Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 GMC Acadia has 223 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
223
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
17V516000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles and 2017-2018 GMC Acadia vehicles. The right front inte...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed an... |
| Jan 10, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The Car has over the last few years not turn off due to shift to park. This is concerning, due to we... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Driving down the street and I heard a extremely loud drop. The transmission went out with no warnin... |
| Oct 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact's boyfriend owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at various spe... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When I shift my car to park, it doesn't register that it is in park. It won't let me shut the car of... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission failed at 90k miles, causing shuddering and stalling on acceleration. This has occu... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,TIRES,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10-15 MPH, t... |
| May 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I have gotten a alert on my vehicles dashboard after parking saying "shift to park" my car won't tur... |
| Apr 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while attempting to shift into park(P), the v... |
| Apr 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Drive shaft has excessive play |
| Mar 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle keeps shaking specially at the first and second gear, up to 40miles/hr and at any up hil... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | very bad shuttering when driving, took it to transmission shop and they said it needs to be replaced |
| Mar 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | A couple of months ago, I tried to put my car in park and shut it off the same way I have for years... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle would not recognize the truck was shifted to park. The gear shift was replaced in 2024 a... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that after shifting to park, the vehicle coul... |
| Feb 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Shift to park. Vehicle does not turn off when in park. This recall is in effect on other 2017 Acadia... |
| Feb 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while attempting to shift to park(P) to ... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Twice the shift to park function of the vehicle has failed, once in 2020 and again in 2025, it appea... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Shift to park on the dash display. |