2019 GMC Acadia problems
NHTSA has received 548 complaints about the 2019 GMC Acadia, and 26% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are electrical system (19%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 548 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 113 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 113 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (43 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the GMC Acadia with enough data (354 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the brake pedal was applied but failed to slow the vehicle down. As a result, the contact rear ended a Chevrolet Tahoe. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire. The contact sustained soreness to the body and medical attention was provided. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop for structural damage.
My driver side front control arm, and stabilizer bar snapped on me while on the highway without warning causing me to crash. I'm blessed to be alive.
First time back in june 10th, 2020, I took it in because of "remote not detected" they could not duplicate the problem, few hours later, same day after I picked the car up it went haywire while parked. It threw itself into theft mode, would not let us manually lock the car, electrical was still on but engine was shut off, alarm, windshield wipers, and lights was going off while I had it towed to the dealership.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the "Steering Assist - Reduce Speeds" message was displayed, and there was a loud roaring sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The failure recurred while the heat was turned off in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a faulty temperature gauge. The vehicle was not repaired.