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2010 GMC Acadia steering problems

The 2010 GMC Acadia has 148 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 34% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

148

Steering complaints

34%

Share of year

3

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

“WHEN DRIVING SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FORCING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENS PERIODICALLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I HAVE CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS AT THE FULL MARK. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · June 1, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2010 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 148 complaints about the 2010 GMC Acadia steering — 34% 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.