2017 GMC Acadia engine problems
63 of the 704 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 GMC Acadia name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 287 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 63 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2026: 7
Half of the 28 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 35,000 and 58,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
704 complaints in all about the 2017 GMC Acadia, 7 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: GMC Acadia engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The contact owns a 2017 Gmc Acadia. The contact stated the vehicle failed to acknowledge when the gear shifter was placed in the park position causing the battery to become drained. Additionally, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle with the gear shifter in neutral. The vehicle was not repaired.
When shutting down the vehicle a "shift to park" message appears on the console and the electrical system does not shut down. In order to clear the problem, the vehicle must be restarted and the shifter moved between gears and back to park, sometimes several time before successfully shutting down.
Shift to park problem, the dealer tried fixing it 3 times now and having a problem with the wheel. When sometimes turning the car. I can feel something is like stock on tge wheel making me feel like the wheel is gonna get off.
Between 1300-1500 RPM there is a hesitation for acceleration. It seems the transmission shudders at this RPM at different speeds. This will be the second time the vehicle has been to the dealership with this complaint. The 1st time this occurred the technician reported the car was several bulletins behind and was brought current.
The contact owns a 2017 Gmc Acadia. While driving, the check engine and traction warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The dealer diagnosed that fuel was leaking, the engine was misfiring, and the motor failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer called GM and was waiting for more information.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications287 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 B3055 B3060 B3935 P0171 P0016 P0018 P0174
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 GMC Acadia names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 GMC Acadia
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 237 complaints
- electrical problems 194 complaints
- airbag problems 76 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 GMC Acadia?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 63 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (9% of everything owners filed about it), and 287 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 GMC Acadia?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 4 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 GMC Acadia?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 41,000 miles; half of them between 35,000 and 58,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.