2020 GMC Acadia Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 8%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 GMC Acadia, 8% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Brand new vehicle. Purchased on 10/30/2020. Front collision keeps flashing a red light in the top of dash that shows up in windshield. This happens with no other vehicles on the road at random times. When the vehicle needs to stop or warn you it will not. It will just let you hit a pedestrian or another car. We noticed that the same thing is happening with the rear safety cross traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #11383475, filed 2020-12, 55 miles“While driving the vehicle goes into Automatic Braking. It has stopped me while I'm driving or it will make a loud scrubbing noise as if I've hit the brakes quickly. It has happened over 15 or more times. I've taken to dealership and they are not very responsive to check into the issue I am having. It is a danger to me if I am on the Interstate with vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed.”
NHTSA complaint #11508507, filed 2023-02“My front camera that detects the front collision and helps with adaptive cruise control just went dark. I thought maybe it would reset after turning engine off and restarting it, but it didn’t help. Not sure what happened.”
NHTSA complaint #11702024, filed 2025-11“Back up camera randomly stops working (black screen-completely gone, or blue screen). Dash will randomly dim on its own and does not go back to normal unless car is shut off and turned back on. adaptive cruise control will disengage for no apparent reason. stabilitrak will flash on screen but no other indicators or reasons; nothing happens with car. Occasionally the blind spot mirror lights will not light up when vehicle is present.”
NHTSA complaint #11738492, filed 2026-05“The vehicle was purchased brand new from Serra GMC in Washington Michigan in April 2020. It has been back to the dealer 5 times for the same issue, with another 4 times that it was not taken into dealer! Reoccurring issue involves the instrument cluster, All gages and visual indicators go to zero (speed, tach, fuel, temp, etc...) as well as getting a notification that the traction control is disabled, the ABS is disabled, cruise is disabled, and other electronic aid. …”
NHTSA complaint #11434839, filed 2021-09Related service bulletins
- 11023051May 8, 2025This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer…
- 11011406Oct 1, 2024This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert"…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 20% |
| 2025 | 21 | 30% |
| 2024 | 11 | 18% |
| 2023 | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 | 7 | 5% |
| 2020 | 8 | 8% |
| 2019 | 6 | 2% |
| 2018 | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 | 13 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2020 GMC Acadia
29 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
22 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsLane departure
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 GMC Acadia
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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