2010 GMC ACADIA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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