2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FAIL AT TIMES. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS INTO TRAFFIC WHEN I HAVE TO QUICKLY MERGE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT TURN ON THE FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS UNDER 150 LBS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 125,000 MILES AND REPLACING THE SEAT SENSOR IS APPROXIMATELY $1000.

SUNROOFS HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND NOW ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF IS GOING BAD. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. NO ONE WILL HELP

TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON AND STAYS ON. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SENSOR . THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON ANY CAR.

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL. HAD HARNESS REPLACED (COME TO FIND OUT ITS DUE TO WATER LEAK). AIR BAG SENSORS GO OFF AND ON SO YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW IF ITS WORKING OR NOT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND NOW WHEN ITS STARTED THE ENGINE MAKES LOUD KNOCK. WAS TOLD POSSIBLE TIMING CHAIN. ONLY HAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VIC CANEVER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3000 OWEN RD, FENTON, MI 48430) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WOULD TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/15/17*LJ *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO O'NEIL BUICK TODAY FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON MY ENCLAVE'S LIFT GATE. THE RECALL LETTER FROM THE DEALER SAID THAT THE LIFT STRUTS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL WORK WOULD BE FREE. I WAS HAPPY TO GET THE LETTER BECAUSE MY LIFT GATE WAS BROKEN. HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $275 FOR PARTS AND $109 IN LABOR. THAT IS WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT MY BROKEN LIFT GATE WAS BUT NOT COVERED AT ALL BY THE FREE RECALL. THIS FELT LIKE I WAS BEING CHEATED. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR HELP FROM THE NTSA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN HOSE FROM THE SUN ROOF WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I DROVE MY BUICK ENCLAVE 2008 TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN MY TRIP WAS COMPLETE, I TURNED CAR OFF TO GO IN GAS STATION AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON...IT DID NOT START. IT STARTED TO MAKE A TWITCHING NOISE AS IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS WRONG. I GOT IT JUMPED..BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND IT WORKED FINE FOR 6 DAYS. NOW, IT WILL NOT START AT ALL UNLESS IT IS JUMPED. IT ALSO LOCKS THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION IF I TRIED TO START IT WITHOUT A JUMP. THE CAR CONTINUES TO MAKE A TWITCHING NOISE WHEN IDLE. IM AM AGRAID OF A FIRE IGNITING. I NOTICE THAT EACH TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR , IT HAD RAINED SIGNIFICANTLY THOSE DAYS. I KNOW OF ANOTHER OWNER THAT IS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITB THEIR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER BEING CLOSED OR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO FALL AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE TRUNK DOOR STRUCK THE CONTACT'S SON ON THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON SMITH BUICK GMC (1900 AUTO CENTER DR, MERCED, CA 95340), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,500.