2008 GMC Acadia stability control problems
57 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2008 GMC Acadia, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 111,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 111,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the stability control complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
1. While traveling on an interstate highway, the vehicle's "stabilitrak" control abruptly shut down, and the brakes locked with light depressions of the pedal. (stabilitrak controls the vehicle's traction control, anti-lock brakes, and roll-prevention program.) 2. The failure has occurred approximately 5 times; on one occasion, the engine stalled in addition to the above. Consequences were as described above. 3. The vehicle was taken on an urgent basis to the GMC dealer the following day.
Check engine lights are on, and stability lights on, dealer says problem is due to timing chain problem. There is technical bulletin out for this vehicle located here: [link removed] GMC is not offering to fix this problem without a large fee, saying our VIN does not match the recall. Yet there is a technical bulletin describing our exact problem. Can you let us know if our vehicle is covered by this technical bulletin and if there are other complaints similar to this for our vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2008 GMC Acadia
- Drivetrain & axles 270 complaints
- Electrical system 154 complaints
- Air bags 150 complaints
- Engine 142 complaints
- Steering 135 complaints
- Body & structure 87 complaints
- Lighting 47 complaints
- Cruise control 36 complaints