Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 GMC Acadia has 20 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | STEERING | "STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED" This message appears on the instrument panel once in a whi... |
| Sep 3, 2025 | STEERING,ENGINE | The warning light for a steering assist needs service came on the dash. The dealer had a code (po128... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Battery saver ignited comes on and and the entire dash flickers and turns off ! This happened in a ... |
| Dec 17, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while shifting the gear shifter into par... |
| Nov 6, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE | My steering assist is coming on an the thermostat play apart in this. The thermostat need to be chan... |
| Nov 6, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE | Steering Assist is Reduced Drive with care. Everyone is have a problem with the 2018-GMC-Acadia th... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | STEERING | " steering assistant reduced, drive care" " power steering ,drive with care". My car has been prop... |
| Jul 26, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | On July 26, 2024, I was driving my 2018 Acadia, with my cruise control set to 48 in a 45 MHP zone. N... |
| May 10, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I purchased this car in May 2024 and it has done this since the day I bought it. When I shift into p... |
| Mar 31, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | All of this has been going on for a while but it's gotten to the point of dangerous. The Shift to Pa... |
| Nov 13, 2023 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The “steering assist reduced. Drive with care” A/C turns off and fan kicks on high. Transmission tem... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | STEERING | While driving I got the alert in my cluster that “power steering assist reduced”. I also noticed the... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Numerous occurences especially recently of shift vehicle to park when vehicle has been parked, turne... |
| Jun 21, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | Power steering reduces and the temperature gage wont work and the fan is extremely loud so it decrea... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Seemingly at random a warning will pop up on the driver dashboard “Steering assist is reduced at thi... |
| May 29, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | I have numerous warnings, shift to park, steering, cross traffic, this endangers myself and anyone e... |
| Jan 30, 2021 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT GAVE US TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING DURING A SNOWY ... |
| Jun 21, 2020 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SHIFT TO PARK KNOWN ISSUE HAS STARTED. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YR. 5 MONTHS. I KNOW THERE ARE LAWSUIT... |
| Jun 24, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BOTH PARKED TURNED OFF AND RUNNING DOWN HIGHWAY, THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP AND A... |
| Mar 15, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY 401 NORTH ONTARIO CANADA, THE VEHICLE ERRATICALLY INCREASED SPEED AND BRAKE... |