2023 GMC ACADIA — Complaint #1869776
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID filed January 31, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1869776 (ODI reference 11504737) concerns a 2023 GMC ACADIA and was filed on January 31, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 5, 2023. The vehicle had 6,514 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Kentucky based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:starter assembly:solenoid, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same GMC ACADIA cohort independently describe similar electrical system:starter assembly:solenoid failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2023 GMC ACADIA shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2023 GMC Acadia. The contact stated upon driving from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The vehicle then accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle hesitated to respond. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and drove to her nearby workplace. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that dealer personnel then drove the vehicle to their location for diagnostic tests. The dealer diagnosed that the solenoid switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,514.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1869776 |
| ODI Number | 11504737 |
| Date Filed | January 31, 2023 |
| Failure Date | January 5, 2023 |
| VIN | 1GKKNXLS1PZ |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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