2008 GMC ACADIA Complaints

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM ON THE GMC ACADIA CLASS SUVS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, ALL FORTUNATELY WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING A LOW SPEEDS AND ABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO "COME BACK" WITHOUT REASON AS WELL. MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKS CAUSED BY SEAL FAILURES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT DUE TO EITHER DESIGN OF THE SEALS OR INCOMPATIBLE STEERING FLUID BEING INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE SEALS. HERE IS A LINK TO A CONSUMER FORUM ABOUT THE ACADIA - JUST PUT "POWER STEERING" IN THE SEARCH FIELD AND HOST OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WILL COME UP. HTTP://WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE ISSUES....THE CAR SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND ABOUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE THAT NEEDS REPLACED. GOING TO COST US AROUND $4000. JUST SPENT 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE POWER SEATS THAT QUIT WORKING ALSO. *TR

MY POWER STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE AND AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN, SEEMS LIKE IT HAS REVERTED BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. I AM ANXIOUS THAT IT MAY STOP WORKING AS I AM DRIVING. TAKING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 04/10/14. I SAW A RECALL ON POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH SOME MAKES WITH GM. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING PIPING AND MAKING NOISE. LOCKING UP. AND LOOSE GEAR BOX. HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS ONLINE, NO PERMANANT FIXES. GM NOT FIXING MULTI CAR ISSUES. MANY WRECKS DUE TO THIS, READ THE REVIEWS. WIFE JUMPED A CURB WITH KIDS IN CAR, NOT HER FAULT STEERING LOCKED UP, WE REPLACE EVERYTHING DEALER SAID STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN IS GOING OUT ON IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS LAST TIME THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AND WHEN IT KICKS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WAVE PLATE FAILING AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND IT KICKED DOWN AND MADE ME SLIDE OFF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND ALMOST HITTING THE GUARD RAIL

THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY MY ACADIA GMC 2008, STEERING REFUSED TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. EACH OF THE TREE TIMES IT REFUSED TO STEER. CAR ON NO OTHER TIME HAS SHOWN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. BUT ONLY PURCHASED USED CAR THREE MONTHS AGO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR THAT IS NOT BEING HANDLED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAR SEEM VERY UNDERPOWERED. ON THE THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED ON 3/20/2014 TWO WHERE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS IN WHICH I WAS ON AN ON RAMP ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE A CIRCLE ON RAMP IN WHICH I ALMOST HAD TO STOP CAR TO PREVENT IT FROM RUNNING OFF ROAD DO TO LACK OF POWER ON TURN. ON ANOTHER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN IN WHICH I ALMOST HIT A CUB. U TURN SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASY DO TO THE FACT I HAD THREE LANES TO PERFORM THE TURN. IN THIS CASE I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO CURB AND CLOSE TO DAMAGING CAR DUE TO IMPACT WITH 8 INCH CURB. ALL THREE EVENTS CAME ON SAME TRIP! *TR

MY 2008 GMC ACADIA GAVE ME THE SCARE OF MY LIFE. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JUST LAST MONTH AND WAS VERY PROUD, I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS CAR FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER WHILE TRAVELING TO MY SONS TRACK MEET MY ACADIA STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HUMMING OR BUZZING NOISES ON FARM MARKET 521. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MILES. DESPITE MY CONTINUING TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I ENDED UP JERKING MY WAY ONWARD WITH MY HAZARDS ON. I HAD CARS SCREECHING AND FLYING AROUND ME. MY KIDS AND I ARE A NERVOUS WRECK. THE 521 DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. MILES LATER VARYING SPEEDS AS LOW AS 15 AND UP TO 35 MPH I FOUND A GAS STATION (THANK GOD) & PULLED OVER. I POWERED DOWN WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED NORMALLY BUT I NOTICED I COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT. I MADE MY WAY FORWARD ALL SEEMED WELL BUT 3-4 MINUTES INTO DRIVING ON 521 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I STARTED TO PANIC I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE & THE 521 IS THE ONLY MAJOR ROAD ON MY GPS. I PUT-PUTTED ALONG AND FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TRACK MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME AND CHECK THE CAR. AFTER HIS LOOK AROUND HE THINKS MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. HE TOOK THE CHILDREN IN THE SUBURBAN WHILE I DROVE SLOWLY AHEAD. THEN I GET A NEW MESSAGE - ENGINE HOT IDLE SOMETHING - I FREAK OUT AND PULL OFF AS SOON AS I COULD. HE ENDED UP TOWING ME HOME. I AM ONE WEEK PAST THE 30 DAY WARRANTY THIS SUCKS. I REALLY LOVE MY ACADIA & AM VERY POSSESSIVE OF HER, NO ONE ELSE CAN DRIVE HER, I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO TOUCH HER. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF HER, SHE IS CLEAN, DRIVEN WITH LOVE, BUT JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I'M SCHEDULING TO TAKE HER TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING, HUSBANDS MAD BUT I'M HOPING THIS CAN BE RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I PURCHASED THE GMC ACADIA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY IN MAY 2012. BY APRIL 2013 THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THE SUV WOULD JUMP GEARS 6-3 SOMETIMES 6-1 WHILE MOVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35 MPH. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE RESULT OF SUCH SUDDEN SHIFTING COULD HAVE CAUSED WHIPLASH AND DID CAUSE FEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO SCHNEIDER IN WEIDEN GERMANY WHO IDENTIFIED THE SPEED SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM VIA THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE PART. BY 10 MAY 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. I CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OVER 1000 ENTRIES SPECIFYING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 70000 MILES, AND SOMETIMES TWICE, WITH GMC COVERING 0 COSTS. AS A US SERVICE MEMBER I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MONITOR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AND INVESTIGATE POOR MECHANICS ESPECIALLY WHEN TAX DOLLARS WERE USED TO REHABILITATE GMC IN 2008. ANYTIME THERE IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN A VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IT CAN CAUSE INCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON TURNPIKE. CAUSING FAMILY TO MISS A FAMILY MEMBERS COLLEGE GRADUATION. CAR WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF TURNPIKE FOR 3 HOURS WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR WHILE HIGH SPEED VEHICLES DRIVE BY. WHEN I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR THEY HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER ACADIA. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FOR FAMILIES. *TR