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2009 GMC Acadia steering problems

112 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2009 GMC Acadia cite steering, 34% of all 333 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
112
34% of all complaints
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the steering

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The vehicle tire system lights came on the air bag sensor light Car did not fill safe driving no control on the road unstable on turns car was sold one lug muissing front tire ,returned car several times last time I took the vehicle was due to drivesrs back wheel wobbling so bad , Someone followeing said it looked like tire was coming off . the owner said it was fine , put it on the rack let me drive off , I drove it and it was very unstable to drive and took it to Nor cal Tires Ukiah Ca they informed me it was not safe to drive .”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 23, 2024Steering, Suspension, WheelsODI 11584719
“The contact's daughter owns a 2009 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. His daughter restarted the vehicle and resumed normal driving operation. The contact stated that the failure recurred while his daughter's boyfriend was driving the vehicle later on that same evening. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective rack and pinion. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 27, 2022SteeringODI 11471102
“SLIGHT PULSE LEFT THEN PULSE RIGHT ACTUALLY MOVES STEERING WHEEL BUT VEHICLE STAYS ON TRACK - UNLESS DRIVER IS UNAWARE - BUT DRIVE BECOMES AWARE BECAUSE IT'S A MOVEMENT ON A SMOOTH ROAD THEM IS ALARMING - THEN IT'S ALWAYS NOTICED”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 2, 2020SteeringODI 11342869
“THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER BY MANY MECHANICAL PROFESSIONALS. AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WILL STIFFEN AND LOCK UP MAKING IT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER THAT RACK N PINION AND PUMP ARE FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS LOOKS LIKE A TYPICAL ISSUE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GM CAN DO FOR THIS?”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 25, 2020Steering, Unknown or otherODI 11322241
“STEERING WHEEL MAKING A WHINING/RUBBING NOISE. FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE TACK AND PINION IS BAD SPRAYING OUT POWER STEERING FLUID EVERYWHERE. WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WILL LOSE POWER AND BECOME EITHER HARD TO TURN OR NOT TURN AT ALL CAUSING DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 23, 2019SteeringODI 11270554
“DEC 2018 MY ACADIA WAS LEFT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF WHITMORE CHEVROLET IN WEST POINT VA 23181 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. MY VEHICLE RAN WHEN I LEFT IT THERE. OVER A MONTH LATER INCLUDING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I GET MY VEHICLE BACK AND IT IS DEAD. I WOULD START MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY SOMETIME STOPPING SOON OR RANDOMLY ON THE ROAD. IT'S DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN TOO. I NEED MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE POSSIBLE RECALLS FIXED. I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND IT'S UNBEARABLE. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL SONS AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE TO RUN PLEASE!!!MY REVIEW IS IN THE PICTURES AS WELL”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 15, 2019Steering, Power train, EngineODI 11187077

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.