NHTSA Complaint #10550474 — 2009 GMC ACADIA

THE POWER STEERING WAS NOISY FROM AROUND THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THIS PROBLEM EVOLVED INTO INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY BY GENERAL MOTORS EVEN THOUGH I AM FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING CURRENTLY (SEE BELOW). THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES AND THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PERSISTS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON RH SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE CLASS ACTION WAS BROUGHT ON BEHALF ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO PURCHASED OR LEASED ANY 2009 THROUGH 2012 GMC ACADIA, 2009 THROUGH 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE, OR 2009 THROUGH 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES (COLLECTIVELY, 'CLASS VEHICLES') DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED, SOLD, WARRANTED AND SERVICED BY GENERAL MOTORS, LLC AND GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY THIS ACTION ARISES OUT OF A UNIFORM AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT IN THE INTEGRAL STEERING SYSTEM OF AN ENTIRE CLASS OF AUTOMOBILES THAT POSES AN EXTREMELY UNREASONABLE SAFETY RISK NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREETS. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE STEERING MAY INTERMITTENTLY AND DRASTICALLY FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (THE 'STEERING DEFECT'), THUS CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT IS ATTACHED HERE. COMPLAINT: GM 4-1-13 THE COURT DENIED GM'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ORDERED IT TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT. GM MOTION TO DISMISS. *TR