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2008 GMC Acadia steering problems

The 2008 GMC Acadia has 135 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

135

Steering complaints

10%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Acadia steering complaints by model year148 complaints2007: 77 complaints2008: 135 complaints2009: 114 complaints2010: 148 complaints2011: 64 complaints2012: 46 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 26 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 26 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 15 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 3 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Acadia steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“STEERING PIPING AND MAKING NOISE. LOCKING UP. AND LOOSE GEAR BOX. HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS ONLINE, NO PERMANANT FIXES. GM NOT FIXING MULTI CAR ISSUES. MANY WRECKS DUE TO THIS, READ THE REVIEWS. WIFE JUMPED A CURB WITH KIDS IN CAR, NOT HER FAULT STEERING LOCKED UP, WE REPLACE EVERYTHING DEALER SAID STILL…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · August 28, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2008 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 135 complaints about the 2008 GMC Acadia steering — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.