2010 GMC Acadia complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL TRAVELED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TWO VEHICLES. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND INJURIES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. THE BULB OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE SOCKET AND WIRES TO BURN AND THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING TO MELT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR A RELATED FAILURE IN 2013. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE SOCKET, THE WIRES, AND THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING UNIT TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,279.

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND I WAS CHARGED $106.02 TO HAVE MY BULB CHANGED.AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THEN I GOT A RECALL FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE THEM INSTALL A NEW GASKET AND REINFORCEMENT PLATE. SINCE THEN MY LIGHT HASD GONE OUT A FEW MORE TIMES. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED AND THE SOCKET AND WIRES WERE MELTED TO . THIS RECALL WAS NOT FIXED CORRECTLY. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. I JUST WANT GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY 4 YEAR OLD ACADIA IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING AT LESS THAN 65,000 MILES. MY CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS FOR THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AFTER THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC SAFETY INCIDENT, MY CONCERNS WITH THE ABILITY OF THE DEALER/AUTOMAKER TO PROVIDE A SAFE VEHICLE AND WELL AS THE OVERALL LACK OF RELIABILITY OF THE CAR IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS IS BOTH DISAPPOINTING AND CONCERNING. I AM CURRENTLY IN TOUCH WITH GMC ABOUT MY OPTIONS. *TR

I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID TO MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY POWER TRAIN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT GMC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ACADIA'S AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY FRONT DAYTIME LIGHT STARTING GOING OF AND ON AND THEN STOPPED-WORKING AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE GMC DEALER THEY FOUND THAT THE LIGHT FRAME HAS BEEN MELTED AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD A LIGHT. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAID $1,100 WHICH I WOULD NOT DO. CALLED GMC AND THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. I CALLED BACK AGAIN AND WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME SAID I AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE COST WHICH I DID NOT DO. I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE SUV. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ATTEMPT A RIGHT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN. THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE INCHES AWAY FROM TRAFFIC COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICING AND WAS TOLD THE R&P NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH MY STEERING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN ON TEST DRIVES WHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. TO THIS DAY THE PROBLEM CONTINUES ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I FILED MY INITIAL COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE BUT I'D LIKE TO ADD A FEW MORE DETAILS. AFTER GETTING NOWHERE WITH GMC CORPORATE I DID MY OWN RESEARCH UNCOVERING THERE IS A "CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT" (I HAVE THIS DOCUMENT AND CAN FORWARD IF NEEDED) IN PLACE FOR MULTIPLE GMC VEHICLES FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. GMC HAS PUBLICLY ADMITTED TO INSTALLING WRONG SIZE POWER STEERING PUMP! IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING CABLE, A LOOSE RIVET IN STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, AND/OR NO OR LOW PRESSURE ALL HAVE BEEN THE SITED AS A "POSSIBLE" CAUSE! *MY POINT BEING FIXING ALL OF THESE ISSUES WILL COST OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND MOST DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE ASAP! GMC HAS RECALLED NUMEROUS OTHER NON-LIFETHREATENING ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT ON A MAIN ROAD OR AT ANY OTHER TIME CAN AND WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY!! THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE MADE A PRIORITY ADDRESSED ASAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO ASSIST FROM THE POWER STEERING. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF IT WAS LOCKING UP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SINCE THEN, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AS THIS ISSUE SURFACES WITH NO WARNING. I ASKED LAFONTAINE IN HIGHLAND MI TO LOOK AT IT WHEN I WAS HAVING WATER PUMP ISSUES. IT SEEMS THERE WAS NO TRUE INVESTIGATION ON THE ISSUE, JUST THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CHANGE THE R&P, EVEN THOUGH THAT MAY NOT BE THE ISSUE. I ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR A TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACEMENT. AGAIN, NO CONCERN FROM GM THAT THE STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF STEERING IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. I AM TRYING TO SELL OR TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING MY WIFE AND KISS IN THE CAR. *TR

2010 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD ON JULY 31, 2014, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY KIT, FOR THE RECALL. RECALL # 14V266000 *JB

POWER STEERING FAILED .DURING LOW SPEED TURNS, THEN RECOVERED AND ACTED NORMALLY FOR AWHILE. SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WILL BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING A HIGHWAY OR TURNING INTO A TWO WAY STREET. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE SIMILAR REPORTS (OVER 100 WITHIN A YEAR OR SO} ALMOST ALL STATING THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT TO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE VARIOUS POWER STEERING COMPONENTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS. *TR

STEERING LOSES POWER EVERYDAY, MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING SLOWER. IT IS GETTING HARDER & HARDER TO TURN. COMING OUT OF THE TURN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN POP & LOOSEN UP AGAIN. I CAN'T BELIEVE WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WELL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS IN PARKING LOT'S OR AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND THE FAILURE OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS WELL WHICH IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUES BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS "A COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO STATISTICALLY HOW MANY TIMES THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. *TR

STEERING GEAR BINDS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AS IN PARKING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEED TURNS, WHICH MAKES IT A DIFFICULT AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS STARTING GOING OUT AT MEDIUM SPEEDS. *TR

WHEN PULLING ONTO THE ROAD OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, THE STEERING FAILS. I HAVE MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CAR TURN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ON COMING CARS. *TR

EARLY PART OF JUNE, 2014, NOTICED AT VERY ISOLATED TIMES STEERING WAS HARD WHILE MAKING VERY LOW SPEED TURNS. THIS HAPPENED VERY INFREQUENTLY DURING VERY LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PARKING OR TURNING INTO A SMALL SPACES. THE INTERVALS OF THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO INCREASE IN JULY, BUT ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. TOWARDS THE END OF JULY THE STEERING BECAME HARDER AT TURNING AND THE SPEED BECAME HIGHER AT WHICH THE EVENT OCCURRED. BEGINNING OF AUGUST IT BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TURNING CORNERS THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER FOUND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK OF THE STEERING TO HAVE SLOW LEAKS. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE PARTS. FORTUNATELY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THE COST OF LABOR AND PARTS CAME TO OVER $1,300. BECAUSE I HAVE COMMERCIAL DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I WAS ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF STEERING IN WHAT COULD HAVE RESULTED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

2010 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF AND MADE TURNING DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO RACE AT A LOW STEADY SPEED WITHOUT ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER'S PRIVATE MECHANIC, INFORMED HER, THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND RECOMMENDED SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER. HOWEVER, FIVE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AGAIN, WITH THE ENGINE RACING AND THE TIGHT STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN SHE LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN. SHE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND AUGUST 2013, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERAL SPORADIC INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING OR SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTENING ON LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, A NOISE AND VIBRATION DEVELOPED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS LOOSE. *JB

VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HOPE THEY RECALL IT SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THEN STABILITY LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. TOOK IT TO GET REPROGRAMMED, HAPPENED AGAIN NEXT DAY. TOOK IT A SECOND TIME HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER. TOOK IT AGAIN A 3RD TIME HAPPENING NOW A MONTH LATER. SO MAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK, THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN ON AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND AFTER SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION THE SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING LOW POWER STEERING OUTPUT PRESSURE AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/17/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHILE TURNING CORNERS, POWER STEERING LOCKS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. I AM GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I AM GETTING NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS WARM AND ALSO AFTER A COLD START. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS THE PUMP ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND MY TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD! I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED RECALLS. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. SPECIFICALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SOME TIMES I CAN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $2000, AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $1700, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. *TR

AFTER MY 2010 ACADIA SAT IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT FOR 19 HOURS AFTER A DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO TO KANSAS CITY, IT OVERHEATED THE MINUTE I STARTED IT. THE AIR STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR, IT STATED "POWERING DOWN ENGINE", & THE TEMP GAGE MAXED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. AT LESS THAN 36K ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MINIMALLY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AND NOW.... SINCE IT IS "OVER 3 YEARS OLD", IT'S PROBABLY NOT COVERED. $40K VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES ON IT AND ALREADY OVERHEATING? WE HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS IN HAWAII, SO IT'S NOT A CLIMATE PROBLEM. :-/ *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 GMC ACADIA UP A SLIGHTLY CURING PASS AT 65MPH THE POWER STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OUT. NO LEAKING, NOISES OR WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE PRIOR. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND STIFF, UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT DIFFICULTY WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. HAD PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF DIFFICULTY 8 MILES PRIOR WHILE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. CAR IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND CURRENT ON ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SERVICES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON AT TIMES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF (FREQUENTLY) AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL AT TIMES WILL NOT WORK. *TR

SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2013 MY 2010 GMC ACADIA HAS LOST POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND PARKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING MONTHS UP UNTIL PRESENT DAY. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND NOW EVERY TIME I AM PARKING OR MAKING SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL PROPERLY. MY HUSBAND HAS HIT A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE OBJECT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY FOR EXACT REPAIRS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPEATEDLY TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVES ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE, WHICH I PRAY DOES NOT HAPPEN. *TR

WHEN DRIVING SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FORCING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS PERIODICALLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I HAVE CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS AT THE FULL MARK. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH RESERVOIR WHICH CAUSES THE RACK AND PINION TO LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ UPDATED 5/12/2015 *JS

I WALKED OUT TO THE BACK SIDE OF MY CAR TO GET MY DAUGHTERS BAG TO DROP HER OFF AT THE BABYSITTER'S HAVE MY TODDLER IN HANDS THE LIFT GATE STARTS TO CLOSE VERY FAST I TRIED TO REACH FOR THE TOUCH PAD TO CLOSE IT BUT DID NOT WORK IT STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN VERY RAPIDLY HITTING MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER I PUSHED MY DAUGHTER INSIDE THE SUV TO PROTECT HER FROM GETTING HIT AND I DUCKED TO PULL OUT OF THE WAY IT DID NOT STOP IT NEVER FULLY CLOSED JUST STOPED AT 80% AND OPENED AGAIN. *JS

THE STEERING STARTING MAKING A POPPING OR WHINNING NOISE AT LOW SPEED TURNS OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS THE APPROXIMATE TIME I NOTICED THE NOISE START. *JS

MY CAR POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP. WHILE DRIVE GETTING READY TO TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. NOT ONLY ME BUT MANY OTHER HAS REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAS EVEN OCCURED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SUV DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM VERY DISPLEASED BECAUSE ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING A CORNER GOES OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THIS IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND WILL NOT TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING WHEN IT LOSES POWER STEERING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW ACADIA IN 2010 , I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SINCE IT WAS NEW IT HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR FRONT END NOISES AND NOT HANDLING PROPERLY , I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STEERING PROPERLY THEY DID DO SOMETHING TO REPAIR IT BUT NOW THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1800.00. IT IS NOTED IF YOU LOOK INTO IT THAT THIS FRONT END AND STEERING PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD , THEIR ARE CASES OF PEOPLE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY LOOSING POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE CAR . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL ?? PEOPLE BEING IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURED ? THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY I AM SURE YOU CAN LOOK INTO GMC'S REPAIR AND COMPLAINT RECORDS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE ACADIA IS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. NHTSA MUST INVESTIGATE. *TR

VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING QUITS? EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MY WIFE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *JS

I STARTED EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY ACADIA WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY OR WHEN PARKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO BIND AND TURNING BECAME VERY STIFF. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW SO I ADDED FLUID. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW IT HAS BECOME EVEN WORSE AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY (I.E. WHEN I AM MAKING A SHARP TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PARKING, AND AT LOW SPEEDS ON ANY SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD). I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALER AND HAD IT EVALUATED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS "A GEAR GOING BAD IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP" AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I DIDN'T EXPECT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IN MY VEHICLE. I AM TRYING TO GET THE PUMP REPLACED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUES. *TR

THE GMC ACADIA HAS RECENTLY HAD A RECALL FOR A PIECE WITHIN THE SEAT FOR AIR BAGS. HOWEVER THERE IS ANOTHER PIECE CALLED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE (PART #20933923) WITHIN THE SAME SEAT THAT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE BUT NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THIS PIECE BASICALLY DETERMINES IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND IF THE AIRBAGS NEED TO BE DEPLOYED IF IN AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS PIECE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MAY BE AT RISK. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAVE THE AIRBAGS EVER BEEN DEPLOYED. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MOMENTARILY (APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS) MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SMOOTHLY CORRECT THE TURN. FORTUNATELY, POWER STEERING RESUMED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE SAME DAY WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. I PROMPTLY RETURNED THE CAR TO OUR GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE POWER STEERING GEARBOX. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GIVEN YOUR HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS NOT UNDERSTOOD WHY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND THEN CUTS BACK IN. ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID GOT BETTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN GOT WORSE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED AND IN TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.