2010 GMC ACADIA Steering Problems

WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS WHILE IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL CUT OUT. WHEN IT FIRST START TO OCCUR IT WOULD CUT OUT BRIEFLY BEFORE RE-ENGAGING. THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GMC DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED; I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LOW FLUIDS BUT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP, THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE FOR ME AGAIN FOR 1.5 WEEKS. HOWEVER, IT IS WORSE, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER HAVING ALREADY STARTED TO TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED IN-MOTION TURNS AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER THE WHEEL HAS RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOSE POWER STEERING, WHETHER IT'S 10 MILES PER HOUR OR 50 MILES PER HOUR. DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE POWER STEERING MAKES A NOISE WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

WHEN TAKING ANY TYPE OF CORNERS, WHETHER IT BE GOING AROUND A ROUND-ABOUT, TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, OR TURNING TO PARK IN A PARK SPACE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNGROUND PROBLEM FOR 8 MONTHS OR MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A TROUBLE CODE, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. RECENTLY THE STEERING ISSUE IS BECOMING WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED WITH DRIVING AND THE SAFETY OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JS

GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR UNDER WARRANTY. NOISE CAME BACK AT 47,535 MILES AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING HOUSING IN A KIT. POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING. RECENTLY, THE STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHILE SHARP TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. *JS

AS CAR WAS ACCELERATING TO 30 MPH IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO A TURN, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS PETRIFIED. THE RADIO WAS STILL ON, AND THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION, BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. GMC SIMI VALLEY SAYS THE PROBLEM WAS A ROD TO A CYLINDER THAT SNAPPED, AND WAS NOT DUE TO AN IGNITION PROBLEM, OR RELATED TO A CURRENT RECALL. THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CAR, GIVEN ITS CURRENT RESALE VALUE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANOTHER RECALL EVENT. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. CURRENTLY AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE DUE TO POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

STEERING HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. *TR

THE ACADIA LOSES POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, BACKING UP AND SIMILAR SLOW MOVING MANEUVERS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT LOCATED MY MODEL LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST AND I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT IT IS ALSO HAVING A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I AM WAITING FOR A LOANER CAR TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR. RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING BOX REPLACED ($1200.00) SINCE THEN, WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING GETS HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY AND THE ENGINE EVEN STOPPED RUNNING A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK ALSO MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING TOO. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF BUYING IT, I HAD TRANSMISSION LEAK AND OIL LEAK THAT HAD TO BE FIXED. I WANT SO BAD TO GET OUT OF THIS TRUCK. I AM THE SOLE PROVIDER IN MY HOME, SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 KIDS AND THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR OUR DAILY COMMUTES AND MY JOB. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP THE TRUCK...

POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE - WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE INTENTION OF TURNING LEFT, I SLOWED DOWN TO A SUITABLE SPEED TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN. SUDDENLY THE STEERING WAS VERY HEAVY AND REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY AT LOW RPM. IF IT HAD BEEN A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL, OR IF THE DRIVER WERE TO PANIC I BELIEVE THE OUTCOME OF THIS FAILURE COULD BE MORE SERIOUS. A PANICKED DRIVER MIGHT HIT THE GAS AND CRASH INTO THE TRAFFIC STOPPED AT THE LIGHT COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FLOW IN A NO-FILTER LEFT TURN JUNCTION. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE IT IS A TRUE DEFECT WITH THIS...

WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR ACTED LIKE I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT THE WHEEL SO I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE HAD SO MANY CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING OTHER CARS THAT I TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF STEERING WITH MY 2010 GMC ACADIA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN I AM AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING, ESPECIALLY INTO PARKING SPOTS, AND MY GARAGE. THE STEERING GETS SO TIGHT IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I USE MY CAR SOLELY AS A MEANS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR KIDS...WHY HAS GMC NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? YOU READ POST AFTER POST ON MAY DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND BLOGS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME SITUATION... SURELY THIS IS A DEFECT THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND TRULY HOPE THAT GMC WILL ADDRESS THIS ACTION. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AND YOU CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS PULLING OUT INTO THE STREET OR INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THEY JUST WANT TO CHANGE PARTS COSTING UP TO 2K AND WON'T ENSURE ME THAT IT WILL BE FIXED. THEY ARE SEEING IT ON MANY ACADIA'S AND ENCLAVE'S AND THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE AND FAMILY BEING IN A VEHICLE THAT WON'T TURN. JUST REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING YET. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GMC ACADIA BLOG OR OWNERS SITE AND YOU WILL SEE LOTS MORE COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

MY 2010 ACADIA HAS PERIODIC LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN BACKING UP, PARKING, TURNING, ETC. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, AND AT TIMES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. *TR

STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. THE GMC SERVICE DEPT. FOUND THE POWER STEERING COOLING COIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO DRAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, MY CAR'S STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT MAKE THE TURN. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A TIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES WHILE TURNING. I'VE LEARNED TO MAKE THESE TURNS WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED, BUT DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE "FIX", AS HE THINKS IT IS THE PUMP. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT RECALLING THIS PRODUCT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED? HOW SAD IS THAT! I'M SURPRISED TO READ OF SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. BECAUSE OF THIS... GM'S TURNING A BLIND EYE... I WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 3-5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTIME I AM AT A LOW SPEED <15MPH (SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, TURNING AT A FOUR WAY STOP, ETC) THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND IT TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN IT TO GO THE CORRECT DIRECTION. IT IS DANGEROUS. PULLING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ISN'T BAD, BUT BACKING OUT OF A PUBLIC PARKING SPACE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR COULD BE BAD. I JUST NOTICED IT EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMETIME IN AUGUST, HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. FLUIDS APPEAR FINE. IT ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE A 2010 GMC ACADIA FULLY LOADED, ALL THE AWESOME GADGETS, PAID OUT THE WAZOO FOR A CAR LIKE THIS, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WAITING ON THE DEALER TO TELL ME WHATS GOING ON NOW, HOWEVER, THEY ARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,834.

THE STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN MAKING TURNS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, GM DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WONT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT YET THEY RECALLED IT TO FIX A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE ON A REAR SEAT BELT. AT THIS POINT WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED SO WE MUST DRIVE AROUND IN FEAR OF LOSING STEERING CONTROL.SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE SINCE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TIGHT TURNS. VEHICLE SAFETY IS VERY QUESTIONABLE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE PUMP OR RACK. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES WITH THE ACADIA.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL. DURING THE MONTH, THERE WERE SEVERAL MORE INSTANCES WITH SLOW TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THERE IS ALSO A BUMPING NOISE (THUMP, THUMP) COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT INCREASING AS TIME GOES ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IS MORE BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE INCIDENTS ARE INCREASING. I WENT TO A CHEVORLET/GMC DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER MY POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS, ONE TO TEST IT TO DETERMINE THE EXACT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND ONE DAY TO FIX IT. THE COST WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM...

AS EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING, POWER STEERING FEELS LIKE IT'S OUT. ESPECIALLY NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING INTO A SPOT AT A LOW SPEED AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS. I BOUGHT THIS $40K+ VEHICLE TO HAUL MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS AROUND AND IT'S LITERALLY FALLING APART. SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, THE GAS GAUGE ONLY WORKS HALF OF THE TIME, THE HOT/COLD BUTTONS ARE WORE DOWN AS YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT THE '+' & '-' ARE ANYMORE (AND WE HAD THESE REPLACE ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WASHER PUMP IS OUT (AND NO, IT'S NOT JUST A FUSE-ALREADY CHECKED). ALL MY KIDS ARE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND WE PUT A LOT OF MILES ON PER YEAR. VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING WITH MY FAMILY, TRYING NOT TO DRIVE IT MUCH AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF IT ASAP BEFORE THE ENTIRE...

WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. PULLING INTO A CROWDED PARKING LOT IS SCARY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR IS GOING TO TURN ENOUGH TO FIT INTO THE PARKING PLACE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS WHEN MAKING TURNS ONTO SMALLER STREETS. THIS STARTED IN 2012 AND I TOOK MY CAR TO CLASSIC BUICK GMC, IN ARLINGTON TEXAS THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. NOW A YEAR LATER IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME 1714.13 TO FIX IT. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE DEALER DOWN TO 850.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM VERY CURIOUS AS TO WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED....

I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 1 2013 AROUND 3 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED BEING HARD TO TURN AT TURNS AND SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS UP.I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY ENDED UP CHARGING ME 75.00 FOR POWER STEERING FLUID NOW ITS GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF CONTROL AT FIRST IT WAS EVERYNOW N THEN NOW ITS ABOUT 5-7 TIMES A DAY. I CALLED GM TAKING IT IN ON SERVICE ON THIS MATTER AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS I BARELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO ME ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FOUND OUT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN WILL GMC REALIZE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I DONT FIND IT FAIR TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WITH SUCH A KNOWN ISSUE GOD FORBID IF ME OR MY GRANDKIDS GET HURT ITS SCARY TO DRIVE MY...

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT - TRIED TO AVOID A POLE - WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL - IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO POWER STEERING - *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO PARK, PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKE LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WILL SEIZE. NO CURRENT RECALLS SO ISSUE REPORTED TO GMC ON 8/13/13 FOR CONSIDERATION. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SHIFTING TO DRIVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED AND SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS AS WELL. I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT BACK TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN BACK ON AGAIN. I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK THEGMC ACADIA 2010, THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT OUT ON ME. MY HUSBAND HAD TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY THAT HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY INCIDENT ONLY HURT MY SHOULDER HIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A CAR CRASH. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOT OPENING UNTIL YOU OPEN ANOTHER WINDOW. AND NOW THE LATEST ISSUE, MY HUSBAND HAD GOTTEN OFF WORK AND STARTED THE CAR AND ALL THE LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST AND THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON, THEN, WHEN HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME HE SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. IF THIS WAS ANYBODY ELSE'S CAR I WOULD HAVE SAID IT WAS POSSESSED BUT SINCE WE'RE PAYING FOR IT THERE'S A PROBLEM. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? I FILLED THIS FORM OUT...

THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN AND COULD HEAR CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STIFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY THE RUBBING NOISE WAS FROM THE STEERING GEAR, ALSO POWER STEERING PRESSURE VERY LOW CAUSING THE STIFFNESS. DIAGNOSIS RESULT NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND DO A POWER STEERING FLUSH AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $2074.05. THERE APPEARS TO BE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES, IS THERE ANY RECALL AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THIS REPAIR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED 1 TO 4 TIMES PER DAYS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THIS REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR, AND FLUID. PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS THERE WAS CONSTANT AUDIBLE NOISE WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TURN, THOUGH I NEVER HAD ANY COLLISIONS. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

FIRST HAPPENED AT 75000 WITH ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. DOORS DON'T WORK AND RADIO/BLUETOOTH WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. EXPOSED WIRES GOT FIXED BECAUSE OF MOISTURE. STEERING POWER FAILURE AT LOW SPEED AND EMERGENCY MANEUVERS. THE DEALERSHIPS CANT FIX IT ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW ITS THE STEERING PUMP. AT 93000 A SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AGAIN. NEW DEALER FIXED SUPPOSEDLY THE WIRES AGAIN, STILL EXPOSED. THE CAR ELECTRICAL DOES NOT PERFORM OVER 76 DEGREES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. POWER STEERING IS A PROBLEM AND GETTING WORSE. FINDING THAT THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING FROM 2013 AND LOWER MODELS. *TR

COULD HEAR A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND OR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK WERE BOTH LEAKING AND THE RACK WAS CRACKED. THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROX. $1,800 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. IF WE ALLOWED THE PROBLEM TO PERSIST, THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT AT ANY TIME. AMAZING THAT THESE PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED SO THAT GMC CUSTOMERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

STARTING SLOWLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT FROM A STANDING START, POWER STEERING LOST. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING INTO OR ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS TURNING RADIUS TRUNCATED AND CORRECTION ("RECOVERY") BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. SUBSEQUENTLY FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE INCREASED AND INCLUDED HARD TURNS TO THE RIGHT. CHECKED FOR TSB/RECALL. TSB(TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) FOUND. FOLLOWED RECOMMENDATION TO FLUSH AND EXCHANGE CHANGE POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS RESULTED IN CORRECTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER WHICH STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOST WITH VERY SLUGGISH STEERING. FLUSHED AND EXCHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID FOR A SECOND TIME AND FILLED TO 1/4 INCH ABOVE TANK FULL LINE AS SOME RECOMMENDED ON A TSB WEBSITE. UNFORTUNATELY THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RETURNED, AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH INCREASE FREQUENCY. THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE STEERING FAIL. MANUFACTURER/ DEALERSHIP CONTACTED. THE ONLY ADVICE WAS FOLLOW THE TSB INSTRUCTIONS. BECAUSE IN MY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES TURNING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THIS INITIALLY BEGAN HAPPENING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS LIKE WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ENTERING/EXITING OUR GARAGE. LATELY IT'S BEGUN TO OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN MAKING TURNS ON ROADWAYS. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF A CRASH. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST ACADIA OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN FRONT TIRES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN VERY RESISTANT. FRONT TIRES FELT LIKE BEING DRUG ACROSS THE PAVEMENT. PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT IN BOTH TURNING DIRECTIONS. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE (OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ONLINE). STEERING RACKET CRACKED AND FLUID LEAKING ON RIGHT INTERNAL IN BELLOWS. "INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH STEERING GEAR". I WAS TOLD THIS WASN'T RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BASICALLY SOME ONE HAS TO DIE! EXCUSE ME, I DRIVE ON THE COUNTRY'S MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, US 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT AT LEAST ONCE/TWICE PER MONTH. WHAT IF THIS FAILED? HOW IS A STEERING PROBLEM NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I TOOK THE SUV IN BEFORE WE WERE KILLED! *TR

THE STEERING MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN TURNING. THIS IS USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, NOW I AM PAST THE MILEAGE WARRANTY AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WERE NO SUGGESTIONS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING SEEING THAT IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS AN ABRUPT FORCEFUL RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM WANDERING OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA 2WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2010 ACADIA TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION CONTROL SAFETY PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALARM CAME ON IN ADDITION TO A FLASHING STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PUM PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MAANGED TO PUL THE VEHILE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE VEHILE AT THE TIME WHICH MADE EVERYONE VERY SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WHICH ERASED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS, BUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED SOME ECMS, BUT COULD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE WOULD NOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP, PIPE AND GASKETS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.