2026 GMC Acadia Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 20%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 4,700miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2026 GMC Acadia, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,700 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.
“On several occasions, this vehicle break pretty hard for no apparent reason in a red rectangle with a crash symbol came up on the windshield a few times we’ve had people behind us which created dangerous situation and there’s no apparent reasons for this vehicle breaking there was nothing in front of us at times there were vehicles in the other lane, but at other times there were no vehicles around at all I was wondering if this what’s happening with other GMC’s or or any GM product.”
NHTSA complaint #11730775, filed 2026-04“The contact owns a 2026 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while at a stop sign and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and crashed into the rear passenger's side of a Semi Truck. Both the AEB and the IAEB failed to engage during the incident. The vehicle sustained severe front-end damage. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy, and the Forward Collision Avoidance System failed to engage to prevent the crash. The driver sustained a neck and right shoulder injury. …”
NHTSA complaint #11743270, filed 2026-06, 4,700 milesRelated 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…
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 2026 GMC Acadia
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 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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