NHTSA Complaint #10450889 — 2007 GMC ACADIA

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