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GM, 07/29/2016
2008 GMC Acadia SLE-1 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have had nothing but trouble out of this vehicle. Problems with transmission, electrical, gas tank and now brake fluid leaking. Another large bill. I am a General Motors employee and have a hard time telling people to purchase a GM vehicle and now after this issue will never recommend GM to anyone. GM you disappoint me.
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DO NOT BUY THIS VEHICLE
spuerini, 04/10/2013
2008 GMC Acadia SLE-1 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
This car is a piece of junk. I was stuck on the side of the road with my 3 children in the car with a broken 35R clutch wave plate. Had to have the transmission rebuilt at 48k miles. The car had been driven less than 10k miles a year for 5.5 years. It is just 6 months out of warranty and GM is not honoring it. I would not recommend this car to anyone. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT???
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GMC does not support poor quality
mddriver5, 01/04/2013
2008 GMC Acadia SLT-2 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Like everybody that owns a 2008 GMC Acadia, I have had the car in the shop numerous times. Broke down with transmission failure, power sterring column went. Just got back after 4th oil leak. I contacted GMC and with our TARP funds, they have a call center overseas to handle customer complaints. Very poor customer service with a car that is built by engineers and yet seems to have lots of common issues. It could be a good car if it did not have so many issues. be careful of 2013 model as it is redesigned and you could be starting over with issues lots of us have.
light housing melts
unhappy_acadia, 07/29/2013
2008 GMC Acadia SLT-2 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Until recently, I would say that I am the proud owner of a 2008 GMC Acadia. Until we went into have the daytime running light replaced. We have replaced several in the 5 years we have owned the car. What has made us very upset is that the last time we went into replace a burnt out bulb, we were informed that this would not be a $100 repair, but instead a $1000 repair. We were told that the plastic housing that reflects the light out is a $1000 item. The housing has literally melted around the light. We were also informed that the other side was doing the same thing. So in the end, it will cost us $2,000. This is a flaw, not normal wear and tear and should be covered by GMC, but no!
2008 GMC Acadia Not Worth Your Money
Amy Buitendyk, 10/07/2016
2008 GMC Acadia SLE-1 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
We purchased a used 2008 GMC Acadia back in 2011. It had less than 50,000 miles on it and we were very happy with the purchase, at first. Within a month we had our first recall; it was the headlight wire harness that needed to be replaced. Took it in as soon as possible and they replaced it. Next thing we got was a recall on the water pump; that we had just replaced. Since we didn't used an actual dealership to replace it we were out the money we paid for replacing that. Next we got the airbag recall. We have yet to be able to get in to get that taken care of. These are the things we have had issues with: 1. Our passenger side window stopped working. I can not get it to go up or down from either the drivers or passengers controls. 2. The stabilitrak warning and clicking goes on and off. I take it in to get it looked at and no one can figure out what is going on. When the warning comes on though my car speeds won't go over 25 MPH. 3. Even with the headlight wires replaced since last October (2015) we are replacing our headlights at least 1 time a month. I can't afford to replace my headlights 1 plus times a month. First of all it is difficult to get the bulb in and positioned correctly and they are also not cheap! 4. We are having issues maintaining oil pressure. No one can figure out what is wrong there. I will get a warning when I go around corners that says, "Engine oil low. Stop engine immediately" and yet no one can figure out what is going on there. 5. Two days after we purchased the car there started to be a whining noise when you turn the steering wheel. No one can figure out what is causing that issue either. 6. Filling up with gas and the car won't start up then. Thankfully this isn't an every time thing for us. We are still making a car payment on this vehicle. We have had to replace a lot of other things. I can't afford to have a car payment of over $400 and also have to put $500 plus dollars into it on a regular basis. When I started to do more in depth research I am finding that most other owners are having the same types of issues. Struts going out when they shouldn't be. Stabilitrak going off and on. There are so many things and no one can answer me as to what is going on. I am told often this is just normal wear and tear on a vehicle and I should expect thing to go wrong. Yes things can and do go wrong on vehicles but I have never in my life had a vehicle that has had this many problems. They all happen well before they should.
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