Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 GMC Acadia has 67 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
67
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car does not turn off, says “Shift to Park” but car already is in park and car won’t turn off. |
| Mar 6, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle dies with no warning, no warning lights, no power even emergency flashers are inoperative, ... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My car says Shift to park when I try to turn it off. Leaving my battery to drain. |
| Nov 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SHIFTER PROBLEM 2018 GMC ACADIA. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OR BULLETIN ABOUT SHIFT TO PARK SH... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SHIFT TO PARK WARNING IS COMING ON WHEN CAR IS CLEARLY IN PARK. HAVE TO JIGGLE GEAR SHIFT TO GET IT ... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My Acadia has the shift to park default it has been fixed 3 times and now it is popping up again f... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | When I put my vehicle in park, the message “shift to park” pops up. It has been doing this for well ... |
| Jun 8, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Shift to park- recall on 2017-2018 Acadia’s Started having issues several months ago- was occasional... |
| May 27, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When putting my GMC Acadia in Park and shutting off the push start ignition the alarm goes off sayin... |
| May 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | There is a current recall on the 2018 GMC Acadia for a "Shift to Park" issue. It clearly states that... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My vehicle has a persistent shift to park issue. My vehicle cannot be safely turned off. My vehicle ... |
| Mar 8, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When vehicle is put into Park I keep getting a "Shift to Park" message and cannot turn off my vehicl... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Truck lost power randomly while driving on freeway spend so much money on fixing it this has to do s... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car is put in park but the it doesn’t detect that it’s in park and won’t turn off. You can’t get... |
| Sep 4, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | The vehicle has experienced repeated electrical and engine-related malfunctions, including random en... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Shift to park error notice comes up on dash when car it turned off and in park. Car is clearly in pa... |
| May 30, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | GM has acknowledged that there is a "Shift to Park" problem with 2017 and 2018 GMC Acadia's. This de... |
| May 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Shift To Park appears on the dash display also with a chime warning, when the car is physically in p... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We purchased our 2018 GMC Acadia, used with 15,798 miles on the odometer, on [XXX] from John Wiesner... |
| Nov 17, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Shift to park issue is getting worse. I couldn’t turn my car off for hours today. The recall is stil... |