NHTSA Complaint #11130681 — 2010 GMC ACADIA

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES NOW ALL WITHIN THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS. I WILL BE DRIVING AND GO TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE ENGINE DIES. THE BRAKES STILL WORK SO I AM ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN THEY KEY OFF AND RESTART IT. IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE REST OF THE TIMES HAVE BEEN STOP AND GO TURNS IN THE CITY BUT ONCE WAS WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO ON CMONG TRAFFIC AND MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT AUTO PLACES AND ALL TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SET ME UP WITH A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. GMC SAID IF IT WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT AND IF IT WAS OVER THEN I WOULD STILL QUALIFY FOR A PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. HOWEVER A DAY AFTER DROPPING OFF MY CAR TO GET FIXED THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX MY CAR AND TO COME GET IT OUT OF THEIR PARKING LOT. WE TOLD GMC ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM. I'M AT A LOSS AT THIS POINT AS NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE CAR AND IT IS A DEATH TRAP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I'M ALSO NOT JUST GOING TO SELL TO THE CAR TO SOMEBODY LIKE THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO DO BECAUSE 'THEY WOULDN'T WANT THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER DRIVING THAT THING' (EVEN THOUGH THEY SEEM PERFECTLY FINE TO HAVE ME DRIVE IT OFF THEIR LOT ASAP AND NOT BE THEIR PROBLEM ANYMORE) BECAUSE I WOULDNT FEEL RIGHT SELLING A CAR TO SOMEONE KNOWING IT COULD KILL THEM THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. THE RIGHT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO PUT THAT CAR IN THE JUNKYARD AND BUY A NEW ONE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE CASH. WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS.