2009 GMC ACADIA Complaints

THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR!!! WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP.IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!! THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP!! WHY ISN'T GMC LOOKING INTO THIS?? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SPORADICALLY SEIZE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN COMPLETING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE STEERING COMPONENT TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES THAT ARE GETTING MORE SERIOUS WITH OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA REGARDING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TURNING. THE WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT AS THE ISSUE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN CALLING OTHER DEALERS AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW IF IT IS THE STEERING RACK OR PUMP. BOTH WILL COST AROUND $1000 TO FIX AND WE STILL DONE KNOW IF THE ISSUE WILL BE FIXED. WHAT IS GMC DOING ABOUT THIS. STEERING ISSUES COULD CAUSE THEM MORE PROBLEMS THAN GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND WE NOTICED QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING/VIBRATING A LOT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN DRIVING UP INCLINES IT WOULD START TO SURGE BACK AND FORTH. AFTER SOME DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF THE COMMON WAVE PLATE PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER COMMON ISSUES THAT THIS PLATFORM HAS, BY GM. *TR

WIFE WAS ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY WHEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE 7 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON MY GMC ACADIA SINCE 2011. THIS WEEK BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. REPLACING THE HEADLAMPS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ITEM DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED (REMOVING THE FRONT WHEELS AND WHEEL WELLS). THIS COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $150 TO $250 EACH TIME. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN. THIS LAST EVENT HAPPENED AT NIGHT REQUIRING US TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND AS WE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT TO PARK THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT TOOK INCREDIBLE ARM STRENGTH TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR OUT TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT - TO RETURN HOME WITH THE CAR. WHEN ACCELERATING (HIGHER RPM'S) THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY RETURNED. WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING NOT ONLY FAILED - BUT ALSO FROZE. NO AMOUNT OF ARM STRENGTH COULD TURN THE WHEELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE TODAY - I FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF GMC ACADIA. I ALSO FOUND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOR THIS SAME CAR DEFECT. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED, AS THIS DEFECT CAUSES RANDOM STEERING FAILURE AND COULD BE FATAL. *JS

MY 2009 GMC ACADIA WAS PURCHASED IN AUG 2009. ASIDE FROM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, THE RADIATOR, & THE TIMING BELT (NONE OF WHICH WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY) BUT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 , MY TRANSMISSION LET GO. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 20 DAYS. CLAIM THEY COULDN'T REBUILD IT AND HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. (WHICH I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT WAS A LIE, THAT THEY HAVE TO USE FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS). GOT MY VEHICLE BACK ON SEPT. 28. ON MARCH 22, 2014, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPING TRANSMISSION AGAIN. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS FINE SENT ME HOME. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 8, THE TRANSMISSION LET GO AGAIN. NO REVERSE & TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE JUST REV THE ENGINE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR "ANOTHER TRANSMISSION" THIS TIME THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 18 DAYS. I JUST PICKED IT UP 2 DAYS AGO. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN! THIS IS UNSAFE! I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE! I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF IT! 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN 6 MONTHS?! THIS IS A RED FLAG DON'T YOU THINK.. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL GMC NOT VALUE MY LIFE OR MY FAMILIES?? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A KNOCKING AND CREAKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 60MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH YET VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. WITH NO ACCELERATION YET ENGINE RED LINED, ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE BRAKING AND PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL. VEHICLE ENTERED NON TRAVELLED PORTION OF THE ROAD (DITCH). ISSUE WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE THE REVERSE WAVE PLATE (AKA - DRIVE/REVERSE CLUTCH) REQUIRING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *JS