2011 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *TR

MY CAR WOULD NOT START ON IT OWN. I GOT A BOOST AND IT STARTED UP. WENT TO AUTO STORE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY BUT IT KEPT RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE SALES ASSOCIATED TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WASN'T GETTING THE PROPER CRACK AMPS. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE BATTERY THAT I NEEDED IN STOCK, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A BATTERY FROM ADVANCE AUTO BUT HE WAS STILL NOT SURE THAT THE BATTERY WAS INDEED THE ISSUE. CALLED AND TOOK THE CAR SUPERIOR MOTORS DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 5. WE LEFT THE CAR FOR THEM TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. WE RECEIVED A CALL NOTIFYING THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FIREWALL THAT CAUSED WATER TO LEAK AT THE COWL AREA WHICH SHORTED OUT THE FUSE BLOCK AND CORRODED THE CONNECTORS. MY HUSBAND ASKED IF WE COULD GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT/WORKMANSHIP AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD CONTROL OVER. SUPERIOR MOTORS INFORMED US THAT WE NEEDED TO REACH OUT TO GENERAL MOTORS DIRECTLY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. WE SPOKE TO SEVERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT TOOK ALL OF OUR INFORMATION AND ASSURED US THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE ESCALATED AND A CALL WITHIN 24 HOURS. IN THE MEANTIME, WE REACHED OUT TO OUR AUTO INSURANCE PROVIDER AND THEY WENT OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP. HE NOTIFIED MY HUSBAND THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WE WERE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND HAD BEEN PROMISED SEVERAL CALL BACKS. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF SPEAKING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS WE FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM A NICOLE ON NOVEMBER 23, 2015 INFORMING US THAT GM WOULD NOT BE ASSISTING US. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE ARE LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED SERVICING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 03/09/16.*JB

RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING GEAR DUE TO LEAKING SEALS THAT CAUSED FAILURE. ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP IS COVERED UNDER SPECIAL GM WARRANTY (14329 'LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST'), BUT NOT POWER STEERING GEAR. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT SEEMS MANY CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ISSUE, BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING GEAR.

2011 BUICK ENCLAVE "ENGINE HOT A/C OFF" AND THEN "ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE" AND THEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGES CAME ON IN QUICK SUCCESSION (W/IN LESS THAN 1.5 MILES) AT 10:00 P.M. I WAS DRIVING ON SUBURBAN STREETS WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED. TOOK INTO DEALER FIRST THING THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I MENTIONED APRIL 2013 TSB #13079 RELATED TO LEAKING WATER PUMP SHAFT AND WAS TOLD THAT HAD EXPIRED. WATER PUMP WAS SUBJECT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 2008-2010 ENCLAVES (#13091). WATER PUMP IS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (100,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS -- MY VEHICLE HAS 79,738 MILES AND WARRANTY EXPIRED 10//15). CALLED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WAS TOLD DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS GM IS AWARE THERE IS A CONTINUING ISSUE WITH THE WATER PUMPS ON BUICK ENCLAVES MADE AFTER 2010 AND THERE SHOULD BE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE FIX ON THESE VEHICLES, AS WELL.

MY WIFE WAS UNLOADING THE GROCERIES ONE DAY AND THE POWER LIFT GATE FELL ON HER BACK WITHOUT WARNING. SHE HAD A VERY BAD BRUISE AND SKIN ABRASION FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS SURPRISED THAT OUR LIFT GATE STRUTS HAD FAILED WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000. WHEN I ASKED WHEN I COULD BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. THAT WAS IN EARLY JULY. IT IS NOW NOV. 18TH AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR NEARLY 5 MONTHS AND I CANNOT EVEN GET AN ANSWER FOR WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. IN FACT, I CAN'T EVEN PAY TO HAVE THIS FIX DONE. THE TRUNK IS VERY HEAVY AND IT NOW TAKES 2 PEOPLE TO LOAD AND UNLOAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS WHEN SHE IS BY HERSELF WITH MY 2 YOUNGER KIDS SINCE WE USE THE TRUNK EVERY DAY. THE POWER LIFT GATE IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN WITH THE PRESS OF THE KEY FOB AND WAS ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES THAT MADE US PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. WE FEEL THAT 5+ MONTHS IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE TO WAIT FOR A FIX FROM GM. WE CANNOT EVEN TRADE IT IN BECAUSE NO DEALER CAN RESELL IT WITH A HATCH THAT DOES NOT STAY OPEN. WE ARE NOW LEFT IN LIMBO WITH AN SUV THAT OFFERS NO UTILITY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THIS RECALL EFFECTS 686,287 UNITS OF ITS LAMBDA PLATFORM CROSSOVERS WHICH INCLUDES THE 2008-2012 BUICK ENCLAVE, 2009-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, 2007-2012 GMC ACADIA, AND 2007-2010 SATURN OUTLOOK. GM SHOULD AT LEAST OFFER COMPENSATION FOR BUILDING SUCH A MAJOR DEFECT AND THEN TAKING SO LONG TO FIX IT. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE ASIDE FROM THIS PROBLEM BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY LEFT A SOUR TASTE IN OUR MOUTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, THE LIFTGATE INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,606. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE OF THE VEHICLE CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND AS A RESULT THE LOW FLUID RESULTED IN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS ONLINE FROM CUSTOMERS STATING THAT THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 52K MILES AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. REPAIR QUOTE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS $1100 FOR THE STEERING GEAR, $360 FOR THE PUMP, AND $1000 FOR LABOR. THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE THE SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY GM ISSUED FOR POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE.