GMC Acadia Complaints
5,595 consumer complaints on file.
- #10593807May 23, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN
SO THE WINDOW SWITCHES DON"T WORK, WHEN I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL OPEN BUT THEN IT WON'T CLOSE BACK, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MOST COSTLY THING TO REPAIR WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY PACKET ABOUT 4,000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN IT COMES FOR SAFETY IM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I'M READING ALL THOSE RECALL ISSUES I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593425May 22, 2014STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKS IN CAR WHEN IT RAINS, OVER THE PAST 4YRS MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM, IN WHICH THEY FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND ONCE AGAIN I AM EXPERIENCE THE SAME LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. THEY SAFETY CONCERNS ARE VERY BIG BECAUSE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT THE WATER MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH, INCLUDING THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY BOTH SAY THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THEIR DESIGN AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE OF THE MANY,MANY,MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593418May 22, 2014SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, RACK AND PINION AND THE WAVE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593529May 22, 2014STEERING
OVER THE LAST YEAR THE TURNING ON MY ACADIA WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN. IN APRIL IT FINALLY GOT WORSE WHERE I NEEDED "BRUTE FORCE" TO MAKE A TURN AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME THE AUTOMOBILE IS AN "ACCIDENT" WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO! I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OUT THERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT!! THIS IS A 45K CAR AND THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT EXIST, AND IF THEY DO, THEY SHOULD BE HANDLED BY GM PROMPTLY. I AM PLANNING ON FILING A LAWSUIT AS SOON AS I FIND A LAWYER FAMILIAR WITH THESE GM ISSUES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593561May 22, 2014POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. STOPPED AT LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. TURNED THE CORNER. HAD TO PULL INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STUCK UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HE HAD SEEN WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. ALSO, IF YOU GOOGLE 2007 ACADIA TRANSMISSION, YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL, SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593263May 21, 2014POWER TRAIN, STEERING
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10593278May 21, 2014POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE JERKS AND LURCHES WHEN SLOWING TO TURN A CORNER, THEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT, BUT PAUSES, THEN JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN UPSHIFTING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN A CORNER (APPROX. 10-15 MPH), THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE LURCH USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. THEY MENTIONED THAT IT COULD JUST BE THE VEHICLE "LEARNING," BUT IT NOW HAS OVER 4000 MILES ON IT. THEIR LATEST THINKING WAS THAT IT WAS A PROGRAMMING PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THAT GMC HAS NOT CREATED A SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE PROGRAM, AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, SO I SHOULD JUST KEEP DRIVING IT. I'VE CONTACTED GMC, BUT THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON WWW.ACADIAFORUM.NET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592896May 20, 2014SEAT BELTS, SEATS
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE CENTER ROW, MIDDLE SEAT BELT. MY 9 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING IN THIS SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH WHEN THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM CHANGED SO I STOPPED. MY SON WAS LEANING A LITTLE FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. I TOLD HIM TO LEAN BACK AND IT SHOULD UNLOCK. BUT IT DID NOT, IT KEPT CLICKING LIKE WHEN USING A SEAT BELT FOR A CAR SEAT. AT WHICH POINT HE BECAME STUCK UP AGAINST THE SEAT AND COULDN'T MOVE HIS CHEST. HE STARTED PANICKING SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TO ASSIST HIM. I UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT AND LET IT GO IN AND IT LOCKED, COMPLETELY INSIDE THE SEAT. AFTER PUSHING IN WHAT LITTLE SLACK THERE WAS I GOT IT TO RELEASE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT, BUT ONLY ABOUT 6 INCHES AND THEN IT LOCKED AGAIN. I THEN HAD TO MOVE MY CHILD TO ANOTHER SEAT WHILE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE SEAT BELT HAS REMAINED LOCKED IN THIS POSITION FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS SO I ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK AT THIS TOO. THEY MISQUOTED US ON THE PRICE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO TAKE THE WHOLE SEAT APART AND IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $400.00 AND INSISTED THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THIS TO BE FOR A RECALL, AS THEY DIDN'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TO ADAMANTLY DISAGREE. A SEAT BELT LOCKING AND NOT LOCKING COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN IN A SUDDEN STOP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592700May 20, 2014STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592828May 20, 2014STEERING
REPLACED STEERING PUMP, TWO DAYS LATER REPLACED STEERING PUMP AGAIN. THE ISSUE IS THAT AT ALL INSTANCES OF NO ACCELERATION THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. HOWEVER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR RESTORES POWER STEERING. AT TIMES THERE WAS ALSO CASES WHERE THE STEERING WOULD NOT COOPERATE WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592833May 20, 2014POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
DRIVING ALONG AT APPROX. 25MPH AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON RANDOMLY TO APPLY POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THANK GOD I HAD JUST LEFT HOME! NEVER, EVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC NOR THE DEALER REGARDING POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN (NOW GOING ON APPROX 8 MOS. BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD APPROX. $3,500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SADDEST PART ... I DON'T EVEN HAVE A NOTIFICATION AS TO WHERE TO TAKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592368May 19, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PARKED, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED A HALF TANK OF FUEL. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V223000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592590May 19, 2014STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10592098May 17, 2014POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE BATTERY DIED IN JULY 2008 WHILE VACATIONING IN CANADA LEAVING US STRANDED. AFTER IT WENT DEAD SEVERAL MORE TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT. THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN 2010 AND WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE AC RECHARGED TWICE SINCE. IN JULY 2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHEN IT STOPPED SHIFTING INTO GEAR. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID GET GM TO PAY HALF BUT IT STILL COST US ALMOST $2,000.00. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS IT LOST POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1,800.00 MORE. THIS VEHICLE COST ABOUT $36,000.00 IN 2008. SINCE THEN WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SAFE. THIS IS A LEMON AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588876May 16, 2014STEERING
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!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588916May 16, 2014POWER TRAIN, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588808May 16, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN TRAFFIC, THE GREEN CAR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND SLOWED DOWN MY SPEED TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED CARS TO GO AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, 3 TIMES, AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED ONSTAR TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO A CAR CHECK AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER AN HOUR OF BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START, ONSTAR GOT ME A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED ME TO THE DEALER SHIP. THE DEALER SHIP AT FIRST COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND TRIED TO SEE IF IT WAS THE INDICATOR LIGHT, AFTER 3 DAYS THE CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BATTERY HAD A BAD CELL WHICH HAD CAUSED THE CARS SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THEY GAVE ME A NEW BATTERY AND THAT CLEARED UP THAT PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ON A HIGHWAY, IMAGINE IF SOMEONE COULD NOT CONTROL THERE CAR AND SPEED WHILE DOING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A CAR CRASH!!! I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY GOING 25 MPH BUT IT STILL COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION AS I REALIZED I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR, PLEASE MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD OF GM HAVE MORE BAD BATTERIES! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588584May 15, 2014STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588591May 15, 2014STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10588582May 15, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMP WIRING MELTED THE HEADLAMP MODULE AND BULB RECEPTACLE THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SERVICE DIRECTIVE ON THIS THAT EXPIRED ON 12/31 BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY $240 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0