2007 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL SHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO FIT AND WHEN DRIVING OVER PUDDLES OR WET ROADWAYS, WATER WAS ENTERING THE POWER STEERING COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO STATED THERE WAS A RETROFIT FOR THE FRONT WHEEL WELL THAT WOULD COST THE CONTACT $400 FOR INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/24/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHENEVER WATER WAS IN THE WHEEL WELL AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD ADD A FENDER COVER THAT WOULD PREVENT WATER FROM SPLASHING ONTO THE POWER STEERING. THE FENDER COVER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WOULD COST THE CONTACT $200. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITH FURTHER DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN NOV. OF 2007. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BURNED UP NUMEROUS POWERSTEERING PUMPS. THE STEERING, WHILE IN A CURVE, WILL LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE THROWING THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT HAS THROWN THE VEHICLE INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THROWING THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS PICKED THE VEHICLE UP REPLACED THE STEERING PUMPS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE SHIFTING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING ISSUE IS ARE MAIN CONCERN. IT WAS TAKEN IN ON 9/28/10 AND RECEIVED NEW TRANSMISSION AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FAN BELT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER AND WHEN DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,117. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 01/01/11*JB

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON I-20 BACK FROM COLUMBIA IN MY 2007 GMC ACADIA. I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE, TIGHTEN IN THE STEERING, TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT WE NEED TO STOP FOR GAS AND CHECK THE FLUIDS. YIELDING AT THE NEXT EXIT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I FINALLY WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A HESS GAS STATION. WE CHECK FLUIDS AND CALLED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD US THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE MAJOR PARTS BUT DID TRY TO CALL A GM DEALERSHIP (KING CADILLAC). KING WAS NOT OPEN AND WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPT ON MONDAY. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WE LEFT FOR EARLY DROP OFF. RECEIVED A CALL FROM TECHNICAL ON MONDAY PM, WHICH STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ASKED HIM ABOUT IF THERE WAS ANY...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES WHINING AND GROANING NOISES. DEALER ATTEMPTED FIX WHICH RESOLVED PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH AND THEN SOUNDS CAME BACK. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX NOW, STATING THAT GMC HAS TOLD THEM NOT TO FIX IT AND IS "WORKING ON A FIX" (WHICH WAS 3 MONTHS AGO). STILL NO FIX BEING OFFERED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I84 AT 65 MPH WHEN I STARTED A RIGHT BEND WHEN THE STEERING FROZE UP. THE OTHER TIME WAS WHEN I ALMOST CRASHED IN TO A HOSPITAL BECAUSE THE STEERING FROZE UP. (JUST TURN YOUR CAR TO ACC. AND TRY TURNING THE WHEEL AND THATS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE AT 65 MPH. NO STEERING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE OR SERIOUS INJURYS WILL RESULT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE IF YOU JUST CHECK THE CAR OR I HAVE IT STUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE PROBLEM.

POWER STEERING WHINES AND GROANS AT ABOVE NORMAL PITCH AND IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES TURNS EASILY, SOMETIMES FREEZES MOMENTARILY WHILE DRIVING, HAVE CHECKED ALL FLUIDS ETC. AND EVERYTHING IS AT MFG RECOMMENDED LEVELS. MOST PROMINENT AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED CHARGING DURING MORE THEN ONE RAIN STORM. THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET AND SLIPPED BECAUSE IT'S EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING BETWEEN JACKSON HOLE AND THAYNE, WYOMING AND GOT INTO A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT STEERING PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE STOPPED AND PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED UP THAT WE REALLY EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHUTTER, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT WE FORCED TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT AND ALLOWED TO DRY OUT, THE STEERING IMPROVED, BUT THERE STILL REMAINED A SLIGHT SHUTTER AS WE START TO MOVE AND ATTEMPT TO STEER EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAS LEFT US A LITTLE CONCERNED OVER THIS MATTER, CAUSING ME TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP (HARMON'S MOTOR, PROVO, UTAH). THEY CHECKED THE WATER SHIELDS AND FOUND THEM IN TACT SO THEY CHOSE TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT. OTHERWISE,. THERE...

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE AND STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONCE. STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN MARCH 2007. IN AUGUST 2008 (21,000 MILES) I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. DEALER PERFORMED NEW LINERS PER MAINTENANCE BULLETIN 07-02-32-010. RETURNED CAR FOR SERVICE OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCTOBER 2008 (28,000 MILES) - DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. RETURNED THE CAR AGAIN IN MAY 2009 (35,000 MILES) FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP (WAS PUTTING OUT HALF THE REQUIRED PRESSURE). *TR

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 ACADIA IN JULY 2007. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF HAVING IT IN THE SHOP FOR A LEAKY SUNROOF, I THOUGHT ALL WAS WELL. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A VERY LOUD WHINING, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. TURNS OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT AND DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED PRONTO! SAID IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SO AFTER PAYING OVER 36,000.00 FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE, I NOW HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING PUMP ON A NEW CAR THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. WHAT?! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD PROBABLY FIX IT SOON. I HOPE SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS SERVICED FOR THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

1ST THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL, CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THEN ANOTHER TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I (HAD NO CHOICE) DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. CALLED A DEALER BECAUSE IT'S STILL NEW & THEY WANTED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP. OVER $500 COST THERE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULDN'T BE THE PUMP BECAUSE OF THE AGE & MILEAGE, PROBABLY JUST A BELT. CHECKED IT OVER AND SAID THE RAIN/WATER PROBABLY CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING. HE SAID SOME CARS HAVE SHIELDS TO COVER THE BELTS FOR THAT REASON AND SHOWED ME WHERE ALL THIS OCCURRED. MADE SENSE TO ME AND SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY. I LIVE IN NC AND MY KIDS AND I WERE VISITING FAMILY IN OH, I FEEL DEALER TRIED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND MADE TURNING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS. THE FIRST DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE SECOND DEALER HEARD THE NOISE AND FELT THE VIBRATION, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURES. WEEKS AFTER THE INCIDENT, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DEEMED TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.