2010 GMC Acadia Complaint Log

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

POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE UNDER 100K MILES. WAS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TURN BECAUSE STEERING WAS STIFF. I NOTICED IT MOST AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARTICULAR. HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I BEGAN TURNING WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE A TURN AND BARELY COMPLETED THE TURN IN TIME.

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.

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

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

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A CERTIFIED 2010 ACADIA THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WOULD WORK INTERMITTENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1000 FOR THEM TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM STARTED TO DO THE SAME. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND WOULD FIX IT IF I PAID FOR THE FIX. NOW NEITHER LOW BEAM WILL WORK AND I HAVE TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS IF I WANT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE VISIBILITY IS TERRIBLE AND UNSAFE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE GM AND THE DEALER KNEW BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE TO ME.

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

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 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.

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

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 $300-$600, DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET OF ACADIA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS GOING DOWN INTERSTATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT ONTO AN OFF RAMP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

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 SAYING IT COULD COST ME OVER $1000 TO FIX. I HAVE THE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ON IT BUT THE OTHER RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. THIS IS NO WAY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CONSUMER. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN YEAR MODELS 2009-2012. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER! NOT THE BEST WAY TO KEEP YOUR CONSUMERS. BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, I SWORE I WOULD NEVER HAVE ANYTHING BUT AN ACADIA, DEPENDING ON THIS OUTCOME, THAT DECISION COULD BE DRASTICALLY CHANGED. AND SO I HAVE READ FROM SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS. *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

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT FOR GMC 2010 ACADIA SECOND ROW SEATING SEAT BELT ISSUE. RECALL #N100243. ALTHOUGH MY CARS VIN NUMBER [XXX]. DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL LIST. MY CARS SECOND ROW SEAT BELT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE RECALL DESCRIBES. BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT SO IN THE MEAN TIME I CANNOT CARRY ANY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE OF SAFETY BELT CONCERNS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IGNITION SWITCH -- WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 GMC ACADIA FROM THE FORT WORTH FEDERAL COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION IN 2012. SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WE WERE ON I-35W FREEWAY DRIVING FROM FORT WORTH, TEXAS TO OKLAHOMA. THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 65-68 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE ACADIA LOST ALL POWER. I YELLED ?WHAT THE HELL!!? THE RPMS DROPPED DRASTICALLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO THE LOW 20S. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I DID NOT TURN OFF THE KEY. I ENGAGED MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. WITH GREAT STRENGTH MANAGED TO STEER THE ACADIA UNTO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. WHILE THE CAR WAS COASTING THE ENGINE CRANKED UP AGAIN AND SPEED INCREASED TO NORMAL. I TOLD MY WIFE THAT MAYBE THE ENGINE ?VAPOR? LOCKED. WE DISCUSSED RETURNING TO FORT WORTH BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THINKING IT WAS A ?VAPOR? LOCK. THE ACADIA RAN WELL TO OKLAHOMA AND BACK HOME. IT DID NOT DO IT AFTER THAT ON THE FREEWAY. WE NOTICED HOWEVER THAT WHEN SLOWING TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH TO ENTER OUR DRIVEWAY OR OTHER ENTRANCES, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WAY BEFORE WE HAD EVEN HEARD OF ?IGNITION SWITCH? ISSUES. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS NEVER BEEN DIAGNOSED AS WE DID NOT THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM AT THE TIME. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING BY HERSELF, SHE WOULD HAVE PANICKED IF SHE LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO GUIDE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO A SAFE AREA FROM THE HEAVILY TRAFFIC FREEWAY. WILL MY CAR BE IN THE RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH.. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-40 MPH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TYPICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN ON-RAMP TO ACCESS THE FREEWAY. EVEN WORSE YET IS WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUITS AND YOU ARE MAN-HANDLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING KICKS BACK IN CAUSING YOU TO SWERVE RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO RECALL ON THIS IS CRAZY WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED BY DOING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH. WHAT IS GM THINKING? YET, THEY WILL DO A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT MAY BREAK WHEN A VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED WITH ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. I KNOW AROUND HERE THE ACADIA PLATFORM IS THE MOST POPULAR SELLING VEHICLE THAT CHEVY/GMC SELLS. HOW ABOUT RECALLING SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS? SURE THEY WILL FIX IT IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE FAILURE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IF NOT, THE COSTS ARE VERY EXCESSIVE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERNAL SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

STARTING IN JULY 2013, AFTER DRIVING MY 2010 ACADIA FOR OVER 90 MILES AND STOPPING IT FOR AN HOUR OR SO I RESTARTED THE ACADIA AND THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED AND STAYED ON. I STOPPED FOR GAS AFTER 60 MILES AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I STOPPED AGAIN AFTER 25 MILES AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED THE ACADIA THE NEXT DAY AND NO AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT. THIS AGAIN OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER A 1 HOUR DRIVE OR LONGER. RECENTLY, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT APPEARS AFTER MUCH SHORTER TRIPS (LESS THAN 10 MILES). UP TO NOW, WHEN I FIRST START UP THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. BUT NOW IT COMES ON AFTER MORE FREQUENT STOPS AND RESTARTS. CURRENT MILEAGES 33,143. 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED 5/2013 HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT REACHED THE MILEAGE WARRANT PERIOD. *TR

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

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.

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

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2010 GMC ACADIA IN JULY 2012. SINCE WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP WHICH FORTUNATELY IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BUT NOW THE AC IN THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE TECHNICIAN DID A BLACK LIGHT TESTING OF THE AC AND IT REVEALED LARGE AREAS OF ULTRA-VIOLET DYE COVERING THE AC HOSES AND SURROUNDING AREA. THEY RECHARGED A SMALL AMT OF R-134A FREON INTO THE SYSTEM TO HELP PINPOINT THE LEAK TO THE SUCTION AND DISCHARGE HOSES WHICH HAVE BLOWN. WHEN THEY CHECKED ON ORDERING THE HOSES, THESE HOSES ARE ON BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE HOSES. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING OUT $700 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD. *TR

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 TRUCK NOW. *TT

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 ON MY HUSBAND'S PHONE. *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

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

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

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 COUNTRY KNOWS THAT THEY'RE JUNK! IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPAIR IT, SO JUST TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS HEADACHE OF A VEHICLE! WE ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING AROUND AN OLD 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH ALMOST 200K MILES, AND IT'S MUCH MORE DEPENDABLE THAN OUR $40K+ ACADIA. VERY DISAPPOINTED! FIRST QUESTION IS, WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED YET? I'M GUESSING THERE HAS TO BE SO MANY FATALITIES BEFORE A RECALL IS APPOINTED?? SECOND QUESTION, DO THE MAKERS OF THE GMC ACADIA SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT KNOWING THEIR PRODUCT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED? *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

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

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

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE A/C UNIT, I TRY TO TURN IT ON AND ALL THAT IT DOES IS FLASH 3 TIMES AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO OFF, IT DOESN'T COOL AT ALL. I TRIED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IN THE INTERNET AND AT THE GMC WEBSITE AND IT SEEMS THAT IS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE SINCE 2007 FOR THIS MODEL! I CALLED THE DEALER AND ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEY INSIST IN CHARGE ME $100 TO CONNECT IT AND TROUBLESHOOT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE ISSUE. THEY ARE CHARGING BETWEEN $ 1200 AND $2000 TO "FIX" A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING THAT MY CD PLAYER GETS HOT WHILE IS PLAYING THE CD AND EJECT THEM FROM THE SYSTEM. PLEASE I NEED YOU TO RESEARCH AND HELP OUT WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY THAT IS A ISSUE WITH LOW OR LEAKING COOLING SYSTEM AND THAT IT NEEDS FREON OR THAT IS THE HVAC SYSTEM, BUT IS THE SAME EXCUSE TO HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS, SOME OF WHOM DECIDED TO JUST RUN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A/C DURING HOT SUMMERS. BECAUSE OF ALL MY MEDICAL ISSUES, I CAN'T HAVE THE " LUXURY" OF NOT HAVING THE A/C BROKEN, NOR I HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GIVING SO MANY PEOPLE SO MUCH PROBLEMS! THANKS *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *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

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN RIGELL ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE RECALL GENERAL MOTOR VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AFTER THE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED, THE TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AC STOPPED WORKING, THE WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE HOOD AND TRUNK WOULD NOT STAY UP OR DOWN. *JB

NOTICED DRIVERS SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT ON GMC ACADIA 2010. HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE BULB AND DISCOVERED HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY MELTED( HEADLIGHT STILL WORKED), HE THEN DECIDED TO CHECK PASSENGER LIGHT THAT STILL WORKED AND IT IS MELTED TOO! THIS HAS TO BE DANGEROUS. I AM CONTACTING GMC TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEPT GOING OFF AND ON. A WEEK LATER I PULLED THE BULB TO FIND THE WIRE CONNECTOR MELTED. I CALLED GMC AND FOUND OUT THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PIGTAIL AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIRE HARNESS FOR ALL OF THE LIGHTS. I CHECKED ON ACADIA FORUM.NET AND SEEN WHERE GMC ACADIA HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE 2008 AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL BE CHECKING FOR AFTER MARKET PLACES TO GET A PIGTAIL FOR THE ASSEMBLY, BUT IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IF GMC WOULD HAVE MANUFACTURED THIS CORRECTLY, THERE WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. *TR

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.

MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2010 GMC ACADIA GO OUT NUMEROUS TIMES A YEAR. TYPICALLY ONE HEADLIGHT WILL BURN OUT AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT. WE REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT USUALLY BUT THIS TIME WE WENT TO REPLACE THE BUILD AND THE NEW BULB WOULDN'T WORK. THIS IS GETTING EXTREMELY COSTLY TO REPLACE HE BULBS A FEW TIMES A YEAR AND. IS WE MIGHT HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BULB NOT WORKING AT ALL. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON THEN GO OFF AGAIN THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY BURN THE BULB. TYPICALLY ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED.. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT'S IN HE SHOP GETRJFN FIXED A FEW TIMES A YEAR.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY JUMPED THE BATTERY FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DRAIN THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE SUNROOF BECAME CLOGGED AND DRIPPED ONTO THE FUSE BOX. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BOX SHORTENED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

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 MIND AND BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE POWER STEERING FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS RACK & PINIONS AS DIRECTED IN THE TSB WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN THREE DAYS. IN MY OPINION HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHICH APPARENTLY HAS OCCURRED IN A NUMBER OF ACADIA AS WELL AS SIMILAR MODELS IN THE GM FAMILY WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAVE HAD RECALLS, THE ACADIA POWER STEERING ISSUE DESERVES IMMEDIATE NHTSB INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE BUTTON FOR THE LIFT GATE TO OPEN HOWEVER, ONCE IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OPEN, THE LIFT GATE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

SINCE I GOT THE CAR SET 2012 HAVE STINK COMING FROM AIR VENT A/C SOMETIMES PRETTY BAD NOW IN SPRING WHEN THE A/C IS ON HAVE A WEIRD NOISE AND IS NOT COOL AT ALL AND I CAN FELL THE MOIST BESIDES I CAN SEE A SMOKE COMING FROM THE A/C VENT. I NOW IS A LIKING PROBABLY FROM THE WATER PUMP. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A GMC SEEING THAT THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM (WATER PUMP SHAFT SEAL) AND THEY JUST GOING TO ADD ENGINE COOLANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAVE TO BE A RECALL. WE BOUGHT EXPENSIVE US CARS DON'T SALES US JUNK. *TR

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