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Lost power steering in the rain
by markjdel
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May 29, 2009 (10:52 am)
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Does anyone know if GM has a solution to the problem of losing power steering when it is raining? My 2007 just developed this problem.
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- #421 of 495
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Re: Lost power steering in the rain [markjdel]
by rbellcpa
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May 29, 2009 (11:09 am)
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Replying to: markjdel (May 29, 2009 10:52 am)
I have not been able to resolve the power steering issue. The dealer installed guards/shields as directed by a manufacturer bulletin. This may help some, but if you drive through any amount of standing water the steering goes away completely and the belt squeals for a period of time. The dealer acts if it is no big deal. I don't think they know of any way to correct.
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- #422 of 495
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natural gas type smell
by bfamily
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Jun 15, 2009 (7:18 am)
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For all you people that have said you have a smell like natural gas or propane, etc.
Is your vehicle AWD or FWD?
Thanks,
help track down a source.
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- #423 of 495
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Re: had just about enough... [coltsfan]
by bfamily
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Jun 15, 2009 (7:20 am)
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Replying to: coltsfan (May 21, 2009 4:53 am)
Did you own a FWD or AWD vehicle?
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- #424 of 495
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Re: natural gas type smell [bfamily]
by sbh3
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Jun 17, 2009 (7:54 pm)
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Replying to: bfamily (Jun 15, 2009 7:18 am)
FWD here. The dealership found the source of the fuel smell in my 2007 model. A valve in the emissions canister was locked in the open position and the canister was full of gasoline. They thought this was a fluke, or that I had over topped when filling up with gas (I did not). Anyway they replaced the canister and I have not had a problem since. I really like my car and am glad they fixed it!
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- #425 of 495
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Re: Transmission Oil Leak [safety9285]
by ilyooper
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Jun 18, 2009 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: safety9285 (May 20, 2009 12:04 pm)
We have a 2008 with 14K miles, at about 6K miles I started to notice drips in the driveway and on the garage floor - assumed it was from a 'messy' oil change. Last weekend I crawled underneath to find Trans Fluid sprayed all over the place and hanging like rain drops off of all of the Transmission bolts and Crossmembers. My wife brought it to the dealer and now they have our car for a few days now to replace the Transmission Seal - I guess I was lucky to find some drops in my driveway, but I'm worried how low my Trans Fluid was and if there is any internal damage? My wife said that she could start to 'feel' it downshifting when coming up to a stop.
Anybody else have this issue and have any recommendations?
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- #426 of 495
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Re: Sunroof leaking problems [lat05]
by 1delgado
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Jun 19, 2009 (5:38 am)
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Replying to: lat05 (May 08, 2009 4:58 pm)
we just had our 08 in for the 4th time for leaks...they tried all the tube issues and even tried to adjust the front doors...Huh...???...now they replaced the front sunroof glass saying that the "glass was too small for the hole"...they have no clue...basically the roof is designed to leak and they are trying to find a way to get the water out of the car and not leak onto the people inside...GM won't take any responsibility for it...we now have a moldy smell in the car and they are trying to mask it...they won't replace the carpet or pad and they now say everything is OK...lemon law here we come...you can't tell me GM doesn't have a ton of these Acadias around that they can replace the leaky ones with...we have met a lot of people with Buicks, Saturns and Acadias with no sunroofs and they have no leaks so that is definately where the problem is...
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- #427 of 495
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Re: Lost power steering in the rain [markjdel]
by rbellcpa
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Jun 19, 2009 (6:17 am)
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Replying to: markjdel (May 29, 2009 10:52 am)
Yes, I have this problem. It developed about a year after I purchased the vehicle. The dealer has installed shields around the power steering area. It helps going down the street but if you splash through a puddle the guards do not solve the problem. I don't believe GM is going to do anything else to help with the issue. They are ignoring me. It is a design flaw and they don't have a fix and do not intend to replace the vehicle. Otherwise I love the car. It drives great. However, I don't think I will ever purchase another GM product.
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- #428 of 495
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Re: Sunroof leaking problems [1delgado]
by lemonowner08
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Jun 21, 2009 (8:08 pm)
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Replying to: 1delgado (Jun 19, 2009 5:38 am)
I really thought my leaking troubles were over, but we have had a phenomenal amount of rain in our area in the last month and guess what? Other then when my Acadia is at work with me, it sits in the garage. However, yesterday, I discovered new water marks on 2 different places on my headliner yesterday. So, it wasn't fixed. I am getting that natural gas or propane smell again coming through the ventilation system. All of the issues I thought were resolved have now resurfaced. These cars with sunroofs are nothing but lemons. I have a Carbon Black 2008 SLT-1 with 13,??? miles on it now. This is so beyond ridiculous. We paid a lot for these vehicles are all we got are problems from a financially distraught company that won't take responsibility for the problems. I, too have spoken to other owners who don't have the sunroof. They aren't plagued with water issues. However, another thing we all have in common, I do believe is the lumbar support in the drivers side chair does not work. One gal I know said hers has been replaced twice and it still doesn't work. She bought a more inexpensive model in '07 (SLE  $31,000) and said she is just accepting the problem. I paid $40,275 plus tax, ($2000) and another $2000 for an extended warranty! I went to trade it on a Nissan Murano and all I was offered was $27,000 at the time, with only 9000 miles on it. What a slap for less than one year of ownership! The reason I was given is because GM is in such bad financial condition. At this point I am almost willing to take the loss. Why should GM get by with this. It is corporate thievery at it's best. I bought this car thinking I was involved in an honest arms length transaction. What a joke. If you are looking at one of these, run...run and choose a foreign model. Don't look back! They know engineering. American engineering is slack and no one will take responsibility. It is like taking 15,000 one dollar bills and driving down the street tossing each of these dollars out the window never to be seen again. I am furious.  I will be checking with a lemon law attorney now. 
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- #429 of 495
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Re: natural gas type smell [bfamily]
by lemonowner08
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Jun 21, 2009 (8:11 pm)
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Replying to: bfamily (Jun 15, 2009 7:18 am)
Mine is an AWD. And it does smell like natural gas and/or propane! It's back for me, unfortunately!
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