2011 GMC Acadia electronic stability control (esc) problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2011 GMC Acadia — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This all began at about 75000 miles. It first started with the stabilization/traction light coming on while driving once this happened you could not accelerate the car. I once was on a highway in the middle lane when it happened I could not accelerate and had to try to get over to the break down…”
filed Sep 27, 2020
“It has happen to me when my vehicle is in motion and when I go above 65 miles ph. The gmc starts to heat up and sends a message on the display saying transmission is hot a lot of smoke comes out and the speed decreases completely I have to come to a complete stop and park in the street until it…”
filed Jun 3, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Acadia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Acadia | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 Acadia | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 Acadia | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 Acadia | 12 | 3% |
| 2017 Acadia | 13 | 2% |
| 2016 Acadia | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Acadia | 12 | 5% |
| 2014 Acadia | 19 | 4% |
| 2013 Acadia | 6 | 4% |
| 2012 Acadia | 9 | 3% |
| 2010 Acadia | 7 | 2% |
| 2009 Acadia | 14 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 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.