Used 2014 GMC Acadia SLT-2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews

Nice but buggy

First off I like everything about this car. Ok, well not everything. I have owned it for 10 days and on day 3 it was back to the dealer to get a massive oil leak fixed. Cheap Chinese oil filter housing cracked and allowed oil to leak past the filter seal. The remote start works maybe 50% of the time. The gas gauge wanders from 1/8 tank to just under 1/2 full which causes the distance to empty to wander from 50 to 120 miles. The driver's seat moves back for easy exit even though I turned that feature off. Now, my main gripe is I am only getting 13.8 mpg in town. I have been driving this car like an old lady and I can not improve on that number after two tanks of gas.

Pleasure Ride

Only have had my new Acadia for less than a month but have thoroughly enjoyed the ride! Smooth ride but wish it would come in rear wheel drive instead of front wheel drive. The jury is still out on the mileage however I only have less that 1,000 miles on it but for city driving I am averaging about 16-17 mpg. Exterior design is better than the ugly Terrain. Why can't whitewall tires be an option? It really adds some style. Black wall tires tend to make vehicle look bland and cheap. The same is true about pin striping. I added pin striping and WOW what a difference. I remember when cars came with pin striping and whitewalls.

Update #2.

I bought this 2014 Acadia in June 2014. In less then 12 months the oil filter mount cracked and leaked a lot of oil on my garage floor, the rear evaporator leaked and both were replaced under warranty. Then the right engine mount broke in 2015 and the rear evaporator leaked again out of warranty. They charged me $1000 and admitted their vendor was shipping faulty units. I argued this with GMC customer service and they gave me a gift certificate for $500 to only be spent in their accessories catalog. There was nothing on the Acadia page that anybody would want or I needed. Junk. Gas gauge has never read correctly and transmission has a lag that causes it to clunk laud enough to startle. Update: October 2019 the evaporator failed again. Now I just add R134A coolant myself and it’s good for 5 months. Suspension has a clunk on the right side. Dealer said it was a motor mount again and gave up and left. It sounds like a coil over unloading and snapping back into place in right rear. Forward collision warning sensor died. This is usually caused by a computer malfunction that is very expensive to repair. 9/3/2020: forward collision Warning repaired its self! While turning left the transmission goes slack then re-engages with a clank when I get back on the gas. The rear (aux) evaporator problem finally has a cause. It’s not poor workmanship. The failures are now known as bi metallic corrosion caused by micro level copper dust from the fan being blown into the evap. The fix is to replace the evaporator with an OEM part but the fan motor with a “sealed” after market motor. That means you can’t get it fixed at the dealer. Update 3/3/2022. No failures, however the suspension is very noisy. Inspection can find no problems. Aux evaporator is still faulty and I add 12 oz of 134A coolant every 6 months and it runs like new. Otherwise it’s a $1500 fix.

Ideal size for passenger comfort and cargo.

Nicest car/suv we've ever owned

We were lucky enough to find what we were looking for in august of 2015 and it only had 8000 miles on it. It is by far the nicest vehicle we have owned. It replaced a 2002 Ford Explorer Limited with just about 100,000 miles on it. Loved the ford but it ate gas like a starved pig. The Acadia gets 19 plus around town and 23 on the road.and it's never been back at the dealer except for oil changes and to get it washed which was free. Currently have 24000 miles on the vehicle and nothing has changed, Love the car/suv.