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2008 GMC Acadia engine problems

The 2008 GMC Acadia has 144 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

144

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Acadia engine complaints by model year144 complaints2007: 58 complaints2008: 144 complaints2009: 75 complaints2010: 84 complaints2011: 56 complaints2012: 38 complaints2013: 21 complaints2014: 47 complaints2015: 17 complaints2016: 12 complaints2017: 62 complaints2018: 32 complaints2019: 52 complaints2020: 24 complaints2021: 32 complaints2022: 13 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 5 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Acadia engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“SPONTANEOUS CAR FIRE STARTED INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 2008 GMC ACADIA CAUSING TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE. PARKED NEXT TO 2009 GMC SIERRA AND CAUSED THIS TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE AND CAUSING TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE. BOTH PARKED NEXT TO HOME AND CAUSED FIRE DAMAGE TO GARAGE. 2 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULDN'T START…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 31, 2009 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 144 complaints about the 2008 GMC Acadia engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.