2009 GMC Acadia fuel system problems
15 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2009 GMC Acadia, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
My client was driving a 2009 GMC acadia (acquired 09-03-2008) on interstate 10 near marriana florida on 08-08-09 when the car caught on fire and burned completely. My client, her daughter, ann and ann's 2 young boys were traveling to a destination in florida. Fortunately one of the boys needed to go to the bathroom so they stopped along side the interstate. The car burned up in front of their eyes. . We have received no reports of the cause yet. I have a lot of photographs.
Car was on cruise control at 75 MPH and climbing a hill, check engine light started flashing so I cancelled cruise control, when not accelerating check engine light would not illuminate, upon acceleration, light would flash again. Mechanic ran tests and found that the catalytic converter was so hot that it melted his rubber mallet. Could have caused a fire.
Other problems reported for the 2009 GMC Acadia
- Steering 114 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 70 complaints
- Electrical system 47 complaints
- Lighting 38 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints