2011 GMC ACADIA Complaints

MY POWER STEERING HAS MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER WHICH ADDRESSED POTENTIAL POWER STEERING FAILURE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE WAS IF I HAD POWER STEERING FAILURE. I JUST TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SEPARATE ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SERVICED SEVERAL ACADIA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I AM FINDING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH OR POTENTIALLY MULTIPLE DEATHS FROM THIS DEFECT BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE REDUCE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,988.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 ACADIA THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, I GO TO FILL UP AND THERE'S 3/4 OF A TANK STILL FULL. THE NEXT MORNING I STILL HAD A LOW FUEL READING AND NOW A SERIVCE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL AND/OR COMPUTER SYSTEMS CAUSING A FALSE LOW FUEL READING AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER YEAR MODELS, BUT NOT 2011. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO EXPAND THE RECALL? OR WILL GMC CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER YEAR MODELS? *JS

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES IN 35316 MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE). THE INTERNET HAS MANY PEOPLE STATING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MELTED WIRING HARNESS, MELTED HOUSING AND MORE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND THEY REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE IT AS AN ISSUE. THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CONSTANT FAILURE IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION. *TR

I WAS DROPPING MY SON OFF TO SCHOOL, DOING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN MY CAR DASH STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON SAYING TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF; CHECK TRACTION CONTROL; AND THEN THE CAR JUST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I FOUND OUT THAT MY COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTION AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ON INSTALLED. *TR

MY 2011 ACADIA HAD A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING RACK. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR $1700. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY AND IT IS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE PART. BASED ON RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS STEERING RACK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THE INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACE THE RACK FOR $1404. PLEASE RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING THIS A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS FALLING TO EMPTY WITH AT LEAST 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING,I HAVE TRIED FUEL CLEANER ???? THIS IS A CONSTANT WORRY . IS THIS A WARRANTY ITEM COVERED BY GMC ? IF NOT WHAT IS THE COST TO REPAIR AND WILL GMC HELP WITH THE COST ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND THE BUSHINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE WHEN STARTING AND AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING WHEEL RUBS WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SERVICE TECH SAID WAS NORMAL. NOW THEY STATE THAT THE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING AND THERE IS A POWER STEERING GEAR LEAK. TO FIX IT WILL COST $1600 PLUS DOLLARS. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THESE VEHICLES. GMC WILL REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP UNDER A RECALL, BUT NOT THE GEAR RACK WHICH IS A MORE EXPENSIVE FIX. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE! THIS CAN CAUSE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND IS UNSAFE! *TR

DURING CHECK FOR OTHER WARRANTY WORK, GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE INTERNAL GASKET BECAUSE THE GASKET FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID, AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. *TR