2017 GMC Acadia · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 36owner reports
- 37,500median miles
- $708median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jul 20, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
36 of the 703 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 36 reports
Brake wear on other Acadia years
No other Acadia model year has enough reports of brake wear for a sheet of its own. See every Acadia year.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the booster (4 reports) and the master cylinder (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 GMC Acadia, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Acadia
Electronic brake module component failure. Open.
None of these investigations covers the 2017 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 36 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $200 to $2,700.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 20,000 and 52,000 miles, from the 24 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 11 service bulletins or notices for the 2017 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 technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of a rear brake squeal noise.
This service bulletin provides information for tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system concerns.
This service bulletin provides a procedure for replacing the oil pump, power brake booster and power brake booster vacuum hose to eliminate a hard brake pedal and/or air type noise heard upon brake apply due to oil in the brake booster.
This Preliminary information communicates information to diagnose DTC C056D or C056E.
7 more on the 2017 GMC Acadia page.
What owners wrote
“Something inside the wheel started smoking and my gmc app displayed low break fluid. I pulled over and had someone come out two days later. The breakpad had uneven wear and the caliper had a broken seal on it which in turn tore the caliper up! This was not a safe situation to have with 4 kids in the car. This car has been one problem after another !”
Filed Jul 20, 2026
“The ABS system indicated a problem. When I took it into the dealership, they told me the ABS was bad and needed to be replaced.”
Filed Aug 20, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 36 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
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 202 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 93 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 76 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 57 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 40 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports