NHTSA Complaint #10659610 — 2010 GMC ACADIA

I BOUGHT MY GMC ACADIA IN DECEMBER OF 2009. A FEW DAYS IN I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND IN TURNING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NORMAL, A DESIGN FLAW WITH BRUSHES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. JUNE 20110 ENTIRE ELECTRICAL MOTHERBOARD FAILED, SIX MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP FAILED. BROUGHT THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS. I SENSOR WAS REPLACED THEN I WAS TOLD TO JUST "KEEP SOMETHING HEAVY IN THE SEAT". FOR EIGHT MONTHS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CHIMED WITH NOTHING WRONG. I REPORTED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS ALL GOOD, OF COURSE UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS OUT THEN A REPAIR OF $600. NOW THAT SO CALLED DESIGN FLAW AND WHIRRING NOISE HAS TURNED INTO POWER STEERING FAILURE AN LEAK IN POWER STEERING RACK , !000 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OF POWER STEERING PUMP. UNREAL. WHAT A BUNCH OF CROOKS. THE WORST PART IS THE GMC DEALERS PRETEND THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY ISSUES AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOTHING ALL. I AM SURE IT IS A PROTOCOL TO DELAY AND MAJOR DIAGNOSIS UNTIL A WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. *TR