MSRP: $32,835 - $46,810
Invoice: $31,193 - $44,470
MPG: 17 City / 24 Hwy
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GMC Acadia Recalls & Reliability

Scorecard

Overall: 2012 GMC Acadia U.S. News Best Cars 7.9
Critics' Rating: 8.5
Performance: 7.5
Interior: 7.7
Safety: 9.4
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Pros & Cons

  • Adult-sized third row
  • Roomy interior
  • Lots of standard features
  • Less towing capability than some truck-based SUVs
  • High base price

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Review Last Updated: 4/24/13

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGESRecall Date: 04/05/2012
  • Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 12V151000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 50,001
  • Summary: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD OR ON THE WIPER RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, THE WIPER ARM MAY LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE WIPER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
  • Remedy: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE WIPER ARM NUTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 16, 2012.
  • Notes: GM?S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12036. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

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Warranty

GMC covers the 2012 Acadia with its three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. It also comes with a five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, five years or 100,000 miles of 24/7 roadside assistance and courtesy transportation for the same period. The Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a longer warranty, which includes five years or 60,000 miles of basic coverage and 10 years or 100,000 miles of powertrain coverage. However, the Acadia’s basic warranty is longer than Ford’s three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty.

J.D. Power gives the GMC brand an overall quality rating of three out of five, which is “about average.”

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