6/18/15 liftgate came crashing down on my head so the struts were replaced at dealership for 116.72 plus tax. There is a recall #15240 for this repair. But my car was built on 3/8/2012 which is 9 days after the recall dates you submitted. This date needs to be extended. More investigation needs to be looked into this and obviously my car in within the parameters of this recall. Are they waiting for someone to get hit so hard in the head and be killed. I would hope not. On dec 12, 2014 secondly there is a problem that at 46000 miles the steering pump went out dealership told me to keep the receipt that they are seeing more of this type of repair. This repair cost me 2000.00. Can this be looked into also. No steering pump should go out with such low mileage. While steering you could hear a whining noise.
2012 GMC Acadia steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc acadia. While driving at a high rate of speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. In addition, while driving at a low speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). The part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The failure mileage was 56,650.
Acadia was traveling at 55 MPH when heard/felt a pop/bump. Steering wheel started spinning to left then right. Steering wheel straightened out. While steering wheel was still facing straight, the car started veering sharply to the right. The acadia hit a culver then flipped 4 times, coming to a stop over 160 feet from where it left the road
Intermittent loss of power steering. Especially at low speeds. Gmc knows this is a problem. Extended warranty on 2008 - 2011's but, of course, not for 2012's ("let's see how many people complain before we fix the issue."). Forced to replace power steering pump, rack and alignment.
The contact owns a 2012 gmc acadia sle (lambda platform SUV). The steering system is hazardous. It defaults into steering/pulling the vehicle to the left, steering the vehicle into oncoming traffic. The dealer has attempted to repair the unsafe steering multiple (4) times (once keeping the vehicle for a week), none of which has been successful. The attempted repair has included alignments, tire rotations, tire replacement, steering gear assembly replacement and front strut modification. All unsuccessful. Unable to repair the steering, gm has offered to replace the vehicle with a 2013 vehicle (with a charge: the price difference between a 2012 and a 2013 vehicle). The offer has been declined, the state lemon law being utilized to effect a buy-back/refund.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 gmc acadia. The contact stated that while traveling 20 MPH, the steering wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 300. Updated 6/13/13 *cn updated 06/17/2013
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