2018 GMC Acadia electrical system problems
109 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2018 GMC Acadia, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 3 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.
On separate occasions, both parked turned off and running down highway, the dash lights lit up and alarms chimed. Car wouldn't start, no cold A/C. The "service power steering" message displayed. Car didn't turn as well. Couldn't shift. After doing so for a about 2-3 minutes it would go back to normal. The attached photo was while driving down the road you'll notice it doesn't measure any rpm's however the car is moving about 40MPH
Other problems reported for the 2018 GMC Acadia
- Drivetrain & axles 151 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Brakes 22 complaints