Gmc ACADIA engine problems
257 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
5,533 owner complaints analyzed
38 distinct recall campaigns
64,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 3,265 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
257 of 5,533 complaints match this topic (4.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10197666 · 2007-07-27 (July 27, 2007)
ON JULY 5TH 2007 MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED 2007 GMC ACADIA WHILE ON VACATION IN FENWICK, DE. AND AS WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OUR VEHICLE EXPERIENCE A MASSIVE FAILURE. THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE PORTION THAT EXTENDS FROM THE TRANSAXLE TO THE REAR AXLE, DROP FROM THE VEHICLE, AT SPEED, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER WHILE AT SPEED IN TRAFFIC. REALIZING THE LOSS OF POWER, WE PULLED THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VE…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10197666 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10210839 · 2007-12-04 (December 4, 2007)
SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA. MOST PREVALENT IS THE FAILURE OF THE GAS GAUGE NOT READING THE GAS READING CORRECTLY. 1ST TIME NOTICED AND TAKEN FOR SERVICE WAS 3 MO. OLD. THE GAS GAUGE READS (E) WHEN I'VE JUST FILLED UP THE TANK. DEALER REPLACED 02 SENSORS. 1 MO LATER EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUE. GAS GAUGE READS (E) EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND THIS TIME REPLACE (2) O2 SENSORS AND THE "SENDING UNIT". 2 DAYS LATER, WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING AT HALF FULL, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD INTO ANOTHER GEAR ON FREEWAY …
Owner-reported narrative. 18,057 miles reported. Look up ODI 10210839 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10244552 · 2008-10-06 (October 6, 2008)
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT RAINS. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 13,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10244552 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10268308 · 2009-05-10 (May 10, 2009)
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 GMC ACADIA IN MARCH 2007. IN AUGUST 2008 (21,000 MILES) I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. DEALER PERFORMED NEW LINERS PER MAINTENANCE BULLETIN 07-02-32-010. RETURNED CAR FOR SERVICE OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCTOBER 2008 (28,000 MILES) - DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. RETURNED THE CAR AGAIN IN MAY 2009 (35,000 MILES) FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 21,018 miles reported. Look up ODI 10268308 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10444454 · 2012-01-18 (January 18, 2012)
WOW WHAT A SHOCK ANOTHER GCM ACADIA WITH STEERING PROBLEMS! I WAS TURNING A FEW DAYS AGO AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I LOST A LOT OF POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. IT ISNT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT IT OCCURS PROBABLY 75% OF THE TIMES I TURN AND MY TURNS ARE SUPER WIDE NOW. I CANNOT PARK ON THE FIRST TRY WHICH IS RIDICULOUS IT TAKES ME NOW 3 OR 4 TRIES TO PARK IN A SPACE AT WORK. I FEEL LIKE IM DRIVING MY DADS 1965 CHEVY THAT DIDNT COME WIT…
Owner-reported narrative. 94,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444454 at NHTSA ↗