2014 Gmc Acadia problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (217) · Electrical System (38) · Power Train (29)
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206 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (6)
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2023-05-10 · campaign 23V334000 · 995,085 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
Air Bags:critical Fasteners 2021-04-08 · campaign 21V246000 · 108 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
Risk: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
Electrical System 2014-10-01 · campaign 14V614000 · 106,307 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
Risk: If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.
Seat Belts 2014-05-20 · campaign 14V266000 · 1,339,355 vehicles
Defect: General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatig
Risk: If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
Fix: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2014-04-30 · campaign 14V223000 · 51,640 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured March 26, 2013, through August 15, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ECM) software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately.
Risk: An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM to correct the fuel gauge reading, free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14007.
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2014-02-21 · campaign 14V092000 · 355 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave, and Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transm
Risk: If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "PARK" position, but the ve
Fix: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any affected transmission shift cable adjusters, free of charge. The recall began on April 10, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Buick owners at 1-800-521-7300, and GMC owners at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors' number associated with this recall is 14048.
Service bulletins (1,573)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-08 · PIP4902U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,573 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-13 · Power Train“im assuming a torque converter shudder is happening and rpms bounce. its pretty random. happens before shifts after shifts and while cruising at a steady speed. drain and fill did not fix it.…”
2026-09-09 · Air Bags · 178,000 mi“the contact owns a 2014 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control, stabili-trak, and the air bag warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure was associated with a recent air bag replacement recall repair. the d…”
2026-06-15 · Power Train · 160,000 mi“the contact owns a 2014 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while in park(p), the vehicle rolled, requiring the driver to turn off and restart the vehicle, and the vehicle successfully shifted in park(p). additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked. the contact stated that while driving 60-65 mph, the v…”
2026-06-12 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“on sunday june 7, 2026 my husband drove our 2014 gmc acadia to work. we both work at msy - louis armstrong new orleans international airport for united airlines. after he parked in the employee garage that is located in at the old terminal and got on the employee shuttle, the passenger tail light sparked a fire. airport operations responded with th…”
2026-04-18 · Engine“engine randomly shuts off when driving for no reason. will restart and check engine light comes on. has now happened three times , twice to me in traffic. one of those the car went into a limp mode where it wouldn't drive above 30mph at most. this is very unsafe in the middle of highway traffic. the second happened approaching a traffic light , i …”
2026-03-24 · Air Bags · 138,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“the contact owned a 2014 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was avoiding crashing into another vehicle when the contact's vehicle crashed into a tree. the air bags did not deploy. the contact stated that some good samaritans assisted the contact in getting out of the vehicle. the contact stated th…”
2026-03-12 · Exterior Lighting:turn Signal · 135,000 mi“the contact owns a 2014 gmc acadia. the contact stated that for several years, the headlight bulbs were replaced several times. the contact used several different brands of headlight bulbs, but the bulbs failed prematurely. the contact stated that the headlight bulbs were dim while using the low beam or the high beam headlights. additionally, the t…”
2026-02-13 · Air Bags“called dealer faulkner gmc multiple times while recall was in force they kept saying they would schedule me when part was available found out that recall was over never got the airbag replaced this is a serious safety defect that needs to be fixed please investigate…”
2026-02-11 · Electrical System · 147,000 mi“the contact owns a 2014 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the transmission shifted from 2nd gear to 3rd gear, and the vehicle shuddered before shifting. the failure also occurred while shifting from 4th gear to 5th gear. the contact ran a diagnostic scan and retrieved information for a loss of communication bet…”
2025-12-01 · Unknown Or Other“after i put my car in park my daughter and i were still in the vehicle for a few minutes getting our things with the engine still running. i got out to get something from the back seat, my daughter got out the passenger door and made it to the driver side as i was closing the back passenger door. i was about to get back on the car to get the rest o…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.