2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS GONE OUT 5-6 TIMES IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.IF YOU WOULD LIKE INVOICE OF EACH TIME/DATE I HAVE THEM WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. FIVE OR 6 TIMES IT WENT OUT.-- THREE AT SLOW SPEED LOW RPM TRYING TO TURN IN THE CITY AND AT 6 1 WT 230 IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH NOT TO HIT A CAR HEAD ON DURING THE TURN.THREE ON THE INTERSTATE TURNING OFF EXIT AN HIGHER SPEED. IF MY DAUGHTER OR GRANDDAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE CITY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. BUICK EXTENDED THE POWER STEERING WARRANTY TO 150;000 MILES . I HAD THE LAST POWER STEERING PUMP PUT IN AT 149,432 MILES 11/23/16. MY CONCERN TO YOU AND BUICK IS ABOUT EVERY 25K POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 CHEVEY SUB WITH 160K WITCH WE STILL DRIVE--NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 GMC DEN WITH 251K WITCH WE STILL DRIVE. .BUICK KNOWS THEY MADE A ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAWED CAR WITH THEIR FIRST ENCLAVE SUV AT THE EXPENSE IN MONEY AND LIVES OF THE 2008 OWNERS ALL 2008 ENCLAVES SHOULD BE GROUNDED LIKE THE 787 WAS BEFORE BOEING/FAA FOUND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY FIRES AND FIXED THEM!!.WHY IS A FLYING PUBLIC LIFE WORTH MORE THAN THE A DRIVING PUBLIC LIFE? IF YOU AND BUICK WILL NOT GROUND THE ENCLAVE THEN AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE A FREE SAFETY CHECK EVER QUARTER FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW PROBLEMS.I THINK THERE ARE 12. PS I CANNOT WRITE 6 TIMES SO I PUT LAST ONE ON 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN.

I OWN BUICK ENCLAVE 2008. IT WAS PURCHASED IN OCT 2016. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT GOES ON AND OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU JUMP AND MOVE AROUND IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO TO OFF. BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. IT DOESNT SEEM TO MATTER IF YOU ARE 150 OR 225 POUNDS. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR MOVING OR SITTING STILL, IT HAPPENS IN THE CITY AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. IT IS REDICULACY UNSAFE FOR THE PASSENGER!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FOUND A PIECE OF METAL LAYING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS UNSTABLE. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

AIR BAG PROBLEMS ON PASSENGER SIDE WARNING SYSTEM ON, DEALER SAYS MIGHT BE ON RECALL

MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A SUMMER VACATION AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD ALMOST GUN SHOT SOUND. WE WERE SURROUNDED BY TONS OF HUGE 18 WHEELERS SO WE ASSUMED SOMETHING FROM ONE OF THE TRUCKS HIT US. AS WE KEPT DRIVING, WE KEPT HEARING NOISES SO WE PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND THE WHOLE CAR BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING, UNTIL THE PASSENGER LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY THE INSIDE OF OUR SUNROOF HAS TINY, SO IT WAS KIND OF STAYING TOGETHER. SINCE WE WERE ON THE ROAD, FAR FROM HOME MY DAD FOUND SOME CLEAR TAPE AND TAPED BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOF, SO THAT THE GLASS WOULDN'T FALL ON THEM DURING THE DRIVE. LUCKILY IT DID NOT RAIN, OR OUR TRIP WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY RUINED. WE STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ROOF TO THIS DAY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED WHEN WE GOT HOME. IT LEAKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND GOING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT STALLED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RAINY WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE AND A PUDDLE OF WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER INSIDE THE RADIO SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE MAKES A UNFAMILIAR SOUND IN SHIFTING IN 3RD AND 5TH GEARS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANNY IS STAINING TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. THE NOISE DOESN T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THE NOISE IS ANNOYING AND THE SHIFT SEEMS A LITTLE SLOWER.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE TURNED OFF ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST ENGINE TURNS OFF SUDDENLY.THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY ROAD MIDDLE LANE AT 25-45 M/HR. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. UNABLE TO RESTART I WAS ABLE TO PUSH INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALL FOR HELP, IT WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID ROLLOVER SWITCH TRIPPED. 2 DAYS LATER ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY AT THE SAME SPEED BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IN NEURAL AFTER A MIN STOPPED, I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC WHO RESET COMPUTER AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR 3 DAYS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM ON COMPUTER. 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 45 M/HR ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. I WAS ON A SMALL DECLINE 2 LANE BUSY ROAD AND ABLE TO RESTART IN NEUTRAL POSITION. A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS BUT WOULD START IN NEURAL EVENTUALLY AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS, 12/24/2016 WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY 2 LANE STREET IN TOWN ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT 20 M/HR. UNABLE TO RESTART AND PASSENGERS HAD TO GET OUT OF MY BUICK AND PUSH INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT. UNABLE TO RESTART, TOWED ON 12/26/2016 TO LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP PER THE SUGGESTION OF BUICK USA. THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM PER COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND ARE TRYING TO TELL ME THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE BEHIND DASH ON FUSE BLOCK THAT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THAT IS THE PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS, RADIO , AC OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE FUSE BLOCK HAS WATER DAMAGE..PER GM FORUMS THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCHES OR IGNITION CONTROL MODULE . COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM . MY ENGINE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND HOW DO I RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED ONSTAR WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.