Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 GMC Acadia has 21 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
21
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia ve...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Subject of the problem: Service brakes/Hydraulic brakes Problem of the vehicle: While driving, the b... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the br... |
| Nov 21, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while coming to a stop, the contact heard a l... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Vehicle will apply breaks abruptly on its own whenever it thinks a vehicle is too close. Was in traf... |
| May 10, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V3... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | 4-11-22 Wife and I drove from our house to the corner intersection. She put the breaks on and t... |
| Jul 19, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The ABS system indicated a problem. When I took it into the dealership, they told me the ABS was ba... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | my car parking brakes will automatically come on while I am driving/ at a light or waiting to turn. ... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE AFTERNOON ON MARCH 12, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY... |
| Aug 17, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WITH VEHICLE PARKED I GET A MESSAGE OF SHIFT IN PARK AND VEHICLE DOESN'T FULLY TURN OFF. IT IS KNOWN... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A CERTAIN... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ACTUALLY LOW WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. FILLED BRAKE... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 THE EBCM, ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, SET OFF A PARKING BRAKE DASHB... |
| Mar 20, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2017 WAS IN GARAGE FOR 1 WEEK. WHEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID LOW AND ... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BREAK LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AFTER PARKING THE CAR RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY IN ONE OCCASION. T... |
| May 15, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY 2017 GMC ACADIA ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SLAMMED ON THE BR... |
| May 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL A SQUISHING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE SOUND WAS PRESENT WHILE MOVING AND ... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE--WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE MODULAR FOR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.V... |
| Feb 12, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE VEHICLES BRAKES BECAME DEFECTIVE AND STOPPED WORKING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. |