2010 GMC Acadia: whining or grinding noise

6 of the 343 complaints about the 2010 GMC Acadia describe whining or grinding noise.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 80,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 72 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Whining or grinding noise by model year

2023
1
2018
1
2017
2
2016
1
2015
4
2014
2
2013
3
2012
2
2011
10
2010
6
2009
9
2008
11
2007
13

What owners say

Filed Jun 8, 2020 · Steering · 295,676 miles · TN

When I slow down to make a turn regardless if I turn right or left it's very hard to steer. Sometimes it makes a whining noise that it's never made before until now and as of this past weekend any time I try to turn its extremely hard. I almost got hit several times just trying to get my car home from a friend's house. My husband checked the power steering fluid and it's full.

Filed Feb 23, 2017 · Steering · 63,118 miles · NY

Took my vehicle to the gm garage for an oil change and to report a squeak in the front end. Told me that the power steering box was shot and has been for some time as the liquid was empty. Knowing the vehicle's history I said oh really, my parents had the vehicle in here years ago re: the whining when they turn the steering wheel and they had said that was normal. That was back in 2012. Now I have to pay $1600 to get it fixed. How convenient now that it is out of the warranty period as it is a 10 hour job. When I asked the dealer if they have heard of such complaints re: the steering they said no. Then I told him about my friend who owns a chevy traverese and they had their power steering box replaced two years ago. They service person just acted like oh well.

Filed Feb 1, 2016 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 gmc acadia. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The vehicle lost acceleration and emitted a whining noise. The failure was experienced numerous times. The dealer diagnosed that there was a failure code related to the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Steering · 50,000 miles · NY

50,000 miles and the steering pump or rack is leaking and whining. Power steering very sluggish at low idle speeds.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Driver assistance, Steering · 80,000 miles · KY

I have a 2010 gmc acadia. Several months ago I received the gm special coverage extended warrant letter # 14329. At that time, I had already noticed extreme difficulty in turning the wheel at low rates of speed and brushed it off as probably needing power steering fluid I also noticed a "whining" noise along with this action. I began to worry as the matter kept worsening and already still had trauma from a prior accident in 2010 which left me to purchase this vehicle in 2011 which I thought would be a more safe stable vehicle for me. Upon a few weeks later, while trying to make a left hand turn maneuver, the steering wheel completely "locked" up! Luckily, no oncoming traffic was in sight, otherwise, I would have been unable to get out of the way as I was in the middle of the highway! I immediately contacted the dealer and explained my issue and named the letter I had received a few months prior. Thus, an appointment was scheduled. I took my vehicle in on that specific day. The dealer contacts me to inform me that the pump was covered in the warrant but not the rack which they said was leaking on both sides (which is the most expensive part). My out of pocket expense of $1200.00 after labor and the alignment!! All the parts of the power steering system should be paid for all expense by gm!! This is a tremendous safety issue and peoples lives are at danger! No one has $1200 to just drop on auto repair and I had to take out a loan!! What is gm waiting for hundreds of deaths?!! There's already a class action lawsuit filed gm 4-1-13. Gm needs to reimburse me and all others!! Gm's ceo's need to do a major recall and take care of their customers. This is no joke and an extreme hazard! I'm also filing a complaint with gm as well.

Filed Mar 14, 2015 · Steering · 61,559 miles · MI

We bought our 2010 gmc acadia in december of 2012. At the time we noticed an intermittent low whining noise and by the time we went for our first oil change at a dealership it had begun to make more noise when turning to the left so I asked the service department to check into it. When I picked up the vehicle the same gentleman who checked my car in told me the noise was because my oil was so low. I knew this wasn't true. The noise grew slightly louder and constant, around november 2014 we took the vehicle to another repair shop for an oil change and asked that they check out the noise. Their diagnosis was that we would need to replace the sway bar links within the next couple months. February 14, 2015 while backing out of our driveway the noise was louder than ever before and my husband said it felt very unsafe when turning. We drove straight to the auto repair facility who informed us of the sway bar links, assuming that was the problem. As soon as the mechanic began taking the necessary components off the steering system they told us way needed a new steering rack. The man said that once they replaced the rack they would know whether or not the steering pump was okay, it turned out that it was. Now today 3/14/15, we just returned from dropping our vehicle off at the same shop because the whining noise has returned within the last 3 days and is becoming increasingly worse.