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2008 GMC Acadia electrical system problems

154 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 GMC Acadia, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
154 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 114 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 GMC Acadia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 9 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 114 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles9
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 114 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

I own a 2008 GMC acadia I have had it used since jan 2015 I have had it in dealership almost every 3 months since I bought it. I was recently driving and had a fire in the passenger heated seat where my daughter was sitting and it burned a small hole in her jeans so far GMC is checking to see if its a defective equipment failure or not? In the mean time my sunroof has quit working and now my roof is leaking and my car smells like mold. The whole electrical system is going crazy with flashes of interior lights.

Reported at 140,000 miles, April 2016 FireInjury

This vehicle will all of a sudden start swaying from side to side and the stabilitrak light will come on. In addition, the transmission will suddenly seize up, losing acceleration and nearly causing a crash. The engine will also state that it is overheating, all of a sudden and the vehicle will shut itself off and smoke will start coming from the engine. This has happened while going between 35 and 65 MPH. On the streets and highways.

Reported at 189,000 miles, December 2018

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