2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

PURCHASED ON 05-25-2013 AS A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. NOTICED WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY THAT POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNED INTO MANUAL STEERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM( DVD STUCK IN PLAYER) AND ASK THEM TO CHECK POWER STEERING. ? MAYBE LOW FLUID? NO PROBLEM FOUND. DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM YEARS 2008 TO 2010 USUALLY RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF PUMP AND RACK AND PINION.CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED PROBLEM, THEY ARE NOW ORDERING A STEERING PUMP TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX PROBLEM.I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 DAYS AND DRIVEN 200 MILES. ALSO FOUND THAT THEM PROBLEM INCLUDES GM ACADIA AND CHEVY TRAVERSE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY ENCLAVE BRAND NEW. I NOW HAVE 73000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS BECOMING VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED! WHAT??!! I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF HAVING THIS KIND OF MAJOR ISSUE WITH THEIR CAR AT 73000 MILES. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER BUICK OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH FEWER MILES ON THEIR CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT BUICK NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND RESOLVE. MY OTHER SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE POWER LIFTGATE. IF YOUR CAR IS PARKED ON A HILL, THE POWER LIFTGATE WILL DROP ON TOP OF YOU WITH NO WARNING. THE LIFTGATE STRUTS DONT WORK WHEN YOUR CAR IS PARKED ON A SLOPE. *TR

2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER LIFTGATE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER LIFTGATE MALFUNCTIONED AND INJURED HER HUSBAND IN APRIL 2013. THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND PLANNED TO REMOVE SOME ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE. AS SHE PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON, THE LIFTGATE BEGAN TO OPEN AS USUAL. WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP, HER HUSBAND STARTED TO REACH FOR THE ITEMS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VERY HEAVY LIFTGATE DROPPED ABOUT 18-24 INCHES, HITTING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD AND CUTTING A PERFECT V WHICH MATCHED THE DESIGN OF THE LATCH. HE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND WITH BLOOD POURING FROM THE GASH IN HIS HEAD. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED.

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED PREVIOUSLY... NOW, TODAY, THE STEERING PUMP IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE... I HAVE NOTICE A NUMBER OF OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE VEHICLES STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK UP IN EVERY TURN. WE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT'S ONLY WHEN CORNERING OR TURNING. TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO ASK OF THEY HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I READ NUMEROUS INCIDENTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. EVERY DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE ENCLAVE. I REALLY FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THE POST ONLINE. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AT A RIDICULOUS PRICE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE THEY ARE ONLY GUESSING! THERE HAVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES SINCE AND VERY CLOSE CALLS. THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE PARKED UNTIL WE GET SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE!!!! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION EITHER, SLIPS, DOESN'T SHIFT OR SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THE ENGINE MISFIRES AT TIMES. STEERING ISSUES. NAVIGATION SYSTEM ISSUES, STRUT FAILURE, HEATED SEAT FAILURE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS EXECUTING TIGHT TURNS SUCH AS GOING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS CLEARLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT THE NTSB NEEDS TO GET IN FRONT OF . *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED--USUALLY WHEN PREPARING TO PARK OR TURNING AT VERY LOW SPEED, THE POWER ASSIST GOES OUT COMPLETELY, AND TO COMPLETE TURN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND MUCH WORSE THAN THE "OLD FASHION" MANUAL STEERING SYSTEMS. NO INDICATION THAT SUCH FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND FAILURE IS VERY UNEXPECTED. NO FAILURE AT SPEEDS ABOVE LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED 1 MONTH AGO. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED AFTER GETTING GAS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED BY REPLACING THE EVAP PURGE SOLENOID. ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. THE FIRST TIME, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN. THE MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO LOW VOLTAGE, RECHARGED THE BATTERY, AND THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD AGAIN. A LITTLE RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH BATTERY DRAINAGE IN THE 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. SINCE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE MECHANIC FOR MORE DAYS THAN I HAVE USED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM FROM THE TRUNK, THE LIFT GATE FELL AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED SEVERAL HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS ON THE LIFT GATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.