2010 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

2010 CERTIFIED PREOWNED BUICK ENCLAVE WITH 56K MILES. HAS HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. EXAMPLES ARE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, ENTERING AND EXITING PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOT CODE, THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE, AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE WITH MULTIPLE NHTSB COMPLAINTS AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY MY WIFE WOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE I WAS TURNING TO MY LEFT LEAVE MY DRIVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND AS I TURNED AND WAS CHANGING DIRECTION I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. I WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS SO I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND THE MOTOR WAS REVVING UP WITH OUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE KEY AND AFTER ALL HAD SHUT DOWN I RESTARTED CAR AND HAD NO ISSUES AFTER THAT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

REAR BRAKES OVER HEATED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FROZEN DUE TO RUST AND WORN AT AN ANGLE AND NOT EVEN CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. REAR PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 347.62. IF THIS HAD BEEN CAUGHT DURING NORMAL INSPECTION INTERVALS I DON'T BELIEVE THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED.PERHAPS INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE CHECKED AT CERTAIN INTERVALS IN THE NORTHERN AREAS WHERE SNOW AND ICE ARE A PROBLEM. NOTE THIS HAPPENED UPON RETURN HOME FROM LAST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAD TO MAKE A NEW APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 30 MILES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT HAS RANDOMLY STARTED TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR MAKING U TURNS AND PULLING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE GOOGLED THIS AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS HAPPENING NOT ONLY WITH THE ENCLAVE BUT THE ACADIA AND THE TRAVERSE AS WELL. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO CARS IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

2010 ENCLAVE STARTED GIVING TROUBLE IN NOVEMBER 2011 WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND MAKES PARKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT 80K MILES. *TR

WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOT AND MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WOULD BIND UP LIKE THE ENGINE DIED. IT IS A MOMENTARY PROBLEM THAT ORIGINALLY STARTED AROUND 35000 MILES BUT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST. *TR

TRAVELING UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD, JUST AS THE CAR APPROACHED AN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREE TURN AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A SCENIC AREA PULL-OFF AT THE TURN WERE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. OTHERWISE I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AS I HAVE NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED DRIVING WITHOUT THE ASSIST OF POWER STEERING. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED 30 SECONDS TO 2-3 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH A SERIES OF VERY SHARP SWITCHBACKS (REQUIRING SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH), I COULD HAVE EASILY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DRIVEN OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS MODEL IN MARCH 2013 AND THE RACK AND PINION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. NOW I AM HAVING A ZIP ZIP/RUBBING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I AM ALSO HAVING TO TURN MY WHEEL MORE AND MORE TO MAKE A TURN, LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE BUSHING ARE WORN AND YOU CAN NOT JUST REPLACE THEM ALONE. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY ENCLAVES FOR VARIOUS YEARS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR