2017 GMC Acadia · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 93owner reports
- 38,000median miles
- $378median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jul 9, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
419 of the 703 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 93 of those describe stalling. Only shift to park warning is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 93 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 (15 reports) and the fuel pump (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.
The right front intermediate driveshaft may fracture and separate while driving.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 GMC Acadia, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Acadia
Non-crash engine compartment fires. Closed sep 8, 2008, led to recall 08V-441.
None of these investigations covers the 2017 model year.
What owners paid
8 of the 93 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $250 to $631.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 27,762 and 54,000 miles, from the 58 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 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 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.
N192210240 Special Coverage Adjustment - Certain vehicles shown above, may have a condition that could cause the evaporative emissions purge valve to not fully close. If this condition occurs, the engine could run rough, hesitate or stall at idle speeds.
This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Vehicle No Start, Stalls Repeatedly and/or Smoke from Under Hood at Battery.
2 more on the 2017 GMC Acadia page.
What owners wrote
“Dash states put in park. But in park, car would deplete battery which I replaced but didn't fix. Unsafe as manuel states car can shut down while driving to preserve battery. Only 23,635 miles. Mostly parked. Parts $57 with $378 labor!”
Filed Apr 10, 2026 · 23,635 miles
“The transmission failed at 90k miles, causing shuddering and stalling on acceleration. This has occurred several times on major highways and is very dangerous.”
Filed Jul 28, 2025 · 90,000 miles
“Shift to park error message when vehicle is in park and engine will not shut off. NOT RECOGNIZING MICROSWITCH IN THE CONSOLE. NEEDS A RECALL.”
Filed Dec 17, 2024
“Shift To Park. Vehicle does not turn off completely after pressing the stop button, while parked. The car horn alarms you the vehicle is not shut down. The vehicle will not allow you to lock the doors with the remote control.”
Filed Sep 10, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 93 reports involved a crash. 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
- 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
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 36 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports