Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2021 GMC Acadia

Table 1 shows two common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2021 GMC Acadia. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the warnings (one problem).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of GMC Acadia

Problem Category Number of Problems
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
5
Warnings problems
1

Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2021 GMC Acadia

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

On March 27, 2026, I experienced a complete brake failure while driving a 2021 GMC Acadia in a school zone at approximately 3:00 pm. When I pressed the brake pedal, the vehicle did not respond. I attempted multiple times, including using the emergency brake, which did not activate immediately.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Instrument cluster malfunction. Entire instrument cluster blacking out every 60 seconds, then rebooting nonstop while driving. While this was occurring, none of the advanced driver assistance systems functioned, nor did the speedometer or other gauges.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other GMC Acadia model year vehicles:



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