2019 GMC Acadia electrical system problems
103 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2019 GMC Acadia — 27% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Shortly after purchasing my 2019 GMC Acadia with 52,000 miles on it, my wife parked the vehicle in our driveway and shifted the transmission into Park. When she pressed the push button to shut the vehicle off, the instrument cluster displayed a "Shift to Park" message even though the shifter was…”
filed Jun 27, 2026
“Problem 1: I got the car 2 years ago, and it keeps telling me to "Shift to Park" even though its in park. That's been happening for the whole time I've had it. It does throw a code for it on the scanner machine. I have to shift it back and forth sometimes 3 times and sometimes 17 times. It just…”
filed Jun 26, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Acadia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Acadia | 4 | 7% |
| 2024 Acadia | 8 | 15% |
| 2023 Acadia | 9 | 23% |
| 2022 Acadia | 14 | 30% |
| 2021 Acadia | 37 | 25% |
| 2020 Acadia | 27 | 28% |
| 2018 Acadia | 108 | 28% |
| 2017 Acadia | 193 | 28% |
| 2016 Acadia | 25 | 11% |
| 2015 Acadia | 27 | 11% |
| 2014 Acadia | 90 | 20% |
| 2013 Acadia | 38 | 28% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 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.