2010 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

STEERING HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE LIKE CORDUROY PANTS RUBBING TOGETHER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME MORE LACKS. ALSO THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP AND REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR 1300 DOLLARS AND IT DID NOT FIX THE TURNING ISSUE. I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AND I AM SURE IT WILL NEED A NEW STEERING PUMP. HELP. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE KNOW THREE OTHER FAMILIES WITH THIS CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE 57,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HELP! *TR

RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED STEERING BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS ALREADY GONE BAD. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TURNED UP MANY PEOPLE WITH 2009/2010 ENCLAVES THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR POWER STEERING PUMP BETWEEN 50K AND 75K MILES. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE RACK AND PINON STEERING NEEDED REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE SAME PROBLEM. (BAD PUMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS). THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT ASCERTAIN AT THIS TIME WHETHER MY VEHICLE NEEDS NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING YET UNTIL THEY REPLACE THE PUMP FIRST. *TR

INSPECTION REVEALS POWER STEERING FLUID NEED REPLACING, FOUND RACK AND PINION LEAKING INTO BOOTS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GETS VERY STIFF TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING OR EVEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO PARK! I'VE BEEN READING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR EVEN TRY TO INVESTIGATE IF IT COULD BE A PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT!! THE REPAIR COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE $2400.00 DOLLARS WE NEED SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM! MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!! DUE TO FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT!!!! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET !! THE WORST THING ABOUT IT WE CAN NOT GET ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS!! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. IT CEASED OPERATING. AS WELL, THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS CEASED WORKING. THERE NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY DESIGNED REDUNDANCY FOR THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WITH RECHARGEABLE BACKUP BATTERY. *TR

1- WE BOUGHT OUR USED 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE IN JUNE 2010 WITH ~24000 MI. (BOUGHT FROM A DEALER; CAR HAD BEEN OWNED BY A RENTAL CAR PLACE.) AFTER ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS THE # OF TIMES THE STEERING TIGHTENED BEGAN TO INCREASE. IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT GOING INTO/OUT OF PARKING/TIGHT SPACES. YOU HAVE TO USE A LOT OF MUSCLE TO TURN THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CALL, BUT...OF COURSE...THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG (AT THE TIME IT WAS INFREQ.) I CONTACTED THE DEALER AFTER HAVING THE CAR 1YR. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT I PUT TOO MANY MILES ON MY CAR FOR THEM TO HOLD IT UNDER WARRANTY; I COULD BRING IT IN FOR A $70 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE $70 WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY SERVICE. I WAS GIVEN A GUESS-TI-MATE OF $1200-1500 IF I HAD PARTS REPLACED...I DECIDED TO WAIT. THE STEERING ISSUE COMES AND GOES BUT NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I'M IN A TIGHT TURN. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM STILL HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. 2 - MY CAR DOES THE ROLL-BACK ON ALL INCLINES TOO. I AGREE WITH OTHER CAR OWNERS - THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN AN AUTOMATIC. PLEASE MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

SIDE MIRRORS FAIL TO FOLD OR IF FOLDED WILL NOT UNFOLD LIMITING VISIBILITY, FIRST WAS THE DRIVER SIDE, BY NOW REPAIRED, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AS OF AUGUST 2012. *TR

ON JULY 12, 2012 WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION STABILITY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT, I COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, AS I TRIED TO MERGE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY INCREASED SPEED, NOT NORMALLY ACCELERATING. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO 55 MPH. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT ACTED FINE. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION STABILITY SERVICE WARNING LIGHT, THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALL CAME ON THE BRAKES FELT LIKE MUSH, THE CAR SLOWED IN TRAFFIC, ALL WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE MIDDLE LANE (3 LANE ROADWAY) AND NURSED THE VEHICLE DESTINATION. WHEN I STARTED OUT AGAIN IT ACTED FINE W/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON THEN W/OUT WARNING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE AGAIN ALL GAUGES FAILED, AC SHUT OFF, CRUISE CONTROL POWER WENT OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WOULD NOT SHIFT, SPEED SLOWED FROM 30 TO NEAR 20, THEN SYSTEMS STARTED TO TURN BACK ONE AT A TIME & WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR HOME AT 50 - 55 MPH, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OR ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,WHERE PURCHASED, THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS CALLED ME STATED "WE CAN NOT GET IT TO ACT UP, COME AND PICK UP CAR" NOT REPAIRED. I ASKED ABOUT CODES IN COMPUTER, I HAVE A COPY OF THESE, THEY STATED THEY WERE HISTORY CODES NOT HARD CODES. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THEM FORCING ME TO DRIVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, THEY SAID IF IT ACTS UP TO BRING IT BACK. WITHIN 12 HRS THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED AS LISTED ABOVE. I DROVE IT TO THEM WHILE ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY STILL HAVE CAR IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

WENT TO TURN LEFT FROM A SLOW COAST OFF OF A TWO LANE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WITH TRAFFIC COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE STEERING GOT REALLY TIGHT AND I NEEDED MAXIMUM FORCE FROM MY ARMS TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THAT HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I HAD JUST GOT TWO NEW TIRES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED AND SPENT THE NEXT 10 MONTHS WITH TWO MORE TIRES THINKING THE TIRE STORE HAD MESSED UP THE STEERING . THEY LOOKED IT OVER TWICE AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES. THE STEERING BECAME SO THE TIGHTNESS WAS FELT MOSTLY GETTING INTO PARKING SPACES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEN, I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE WHEN TURNING LEFT AGAIN FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED STEERING PUMP AND A LEAK IN THE STEERING RACK. GMC PAID FOR THE PARTS AND I PAID $700.00 FOR THE LABOR. *TR