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Used 2013 GMC Acadia Consumer Reviews

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2 out of 5 stars

Way too many repairs!

Rick J., 10/30/2017
2012 GMC Acadia Denali 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful

In five short years of owning our Acadia we have replaced things that never went bad in other cars we owned for twice as long. We have replaced ALL of our control arms, the AC and heating systems. Many other minor issues. We have spent thousands of dollars (I stopped counting as it makes me sad). I am convinced I will not buy another Acadia.

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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
Value
1 out of 5 stars
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3.75 out of 5 stars

Jeckyl and Hyde

bwilling, 04/05/2013
2012 GMC Acadia Denali 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 14 people found this review helpful

Decent ride, a bit underpowered but MPG ok. Very comfortable and tons of room even with three kids in the back. Seats take awhile to heat up. Big problem is with carbon monoxide. This vehicle sets off alarms in our house when started in the garage ( garage door open of course). Service dept is like a human rain delay in trying to get it fixed. Fot the 55k spent on top of the line we had many other choices, cant imagine them being any worse. When not thinking about the CO it rides nice.

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2 out of 5 stars

Lots of problems

Morris M, 09/27/2018
2012 GMC Acadia SL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful

This is my parent’s car , but I and my husband get to do whatever something breaks. First we didn’t do research before we bought this car, it had 101K miles and it was priced $15,999. After few months of driving one of the light went out which was not easy to find and replace. Now there is no air flow in the front AC/ heat vents. I read lots of similar problems about this car now. The value is certainly not worthy. I wanted to remove my name from the loan and so we tried refinancing but the bank won’t do it because we owe more than the value of the car. Total bummer, I hope GMC would do something about this issue or else counting on loosing business.

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4 out of 5 stars
Technology
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
2 out of 5 stars
Value
1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

crap

jamy murphy, 02/27/2019
2012 GMC Acadia SLE 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

very poor car to maintain dealership breaks more stuff then fixes

Safety
3 out of 5 stars
Technology
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
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4.13 out of 5 stars

GMC $129 month!

serafino, 11/01/2014
2012 GMC Acadia SL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

$129 a month lease with no money down since I used my GMC points on credit card...bumped up to $3000 plus other incentives such as conquest cash, and change of styling for 2013. So, I've been driving a the AWD SL model the cheapest model made, but it has the same drivetrain as the Denali $40K+ model. 30 months later not one problem, no squeaks or rattles, great in snow as RWD BMW's couldn't get out of their way. MPG average 17 mix on regular gas. Rides smooth and feels heavy, absorbs potholes. Dislikes: Plastic body works too much. The brakes starting to show wear at 24K feel vibrations. Seats not too comfortable lack support. Steering not precise. $129 can't complain.

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