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2014 Gmc ACADIA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

461 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

59,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 205 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 241 of 461 complaints (52.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues6413.9%
Engine operation459.8%
Steering behavior367.8%
Transmission and shifting224.8%
Braking behavior194.1%
Fuel system concerns92.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
241
Electrical System
89
Engine
45
Power Train
34
Unknown Or Other
29
Steering
26
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
19
Exterior Lighting
19
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags241
Electrical System89
Engine45
Power Train34
Unknown Or Other29
Steering26
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)19
Exterior Lighting19

Air Bags: 241; Electrical System: 89; Engine: 45; Power Train: 34; Unknown Or Other: 29; Steering: 26; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 19; Exterior Lighting: 19

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
56
25,000 to 49,999
28
50,000 to 74,999
32
75,000 to 99,999
47
100,000 to 149,999
33
150,000 and above
9
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00056
25,000 to 49,99928
50,000 to 74,99932
75,000 to 99,99947
100,000 to 149,99933
150,000 and above9

Under 25,000: 56; 25,000 to 49,999: 28; 50,000 to 74,999: 32; 75,000 to 99,999: 47; 100,000 to 149,999: 33; 150,000 and above: 9

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (56). 256 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2014
35
2015
15
2016
26
2017
20
2018
22
2019
48
2020
32
2021
19
2022
21
2023
95
2024
93
2025
27
2026
8
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201435
201515
201626
201720
201822
201948
202032
202119
202221
202395
202493
202527
20268

2014: 35; 2015: 15; 2016: 26; 2017: 20; 2018: 22; 2019: 48; 2020: 32; 2021: 19; 2022: 21; 2023: 95; 2024: 93; 2025: 27; 2026: 8

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 64 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 45 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 36 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10588808 · 2014-05-16 (May 16, 2014)

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN TRAFFIC, THE GREEN CAR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND SLOWED DOWN MY SPEED TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED CARS TO GO AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, 3 TIMES, AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED ONSTAR TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO A CAR CHECK AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER AN HOUR OF BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START, ONSTAR GOT ME A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED ME TO THE DEALER SHIP. THE DEALER SHIP AT FIRST COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND TRIED …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,010 miles reported. Look up ODI 10588808 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10592368 · 2014-05-19 (May 19, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PARKED, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED A HALF TANK OF FUEL. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V223000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10592368 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10587262 · 2014-05-08 (May 8, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS 1/4 FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10587262 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10654260 · 2014-11-11 (November 11, 2014)

FIRST INCIDENT: VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF(STALLED)WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. CAR LOST ALL POWER: BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE SECOND INCIDENT: ONE WEEK LATER, SAME INCIDENT: VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF(STALLED): CAR LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, THIS TIME ON HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP MOVING APPROX 35 MPH. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. WE CONTACTED GMC AND OPENED A CASE #[XXX] CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER WHO KEPT IT FOR ONE WEEK AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION OR SOLUTION. SERVICE MANAGER, IN FACT, INFORMED…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654260 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10625988 · 2014-08-18 (August 18, 2014)

ON 08/17/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30, I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM A MAJOR ROADWAY AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. I LOOKED AT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND IT SAID SOMETHING LIKE "POWER LOSS" AND "BATTERY". I WAS IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IT WAS SAYING. I SIGNED A LEASE FOR THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 3, 2014 AND ACTUALLY WAS TOLD AFTER I SIGNED ALL THE PAPERS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE IGNITION RECALL AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10625988 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10593278 · 2014-05-21 (May 21, 2014)

VEHICLE JERKS AND LURCHES WHEN SLOWING TO TURN A CORNER, THEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT, BUT PAUSES, THEN JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN UPSHIFTING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN A CORNER (APPROX. 10-15 MPH), THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE LURCH USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. THEY MENTIONED THAT IT COULD JUST BE THE VEHICLE "LEARNING," B…

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10593278 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10597775 · 2014-06-11 (June 11, 2014)

WAS GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE, IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN INTO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD SLAMMING FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO A REFRIGERATOR. CAUSING THE REFRIGERATOR TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE FRONT END OF THE HOOD TO BECOME CROOKED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CONCERNING AS HAD THEIR BEEN SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY SERIOUSLY HURT THEM OR KILLED THEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER INCIDENTS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT IT WILL…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597775 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10597131 · 2014-06-09 (June 9, 2014)

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE SPEED LIMIT INCREASING FROM 35 MPH TO 55 MPH. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO TURN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME COMPLETED THEIR TURN. WHEN I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NEITHER SHIFT NOR ACCELERATE. I HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE 45 MPH ZONE. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ALLOWED T…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597131 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10616647 · 2014-07-27 (July 27, 2014)

WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MILES PER HOUR, SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE BODY OF THE CAR, MOVES IN A CIRCULAR MOTION AND CLUNKS UNDERNEATH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS MOVEMENT CAN BE FELT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR AS WELL AS HEARD. THIS OCCURS 80-90 PERCENT OF THE TIME AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AT ABOUT THIS MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TESTED SEVERAL ACADIAS AND FOUND A GM BULLETIN ON THIS EVENT. THE GM BULLETIN INDICATES THIS IS A "NORMAL" CYCLING OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM THAT OCCURS ON THE ACADIA AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10616647 at NHTSA ↗