2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

I OWN A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WHICH WAS PARKED STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY ON MARCH 24TH 2016. AS I EXITED MY HOME AND ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK MY VEHICLE I WAS SURPRISED BY A CLOUD OF SMOKE THAT WAS RELEASED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT HAD DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DAMAGING THE DASH, RADIO, AND DESTROYING THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THEY SENT OUT A TOW TRUCK TO REMOVE MY VEHICLE FROM MY PREMISES AND SHIPPED IT TO A ED RINKE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR INVESTIGATOR CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED THE 12" OF STANDING WATER DAMAGE ON MY FLOORBOARDS AND IN THE AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE. THERE WAS NO CRACK... SO AFTER BEING INCONVENIENCED FOR ALMOST A MONTH, GM CLAIMS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT AND THAT THEY'VE GOT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OR TOTALED VEHICLE DAMAGES. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TODAY APR. 19,2016 VERY INOPERABLE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER DRAINED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN PIPES THAT RAN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID IT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF IMPACT. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG HAS NOT BEEN DEPLOYED PREVIOUSLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHEN OPENING THE REAR HATCH, THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

CENTRAL LOCKING HAS FAILED RESULTING IN PERSONS BEING LOCKED IN THE CAR. ALL BUTTONS AND FOBS STILL SEEM TO ILLICIT LIGHTS AND BEEPING ETC. BUT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR MORE IMPORTANTLY UNLOCK. THE PLUNGER ON THE DRIVER DOOR COULD NOT EVEN BE PULLED UP MANUALLY. THIS IS ABOUT A DANGEROUS AS A FAILURE CAN GET. I'M PRETTY CLEVER BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I'M GOING TO ABLE TO FIX.

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST TO ME OF $900.00. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE HAVE WITH THIS CAR. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF DEVELOPED A LEAK. THE INTERIOR UPHOLSTERY SUSTAINED DAMAGES AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE, WHICH CAUSED FAILURES TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAINAGE HOSES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED OF DEBRIS. THE DRAINAGE HOSES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,500.

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT AT AT 135,000 AS WE WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE AND LEFT US STRANDED ABOUT 60 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. NOW AT 148,000 THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED AND CAUSED THE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING TO COME ON AND OFF, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. THIS CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP WORKING WHEN IT IS FEBURARY IN MINNESOTA AND STILL HAVE SNOW AND ICE.

THE DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE MECHANISM. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND EXTERIOR HANDLE WORK PROPERLY. I DROVE TO WORK AND IT WORKED FINE. WHEN I PARKED AND TRIED TO GET OUT IT WOULD NOT WORK. IT HAPPENED ORIGINALLY IN 10/2014. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR, WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD, SO THEY "JERRY-RIGGED" IT WITH A SCREW AND CHARGED ME $125.00 LABOR. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SAID I CAN REPLACE THE INTERIOR MECHANISM FOR ABOUT $350. I CONTACTED BUICK CS REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE. AND AS A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY THIS IS A PRIMARY CONCERN. ON THE INTERNET, YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE AND THE GMC ACADIA. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS BEYOND THE SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.