2010 GMC ACADIA Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND THEN CUTS BACK IN. ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID GOT BETTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN GOT WORSE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED AND IN TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ARCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEED TURNS, APPROXIMATELY 2-30 MPH.. WITH THE FAILURE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. UPON RECOVERY OF THE POWER STEERING, I NEARLY LOSE CONTROL FROM OVERCOMPENSATION FOR TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH GMC AND THE NTSHA TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL. *JS

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!

DRIVING INTO A SMALL DOWNTOWN AREA TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AND HEARD A WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD (BELT, BEARING OR POWER STEERING). AS I SLOWED DOWN THE NOISE INTENSIFIED, DISSIPATED AS I SPED UP. NOTICE THE STEERING WAS TIGHTER AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO "CHECK THE FLUID" SECURED UNDER THE ENGINE COVER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT EVEN WITH THE STAR BIT REQUIRED. I THEN GOOGLE'D AUTO-STEERING FOR ACADIA AND FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES RELATED TO FAILING POWER STEERING UNITS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FRUSTRATED AFTER FINDING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PART FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE BELLOW WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAILURE (THE POWER STEERING IS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE I WAS TOLD) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE REPAIR AFTER KEEPING THE CAR A DAY. SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A POTENTIAL TICKING TIME BOMB AND THE PART MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER ENGINEERED. I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME GM CUSTOMER BUT WITH ALL THE CURRENT PRESS I'M NOT SURE I CAN SUPPORT THEM ANY LONGER WITH MY PATRONAGE. *TR

WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS WHILE IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WILL CUT OUT. WHEN IT FIRST START TO OCCUR IT WOULD CUT OUT BRIEFLY BEFORE RE-ENGAGING. THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GMC DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED; I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LOW FLUIDS BUT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP, THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE FOR ME AGAIN FOR 1.5 WEEKS. HOWEVER, IT IS WORSE, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER HAVING ALREADY STARTED TO TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED IN-MOTION TURNS AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER THE WHEEL HAS RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I LOSE POWER STEERING, WHETHER IT'S 10 MILES PER HOUR OR 50 MILES PER HOUR. DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE POWER STEERING MAKES A NOISE WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

WHEN TAKING ANY TYPE OF CORNERS, WHETHER IT BE GOING AROUND A ROUND-ABOUT, TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, OR TURNING TO PARK IN A PARK SPACE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNGROUND PROBLEM FOR 8 MONTHS OR MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A TROUBLE CODE, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. RECENTLY THE STEERING ISSUE IS BECOMING WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED WITH DRIVING AND THE SAFETY OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JS

GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR UNDER WARRANTY. NOISE CAME BACK AT 47,535 MILES AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING HOUSING IN A KIT. POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

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