2014 GMC Acadia Driver assistance Problems

Got onto the interstate and suddenly my car stopped but didn’t kill. My traction control light said off and then it said reduced engine power and my fuel went down to E. I couldn’t go but my car was still running. I killed it then waited a minute and started it again and it started moving slowly. Then it said service stabliltrak and traction system but since the light have went off. Around the same time I started hearing popping and crackling sounds from my speaker and now I have no interior sound at all just popping sounds no matter if my car is started or not. I’m scared it’s going to catch on fire or something

NHTSA ID

11687331

Incident

Aug 1, 2025

Since I have owned this vehicle, my blind spot alert system has failed 3 times. In every occurrence, the warning lights in the mirror have been stuck in the "on" position. It has occurred at approximately 60k miles, 100k miles, and now 150k miles. In each occurrence, it was a defective sensor module due to the location of the module that allows water to get into the box. The blind spot light stays on constantly and no longer detects vehicle located in the blind spot of the vehicle. In every case, the cost of the repair was over $800 to replace the box.

NHTSA ID

11519634

Incident

Feb 1, 2023

Blind spot monitor module corrosion, second replacement in three years. Warning lamps on and side mirror alert lights remain on at all times causing a distraction at night.

NHTSA ID

11503137

Incident

Jan 5, 2023

For the second time, my blind spot alert system has quit working. The first time it happened, my vehicle was slightly out of warranty and it required a replacement of a part that cost over $800. The replacement worked fine for several years but has recently stopped working again.

NHTSA ID

11501945

Incident

Jan 3, 2023

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that the blind spot detection module malfunctioned due to water intrusion, causing battery corrosion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the blind spot detection module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

NHTSA ID

11470217

Incident

Jun 21, 2022

Mileage

135,000 mi

2017 blind spot detection lights on in both mirrors. Both modules in rear bumber replaced. 2021 blind spot sensors on again and “park assist off” in DIC with system not letting me turn back on.

NHTSA ID

11448134

Incident

Jun 1, 2021

CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT. DOORS ALL LOCKED WHILE INSIDE, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. STARTED WITH SIDE DETECTION WARNING AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING! HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! WILL NOT RESTART AND STILL CAN'T GET KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED BUT NO POWER. COMPLETELY DEAD. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL ON 2014 GMC ACADIAS FOR ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILURE BUT NOT OUR SPECIFIC VEHICLE THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT CAUSE OF OUR PROBLEMS. GMC SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP?!

NHTSA ID

11387107

Incident

Jan 8, 2021

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED AFTER THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND WOULD ACCELERATE. CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SPEED DECREASING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I CAME TO A STOPPING POINT AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IT SEEM TO BE DOING IT MORE OFTEN NOW.

NHTSA ID

11320660

Incident

Apr 1, 2020

Mileage

84,500 mi

WAS BACKING UP ON A DRIVEWAY AND WAS NEXT TO A CAR AND APPARENTLY WAS CLOSER THAN I THOUGHT AND HIT THE CAR BECAUSE MY SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING AND NO SENSORS OR WARNING SOUNDS WENT OFF. 'SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM' IS ON MY DASH.

NHTSA ID

11291806

Incident

Dec 28, 2019

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE STEERING TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WAS REALLY TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER AS IS THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING THE VEHICLE TWO DAYS LATER BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE I WENT FROM 70MPH TO 30MPH WITHIN SECONDS WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE SEAT BELT JERKED MY SHOULDER IT JERKED SO HARD WHEN THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER DUE TO WHAT THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID WAS A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE I SPENT 1600 GETTING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS A LOOSE WIRE CAUSING TH TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM FIXED JUST FOR THE CAR TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN WITH THE SAME TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SO QUICKLY I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY SEAT BELT ON AND THE BREAKS WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH I HAD TO CRAWL TO A STOP ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AGAIN AND NO STEERING THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE THERE SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT

NHTSA ID

11269772

Incident

Oct 14, 2019

THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2014 ACADIA OWNERS HAVING A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND WONT GO OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL ACADIA'S OF 2013 AND EARLIER THAT HAD A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. 2014 NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLE DEATH UPON IMPACT ISSUE IF AIRBAG DOESNT GO OFF DUE TO GMC'S NEGLIGENCE IN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD. GMC COULD FACE LAWSUITS IF SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE ON THIS YEAR ACADIA. ITS APPROX $500 TO FIX AND IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM ACROSS MANY OWNED ACADIAS. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA ID

11253413

Incident

Jan 1, 2019

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING. IT OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND A MESSAGE COMES ON SAYING SERVICE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL OFF ENGINE POWER REDUCED, THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND I CANNOT GET BACK UP TO SPEED. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, TURN IT OFF AND WAIT 20-30 SECONDS THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE TWICE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11242183

Incident

Aug 6, 2019

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABLILITREK COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING WHICH IS VERY BECAUSE THE CAR JERKS WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AT A CERTAIN SPEED. AND WHEN I GO AROUND A CURVE THE STABLILITREK ACTIVE COME ON AND THE CAR MAKES A HUMMING NOISE.

NHTSA ID

11240920

Incident

Jun 20, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 67000 MILE ON MY CAR AND TODAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OFF AND ON I WILL PUT FUEL AND AND THE GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY OR HALF TANK TAKES RESTARTING CAR MANY TIMES BEFORE READS ACCURATELY ALSO PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT

NHTSA ID

11204021

Incident

Apr 26, 2019

Mileage

67,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE STABILITRAK SERVICE MESSAGE CAME ON, THEN TRACKTION CONTROL DISPLAYED. THE CAR THEN STALLED, WHILE DOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY. ALMOST GOT KILLED TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION (AND OPEN THE DOOR TO KILL THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT) TO RESET THE CAR TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR ALSO DOES THIS AT IDLE. IT WILL RANDOMLY MIS-SHIFT AND FEEL LIKE A CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO MY BUMPER AND BROKE OFF. SUPER SCARY, LIFE IN DANGER FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 5 DAYS AGO.

NHTSA ID

11187179

Incident

Mar 15, 2019

Mileage

76,290 mi

MY VEHICLE WILL TELL ME TO SERVICE STABILITRAL, AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. IT INTERMITTENTLY DOES THIS AND GOES AWAY ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK O. HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BC THE CAR THEN STALLS, HAS A HARD TIME ACCELERATING, AND HESITATES/STUTTERS AS IT TRIES TO ACCELERATE. MAINLY DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY.BUT SOMETIMES IN CITY ENVIRONMENTS. IT SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO ANOTHER RECALL. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR WITH VIN AS A RECALL

NHTSA ID

11170063

Incident

Oct 1, 2018

Mileage

84,000 mi

8/28/18 - VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY HAD JERKING/SHAKING AT AROUND 40MPH WITH VARIOUS SERVICE MESSAGES - STABILITRAK, TRACTION ON, TRACTION OFF, AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE. TRACTION SKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE ABOVE 40 MPH, NO MORE JERKING. SPEEDOMETER WAS FLYING UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. ONCE PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR AN HOUR, I STARTED VEHICLE AND NO ISSUES. DROVE IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT DEFINITELY FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO STALL. NOW I'M NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I'M SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS OCCURRED ON LOCAL STREETS WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMITS.

NHTSA ID

11123433

Incident

Aug 28, 2018

Mileage

76,800 mi

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COIL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DESIGN HAS CLOSE PROXIMITY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS CAN RESULT IN ACCELERATED CONTAMINATION FOR THE UN BURNED FUEL ENTERING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS RESULTING IN ENGINE OR CONVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE

NHTSA ID

11122763

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY COME ON. THE ISSUES HAS CAUSED THE LOST OF CRUISE CONTROL AND HIGH RISE OF MY ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING DUE TO A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILING. THE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE WHEN THIS LITTLE OF MILEAGE ON IT. THE CAR STARTED THIS ALL OF SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE STREET AND ONCE THE CAR IS IN GEAR ON ANY STREET SURFACE. THE RISK OF LOSING MY ABS HAS CAUSED MY NOT TO WANT TO DRIVE IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. MANY HAVE REPORTED ON DIFFERENT FORUMS OF THIS ISSUE AT A LOW MILEAGE. NO CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS SENSOR ISSUE "IF THAT IS WHAT IT TRULY IS" AT THIS YEARLY OF ITS LIVE SPAN AND LOW OF MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID

11098880

Incident

May 25, 2018

Mileage

52,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING GOING AROUND THE CURVE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE OOUT OF HARMS WAY TO ENSURE MY DAUGHTER WAS SAFE. MY SPEED WENT FROM 55 TO 20 IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. LOSS OF POWER ON ANY VEHICLE IS SCARY BUT THIS IS IS VERY SERIOUS AND SOMETHING NEED TO DONE TO RECTIFY THESE VEHICLE ISSUES. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOME IS INJURE OR KILLED. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

10985658

Incident

May 15, 2017

Mileage

51,000 mi

MAY 2016 VEHICLE DISPLAYED, FLASHED ENGINE CODES AND WARNING LIGHTS, THEN STALLED ON FREEWAY, RESTARTED AND DISPLAYED SERVICE SENSOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. FEBRUARY 14, 2017 ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED AND DASH DISPLAYED SERVICE SENSOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS OFF. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, DRIVING ROUGH AND MISFIRING. CODE PO300 IN ECM HISTORY. MISFIRE HISTORY SHOWED ALL CYLINDERS HAVE MISFIRED BUT CYLINDER 6 HAD 11000 MISFIRES SET IN HISTORY. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IGNITION COIL 2.170 WAS REPLACED, AT MY COST.

NHTSA ID

10954911

Incident

Feb 14, 2017

Mileage

43,000 mi

THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THEN A MESSAGE DISPLAYING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK." THEN VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWS DOWN AND CANNOT TRAVEL ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO PULLED THE CODE INDICATING IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. CHARGED US $120 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESURFACE HOURS LATER. NOW WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY PART TO ARRIVE, WHICH THEY INSIST WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ROUGHLY $350 PARTS AND LABOR. SHOP ALSO INFORMED US PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CIRCUMVENTED BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. OFTEN THE ENGINE WILL NO LONGER BE IN REDUCED POWER MODE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 20 MINUTES, THEN WILL THROW THE MESSAGE AND REPEAT THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10946543

Incident

Jan 13, 2017

Mileage

55,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AROUND 40MPH ON SURFACE STREETS. . THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR RESTARTED BUT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20MPH AND THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AT 60K MILES. THE COST WAS $945 AND IT SEEM TO BE FIXED BUT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 60K MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10920515

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

NHTSA ID

10874481

Incident

Jun 8, 2016

Mileage

24,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER MOTOR FAN INCREASED IN TEMPERATURE AND THE RADIO VOLUME INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

NHTSA ID

10836728

Incident

Feb 5, 2016

Mileage

24,000 mi