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2016 GMC Acadia problems

Owners have filed 280 complaints about the 2016 GMC Acadia with NHTSA. Air bags account for 46.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of steering at 9.3%.

Complaints280
Crashes10
Fires2
Injuries16
Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Air bags 46.4% · 130
Steering 9.3% · 26
Electrical system 8.9% · 25
Unknown or other 7.1% · 20
Power train 7.1% · 20
Engine 4.3% · 12
Lane departure 3.6% · 10
Electronic stability control (ESC) 1.8% · 5
Severity

Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 16 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 16 model years of the GMC Acadia in this data, 2016 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.

Filing volume has held steady, 101 in the last three years against 105 in the three before.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 49,000 miles.

In owners' own words

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Acadia. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2016 GMC Acadia. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacture had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2016 GMC Acadia. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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