2010 GMC Acadia air bags problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2010 GMC Acadia — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle was backed into a concrete porch in the driveway at a low speed. Side airbags near the front seats partially deployed, separating the plastic and releasing smoke/powder into vehicle without deploying the airbag and locked the seat belts so tightly it broke the plastic base of the seat belts.”
filed Sep 1, 2020
“The abs and the traction control light came on all of sudden when I was driving down the interstate and it just stays on. *tr”
filed May 6, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted…Campaign 14V118000 · Mar 17, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Acadia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Acadia | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 Acadia | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 Acadia | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 Acadia | 8 | 5% |
| 2020 Acadia | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 Acadia | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Acadia | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 Acadia | 76 | 11% |
| 2016 Acadia | 130 | 56% |
| 2015 Acadia | 108 | 45% |
| 2014 Acadia | 245 | 53% |
| 2013 Acadia | 29 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 GMC Acadia
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.