Mechanic Discusses Common Problems With Used GMC Acadia Models: Video
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The chip shortage has had a few strange effects on the automotive industry. With fewer new vehicles rolling off assembly lines, many consumers are turning to the used market. These inventory shortages have driven up the price of both new and used vehicles – making it much more difficult to get a good deal on a daily driver. This scenario has some motorists paying for costly repairs on their existing vehicle that they never would have previously – as well-known YouTube mechanic Car Wizard explained in a recent video featuring a customer’s worn-out 2015 GMC Acadia.
The GMC Acadia in this video was brought to Car Wizard’s shop by a used car dealership that was looking to get the vehicle sorted before they listed it for sale. The only problem is that this vehicle requires a lot of work to make it roadworthy again. Car Wizard had to replace the rear main seal, which is located between the engine and transmission, requiring the front subframe and the transmission to be completely removed from the vehicle. Car Wizard notes GM crossovers with the GM 3.6L LLT V6 engine often experience costly timing chain issues as well, but luckily for the dealer, this Acadia was not experiencing any such problems.
In years prior, it would not have been economically viable for the dealership to pay for a rear main seal repair in a vehicle like this, as the expense would have outweighed any profit they have made on the vehicle. Amid the current car sales boom, though, the dealer can pay thousands of dollars for repairs and still make a good profit on the vehicle – something Car Wizard says he’s never seen before in all his years of working in the car repair business.
Check out the video below to learn more about common problems with the GMC Acadia and how the car sales boom is impacting the car repair industry.
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Some issues with some of these and then like my Neighbor 100,000 plus miles and only tires, brakes and oil on their Acadia.
We have over 50K on a 2017 Acadia Limited and never had a problem or needed returning to the dealership. Same with prior 2015 Terrain 2.4l SLT AWD at similar mileage.
GM needs to do a better job on QDR.
Very knowledgeable but I wanted more info with problems on car not the state of the economy on cars.
That was the whole point of the video…why costly repairs make sense in the current economy of cars. The Wizard has made no secret of the fact that he thinks GM crossovers are garbage. His opinion is based on experience as a dealer tech prior to opening his own shop.
On any used vehicle buy an extended warranty that includes electronics. Payments is one thing but payments and paying for repairs is another.
Tell me again how Consumer Reports is biased and unfair with their poor ratings of GM vehicles for reliability.
I sure hope Car Wizard used AC Delco replacement parts. 😀
Great video
The wizard has a great channel to learn about what will break on your car and how much effort it takes to get to the part that fails.
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Make sure you turn your cruise control off when road conditions are wet, or icy, or snow packed.
No vendor ever made a perfect seal to last many years or several hundred thousand miles.
I currently have 509K+ on my 1998 diesel Suburban and had to do some seal work.
Looking forward to the electric and/or hydrogen powered Suburbans and Tahoes.
Glad that GM brought back the diesel in the Suburban and Tahoe. Diesel is a much more safer and efficient all around fuel than gasoline. Just ask any commercial or industrial user. Stay safe.
Wind turbines are big users of oils and lubricants . Leaks in lubricants have led to many wind turbine fires with the oils spilling to the earth below .
Ev tech just used different types of fluids not no fluids FYI
One huge problem I have experienced is the shift into park comes on even when its in park mode.
The park to shift harness was replaced. Still has same issue. I have seen this problem with many Acadia owners. Surprised there has not been a real fix and or recall.
There has been a real fix, the current TSP tells the dealership what to replace but many just skip it.
What happens is that the microswitch gets burnt out and it needs to be replaced. They also need to add a new jumper to the harness that reduces the inrush of current to the switch. If they don’t add the jumper the issue will come back.
Yes I have Acadia too and I just pay $3500 for timing belt and pay $1500 for A.C fixed and still have some issues on car and just run till die so yes big jobs and big money to keep running car but still not enough….
I had an issue with my 2013 Denali in the early part of this year.
Daughter has the lastest gen Acadia, no issues with 35k miles. They love it.
We didn’t have issues until 150,000 miles! At 100,000 I was racing Cobras at stop light and winning still. Mustang my azz…try Shetland Pony!
I suffered throught two traverses, both with less than 100,000 miles. This fella told us immediately that he did not reccomend buying the traverse and Acadia what more do you need to watch. I wish I found him two traverses ago. The traverse should be called the ” travisty” b/c thats what it is and GM knows it but continued to sell them and pass the problem on to the end user. All you happy Acadia people I suggest you put some money in the bank and have a second car ready to go. Your time in the barrel is coming.
what year was yours?
I hear 2016+ the Traverse… and the 3.6 engine is ALOT better… previous to 16, the oilers for the timing chain were pretty small and lack of oil changes caused the chain to overheat and stretch. They increased the oil channels with the 16+
I’d rather see more Car Wizard content than Scotty Kilmer lol
35000, really , of course no car will or should have a prob. Probs happen on Acadia between 80 and 120000 miles. Then watch the repaire cost mount up.
The way you and everybody on this thread that got hurt by gm it wouldn’t matter if it had 3,500 miles. Seeing all kinds of different gm vehicles getting blasted.
I owned other brands I didn’t like and saw I was going to pay out of the whazoo, I simply got rid of them so I didn’t have to – simple…
Look, these internet mechanics only fix…they don’t teach you how to take preventive ways from paying them… ahhh that’s why they’re in business.
IMO, just take care of your cars…they do last longer…
Lease and dump. Done.
This is why we LEASE
Honest repair shop.G-D Bless America.