Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 GMC Acadia has 19 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission jerks and shakes the vehicle when shifting in certain conditions. |
| Mar 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Torque converter is going bad, hard shift when going slow then speeding up, stuttering at random tim... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Check engine light is on. Shudder and delayed reaction after engaging the gas pedal when moving for... |
| Feb 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | It was shuddering while accelerating- 30-40 mph. I took it to a local shop. They diagnosed the tra... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My vehicle has a severe launch shudder in 1st gear from a stop, and while driving along when I’m in ... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the veh... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle was perfectly fine and within 2 weeks, I needed a new transmission. When speaking to mul... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I have taken the vehicle to be repaired 5 times already and GM still refuses to acknowledge the full... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHI... |
| Dec 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 4WD, UNABLE TO SWITCH OUT OF IT. CANNOT TURN VEHICLE. |
| Oct 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE SUV STARTS TO PULL WHEN GEAR SWITCHES TO THE NEXT GEAR MAKING MY SUV NOT CHANGE GEAR TOOK IT TO ... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES AND HAS THE 'CHEVY SHUDDER'. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? GMC WANTS ME TO PA... |
| Jan 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | Torque converter is bad, shudders when shifting |
| Aug 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DURING DRIVING ON SLOWING THE CAR WILL BUCK RATHER THEN SMOOTHLY CH... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SURGING FROM TAKE OFF AND AT SHIFT POINTS. FLUID LEVEL OK AND MOTO... |
| Feb 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN SHIFT UNPREDICTABLY. MOVING FROM A DEAD-STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES DEM... |
| Jun 19, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. SEVERAL WARN... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | SINCE WE HAVE OWNED OUR VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE AC. OUR TRANSMISSION HAS... |
| Jul 7, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AFTER PICKING UP OUR NEW TRUCK WE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS SHORT JUMPING AT LOW SPEEDS,... |