Summary
The GMC Acadia has 27 recalls spanning 2007 through 2024, with the most serious recent issue affecting 2022 AWD models where a fuel tank rollover valve fails to seal in a rollover crash, allowing fuel to leak and creating a fire risk. Also on 2022 models, the left-rear suspension toe link can loosen or separate, causing the rear wheel to fall out of alignment and the vehicle to lose stability; the airbag sensing module may have been left in an inactive state from the factory, preventing airbags from deploying in a crash; and the windshield may not be properly bonded, allowing it to separate in a collision. The 2023 model year shares the windshield bonding concern.
On 2020 models, the fuel pump assembly can partially restrict fuel flow, causing the engine to stall, particularly at low fuel levels. The same year also saw Continental tires installed on some vehicles that were overcured during manufacturing, making the sidewall prone to sudden air loss or tread separation.
The 2017-2018 model years have a right front intermediate driveshaft that can fracture and separate while driving, causing immediate loss of propulsion. The 2016 model had a wiper motor that overheats during use, creating a fire risk at the motor itself, and a third-row left lower seat frame with improperly located welds that may not hold in a crash. Going back to 2015, the driver-side front airbag inflator can rupture when the airbag deploys, potentially sending metal fragments into the cabin, and certain Goodyear tires fitted to 2015 vehicles developed tread cracking that can lead to pressure loss or failure.
The 2014 model has a fuel gauge that reads higher than the actual fuel level, so the engine can stall without warning when the tank runs dry. On 2011-2012 vehicles registered in northern and high-snowfall states, wiper linkage corrosion can cause the wipers to fail in winter conditions. The 2009 model year has a transmission shift cable clip that may not engage fully, allowing the transmission to remain in gear even when the shifter is moved to Park, and second- and third-row seatbelt buckles on that year may be missing a rivet that holds the buckle to its mounting strap, allowing separation in a crash.
From 2007-2012, the liftgate gas struts can wear prematurely, causing the liftgate to drop unexpectedly and strike anyone nearby. The 2007 model has an early airbag sensing module that may not operate correctly, preventing front airbag deployment in a frontal crash without triggering the warning lamp, and a similar wiper linkage corrosion issue in cold-climate states.
