2013 GMC Acadia: recalls and problems
3 recalls and 140 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.
Most common problems
What owners report
Sunroof shattered driving on the interstate. never saw a rock or anything. i think it shattered due to pressure and temperature changes.
I think my vehicle is apart of this recall: march 17, 2014 nhtsa campaign number: 14v118000 side impact air bags wiring connections failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
Transmission causes problems in can be on interstate and be switching lanes and it loses power and wont go takes forever to shift out. it will cut out and you can barely get pulled off side of rd in time. electrical the battery voltage goes crazy up and down causing vehicle to power surge bad or at night time lights will go out for no reason while driving every now and then you can smell something melting or burnin
The windows stopped working. only the driver’s window still goes down and if it does go down, it often won’t go back up. if there was an accident and windows were the only escape option, you would probably be trapped in the vehicle. it has not been looked at, because i cannot afford to fix it. i do know other acadia owners that have the exact same problem.
Crash-test ratings
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 GMC Acadia SUV AWD | ||||
| 2013 GMC Acadia SUV FWD |
Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering ACADIA, ACADIA DENALI. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.