GMC Acadia Complaints (2010)

343 consumer complaints on file.

#10618883August 5, 2014
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619121August 5, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618185August 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616939July 28, 2014
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616222July 25, 2014
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615928July 24, 2014
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615274July 22, 2014
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615168July 21, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER MY 2010 ACADIA SAT IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT FOR 19 HOURS AFTER A DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO TO KANSAS CITY, IT OVERHEATED THE MINUTE I STARTED IT. THE AIR STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR, IT STATED "POWERING DOWN ENGINE", & THE TEMP GAGE MAXED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. AT LESS THAN 36K ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MINIMALLY, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AND NOW.... SINCE IT IS "OVER 3 YEARS OLD", IT'S PROBABLY NOT COVERED. $40K VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES ON IT AND ALREADY OVERHEATING? WE HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS IN HAWAII, SO IT'S NOT A CLIMATE PROBLEM. :-/ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610834July 15, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 GMC ACADIA UP A SLIGHTLY CURING PASS AT 65MPH THE POWER STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OUT. NO LEAKING, NOISES OR WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE PRIOR. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND STIFF, UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT DIFFICULTY WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. HAD PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF DIFFICULTY 8 MILES PRIOR WHILE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. CAR IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND CURRENT ON ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SERVICES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610493July 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610488July 14, 2014
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610563July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON AT TIMES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF (FREQUENTLY) AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL AT TIMES WILL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609408July 9, 2014
STEERING
SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2013 MY 2010 GMC ACADIA HAS LOST POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND PARKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING MONTHS UP UNTIL PRESENT DAY. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND NOW EVERY TIME I AM PARKING OR MAKING SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL PROPERLY. MY HUSBAND HAS HIT A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE OBJECT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY FOR EXACT REPAIRS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPEATEDLY TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVES ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE, WHICH I PRAY DOES NOT HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609476July 9, 2014
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FORCING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS PERIODICALLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I HAVE CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS AT THE FULL MARK. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH RESERVOIR WHICH CAUSES THE RACK AND PINION TO LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608971July 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ UPDATED 5/12/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608989July 8, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I WALKED OUT TO THE BACK SIDE OF MY CAR TO GET MY DAUGHTERS BAG TO DROP HER OFF AT THE BABYSITTER'S HAVE MY TODDLER IN HANDS THE LIFT GATE STARTS TO CLOSE VERY FAST I TRIED TO REACH FOR THE TOUCH PAD TO CLOSE IT BUT DID NOT WORK IT STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN VERY RAPIDLY HITTING MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER I PUSHED MY DAUGHTER INSIDE THE SUV TO PROTECT HER FROM GETTING HIT AND I DUCKED TO PULL OUT OF THE WAY IT DID NOT STOP IT NEVER FULLY CLOSED JUST STOPED AT 80% AND OPENED AGAIN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10608681July 7, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING STARTING MAKING A POPPING OR WHINNING NOISE AT LOW SPEED TURNS OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS THE APPROXIMATE TIME I NOTICED THE NOISE START. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608058July 3, 2014
STEERING
MY CAR POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP. WHILE DRIVE GETTING READY TO TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. NOT ONLY ME BUT MANY OTHER HAS REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAS EVEN OCCURED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SUV DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM VERY DISPLEASED BECAUSE ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607119June 30, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING A CORNER GOES OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THIS IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606732June 29, 2014
STEERING
WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND WILL NOT TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING WHEN IT LOSES POWER STEERING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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