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS/ARMS AND ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GMC HAS ALREADY RECALLED MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. ACADIAS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THAT LIST.

Mileage: 104,000

POWER STEERING GETS HARD TO STEER WHILE TURNING, PULLING IN TO PARKING SPACES, GOING AROUND CURVES. BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND THEN GM WILL REPLACE THE PUMP. MIDDLE ROW MIDDLE SEATBELT IS LOCKED WON'T PULL OUT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS VEHICLE IS POORLY MADE.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER (WALKER AUTOMOTIVE, 1616 MACARTHUR DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LA) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A LOOSE SCREW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE UNDER 100K MILES. WAS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TURN BECAUSE STEERING WAS STIFF. I NOTICED IT MOST AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARTICULAR. HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I BEGAN TURNING WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE A TURN AND BARELY COMPLETED THE TURN IN TIME.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND SEIZED WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TEMPORARILY, IT RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING CASE NUMBER BY GENERLA MOTORS: C83224002597. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 180,000

I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT WHERE I LOSE POWER WHEN AT LOW SPEED TRYING TO ENTER OR EXITING A PARKING SPACE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY STIFF. GMC RECALL WAS FOR STEERING PUMP BUT IS MAKING CUSTOMERS REPLACE RACK AND PINION STATING ITS UNRELATED AND IF NOT REPLACED IT WILL NOT HONOR THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT

Mileage: 126,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS GETTING TIGHT WHEN I MAKE TURNS, WHERE I CANNOT FULLY TURN THE WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST CRASH MORE THEN A HANDFUL OF TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS (ALREADY HAD CLOSE CALL WHEN I COULDN'T COMPLETE LEFT TURN AND WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC ) VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT SIERRA CHEVROLET IN MONROVIA. PROBLEM NOT COVERED AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,700

RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN CALLING AROUND TO DEALERSHIPS, THEY SAID THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACADIAS. WHEN A RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN TURNING. IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT COSTS IS AROUND $1,800

Mileage: 93,000

AT LESS THAN 70000 MILES STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE AT OVER 70000 MILES WITH FLUID LEVEL AT PROPER RANGE AND NO LEAKS.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE RECEIVING SERVICE FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE STEERING PROVIDED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER (CHRISTOPHER CHEVROLET BUICK, INC., 1111 WICKER ST, TICONDEROGA, NY 12883, (518) 585-2842). THE DEALER TOOK LONGER THAN A WEEK TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE REMEDY PREVENTED A FAILURE OR CAUSED A FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY LEAKS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION CONCERNING THE REMEDY AND DEALER REPAIRS. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE GM GARAGE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO REPORT A SQUEAK IN THE FRONT END. TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX WAS SHOT AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME AS THE LIQUID WAS EMPTY. KNOWING THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY I SAID OH REALLY, MY PARENTS HAD THE VEHICLE IN HERE YEARS AGO RE: THE WHINING WHEN THEY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY HAD SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. THAT WAS BACK IN 2012. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1600 TO GET IT FIXED. HOW CONVENIENT NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AS IT IS A 10 HOUR JOB. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY HAVE HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINTS RE: THE STEERING THEY SAID NO. THEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT MY FRIEND WHO OWNS A CHEVY TRAVERESE AND THEY HAD THEIR POWER STEERING BOX REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO. THEY SERVICE PERSON JUST ACTED LIKE OH WELL.

Mileage: 63,118

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING GOING IN AND OUT FOR MONTHS. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I RUN THE VIN I GET NOTHING FOR THE POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND HE ALMOST REFUSED TO SERVICE MY TRUCK DUE TO THE ISSUE AND SAFETY CONCERNS OF HIS EMPLOYEES. MY TRUCK HAS AROUND 110000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING SOUTH ON 27 AND TOOK THE ON RAMP TO 192, AND THE STEERING WOULDN'T TURN. I ALMOST RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. SO I JERKED THE WHEEL AND IT FINALLY TURNED. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION. WHILE PULLING IN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND ALMOST HIT THE MEDIAN. TRYING TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPOT WHEN OUT AGAIN.

Mileage: 141,300

AT ABOUT 92,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING BEGAN RANDOMLY GOING OUT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET OR ON A CITY STREET. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN I'M BACKING UP, BUT IT HAS BEEN A BIT OF AN ISSUE. AFTER SEARCHING GOOGLE, I NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES. I THOUGHT I SHOULD ISSUE A COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOISED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

GMC ACADIA POWER STEERING UNIT WENT OUT, LOST ABILITY TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BACKING UP. I TOOK THE SUV TO THE GMC DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT GMC HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR POWER STEERING UNITS IN THE 2009 - 2013 YEAR MODELS AND THERE WAS AN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THAT CLASS OF SUV. THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THE ISSUE AND GMC HAS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY, BUT IT IS SO RESTRICTIVE THAT GMC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. GMC NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING UNIT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

Mileage: 72,341

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFCTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,420.

Mileage: 84,420

SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING GETS REAL TIGHT AND IT FEELS AS IF THOUGH THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. IN THE BEGINNING THIS HAPPEN PERIODICALLY BUT LATELY IT'S BECOME MORE FREQUENT

Mileage: 85,000

TOOK IT IN TO CLEAR CODE FROM LIFT GATE RECALL. WALKED OUT WITH SLIP THAT SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AT $1900. VERY QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SAYS THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUICK ENCLAVE AND CHEVY TRAVERSE OF THIS YEAR. PEOPLE REPORT THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY STEERING AND LOSS OF STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. UPON REFLECTION, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES STEERING HAS GONE BIZARRE BUT I CHAULKED IT UP TO ROAD CONDITIONS (SNOW/SLEET). THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY DRIVEN 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THIS STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPAIR (SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE) AND THE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AT TIMES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 55,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT. THE DEALER FURTHER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING LINES, POWER STEERING GEAR, WATER PUMP, PIPE, AND HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT TOWARD A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REJECTED THE OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,695.

Mileage: 72,695

UPON TAKING THE CAR FOR SAFETY INSPECTION WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING. THE CAR HAD 57000 MILES AT THE TIME. UPON RESEARCHING MORE THE STEERING ISSUE IS KNOWN AND COMMON. THIS SHOULD COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

Mileage: 56,822

VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AND PARK OR TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. STEERING SO HARD THAT ALMOST CANT TURN AT ALL. CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS FULL. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE RADIO CHANGING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING

50,000 MILES AND THE STEERING PUMP OR RACK IS LEAKING AND WHINING. POWER STEERING VERY SLUGGISH AT LOW IDLE SPEEDS.

Mileage: 50,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY. I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE, CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID. IT WAS FULL. SINCE THAT EVENT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS REGULARLY AND MAKES THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE TURNING AT A LOW SPEED STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING HARD TO TURN. THIS NOW HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. SOME TIMES I AM UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL AND HAVE TO TRY AGAIN. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS CAR, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH THE CAR THE STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE AWAY AND WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER A TURN CORRECTLY. WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHO INFORMED US THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS BAD AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A ISSUE WITH ALMOST ALL GMC ACADIA'S WAS VERY UPSETTING TO LEARN. IF THIS IS A ISSUE WITH THAT MANY OF THEM WHY HAS THERE NOT YET BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL I AM STUCK PAYING WELL OVER $1000.00 TO FIX SO THAT I CAN HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. GMC NEEDS TO DO A BUY BACK RECALL ON THESE MODELS AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE. THANKFUL THAT I WAS ALONE AT THE TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED HOWEVER COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT HAD I NOT NOTICED WHEN I WAS SOPPED TO MAKE A TURN. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO BE KILLED OR HURT BEFORE THEY WILL FIX.

Mileage: 84,000

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, 1ST TIME UNDER WARRANTY SECOND OUT OF POCKET COST THIS PAST JANUARY (80K MILES ON VEHICLE) BROUGHT IN VEHICLE RECENTLY AND NEEDED TO HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED SINCE IT WAS "BURNT". CLEARLY THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT

Mileage: 20,000

NOTHING SPECIFICALLY HAPPENED, BUT I'M WANTING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT REGARDING ISSUES WITH MY CAR. AT 30K MILES, I HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK IN WHICH THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN FOR SERVICING TODAY, NOW TOLD I HAVE ANOTHER LEAK, BUT THIS TIME THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST IS 1800. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE IN WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FORTINATE ONES AND HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR NEW. THIS IS THE ONE REPEAT ISSUE THUS FAR AND DEFINITELY MOST EXPENSIVE SO FAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW GMC CAN PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PART/CAR WITHOUT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. SOME OF US CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING CARS. I BUY A NEW CAR, FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICING AND IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH. AS A CONSUMER WHAT RIGHTS DO I HAVE? FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, NONE. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHAT RIGHTS I HAVE, BUT SAW SUGGESTIONS ON THE ACADIAFORUM TO FILE COMPLAINT HERE OR AT LEAST HAVE MY VOICE HEARD.

Mileage: 81,000

THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WHICH I RARELY DRIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT A SLOW SPEED IN CITY DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. ONCE STRAIGHT AND THE VEHICLE MOVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE. IN SUBSEQUENT SLOW MOVING TURNS BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT STEERING DIFFICULTIES WERE ENCOUNTERED INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE STATED THAT SHE HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF STEERING DIFFICULTIES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAD ASK THE TECHNICIANS AT THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AT ONE OF HER OIL CHANGES. THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED HER THAT THE LEVEL WAS FULL. I RECENTLY DROVE THE VEHICLE ON A TRIP MYSELF AND NOTICED A RATTLE NEAR THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AREA AND SOME POPPING NOISES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I WILL BE TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

Mileage: 115,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE OF THE ROAD, SO HE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIER. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AS "DEFECTIVE STEERING." THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A REPORT WAS FILED WITH GMC CORPORATE. THEIR INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE FOUND NO DEFECT WITH THE STEERING. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ME IS THAT MY INSURANCE AND I MUST PAY FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS (IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOESN'T TOTAL THE VEHICLE). IT ALSO MEANS THAT, SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THE INCIDENT OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP COULD REOCCUR, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST GMC THAT THE 2010 ACADIA HAS DEFECTIVE STEERING. MILEAGE OF VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATE.

Mileage: 108,000

STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 55.000 MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE GAS OR HAVE MOTION. CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY SO GETTING REPAIRED SOON AT OUR EXPENSE. $600 FOR THE PART PLUS $150 ALIGNMENT AND DEALERSHIP WANTS $1800 TOTAL. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT NEED IT DONE (SEEMS TO BE ALL ACADIA'S 4-5YRS OF AGE), THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2010 GMC ACADIA. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED THE GM SPECIAL COVERAGE EXTENDED WARRANT LETTER # 14329. AT THAT TIME, I HAD ALREADY NOTICED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW RATES OF SPEED AND BRUSHED IT OFF AS PROBABLY NEEDING POWER STEERING FLUID I ALSO NOTICED A "WHINING" NOISE ALONG WITH THIS ACTION. I BEGAN TO WORRY AS THE MATTER KEPT WORSENING AND ALREADY STILL HAD TRAUMA FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT IN 2010 WHICH LEFT ME TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN 2011 WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE A MORE SAFE STABLE VEHICLE FOR ME. UPON A FEW WEEKS LATER, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN MANEUVER, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY "LOCKED" UP! LUCKILY, NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS IN SIGHT, OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED MY ISSUE AND NAMED THE LETTER I HAD RECEIVED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. THUS, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON THAT SPECIFIC DAY. THE DEALER CONTACTS ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE PUMP WAS COVERED IN THE WARRANT BUT NOT THE RACK WHICH THEY SAID WAS LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES (WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART). MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $1200.00 AFTER LABOR AND THE ALIGNMENT!! ALL THE PARTS OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SHOULD BE PAID FOR ALL EXPENSE BY GM!! THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT DANGER! NO ONE HAS $1200 TO JUST DROP ON AUTO REPAIR AND I HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN!! WHAT IS GM WAITING FOR HUNDREDS OF DEATHS?!! THERE'S ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED GM 4-1-13. GM NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ME AND ALL OTHERS!! GM'S CEO'S NEED TO DO A MAJOR RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS NO JOKE AND AN EXTREME HAZARD! I'M ALSO FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING PROBLEM.GOING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GO. HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DID THE SAME THING AT LATER DATES PULLING IN AND OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. AT OTHER TIMES, IT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO TURN ONTO A ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER OF 2012. AT THE TIME WE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT LOW WHINING NOISE AND BY THE TIME WE WENT FOR OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE AT A DEALERSHIP IT HAD BEGUN TO MAKE MORE NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT SO I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK INTO IT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE SAME GENTLEMAN WHO CHECKED MY CAR IN TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS BECAUSE MY OIL WAS SO LOW. I KNEW THIS WASN'T TRUE. THE NOISE GREW SLIGHTLY LOUDER AND CONSTANT, AROUND NOVEMBER 2014 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK OUT THE NOISE. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR LINKS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. FEBRUARY 14, 2015 WHILE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY THE NOISE WAS LOUDER THAN EVER BEFORE AND MY HUSBAND SAID IT FELT VERY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING. WE DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE AUTO REPAIR FACILITY WHO INFORMED US OF THE SWAY BAR LINKS, ASSUMING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. AS SOON AS THE MECHANIC BEGAN TAKING THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS OFF THE STEERING SYSTEM THEY TOLD US WAY NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. THE MAN SAID THAT ONCE THEY REPLACED THE RACK THEY WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE STEERING PUMP WAS OKAY, IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS. NOW TODAY 3/14/15, WE JUST RETURNED FROM DROPPING OUR VEHICLE OFF AT THE SAME SHOP BECAUSE THE WHINING NOISE HAS RETURNED WITHIN THE LAST 3 DAYS AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 61,559

GMC ACADIA RECALL ON POWER STEERING PUMP. DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. RECALL COVERED FIXING THE PUMP, REPLACING 2 BOLTS, FLUID, GEAR COVERING BUT NOT THE GEAR THAT EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSE TO PROTECT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS UNLESS THE FACT IS THAT THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING IS NOT COVERED BUT THE CHEAP STUFF IS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE GEAR FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT LEFT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,800. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 67,800

THE STEERING RACK LEAKS AND FAILS AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THERE IS A BAD DESIGN IN THE RACK CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL CAUSE BODILY HARM IF NOT REPAIRED. GM KNOWS THERE IS A BAD DESIGN OF THIS STEERING RACK AND REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE PUMP WHEN THE RACK IS THE BIGGEST COST TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

GM RECALLED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT DIDN'T RECALL THE RACK. TWO DEALERSHIP QUOTES INDICATED THAT THE PUMP AND RACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF STEERING GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I BOUGHT MY GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER OF 2009. A FEW DAYS IN I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND IN TURNING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NORMAL, A DESIGN FLAW WITH BRUSHES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. JUNE 20110 ENTIRE ELECTRICAL MOTHERBOARD FAILED, SIX MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP FAILED. BROUGHT THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS. I SENSOR WAS REPLACED THEN I WAS TOLD TO JUST "KEEP SOMETHING HEAVY IN THE SEAT". FOR EIGHT MONTHS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CHIMED WITH NOTHING WRONG. I REPORTED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS ALL GOOD, OF COURSE UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS OUT THEN A REPAIR OF $600. NOW THAT SO CALLED DESIGN FLAW AND WHIRRING NOISE HAS TURNED INTO POWER STEERING FAILURE AN LEAK IN POWER STEERING RACK , !000 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OF POWER STEERING PUMP. UNREAL. WHAT A BUNCH OF CROOKS. THE WORST PART IS THE GMC DEALERS PRETEND THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY ISSUES AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOTHING ALL. I AM SURE IT IS A PROTOCOL TO DELAY AND MAJOR DIAGNOSIS UNTIL A WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 13

I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY 4 YEAR OLD ACADIA IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING AT LESS THAN 65,000 MILES. MY CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS FOR THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AFTER THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC SAFETY INCIDENT, MY CONCERNS WITH THE ABILITY OF THE DEALER/AUTOMAKER TO PROVIDE A SAFE VEHICLE AND WELL AS THE OVERALL LACK OF RELIABILITY OF THE CAR IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS IS BOTH DISAPPOINTING AND CONCERNING. I AM CURRENTLY IN TOUCH WITH GMC ABOUT MY OPTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE TRYING TO ATTEMPT A RIGHT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN. THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE INCHES AWAY FROM TRAFFIC COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICING AND WAS TOLD THE R&P NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH MY STEERING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN ON TEST DRIVES WHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. TO THIS DAY THE PROBLEM CONTINUES ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I FILED MY INITIAL COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE BUT I'D LIKE TO ADD A FEW MORE DETAILS. AFTER GETTING NOWHERE WITH GMC CORPORATE I DID MY OWN RESEARCH UNCOVERING THERE IS A "CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT" (I HAVE THIS DOCUMENT AND CAN FORWARD IF NEEDED) IN PLACE FOR MULTIPLE GMC VEHICLES FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. GMC HAS PUBLICLY ADMITTED TO INSTALLING WRONG SIZE POWER STEERING PUMP! IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING CABLE, A LOOSE RIVET IN STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, AND/OR NO OR LOW PRESSURE ALL HAVE BEEN THE SITED AS A "POSSIBLE" CAUSE! *MY POINT BEING FIXING ALL OF THESE ISSUES WILL COST OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND MOST DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE ASAP! GMC HAS RECALLED NUMEROUS OTHER NON-LIFETHREATENING ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT ON A MAIN ROAD OR AT ANY OTHER TIME CAN AND WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY!! THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE MADE A PRIORITY ADDRESSED ASAP! *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO ASSIST FROM THE POWER STEERING. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF IT WAS LOCKING UP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SINCE THEN, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AS THIS ISSUE SURFACES WITH NO WARNING. I ASKED LAFONTAINE IN HIGHLAND MI TO LOOK AT IT WHEN I WAS HAVING WATER PUMP ISSUES. IT SEEMS THERE WAS NO TRUE INVESTIGATION ON THE ISSUE, JUST THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CHANGE THE R&P, EVEN THOUGH THAT MAY NOT BE THE ISSUE. I ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR A TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACEMENT. AGAIN, NO CONCERN FROM GM THAT THE STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF STEERING IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. I AM TRYING TO SELL OR TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING MY WIFE AND KISS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 55,750

POWER STEERING FAILED .DURING LOW SPEED TURNS, THEN RECOVERED AND ACTED NORMALLY FOR AWHILE. SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WILL BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING A HIGHWAY OR TURNING INTO A TWO WAY STREET. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE SIMILAR REPORTS (OVER 100 WITHIN A YEAR OR SO} ALMOST ALL STATING THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT TO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE VARIOUS POWER STEERING COMPONENTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

STEERING LOSES POWER EVERYDAY, MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING SLOWER. IT IS GETTING HARDER & HARDER TO TURN. COMING OUT OF THE TURN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN POP & LOOSEN UP AGAIN. I CAN'T BELIEVE WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 77,874

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WELL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS IN PARKING LOT'S OR AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND THE FAILURE OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS WELL WHICH IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUES BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS "A COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO STATISTICALLY HOW MANY TIMES THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

STEERING GEAR BINDS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AS IN PARKING. *TR

Mileage: 48,555

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEED TURNS, WHICH MAKES IT A DIFFICULT AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS STARTING GOING OUT AT MEDIUM SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN PULLING ONTO THE ROAD OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, THE STEERING FAILS. I HAVE MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CAR TURN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ON COMING CARS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

EARLY PART OF JUNE, 2014, NOTICED AT VERY ISOLATED TIMES STEERING WAS HARD WHILE MAKING VERY LOW SPEED TURNS. THIS HAPPENED VERY INFREQUENTLY DURING VERY LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PARKING OR TURNING INTO A SMALL SPACES. THE INTERVALS OF THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO INCREASE IN JULY, BUT ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. TOWARDS THE END OF JULY THE STEERING BECAME HARDER AT TURNING AND THE SPEED BECAME HIGHER AT WHICH THE EVENT OCCURRED. BEGINNING OF AUGUST IT BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TURNING CORNERS THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER FOUND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK OF THE STEERING TO HAVE SLOW LEAKS. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE PARTS. FORTUNATELY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THE COST OF LABOR AND PARTS CAME TO OVER $1,300. BECAUSE I HAVE COMMERCIAL DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I WAS ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF STEERING IN WHAT COULD HAVE RESULTED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2010 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF AND MADE TURNING DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO RACE AT A LOW STEADY SPEED WITHOUT ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER'S PRIVATE MECHANIC, INFORMED HER, THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND RECOMMENDED SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER. HOWEVER, FIVE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AGAIN, WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TIGHT STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN SHE LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN. SHE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND AUGUST 2013, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERAL SPORADIC INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING OR SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTENING ON LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, A NOISE AND VIBRATION DEVELOPED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS LOOSE. *JB

VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HOPE THEY RECALL IT SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING LOW POWER STEERING OUTPUT PRESSURE AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/17/2014 *JS

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE TURNING CORNERS, POWER STEERING LOCKS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. I AM GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I AM GETTING NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS WARM AND ALSO AFTER A COLD START. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS THE PUMP ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND MY TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD! I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. SPECIFICALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SOME TIMES I CAN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $2000, AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $1700, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 GMC ACADIA UP A SLIGHTLY CURING PASS AT 65MPH THE POWER STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OUT. NO LEAKING, NOISES OR WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE PRIOR. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND STIFF, UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT DIFFICULTY WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. HAD PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF DIFFICULTY 8 MILES PRIOR WHILE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. CAR IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND CURRENT ON ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SERVICES. *TR

Mileage: 66,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2013 MY 2010 GMC ACADIA HAS LOST POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND PARKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING MONTHS UP UNTIL PRESENT DAY. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND NOW EVERY TIME I AM PARKING OR MAKING SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL PROPERLY. MY HUSBAND HAS HIT A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE OBJECT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY FOR EXACT REPAIRS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPEATEDLY TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVES ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE, WHICH I PRAY DOES NOT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN DRIVING SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FORCING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS PERIODICALLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I HAVE CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS AT THE FULL MARK. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH RESERVOIR WHICH CAUSES THE RACK AND PINION TO LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ UPDATED 5/12/2015 *JS

Mileage: 96,000

THE STEERING STARTING MAKING A POPPING OR WHINNING NOISE AT LOW SPEED TURNS OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS THE APPROXIMATE TIME I NOTICED THE NOISE START. *JS

Mileage: 80,740

MY CAR POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP. WHILE DRIVE GETTING READY TO TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. NOT ONLY ME BUT MANY OTHER HAS REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAS EVEN OCCURED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SUV DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM VERY DISPLEASED BECAUSE ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING A CORNER GOES OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THIS IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND WILL NOT TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING WHEN IT LOSES POWER STEERING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I PURCHASED A NEW ACADIA IN 2010 , I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SINCE IT WAS NEW IT HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR FRONT END NOISES AND NOT HANDLING PROPERLY , I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STEERING PROPERLY THEY DID DO SOMETHING TO REPAIR IT BUT NOW THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1800.00. IT IS NOTED IF YOU LOOK INTO IT THAT THIS FRONT END AND STEERING PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD , THEIR ARE CASES OF PEOPLE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY LOOSING POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE CAR . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL ?? PEOPLE BEING IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURED ? THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY I AM SURE YOU CAN LOOK INTO GMC'S REPAIR AND COMPLAINT RECORDS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE ACADIA IS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. NHTSA MUST INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING QUITS? EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MY WIFE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 107,330

I STARTED EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY ACADIA WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY OR WHEN PARKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO BIND AND TURNING BECAME VERY STIFF. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW SO I ADDED FLUID. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW IT HAS BECOME EVEN WORSE AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY (I.E. WHEN I AM MAKING A SHARP TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PARKING, AND AT LOW SPEEDS ON ANY SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD). I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALER AND HAD IT EVALUATED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS "A GEAR GOING BAD IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP" AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I DIDN'T EXPECT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IN MY VEHICLE. I AM TRYING TO GET THE PUMP REPLACED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MOMENTARILY (APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS) MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SMOOTHLY CORRECT THE TURN. FORTUNATELY, POWER STEERING RESUMED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE SAME DAY WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. I PROMPTLY RETURNED THE CAR TO OUR GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE POWER STEERING GEARBOX. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GIVEN YOUR HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS NOT UNDERSTOOD WHY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND THEN CUTS BACK IN. ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID GOT BETTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN GOT WORSE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED AND IN TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEED TURNS, APPROXIMATELY 2-30 MPH.. WITH THE FAILURE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. 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 NTSHA TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 69,400

POWER STEERING FAILURE. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-40 MPH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TYPICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN ON-RAMP TO ACCESS THE FREEWAY. EVEN WORSE YET IS WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUITS AND YOU ARE MAN-HANDLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING KICKS BACK IN CAUSING YOU TO SWERVE RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO RECALL ON THIS IS CRAZY WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED BY DOING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH. WHAT IS GM THINKING? YET, THEY WILL DO A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT MAY BREAK WHEN A VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED WITH ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. I KNOW AROUND HERE THE ACADIA PLATFORM IS THE MOST POPULAR SELLING VEHICLE THAT CHEVY/GMC SELLS. HOW ABOUT RECALLING SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS? SURE THEY WILL FIX IT IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE FAILURE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IF NOT, THE COSTS ARE VERY EXCESSIVE!

Mileage: 74,000

DRIVING INTO A SMALL DOWNTOWN AREA TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AND HEARD A WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD (BELT, BEARING OR POWER STEERING). AS I SLOWED DOWN THE NOISE INTENSIFIED, DISSIPATED AS I SPED UP. NOTICE THE STEERING WAS TIGHTER AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO "CHECK THE FLUID" SECURED UNDER THE ENGINE COVER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT EVEN WITH THE STAR BIT REQUIRED. I THEN GOOGLE'D AUTO-STEERING FOR ACADIA AND FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES RELATED TO FAILING POWER STEERING UNITS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FRUSTRATED AFTER FINDING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PART FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE BELLOW WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAILURE (THE POWER STEERING IS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE I WAS TOLD) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE REPAIR AFTER KEEPING THE CAR A DAY. SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A POTENTIAL TICKING TIME BOMB AND THE PART MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER ENGINEERED. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME GM CUSTOMER BUT WITH ALL THE CURRENT PRESS I'M NOT SURE I CAN SUPPORT THEM ANY LONGER WITH MY PATRONAGE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS WHILE IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL CUT OUT. WHEN IT FIRST START TO OCCUR IT WOULD CUT OUT BRIEFLY BEFORE RE-ENGAGING. THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GMC DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED; I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LOW FLUIDS BUT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP, THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE FOR ME AGAIN FOR 1.5 WEEKS. HOWEVER, IT IS WORSE, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER HAVING ALREADY STARTED TO TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED IN-MOTION TURNS AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER THE WHEEL HAS RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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. *TR

WHEN TAKING ANY TYPE OF CORNERS, WHETHER IT BE GOING AROUND A ROUND-ABOUT, TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, OR TURNING TO PARK IN A PARK SPACE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNGROUND PROBLEM FOR 8 MONTHS OR MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A TROUBLE CODE, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. RECENTLY THE STEERING ISSUE IS BECOMING WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED WITH DRIVING AND THE SAFETY OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR UNDER WARRANTY. NOISE CAME BACK AT 47,535 MILES AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING HOUSING IN A KIT. POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 22,583

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING. RECENTLY, THE STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHILE SHARP TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

AS CAR WAS ACCELERATING TO 30 MPH IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO A TURN, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS PETRIFIED. THE RADIO WAS STILL ON, AND THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION, BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. GMC SIMI VALLEY SAYS THE PROBLEM WAS A ROD TO A CYLINDER THAT SNAPPED, AND WAS NOT DUE TO AN IGNITION PROBLEM, OR RELATED TO A CURRENT RECALL. THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CAR, GIVEN ITS CURRENT RESALE VALUE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANOTHER RECALL EVENT. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. CURRENTLY AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE DUE TO POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 37,700

STEERING HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE ACADIA LOSES POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, BACKING UP AND SIMILAR SLOW MOVING MANEUVERS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT LOCATED MY MODEL LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST AND I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT IT IS ALSO HAVING A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I AM WAITING FOR A LOANER CAR TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR. RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING BOX REPLACED ($1200.00) SINCE THEN, WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING GETS HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY AND THE ENGINE EVEN STOPPED RUNNING A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK ALSO MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING TOO. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF BUYING IT, I HAD TRANSMISSION LEAK AND OIL LEAK THAT HAD TO BE FIXED. I WANT SO BAD TO GET OUT OF THIS TRUCK. I AM THE SOLE PROVIDER IN MY HOME, SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 KIDS AND THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR OUR DAILY COMMUTES AND MY JOB. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP THE TRUCK ALSO LUNGES FORWARD A FEW TIMES BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. ALSO WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE RPM WILL LUNGE UP FOR NO REASON AND YOU CAN HEAR IT LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR OR LIKE I HAVE PRESSED THE GAS, WHICH I HAD NOT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE - WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE INTENTION OF TURNING LEFT, I SLOWED DOWN TO A SUITABLE SPEED TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN. SUDDENLY THE STEERING WAS VERY HEAVY AND REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY AT LOW RPM. IF IT HAD BEEN A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL, OR IF THE DRIVER WERE TO PANIC I BELIEVE THE OUTCOME OF THIS FAILURE COULD BE MORE SERIOUS. A PANICKED DRIVER MIGHT HIT THE GAS AND CRASH INTO THE TRAFFIC STOPPED AT THE LIGHT COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FLOW IN A NO-FILTER LEFT TURN JUNCTION. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE IT IS A TRUE DEFECT WITH THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THE SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITH A KNOW RELIABLE MODEL. ANOTHER SOLUTION WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT A MONITORING SYSTEM TO DETECT A FAILING PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR ACTED LIKE I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT THE WHEEL SO I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING OTHER CARS THAT I TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF STEERING WITH MY 2010 GMC ACADIA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN I AM AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING, ESPECIALLY INTO PARKING SPOTS, AND MY GARAGE. THE STEERING GETS SO TIGHT IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I USE MY CAR SOLELY AS A MEANS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR KIDS...WHY HAS GMC NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? YOU READ POST AFTER POST ON MAY DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND BLOGS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME SITUATION... SURELY THIS IS A DEFECT THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND TRULY HOPE THAT GMC WILL ADDRESS THIS ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AND YOU CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS PULLING OUT INTO THE STREET OR INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THEY JUST WANT TO CHANGE PARTS COSTING UP TO 2K AND WON'T ENSURE ME THAT IT WILL BE FIXED. THEY ARE SEEING IT ON MANY ACADIA'S AND ENCLAVE'S AND THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE AND FAMILY BEING IN A VEHICLE THAT WON'T TURN. JUST REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING YET. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GMC ACADIA BLOG OR OWNERS SITE AND YOU WILL SEE LOTS MORE COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2010 ACADIA HAS PERIODIC LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN BACKING UP, PARKING, TURNING, ETC. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, AND AT TIMES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. *TR

STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. THE GMC SERVICE DEPT. FOUND THE POWER STEERING COOLING COIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO DRAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 21,470

AT RANDOM TIMES, MY CAR'S STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT MAKE THE TURN. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A TIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES WHILE TURNING. I'VE LEARNED TO MAKE THESE TURNS WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED, BUT DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE "FIX", AS HE THINKS IT IS THE PUMP. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT RECALLING THIS PRODUCT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED? HOW SAD IS THAT! I'M SURPRISED TO READ OF SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. BECAUSE OF THIS... GM'S TURNING A BLIND EYE... I WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A GM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 3-5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTIME I AM AT A LOW SPEED <15MPH (SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, TURNING AT A FOUR WAY STOP, ETC) THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND IT TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN IT TO GO THE CORRECT DIRECTION. IT IS DANGEROUS. PULLING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ISN'T BAD, BUT BACKING OUT OF A PUBLIC PARKING SPACE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR COULD BE BAD. I JUST NOTICED IT EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMETIME IN AUGUST, HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. FLUIDS APPEAR FINE. IT ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE A 2010 GMC ACADIA FULLY LOADED, ALL THE AWESOME GADGETS, PAID OUT THE WAZOO FOR A CAR LIKE THIS, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WAITING ON THE DEALER TO TELL ME WHATS GOING ON NOW, HOWEVER, THEY ARE SAYING IT COULD COST ME OVER $1000 TO FIX. I HAVE THE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ON IT BUT THE OTHER RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. THIS IS NO WAY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CONSUMER. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN YEAR MODELS 2009-2012. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER! NOT THE BEST WAY TO KEEP YOUR CONSUMERS. BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, I SWORE I WOULD NEVER HAVE ANYTHING BUT AN ACADIA, DEPENDING ON THIS OUTCOME, THAT DECISION COULD BE DRASTICALLY CHANGED. AND SO I HAVE READ FROM SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,834.

Mileage: 61,000

THE STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN MAKING TURNS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, GM DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WONT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT YET THEY RECALLED IT TO FIX A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE ON A REAR SEAT BELT. AT THIS POINT WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED SO WE MUST DRIVE AROUND IN FEAR OF LOSING STEERING CONTROL.SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE SINCE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TIGHT TURNS. VEHICLE SAFETY IS VERY QUESTIONABLE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE PUMP OR RACK. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL. DURING THE MONTH, THERE WERE SEVERAL MORE INSTANCES WITH SLOW TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THERE IS ALSO A BUMPING NOISE (THUMP, THUMP) COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT INCREASING AS TIME GOES ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IS MORE BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE INCIDENTS ARE INCREASING. I WENT TO A CHEVORLET/GMC DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER MY POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS, ONE TO TEST IT TO DETERMINE THE EXACT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND ONE DAY TO FIX IT. THE COST WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $300-$600, DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET OF ACADIA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS GOING DOWN INTERSTATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT ONTO AN OFF RAMP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

AS EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING, POWER STEERING FEELS LIKE IT'S OUT. ESPECIALLY NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING INTO A SPOT AT A LOW SPEED AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. I BOUGHT THIS $40K+ VEHICLE TO HAUL MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS AROUND AND IT'S LITERALLY FALLING APART. SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, THE GAS GAUGE ONLY WORKS HALF OF THE TIME, THE HOT/COLD BUTTONS ARE WORE DOWN AS YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT THE '+' & '-' ARE ANYMORE (AND WE HAD THESE REPLACE ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WASHER PUMP IS OUT (AND NO, IT'S NOT JUST A FUSE-ALREADY CHECKED). ALL MY KIDS ARE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND WE PUT A LOT OF MILES ON PER YEAR. VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING WITH MY FAMILY, TRYING NOT TO DRIVE IT MUCH AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF IT ASAP BEFORE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY KNOWS THAT THEY'RE JUNK! IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPAIR IT, SO JUST TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS HEADACHE OF A VEHICLE! WE ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING AROUND AN OLD 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH ALMOST 200K MILES, AND IT'S MUCH MORE DEPENDABLE THAN OUR $40K+ ACADIA. VERY DISAPPOINTED! FIRST QUESTION IS, WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED YET? I'M GUESSING THERE HAS TO BE SO MANY FATALITIES BEFORE A RECALL IS APPOINTED?? SECOND QUESTION, DO THE MAKERS OF THE GMC ACADIA SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT KNOWING THEIR PRODUCT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED? *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. PULLING INTO A CROWDED PARKING LOT IS SCARY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR IS GOING TO TURN ENOUGH TO FIT INTO THE PARKING PLACE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS WHEN MAKING TURNS ONTO SMALLER STREETS. THIS STARTED IN 2012 AND I TOOK MY CAR TO CLASSIC BUICK GMC, IN ARLINGTON TEXAS THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. NOW A YEAR LATER IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME 1714.13 TO FIX IT. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE DEALER DOWN TO 850.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM VERY CURIOUS AS TO WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE ANOTHER CALL INTO GMC. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 1 2013 AROUND 3 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED BEING HARD TO TURN AT TURNS AND SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS UP.I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY ENDED UP CHARGING ME 75.00 FOR POWER STEERING FLUID NOW ITS GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF CONTROL AT FIRST IT WAS EVERYNOW N THEN NOW ITS ABOUT 5-7 TIMES A DAY. I CALLED GM TAKING IT IN ON SERVICE ON THIS MATTER AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS I BARELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO ME ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FOUND OUT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN WILL GMC REALIZE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I DONT FIND IT FAIR TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WITH SUCH A KNOWN ISSUE GOD FORBID IF ME OR MY GRANDKIDS GET HURT ITS SCARY TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW. *TT

Mileage: 41,334

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT - TRIED TO AVOID A POLE - WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL - IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO POWER STEERING - *TR

Mileage: 77,585

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO PARK, PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKE LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WILL SEIZE. NO CURRENT RECALLS SO ISSUE REPORTED TO GMC ON 8/13/13 FOR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SHIFTING TO DRIVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED AND SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS AS WELL. I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT BACK TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN BACK ON AGAIN. I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 65,900

WHILE TRYING TO PARK THEGMC ACADIA 2010, THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT OUT ON ME. MY HUSBAND HAD TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY THAT HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY INCIDENT ONLY HURT MY SHOULDER HIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOT OPENING UNTIL YOU OPEN ANOTHER WINDOW. AND NOW THE LATEST ISSUE, MY HUSBAND HAD GOTTEN OFF WORK AND STARTED THE CAR AND ALL THE LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST AND THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON, THEN, WHEN HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME HE SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. IF THIS WAS ANYBODY ELSE'S CAR I WOULD HAVE SAID IT WAS POSSESSED BUT SINCE WE'RE PAYING FOR IT THERE'S A PROBLEM. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? I FILLED THIS FORM OUT ON MY HUSBAND'S PHONE. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN AND COULD HEAR CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STIFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY THE RUBBING NOISE WAS FROM THE STEERING GEAR, ALSO POWER STEERING PRESSURE VERY LOW CAUSING THE STIFFNESS. DIAGNOSIS RESULT NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND DO A POWER STEERING FLUSH AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $2074.05. THERE APPEARS TO BE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES, IS THERE ANY RECALL AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THIS REPAIR? *TR

Mileage: 73,253

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED 1 TO 4 TIMES PER DAYS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THIS REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR, AND FLUID. PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS THERE WAS CONSTANT AUDIBLE NOISE WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TURN, THOUGH I NEVER HAD ANY COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FIRST HAPPENED AT 75000 WITH ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. DOORS DON'T WORK AND RADIO/BLUETOOTH WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. EXPOSED WIRES GOT FIXED BECAUSE OF MOISTURE. STEERING POWER FAILURE AT LOW SPEED AND EMERGENCY MANEUVERS. THE DEALERSHIPS CANT FIX IT ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW ITS THE STEERING PUMP. AT 93000 A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AGAIN. NEW DEALER FIXED SUPPOSEDLY THE WIRES AGAIN, STILL EXPOSED. THE CAR ELECTRICAL DOES NOT PERFORM OVER 76 DEGREES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. POWER STEERING IS A PROBLEM AND GETTING WORSE. FINDING THAT THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING FROM 2013 AND LOWER MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

COULD HEAR A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND OR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK WERE BOTH LEAKING AND THE RACK WAS CRACKED. THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROX. $1,800 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. IF WE ALLOWED THE PROBLEM TO PERSIST, THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT AT ANY TIME. AMAZING THAT THESE PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED SO THAT GMC CUSTOMERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

STARTING SLOWLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT FROM A STANDING START, POWER STEERING LOST. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING INTO OR ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS TURNING RADIUS TRUNCATED AND CORRECTION ("RECOVERY") BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. SUBSEQUENTLY FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE INCREASED AND INCLUDED HARD TURNS TO THE RIGHT. CHECKED FOR TSB/RECALL. TSB(TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) FOUND. FOLLOWED RECOMMENDATION TO FLUSH AND EXCHANGE CHANGE POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS RESULTED IN CORRECTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER WHICH STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOST WITH VERY SLUGGISH STEERING. FLUSHED AND EXCHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID FOR A SECOND TIME AND FILLED TO 1/4 INCH ABOVE TANK FULL LINE AS SOME RECOMMENDED ON A TSB WEBSITE. UNFORTUNATELY THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RETURNED, AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH INCREASE FREQUENCY. THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE STEERING FAIL. MANUFACTURER/ DEALERSHIP CONTACTED. THE ONLY ADVICE WAS FOLLOW THE TSB INSTRUCTIONS. BECAUSE IN MY MIND AND BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE POWER STEERING FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS RACK & PINIONS AS DIRECTED IN THE TSB WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN THREE DAYS. IN MY OPINION HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHICH APPARENTLY HAS OCCURRED IN A NUMBER OF ACADIA AS WELL AS SIMILAR MODELS IN THE GM FAMILY WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAVE HAD RECALLS, THE ACADIA POWER STEERING ISSUE DESERVES IMMEDIATE NHTSB INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES TURNING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THIS INITIALLY BEGAN HAPPENING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS LIKE WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ENTERING/EXITING OUR GARAGE. LATELY IT'S BEGUN TO OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN MAKING TURNS ON ROADWAYS. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF A CRASH. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST ACADIA OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN FRONT TIRES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN VERY RESISTANT. FRONT TIRES FELT LIKE BEING DRUG ACROSS THE PAVEMENT. PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT IN BOTH TURNING DIRECTIONS. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE (OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ONLINE). STEERING RACKET CRACKED AND FLUID LEAKING ON RIGHT INTERNAL IN BELLOWS. "INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH STEERING GEAR". I WAS TOLD THIS WASN'T RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BASICALLY SOME ONE HAS TO DIE! EXCUSE ME, I DRIVE ON THE COUNTRY'S MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, US 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT AT LEAST ONCE/TWICE PER MONTH. WHAT IF THIS FAILED? HOW IS A STEERING PROBLEM NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I TOOK THE SUV IN BEFORE WE WERE KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE STEERING MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN TURNING. THIS IS USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, NOW I AM PAST THE MILEAGE WARRANTY AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WERE NO SUGGESTIONS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING SEEING THAT IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS AN ABRUPT FORCEFUL RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM WANDERING OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Mileage: 350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA 2WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 300

2010 ACADIA TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION CONTROL SAFETY PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALARM CAME ON IN ADDITION TO A FLASHING STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PUM PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MAANGED TO PUL THE VEHILE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE VEHILE AT THE TIME WHICH MADE EVERYONE VERY SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WHICH ERASED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS, BUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED SOME ECMS, BUT COULD NOT FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSIMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND AFTER 2 VISITS TO THE DEALER IS NOT BEING IVESTIGATED FOR ANOTHER ECM FAILURE. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND POWER STEERING ISSUES MAKE THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TT

Mileage: 19,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE WOULD NOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP, PIPE AND GASKETS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000