2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE IDLE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS; THEREFORE, THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75K MILES ON IT AND BEEN MAITAINED VERY WELL! THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5K DOLLARS TO REPLACE DUE TO A WAVE PLATE ISSUE. WHAY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH RECALL? IN ADDITION TO THAT THE STERRING HAS A TERRIBLE SOUND COMING FROM IT AND THIS IS NOT BEING DIAGNOSED RIGHT. ALL THE BUICK DEALERS WANT TO DO IS CHARGE FOR A REPAIR INSTEAD OF REALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMES FROM SO WHEN I HAVE TO SPEND MONEY I DO NOT HAVE ON A NEW TRANSMISSION I DON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH SHOTTY CRAFSMANSHIP! I AM NOT EVER BUYING ANOTHER BUICK. I WILL ALSO ENCOURANGE ALL MY FREINDS TO STEER CLEAR OF THEM!

P0011 P0016 P0017 ARE SHOWING AS FAULTS , ALL CRANKSHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSORS REPLACED, DEALERSHIP SAYS NEEDS $5000 REPAIR FOR STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. CAR RUNS FINE, NO SLACK IN TIMING CHAIN WE CANNOT GET A PASSED INSPECTION DUE TO FAULTY CODES. 78,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITY TRACK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,545. BP

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS MALFUNCTIONING. EVERY TIME I TURN, THE STABILITY CONTROL DISPLAYS DIFFERENT MESSAGES THAT BRAKES ARE NO FUNCTIONING, STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, ETC.

STEERING WHEEL SQUEAKING AND RUBBING ON SOMETHING WHEN TURNING? WHEN I TURN FROM SIDE TO SIDE I CAN FEEL A SLIGHT DRAG AND RUBBING/SQUEAKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE STEERING RACK. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND SEE COMPLAINTS OF THIS DATING BACK TO 2009. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS WHY HAVE THEY NOT DONE A RECALL. THE REPAIR COST THAT WAS QUOTED IS HIGH OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE IS ALSO THE THE SERVICE LIGHTS AND STALLIG THAT RESETS ITSELF ON THE BUICK ENCLAVE IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHECIL IS SITTING STILL THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK AND THE LIGHTS FLASH AND THE CAR ENGINE MAKES A SOUND AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE FOR THIS AND IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF BECAUSE DEALER DOES NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

THE PPS MODULE KEEPS BREAKING EVERY 1.5 YEARS. THIS IS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT GIVES INDICATION TO THE VEHICLE AS TO WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER OVER 100 POUNDS, AND TELLS THE VEHICLE WHETHER TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS. SINCE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE, IT HAS BROKEN 3 MORE TIMES. IT WAS REPLACE TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY AND RITCHEY CADILLAC TELLS ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. IT IS OVER $1000 TO FIX...EVERY YEAR AND HALF?? THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE COMES ON, THE AIRBAG ICON COMES ON. IT BREAKS SO OFTEN THAT I DON'T TRUST IT AT ALL! CLEARLY THIS IS A PASSENGER SAFETY ISSUE, THAT IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED. THEY KEEP REPLACING THE ISSUE WITH A JUNK SOLUTION.

UNDER 100K MILES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP STATED, FAULTY WAVE WASHER AND SNAP RING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION AT 70 MILES/HR. ENGINE REVVED. LOST STEERING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. GM STATED REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $4500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. DECLINED GM'S ESTIMATE AND WENT TO A DIFFERENT AUTO SHOP AND REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANICS AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT GM/BUICK WAS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. AUTO SHOP STATED THE PART TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ONLY COSTS $7. DIDN'T WANT TO GET A NEW GM TRANSMISSION AS IT MAY BE JUST AS FAULTY AS THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION THAT HAD THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND I EXPECT FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR MONTHS THE REAR LIFTGATE RANDOMLY FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE:BODY) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE REAR LIFTGATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO REMAIN UP AND STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,375.