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I had to replace my power steering rack when the car was less than 4 years old and had only 42000 miles. The car has always been serviced at the dealer.
Power steering making a whirring and grinding noise at low speed. When it happens it appears to be harder to steer. Concerned that there is something wrong with the power steering and fear for my and my passengers' safety. When I got on the internet to see if others were having a similar problem amazed at how frequent it was without any type of recall or admission by GMC. This appears to be a very common and serious problem and nothing is being done about it.
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.
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.
- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA
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- Aberdeen , NJ, USA