Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 GMC Acadia has 26 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
26
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Dear Sir/Madam, For the 3rd time now, my transmission is being rebuilt. After purchasing it from ... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Unknown, The vehicle will begin to jerk or shake when it gets up to about 30 - 40mph then levels out... |
| Nov 26, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | At 35-40 and 55-65 mph, the car slips/ pulls back. I took it to the dealer, my rep said it is a kno... |
| May 13, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2013 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after coming to a stop for a traffic sig... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I dont know exactly what is wrong but from online videos i think power train or transmission. When d... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My GMC Acadia has been experiencing transmission problems. It has been jerking and it has been faili... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | After having for just under a year the transmission seems to be acting up when going from 2nd to 3rd... |
| Jan 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND MSG IS DISPLAYING. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SOMETIMES SHIFTS HARD. TRANSMIS... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | Started having issues with transmission stuttering during gear shifts. Very slow shifts at time and ... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. TRANSMITION ISSUES AS PER A COMMON COMPLAINT... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | 2013 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ... |
| May 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. I ... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING A SHAKING OR JUMPING FEELING AT 1800 RPMS AROUND 85,000 MILES. UNABLE TO B... |
| Feb 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | SHUDDER IN TRANSMISSION. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOUND OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND ALMO... |
| Jan 4, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | HAVE VIBRATION WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP DUE TO DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER WITH ONLY 95500 MILES... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC ACADIA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE ... |
| Nov 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD WITHIN 5 YEARS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF W... |
| Oct 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THESE SYMPTOMS STARTED OVER 2 YEARS AGO AND IS VERY INTERMITTENT. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEH... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION HAS BAD SHUDDER IN IT TAKING OFF AND WHILE PULLING SLIGHT GRADE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP SINCE 50,000 MILES A/C ACTING UP SINCE 70,000 MILES AIR BAG LIG... |