2009 GMC Acadia Steering Problems

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 .

NHTSA ID

11584719

Incident

Apr 23, 2024

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.

NHTSA ID

11471102

Incident

Jun 13, 2022

Mileage

123,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11342869

Incident

Jul 29, 2020

Mileage

137,745 mi

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?

NHTSA ID

11322241

Incident

Nov 16, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID

11270554

Incident

Oct 23, 2019

Mileage

135,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11187077

Incident

Dec 12, 2018

Mileage

90,000 mi

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A TURN. HAS HAPPENED OFTEN OVER A FEW MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

NHTSA ID

11157014

Incident

Dec 7, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

I JUST GOT MY GMC 4 MONTHS AGO AND AFTER EVERY LIGHT AND ALARM HAS GONE OFF THE LEAK OF POWER STEERING FLUID HAS CAUSE ME TO TAKE TO A DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A $2600 BILL TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND PUMP. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISSUED WITH MY GMC MY SISTER HAS A 2011 ACADIA AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS FOR SURE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

NHTSA ID

11131999

Incident

Sep 25, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

2009 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING WHEEL POWER AND FAULTY BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER THE LIFTGATE AND LAMP WERE REPAIED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALLS CONCERNING THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TIMING CHAIN. *JS

NHTSA ID

11090728

Incident

Apr 30, 2018

BOUGHT A 2009 GMC ACADIA IN FEBRUARY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND WAS PULLING OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT GETTING MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SOME FOOD AS I WAS PULLING OUT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I COULD NOT GET MY SUV TO TURN I BARELY BUMPED A CAR THANK GOODNESS IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO FIX!! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED ESPECIALLY AFTER SPEND 10,900 ON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11083713

Incident

Feb 22, 2018

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST SEEMS TO LOCK UP.

NHTSA ID

11005274

Incident

Jul 14, 2017

Mileage

72,000 mi

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN RPMS ARE LOW. IN MY INCIDENT I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ABOUT 40 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO TAKE THE TURN SLOWLY. AS MY RPM WENT DOWN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT ANY MORE. THE WHEEL GOT STUCK IN THE LAST POSITION BEFORE I LET GO OF THE GAS. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS NOT THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED BUT THAT STEERING IN GENERAL WAS LOCKING. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND NEVER HAVE TO WORRY MY WHEEL WILL LOCK. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. BUT AGAIN IT SHOULD NOT LOCK MY TURN. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO GET THE RPM UP AND THEN IT WOULD TURN. ONCE OF THE FREEWAY AT THE STOP LIGHT I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. ONCE I GAVE IT GAS WE WERE FINE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TURNING. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND MANY ISSUES WITH ACADIA STEERING PUMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES THAT COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10940247

Incident

Jan 6, 2017

OUR 2009 GMC ACADIA WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 2, 2016 WITH NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, EITHER STANDING STILL OR MOVING. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BILL WAS $1,466.00. THE ACADIA HAS 31,068 MILES ON IT, AND MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THE STEERING MAY GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10936621

Incident

Dec 2, 2016

Mileage

31,068 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

NHTSA ID

10917506

Incident

Aug 15, 2015

Mileage

77,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, "ENGINE HOT" AND "A/C OFF" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD CAMPAIGNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND THE TRANSMISSION CUTLET LEAVE PLATE FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10910809

Incident

Jul 4, 2016

Mileage

78,000 mi

THERE IS AN ONGOING AND UNRESOLVED ISSUE CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP ON GM LAMBDA CHASSIS VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST CREATING AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE FACTORY QUIETLY SUPPORTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS OF THE SAME COMPONENTS- RATHER THAN RECALL THIS SITUATION GM CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR SUPPLY OF DEFICIENT COMPONENTS WHILE THEY SEEMED TO "WAIT OUT" THE WARRANTY AND THUS NO LONGER BE LIABLE.

NHTSA ID

10908332

Incident

Sep 18, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IT'S LIKE THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT LATELY A LOT MORE OFTEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, TO THE POINT THAT I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK SO I MUST DRIVE IT..

NHTSA ID

10876669

Incident

Jun 25, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. I TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS IN MY VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM SCARED TO PUT THEM IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL PAYING ON MY CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE,

NHTSA ID

10864447

Incident

Apr 15, 2016

APRIL 26, 2016 - MY WIFE WAS AT A GAS STATION AND SAID THE WHEELS ON THE GMC WERE VERY HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SHE STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHE WOULD TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. A DAY LATER, THE NOISE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED SO I WENT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE STEERING SEEMED OK AND THE WHINING NOISE DIDN'T SEEM THAT BAD TOO ME. APRIL 28, 2016 - MY WIFE SAID THE NOISE WAS LOUDER SO I TEST DROVE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME, I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING POWER ON LOW SPEED. ONE TIME I OVERCOMPENSATED WHEN IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I PERFORMED THE OWNER'S MANUAL CHECKS, POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD. I THEN GOGGLED FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES AND HOW TO RESOLVE ON GMC 2009 ACADIA AND THEN I RAN INTO THE GMC SERVICE BULLETIN SB-10056459-3388 ONLINE. THE BULLETIN DESCRIBED THE INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WE EXPERIENCED. THE CONDITION IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS "VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE MAY REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH REQUIRES GREATER DRIVER EFFORT, PARTICULARLY AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS". I CALLED OUR LOCAL GM'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN EVALUATION BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALLBACK YET. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I BELIEVE, IF NOT RESOLVED, MAY TURN OUT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US.

NHTSA ID

10864899

Incident

Apr 28, 2016

Mileage

90,827 mi

I OWN A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE TRYING TO TURN MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 3 DIFFERENT VEHICLES DUE TO THIS AND BARELY MADE IT IN TO A PARKING LOT OFF OF A BUSY STREET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT LETTING RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME DUE TO THIS.

NHTSA ID

10861348

Incident

Apr 25, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING IN MY ACADIA. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS JUST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKING IN. NOW THE STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. WE WERE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN AS THE STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY AT THE TIME. I AM NOW SEEING SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A PENDING LAWSUIT. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC WHERE THE SAFETY POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. MY SON HAS OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10821546

Incident

Jan 16, 2016

HEADLIGHT OUT 1.5 MO AGO, THEN OTHER SIDE WENT OUT. MECHANICS HAVE TO REMOVE BUMPER TO GET TO BULB!!! $300-400 MINIMUM LABOR AND PARTS. STRUTS IF SHOCK ABSORBERS STUCK DOWN AFTER UP ON RACK AFTER 2 DIFFERENT TIRE CHANGES REPAIRS. CAR ROAD WOBBLY UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AT MY E PENSR. IS THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR A LEMON OR WHAT?

NHTSA ID

10818507

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

I TOOK MY 09 GMC ACADIA TO THE GM AUTO TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY THE $2043 TO FIX MY POWER STEERING, BUT I BELIEVE ITS ALL RELATED TO THAT POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT IS COVER UNDER THE GM POLICY. AND ITS THE SAME PROBLEM TO ALL THE ACADIA THAT ARE OUT THERE SO I SUGGEST THE GM TO FIX ALL GMC ACADIA WITHOUT ANY COST TO ALL THE OWNERI IF THEY FIX IT RIGHT WE WOULDN'T COMPLAINT AT ALL

NHTSA ID

10789055

Incident

Oct 9, 2015

Mileage

118,000 mi

AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, MY 2009 GMC ACADIA TEMPORARILY LOOSES POWER ASSIST STEERING. IT OCCURS OFF AND ON (NOT PREDICTABLE). WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FAILS, I STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT A COUPLE TIMES, THE POWER ASSIST KICKED BACK ON SUDDENLY, CAUSING ME TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND ALMOST GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10763025

Incident

Aug 10, 2015

Mileage

67,000 mi

I HAVE A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2015 FROM BARKER GMC DEALERSHIP. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN THE FIRST MONTH OF ME HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MISFIRE SO HAD TO GET THE COILS CHANGED. THEN MY A/C IS NOT WORKING. IN MAY IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN END OF JUNE SOMETIME AND IS STILL OCCURING IT STARTS WHEN I AM GOING TO TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN IT'S LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AND IS HARD TO TURN. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN SOMEWHERE THAT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL WANTS TO GET STUCK. THEREFORE MOST DEFINITELY POSES A DANGER TO FAMILY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE VEHICLE TO MYSELF WHEN DRIVING AND TO OTHERS ON THE RODE. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE! I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS AND 8 MONTH OLD TWIN BOYS IN THERE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT. BUT I DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED AND DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR PROBLEMS THAT GM KNEW ABOUT FOR WHAT 3 YEARS NOW! THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ON THE GMC DELEARSHIP CAR LOT FOR SALE WITH THEM KNOWING OF THESE UNSAFE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS ACADIA 2-3 YEARS AFTER THIS LAWSUIT WAS PUT AGAINST THEM AND THE PEOPLE AT GMC DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TELL ME ABOUT IT'S UNSAFE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING NOR DID IT COME UP WITH ME CHECKING ON THIS VEHICLE. IF I KNEW I COULD GO AFTER THEM TO GET MY 5,500 THAT I PUT DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE AND MY MONEY BACK FOR MY CAR NOTES I HAVE BEEN PAYING SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, I WOULD!!! IF THEY CARED ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF HUMAN LIFE THEY WOULD NOT STILL BE SELLING ANY OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS TIL THEY RESOLVE THEM!!! THERE MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY RISK FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND MEN. ACTIONS DEFINITELY NEED TO TAKE PLACE ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

10761900

Incident

May 20, 2015