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2010 GMC Acadia steering problems

148 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2010 GMC Acadia, which is 34% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
148 34% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 138 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2010 GMC Acadia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 38 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 38 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 28 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 138 complaints that include mileage. 36% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles38
60k to 80k miles38
80k to 100k miles28
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 138 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

While trying to park thegmc acadia 2010, the steering felt like it went out on me. My husband had told me previously that he had the same issue while trying to pull out into traffic. My incident only hurt my shoulder his incident almost caused a car crash. We have also had issues with the window on the driver's side not opening until you open another window.

Reported at 27,000 miles, June 2013 Injury

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the high- and low-pressure hoses, steering pump, and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided.

Reported at 145,000 miles, May 2022

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