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2008 GMC Acadia steering problems

135 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2008 GMC Acadia, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
135 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
74,000 miles 118 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2008 GMC Acadia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 18 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 29 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 118 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles18
60k to 80k miles29
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 118 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I own a 2008 GMC acadia I have had it used since jan 2015 I have had it in dealership almost every 3 months since I bought it. I was recently driving and had a fire in the passenger heated seat where my daughter was sitting and it burned a small hole in her jeans so far GMC is checking to see if its a defective equipment failure or not? In the mean time my sunroof has quit working and now my roof is leaking and my car smells like mold. The whole electrical system is going crazy with flashes of interior lights.

Reported at 140,000 miles, April 2016 FireInjury

I took my 2008 GMC acadia to the GM dealership to find out why my power steering is stiff when I turn left or right. It just started to happen 2 weeks ago. I have approximately 44,000 miles on it and bought it brand new. The warranty is now up and the dealer said it needs the steering rack replaced for $800. This car is fairly new and I can't believe I already need to pay for this to be fixed. I found that many GMC acadia owners have had similar problems, but no recall has been set by GM.

Reported at 44,000 miles, July 2011

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