Driving on the highway coming off of an exit ramp, the power steering failed and was unable to control the vehicle steering. turning the steering wheel was like trying to pull on dead weight to get it to turn. this continued and seemed to get worse as i slowed the car to a stop. upon driving again a few minutes after the vehicle was stopped, power steering returned for 10 miles of driving on the way back to my home, and then failed again. no warning lights appeared with power steering failure, and car is not safe to drive. *tr
The power steering stops working when trying to park or moving at a slow speed. i am in good shape and it takes me all my power with two hands to turn the steering wheel. there is no warning it catches you off guard and multiple times almost hit cars in spots next to where i park. we also have had the air conditioning fixed twice since we've bought it and still doesn't blow as cold as it should. the car has 78,000 miles.
Steering would intermittently lock up or be very difficult to turn at low rpms. this problem has gotten significantly worse in the last year and has nearly caused several accidents. upon researching a fix to the problem i have found multiple complaints online on all gm acadia, traverse, enclave and outlook vehicles. gm has a couple of tsb covering this issue. this is a very serious safety issue that gm has known about and done nothing other then to charge your $1500+ to fix a known steering defect. *tr
Vehicle was slowing to turn and at 15mph the steering locked up making the vehicle uncontrollable. vehicle was stopped by median curb and steering somehow unlocked. took vehicle to dealership and they replaced the steering gear, rack and pinion, and power steering pump. now a little over 18months later the vehicle has started losing power steering again. dealership is quoting me $2100 to fix when they replaced the last part under a warranty/recall. *tr
The vehicle loses its power steering while backing into parking spaces and while the steering wheel is turned sharply. no power steering at all. *tr
In wet / rainy conditions, power steering fails as belt gets wet and looses all traction. this has occurred multiple times at varying speeds and has twice almost resulted in accidents as we were negotiating turns. various online auto forums highlight this as a recurring problem with the gmc acadia. why hasn't a recall been issued for this safety issue? dealer states there is no fix. *tr