2017 Model Year

GMC Acadia

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
671
Recalls
1
Crashes
9
Severe
19

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

16V802000 Nov 2016

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Nov 2026

Thermostat Issue (Steering Assist is Reduced Drive with Care) have changed this sensor 3 times in the past 3 years, there is no excuse for that. The...

Engine
Jun 2026

My car will not park. I get a shift to park error message. I tried restarting and shutting it off. Didn't work. I ended up putting it in neutral turni...

Tires
Jun 2026

Tire size is P235/65R18 I purchased these tires in December of 2024. I am concerned that these tires were built without the correct compound to be q...

STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Apr 2026

On [XXX] my 2017 Acadia Denali started driving poorly and a steering assist reduced message appeared. I had O'Reilly scan for error messages and they...

Engine
Feb 2026

The engine is spewing oil from the sides of the engine. This is causing overheating and check engine light to come on. Mechanics cannot get an error r...

Electrical System
Jan 2026

Vehicle will not shut off, keep showing shift to Park, even when vehicle is in park with parking brake engaged. This has been a common occurrence and...

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Jan 2026

The Car has over the last few years not turn off due to shift to park. This is concerning, due to we cannot turn the car off unless we strike the shif...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 2025

Pulled into a parking space, put the car into park and tried to shut the car off. The warning system said I needed to shift to park. I was in park b...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE
Nov 2025

While driving get notice lane departure not working and thermostat registered zero, when code scanned, states low thermostat temp and able to reset wi...

STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Nov 2025

When I’m driving a warning comes on my DIC screen that says “ACTION REQUIRED STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE”. The AC does not work and th...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2017 GMC Acadia has 671 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 9 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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