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Gmc Acadia Transmission Problems

1,155 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 19 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2008. Best year: 2025.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2016 4

Without warning transmission overheated, blew out fluid and caught the front end of the vehicle on fire

Transmission · 2018 4

On July 26, 2024, I was driving my 2018 Acadia, with my cruise control set to 48 in a 45 MHP zone. Nearing a bad curve, I sneezed. When this happened, I tapped the brakes to disengage the cruise control, my passengers side tires exited t...

Transmission · 2019 4

The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in park with the engine running, the vehicle suddenly rolled away. As a result of the failure, the vehicle crashed into another parked vehicle. The air bag...

Transmission · 2018 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED REMOTELY WHILE STILL IN PARK, HOWEVER IT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE ...

Transmission · 2017 4

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BENT INWARDLY INTO THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED BODY...

Transmission · 2013 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC ACADIA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND DRAGGED THE CONTACT AS SHE WAS EXITING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE CONTACT'S LEFT LEG AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THERE W...

Transmission · 2017 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT INADVERTENTLY ROLLED AWAY. AS A RESULT, THE OCCUPANT WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE RAN OVER THE OCCUPANT'S FOOT. MEDICAL A...

Transmission · 2017 4

FRONT RIGHT DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A PULL TO THE RIGHT.

Transmission · 2016 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC ACADIA DENALI. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS PLACING THE KIDS IN THE CAR SEAT, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRAS...

Transmission · 2007 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S 5-YEAR OLD SON WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE KEYS WERE NOT P...

Transmission · 2016 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC ACADIA. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE CONTACT WALKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED IT ROLLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT...

Transmission · 2007 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE GEAR SHIFTER. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND THE VE...

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