general problems of the 2008 GMC Acadia - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist failed, and the steering wheel locked up. The contact's father, who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed that the power steering assist and rack and pinion were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,028.

Steering gets stiff intermittently. Steering glitches (hard to turn) at times in the middle of turning. Happens in motion taking turns on surface streets and highways changing lanes and taking corners. It has now happened several times.

This is the second complaint I have made has still have not heard anything. This is sad that it has not been dealt with. I hope my family is not in a serious accident because of this car.

I just recently purchased this vehicle and the second day of having it me and my husband were driving home an the power steering went out while the vehicle was stopped to turn onto another road as we finally got the steering wheel to turn the power steering kicked in an was much easier to turn again this happened for the rest of the day and was only happening when we would turn from a complete stop or when we would slow down to stop. I have herd this was in a gm bulletin but am I still covered under the bulletin we purchased vehicle March 1,2019 an the incident happened March 2, 2019 we have our children with us as well an if my husband hadn't grabbed the wheel with both hands we would have went unto on coming traffic. This is not safe espically for famlies with children . Please let me know what will be done about this unsafe default.

My girlfriend's vehicle power steering stiffened up in a turn and then came back during the and caused her to over correct and end up on the side of the road if she was going any faster the problem could have been worse. The vehicle does this every once in awhile power steering works and then doesnt at random times.

I was on a road trip and half way through the trip while on the freeway the power steering went out . I barely had control of the vehicle almost crash into the wall. I was in the middle of nowhere and it was a Sunday so I had to drive back home 3 hours with no power steering.

Car loose power and stabilitraker control, press car gas pedal and only goes to 20 mph it happen anywhere highway and regular street.

Takata recall- I purchased a 2008 GMC awd Acadia about a year ago. While test driving the vehicle I noticed a whiny sound that I informed the dealer about upon return. The dealer checked it out and told me it just need power steering fluid. So he filled the fluids and I heard nothing for a month or so. I took the truck back for misc. Repairs two other times after that regarding sounds that I was heard coming from the vehicle. After that things seemed fine for a few months or so. Early September, the truck slowed down on the highway. The dash was reading 60mph but I was really going 30mph. Then while exiting to turn off the highway the power steering began acting up and was extremely hard to turn. I almost ran into the wall not prepared to use such force. August 29th I went to jiffy lube and had the fluids topped off and power steering fluid was full. I put the truck in the shop for a full diagnostic after the battery went completely dead and the vehicle would not start in October. They informed me that the power steering rack needing replacing and the faulty sun roof had flooded the entire vehicle with 1 1/2 inches of water. The battery died because the port was filled with water. From the beginning of September, when the power steering went out, the vehicle has only been driven very short distances (to the gas station on the corner, less than a mile). I called a gm dealer to check for recalls and there are none which is sad and a total rip off.

Worst vehicle ever.

2008 GMC Acadia with intermittent loss of power steering, I have 112,396 miles and my SUV as well as a lot of others people on the internet have loss of power steering while driving. This was a special coverage and this is still happing to people in these vehicle because they put a time frame on when they would cover the vehicle issues. This issue could cause the driver to lose control and crash when this issue happens. I have got ahold of gm motors and they said I am out of the time frame and they won't cover it. Please help me out and see about a recall so people won't get injured or possible killed over this issue that they know about. The issue locks the steering wheel and won't allow you to turn it left or right. Until you slow down enough to turn it.

This car came with a 30 day and/or 1000 miles warranty. Within a week pass the warranty it started. The radio illumination started to go out we would have to tap on it to get it to turn on so we could see the time etc. Then it would not come back on at all and all chimes went away. , stopped working altogether. No turn single indicator, seat belts, back up warning, door ajar etc. The passenger side air bag indicator would say no one when someone was sitting in it and while driving blink between the two. Also air bag needs maintance indictor in dash will flash while driving. Park assistant on and off will flash while driving. The steering will move in itself while driving and around bends/turns in the road and worsening on highway! to the point I do not take my children on. There is also a faint burn smell around front floor. I decided to take it to the local advanced auto parts store and have them hook it up to see why I lost my radio, steering etc. They tell me that it was a dead battery cell and that my battery is located in the floor of this vehicle behind the passenger seat. By the way this vehicle does not have a sunroof all the windows go up tight as well. I called my mechanic who I've known for years my family has went to him as well and asked him to assist me in the battery issue. So we get there he opens the floor behind my seat and we discovered the battery is underwater dark sludgy water! the battery is replaced after a very unprofessional and disrespectful experience with this particular establishment by now I am at my wits end. I've exhausted all efforts with them! I paid to have a GMC certified mechanic run diagnostic on these issues at hand and to my thinking they determined to be flood and/or water damage and would need further diagnostics. However puzzling the VIN is clean and no recent or active recalls. I am barely into this contract 3 months!.

When I accelerate and get to 40 mph the car begins to shake randomly, intermittently. Then the service engine light came on, then the traction control shut off and the light to service traction control came on then the car drop the speed from 60 mph to 10-20 mph! when I tried to accelerate it did nothing ! the speed wouldn't increase at all then it started running fine and then a few miles down the road it did the same thing, dropped speed from 60 to 10-20 mph! I pulled over and shut the car off and when I restarted it the same lights were on and when I tried pulling away it would only go up to 10-20 mph for a few miles then it got up to 60 mph for a few miles just to drop again! I had my 11 month old grandson in the car that was dangerous! I was on townline road and manito blacktop that are very high traffic.

Vehicle will cut off, still runs after switch is off, when making a turn popping in the wheel, steering gets hard when making a turn, something kills battery and it leaks inside, this happens whether in motion or not.

Turning at lower speeds very hard. . . . . Temp loss of power assist. . . . Very dangerous.

About two moths ago my daughter was turning into the parking lot at a slow speed when the power steering locked up. Again today 11-28-16 the same thing happened to me. As I was turning into a place of business my steering locked up again. Both times we were able to get the car pulled in and when we shut the car off and restarted it the steering began to work? this car had new transmission and engine in 2014. Still have warranty on my engine and transmission through the dealership.

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. While driving 30 mph, the power steering seized without warning, which caused the contact to veer off the road. The vehicle was taken to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 123,000.

While driving at interstate speeds in 90+ degree weather, the 2008 GMC Acadia experienced a complete loss of power. Engine quit along with all electronics, power steering and power brakes. Let car sit for 20 minutes and it started up and drove fine for a week or so then the same issue occurred again. This has happened 3 times within 5 weeks. The vehicle has been into an independent mechanic and two dealerships. Of those dealerships, we have taken the vehicle to the local autonation GMC dealer 3 times over the course of 2 weeks and all groups who have looked at the vehicle stated that they could not find and "codes" after running the computer diagnostics. We have requested an on-board diagnostic computer to be ordered from autonation GMC park meadows (CO) but have received no response. This is a very dangerous issue while driving at highway and interstate speeds. Have researched other consumers with the same situation on the NHTSA website.

My 2008 Acadia is now on it's 4th thermostat. I'm about to send it in to have it replaced. My SUV keeps overheating. So far I have replaced the radiator, thermostat, and stability track. Is there any one else who has this problem?.

It is difficult to turn the power steering it's making aloud noise and hard to turn.

2008 GMC Acadia. Consumer requests repairs for his airbag light and the steering. The consumer stated the power steering would go in and out, and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The consumer was informed the air bag recall, did not include his vehicle.

2008 GMC Acadia. Consumer is upset about the services received from gm. The consumer stated a failed component, caused a leak in the power steering gear box.

At low speeds, the power steering seems to shut off. It then randomly turns back on. This is extremely dangerous because when turning the wheel hard to make up for the lack of power steering, it sometimes kicks back on which makes the vehicle veer. Another example of a dangerous GMC issue that they refuse to address until multiple people die in mvas.

When turning into a parking spot or driveway, slow speeds, steering loses power. Has done this as long as I have owned it and keeps getting worse. It also has a popping noise when turning. What im reading is there are alot of complaints of this matter.

We were out in south dakota 200 miles from home. We were driving the Acadia and the transmission began to slip. We didn't think anything of it at first. We drove the Acadia home and scheduled to have the car looked at. On the Monday after we got home, I was driving my kids to school when suddenly the car went completely out of gear and the check engine light came on. I tried putting it into park and then back into gear and had no luck in getting it to go into gear. I shut the engine off and started it again and it did go into gear. I dropped my kids off at school and when in park it went out of gear again. I shut the engine off and on again and got it to go into gear. Drove it directly to the auto shop. They ran the codes. They said it was a 3/5 wave plate issue. Had to have the transmission rebuilt. 2200 for the rebuild. Reading online that this seems to be a common issue with vehicles. Talked to the transmission shop and they said they were rebuilding 8 of these a week from the Saturn, Buick, chevy and Acadias with the 6 speed transmission. They said the wave plate wasn't heat treated at the factory or something like that. It gets heated and deteriorates. Gm would do nothing to help. Hopefully, you guys can.

Power steering went out while driving. Unable to turn wheel.

Power steering stops working intermittently, making car very difficult to control and maneuver.

I had been hearing a clunking sound while turning the wheel at lower speeds lately, but on the way to my mother in laws house, with our one year old son in the car, the power steering felt like it went out. We took it to the dealership hoping it was an inexpensive fix, but were not so lucky. This repair will set us back about $1,500! ridiculous! I looked online and was shocked to see so many issues with the steering of this vehicle. I truly love the look and ride of my Acadia, but safety always comes first when it involves my family.

The transmission again is going out on it for the 3rd time. This last time there was snow on the road and when it kicks down because of the wave plate failing again this time I was going around a corner and it kicked down and made me slide off the road I was able to get out and almost hitting the guard rail.

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 squiking 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.

For several week I have been having power steering problems with the GMC Acadia. This particular vehicle had a "noisy" power steering since new and I brought this to the attention of the dealer on two occasions while under warranty. The serivce personal said that GMC was aware of issues but they did not have a "fix". The vehicle is extremly hard to turn a low speed as if the power steer is not functioning. My wife is not able to drive the vehicle due to the strength require to turn the wheel and I will not allow her to drive it with our children due to safety concerns. This past weekend I went off the road (over the curb) while turning into a subdivision since the steering seemed to "lock up". I have read numerous reports on the internet of the exact same problem. This is a known problem that gma is aware of but has not offer any recall or assistance to repair the power steering system. The cost of repair is nearly $2000. 00. I feel that GMC should be required to fix this issues as it is major safety concern.

Steering piping and making noise. Locking up. And loose gear box. Hundreds of reviews online, no permeant fixes. Gm not fixing muti car issues. Many wrecks due to this, read the reviews. Wife jumped a curb with kids in car, not her fault steering locked up, we replace everything dealer said still not working right.

About a week ago my family and I were driving home from vacation and had been on the road for about 3. 5 hours. As we pulled out of a driveway about 5 minutes from our home the car engine light came one, the car would not gain speed like normal and it began to over heat rapidly. We took side roads and slowly crawled home. I took it into the shop the next day and it came back with a crack in the radiator and codes p0700 and p07016, which they confirmed to be a transmission issue and suggested to have a specialist look at it. I did some research and found that this are common codes that come back for the 2007 and 2008 Acadia's that require a rebuild/replaced transmission with an average cost of $4000. This is a known issue with GMC for many years and they have yet to acknowledge it. I am very lucky to not have had a worse incident in discovering this issue, but I am very concerned that at any moment the transmission will go out, and we do not have $4000 to drop into a new one, especially when I just spent $650 on a new radiator. These are not problems that a reliable car, the 2008 Acadia, under 100,000 miles should be having. GMC needs to own up to these issues and take action to correct it before something more serious happens.

While attempting to maneuver out of a parking space, my wheels locked up. Still thinking the wheel had turned enough, I attempted to clear a cement bea, however the car rolled into it. I was told that the tire had detatched from the car "rod under the car" which prevented me from turning.

GMC says powersteering rack is cracked in my truck. They told me that because my truck is an "older" model that does not have the redesigned steering assembly in it, my truck repairs are not covered under the 100,000 mile warranty. They also acknowledge this is a common problem with the 2008-2009 Acadia models and all the problems seem to happen right around the 50k mile marker, but no recall has been issued. I've visted countless websites and read hundreds of comments from people with the same exact problem I'm having yet GMC refuses to correct what is clearly a mistake on their part in the design of their vehicle. I've also read comments from people who had the scary result of total powersteering loss as a result of this issue. There is no doubt in my mind if I lost powersteering in my truck while driving I would crash with my two kids in the backseat. After many different phone calls within the GMC corporation, I was basically told this is not their problem and there would be no further communication to me at all. When I stated that I would be looking into other avenues to file a complaint, I was told that because I was considering filing a complaint, my case is now closed and the guy hung up on me. I am beyond frustrated with GMC. I love my truck, but do not have the money to fix this issue and I don't feel I should have to fix their saftey defect. I'd love to speak to someone about how to get this changed so either the warranty picks it up or a recall is issued.

The power steering stopped working while driving and I had to complete emergency maneuvers to get the car off of the road.