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2016 GMC Acadia steering problems

The 2016 GMC Acadia has 26 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Steering complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Acadia steering complaints by model year148 complaints2007: 77 complaints2008: 135 complaints2009: 114 complaints2010: 148 complaints2011: 64 complaints2012: 46 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 26 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 26 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 15 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 3 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Acadia steering 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 · Steering · July 9, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2016 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2016 GMC Acadia steering — 9% 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.