Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 GMC Acadia.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle and attempting to turn off the veh… |
| 2026-03-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle warning light, and noise alerts when placing in park. Vehicle does not register PARKED. Vehicle has to be resta… |
| 2026-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car does not turn off, says “Shift to Park” but car already is in park and car won’t turn off. |
| 2026-03-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while shifting into park(P), the gear shift indicator faile… |
| 2026-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle dies with no warning, no warning lights, no power even emergency flashers are inoperative, almost like it got … |
| 2026-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Dear General Motors Customer Assistance Center, I am writing to formally file a complaint and request assistance regar… |
| 2026-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2018 GMC Acadia comes up with an error message "shift to park" and does not allow me to fully engage my car into the pa… |
| 2026-01-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle and attempting to shift into par… |
| 2026-01-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Gear shifter will not go into park. |
| 2026-01-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car will not shift into park therefore I cannot turn the car off without disconnecting the battery. Dangerous bc you do… |
| 2025-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shift to park message has appeared again and the engine will not cut off. First happened in Feb 2020, mileage was 31,1… |
| 2025-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car says Shift to park when I try to turn it off. Leaving my battery to drain. |
| 2025-11-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | "STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED" This message appears on the instrument panel once in a while, and I have to g… |
| 2025-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHIFTER PROBLEM 2018 GMC ACADIA. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OR BULLETIN ABOUT SHIFT TO PARK SHIFTER PROBLEM |
| 2025-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I continue to get a message "Steering assist is reduced drive with care " this appears to be a very common issue w… |
| 2025-10-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and occupied, the shift to par… |
| 2025-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed t… |
| 2025-10-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | URGENT SAFETY DEFECT — RECURRING “SHIFT TO PARK” — ROLLAWAY RISK Vehicle: GMC Acadia | ~99,684miles Same defect repair… |
| 2025-10-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have owned this vehicle less than 5 years and it has had the "Shift to Park" error 3 times and has now been replaced … |
| 2025-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Stabikitrack error causes ABS to trigger while on the highway. Brought in for repair at dealer and needed new wheel sen… |
| 2025-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHIFT TO PARK WARNING IS COMING ON WHEN CAR IS CLEARLY IN PARK. HAVE TO JIGGLE GEAR SHIFT TO GET IT TO GO OFF. IT IS JU… |
| 2025-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Acadia has the shift to park default it has been fixed 3 times and now it is popping up again for the 4th time whi… |
| 2025-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | “Shift to park” warning keeps popping up on my dash. I looked into it and there are many people saying this is a known … |
| 2025-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while attempting to turn off the vehicle, the "Shift to Par… |
| 2025-09-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while shifted into park(P), the vehicle was unable to be tu… |
| 2025-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The warning light for a steering assist needs service came on the dash. The dealer had a code (po128) that pertained to… |
| 2025-08-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear right hand lower suspension control arm broke in half, after further inspection it looks to have been separated fr… |
| 2025-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHIFT TO PARK WARNING. VEHICLE WILL NOT POWER DOWN. |
| 2025-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I put my vehicle in park, the message “shift to park” pops up. It has been doing this for well over a year. I have… |
| 2025-07-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 2018 GMC Acadia has had the "Shift T Park" alarm and indicator going off after my car is turned off and in "PARK" It… |
| 2025-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | Battery saver ignited comes on and and the entire dash flickers and turns off ! This happened in a middle of an inters… |
| 2025-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia C1. The contact stated that his wife was parking in the driveway and upon shifting i… |
| 2025-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted int… |
| 2025-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shift to park- recall on 2017-2018 Acadia’s Started having issues several months ago- was occasional note constant. I s… |
| 2025-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Faulty shifter assembly (shift to park) car stays on while in park because of this issue |
| 2025-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When placing the gearshift in park a warning on the dashboard says the vehicle is not in park and I get warning bells w… |
| 2025-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When putting my GMC Acadia in Park and shutting off the push start ignition the alarm goes off saying it’s not in park … |
| 2025-05-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The shift to park notification keeps coming on everytime we go to put the car into park. It takes about five to ten min… |
| 2025-05-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | "Shift to park" warning error when vehicle is in park. Although I have heard there was a recall, I am not seeing any w… |
| 2025-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a current recall on the 2018 GMC Acadia for a "Shift to Park" issue. It clearly states that GMC is aware of th… |
| 2025-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My Acadia car has been having some problems with the shift to park. I put my vehicle on park and my doesn't turn off be… |
| 2025-05-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that upon arriving to his destination, the message "Please Shift… |
| 2025-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | For the past two weeks, when the Acadia is put into park and the engine is turned off, the warning bell chimes nonstop … |
| 2025-04-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The car no longer recognizes when shifted into Park. It will not allow things like door locks and so on. |
| 2025-04-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Gear shift fails to register that it’s in fact in park position on gear shift but dash message reports “shift to park”,… |
| 2025-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | Shifting to park and vehicle stating the vehicle is not in park, won't let me turn the vehicle off. Transmission going … |
| 2025-04-06 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | My 2018 GMC Acadia is having the shift to park error. Causing it to not park; or error it causing us not to be able to … |
| 2025-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | After shifting car to “P” park, it still says shift to park and drains the battery. |
| 2025-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle has a persistent shift to park issue. My vehicle cannot be safely turned off. My vehicle needs to be restart… |
| 2025-03-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | my arcadia shift to park appears when i park my car beginning to happen all the time now .started last month and gettin… |