Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 GMC Acadia.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We purchased the vehicle on August 20, 2025. At which time we paid over $4,800 for the vehicle. I will be trying to sub… |
| 2025-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2025-01-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission shudder from torque converter |
| 2025-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My air bag light keeps coming on saying to service it. I saw the recalled issues before with the other Acadias and was … |
| 2024-12-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tailgate system has failed causing tailgate to force closed after opening halfway. Risk of being pinned between the car… |
| 2024-06-17 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | System failed from wear on the rear ac hose from the power steering hose rubbing on it. Creating a leak in my ac system |
| 2023-09-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Not sure but the ex owner of the vehicle told me the it had a recall on the drivers seatbelt (wasn’t due to a car accid… |
| 2023-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine light came on. Had a mobile mechanic look at it, he ran a diagnostics, it showed a P0017 code. He advised to… |
| 2023-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2011 gmc Acadia slt gear shift does not lock causing it to slip into neutral with slightest bump of shifter or sudden h… |
| 2023-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRLs melted into the housing, seems like this is possibly caused by cowls that are not properly sealed allowing moistur… |
| 2023-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOOKING INTO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I FOUND I HAD A MISFIRE IN A FEW CYLINDERS. LOOKING INTO IT I FOUND OIL IN MY SPARK P… |
| 2022-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Looses power while driving. Cannot jump the battery it needs to be recharged every time. Power steering stops working w… |
| 2022-08-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RACK & HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE. IF THIS FAILS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY YOU WILL LOSE … |
| 2022-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, she heard an abnormal noise from the rear … |
| 2022-03-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Hi, I think the 2011 Acadia Denali should be in the recall along with the Terrain. The reason being that I always get… |
| 2022-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I had issue with the timing chain an have check engine light is on I have heard other people having problems with there… |
| 2022-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving down the road, transmission will shudder and have difficulty maintaining constant speed. This is especial… |
| 2022-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | seatbelt locks and does not release |
| 2021-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Upon starting our vehicle to leave the breaks were very hard to compress. They did eventually release but made a whoosh… |
| 2021-10-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I had a collision with a deer and my airbags did not deploy |
| 2021-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering randomly gets tight and then let's loose while driving or turning. |
| 2021-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving on a busy freeway, my car lost power and became very slow at only 20mph. Almost got rear ended, luckily I… |
| 2021-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On July 27 at 400 pm I arrived home and my daughter went to take out the trash and I heard her scream daddy the car is … |
| 2021-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle stopped turning, steering to turn and driver ran off the road. |
| 2021-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Accordingly, the said vehicle first manifested a dangerous defect issue on July 14, 2021, while traveling out of town. … |
| 2021-07-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel became difficult t… |
| 2021-06-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway then my car suddenly started slowing down. I tried changing lane so i can pull over on the… |
| 2021-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Had to replace transmission. I waa sowing down to come to a stop and the car shuts off in the road while I am turning i… |
| 2021-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the subframe underneath the driver’s … |
| 2020-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 ARCADIA FOR LESS THEN A MONTH. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM ASSURED ME THAT THE ONLY ISSUE IT HAD W… |
| 2020-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IT'S EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE AND GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE POWER LIFT GATE WHEN THE REAR TRUNK GATE IS OP… |
| 2020-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY CAR. GOT OFF I-79 TO GET GAS. GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HAD TO GET A JUMP. IT STARTED. S… |
| 2020-09-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE. GOT IT BACK AND FRONT STRUTS WERE STUCK EXTENDED. TOOK BACK NEXT DAY SAID THEY WERE BAD. WE… |
| 2020-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START DUE TO WATER LEAKING IN FRO… |
| 2020-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 89,000 THE "SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE" LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES ON DASH. MECHANIC STATES THAT "REAR DIFFERENTIAL DR… |
| 2020-07-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OFTEN SOMETIT TAKES ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET IT STARTED JUMP STARTING IT DOES NOTHING BATTERY … |
| 2020-07-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2020-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. UP UNTIL THAT POINT THE ENGINE WA… |
| 2020-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the steering wheel would shake uncontrollably without warni… |
| 2020-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LI… |
| 2020-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STABILITRAK ALWAYS REPORTS OFF AND BRAKE WARNING ALWAYS DISPLAYS ON DASHBOARD, WHILE ON OR RUNNING. HAD IT LOOKED AT … |
| 2020-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN MY 2011 GMC ACADIA SLT1 THE HEADLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY THE LOW BEAMS ARE VERY DIM REGARDLESS OF THE BULB BECAUSE I HAVE… |
| 2020-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS EITHER FLICKER OR DON'T COME ON AT ALL THERE ARE 3 SETS AND NONE OF THE WORK PROPERLY AT ANY TI… |
| 2020-03-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS ALL BEGAN AT ABOUT 75000 MILES. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE STABILIZATION/TRACTION LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING ONC… |
| 2020-02-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2011 ACADIA DENALI WITH FACTORY XENON HID LIGHTS. BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HOUSINGS AND CONNECTORS HAVE MELT… |
| 2020-02-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE LIFTGATE UNEXPECTEDLY FALLS. WHEN IT OPENS, IT OPENS ALL THE WAY, THEN IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL AT TIMES. |
| 2019-12-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN I GO ABOVE 65 MILES PH. THE GMC STARTS TO HEAT UP AND SENDS A… |
| 2019-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT TRIED TO … |
| 2019-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING TO DAYTONA FL FROM OHIO FOR VACATION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND AS I GOT OFF THE EXIT FOR D… |
| 2019-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE GAUGES ON TH… |