Major Problems with 2013 GMC Acadia Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 GMC Acadia

2013 GMC Acadia AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 47000 miles

2013 GMC Acadia POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 98500 miles

2013 GMC Acadia ENGINE Mileage: 1000 miles

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from GMC Acadia owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
while dropping off some kindergarteners after a playdate i was parked in my friends driveway and left 2 children in...
22
~ 53378 miles
POWER TRAIN
all wheel drive turned off while driving up straight up a hill with 2-3 feet of snow. could not get...
14
~ 78467 miles
AIR BAGS
massive air bag failure notice that all air bags are not functioning. two friends that have same vehicle have same...
11
~ 77594 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. while driving approximately 5 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed and the...
11
~ 55565 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
after i returned home from a short 5 mile drive in the evening on 11/19/13 i shut off my 6...
10
~ 47812 miles
STEERING
my vehicle has completely shut off 4 times in the past 2 years while driving thank god there was...
8
~ 57494 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
on multiple occasions now my car has flashed "traction control off" "engine power is reduced" "service traction control" "service stabilitrak"...
6
~ 61650 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2013 gmc acadia. consumer writes in regards to headlight problems. *smd the consumer stated when he switched the headlights from...
6
~ 47983 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
while dropping off some kindergarteners after a playdate i was parked in my friends driveway and left 2 children in...
3
~ 58333 miles
SEAT BELTS
i was coming off a red light and was hit by another vehicle on the drivers side / front drivers...
2
~ 72000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
on multiple occasions now my car has flashed "traction control off" "engine power is reduced" "service traction control" "service stabilitrak"...
2
~ 28900 miles
SEATS
drivers side seat squeaks when driving and braking. basically whenever the seat rocks back and forth. mechanic said he can't...
1
~ 124000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. while driving with the windshield wipers activated the wipers stopped working when...
1
~ 25000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
i purchased a 2013 gmc acadia from car max on february 16th of this year. after 3 weeks the battery...
1
~ 44507 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
while coasting up to a redlight the car engine lurched and stalled shutting off. this left me coasting with no...
1
~ 94000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. while driving approximately 55 mph the sun roof blew out and shattered...
1
~ 30000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. while approaching a stop sign the vehicle made an abnormal fluttering sound...
1
~ 8000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. while driving approximately 5 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed and the...
1
~ 1800 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2013 gmc acadia. consumer writes in regards to headlight problems. *smd the consumer stated when he switched the headlights from...
1
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
poor outgoing call quality when using handsfree bluetooth microphone connection. when using the built-in bluetooth connection to make phone calls...
1
~ 250 miles

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Mechanic tool set

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Tool box

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