Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 GMC Acadia has 59 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
59
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
09V073000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 276,729 MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR, MALIBU, TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, PONTIAC G5, G6 AND SATURN AURA AND OUT...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start ... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The stabilizer/traction control keeps going off and it will stay off.i can turn,hit a bump or start ... |
| May 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The wire harness corroded , and it caused everything in my car to stop working my back passenger win... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS (25 - 30 MPH) THE MOTOR WILL ... |
| May 28, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ABOUT IT POPPING OFF, I AM NOW HAVING IT... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A LOUD WHINING NOISE OCCURRED WHEN ATT... |
| Jul 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH I RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUT OFF ENGINE. OIL WAS FINE SO WE... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND INTO FI... |
| Jun 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS DRIVING MY VEHICLE. IT WAS RIDING ROUGH AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I ... |
| Mar 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TAKARA RECALL WELL MY TRUCK JUST STOP CHANGING GEARS ON SUNDAY NITE 03/24/19 I WAS GETTING OFF ABOUT... |
| Dec 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY IN WINT... |
| Oct 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I LEASED MY 2009 GMC ACADIA ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO, IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I BOUGHT AS IS SO DEALER WO... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, WILL START BUT IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT HAS OR CORDS AREN'T CONNECTI... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE INDE... |
| Apr 10, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH 21ST OF 2017 CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING AND DRIVING FINE( SHIFTING AND DRIVI... |
| Mar 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | 9/2014 AT 93,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER CONFIRMED GMC AGREED TO PAY 60% OF REPAIR, BUT LA... |
| Sep 13, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 105,000 MILES CAR IS BEING REPAIRED BOBS TRANSMISSION, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIG... |
| Aug 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT ... |
| Apr 26, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHILE I... |
| Mar 15, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARN... |