What 280 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 GMC Acadia Denali

MY 2011 ACADIA HAD A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING RACK. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RACK WAS NOT COVERED AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR $1700. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP TO CONFIRM THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED THAT THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY AND IT IS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE PART. BASED ON RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS STEERING RACK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THE INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACE THE RACK FOR $1404. PLEASE RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING THIS A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

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FUEL GAUGE IS FALLING TO EMPTY WITH AT LEAST 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING,I HAVE TRIED FUEL CLEANER ???? THIS IS A CONSTANT WORRY . IS THIS A WARRANTY ITEM COVERED BY GMC ? IF NOT WHAT IS THE COST TO REPAIR AND WILL GMC HELP WITH THE COST ? *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND THE BUSHINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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VEHICLE MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE WHEN STARTING AND AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING WHEEL RUBS WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SERVICE TECH SAID WAS NORMAL. NOW THEY STATE THAT THE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING AND THERE IS A POWER STEERING GEAR LEAK. TO FIX IT WILL COST $1600 PLUS DOLLARS. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THESE VEHICLES. GMC WILL REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP UNDER A RECALL, BUT NOT THE GEAR RACK WHICH IS A MORE EXPENSIVE FIX. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE! THIS CAN CAUSE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND IS UNSAFE! *TR

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WITH LESS THAN 58K MILES TIE ROD END OUT ALREADY! *TR

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DURING CHECK FOR OTHER WARRANTY WORK, GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE INTERNAL GASKET BECAUSE THE GASKET FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID, AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A GM TECHNICIAN VEHICLE AND NOTED FLUID LEAK FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING GEAR. GM OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PUMP REPAIR BUT, NOT THE GEAR LEAK REPAIR. UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS

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SES LIGHT CAME ON, TRAC CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON/ VEHICLE LOST POWER. TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 83 NEAR WOOSTER, OHIO TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NEARLY NO PULL OFFS. LOST POWER GOING UP HILL. WENT FROM 55MPH TO BARELY 20 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. *TR

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SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SBC-14329 COMPONENT(S): STEERING NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10056459 2011 GMC ACADIA ..POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FAILURE IN MY POWER STEERING PUMP. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED EARLY INDICATIONS OF A FAILURE, AIR BUBBLES IN THE FLUID AND NOISY TURNS. (CONFIRMED BY DEALER) WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT "FAILS". SO I NEED TO CRASH MY CAR BECAUSE THE PUMP FAILS. JUST FEEL THAT GMC NEED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THEY ISSUED THE BULLETIN OR "RECALL". *TR

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HVAC SYSTEM FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR THAT LEAD TO FREON LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN OF OUR 2011 GMC ACADIA THAT HAS LESS THAN 44,000 MILES. IT WAS MAKING AN EXTREME HISSING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A MISTY CLOUD OF FREON GAS, AND NOW LETS OFF AN ACRID, PLASTIC/ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THAT FILLS THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY STEAM RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VENTS IN THE CAR'S HOOD. THE CAR STARTS TO SMELL LIKE IT IS ON FIRE, ONLY WE CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE SINCE IT IS OBSCURED BY THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE HAD TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, YET ALL THEY DO IS UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE AND RECHARGE THE FREON UNIT. IT EVENTUALLY LEAKS AND SHOOTS OUT FREON INTO THE FACES OF THE PASSENGERS, WHICH IS NOT SAFE! NOW THE BURNING SMELL HAS US CONCERNED THAT WE ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE AT ANYTIME.WE INITIALLY HAD GM AND GMC REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2013, BUT THE UNIT FAILED AGAIN EXACTLY A YEAR LATER IN OCTOBER 2014. THERE ARE DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF OWNERS ONLINE THAT HAVE WELL-DOCUMENTED CASES WITH THE SAME HVAC UNIT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE CAR CATCHES FIRE, AND HEAVEN FORBID, KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

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POWERSTEERING GETS TIGHT AND VEHICLE SHAKES. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND POWERSTEERING PUMP AND GEAR IS LEAKING FLUID. THE GM DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE POWERSTEERING PART IS COVERED BUT WILL NOT COVER THE FLUID LEAKING AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR $500 PAYMENT. BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKS WHEN PRESSED DOWN. GM DEALER INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE IS LEAKING AND NEEDS A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. *JS

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WE JUST BOUGHT A 2011 ACADIA DENALI AT THE END OF AUGUST 2014. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR TWO RECALLS AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE BURNT OUT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE BULB BY ITSELF BUT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE HOUSING AND CONNECTORS BEING MELTED. THE DEALER ALSO LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SAID IT WAS MELTED THERE AS WELL, POTENTIALLY FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULB. WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE CLOSE TO $2000 FOR THE FIX. THE END RESULT IS WE STILL HAVE A BURNT OUT RUNNING LIGHT. I WOULD ASSUME THIS WOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE RISK OF FIRE CREATED BY THE EXTREME HEAT WHICH IS MELTING THE HEADLAMP HOUSING. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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I'M THE 2ND OWNER AND SO FAR I'VE HAD TO HAVE A MOTOR MOUNT & 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED. THE AC STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CONTROLS NOT WORKING & THEN THE AC COMPLETELY BROKE AND LEAKED ALL THE REFRIGERANT WHICH MADE A HUGE MESS. THERE'S A HORRIBLE OIL LEAK THAT CAN'T SEEM TO BE STOPPED. THE BRAKE PEDEL MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. AND NOW THERE IS SOME STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH, UNCERTAIN IF IT'S THE RADIO, CD PLAYER OR AC/HEAT. ALL THESE PROBLEMS AT UNDER 80,000 MILES!!! *TR

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I OWN A 2011 GMC ACADIA DENALI WITH ~58,800 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL) WAS NOT WORKING/REFLECTING AS IT SHOULD. WHEN REVIEWING THE ISSUE, I NOTICED THE DRL HAD MELTED THE LIGHT HOUSING AND APPEARED TO DEFORM THE BULB SOCKET AND THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE BULB SOCKET. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO LOOK AT AND GOT AN INITIAL ESTIMATED PRICE OF ~$1,100 TO FIX. ALL PARTS DISCUSSED ARE THE ORIGINAL PARTS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I GOT BOTH A GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT AND THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER INVOLVED. BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO STEP UP AND COVER A MAJORITY OF THE COST. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER WEBSITES, GMC SHOULD CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING A RECALL FOR SAFETY CONCERNS OF A FIRE STARTING. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANY MONEY FOR THE REPAIR; THE REPAIR SHOULD BE 100% COVERED BY GMC. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE REPAIR PARTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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I NOTICED HEADLIGHT WASN'T WORKING AND WENT TO AUTO PARTS STORE TO REPLACE BULB. ATTENDANT LOOKED AT IT AND SAID PLASTIC ASSEMBLY HOLDING HEADLIGHT BULB WAS MELTED AND DISCOLORED AS IF THE BULB WAS OVERHEATED.. WE WORRIED THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE SO TOOK IT TO SANDOVAL GMC WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. LEFT IT TO HAVE REPLACED AND THEY CALLED AND SAID THE OTHER HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED AS WELL. BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO INSURE NO DANGER OF FIRE. THE QUOTE TO REPLACE $1,917.01 YES THAT'S RIGHT ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ONE CENT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO GET A BETTER PRICE AND THEY DID. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR THEY TOOK AN "INSURANCE" DISCOUNT OFF IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,150.20. STILL OUR COST OF $824.32 WAS BEYOND BELIEF. IF THIS HAPPENED TO TWO OF TWO OEM PARTS THINK HOW MANY ARE ON THE ROAD. DO I HEAR "RECALL"? *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER EXCLAIMED THAT HER HEAD WAS "TOUCHING THE FRONT SEAT" AND HER "FEET WERE ON THE FLOOR". WHEN I (THE DRIVER) LOOKED BACK, I SAW THAT HER SEAT HAD DISLODGED AND EJECTED HER INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS CAUSED HER HEAD/FACE TO BE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER AND HER FEET TO BE ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I OBSERVED THAT THE SEAT (CUSHION PART - NOT THE BACK) HAD POPPED UP CAUSING MY DAUGHTER AND HER CARSEAT TO POP UP AS WELL. I COULD SEE UNDER THE SEAT AS I WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE SEAT INTO PLACE. I NOTED SEVERE RUSTING ON THE METAL SEAT TRACK/FRAME WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE CAUSE FOR THE SEAT TO UNHINGE OR UNLOCK. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOCK THE SEAT BACK INTO PLACE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, IF NOT DIED IF THE CAR HAD BEEN IN A CRASH. THE CAR SEAT EJECTED FROM SIMPLE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE HAD A TRAGIC ENDING. *TR

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I OWN A 2011 GMC ACADIA DENALI. I PLACED MY ORDER FOR THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THEY WERE IN PRODUCTION WHICH MAKE THIS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ROLL OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB NEEDED REPLACING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB SOCKET HAD MELTED AND THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS YOU CAN SEE ABOUT A THREE INCH AREA OF CHROME COATING CRACKED AND PEELING OFF THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT HOUSING ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE AND ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE PASSENGER SIDE SOCKET MELTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER?S DESIGN PROBLEM OR INAPPROPRIATE PARTS PROBLEM. EITHER THE BULB IS TOO HIGH WATTAGE, WHICH GIVE OFF TOO MUCH HEAT, OR THE CHROME COATING IS NOT HEAT RESISTANT ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE HEAT. I SAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ELECTRONICS. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1144.00 FOR THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY PLUS LABOR. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER?S DESIGN OR INAPPROPRIATE PARTS INSTALLED DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR GMC TO REPLACE THESE LIGHT FIXTURES AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. I HAVE ROUTINELY TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. I RECENTLY HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SITUATION. *TR

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I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE DRL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY - IT WAS OUT. I SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND FOUND IT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AS WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE DRL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION OF THE MALFUNCTIONING DRL DETERMINED THE HOUSING HAD OVERHEATED AND SOME OF THE WIRING AND THE REFLECTOR FOR THE DRL WERE MELTED DUE TO APPARENT OVERHEATING. AS A RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING, THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. GIVEN THE APPARENT HEAT BUILD UP IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY, THIS IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY, GIVEN THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE HEADLAMP ADJACENT TO THE DRL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF BOTH HEADLAMPS WERE TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE TRAVERSING A VERY DARK COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT. A REVIEW OF THE INTERNET INDICATED THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE DATING BACK TO 2007. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL DUE TO AN INACCURATE DISPLAY ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/17/14*LJ

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DURING LOW RPM TURNING (SUCH AS PARKING OR PULLING OUT/IN FROM/TO A PARKING LOT OR STOP SIGN) THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THE VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HEAD INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. *TR

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MY 2011 GMC ACADIA INTERMITTENTLY LOOSES POWER STEERING, THIS STARTED AROUND 4 MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, BACKING OUT OF SPOTS, ETC...) THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP AND I END UP DOING 16 POINT TURNS WITH THIS VEHICLES DEAD WEIGHT! AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY GMC ABOUT A "SAFETY" RECALL FOR A BOLT ON A WIPER COMING LOOSE YET HAVEN'T HEARD A THING ABOUT A RECALL ON A REAL SAFETY ISSUE LIKE RANDOMLY LOOSING MY STEERING ABILITY! *TR

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JUNE 11TH 2014, IT WAS A WEDNESDAY. I DROVE OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS BEEPING AND FLASHING ALL OF THESE LIGHTS AT ME. THE PARK ASSIST OFF , THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK? AND THE ?CHECK ENGINE? LIGHTS ALL COME ON. WE ARE IN TOWN AND NOT GOING VERY FAST SO I DON?T NOTICE THE CAR DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY AT FIRST. I STOP AND STILL EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, EXCEPT FOR ALL THESE LIGHTS FLASHING AT ME. WHEN I TRY TO GO AGAIN IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND AND MY CAR IS MOVING AT LIKE SNAIL SPEED, I?M TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, UP A HILL, TO GET TO THE PARKING LOT BUT MY CAR LITERALLY WILL NOT MOVE! VEHICLES ARE SWERVING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO US, I CALL A TOW TRUCK AND MY FINANCE. WHEN WE DO HEAR BACK FROM THE GMC DEALERSHIP THEY BASICALLY TELL US THAT WE?RE IDIOTS. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND LOOKED IT OVER AND HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR FANCY MACHINES AND THERE?S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AUGUST 16TH. MY FIANC IS DRIVING,ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 ALL OF THOSE SAME LIGHTS COME ON AND MY FIANC ANNOUNCES, ?OMG [XXX], I THINK IT?S HAPPENING AGAIN. ? SURE ENOUGH HE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY FOR US THIS TIME WE ARE ON FLAT TERRAIN AND WE ARE ABLE TO COAST INTO MY MOTHER?S DRIVEWAY. BECAUSE IT IS SO LATE WE DECIDED TO JUST GO TO BED AND DEAL WITH IT IN THE MORNING. IN THE MORNING, THOUGH, WE GET INTO THE CAR AND IT DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE. WE DRIVE 6 HOURS BACK TO RAPID CITY, WITH NO ISSUES, ALTHOUGH WE ARE SICK TO OUR STOMACHS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS. DASH REEDS AS THIS TRACTION CONTROL OFF PARK ASSIST OFF SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITRAK *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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BEGAN HEARING WHINING NOISE AND THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THE "NUMEROUS" RECALLS REPAIRED AND NOW THIS. ACCORDING TO MANY POSTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM PRODUCTS. REPAIRS ARE COSTLY AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OR SHOULD BE RECALLED! THIS IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THE COST OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

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