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What 639 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (639)Crash / fire / injury (14)Transmission & drivetrain (221)Electrical system (169)Airbags (75)Engine (53)Brakes (33)Steering (26)Lights (25)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (13)Lane Departure (11)Seat belts (11)

1 of 639 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 17, 2018SteeringTransmission & drivetrainCrash

FRONT RIGHT DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A PULL TO THE RIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11096553

Working with the data? Download all 639 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 2017 GMC Acadia Denali verdict →