Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 GMC Acadia.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car would not shift causing me to pull over on the side of a highway to restart the car this happened 5 times in a … |
| 2024-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Lift gate closes by itself I have to put a pole to hold it up and it won’t hit me, it says the air bags needs to be ser… |
| 2024-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The traction control turns on and then the shifts don’t work and I can’t drive since there is no speed also the rpm and… |
| 2024-04-30 | FIRERELATED | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while her daughter-in-law was driving at an undisclosed spe… |
| 2024-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmissions will not shift out of 1st gear. And puts out a 752 code. This can happen at anytime. Vehicle will suddenl… |
| 2024-01-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the battery had previously been replaced; however, the batt… |
| 2023-12-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Deer hit me on the highway at 2am on December 26th. No air bags deployed. |
| 2023-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN 2008 GMC ACADIA back lift starts to open and then shuts right back down. try to raise it manually and it f… |
| 2023-06-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Airbag light on 24/7, ABS malfunction traction control system turns off randomly, wiper blade fluid not spraying (front… |
| 2023-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Started losing power and had problems cranking. Now won't cranking at all. P0123 error code. |
| 2023-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, a grayish-colored smoke as well a… |
| 2023-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Check engine light came on for the TCM. Car has had issues shifting (very rough shifting) and the manual shift option d… |
| 2022-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Head gaskets and engine default and ground wire system defaulted. |
| 2022-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bags light came on with no reason truck never being in a crash, the abs and the off road light is on too, the b… |
| 2022-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The headlights don't work even after replacing. It rains in the vehicle from the sunroof. The gas tank isn't registerin… |
| 2022-07-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | Well my back trunk doesnt worrk well i open it but it closes half way it almost closed on me and its done that more the… |
| 2022-06-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The vehicle had previously been serviced at the dealer under NHTSA Campaign Numbers… |
| 2022-06-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | It was in a front end Collision the airbags didn’t deploy my insurance said they totaled the car out due to needing a l… |
| 2022-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Turned key to start,it did not.mechanic said timing chain failed. |
| 2022-04-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle has a sunroof drainage issue. Water leaks in through the corners of the sunroof and spills into the dashboard a… |
| 2021-12-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering a… |
| 2021-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SunROOF IS CLOGGED RAIN HAS GOTTEN INSIDE VEHICLE SOAKED UP THE FLOORS THE INTERIOR UP BY THE SUNROOF. GMC MADE RHIS MI… |
| 2021-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger Airbag warning light has been showing on my dash since I purchased the vehicle in October of 2021. I brought … |
| 2021-10-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Warning message appears on dash showing windshield wiper fluid is low/empty when it doesn't need it. This warning messa… |
| 2021-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Liftgate Malfunction: When rear liftgate is manually opened on vehicle, it continues to make a noise after it is comple… |
| 2021-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving approximately 25-30 mph, the vehicle loss motive p… |
| 2021-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | No sound wires behind fuse box are bad |
| 2021-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The service stability track warning will come on while driving. It will then make the SUV shut off. This is really terr… |
| 2021-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RPMS SKYROCKETED WHILE DRIVING AND AS THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT SAID IT TOOK PLACE IN T… |
| 2021-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS WATER THAT COMES DOWN INTO THE WIRING HARNESS OF ALL OF THE DOORS. I AM ABLE TO TAKE THE WIRING HARNESSES OFF … |
| 2020-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMING ON WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS PULLED TO H… |
| 2020-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A AIRBAG NOTIFICATION THAT COMES ON ALSO IM HAVING ENGINE ISSUES WHERE MY FUEL RUNS OUT EXTREMELY FAST WITHOUT… |
| 2020-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2020. I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2020-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 'SERVICE AIR BAG' HAD BEEN ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND ISN'T GOING OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND … |
| 2020-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASH LIGHT STATING "SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE TRAVELING AND SOMETIMES AT STOP |
| 2020-08-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND OR ANOTHER GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFT… |
| 2020-08-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'VE COME TO FIND OUT MY CAR IS THROWING A CODE FOR THE TCM BEING STUCK TURNS OUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE AS … |
| 2020-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED, WAS FINE AND WAS A GREAT CAR FOR MONTHS UNTIL THE BATTERY WOULD NOT KEEP A CHARGE. TOOK IT TO… |
| 2020-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THEFT KEEPS COMING ON AND DOESN'T START AT TIMES THEN THE WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS GO UP AND ALSO THE AIR BLINKS 3 TIMES AN… |
| 2020-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RADIO RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THE SIGNAL LIGHT YOU CAN'T HEAR. NO BEEPS AT ALL ARE BEING HEARD… |
| 2020-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LAST MONTH AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WONT TURN ON. *TR |
| 2020-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE APPE… |
| 2020-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE DASH WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED IN OR SAT IN A CERTAIN AREA. THIS HAPPEN… |
| 2020-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. TRACTION STABILIZER LIGHT ON TO AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. *TR |
| 2020-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT COULD BE THE SENSOR SO I HAD IT REPLACE… |
| 2020-03-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CONTROL BOARD SHOWS SERVICE STABILITY TRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD GOES ON AND OFF AS IF THE… |
| 2020-02-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE RECALL ON THE LIFTGATE WAS PERFORMED THE LIFTGATE STILL CLOSES ON ITS OWN AND HAS HIT … |
| 2020-02-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED CAR OFF WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING AFTER I TOOK THE KEY OUT… |
| 2020-02-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT REFLECTOR MELTED ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. |
| 2020-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLING WHILE DRIVEN. THE … |