NHTSA Complaint #10465829 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

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