2014 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK WICKSTROM CHEVROLET (555 E IRVING PARK RD, ROSELLE, IL 60172, (331) 642-7659) WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

VEHICLE BUCKLE LATCH IS JAMMED/MALFUNCTIONING. BUCKLE DOES NOT ACCEPT LATCH AND POSES A SEVERE ACCIDENT THREAT TO ADULTS/CHILDREN. BOTH CAPTAIN CHAIR BUCKLES ARE AFFECTED. NORMAL WEAR IS OBSERVED WITH THE VEHICLE WITH CHILD RESTRAINT CAR SEATS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REAR FACING, LONGEVITY OF BUCKLE SYSTEM WITH INFANT CAR SEATS IS JEOPARDIZED AND RENDERED INEFFECTIVE. BUCKLE MECHANISM IS POORLY MADE WITH PLASTIC BREAKING APART. METAL PRONG IS OBSERVED TO BE IN THE OUT/LOCKED POSITION AND DOES NOT DISENGAGE. PREVIOUS TO JAMMING BUCKLE WAS HARD TO ACCEPT A LATCH.

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED A "CLUNKING" WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING UP A SMALL INCLINE AT APPROX 15 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR YEARS AND WE'VE HAD THE DEALER INVESTIGATE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REMEDY. THE ISSUE IS NOW MORE VISIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. WE RECENTLY DROPPED OFF WITH THE DEALER WHERE THEY APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH WHICH HAS SLIGHTLY REDUCED THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT RESOLVED. WE STILL HAVE A "CLUNKING" TRANSMISSION AT 15MPH UP AN INCLINE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.

STEERING STIFFENED UP TO POINT I WAS UNABLE TO CRANK WHEEL IN PARKING LOT TRAVELING 5MPH. WHILE ON FREEWAY ENTER RAMP, COULD FEEL TENSION PULL THEN RELEASE ON THE CURVE AT 40 MPH. GM DEALER CHARGING 1600 TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP... ONLY 45,000 MILES ,,,

I'VE EXPERIENCED ONGOING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR, AROUND 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AND CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL AS NOT ALLEVIATED THE ISSUE.

FOUND THE CAR RADIO ONE MORNING STARTED IT AND THEN THE IT PERIODICALY TRIED TO START..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TERMINAL TENSION AND CORROSION ON THE FUSE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CRAIG SMITH AUTO GROUP (7459 OH-309, GALION, OH 44833, (419) 462-1746) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO UNDERGO ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TT*JB

POWER STEERING FAILS MOMENTARILY (DURING VOLTAGE DROP?) & SUDDENLY RETURNS MAINLY DURING SLOW SPEED TURNS.

BUICK WAS IN MOTION AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND ALLMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. HAPPENED AGAN ON WAY HOME. DEALER FOUND LEAKING STEARING GEAR HAD TO REPLCE RACK ASSY 1941.50 COSTWHICH I HAD DONE FOR SAFTEY. MILAGE AT 45517 MANY OTHER BUICKS SAME PROBLEM OF WHICH GM PAID FOR REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT WAS DENIED AND CLOSED UNSATISFIED, HUNDRES OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND GM NO RECALL.