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Kevin, 09/17/2010
2010 GMC Acadia SLT-1 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Love the interior and exterior design. Plenty of room for 6 adults on long road trips. Can fit 8 people on moderate length trips. Smooth ride w/very good handling on twisty roads. Lots of creature comforts. Very quiet interior. Needed easy access 3rd row with room for adults, so no Q7, MDX, X5, Highlander, CX9, XC90, Touareg, Tribeca, RX350 Came down to the Acadia and Pilot Honda Pilot's handling was less precise, had more body roll, and much more road noise. Access to third row was more difficult in the Pilot as tested by my 70+ yr old dad. Mileage, Best: 21.5 mpg(hilly highway driving) Worst:16 mpg (mostly city) 7k miles, only issue has been with cord to get the middle seat to lie flat.
Beats a Cadalliac SRX Hands Down
drjoseph, 01/22/2011
2010 GMC Acadia SLT-2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I've owned two Acadias now. A 2008 and a 2010. The 2008 was nice but I did not like the drive train. The 2010 is flat out amazing in terms of being in the right gear under stressful conditions. In a word, the vehicle is snappy. My wife and I absolutely love it. I recently drove an AWD Cadalliac SRX for a week in Michigan and while it was nice, the drive train was like my 2008 Acadia... slow to respond to throttle inputs. Really frustrating when you are in a SITUATION that requires immediate attention. Our 2010 Acadia would smoke the 2010 SRX in drivability tests. Our MPG is 18-20 depending on our driving mix. We've had it for 6 months.
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Worst GM Car Ever and Last
gmfannomore, 04/02/2015
2010 GMC Acadia SLT-2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 19 people found this review helpful
I bought this Acadia new off the dealer's lot at the end of 2010 and thought I got a great deal. It now has 70K miles. Between recalls and service bulletins it's been in the shop close to 15 times. Since December alone, it's been in 5 times. First, for a Service Bulletin to replace a timing chain, then every two weeks since for some other trouble code or fault. GM should be ashamed to have their logo on this car. I've asked for a full refund due to the failure of the engineering not living up to the "Professional Grade" motto, but been laughed at. I've been a GM fan for 40 years and am now selling everything GM I won because GM has failed to make this right. Never again.
Fine until 100K Miles
Peggy B, 03/03/2017
updated 03/16/2020
2010 GMC Acadia SL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
We needed something that would seat our 3 kids plus have plenty of cargo room. We were between this and the Honda Pilot. (Spouse favored the crossover look and he was paying for it so here we are). The interior layout is great. Things to be aware of: Get an accurate cost of how much replacement tires are. Changing the rear wiper blade requires a new assembly arm (roughly $80). After about 100K miles, change the oil by the 3 month/3,000 mile marker or be sure to add a quart. After 100K miles, it seemed like a lot of things started going wrong. This car was also involved in a recall, which I had to have done twice because the dealership gave me a refurbished part. Thank goodness the headlights don't have to be changed often (I had mine changed for the first time at 160K miles) because you have to take it to the dealer so they can drop the bumper to access them. And guess where the battery is located? Under the passenger seat. (You can still get the car jumped by attaching the cables to other things under the hood.) Also after 100K miles, one of the tires routinely loses air every 6-8 weeks. The power steering is starting to go, and the passenger air bag light is blinking. If you have time, ask your local mechanic what they think of the car. Mine showed me three others on his lot and said these cars have a variety of factory defects. The thing to be most aware of are the multiple blind spots created by the frame and head rests. On the plus side, the cargo space in back along with the cargo net and movability of the two sets of rear seats is good. The radio and heat controls are well-placed. The heat and A/C are well spread throughout the back seat area (vs. the GMC Terrain which didn't have any rear climate controls per our rental during the recall). It is excellent for carrying multiple golf bags or bicycles. Unless you get this make and model for free, put any amount of money toward a Honda or Toyota instead.
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Another chain bites the dust
Steven M., 02/08/2017
updated 02/19/2020
2010 GMC Acadia SLT-1 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought this car in 10/2016. Computer was reset because of P0008 engine code in 2/2017 light came back on. Only 4000miles later and it had stretched timing chains. When we bought the car it had 94,000mi on it and when we replaced the timing chains it was at 98,000mi. 2007 and 2009 model year Acadias have a CSP that cover stretched timing chains. The CSP states 10yr 120,000miles. By having this CSP available for those model years GM is fully aware that this is a problem. I contacted GM and they refused to help us with the cost and Dondelinger GM dealer in Bemidji, MN also refused to help with the cost. The service writer named Tim told me they have at least three of these cars in for timing chains a week. Our total cost was $2,011. I find this unacceptable on GMs part but obviously they don't care about losing another customer even know their website states "Your complete satisfaction is important to us, and we're here to help". I have found this to not be the case. Also we have yet to see 16mpg city driving. Granted we bought the car in October so the winter may take a toll on that. We ended up selling this car in March of 2018 as the fuel economy was simply not what we expected and I could get better fuel economy with a full size truck. We found this car to unreliable with the timing chains problem. We also noticed that the GMC Acadia was not holding its value due largely to the timing chain failure.
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