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2016 GMC Acadia electrical system problems

The 2016 GMC Acadia has 31 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Electrical System complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Acadia electrical system complaints by model year214 complaints2007: 85 complaints2008: 214 complaints2009: 62 complaints2010: 53 complaints2011: 65 complaints2012: 52 complaints2013: 45 complaints2014: 111 complaints2015: 40 complaints2016: 31 complaints2017: 204 complaints2018: 120 complaints2019: 104 complaints2020: 26 complaints2021: 38 complaints2022: 15 complaints2023: 10 complaints2024: 8 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Acadia electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2016 SLE GMC ACADIA CENTER GEAR SHIFTING COMPONENT LEVEL DOES NOT INDICATE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN. P,R,N,D,L ALL REMAIN WHITE IN COLOR DESPITE BEING IN A DIFFERENT GEAR; AN IMPROVEMENT (PERHAPS A COLOR CHANGE TO THE CURRENT GEAR) IS NEEDED. GEAR INDICATION IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ON A 2…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 9, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2016 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2016 GMC Acadia electrical system — 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.