2008 Gmc Acadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1295 complaints
1295
Total Complaints
83,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
41
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

59,000 25th Percentile
83,000 Median Mileage
112,097 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
266
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
148
AIR BAGS
141
STEERING
127
ENGINE
124
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
63
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
57
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
44
STRUCTURE
41
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
36

Severity Assessment

41
Crashes
19
Fires
72
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A..."
"THE SEAT BELT LATCHES IN THE SECOND ROW BENCH SEAT IN OUR 2008 GMC ACADIA PRESENT AN INJURY RISK. THEY ARE MADE OF METAL, EXTEND APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES ABOVE THE SEAT, AND ARE IMMOVABLE. WHEN A PERSON TRIES TO "SLIDE" ACROSS THE SEAT THE LATCH CAN CAUSE INJURY. IT WOULD BE WORSE IT A PERSON S..."
"MY 2008 GMC ACADIA SLT2 MODEL HAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE WATER LEAKS ARE COMING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION AREA ON THE PILLARS LEADING DOWN FROM THE ROOF AND ALSO ON THE PILLARS AT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. I ALSO HAVE WATER SOAKING THE FRONT DRIVER ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28