"How reliable is the 2009 Gmc Acadia?"

"Based on 485 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Gmc Acadia has a median complaint mileage of 77000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Gmc Acadia?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Gmc Acadia is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 485 total complaints filed."

2009 Gmc Acadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 485 complaints

485

Total Complaints

77,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,350 25th Percentile

77,000 Median Mileage

105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

109

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY CLIENT WAS DRIVING A 2009 GMC ACADIA (ACQUIRED 09-03-2008) ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR MARRIANA FLORIDA ON 08-08-09 WHEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. MY CLIENT, HER DAUGHTER, ANN AND ANN'S 2 YOUNG BOYS WERE TRAVELING TO A DESTINATION IN FLORIDA. FORTUNATELY ONE OF THE BOYS NEEDED TO GO..."

"PURCHASED A NEW 2009 GMC ACADIA, THE NAVIGATION, RADIO AND DVD SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 405 MILES ON IT. I NOTED THAT THERE WERE 4 ELECTRICAL FAILURES DOCUMENTED IN NHTSA REPORT ON THE ACADIA. THE NAV. RADIO AND DVD ARE POWERED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS IS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND FOR THIS R..."

"I OPENED MY TAILGAGE TODAY, 12/13/09, TO PUT SOME ITEMS INTO MY TRUNK. I LEANED IN TO GET THEM SITUATED & SECURE WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIFTGATE SLAMMED DOWN ON MY LOWER BACK, TRAPPING ME AGAINST THE INSIDE OF MY TRUNK. I WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE GATE AND HAD TO SLITHER OUT ONTO THE GROUND, AT WHICH P..."

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