2014 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

I WENT TO PUT ON DRIVER SEATBELT, AND IT WOULDN'T RETRACT. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT IS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS LEAVES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE!

MY ENCLAVE GETS THRE WORST GAS MILEAGE OF ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER GETS BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN THIS SUV BY ALMOST DOUBLE AND IT'S NOT VERY FUEL EFFICIENT. MY BOYFRIEND'S V8 SILVERADO ALSO GETS ABOUT 50% BETTER GAS MILAGE. IVE BROUGHT IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE BC THE COMPUTER ISN'T FLAGGING ANY ISSUES. THE DRIVER SIDE SHOCK THAT WAD REPLACED HAS ALSO ALREADY WENT BAD WITH NO REASON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN REVERSING OUT IF A PARKING SPACE. THIS AGAIN WAS CHECKED AND THEY DENIED FINDING ANY ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE RIDICULOUSLY PRICED AND WORTHLESS ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN DECEMBER OF 2017.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND FAILING TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR ON ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY WON'T COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY PRIOR BUICK ENCLAVE WHICH I TRADED IN (BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM) WHEN I PURCHASED MY CURRENT VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL IN THE ALMOST 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED MY 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE, THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OCCURRENCES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE CODES ARE: P0700, P182E AND P0306. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES FOR ROUGHLY 30 SECONDS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN THE CITY, ABOUT 35MPH AND THE SECOND WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED OF 60MPH. BOTH TIMES I'VE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS. WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THE CODES ARE PULLED AND CLEARED. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT GET THE CODE TO REAPPEAR. MY BUICK HAS NEVER SHIFTED RIGHT, NOTICING PADDING AND JERKING BEFORE AND AFTER SWITCHING GEARS. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THE REPAIR BILL WILL BE AROUND $3,500.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES!! BUYING A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AT $28K, OWNING IT FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SIT RIGHT IN MY BOOK. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND SOON!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND SWITCHING THE GEAR SHIFTER TO THE PARK POSITION AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. NO POLICE REPORT OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER BRADS COTTAGE GROVE CHEVROLET (2775 ROW RIVER RD, COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY IT WAS 90 DEGREES WHERE I LIVE. AFTER SCHOOL, I PICK UP MY KIDS 3YRS & 7YRS. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN THE CAR MY 7 YEAR OLD IS COMPLAINING OF BEING HOT. I LOOK BACK AND SHE HAS SWEAT DRIPPING DOWN HER FACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR ANYONE THAT HAS INFANTS. AFTER BEING TOLD MY AIR CONDITIONER IS FINE MULTIPLE TIMES, I DON'T EXPECT HOT AIR TO BE BLOWING OUT THE VENTS IN THE BACK WHEN MY AIR IS ON. THE FRONT WAS NOT WORKING WELL EITHER, BUT IT WAS COOLER AIR COMING OUT, NOT COLD. I ASSUMED THE BACK WAS THE SAME TEMPERATURE. IF I HAD AN INFANT THAT COULDN'T SPEAK, THEY COULD DIE FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION. THIS IS SIMILAR TO LEAVING YOUR CHILD IN THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES ON A HOT DAY. SOMEONE COULD DIE. I HAVE ALSO READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO NOT LET A DEATH HAPPEN BEFORE RECALLING THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT ALMOST EVERYDAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT IT USUALLY TAKES AWHILE TO GET COLD OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL (USUALLY ON WARMER DAYS). MY CAR HAS 60K MILES NOW. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN THE CITY STREET DURING THIS INCIDENT.

ONE DAY, "SERVICE AIRBAG" TEXT JUST CAME UP ON THE SCREEN IN THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG SHAPED LIGHT. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE CAR, I JUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT NORMALLY. IT JUST CAME ON WITH NO REASON. IT HAS 62,400 MILES ON IT. 2014.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD, BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND LAGGING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. 4 MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALSO DISPLAYED THE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" 'STABILITY CONTROL OFF" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 25 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR! I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. 4 MONTHS LATER, THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ABOUT 16 ADDITIONAL TIMES, 3 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY! WE'VE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, THROTTLE BODY GASKET, MASS AIR FULL SENSOR, PVC VALVE AND THE POWER TRAIN MODULE RELAY. WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS!! THE MOST RECENT, THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THIS ON TOP OF HAVING TO HAVE THE A/C EVAPORATOR REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE/ YEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT! I'M A LITTLE TIRED OF PUTTING MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AS WELL AS MY OWN IN DANGER EVERY TIME I TAKE THEM AND PICK THEM UP FROM SCHOOL!

SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR LEAD TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSING A FAULTY SEAT BELT HOUSING AND TENSION. THE DASH INDICATOR FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING.

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT? FUEL GAUGE DROPPED OVER AN EIGHTH OF A TANK WHEN JUST FILLED IT UP AND DROVE 2 MILES HOME. NEXT TIME I STARTED IT UP IT DISPLAYED THE AFOREMENTIONED. HAS DONE THIS A FEW TIMES NOW. ALSO SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO FUEL GAUGE ISSUE AND NOW IS ON EVERY TIME. CALLED BUICK AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THAT MODEL AND EVEN YEAR JUST NOT MY VIN. PERHAPS EXPANSION OF VEHICLES AFFECTED??? 77,000 MILES