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2015 GMC Acadia

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2015 GMC Acadia do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 256.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

106 reports with mileage · 137 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 108 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

23 reports
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50,000 miles · Dec 10, 2019
Unknown Or Other

LIFT GATE MAKES BIG CLUNCK WHEN OPENED

NHTSA ODI #11288073

97,000 miles · Oct 3, 2019
Unknown Or Other

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A HUGE POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WHEN I LOOKED UP MY SUN ROOF GLASS WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. AFTER INSPECTING MY SUN ROOF I NOTICED THE GLASS SHATTERED FROM WITHIN I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT HAPPENED EXTERNALLY ON THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT I BELIEVE…

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A HUGE POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WHEN I LOOKED UP MY SUN ROOF GLASS WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. AFTER INSPECTING MY SUN ROOF I NOTICED THE GLASS SHATTERED FROM WITHIN I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT HAPPENED EXTERNALLY ON THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT I BELIEVE THERE IS DEFECT IN THE GLASS I DON'T SEE HOW ELSE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IN ADDITION THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED WITH THE SUN ROOF ONE DAY IT WAS RAINING AND I NOTICED THAT WATER HAD SOME HOW SEPT IN FROM THE GLASS THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY LINING IN THE VEHICLE THAT NOW SHOWS WATER DAMAGE. I DID NOT THINK NOTHING OF IT AT FIRST BUT SEEING THIS HAPPEN NOW MAKES ME BELIEVE THERE WAS IS A DEFECT IN THE SUNROOF.

NHTSA ODI #11265852

32,121 miles · Sep 11, 2019
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 GMC ACADIA THE BLIND SIDE SAFETY ALERT FOR CHANGING LANES NOT WORKING AND CAUSING OTHER GAUGES TO READ FAULTY ALSO WE HAD A DOZEN NEAR MISSES CAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE FEATURE VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI #11254690

100,000 miles · Jun 14, 2019
Power TrainUnknown Or Other

SINCE WE HAVE OWNED OUR VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE AC. OUR TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HAD TO BE FIXED TWICE, AND IS CURRENTLY STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #11220149

21,000 miles · May 22, 2019
Unknown Or Other

DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT THE GMC DEALER STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING LOCK CAR REMOTE WOULD NOT START SEVERAL THINGS ON LIGHT INSIDE AND ALSO THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING.. DO YOU TO HAVE A RECORD ON TH…

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DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT THE GMC DEALER STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING LOCK CAR REMOTE WOULD NOT START SEVERAL THINGS ON LIGHT INSIDE AND ALSO THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING.. DO YOU TO HAVE A RECORD ON THE BLINDSIDE SYSTEM DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD CAUSE ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR MY TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP LAST WEEK THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE DON'T KNOW IF THIS CAUSED A PROBLEM ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR ANY ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI #11209235

23,000 miles · Apr 19, 2019
Unknown Or Other

TIRES. THEY ARE GOODYEAR FORTERO 255/65/18. THEY ARE DRY ROTTING IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE, THEY DO NOT HOLD AIR WELL, THERE IS ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11197286

40,000 miles · Nov 21, 2018
Electronic Stability Control (esc)SteeringUnknown Or Other

AT JUST UNDER 1 YEAR OLD THE RACK AND PINNON WENT OUT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE LAST 9-12 MONTHS THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AFTER IT WILL CHUG FOR A BIT THEN THE SENSOR STABILITRAK WARNING COMES ON THEN IT WILL SAY TRACTION CONTROL OFF …

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AT JUST UNDER 1 YEAR OLD THE RACK AND PINNON WENT OUT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE LAST 9-12 MONTHS THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AFTER IT WILL CHUG FOR A BIT THEN THE SENSOR STABILITRAK WARNING COMES ON THEN IT WILL SAY TRACTION CONTROL OFF THEN IT WILL SAY ITS BACK ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT WHERE IT WILL LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND YOU CAN BARELY GET IT TO GO WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S DONE THIS SERIES OF EVENTS ABOUT 10 TIMES. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, WHEN IN PARK, AND WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. BUT IT IS PRETTY UNSAFE WHEN A VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN DRIVING ANYWHERE! NOT TO MENTION THAT A RACK AND PINNON SHOULD NOT GO OUT 2XS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS LET ALONE ON A VEHICLE THAT COST 45,000+ THAT WAS PURCHASED TO ORDER BRAND NEW! THESE KIND OF COSTLY REPAIRS MIGHT I MENTION AREN'T COVERED UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, THOUGH RACK AND PINNON IS PART OF THE STEERING COMPONENT. ALSO THIS SUMMER AT LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD THE AC QUIT WORKING SO I WENT IN 90 DEGREE TEMPS WITH A BABY AND NO AC UNTIL WE HAD A CHANCE TO RECHARGE IT WITH REFRIGERANT.

NHTSA ODI #11153120

41,456 miles · Nov 7, 2018
Unknown Or Other

HAD CAR SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP 11/02/18 BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT ON. 11/07/18 STARTED VEHICLE NOTICED RUNNING LOUDER THAN USUAL, WHEN I SHUT OFF VEHICLE, FAN STILL RUNNING. NOTICE GAS HANDLE SEEMS TO FLUCTUATE. STARTED VEHICLE, IT MADE THUMPING NOISE, THEN SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. ENGINE LIGHT ON. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED/REVV…

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HAD CAR SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP 11/02/18 BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT ON. 11/07/18 STARTED VEHICLE NOTICED RUNNING LOUDER THAN USUAL, WHEN I SHUT OFF VEHICLE, FAN STILL RUNNING. NOTICE GAS HANDLE SEEMS TO FLUCTUATE. STARTED VEHICLE, IT MADE THUMPING NOISE, THEN SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. ENGINE LIGHT ON. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED/REVVED HIGH. TRIED TO START VEHICLE, MADE CLICKING SOUND BUT NEVER TURNED/STARTED, STRONG SMELL OF GAS. ALL INSTANCES VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ODI #11150001

33,183 miles · Aug 11, 2018
Unknown Or Other

THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE AT THE TIME I HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES BUT THE CAR WAS AT 38 MONTHS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN THE SUMMER TIME TEMPS WERE IN THE 90S. I TOOK IT TO MY GMC SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD THE EVAPORATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT IS A…

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THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE AT THE TIME I HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES BUT THE CAR WAS AT 38 MONTHS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN THE SUMMER TIME TEMPS WERE IN THE 90S. I TOOK IT TO MY GMC SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD THE EVAPORATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT IS A LABOR INTENSIVE REPAIR THAT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE DASHBOARD TO GET TO THE EVAPORATOR. $1500 LATER I NOW HAVE COOL AIR IN THE CAR I PAID $40,000 FOR. AFTER THE FACT I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE WEB TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IT WAS. BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDS MAJOR REPAIR?? GMC SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 168,000 MILES AND THE AC WORKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. SO, IS THIS THE NEW NORMAL FOR GM? NOT GOOD ENOUGH THAT CARS TODAY COST WHAT YOU COULD BUY A HOUSE FOR NOT LONG AGO.NOW THEY BUILD THEM TO SELF DESTRUCT ONE SYSTEM AT A TIME TO KEEP THE PROFITS ROLLING IN.

NHTSA ODI #11119391

41,000 miles · Dec 16, 2017
Exterior LightingSteeringUnknown Or Other

MY FIRST INCIDENT ON MY 2015 GMC ACADIA SLE FWD PURCHASED BRAND NEW WAS THIS YEAR AT 40000 MILES. ONE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE OTHER IN WHICH THE DEALER WANTED 400+ BUCKS TO REPLACE. THE LIGHTING IS ACTUALLY BAD FROM THE HEADLAMPS. THEY LIGHTS DO NOT EXTENDED IN FRONT OF YOU TO SEE IF YOU WILL BE COMING UPON ANYTHING AND…

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MY FIRST INCIDENT ON MY 2015 GMC ACADIA SLE FWD PURCHASED BRAND NEW WAS THIS YEAR AT 40000 MILES. ONE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE OTHER IN WHICH THE DEALER WANTED 400+ BUCKS TO REPLACE. THE LIGHTING IS ACTUALLY BAD FROM THE HEADLAMPS. THEY LIGHTS DO NOT EXTENDED IN FRONT OF YOU TO SEE IF YOU WILL BE COMING UPON ANYTHING AND CAN POSSIBLY RUN IT OVER. MY SECOND ISSUE AT 41000 WAS THE POWER STEERING. ONE DAY I HEARD A LOUD WHINING AS I TURNED THE CORNER ON A CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAYS TO PUT A CERTAIN TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THERE, BUT I HAD JUST HAD A FREE OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND THEY DO NOT TOP OFF ANY OTHER FLUIDS. AFTER PUTTING THE FLUID IN THE POWER STEERING PLACE, I NOTICED A LEAK. COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING ON MY CAR WITH ONLY 41000 MILES. A BRAND NEW CAR PRACTICALLY THAT COST 30,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES SO SOON. TODAY, DRIVING TO WORK I ALMOST LOST IT BECAUSE MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED JUMPING CODES "SERVICE STABILITRAK; SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL; TRACTION CONTROL OFF; ENGINE POWER IS REDUCE' AND MY SPEED WENT FROM ABOUT 40 TO 30 INSTANTLY. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET TRAFFIC WHILE THIS HAPPENED AND WAS UNAWARE. JUST THINK, IF I DID NOT PUT ON BRAKES AND WAS GOING AT A CERTAIN SPEED AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME IS AS WELL, AND MY CAR'S SPEED JUST DROP DRAMATICALLY, WHAT TYPE OF INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I AM VERY PERTURBED BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND GM CAR THAT I PURCHASED WITH DEFECTS AND MY CAR JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE OMIITED FROM ANY RECALLS. I OWN A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU AS WELL AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN 2015 AND I HAD TO PAY 1300 TO GET IT FIXED, WHILE OTHER CARS WHERE ON RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M SO DONE WITH GM!!

NHTSA ODI #11055051

Official recalls

4

23V334000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

May 10, 2023

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.

22V246000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

Apr 14, 2022

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222366190.

21V246000 · Air Bags:critical Fasteners

Apr 8, 2021

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

15V044000 · Tires

Jan 28, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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