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What 220 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 GMC Acadia Denali

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (220)Crash / fire / injury (8)Airbags (126)Steering (25)Electrical system (23)Transmission & drivetrain (17)Engine (12)Lane Departure (8)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Brakes (4)Seat belts (4)Visibility & wipers (4)

126 of 220 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters · page 6 of 6

May 14, 2019Airbags

ALL THE CARS' AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY, I WAS ON A SMALL STREET , GETTING OUT OF THE GYM'S BUILDING PARKING

NHTSA ODI 11207481

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Working with the data? Download all 220 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 GMC Acadia Denali verdict →