2015 Gmc Acadia problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (96) · Steering (26) · Electrical System (15)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
106 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (4)
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:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2022-04-14 · campaign 22V246000 · 2,687 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 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 drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. 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 N222366190.
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.
Tires 2015-01-28 · campaign 15V044000 · 9,074 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of
Risk: If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.
Service bulletins (1,405)
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 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,405 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-23 · Power Train“2015 gmc acadia, vin ending 7457,p2635,stuttering/hesitation and engine stalling when arizona temperatures exceed 100* f , and mechanic advising that the condition corresponded to a known gmc issue for which they could not obtain an applicable corrective part / repair …”
2026-07-08 · Seat Belts“the flexible steel cable connecting the seat belt to the seat separated and broke resulting in no way to use the seatbelt/connecting the seat belt to the connector on the seat.…”
2026-06-10 · Seat Belts“drivers side seat belt broke where it connects to floor part. cable broke. never have had this to happen in my life!!!…”
2026-05-21 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:tailgate:latch · 111,222 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc acadia. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the tailgate was opened, however the tailgate failed to function as intended. the contact noticed an abnormal grinding sound and the tailgate independently closed while the contact was removing packages from the trunk of the vehicle. the contact stated that the fai…”
2026-05-18 · Seat Belts · 178,600 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while parked he observed the drivers seat belt that the braided steal cable was broken and the seat belt clasp was barley hanging on. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drivers seat belt was broke and was hanging off and needed to be replaced. …”
2026-05-04 · Electrical System:body Control Module/Bcm · 177,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the instrument panel went blank before the panel began to flash when it returned. the contact then stated that several various warning messages began to appear all of which were related to the vehicle's electrical features. the vehicle was then taken to an independ…”
2026-04-22 · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection“issue: repeated failure of safety‑critical module description: the side blind zone alert system on my 2015 gmc acadia has failed multiple times over the life of the vehicle. the system becomes inoperative and displays “side detection system unavailable.” a local gmc dealer has diagnosed the issue as a failure of the sbza module due to loss of co…”
2026-04-07 · Air Bags“the airbag emblem keeps popping up.…”
2026-03-25 · Electrical System · 20,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc acadia. the contact stated that the automatic alert system anti-theft system locked up. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. additionally, the safety sensors in the mirror and the rear of the vehicle became inoperable. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it…”
2026-03-21 · Visibility/Wiper“wipers stopped working an it’s not showing an active recall but research shows this model does have wiper blade motor recalls…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.