2018 Gmc ACADIA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2018 GMC Acadia SUV AWD has an outstanding safety rating of 5 out of 5. This rating applies to various crash scenarios, including front crashes, side crashes, and rollover incidents. The vehicle is equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, which helps drivers maintain control in challenging driving conditions. Additionally, it offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems to further enhance safety on the road.

Despite its high safety rating, it is important to note that there have been 244 complaints and 2 recalls associated with this model. It is crucial for drivers to stay informed about any potential issues and ensure that they are addressed promptly to maintain the vehicle's safety performance.

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Complaint Count

244

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2018 GMC Acadia SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2018 GMC Acadia SUV AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2018 GMC Acadia SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2018 GMC Acadia SUV AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2007 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2007 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2007 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated

Complaints for the 2018 Gmc ACADIA

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"i am communicating concerns about my 2018 gmc acadia. i continue to have problems with the park/shift to park. i have had this problem consistently escalating this year. it was occurring 2 or 3 times per month, now it is occurring weekly. i cannot turn off the vehicle when placed in park. i went to the dealer (fc kerbeck) in new jersey, where i was told i had to pay for this problem $515. this seems to be a manufacturer flaw. i think this is a recall part. this is not my responsibility, i did not do anything to my vehicle for this consistent problem. this “shift to park” is dangerous, as it can lock you in your vehicle."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-11
Complaint:
"vehicle shifts hard from 1st and while driving when getting up to speed from 2nd gear and 3rd, etc. happens every time it's driven."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-09
Complaint:
"after being driving vehicle will not shift into park. when shifter is moved into park position vehicle is not recognizing this and will continue to move. gear shifter has to be wiggled around for vehicle to finally get into park or at all. safety concerns - if vehicle is not in park mode vehicle can roll away or continue to move causing damage or injury to persons or property. online research indicates this is a nationwide problem and there are several lawsuits against gmc concerning this issue. all instances seem to be associated with the acadia."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-07-07
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2018 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the transmission was shifted into park(p) however, the "shift to park" message was displayed after the contact pressed the auto start/stop button. the contact had to depress the brake pedal while pushing the auto start/stop button to turn the vehicle back on and then shift the transmission from drive(d) to park(p) approximately 3-4 times before the failure was corrected. the dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact stated that the dealer had previously replaced the gear shift assembly; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 47,211."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-05-05
Complaint:
"i shift the car into park but the vehicle tells me the car is not in park and won't shut off. gm charged me $656.00 to replace the switch and harness."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-04-03
Complaint:
"erroneous error code on heads up that car not in park. appears to be in park, error code can be reset by activation/deactivation of trigger switch on shift lever. provides unclear message if car is or is not in park, vagueness makes me question vehicle park status overall. issue was very intermittent in 2022, frequency of erroneous error code increasing now happens 1 out of 5 times when shifting to park."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-01-03
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2018 gmc acadia. the contact stated that intermittently when the gear was shifted into park(p) and the vehicle was turned off, the "shift into park(p)" message was displayed. the contact stated that she was unable to lock the vehicle and that the interior lights remained on. the vehicle was not yet taken to an independent mechanic or local dealer for diagnosis or repairs. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 17v516000 (power train); however, the vin was not included in the recall. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 46,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-01-01
Complaint:
"shift to park issue. vehicle appears to be in park but message appears. you have to continuously wiggle shifter and shut car off and off until it registers it is in park. i have no way of knowing if vehicle is truly in park or not. for safety reasons i cannot park in an incline due to concerns the vehicle will roll backwards. several tbs bulletins have been issued by gmc on this known issue and they deny any responsibility of fixing the situation with a recall. the nhtsa needs to step in and investigate and require gmc to remedy this dangerous defect"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-01-01
Complaint:
"car does not go into park and will not shut off. says shift to park when this happens the car does not shut off correctly and must be restarted and jiggle shifter to turn off. this seems to be a well known problem and is on many years of acadia"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-01
Complaint:
"when i put the car in park, i get the message "shift to park". it does not do it every time but it is happening more and more. i have to wiggle the gearshift or restart the car and shift to neutral to try it again. i am wondering about the safety issue and will the vehicle roll if i am not able to get the message to go away? i have researched this and it is happening on a lot of vehicles."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-06-01

Recalls for the 2018 Gmc ACADIA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2015-2018 gmc canyon, 2016-2017 buick envision, 2016-2018 chevrolet colorado and malibu, 2017-2018 gmc acadia, 2018 buick lacrosse, cadillac ats, chevrolet equinox, and gmc terrain vehicles. the high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line."
Consequence:
A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

Component(s) Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE > DELIVERY > FUEL PUMP
Date of incident: 2018-05-31

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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