2019 Gmc ACADIA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 GMC Acadia SUV FWD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, indicating above-average safety features. It excelled in various crash tests, with high ratings in front and side crash scenarios. Additionally, it is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which helps improve vehicle stability in different driving conditions. The vehicle also has optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, offering additional safety measures for the driver.

On the downside, there have been 151 complaints reported for this model, suggesting potential issues that owners have faced. Furthermore, there have been 2 recalls issued for this vehicle, which may indicate the need for repairs or modifications due to safety concerns. Overall, while the GMC Acadia provides solid safety performance and key safety features, prospective buyers should take note of the reported complaints and recalls to make an informed decision.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

151

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2019 GMC Acadia SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 GMC Acadia SUV FWD

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

2019 GMC Acadia SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 GMC Acadia SUV FWD 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"when the vehicle is in park and you try to turn it off with the start/stop button an on dash error code of ‘shift to park’ appears even though the vehicle is clearly in park. you are not able to turn the vehicle off. this currently is forcing me to restart the engine, put my car in reverse, shift back in drive, try re-parking and turning it off again, repeating the process until it eventually turns off. i do not know if my car is truly in gear or not. i’m afraid that it might cause a dangerous situation.”"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-04-12

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while turning off the vehicle, the shift-to-park message was displayed. there was an abnormal beeping sound heard. the contact restarted the vehicle and moved forward or reverse. the vehicle failed to shift into the park. the contact continued to shift the gear shifter. the contact stated that the engine revved. the vehicle was towed to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 32,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-10

Complaint:
""shift to park" warning message. unable to shut vehicle off or leave vehicle. shifter is in the park position but vehicle does not recognize it is in park and will not shut off. vehicle has never been in an accident. no residual code. dealer will assess but not covered under any existing warranty or recall. out of pocket expense. tsb 18-na-297; replaced by 19-na-206."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-04-10

Complaint:
"i placed the car into park and the shift to park indicator light came on even though the car was in park. i was unable to turn the car off. i had to shift the car in and out of gear and sometimes drive the vehicle to finally get shift to light off and be able to turn off the car. this happened 3 times within one week. i read of numerous instances on-line where this same condition occurred in other gm vehicles. i took to joseph gmc for repair and was charged $855.12 for repair since the car was out of warranty. (the car only had 28,058 at time of service.)"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-05-10

Complaint:
"getting a “shift to park” message when the vehicle is already in park"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-11-09

Complaint:
"when the car is put in park there is a message that appears on the display when pushing start/stop to turn the car off "shift to park". the car has already unlocked and it turns off and restarts but the message keeps popping up"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-09

Complaint:
"there is a “shift to park” message. the vehicles fails to recognize that it is in park and display a message urging me to “shift to park.” when this happens, i am unable to shut the car off, and this could cause my vehicles to roll away if it is not properly in park. i would have to constantly wiggle and move the electronic shifter to get it to recognize that the shifter has been placed in the ‘park’ position. this has resulted in me getting stuck in my car until i get the message to stop, which often time takes several tries and minutes."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-07-08

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 gmc acadia. the contact stated while shifting into park(p) there was a beeping warning chime, and the gear shifter symbol was flashing. the shift to park message was displayed. the contact stated that the failure was first intermittent but had become a recurring failure. the contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 31,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-08

Complaint:
"car won’t go into park. this happened with my 2018 acadia and now my 2019. it keeps saying shift to park for the car to turn off when it already is in park"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-07

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 gmc acadia. the contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the transmission was shifted into park(p); however, the shift to park warning light was illuminated and the vehicle failed to shut off. the contact stated that the failure had worsened. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. the dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the nhtsa hotline. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 52,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-06-07

Recalls for the 2019 Gmc ACADIA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2020 buick enclave, cadillac xt4, xt5, escalade, escalade esv, chevrolet suburban, tahoe, traverse, gmc yukon, yukon xl, 2018-2021 chevrolet express, gmc savana, 2019-2020 chevrolet blazer, silverado 1500, gmc acadia, sierra 1500, and certain continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. the affected tires were cured for too long during production."
Consequence:
Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050.

Component(s) Involved: TIRES
Date of incident: 2021-02-25

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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