2018 GMC Acadia drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 151 complaints for the 2018 GMC Acadia, 28% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 151 28% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 37,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 89 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 37,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle will not acknowledge that it is in park. Forces electrical to stay on, and sometimes will not engage park so vehicle can move as if I'm neutral. Has thus far happened with vehicle stopped, but you can sometimes shut off engine and exit vehicle when it is not in park and can roll against you, or on kids exiting etc. Vehicle rolled in garage and struck, and could have crushed child against door.
Whenever the vehicle was put in park and I attempted to shut it off, it would give me the shift to park error code and would not let me cut the car off completely. It would happen just about every time I drove it. I just got it out of the shop for the third time and was told this time they replaced the assembly. So far it has not happened again but it has only been a week. It started back in january 2020.
Other problems reported for the 2018 GMC Acadia
- Electrical system 109 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Brakes 22 complaints