2011 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

Looses power while driving. Cannot jump the battery it needs to be recharged every time. Power steering stops working while driving( low rpm and when stopped) dangerous for merging or lane changes. Engine shudders when trying to accelerate. TCM/ ECM replaced 2020. Problem still persists. Whining noise upon start of the vehicle. Auto start will not work. traction control light, check engine airbag and

POWER STEERING RACK & HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE. IF THIS FAILS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE TIMING COVER IS LEAKING. BOTH OF THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH ALL GMC ACADIA SUV'S YET THE NHTSA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED OR REQUIRED THE MANUFACTURER TO DO A RECALL AND COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIR. COSTS FOR BOTH REPAIRS IS $5000.00 !!!

The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he used his knowledge of vehicles to depress the accelerator pedal, which raised the RPM and caused the steering wheel to become operative. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while the vehicle was idling. Additionally, the contact stated that the steering wheel would seize while driving and steering to the left. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 174,300.

Mileage: 174,300

The steering randomly gets tight and then let's loose while driving or turning.

The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the steering wheel would shake uncontrollably without warning while driving at various speeds. She also stated that the steering wheel would lock in the middle of turning the steering wheel in either direction without warning. After taking the vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance, several warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. The contact called that dealer and was informed that the vehicle would reset itself upon restart; however, the failure persisted. A few days later, the Push to Start button failed to operate after multiple attempts and the key was used to start the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed back to the dealer and she was informed that the purge valve was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle and referred her to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

Vehicle stopped turning, steering to turn and driver ran off the road.

AT 89,000 THE "SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE" LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES ON DASH. MECHANIC STATES THAT "REAR DIFFERENTIAL DRUM" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE'S ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

Mileage: 89,000

STEERING BINDS UP AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN ON LOW RPM OR SITTING STATIONARY. IT FEELS AS IF NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING ENCOUNTERING A DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING (LOW ENGINE REVS). STEERING APPEARS TO LOCK AND BIND. DEALER STATES FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION GEAR. RACK AND PINION GEAR. RACK FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. CAR IS NOT SAFE UNLESS RACK AND PINION IS REPLACED. THIS IS SECOND FAILURE REPORTED. 1= PREVIOUS OWNER 70K / 2=CURRENT OWNER 105K

Mileage: 105,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS MY STEERING GETS VERY HARD AS IF I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. VERY DIFFICULT TO PARALLEL PARK. LOUD WHINING SOUND AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON EITHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET..CHANGING LANES HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AND MANUAL STEERING WAS NEEDED.

Mileage: 144,000

RACK IS LEAKING ON THE STEERING.

Mileage: 98,000

POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AT LOW IDLE AND TURNING FROM A STAND STILL. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES ENTER ON COMING TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING ENCOUNTERING A DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING (LOW ENGINE REVS). STEERING APPEARS TO LOCK AND BIND. DEALER STATES FAILURE OF POWERSTEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION GEAR. THIS IS 2ND TIME. POWER STEERING FIRST FAILED AT 36,000 MILES REQUIRING FULL RACK AND PUMP REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, AT 100,000 MILES PUMP FAILS AGAIN AND REQUIRES PUMP, SEAL AND FULL RACK AND GEAR REPLACEMENT. CAR IS NOT SAFE. SERVICE BULLETIN #14329A ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM WITH PUMP AND COVERS PUMP AND GEAR *SEAL* BUT NOT RACK AND PINION GEAR. RACK FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL.

Mileage: 100,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING BELOW 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAYSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC, 2032 S ELLIOTT AVE, AURORA, MO) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TT CONTACT STATES THIS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TT

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN GOING SLOW AND MAKING A TURN RIGHT OR LEFT I LOSE POWER STEERING THIS HAPPENS BOTH FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN I SPEED UP THE POWER STEERING COME BACK TO NORMAL.

Mileage: 72,531

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WORKS GOING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY OVER 35 MPH, BUT STOPS WORKING AS YOU TURN INTO PARKING LOTS, ROAD, ETC AT LOWER SPEEDS. STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND HAVE NOTICED MANY ACADIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. CAR IS A 2011 DENALI ACADIA WITH 103,000 MILES.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (SELLERS BUICK GMC, 38000 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A GMC ACADIA 2012, 61000 MILES. AROUND DECEMBER 22, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ON SLOW SPEEDS. THE NOISE GOT WORSE FEW DAYS AFTER AND WE SCHEDULED A SERVICE IN THE DEALERSHIP. FEW DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME TO INFORM THAT THERE WAS A OIL LEAKAGE IN THE THE POWER STEERING AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $5000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH BECAME CLEAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON GMC ACADIAS. AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE REPORTED EVEN LOOSING (SUDDENLY) ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. VERY CONCERNING. SO DECIDED TO OPEN A CASE WITH GMC CORPORATE TO EXPLAIN THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A CAR WITH 61K HAVING SUCH SERIOUS ISSUES. EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, TRIED TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THEM TAKING A CAREFUL LOOK ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. AFTER LONG BACK AND FORTH AND MULTIPLE DAYS AFTER, THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT. AFTER 10 DAYS, I STILL DON'T HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. IT IS STILL ON THE DEALERSHIP. SO MAKING EVERYONE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN MY CASE THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I BUY A GMC CAR. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH GMC ACADIA. ALSO BEWARE THAT THERE WERE ALREADY LAW SUITES OPEN AGAINST GM FOR HIDING PROBLEMS. AND FOR ACADIA 2008-2011 MODELS THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. LOOKS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ON NEWER MODELS LIKE MINE. VERY CONCERNING THAT GMC IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND STILL ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DRIVE THEIR CAR WITH SUCH SAFETY ISSUES. I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE DIE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. DONE. GMC ACADIA DRIVERS BE SAFE.

Mileage: 61,000

MY POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP ON MY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES UP ON TILL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL. I HAVE NO LEAKS SO IT'S NOT DUE TO FLUID LOSS.

Mileage: 6

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (COURTESY BUICK GMC, 7 AUTOCENTER DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUXILIARY VAPOR LINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE CHAFING THE AUXILIARY HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,100.

Mileage: 11,100

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED. I AM IN GOOD SHAPE AND IT TAKES ME ALL MY POWER WITH TWO HANDS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS NO WARNING IT CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD AND MULTIPLE TIMES ALMOST HIT CARS IN SPOTS NEXT TO WHERE I PARK. WE ALSO HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING FIXED TWICE SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT IT AND STILL DOESN'T BLOW AS COLD AS IT SHOULD. THE CAR HAS 78,000 MILES.

Mileage: 32,000

SQUEAKING/WHINING IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS, POWER STEERING GEAR LEAKING (RACK & PINION) AND MUST BE REPLACED. COST, $1432.00 PLUS TAX. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 17948 MILES. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR MANUF. RECALL. OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE OR TIME. POWER STEERING COULD FAIL AS IT HAS IN OTHER VEHICLES. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. GMC SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AS THIS IS A DESIGN OR ENGINEERING FLAW. THIS CONDITION IS NOTICED WHEN EVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION.

Mileage: 16,226

AT SLOW SPEED TURNS POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LOSE POWER ASSIST

Mileage: 135,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED. HAD THE ENTIRE RACK REPLACED (PRIOR TO POWER STEERING LOSS), AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED (AFTER POWER STEERING LOSS AND COVERED UNDER THE TSB) AND WITHIN TO WEEKS OF HAVING THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED. AT VERY LOW SPEED, IN A PARKING LOT, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS I ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER MY VERY HEAVY SUV TO A SAFE AREA WITH NO POWER STEERING. "SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM" ERROR CAME UP ON MY IN-DASH SCREEN AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-STARTED WITH NO POWER STEERING STILL AND THEN RE-STARTED AGAIN AN THAT IS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. THE ENTIRE TIME, THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE ON AND DID NOT FAIL. I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER A FULL DAY OF HAVING MY CAR, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR NOW AT AT COST OF $1200!!!! I'M NOT SURE HOW THE ALTERNATOR IS RELATED SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING?!?!?! I FEEL LIKE THIS DEFECT IS COSTING CUSTOMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND GM NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!

Mileage: 86,000

MY POWER STEERING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY LOUD AND DIFFICULT TO HANDLE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA. RECENTLY, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY "STABILITRACK" IS OFF AND MY VEHICLE TELLS ME TO "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND IS NOT BECOMING DIFFICULT TO STOP AND SHAKES QUITE A BIT WHEN DOING SO. I TRAVEL FROM HOME TO TOWN AND OFTEN HAVE TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MULTIPLE CARS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS MYSELF IN CLOSE VICINITY. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS ROUGHLY $1300 TO FIX AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS ROUGHLY $800 TO FIX. WHY ARE THERE NOT RECALLS ON THESE PROBLEMS IF IT IS SO COMMON? GMC NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING POORLY MADE VEHICLES THAT COST A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON TO FIX AND MY MILEAGE IS ONLY 72,000 MILES...THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS, LIVES LOST, AND GMC SUED.

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ALMOST 1/2 A TANK OF GAS, AND I LOST POWER SUDDENLY, AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING QUIT. BECAUSE I AM FAIRLY STRONG, I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD INTO A SAFE PLACE, AND NOT BE STRANDED ON A VERY BUSY TWO LANE ROAD. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO PAUL'S AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS.

Mileage: 105,490

WHINING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN, THUMPING AT SLOW RIGHT TURNS, NEEDED NEW RACK AND PINION, CV JOINTS REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED DAILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINING SOUND 3 MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED IT USED. THEN POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO IN AND OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO CARE SHOP AND THIS IS WHAT THE BILL SAID. "REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP, TRIED TO FLUSH SYSTEM 2 TIMES, BLEED OUT AIR, REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AGAIN, STILL NO POWER STEERING." SPOKE WITH GMC AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, WE ARE COVERED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE 14329. GOING TO DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT A LITTLE LESS THEN $1000 ON THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 62,000

STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP DURING A TURN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THEN LAST WEEK I COULDN'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO GET OUT OF DRIVEWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. 1500.00 LATER I HAVE NEW SHIFTER AND SOME SORT OF NEW GEARS IN STEERING WHEEL. LOOKED IT UP AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, YET STILL NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 48000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF THERE WEREN'T SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE.

Mileage: 48,000

STERRING WHEEL LOCKED DURING TURN

Mileage: 89,300

RACK & PINION WAS LEAKING. WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. POWER STEERING PUMP ALSO REPLACED. GMC DID NOT MAKE THIS PUBLIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PUMP. REPLACED PUMP FLUID WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE THAN WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. MANY GMC VEH. HAVE THIS PROB. THE FACT THAT GMC CHANGED FLUIDS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ORIGINAL TO FAIL. GMC WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. PLEASE CHECK WITH GMC AMD GET THE TRUTH.

Mileage: 42,000

HAD A LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE GMC DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS THE STEERING GEAR - REPLACEMENT COST ME $1840.28.

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 2011 GMC ACADIA AT 43,000 MILES IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WITH A STEERING NOISE, WHICH I WAS HEARING WHEN MAKING TURNS IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS LEAKING FROM THE STEERING RACK AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,179 FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA'S.

Mileage: 43,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, ALL SYSTEMS FAILED -- STEERING, BRAKING, ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS IS A "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE."

Mileage: 113,000

AFTER A SHORT BUT HEAVY DOWN POUR, I TRAVELED THROUGH A PUDDLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING FOR 1-2 SECONDS. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEEDED TO BRAKE TO AVOID GOING OFF THE ROAD. FOR THE NEXT 2 MILES THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH) AS I TRIED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN ON TO MY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN THE POWER STEERING KICKED IN AGAIN. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVE HOME AND LEFT VOICE MAIL (THEY CLOSED AT 5PM). CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO KNOW ISSUE.

Mileage: 103,532

I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE GMC DEALER THAT MY STEERING COLUMN IS LEAKING FLUID. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, AS IT IS ALL OVER EVERY GMC ACADIA FORUM AS WELL AS LOGGED IN YOUR DATABASE. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED FOR THIS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE YOU ARE WILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS ABSURD. MY FAMILY IS NOW SPENDING $1,700 FOR THIS REPAIR.

7/12/15 CINCINNATI, OHIO JUST AS OTHERS HERE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TECH THAT THE STEERING GEAR/RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $1200 AND ONLY THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED IF STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 GMC ACADIA. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THESE PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS. IT VERY ALARMING TO BE INFORMED THAT A REOCCURRING ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT'S ALSO CONCERNING THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE AND MALFUNCTIONING STEERING GEAR/RACK. THIS IS A OBVIOUSLY A CONSISTENT COMPLAINT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE GMC DEALER THAT MY STEERING GEARS ARE NOT WORKING AND ARE LEAKING FLUID. THEY SAID IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BOOT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, AS IT IS ALL OVER EVERY GMC ACADIA FORUM AS WELL AS LOGGED IN YOUR DATABASE. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED FOR THIS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE YOU ARE WILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING. THE GMC DEALER QUOTED ME $1,700 FOR THIS REPAIR.

GMC SENT A LETTER OUT SAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON IT.IN MY CASE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD QUIT AT TIMES AND IT HAD NO POWER STEERING FELT LIKE MANUAL STEERING. BUT BEFORE I COULD BRING IT IN TO GET REPLACED IT WAS LEAKING FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO GO BAD. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE MANAGER AND HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS WHICH COST ME $1372.00 I SENT GMC A EMAIL TO COMPLAIN AND THEY CALLED BACK SAYING THE DEALER WOULD CALL ME WHICH THEY NEVER HAVE I LEFT THEM A MESSAGE TO CALL ME AND A NUMBER TO REACH ME BUT NOW NOBODY WANTS TO CALL ME BACK I THINK THEY WANT ME TO FORGET ABOUT THIS.I SAID A RACK AND PINION SHOULD NOT GO BAD ON A TRUCK WITH JUST 48800 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSED THIS WHICH THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 48,890

VEHICLE WAS SLOWING TO TURN AND AT 15MPH THE STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY MEDIAN CURB AND STEERING SOMEHOW UNLOCKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, RACK AND PINION, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW A LITTLE OVER 18MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AGAIN. DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING ME $2100 TO FIX WHEN THEY REPLACED THE LAST PART UNDER A WARRANTY/RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 38,020

JUST AS OTHERS HERE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE STEERING GEAR/RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND ONLY THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED IF STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 GMC ACADIA. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THESE PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS. IT VERY ALARMING TO BE INFORMED THAT A RECURRING ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT'S ALSO CONCERNING THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE AND MALFUNCTIONING STEERING GEAR/RACK. THIS IS A OBVIOUSLY A CONSISTENT COMPLAINT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE STEERING GEAR/RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND ONLY THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED IF STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 GMC ACADIA. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THESE PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS. IT VERY ALARMING TO BE INFORMED THAT A RECURRING ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT'S ALSO CONCERNING THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE AND MALFUNCTIONING STEERING GEAR/RACK. THIS IS A CONSISTENT COMPLAINT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 55,692

MY POWER STEERING HAS MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER WHICH ADDRESSED POTENTIAL POWER STEERING FAILURE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE WAS IF I HAD POWER STEERING FAILURE. I JUST TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SEPARATE ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SERVICED SEVERAL ACADIA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I AM FINDING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH OR POTENTIALLY MULTIPLE DEATHS FROM THIS DEFECT BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2011 ACADIA HAD A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING RACK. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR $1700. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY AND IT IS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE PART. BASED ON RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS STEERING RACK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THE INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACE THE RACK FOR $1404. PLEASE RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING THIS A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 70,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND THE BUSHINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE WHEN STARTING AND AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING WHEEL RUBS WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SERVICE TECH SAID WAS NORMAL. NOW THEY STATE THAT THE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING AND THERE IS A POWER STEERING GEAR LEAK. TO FIX IT WILL COST $1600 PLUS DOLLARS. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THESE VEHICLES. GMC WILL REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP UNDER A RECALL, BUT NOT THE GEAR RACK WHICH IS A MORE EXPENSIVE FIX. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE! THIS CAN CAUSE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND IS UNSAFE! *TR

Mileage: 59,723

WITH LESS THAN 58K MILES TIE ROD END OUT ALREADY! *TR

Mileage: 57,349

DURING CHECK FOR OTHER WARRANTY WORK, GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE INTERNAL GASKET BECAUSE THE GASKET FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID, AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 58,512

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A GM TECHNICIAN VEHICLE AND NOTED FLUID LEAK FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING GEAR. GM OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PUMP REPAIR BUT, NOT THE GEAR LEAK REPAIR. UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS

Mileage: 55,000

SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SBC-14329 COMPONENT(S): STEERING NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10056459 2011 GMC ACADIA ..POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FAILURE IN MY POWER STEERING PUMP. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED EARLY INDICATIONS OF A FAILURE, AIR BUBBLES IN THE FLUID AND NOISY TURNS. (CONFIRMED BY DEALER) WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT "FAILS". SO I NEED TO CRASH MY CAR BECAUSE THE PUMP FAILS. JUST FEEL THAT GMC NEED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THEY ISSUED THE BULLETIN OR "RECALL". *TR

POWERSTEERING GETS TIGHT AND VEHICLE SHAKES. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND POWERSTEERING PUMP AND GEAR IS LEAKING FLUID. THE GM DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE POWERSTEERING PART IS COVERED BUT WILL NOT COVER THE FLUID LEAKING AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR $500 PAYMENT. BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKS WHEN PRESSED DOWN. GM DEALER INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE IS LEAKING AND NEEDS A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. *JS

Mileage: 59,073

DURING LOW RPM TURNING (SUCH AS PARKING OR PULLING OUT/IN FROM/TO A PARKING LOT OR STOP SIGN) THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THE VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HEAD INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 63,910

MY 2011 GMC ACADIA INTERMITTENTLY LOOSES POWER STEERING, THIS STARTED AROUND 4 MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, BACKING OUT OF SPOTS, ETC...) THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP AND I END UP DOING 16 POINT TURNS WITH THIS VEHICLES DEAD WEIGHT! AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY GMC ABOUT A "SAFETY" RECALL FOR A BOLT ON A WIPER COMING LOOSE YET HAVEN'T HEARD A THING ABOUT A RECALL ON A REAL SAFETY ISSUE LIKE RANDOMLY LOOSING MY STEERING ABILITY! *TR

Mileage: 54,000

BEGAN HEARING WHINING NOISE AND THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THE "NUMEROUS" RECALLS REPAIRED AND NOW THIS. ACCORDING TO MANY POSTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM PRODUCTS. REPAIRS ARE COSTLY AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OR SHOULD BE RECALLED! THIS IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THE COST OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. WHEN WILL SOMEONE DO SOMETHING? AFTER SOMEONE DIES? MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES AND WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY. NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. I APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND IT SMELLED HORRIBLE. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS PERFECT. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK, BUT NOW THERE'S A WHINNING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THAT GM IS GOING THROUGH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THE CAR. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS CASE # [XXX] FILED ON 03/22/2013. AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 2009-2012 GMC ACADIA, 2009-2012 BUICK ENCLAVE, 2009-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 28,000

STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP OR BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW RPMS. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST YEAR AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. UPON RESEARCHING A FIX TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON ALL GM ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE AND OUTLOOK VEHICLES. GM HAS A COUPLE OF TSB COVERING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND DONE NOTHING OTHER THEN TO CHARGE YOUR $1500+ TO FIX A KNOWN STEERING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I HAD TO HAVE MY STEERING PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF A LOUD WHINING SOUND. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENT WENT OUT IN MY HEATED SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE IT IS RARELY USED. ALL REPAIRS OVER $1100. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING RACK WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 42000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

POWER STEERING MAKING A WHIRRING AND GRINDING NOISE AT LOW SPEED. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT APPEARS TO BE HARDER TO STEER. CONCERNED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND FEAR FOR MY AND MY PASSENGERS' SAFETY. WHEN I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AMAZED AT HOW FREQUENT IT WAS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RECALL OR ADMISSION BY GMC. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 46,662

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE STEERING. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LIKE TRYING TO PULL ON DEAD WEIGHT TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS I SLOWED THE CAR TO A STOP. UPON DRIVING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, POWER STEERING RETURNED FOR 10 MILES OF DRIVING ON THE WAY BACK TO MY HOME, AND THEN FAILED AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 50,125

IN WET / RAINY CONDITIONS, POWER STEERING FAILS AS BELT GETS WET AND LOOSES ALL TRACTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARYING SPEEDS AND HAS TWICE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AS WE WERE NEGOTIATING TURNS. VARIOUS ONLINE AUTO FORUMS HIGHLIGHT THIS AS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE GMC ACADIA. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? DEALER STATES THERE IS NO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 23,500