2010 GMC ACADIA Complaints

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

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