2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN INTO A BARKING LOT SPACE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO TURN IT ANY FURTHER. I CAN'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT ANY MORE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT TURN IT.I AM WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS.FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE REST OF THE RECALLS THAT GM HAS IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM. *TR

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE, IT IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. IN DECEMBER IT STARTED MISFIRING, HESITATING AND BECOMING SLUGGISH. AFTER TAKING IT TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES THEY FIGURED OUT THE PISTONS WERE MISFIRING AND THREE IGNITION COILS(ALL ON THE SAME SIDE) HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE I REALIZE THE TIME FRAME OF THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED, WE WERE UNDER THE MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. I GUESS AUTOMOBILE MAKERS PENALIZE YOU FOR NOT PUTTING A LOT OF MILES ON YOUR CAR. NOW, JUST THREE MONTHS LATER WITH ONLY A FEW MORE THOUSAND MILES ADDED - OUT OF THE BLUE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. PARK ASSIST GOES OFF, ALL WHEEL DRIVE GOES OFF, ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT SHOULD BE FINE - IT WASN'T. THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT! IF SO, THEN WHY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS? TOO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG, FOR A PRICE TAG OF OVER $50,000.00. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT MADE WELL AND IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE TAG, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY - HOW SAFE IS IT??? *TR

I HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 60 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING STEERING FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE AND SIMILAR PLATFORMS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. GM HAS ALREADY BEEN SHOWN TO FAIL TO CORRECT SAFETY ISSUES DESPITE HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH (HENCE THE CURRENT SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE). THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM IN RELATION TO THIS ISSUE (THE JUDGE SO FAR HAS RULED AGAINST GM TO HAVE THE SUIT DISMISSED GIVING VALIDITY TO THE ISSUE). I KINDLY REQUEST NHTSA RE-EVALUATE THIS ISSUE AND INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. I APOLOGIZE FOR USING THIS SECTION TO INQUIRE BUT DID NOT LOCATE ANY OTHER MEANS OF INQUIRY. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE NEW IN APRIL 2009. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A WEEK FOR THE STEADY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (AKA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). FIRST VISIT (WEDNESDAY) REVEALED PISTONS MISFIRING. APPROXIMATE COST - $400. SECOND VISIT (FRIDAY) DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING. DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE MIL WAS 'FIXED' ON TUESDAY, IT PROBABLY TRIGGERED SOMETHING TO MAKE THE MIL GO OFF FOR NO REASON. OR, IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM THAT WILL ONLY BE REVEALED AFTER THE MIL IS RESET. IF THE MIL DOES COME BACK ON, IT'S PROBABLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - WHICH WILL COST ALMOST $600 FOR THE PART AND $400 PLUS FOR THE LABOR. MIL CAME BACK ON FRIDAY EVENING. THIRD VISIT IS TOMORROW AND I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS MANY ENCLAVE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE MIL. VERY COSTLY PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED - TIMING CHANGE, BATTER REPLACED AT AN UNUSUALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, POWER STEERING, MEMORY SEAT MOTOR BLEW, PEELING PAINT FROM A/C AND RADIO BUTTONS AND OTHER BUTTONS, ETC. REALLY ENJOYED THE ENCLAVE BUT STARTING TO REGRET THIS PURCHASE AS IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AND NO COST TO CONSUMER. *TR

MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE STARTED OUT WITH A FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LIMITS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP AS BEING NOTHING. THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING NOISES WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS SOMETHING THE OCCURS IN THIS TYPE OF PUMP BUT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE IS INITIALLY STARTED AND AT LOWER SPEEDS IE IN A PARKING LOT. NOW THERE FEELS LIKE A DETENT IN THE STEERING AT THE STRAIGHT FOREWORD POSITION AND IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING (ON THE HIGHWAY) AND TAKES SOME STRENGTH AND AWARENESS TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED ON WARRANTY. *TR

HARD TO TURN. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MOST ENCLAVES. *TR

I WAS HEADING OUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD UP A HILL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A WRECK. I ALREADY HAD THE STEERING PUMP AND PINIONS CHANGED 1 WEEK AGO AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE GM KNOWS ABOUT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. NOT TO MENTION HOW COSTLY THIS IS AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR REPAIRS, BY THE WAY I DID JUST PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO. YES I DID JUST PURCHASE IT FROM A DEALER. *TR

MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAINLY AT LOWER SPEEDS TO MAKE TURNS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH FOR ME TO TURN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OF OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS AND MANY DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WITHOUT SUCCESS. I ALSO CAME ACROSS A WEB SITE THAT STATES THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR SAID PROBLEM. THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY! PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING! YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION IS APPRECIATED! RECALLS NEED TO BE ORDERED ASAP. *TR

MY POWER STEERING, IN MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. THE POWER STEERING HAS MADE WEIRD (AND LOUD) NOISES, WHEN DOING SLOW SPEED TURNS. THERE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE RESISTANCE WHEN TURNS ARE MADE (ESPECIALLY IF A SLOW, SHARP TURN IS NEEDED), ABOVE THE NORM. FINALLY, TODAY, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING/RACK PINION DRIVE WENT OUT. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT OUT OF AN INTERSECTION TODAY. IT NOW REQUIRES A HUGE EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR