NHTSA Complaint #10954800 — 2008 GMC ACADIA

STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED THIS VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. MY HUSBAND TRAVELS FOR A LIVING IN HIS VEHICLE SO HE PUTS A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED HE HAD 178,085 MILES AND WE HAD TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING PUMP. NOW AT 184,624 MILES WE ARE PUTTING OUR SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP AND FINDING OUT THAT NOW THE GEAR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED NOT TO MENTION THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND MY HUSBAND OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING. NOW I LOOK ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WAS A RECALL NOT DONE ON THIS? A WARRANTY EXTENSION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED THIS IS AS BAD AND THE AIR BAG RECALL IF NOT WORSE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ