2009 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .

The contact's daughter owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. His daughter restarted the vehicle and resumed normal driving operation. The contact stated that the failure recurred while his daughter's boyfriend was driving the vehicle later on that same evening. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective rack and pinion. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

SLIGHT PULSE LEFT THEN PULSE RIGHT ACTUALLY MOVES STEERING WHEEL BUT VEHICLE STAYS ON TRACK - UNLESS DRIVER IS UNAWARE - BUT DRIVE BECOMES AWARE BECAUSE IT'S A MOVEMENT ON A SMOOTH ROAD THEM IS ALARMING - THEN IT'S ALWAYS NOTICED

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER BY MANY MECHANICAL PROFESSIONALS. AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WILL STIFFEN AND LOCK UP MAKING IT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER THAT RACK N PINION AND PUMP ARE FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS LOOKS LIKE A TYPICAL ISSUE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GM CAN DO FOR THIS?

STEERING WHEEL MAKING A WHINING/RUBBING NOISE. FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE TACK AND PINION IS BAD SPRAYING OUT POWER STEERING FLUID EVERYWHERE. WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WILL LOSE POWER AND BECOME EITHER HARD TO TURN OR NOT TURN AT ALL CAUSING DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM.

DEC 2018 MY ACADIA WAS LEFT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF WHITMORE CHEVROLET IN WEST POINT VA 23181 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. MY VEHICLE RAN WHEN I LEFT IT THERE. OVER A MONTH LATER INCLUDING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I GET MY VEHICLE BACK AND IT IS DEAD. I WOULD START MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY SOMETIME STOPPING SOON OR RANDOMLY ON THE ROAD. IT'S DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN TOO. I NEED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE POSSIBLE RECALLS FIXED. I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND IT'S UNBEARABLE. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL SONS AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE TO RUN PLEASE!!!MY REVIEW IS IN THE PICTURES AS WELL

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A TURN. HAS HAPPENED OFTEN OVER A FEW MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

I JUST GOT MY GMC 4 MONTHS AGO AND AFTER EVERY LIGHT AND ALARM HAS GONE OFF THE LEAK OF POWER STEERING FLUID HAS CAUSE ME TO TAKE TO A DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A $2600 BILL TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND PUMP. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISSUED WITH MY GMC MY SISTER HAS A 2011 ACADIA AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS FOR SURE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

BOUGHT A 2009 GMC ACADIA IN FEBRUARY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND WAS PULLING OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT GETTING MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SOME FOOD AS I WAS PULLING OUT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I COULD NOT GET MY SUV TO TURN I BARELY BUMPED A CAR THANK GOODNESS IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO FIX!! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED ESPECIALLY AFTER SPEND 10,900 ON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST SEEMS TO LOCK UP.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN RPMS ARE LOW. IN MY INCIDENT I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ABOUT 40 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO TAKE THE TURN SLOWLY. AS MY RPM WENT DOWN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT ANY MORE. THE WHEEL GOT STUCK IN THE LAST POSITION BEFORE I LET GO OF THE GAS. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS NOT THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED BUT THAT STEERING IN GENERAL WAS LOCKING. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND NEVER HAVE TO WORRY MY WHEEL WILL LOCK. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. BUT AGAIN IT SHOULD NOT LOCK MY TURN. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO GET THE RPM UP AND THEN IT WOULD TURN. ONCE...

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 2, 2016 WITH NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, EITHER STANDING STILL OR MOVING. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BILL WAS $1,466.00. THE ACADIA HAS 31,068 MILES ON IT, AND MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THE STEERING MAY GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, "ENGINE HOT" AND "A/C OFF" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD CAMPAIGNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF...

THERE IS AN ONGOING AND UNRESOLVED ISSUE CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP ON GM LAMBDA CHASSIS VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST CREATING AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE FACTORY QUIETLY SUPPORTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS OF THE SAME COMPONENTS- RATHER THAN RECALL THIS SITUATION GM CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR SUPPLY OF DEFICIENT COMPONENTS WHILE THEY SEEMED TO "WAIT OUT" THE WARRANTY AND THUS NO LONGER BE LIABLE.

WHILE DRIVING IT'S LIKE THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT LATELY A LOT MORE OFTEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, TO THE POINT THAT I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK SO I MUST DRIVE IT..

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. I TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS IN MY VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM SCARED TO PUT THEM IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL PAYING ON MY CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE,

APRIL 26, 2016 - MY WIFE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND SAID THE WHEELS ON THE GMC WERE VERY HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SHE STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHE WOULD TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. A DAY LATER, THE NOISE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED SO I WENT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE STEERING SEEMED OK AND THE WHINING NOISE DIDN'T SEEM THAT BAD TOO ME. APRIL 28, 2016 - MY WIFE SAID THE NOISE WAS LOUDER SO I TEST DROVE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME, I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING POWER ON LOW SPEED. ONE TIME I OVERCOMPENSATED WHEN IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I PERFORMED THE OWNER'S MANUAL CHECKS, POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD. I THEN GOGGLED FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES AND HOW TO RESOLVE ON GMC 2009 ACADIA AND THEN...

I OWN A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE TRYING TO TURN MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 3 DIFFERENT VEHICLES DUE TO THIS AND BARELY MADE IT IN TO A PARKING LOT OFF OF A BUSY STREET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT LETTING RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME DUE TO THIS.

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING IN MY ACADIA. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS JUST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKING IN. NOW THE STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. WE WERE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN AS THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY AT THE TIME. I AM NOW SEEING SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A PENDING LAWSUIT. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC WHERE THE SAFETY POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. MY SON HAS OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ISSUES.

HEADLIGHT OUT 1.5 MO AGO, THEN OTHER SIDE WENT OUT. MECHANICS HAVE TO REMOVE BUMPER TO GET TO BULB!!! $300-400 MINIMUM LABOR AND PARTS. STRUTS IF SHOCK ABSORBERS STUCK DOWN AFTER UP ON RACK AFTER 2 DIFFERENT TIRE CHANGES REPAIRS. CAR ROAD WOBBLY UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AT MY E PENSR. IS THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR A LEMON OR WHAT?

I TOOK MY 09 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM AUTO TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY THE $2043 TO FIX MY POWER STEERING, BUT I BELIEVE ITS ALL RELATED TO THAT POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT IS COVER UNDER THE GM POLICY. AND ITS THE SAME PROBLEM TO ALL THE ACADIA THAT ARE OUT THERE SO I SUGGEST THE GM TO FIX ALL GMC ACADIA WITHOUT ANY COST TO ALL THE OWNERI IF THEY FIX IT RIGHT WE WOULDN'T COMPLAINT AT ALL

AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, MY 2009 GMC ACADIA TEMPORARILY LOOSES POWER ASSIST STEERING. IT OCCURS OFF AND ON (NOT PREDICTABLE). WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FAILS, I STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT A COUPLE TIMES, THE POWER ASSIST KICKED BACK ON SUDDENLY, CAUSING ME TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND ALMOST GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

I HAVE A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2015 FROM BARKER GMC DEALERSHIP. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN THE FIRST MONTH OF ME HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MISFIRE SO HAD TO GET THE COILS CHANGED. THEN MY A/C IS NOT WORKING. IN MAY IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN END OF JUNE SOMETIME AND IS STILL OCCURING IT STARTS WHEN I AM GOING TO TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN IT'S LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AND IS HARD TO TURN. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN SOMEWHERE THAT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL WANTS TO GET STUCK. THEREFORE MOST DEFINITELY POSES A DANGER TO FAMILY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE VEHICLE TO MYSELF WHEN DRIVING AND TO OTHERS ON THE RODE. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE! I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS AND 8...

AT LOW RATES OF SPEED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING FOR A COUPLE SECONDS THEN REENGAGES. THIS CAUSES YOU TO OVER STEER ONCE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGES WHICH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSES NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY NOW AND WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. WE HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION LOOKED AT AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF LOW WHINING NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM UNION PARK GMC DEALERSHIP IN WILMINGTON DELWARE ON 7/24/15. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC ON 7/27/15 AFTER NOTICIG A WHINNING NOISE WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE RECOMMENDED RETURNING OIT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER MADE NO REPAIR AND CLAIMED "ALL THESE ACADIAS HAVE THIS WHINING NOISE". I THEN TOOK IT TO MARYLAND STATE INSPECTION WHERE IT FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO "MOISTURE ON RACK", INDICATING A LEAK AND REPLACEMENT OF RACK REQUIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS IT VIEWED THE BOOT AND FOUND A STAIN AND REFERRED ME TO TSB # 3352321. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT MADE CLEAR IF THEY ACTUALLY PULLED THE BOOT AND INSPECTED THE RACK AND INSIDE OF BOOT TO DETERMINE IF FLUID WAS ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE BOOT. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE VEHICLE WILL PASS INSPECTION. I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN THE DELAER RETURNED...

CAR STALLS AS I AM TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, TURNING OR GOING AROUND SIGNIFICANT CURVES IN THE ROAD, WHILE IM IN A ROUND ABOUT ETC. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS BACK UP AND OFF I GO. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A NON GM DEALER. MY MECHANIC IS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG BECAUSE A) THERE ARE NO CODES THAT ARE COMING UP AND B) THE STALLING IS VERY SPORADIC, IT WILL DO IT TWICE IN ONE WEEK AND THEN NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. I PULLED THE CARFAX AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID ALL THE WORK ON IT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 20, 2015. A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS THE STEERING RACK IS FAULTY. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE VEHICLE. I AM TRULY SURPRISED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND ROW REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH IN PLACE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP, STEERING GEAR, THE FRONT STRUTS, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V375000 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,800.

HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY GMC ACADIA. VEHICLE HAS APPOX. 75K MILES AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF WHERE IT WAS HARD TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I TOOK TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUES EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL VEHILE. RACK & PINION IS LEAKING & I NEED A NEW POWER STEERLING PUMP. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THIS GMC MAKE AND MODEL AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE TO BARE THE COST OF THESE REPARIS. I ALSO NOTICED THIS OCCURS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS TOO. COST OF REPAIRS & LABOR - AROUND $2,200. OF COURSE THE REPAIR GUY ALSO NOTICED 3 OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TOO. THE COST OF THOSE RECOMMENDED REPARIS COST $1,600.

AN INTERMITTENT STEERING ISSUE DEVELOPED WHEREBY STEERING INPUT WOULD BECOME RESTRICTED AND PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM ADDING OR SUBTRACTING STEERING. THE ISSUE PRESENTS DURING TURNING AND CORNERING AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AND ONE SERIOUS NEAR MISS. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE RACK AND PINION WERE INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE, OR THE CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE OF OTHER STEERING DEFECTS WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL YEAR ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DEFECTIVE STEERING ISSUES. GIVEN THE APPARENT INCIDENCE RATE AND THE HIGH RISK NATURE OF THE ISSUE, I AM SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED THIS HAS NOT CULMINATED IN A RECALL.

LAST JUNE DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD A SLIGHT LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. I QUESTIONED HIM ON WHY A VEHICLE WITH APPROX 48K MILES COULD HAVE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT GM ALLOWS SOME LEAKAGE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER I NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL RATCHETING FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I MOMENTARILY WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING,THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER.I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CHARGE OF $130 TO DETERMINE IF IT IS THE PUMP AND NO CHARGE IF IT WAS BAD. I WAS TOLD THE PUMP WAS IN FACT BAD AND THAT THE RACK ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400. I...

WHILE EXITING GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, VEHICLE WAS COASTING GOING THROUGH THE OFF RAMP TURN WITH BRAKES APPLIED. ENGINE RPM WAS AT LOW IDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITH OUT WARNING STOP WORKING. IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND DRIVE ONTO THE GRASS. IT TOOK AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AND STAY ON THE AND AVOID CRASHING INTO THE TREES. GMC AND THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALL, NOT AN ADVISORY OR A SERVICE BULLETIN. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10056459. *TR

RACK AND PINION SEIZES UP WHILE TURNING. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HAPPENS ON MOST OF THE ACADIAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL LOUD SOUND EMITTED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,286.

BROUGHT IT TO THE GMC DEALER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH WAS ON RECALL NOTICE ONLY IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER. AS A RESULT, PUMP WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS RACK AND PINION. PUMP COVERED, RACK AND PINION NOT, $1700. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, MOTOR REVVED BUT TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. HAD TO HAVE A FLATBED PICK IT UP AND BRING IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION REPLACED...$3,140.00. I FEEL THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. EIGHT MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING, POWER STEERING PUMP IS WHINING. GMC DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE EVENTHOUGH GM HAS SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS REGARDING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING THUS CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHICH HAS A RIGHT TURN/MERGE OVER A CANAL. UPON REACHING THE RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN. THE ACADIA DROVE FORWARD INTO A LARGE PIPE WHICH CROSSES OVER THE CANAL. THE FRONT OF THE ACADIA WAS CRASHED INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, HEAD LAMPS, ENGINE, DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL, PASSENGER SIDE PANEL, AND THE FRAME. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THIS CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SIDE AIRBAGS AT THIS TIME BUT NOT THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ON THIS GM MODEL. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN TURNING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO MY SON'S ACCIDENT. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE IS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,972..UPDATED 10/14/2014 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS/HER VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/21/14

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION TO TURN. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PASSED ITS WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS GOING BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE IT AT THAT TIME, IN THE FUTURE THERE WOULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE GEAR WHICH WOULD ALSO DAMAGE THE STEERING PUMP AND I WOULD NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THE QUOTE WAS $1,600 TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND BUSHINGS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE THAT IF I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING GEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 63K MILES! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A GMC DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 1ST 2014. THE VERY NEXT DAY I REPLACED A HEADLIGHT (NO BIG DEAL), A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT VERY HARD SO I TOOK IT BACK. THEY SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF 45 DEGREES, SO THEY FIXED IT. 1 MONTH LATER THE STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION, AND STRUTS AND BEARINGS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP WHO SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT, THE LOCKING UP STOPPED. THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION WERE BAD BUT COULD LAST A BIT LONGER. A MONTH LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS COMPLETELY OUT(THE VERY FIRST TIME I TURNED IT ON), AND A MONTH LATER THE ENTIRE CAR IS WHINING VERY LOUDLY WHICH I...

MOST COMMON AT SLOWER RATES OF SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT & THE VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. HOWEVER, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH. THAT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. MORE THAN ONCE, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TURN INTO AN ONCOMING LANE B/C THE STEERING IS TOO STIFF TO TURN PROPERLY. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. HAVE FLUSHED/REPLACED POWER STEERING FLUID, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP & RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE IS AT MY LOCAL DEALER NOW (AS OF 8/22/14) & THEY ARE TELLING ME THE NEW PUMP IS BAD & THAT THE STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING...ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF IT LEAKING EXTERNALLY ON THE GROUND & THE DIP STICK CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THE RESERVOIR AS FULL. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST IS $1500 AS OF NOW... THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS & APPARENTLY COMMON SITUATION THAT GMC SHOULD BE...

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA'S POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND TYPICALLY ALWAYS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. ONCE THE WHEEL LOCKS IT REMAINS 'STUCK' FOR A LITTLE OVER 1 SECOND. WHILE THE WHEEL IS 'STUCK' IT CANNOT BE TURNED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND CREATES AN VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. A MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THIS ISSUE AS A FAULTY RACK AND PINION. THE MECHANIC ALSO CLAIMED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. I WAS SHOCKED THE FIRST TIME THE WHEEL BECAME STUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING; IT INSTANTLY SENT ME IN TO A PANIC. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR. SHE AND MY SON WHO HAD BORROWED IT CLAIMED THAT "THE STEERING ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY". ON 16 AUGUST I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SIDE STREET. AS I WAS DOING SO THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE CORNER WITHOUT CROSSING INTO THE ON COMING LANE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 3-5MPH. AT THAT MOMENT A CAR APPROACHED IN THE ADJACENT ONCOMING LANE AND TO AVOID HITTING THAT VEHICLE I HIT THE BREAKS SUDDENLY AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AFTER THE OTHER VEHICLE MOVED ON FROM THE STOP LINE AND (CONJECTURE) I WAS ACCELERATING. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS - TODAY'S DATE IS 8/17/2014.. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, CLOSE CALL AS I VEERING TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC THRU AN INTERSECTION. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND REPAIRED AT THE TIME. CAR HAD 2 ADDITIONAL STEERING COMPONENT FAILURES REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR. MOST RECENTLY, AUGUST 4TH, 2014 MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND LOST POWER ASSIST. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT LUCKILY. DEALER CONFIRMED ANOTHER PUMP FAILURE. THIS ISN'T THE RADIO, OR TIRE NOISE OR A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. POWER STEERING PUMP AND SYSTEM NEEDS TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR AS IT'S A CRITICAL ITEM CENTRAL TO SAFETY AND CONTROLLABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I CAN PROVIDE AS NEEDED. THANK YOU *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN RANDOMLY LOCKS AT SPEED WHILE TURNING. LOCKING COLUMN CAUSED IMPACT TO CURB WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR

WE DROVE 5 HOURS TO GET OUR ACADIA. ONLY TO REALIZE THE VERY NEXT DAY LESS THAN 24 HOURS THE STEERING WASN'T WORKING RIGHT. IF PARKED OR AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS AS IF IT HAS NO POWER STEERING. THIS MAKES IT PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF ANY RIGHT SPOTS, PARKING SPOTS & IT LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PARALLEL PARK. THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND IS STATING THE ONES WHO DID HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION WHICH COST $1400-$1700 TO FIX! THEREFORE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE OF THIS ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY ASSEMBLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED! *TR