07 Acadia... The first year is the worst they always say!
Purchaced 2 years ago with 135k and getting up there. I still wanted to share ALL I HAD to do thus far without even breaking 200k yet. That being said, when it Comes to my ? Acadia she is always needing something ?⏳???????????
Driving home.. got on the highway and she was shaking so violently I had trouble holding on to the steering wheel... Obviously I got it right off. Turns out it needed new tires and that would fix the problem it didn't fail inspection treadwear fell right on that line (6 mo later)Tires had to wait because of #2 only a couple days after purchase... The transmission was slipping! FML! The little dealership saw me coming! It was a nightmare to go through and a long story. ???
- $1500+/- Tires
- $200+/- transmission Warranty. wasn't even supposed to pay that the dealership was paying the deductible, sent +/-$200 short but I wanted my car back and to be done by that point. $ well spent.
The rest are significant cost and dates are not really fresh on my mind
- $500++++/- I think it's called resistor part of the exhaust thing had a hole i swear NTB children did it when they put it up on the lift for tires.
- $200 Fan blower for the heat in the front
- $500< Master cylinder
- $3000</> front and rear suspension! Did the lower control arm for $750<> myself on one side temp emergency repair I even had a (20% off coupon for the part ?)
- $=¥•÷=¥• self-maintenance brake job turned into so much more. Brakes rotors pads speed sensor ( ***** to get out of the hub when previous person doesn't use lube (or grease I know theres a difference I'd watch a YouTube video or Google it first) then the ugly part I think by trying to get the rotor off (male) screwed up the wheel hub bearing thingy I think it's just the hub assembly. Safety first I did not YouTube that repair.. after the hours the brake job ended up taking me I put it in the shop anyways but only for the hub replacement. Rear brake job done ? I'll give some credit to Joe Larry Moe curly "the butinski's"
- SIDENOTE: And it's not anything I did ? ! You reading this is thinking along the lines of ???????♨??⌛???????.. it's because any time a girl opens the hood of her car or takes out her toolbox it seems to attract male subjects, they can't help themselves and wanna take over the project. A woman is perfectly capable teaching herself to do a brake job via YouTube videos ??? (I would like to thank everybody who posts any type of repair fix it video on YouTube I have learned things like doing maintenance on my car 2 how to diagnose and fix my washing machine?.)
- $590 not cheap Alternator! I came to the conclusion it was caused by the air freshener that plugs into the lighter/ cell phone adapter port inside my center console. I came to this conclusion after learning that the lighter port in an american-made car does not require ignition to be turned on for the ability to activate the port. Foreign cars need to have the ignition engaged to activate the port. So the if freshener I plug into the cigarette port to make my car smell so pretty @$3.99 ultimately cost me over $600
I want to say thats it besides maintenance... Also, for my current issue that has brought me to this forum to investigate . My TCS light came on. the rear brake job give me the opportunity to learn a little about the sensor because I had to replace the 2 rare. It's just this one is random!... It's winter and I don't want to work on my car in the winter too!
I absolutely love my Acadia even after of all the issues I've had in such a short time with it! For its age it must have been really well taken care of because it absolutely shocks people when they ask what year it is, saying "doesn't look 12 years old " and its is fully loaded with every option (for that period")
It has touchscreen navigation heated seats but that auction was broken when I got it , the one option it surprises it doesn't have is Bluetooth! And I would have thought touchscreen navigation came out after Bluetooth!. They used to have heated washer fluid , it was a recall and they had to disconnect it . as their fix and the owner at the time received some very small amount of cash in place.
Not sure if any of this will help you.. if you have a chance to buy one I would get the warranty although it did help me huge .. kind of surprised it didn't cover anything else.