GMC Acadia problems reported in California
515 of the 7,767 complaints filed about the GMC Acadia came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
515
Complaints from California
14
Crashes
9
Fires
2008
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
93
18.1%
Electrical System
68
13.2%
Airbags
58
11.3%
Steering
49
9.5%
Engine & Cooling
49
9.5%
Other & Unspecified
37
7.2%
Stability & Traction Control
23
4.5%
Body & Structure
19
3.7%
Brakes
19
3.7%
Lights
16
3.1%
Fuel & Propulsion
14
2.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
14
2.7%
By model year
2007 Acadia
68
13.2%
2008 Acadia
89
17.3%
2009 Acadia
27
5.2%
2010 Acadia
19
3.7%
2011 Acadia
15
2.9%
2012 Acadia
29
5.6%
2013 Acadia
16
3.1%
2014 Acadia
59
11.5%
2015 Acadia
20
3.9%
2016 Acadia
13
2.5%
2017 Acadia
72
14.0%
2018 Acadia
35
6.8%
2019 Acadia
23
4.5%
2020 Acadia
7
1.4%
2021 Acadia
5
1.0%
2022 Acadia
8
1.6%
2024 Acadia
5
1.0%
2025 Acadia
5
1.0%
Cities reporting most
Bakersfield
21
18.1%
SAN Diego
18
15.5%
Moreno Valley
11
9.5%
Rancho Santa Margarita
9
7.8%
Vallejo
9
7.8%
Rancho Cucamonga
8
6.9%
Santa Clara
7
6.0%
Antioch
7
6.0%
Atascadero
7
6.0%
Fresno
7
6.0%
Santa Rosa Valley
6
5.2%
SAN Francisco
6
5.2%