NHTSA Complaint #10531806 — 2009 GMC ACADIA

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