2014 GMC Acadia · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 48owner reports
- 82,550median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
129 of the 427 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 48 of those describe stalling. Only airbag is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 48 reports
Stalling on other Acadia years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2020.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
In the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ECM) software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately.
In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever.
All 6 recalls on the 2014 GMC Acadia, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Acadia
Non-crash engine compartment fires. Closed sep 8, 2008, led to recall 08V-441.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 50,000 and 99,963 miles, from the 27 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 GMC Acadia that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on.
This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of potential reduced engine power message displayed and/or engine stall with DTCs P1682 and/or P0689 Set.
This Preliminary information communicatesIn ambient temperatures 100F (37.7 C)degrees or higher, DTCs P2635 and/or P018B may set.The vehicle may also exhibit a hesitation or stalling condition.Excessively Hot and sustained ambient temperatures over 100F (37.7 ...
GM: THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SHUT OFF, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES INOPERATIVE, AND BLIND SPOT INDICATOR FLASHING. THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CODES SET. *JS
What owners wrote
“Gas gauge is incorrect. When I put fuel in the tank within min gauge drops to empty. Car sputters when idling. Car stalled 10x or more. Fuel pump has been replaced. Fuel pump module has been replaced. Did not fix the problem.”
Filed Jun 25, 2025
“While driving at 70mph legal speed limit the engine lost all power and ability to brake or steer with and power assistance, mechanic has since told me the timing chain failed and destroyed the engine. Vehicle had aproxmitly 99k miles on it and in good repair. No warning that it was going to fail and was told that this is a common failure with the engines in most gmc / chevy / buick mid size svu.”
Filed Aug 21, 2023 · 99,000 miles
“Suv stalled and everything shut off and could not start ! It has happened twice and have had it in dealership and they cannot find the problem. Batteryâs has been replaced but I believe its electrical!”
Filed Jan 12, 2023
“Gas gauge does not read accurately. We have ran out of gas one time due to this issue, resulting with us stalling in the middle of a busy street. Now that that has occurred gas is put into the tank every few days but gas gauge still only registers 1/4 of tank to âLow Rangeâ. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS!”
Filed Mar 16, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 48 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 244 reports