GMC Acadia Complaints (2022)

52 consumer complaints on file.

#11701069November 23, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Multiple times an alert has been given for "Driver assist temporarily reduced, drive cautiously". Additionally, the check engine light has come on, with codes for the cooling system. Cooling system fan (HVAC Blower) remains on after shutting off vehicle for anywhere from 5-15 minutes. Coolant levels have been checked and are correct. Heat & AC function, however the thermostat gauge on the instrument panel does not read any temperature at all. At this time, the vehicle has not been taken to the dealership for assessment due to financial constraints.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11694148October 17, 2025
ENGINE, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Electronic thermostat fails. Which causes steering assistance reduced drive with care to illuminate. Temperature gauge drops to cold. Air conditioning no longer operates.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11691869October 7, 2025
SEAT BELTS
The contact owns a 2022 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the rear passenger side seat belt and driver's side rear seat belt failed to fully extend smoothly while passengers were attempting to buckle the seat belt, or while attempting to secure a car seat inside the vehicle. The contact stated that while pulling the seat belt from the retracted position, the seat belt locked up. The contact had to release the seat belt and then attempt again to securely buckle the seat belt. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s seat belt retractor failed to lock in place while securing the car seat. The contact stated that the belt was very loose. The contact stated that the driver's side rear seat belt was also difficult to secure the car seat. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that both seat belt units needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,745.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685932September 9, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I have had multiple sensor issues with my Acadia since reaching 60000 miles. Currently, there is a thermostat sensor causing hard shifting, No cold air blowing from the AC, stabilitrack, traction control, steering assist reduced and fan running after turning off. I would not report it but I am in a facebook group where MULTIPLE people are reporting having the same issue in their Acadia's.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685466September 6, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Automatic locks are triggering while driving and soon after vehicle is parked and powered off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11680872August 15, 2025
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2022 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. There was a squeaking and squealing sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, and an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11672367July 9, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The Fuel Pump Control Module failed. It happened when the car was parked. The car would crank, but would not start. We were stranded far from where we live. It was hot and we had to be towed to a GM Dealership. This part could have failed on the hi-way with awful results. The Dealership verified the defective part. We have the old part as needed. Lots of lights flashed and went out. The Engine Light stayed on. The Gas Gauge was not reporting the correct amount of gas in the tank, but seemed to correct itself before the part failed..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11664533June 3, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My 2022 Acadia does not go into park at times even though the control button shows that it is in park. On May 15, 2025, I pulled under my carport and put the car in park. As I reached for my purse in the passenger seat, the car started moving forward even though it was in park. It ran through my privacy fence and injured my daughter who happened to be on the other side of the fence. She had some pretty severe bruising and scrapes on her hip, thigh, and upper body. The pain is bad enough, but her arm and shoulder was injured. It continually feels like something running up and down her arm. This is three weeks later and she still has the problem. The horrifying fact is the reality that I could have killed her through no fault of my own. I had the car towed to the dealership because I was afraid to drive it. Of course, the service department said they ran a test through the electrical system and found no problem with it. They brought my car to the front and told me there was nothing wrong with it. In fact they said they had not heard of that kind of problem. When I have to park I find a parking spot that would be least likely to have someone walk in front of it. If I have to park facing anything I will not pull up fully into the parking space so if my possessed car decided to go for a joy ride while in park again, at least someone would have a running chance to stay alive. I consulted the internet trying to find a fix to the problem. What I found was that GM has had the problem for years and has no idea how to fix it, yet they are allowed to continue to sell vehicles that are a potential safety hazard to society. My vehicle is a safety hazard to me and to society. Also learned that if you take you car to the repair shop you are appeased thinking they repaired the problem and yet it continues. When your warranty runs out, GM expects you to pay for any further visits to the shop. As far as I'm concerned selling GM products could be considered A FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11663803May 29, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The back up camera failed at 36200 miles and the dealer will not fix. I see there was a recall on 2021 models due to bad cable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11654873April 15, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
My Acadia has had a stuttering problem and we have taken it to the dealership many times. They finally changed the torque converter but that didn’t fix it. Now today (4/15/25) I got home and I was getting a steering assist reduced error code and then when I turned my car off the fan went as high as it could and wouldn’t turn off. Finally after a bit of time it turned off. I got my car 4/28/22
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640814February 5, 2025
POWER TRAIN
12/13/2024: While pulling onto the highway, the vehicle suddenly not accelerate past about 18 mph and would not shift gears, only rev the engine louder. Once button was pressed to engage shifting gears manually, the gear number was not shown on the dash as usual, only the letter L. We were able to drive slowly to the next exit ramp to get safely off the road. Notification about engine/transmission popped up on dash and on myGMC app. On star emailed report. Vehicle was towed to local GM dealer and assessed. Have been told that transmission needs completely rebuilt, but no description of actual issue. As of today, 2/5/2025, still waiting on parts to complete transmission rebuild.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11629787December 9, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
While deiving in three lanes of traffic in rainy weather. The vehicle began to buck as though the engine was cutting on and off. No warming lights or abnormal noises preceded the event. The vehicle lost traction several times, but recovered. As quickly as it happened it stopped and normal driving resumed. It occurred 2 more times after approximately 1 mile of travel. I was able to limp the vehicle home, but once I shut it off it would not start again. I had it towed to the dealership and the service consultant informed me that it was the Fuel Pump Control Module that had failed and it was covered under warranty.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11628225December 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This is on behalf of my mother who doesn’t speak English only Spanish and has been having issues with this car The radiator fan stopped working on my moms car causing engine to heat up and almost blow up in the middle of the road and I had to pull aside. Had to also replace original battery in middle of a red stop light car turned off and never came back on due to faulty battery is what the auto parts told me when they tested the battery out. Back up camera never turned back on went completely black Left mirror for signaling also went black. Cause for me not to be able to see other cars coming from other lanes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11624005November 7, 2024
STEERING, ENGINE
Engine light warning displayed, temp gauge on display needle remains far left C and doesn’t deviate from that position, steering assist warning displayed, and fan runs for a few moments after the engine is shut off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11619599October 14, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
my car (2022 GMC Acadia Denali) died on a busy road (XXX) due to this issue yesterday, the engine just stops at 75 miles per hours, I'm barely made safe to the border of the highway. Fuel management system and Engine electrical system were the errors. The FMCE module need to be replaced as the dealer technician stated. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605882August 1, 2024
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
The contact owns a 2022 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and the stability track warning light illuminated. The contact stated that when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the contact stated that an unknown fluid was shooting out onto the contact's foot. In addition, the contact stated that the front driver's and the passenger's floorboards were soiled with the fluid. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and turned the vehicle off. The contact stated that when the vehicle was restarted, the vehicle was driven without further failure. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while her six children were inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact stated that the failure had occurred five times. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer each time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601306July 11, 2024
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Engine leak was repaired multiple times. Heated Seats repaired multiple times. Purge Pump repaired multiple times. Car is a junk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596875June 26, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Vehicle stalled and was unable to get out of roadway due to failed fuel pump module.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11578336March 19, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2022 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the wheels seemed unbalanced while driving. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that there were no availability on the following week. The contact stated that the GMC mobile app indicated that there were issues with the engine and transmission. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11577429March 14, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I was driving on the highway with my kids and my car suddenly shuts off. There was no warning messages or other symptoms of the problem... no signs! This took place on February 25, 2024. It was towed and taken to the GMC dealership (coral springs) for 3 weeks now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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