2008 Buick Enclave complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AS THE 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE ALMOST WENT OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING SLOWLY ENOUGH THAT IT COULD BE ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS NOT REAR-ENDED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN CONDITION FOR WHICH SPECIAL COVERAGE #14329 WAS ISSUED. GIVEN HOW DANGEROUS THIS CONDITION IS THAT DRAMATICALLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY OF A DRIVER TO STEER THE VEHICLE, I AM VERY UPSET THAT GENERAL MOTORS FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED CARS THAT THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION EXISTED AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS FAILED TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE RECALL. IT IS URGENT THAT NHTSA REQUIRES THAT GENERAL MOTORS ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. PASTED BELOW IS THE DEALER NOTIFICATION THAT WAS ISSUED TO GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 BY GENERAL MOTORS. "#14329: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST - (SEP 16, 2014). CONDITION. SOME 2008-2011 MODEL YEAR (MY) BUICK ENCLAVE, 2009-2011 MY CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, 2007-2011 MY GMC ACADIA, AND 2007-2010 MY SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE MAY REVERT TO MANUAL STE

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK TO WISCONSIN FROM A TRIP TO FLORIDA ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014. MY HUSBAND HAD EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THE SPACE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. AS HE PULLED INTO THE SPACE, THE ENCLAVE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. I CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE GEARSHIFT THINKING THAT HE HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE ONLY GEAR THE WOULD WORK WAS PARK. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL BUICK GMC CADILLAC DEALER. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18, A SERVICE TECHNICIAN CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT THE 35R WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED AND THE 35R HOUSING WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THAT METAL DEBRIS HAD BEEN FOUND THROUGHOUT THE UNIT. THE REPAIR TOOK ABOUT TWO DAYS AND COST $3589.49. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HAD WE REMAINED ON THE INTERSTATE ANOTHER MILE AND SUDDENLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE TRAFFIC AROUND US MOVED AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS, WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN TERRIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY. I WROTE A LETTER TO BUICK REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF COST OF THE REFUND AND EXPENSE WE INCURRED DUE TO HAVING TO WAIT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I ALSO REQUESTED THAT THEY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE DUE TO THE SEVERE DANGER THAT THE FAILURE CREATES. FINALLY, I MENTIONED INFORMA

THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP AT 85,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE 3RD GEAR WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT POORLY WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN CHANGING LANES ON 9/23/14, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND I HIT A STREET SIGN (NO DAMAGE). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT RESTARTED, BUT ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS "STALLED OUT" SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT RATES ANYWHERE FROM 25 MPH TO 45 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP (INCLUDING THE DEALER) 3 TIMES AND ARE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE AVOIDED IT THUS FAR, IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING ALL OF THE SAFETY CHIMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE, BACKUP SENSORS, BLINKERS, ON DASH WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES. THE CD /DVD PLAYER EMITS A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL WHEN A CD/DVD IS INSERTED INTO THE PLAYER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION POWER OFF AND MOTOR LOSING POWER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER I FIRST NOTICED THE LIGHT NOT BEING ON....SOMETIMES IT COMES AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD AFTER I MADE COUPLE U TURNS WITH NO PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD THE STEERING GET TO HARD TO TURN I THINK THIS IS DANGER NEED TO BE A SAFETY RECALL NOW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500.

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING CONTROL AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER WHO CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I FEAR THAT I AM AFRAID MYSELF OR MY WIFE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. ON THE LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STEERING GEAR AND PINION ISSUE WHICH IS OVER $1500.00 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE AUTOMOBILE TYPE AND IT IS ALSO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. PLEASE ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE AXLES. I REPLACED THEM BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOTS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND DRIVING AROUND CURVES IS NERVE-RACKING BECAUSE THE WHEEL WANTS TO JERK TO THE SIDE, ALMOST FORCING ME UNTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PPS SENSOR MODULAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 10/22/14*LJ UPDATED 4/1/2015 *JS

SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE BECAUSE IM NOT USED TO IT BECAUSE BEFORE I WAS DRIVING AN NISSAN X-TERRA 2002. SO IM A WOMEN DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS SO I SAID IT LOOKS GOOD IT WAS FROM ONLY ONE OWNER BEFORE SO I THINK WE ARE GOOD. PLUS I THOUGHT IT'S NOT LIKE I'M PAYING $5,000 FOR A TRUCK AND IT'S A BUICK IT'S CONSIDER LUXURY SO I DIDN'T THINK I WAS MAKING A BAD CHOICE. WELL THE NOISE IT'S GETTING WORSE I BARELY MADE IT TO MY HOUSE YESTERDAY BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO WORK ANYMORE IT WAS RAINING SO HARD IM 9 MONTHS PREGNANT I MADE THAT INVESTMENT DOING A HUGE SACRIFICE SO ME AND MY CHILD COULD BE PROTECTED, FEEL CONFIDENT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS IN THAT TRUCK. ALSO WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK A MONTH LATER THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON I DID A RESEARCH IT SAID THAT THIS TRUCK HAD A RECALL FOR THAT SO I TOOK IT TO THE BUICK AND THEY FIX IT. AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. I MEAN I'M DOING EVERYTHING I SHOULD FOR THIS VEHICLE I CHANGE OIL REGULARLY AND I PAY FOR THE SYNTHETIC OIL BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS BETTER FOR THIS TYPE OF BRAND CARS THAT ARE LUXURY FOR OUR MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE. AND IT'S NOT LIKE I TRAVEL IN THAT VEHICLE I ONLY USE IT TO GO TO WORK, GROCERIES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS HOUSE HONESTLY I DON'T USE IT TO TRAVEL WHERE I LIVE IS A SMALL TOWN SO IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE THIS TRUCK ALL OVER THE PLACE IF YOU SEE IT'S LIKE NEW IT'S THE CXL IT HAS 2 SUN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS HARD TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS BROKEN SOLENOID INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE SUN ROOF DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE DEBRIS CLEANED OUT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE WATER LEAKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,507.

CAR WOULD LOOSE COMPLETE POWER. THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT WOULD TAKE A JUMP OFF. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO BUT A BATTERY. I WENT TO GET MY BATTERY TESTED FIRST AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS PERFECTLY FINE. I DROVE IT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. EVERYTHING WOULD WORK IN THE CAR BUT NO FIRE WAS GETTING TO THE IGNITION. I HAD IT TOWED TO WIESNER AUTO IN HUNTSVILLE TEXAS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE WIRES THAT GOES FROM THE STARTER TO THE IGNITION HAD SHORTED OUT. I ENDED UP SPENDING $204.00. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DON'T JUST HAPPEN. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VOICE MY OPINION. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THE WHOLE TIME I'VE HAD IT. I'VE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE ELECTRIC SEAT, THE HINGE MOUNTS FOR THE LIFT GATE, THE DVD PLAYER, AND AN OIL LEAK FIXED. NOW THE 3/5/R WAVE PLATE HAS BROKEN. WHAT'S UP WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVES? THEY COST TOO MUCH FOR ALL THESE ITEMS TO BREAK AND NEED REPLACING. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE SUV WAS ABUSED AND NOT MAINTAINED. IF I WANTED TO HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP ALL THE TIME, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CLUNKER. WHY DOESN'T GMC HAVE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION 3/5/R WAVE PLATE. IT ISN'T SAFE WHEN IT GOES OUT AND YOU ARE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS SUV. WE COULD BE KILLED. GMC NEEDS TO WAKE UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER 66,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION! THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED TWO SEPARATE DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ONE OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE INTERSECTION CLEARED, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND MERELY COASTED INTO THE LANE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD SITTING THERE WERE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE THREAT OF IMPACT BY FAST-APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE INTERSECTION MOMENTS BEFORE ON-COMING TRAFFIC ARRIVED. THE SECOND EVENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. TRAVELING 45-50 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE RETURNED HOME AT SLOW SPEED. IN THE DRIVEWAY, WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT BARELY MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE NEXT DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP. IT SHIFTED GEARS ON THE WAY, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE WAVE PLATE IS BROKEN AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. WE TRIED CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT RECEIVED NOTHING MORE THAN A RECORDED MESSAGE ASKING US TO HOLD ON THE LINE. WE HELD FOR OVER ONE HOUR AND RECEIVED NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. A REVIEW OF MA

TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING PUMP, STEERING GEARS ARE GONE @ 116,000 MILES? ONE OWNER BUICK ENCLAVE HAS HUGE PROBLEMS - NOT ONE LEMON - ALL ENCLAVES ARE LEMONS! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THESE CARS? MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE. *TR

WHILE ON AN ON-RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE, MY WIFE WAS MERGING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. AS SHE ACCELERATED AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AND THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. NOT ONLY WAS THE SURPRISE AND SHOCK OF THE EVENT TO INCLUDE THE VERY HIGH REVVING ALARMING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION BY FAILING TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER LANE POSITION IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE WAITED IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE POSITION FOR HELP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WHICH REQUIRED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION AND THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE (I.E. CROSSING TRAFFIC, TRAIN TRACKS, ETC...) AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, THERE SHOULDN'T BE SPONTANEOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH PROVED TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THREE WEEKS AGO I TOOK MY 2008 ENCLAVE TO O'NEAL BUICK GMC TO HAVE THE AIR BAG RECALL COMPLETED AS I HAD THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN MY DASH ALONG WITH THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING SIGN. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WASN'T WORKING REGARDLESS IF ANYONE WAS SITTING THERE OUR NOT EVEN MY HUSBAND WHO'S 210 POUINDS THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THE TECHNICIAN CAME TO ME AND ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ISSUE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT BACK AND LEAVE IT BUT THAT THEY WERE FIXING THE RECALL WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THEM TOUCHING WIRES UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I EXPECTED THE PASSENGER SEAT TO BE THE SAME AS THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT BACK. HOWEVER THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE AIRBAG SIGN SHOULD HAVE GONE AWAY AND THEY BOTH WERE STILL PRESENT. I QUESTIONED IT AND THE TECH SAID AGAIN IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. UPON DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THAT I NOW HAD ANOTHER ISSUE A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WHICH WAS NSOT PRESENT BEFORE THEY DID THE WORK. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF TO THEM AGAIN ON 7/28/14 FOR THE FOLLOW-UP VISIT AND ADVISED THE DEALER THAT BASED ON MY PAPER WORK FROM GM THE WARNIGN LIGHTS I HAVE ARE A RESULT OF THE RECALL. I ALSO ALERTED THEM TO THE CLICKING NOISE AND THEY SAID WE WILL LOOK INTO IT. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP ON 7/29/14 ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF AND

ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO WHEN I WOULD GET IN MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING WOULDN'T FUNCTION FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY I DROVE FROM MY HOUSE TO A GAS STATION, WAS PULLING UP TO A GAS PUMP AND LOST MY STEERING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. ON SUNDAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF A RESTAURANT ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND LOST MY STEERING FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS!! AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER, BEING CHARGED $50 AND BEING TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, I CALLED BUICK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE ONLINE THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! *JS

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WITH THE STEERING RACK, AFTER A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. *JB

ENGINE LOST POWER...ON INTERSTATE 90 GOING 70MPH....TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE REVVED UP BUT NO POWER TO THE WHEELS....I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR FROM THE PASSING LANE TO RIGHT LANE THEN ON TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING A GREAT DEAL AS WELL....CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A BUICK DEALER IN ROCHESTER, NY AWAITING A CALL....FROM THE INTERNET READINGS EXPECT THE PROBLEM TO BE THE WAVE PLATE AND TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF $4000....I PLAN TO ESCALATE THIS PROBLEM TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS AT GM AS THE FAILURE WAS VERY SCARY BEING ON THE NYS THRUWAY DRIVING AT 70MPH *JS

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING FAILS. SUV BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. YOU NEED TO PUT A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ONCE SERVICED FOR A WATER LEAK. WATER COMING FROM INTERIOR REAR BACK UP SENSOR NOTIFICATION. ALSO WATER LEAKING INTO THE A PILLAR. ALSO WATER COMING OUT OF THE VISOR ATTACHMENT TO THE HEAD LINER. AGAIN, WATER IS COMING INTO THE INTERIOR. PASSENGER CARPET IS ALWAYS SOAKED. *TR

ENGINE REVS NO MOVEMENT, NO REVERSE ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL GO STIFF AND MY RPM GAUGE DROPPED. I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT HAD PROBLEMS TURNING THE WHEEL. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED MY ENCLAVE HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND HIT THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHERE I THEN RESTARTED IT. THAT WAS 2 DAYS AGO. TODAY I WENT TO START IT FOR WORK AND FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 2 MONTHS IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE CONNECTIONS CHECKED WITH NO WRONG FINDINGS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' POSTED IN THEIR REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE "MANY PEOPLE" WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING IS HORRIBLE AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT GO OUT ON THEM. COSTS A TON TO REPAIR AND IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ENCLAVES. THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THE PARTS EVEN THOUGH MY FAMILY IS IN HARMS WAY. I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT GEOLOGICAL LOCATION AND VIN NUMBER EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS CLEARLY AFFECTED.... FRUSTRATED! *TR

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND AS CAR WAS TRYING TO CLIMB A HILL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS, IT SLIPPED. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE ON INTERSTATE. GOT TO LOCATION AND THEN WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN AND BACKING UP CAR WAS HESITATING. PULL FORWARD THEN NEEDED TO GO IN REVERSE AND CAR HESITATED LIKE SOMEONE PRESSING ON AND OFF GAS. ARRIVED BACK AT HOME AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO TRANSMISSION PLACE (HAD ALREADY RESEARCHED THROUGH WEEKEND ON PROBLEM AND SAW ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH 2008 BUICK ENCLAVES WITH WAVE PLATE (SNAP RING) GOING OUT ON TRANSMISSION. JUST RECEIVED CALL AND MY BUICK IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS JOINED THE RANK OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT/REPLACED AT THIS STAGE OF VEHICLE LIFE. I AM ONE YEAR OUT OF MY WARRANTY, BUT UNDER THE MILEAGE, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MATTER! GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS! THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IN LIGHT OF ALL THE RECENT NEWS ON GM PROBLEMS, I THINK WE HAVE FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WASN'T. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE IN A PARKING LOT, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO FINISH THE TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE I HIT THE CAR PARKED IN THE SPACE NEXT TO THE ONE I WAS TRYING TO PARK IN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I AM GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MAKE A SHARP TURN THE STEERING GOES OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP IS FAULTY. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. AS I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET I SAW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THE FIX FOR THIS IS OVER A $1000.00. FOR A VEHICLE THAT COSTS ALMOST $50,000 BRAND NEW THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I SHOULD NOT BE TAKING THIS CAR TO THE SHOP FOR STEERING PROBLEMS AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO ARMS AND HANDS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SINCE SHE WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,300.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 1 NEAR STAFFORD, VA) WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY THEREAFTER LOST POWER BEYOND 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CALLED THE NEAREST BUICK DEALERSHIP/REPAIR SHOP (ROUTE 1 BUICK IN WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND TOLD THEM OF ISSUE. THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND THE WAVE PLATE IS A "KNOWN ENCLAVE PROBLEM." THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH COST AS IT'S CLOSE TO WITHIN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE HAD IT TOWED THERE TO ROUTE 1 BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND ALL TRANSMISSION CODES A WAVE PLATE CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SO THEY CALLED BUICK GM SERVICE MANAGER. ROUTE 1 BUICK CALLED US BACK TO SAY GM WOULD NOT ASSIST US AS WE WERE OUTSIDE WARRANTY AND HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION (I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION AND POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS I AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE MADE ON THIS EXACT VEHICLE IN MY RESEARCH INTO THIS...I HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS!). ROUTE 1 SAID THAT OUR COST WOULD START AT $3,800 WITH NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULDN'T FIND OTHER ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. THE ALSO SAID LUCKY FOR US, OUR VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL ON SIDE AIR BAG ISSUE THEY COULD FIX. AS WE REALIZED WE MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET AND COULD NOT AFFORD $3,800, WE PAID THEM THE $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TOWED IT (AT OUR EXPENSE) TO DUN-RITE TRANSMISSION IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. DUN-RITE FOUND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THEY REBUIL

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ENCLAVE ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 1 NEAR STAFFORD, VA) WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY THEREAFTER LOST POWER BEYOND 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CALLED THE NEAREST BUICK DEALERSHIP/REPAIR SHOP (ROUTE 1 BUICK IN WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND TOLD THEM OF ISSUE. THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND THE WAVE PLATE IS A "KNOWN ENCLAVE PROBLEM." THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH COST AS IT'S CLOSE TO WITHIN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO ROUTE 1 BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND ALL TRANSMISSION AND WAVE PLATE CODES. THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SO THEY CALLED BUICK GM SERVICE MANAGER. ROUTE 1 BUICK CALLED US BACK TO SAY GM WOULD NOT ASSIST US AS WE WERE OUTSIDE WARRANTY BY 3,000 MILES AND HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION (I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION AND POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS I AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS MADE ON THIS EXACT VEHICLE IN MY RESEARCH INTO THIS...I HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS!). ROUTE 1 SAID THAT OUR COST WOULD START AT $3,800 WITH NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULDN'T FIND OTHER ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SAID LUCKY FOR US, OUR VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL ON A SIDE AIR BAG ISSUE THEY COULD FIX. AS WE REALIZED WE MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET AND COULDN'T AFFORD $3,800, WE PAID THEM THE $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TOWED IT (AT OUR EXPENSE) TO DUN-RITE TRANSMISSION IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. DUN-RITE FOUND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THEY REBUILT T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,001. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FROM BOTH SIDES, AND THE PUMP SEIZED. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 08/06/14 UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY 20. 2008, WENT TO GET MY FIRST OIL CHANGE, PICK UP THE CAR START TO DRIVE OFF EVERY LIGHT,CAN ON THE CAR INCLUDING THE BUTTON FOR THE DOOR LOCKS, RETURN TO THE TO THE DEALERS WHERE I GOT THE OIL CHANGE AND PURCHASE THE CAR. THEY KEEP THIS CAR FOR 4 WEEKS, TOOK THE WHOLE ENGINE DOWN ON A BRAND NEW CAR THIS WAS A BRAND NEW BUCK ENCLAVE, THAT I PURCHASE OUT OF THE STOCK ROOM ON DISPLAY, WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR FOR THAT PERIOD,PICK UP THE CAR AFTER FOUR WEEKS, RETURN BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A LEAK IN THE ROOF ALSO GOT THAT REPAIR, BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERS. CHANGE DEALERS AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERS THEY DID A GOOD JOB BUT TIME AFTER TIME I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AT PAYING 47,000 FOR THIS CAR I WAS GIVING A BAD DEAL, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK BECAUSE I AM HAVING PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY. I AM SMELLING SMOKE LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING AND A LITTLE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN FAIR FOR MY KID LIFE.I HAD VALVE CHANGE, CYLINDER HEAD CHANGE,SEAL,GASKET,BOLT,IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENT,LIFTGATE STRUT REPLACEMENT,MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT,REPLACE STEERING GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEM TO ME , AND ITS A VERY NICE COMFORTABLE CAR, BUT I GOT A BAD ENGINE, AND BUCK SHOULD HAVE HANDLE THIS DIFFERENT INSTEAD OF FIXING AND FIXING GIVEN ME A DIFFERENT CAR. WHEN I PARK THIS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND I COME BACK THIS CAR FRONT WINDOW HAS NOT VISIBILITY AND WINDOWS BE FROSTED LIKE SOMETHING IS STILL RUNNING IN THE CAR. SINCE

THE STEERING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EVENT SINCE THE SECOND YEAR OF HAVING THE MODEL. I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT WOULD HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN AND NOT TURN. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WENT INTO SEVERAL DITCHES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN (TECH SERVICE DATE 6/20/12 RACK AND PINION BINDING CAUSING STIFFNESS IN STEERING--REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND FLUSHED SYSTEM). WE ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN I TURNED IT IN AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE DEMANDING SOMETHING BE DONE. (5/10/13 CORRECTION-REPLACE LEAKING STEERING GEAR AND FAILED P/S PUMP, FILL SYSTEM, BLEED SYS AND VERIFY OPERATION). DIFFICULTY STEERING AND LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING LEFT (SERVICE DATE 4/18/14- FOUND INTERNAL LEAK FORM POWER STEERING RACK -REPLACED RACK AND BLEED SYSTEM AND ALIGNED VEHICLE. DROVE OUT OF THE THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTICED A/C NOT WORKING AND SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE TURNING LEFT. TOOK IT BACK IN (5/5/14-FOUND LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT TO BE POPPING NEEDS TO REPLACE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 20+ DAYS AND DID NOT FIX. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (6/29/10--POOR CONNECTION AT SIR HARNESS--DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL-TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (4/18/14--CORRECTION COMPLETED). AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (5/5/14-INTERMITTENT SHORT IN PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE, CHECKED AN RECHECKED -- CORRECTIONS NEEDS FROM PASSENGER PRES

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON JANUARY 20, 2008. I WENT TO GET MY FIRST OIL CHANGE, AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OFF EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR INCLUDING THE BUTTON FOR THE DOOR LOCKS CAME ON. I RETURNED TO THE TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT THE OIL CHANGE AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 4 WEEKS.MIND YOU THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR, A BUICK ENCLAVE, THAT I PURCHASED OUT OF THE STOCK ROOM ON DISPLAY. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR FOR THAT PERIOD, PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER FOUR WEEKS, RETURNED BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A LEAK IN THE ROOF THAT I ALSO HAD TO REPAIR. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERS. I CHANGED DEALERS AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY DID A GOOD JOB BUT TIME AFTER TIME I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEMS AFTER PAYING $47,000 FOR THIS CAR BRAND NEW. I FEEL I WAS GIVEN A BAD DEAL, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK BECAUSE I AM HAVING PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY. I AM SMELLING SMOKE LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN FEAR FOR MY AND MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE!! I'VE HAD VALVES CHANGED, CYLINDER HEADS CHANGED, SEALS, GASKETS,, BOLTS,, IGNITION, COIL REPLACEMENT, ,LIFT-GATE REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT, , REPLACED STEERING GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM TO ME. IN SPITE OF ALL THIS IT'S A VERY NICE COMFORTABLE CAR, BUT I GOT A BAD ENGINE, AND BUICK SHOULD HAVE HANDLED THIS DIFFERENTLY INSTEAD OF FIXING IT THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A DIFFERENT CAR. WHEN I PARK THIS CAR IN THE

A SMALL GROMMET FAILED ALLOWING THE SUNROOF DRAIN LOCATED INSIDE THE ROOF TO DRAIN WATER TO THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE LEAK WAS NOT EASILY DETECTED UNTIL A MOLDY SMELL DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CAR, HUMIDITY ISSUES, AND THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE AMPLIFIER LOCATED NEAR THE LEAK SHORTED OUT AND FAILED. (NO FIRE LUCKILY) AFTER $1700 WORTH OF DAMAGES AND REPAIRS WERE MADE BY BUICK, THIS DESIGN DEFECT WAS CORRECTED AT FULL COST TO THE OWNER. THIS WATER LEAK COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY EVEN A ELECTRICAL FIRE. OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS SHOULD FORM A CLASS ACTION SUIT. GM DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW EVEN THOUGH THE BUICK ENCLAVE FORUMS HAVE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. GM'S RESPONSE WAS TO OFFER A $2500 CREDIT ON A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. I CERTAINLY HAVE NO NEED TO EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PROBLEM. *TR

WE LOST OUR TRANSMISSION ENTERING ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE! NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER CAME ON UNTIL IT HAPPENED. WE ARE NOT IN THE HABIT OF BEATING OUR VEHICLES. WE ARE A RETIRED. THIS I FEEL IS A DEFECT IN SOMETHING. THERE WERE MANY CARS COMING BEHIND US ON THE RAMP. IT WAS A 2 LANE RAMP THAT WENT TO ONE LANE. I GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING AND WOULD GO INTERMITTENTLY. I SAYED RIGHT UNTIL I COULD GET TO A PULL OVER AREA. FULL LINES OF TRAFFIC BEHIND US WERE HAVING TO SLOW DOWN WHICH IT LOOKED PRETTY SCAREY WHEN I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY HUSBAND AND I FEEL THAT THE WAY WE DRIVE SHOULD NOT MAKE US LOSE A TRANSMISSION. ALSO, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE TOOK IT IN FOR A STEERING SQUEEK, LOUD, AND WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT STILL SQUEEKS AND WORSE. WE ARE HAVING THAT LOOKED AT NOW, AGAIN! WE DO NOT TRUST THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED IT NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TROUBLE CODE DETECTED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.

STEERING STARTS TO FAIL WHEN I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. IT LOCKS UP CAUSING ME TO MAKE SUDDEN REACTIONS. I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME MAKING A TURN OR PULLING IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT 10-35 MPH AT 5:00 6/4/2014. TOOK THE ENCLAVE TO THE DEALER 6/5/2014 NO WORD YET ON WHAT HAS GONE WRONG. HOPEFUL FOR MORE INFO TODAY 6/6/2014. CAR DROVE FINE FOR THE PAST 1-1/2 YEARS, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER A 6,000 LB. VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. BUT, STILL SCARY EVEN ON CITY STREETS AS TURNING HAD TO BE ACCOMPLISHED VERY WIDELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V118000 (AIR BAG). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED SINCE THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

RACK AND PINION GONE BAD ONLY 62,000 MILES ON MY SUV ESTIMATED COST $1200. HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING ON A $55,000 PLUS VEHICLE. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP A YEAR AGO GOT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY. WAS OUT OF QUITE A BIT OF MONEY WITH TOWING BACK TO ILLINOIS FROM OHIO PLUS THE COST OF REPAIRS. I'M AT A POINT WHERE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OUT OF STATE IN FEAR OF A MAJOR BREAKDOWN. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING IS LEAKING DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE COLLAR RUBBING AND VIBRATING. SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASE INCLUDING REBUILT TRANSMISSION, ETC. DESIGN FLAW AND LEMON. *TR