2008 Buick Enclave complaints

ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A SHOPPING MALL DRIVEWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. POWER TO THE SYSTEM RETURNED WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED BY CARS TRAVELING THE ROADWAY BEING ENTERED. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE... I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD VERY SLOWLY, THEN NOTHING. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD (AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION) AND FORTUNATELY 2 POLICEMEN STOPPED TO HELP ME. THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THEY CALLED THE BUICK DEALER FOR A TOW AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY 'THOUGHT' IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WOULDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE TRANS. WAS DROPPED. ALSO THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JULY! I WAS TOLD, TWO DAYS AND $3100.00 LATER IT WAS A WAVE PLATE PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS. I BOUGHT THIS ENCLAVE USED IN JAN./2010 WITH 41,000. MILES. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAD RAVE REVIEWS, AND NOW HAS TERRIBLE ONES. THAT SAYS A LOT. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AFTER 5 YRS., OR 66,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH END MODEL VEHICLE THAT COSTS THIS MUCH! *TR

THE STEERING RACK & PUMP WERE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, AT 70,000 MILES, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ($1900 REPAIR) FOR THE SAME REASON. THE STEERING WHINES WHENEVER THE WHEEL IS TURNED, AND LOSES POWER AT ANY TIME DURING LOW SPEED. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY! OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO REVERSE OR 2ND GEAR. GM DID NOT PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TSB. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW ENGINE RPM, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT INTERSECTIONS WITH NO GAS APPLIED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK ENCLAVE AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT LOCKED IN ME I WAS SCARED TO DEATH!!! I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 30 DAYS I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AM THEY SAID IT IS THE STEERING RACK AND THE STEERING PUMP IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MEAN THIS PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED PLEASE HELP. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PARKING, NEXT DAY NOTICED LEAKAGE IN CARPORT UNDER CAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO NOTICED A BIGGER SPOT UNDER CAR, CHECKED SPOT OUT IT LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE CARPORT SURFACE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING LOSES POWER (LOCKS UP) AT LOW SPEEDS. I STRUGGLED TO TURN AT ALL. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR. *JB

BROKEN 3-5-R WAVE PLATE IN TRANSMISSION. *TT

STEERING LOSES POWER (LOCKS UP) AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHLY ELEVATED RAMP BETWEEN MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN SAN ANTONIO (281 AND 1604) WHEN MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD MOVE INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND SUDDENLY STALLED AT ITS CURRENT SPEED. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME, AS I UNEXPECTEDLY WAS NOT INCREASING SPEED AS ONE WOULD TYPICALLY DO ENTERING A HIGHWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING TO ALL THREE OF US (ESPECIALLY MY 9 YEAR OLD) AND REQUIRED OUR EXITING THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM QUICKLY, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A FREQUENT REPAIR. THE "WAVE PLATE" FAILURE LED TO THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH ADDITIONAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE BILL EXCEEDS $6000. BOTH THE NEAR ACCIDENT AND COST HAVE BEEN HIGHLY STRESSFUL. WE WANT GM TO ADDRESS THIS "WAVE PLATE /TRANSMISSION" ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ALMOST GET HURT. THE FORUMS FOR GM VEHICLES CONTAINING THIS PART HAVE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY. *TR

LOST TOTAL STEERING AT LOW SPEED, LUCKILY I WAS IN AND OPEN AREA AND NOT IN CLOSE QUARTERS LIKE A PARKING LOT. *TR

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED, ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE PROCESS. BUICK KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE ON THE ENCLAVE PLATFORM, STILL, NO RECALL. IF I DID GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND A FATALITY OCCURRED, LITIGATION WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER. IS THIS WHAT BUICK IS WAITING FOR? SOMEONE TO GET INJURED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL STICKER PRICE FOR MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WAS NORTH OF $40,000, WOW AND THEY CAN'T GET SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A STEERING RACK AND PUMP RIGHT? THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, I JUST HAD TO PAY $2800 TO GET THIS FIXED, AND NOT REALLY SURE IF IT WILL OR WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, APPARENTLY BUICK DOES NOT CARE ONE BIT ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DEFINITELY DOES NOT WANT REPEAT BUSINESS. I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO AVOID BUICK AT EVERY EXPENSE AND NEVER, NEVER, NEVER BUY AN ENCLAVE. I AM ALSO CONSIDERING SELLING THE ENCLAVE AND BUYING SOMETHING THAT IS WORTH IT AND SAFE. *TR

STEERING RACK SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO STEERING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING COULD FAIL OR LOCKUP. *TR

WE BROUGHT THIS CAR FROM LANDERS FORD COLLIERVILLE IN 19APR13 AND I HAVE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES REDONE, AND A VALVE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER FIXED. BUT WE WENT TO SUNRISE GMC ON 28JUN13 AND THEY ADVISED US THAT WE NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR DUE TO A CRACK IN SOME PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THAT LONG AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. LANDERS FORD KNEW THAT CAR HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GMC ADVISED US THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THE BUICK ENCLAVES AND THE ARCADIAS. SO IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS CAR HAD THESE PROBLEMS, THEN WHY HAVEN'T A RECALLED BEEN DONE ON THE CARS. WE DID RESEARCH THIS PAST WEEK AND EVERYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO CALLED GMC AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOT GMC THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. BUT THEY CAN GIVE US 70/30 WE PAY 70 PERCENT OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. THEY ADVISED US THAT THE CAR CAME OFF THE LINE IN 2007 AND THAT IS WHY THE CAR IS 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR JOLTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CAR SAID TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME WITH THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING BUT REALIZE THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL KEPT GOING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. WHEN I READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE I REALIZED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE NO MATTER THE MILEAGE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH POWER WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED. WE COASTED TO A STOP AND WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

STEERING UNIT EMITS GROWLING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. THERE IS FEEDBACK THRU THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED AT 10,000 MILE INTERVALS AND THAT SEEMS TO HELP, BUT THE SERVICE STATION THAT CHANGES MY OIL TELLS ME THAT THE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! HE HAS SEEN THE SAME ISSUE ON THE GMC ACADIA AND SATURN SUV AS WELL. ALSO, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE WET CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE SUN ROOF LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND STOP VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

DURING WET WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO SHUT DOWN AND MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER JUST STARTING OUT AND DRIVING THRU A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND AFTER A FEW MILES SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS AND NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE HAD ONE CLOSE CALL, HOW EVER DO TO THE LOW SPEED WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME. SOMEHOW WATER MUST BE GETTING INTO THE STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

THE STEERING IS NOW MAKING A LOUD MOANING NOISE. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO TRY TO FIX. READING MANY REPORTS ONLINE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IN SEAT CUSHION HAS FAILED. AIRBAG WILL NOT OPERATE IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN I AM DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH. PLACES SUCH AS PARKING LOTS, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ETC HAS BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ME TO MANEUVER. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY AND THEY'RE TELLING ME IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL...IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER $2,000 TO FIX. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK NEED REPLACED. IT'S COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS FOR BUICK TO NOT STAND BEHIND THIS! *TR

ENTERING PARKING LOT POWER STEERING FAILED. PARKED, RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND IT WAS WORKING. SINCE THAT TIME MULTIPLE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES THE PUMP AND RACK REQUIRE REPLACING. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENT REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AFFECTING 2008, 2009, 2010 ENCLAVES. RECOGNIZING THAT GM IS NOW OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I SUSPECT THAT THERE IS LITTLE MOTIVATION FOR THIS AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, BUT MANY BELIEVE IT HAS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. I AM NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN, BUT AS AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER THIS HAS ALL THE EAR MARKS OF A DESIGN FLAW. READING THE INTERNET ENTRIES IT APPEARS THAT FOR $2K+ THE PUMP AND RACK ARE REPLACED AND THEN X MILES DOWN THE ROAD YOU ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. DON'T KNOW IF THIS ISSUE APPLIES TO THE CHEVY TRAVERSE AND GM ACADIA, BUT SUSPECT THE WHOLE FAMILY IS SICK WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO USER ERROR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WHITE SUBSTANCE ON THE WHEELS THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OR A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR

AN AUDIBLE "SLOSHING" SOUND HAD BEEN DETECTED FOR SOME TIME BUT ORIGIN/EXACT LOCATION OF SOUND NOT IDENTIFIED. WHEN PARKING CAR AFTER DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORM ALL WARNING SYSTEMS LIGHTS FLASHED, RADIO STOPPED, AND RADIO AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. CAR DID RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND SYSTEMS WORKED EXCEPT FOR XM RADIO. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS LEAKING WINDSHIELD, REMOVED AND REINSERTED FUSE FOR XM RADIO, AND REFERRED TO COMPANY WHO HAD REPLACED WINDSHIELD SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE. WINDSHIELD COMPANY DETERMINED WINDSHIELD NOT LEAKING, BUT DRAINED WATER FROM MOTOR BLOWER AND BLEW OUT DRAINAGE TUBES. ONE WEEK LATER, WATER STARTED TO POUR ON TO PASSENGER FLOOR MAT. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ALL SYSTEMS FLASHED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND CARE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR A FEW MINUTES (AND COULD NOT CONNECT TO ONSTAR). WHEN CAR RESTARTED, LIGHTS DID WORK, BUT TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS INSIDE CAR DID NOT, NOR DID SPEEDOMETER, POWER WINDOWS, PASSENGER AIRBAG, ETC. HAD TO DRIVE 60 MILES TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THESE WORKING. PAID TO HAVE "FOAM SEAL" REPLACED TO PREVENT RAIN FROM ENTERING CAR (THE PRESUMED SOURCE OF PROBLEM). THEY ALSO CLAIMED TO HAVE DRAINED WATER FROM MOTOR BLOWER HOUSING CLEARED TUBING. ON THE WAY HOME FROM REPAIR, WATER AGAIN POURED FROM AREA OF MOTOR BLOWER ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR MAT, AND ONCE AGAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NOT WORKING. BUICK STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHERE WATER IS COMING FROM, [BUT BELIEVES THAT SINCE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOR

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO QUIT WORKING AT 39,000 MILES BUT I WAITED UNTIL THIS BREAKDOWN TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE COOL SEASON. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CONDENSER AND EVAPORATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

STEERING WOULD CLICK, GRIND & KNOCK WHILE DRIVING, PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING. WE TOOK OUR ENCLAVE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN, SO WE HAD THE INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IMMEDIATELY. I'VE CONTACTED GM AS WELL AS THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR COSTS SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY GM, NOT A CONSUMER DRIVING ISSUE. I HAVE 60K MILES ON MY 2008 ENCLAVE AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD IN NO WAY REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE ONE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP NOT A DEALERSHIP AND TWO MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS OUT AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER NOT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO US FOR THE NEXT YEAR (APPROX). I TOLD GM THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET (INCLUDING NHTSA.GOV) REGARDING RACK AND PINION ISSUES WITH THE ENCLAVE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTERNET WAS FREE AND ANYONE COULD POST ON THERE. MY RESPONSE BACK WAS I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO ENCLAVE OWNERS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO AND THEIR REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY BUICK BECAUSE THEIR WARRANTY HADN'T EXPIRED. GM TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL TO DATE. I FIND THIS TO BE DISAPPOINTING AS THERE OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW ISSUES WITH THE ENCLAVE. I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND ON MY LATEST CALL WITH A SUPERVISOR AT GM I WAS TOL

AS I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE RPM'S WOULD GO TO 4 BUT MY SPEED WOULD ONLY BE 25MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, START IT AGAIN, THEN IT RUNS LIKE IT SHOULD. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $4000. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT SO FAR NO RECALL. I HAVE READ THAT A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PROPERLY HEAR TREATED WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

AFTER MOMENTARILY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE A COUPLE INCHES AT A TIME AND AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO, STOPPED MOVING ENTIRELY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE, AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATES. *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RE-OCCURRING ROOF LEAK FOR ~2 YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WATER LEAKS DOWN THE PILLARS BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT DOOR, THE PILLARS BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS, AND FROM THE LIGHTS IN THE BACK. THE WATER COLLECTS IN AND UNDER THE CARPET AND HAS AN ODOR. THERE IS A MOLD CONCERN. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZES UP, MAKING THE CAR VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR

POWER STEERING WOULD GRIND, OCCURRED FOR OVER 20,000 MILES, AND DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BEING IN FOR MAINTENANCE. STEERING WOULD BE SLUGGISH AT TIMES BUT NOT EASILY REPRODUCED FOR DEALER SERVICE. INDEPENDENT SHOP FOUND MASSIVE LEAKAGE IN THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS COMPLETE LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. INDEPENDENT SHOP INDICATED BOTH WERE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR; THEY ALSO WERE SURPRISED AT THE DEALER'S INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT ON TUESDAY 1/8/2013 ON HIGHWAY ( RT 78 AND RT 24 IN NEW JERSEY ). HESITATION IN ACCELERATION NOTED WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL . CONCERN THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED AS CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT 65. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 1/9/2013- NORMAN GALE BUICK IN CEDAR KNOLLS NEW JERSEY AND AFTER EVALUATION I WAS TOLD TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE AT A COST OF $4100. CAR WARRANTY 5 YEARS $100,000 MILES EXPIRED 11/7/2012. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND ESTIMATE AT MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION,GULF STATION ROUTE 124 MORRISTOWN NJ. SERVICE MANAGER , ZEE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT BUT THE TRANSMISSION EXPERT THAT HE CONTRACTS WITH TOLD HIM THEY WILL NOT TOUCH THIS MAKE AND MODEL .NO REASON PROVIDED TO MY HUSBAND . I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTED SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH MILEAGE UNDER 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED WITH THE ANTI-THEFT ENGAGED. HE THEN ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED THE LIFT GATE BUTTON AND THE LIFT GATE OPENED WITHOUT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SOUNDING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 25-40 TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMN . THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. , THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER HIT A PILLAR, WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE STEERING SEVERAL TIMES. THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 01/28/13

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES, MAKING THIS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

VEHICLE HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT, TELEPHONE POLE, IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE ISSUE ARE THE AIR BAGS OF WHICH NONE ACTIVATED. VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF AIR BAG RECALL AND WARNING LIGHTS REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON 1/18/11 FOR THE RECALL AT 42,968 MILES. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE AT THE DEALER AND NOT FROM THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL AIR BAG RECALLED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WHICH THE OWNER FELT THE RECALL SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY MAY HAVE AN ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF WHILE AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. DOES NOT RESET AFTER THE ADULT ADJUSTS THEIR POSTURE IN THE SEAT. BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED. IF THERE IS A CRASH, THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. *TR

OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE BEGAN LEAKING WATER ONTO AND UNDER THE DASHBOARD FROM THE SUNROOF. NOT ONLY HAS THIS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2008, BUT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL THAT YEAR TO FIX THIS LEAK. FOR SOME REASON OUR VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS. THIS LEAK CAN CAUSE SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING CORROSION AND FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEMS, THE FUSE PANEL, THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION, AND A BUILDUP OF MOLD AND MILDEW. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY FUSE PANEL IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SUSPECT THAT I HAVE OTHER DAMAGED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL. I HAVE ATTACHED THE URL'S OF SEVERAL SITES WHICH REFERENCE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE INITIAL RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A DEALER QUOTE FOR $1900 REPAIR THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND AIRBAGS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A PROMPT RESPONSE AS I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIDDEN DAMAGE THAT COULD AFFECT THE CAR'S SAFETY. THANKS. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI VIDEO OF WATER-DAMAGED DAMAGED BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKING SUNROOFS. HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=3411.0 CONTAINS THE 2008 ENCLAVE RECALL NOTICE HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BUICK-ENCLAVE-2008/VISIBILITY/ LISTS THE GM TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR THIS EN

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT. ALSO FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR , THE POWER STEERING HAS MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE DEALER SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. *TR

A TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE LED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO THE BUICK DEALER FOR REPAIR.... THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING PUMP, FLUID, ETC. WITH A COST TO ME OF 1409.99. HAD I NOT HEARD THE NOISE, I WOULD HAVE LOST STEERING...... THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.... FAR TOO EARLY FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR YESTERDAY AND THE SPEAKERS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. SUDDENLY THEY ALL WENT OFF AND SEEM TO NO LONGER WORK. THIS SEEMS TO ALSO EFFECT MY TURN SIGNALS AS NO SOUNDS ARE INDICATED WHEN THEY'RE TURNED ON, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY RISK. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS SAME ISSUE SEEMS TO EFFECT A NUMBER OF BUICK ENCLAVES. I'D LIKE BUICK TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE ASAP. *TR

MY WIFE WEIGHS 120#. DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON AND OFF LIGHT IS ERRATIC AT BEST. ONCE SET TO OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WON'T TURN THE AIRBAGS BACK ON. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . THEY FIX THE CONNECTORS BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. . IT IS NOW THE 5TH TIME THE PREVIOUS TIME WERE AS FOLLOWS. JULY 29 08, NOV 13 08, DEC 13 10, APRIL 25 12, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE FIRST 3 TIMES IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THE LAST TIME I WAS CHARGED FOR THE FIX. *TR