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2012 GMC Acadia steering problems

46 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2012 GMC Acadia, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
46 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2012 GMC Acadia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

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.

December 2014 Injury

Vehicles 75,000 miles on it. While driving through a parking garage, my power steering went out, very suddenly, making driving very difficult and very dangerous. After bringing my vehicle to a mechanic, I was told I needed to replace both the steering pump and rack and pinion. After some reading, it appears as though this is a recurring issue for the acadia that hasn't been addressed for this model year. .

Reported at 75,000 miles, April 2017

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