2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

WAS DRIVING ON I-35 ALMOST TO WICHITA KS, ABOUT 9 MILES OUT, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND BINGING ALARM FOR ME TO STOP ENGINE, HAD GRANDKIDS WITH ME, AND IT WAS DARK ON HIGHWAY, PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINS, MADE IT TO A HOTEL IN WICHITA, IT WAS ABOUT 1 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE OIL PAN AND CHECK THE OIL, SAID WHEN I GET HOME TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. NOTICED THAT CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A SHAKING OR SHUTTER NOISE UPON ACCELERATION, MADE IT BACK TO HOME, TOOK CAR TO BUICK DEALER ON 3/26/15 BUICK DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY TEST DROVE IT, QUOTED ME A $4000 REPAIR PRICE, I JUST PAID THE $123.12 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, DEALER SAID THAT IF NOT REPAIRED I MIGHT LOSE MY 3RD, OR REVERSE GEAR. ON FRIDAY 4/11/15 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT A POSSIBLE BROKEN/CRACKED WAVE PLATE ON 2008 ENCLAVE WHICH STATED THAT I MIGHT LOSE MY 3RD , 5TH OR REVERSE. SINCE IT WAS THE SAME WORDING AS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME, ON SATURDAY 4/12/15 I TOOK MY BUICK BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT IN THE LETTER, DROPPED IT OFF 04/15/15 AND . ON 4/16/15 DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS NOT MY ISSUE, THEY WANT TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT $4,000. I AM JUST LEARY BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE LETTER AFTER THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT I MIGHT LOSE MY 3RD/REVERSE GEAR, BUT NOW THEY TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT MY ISSUE AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED. SO I HAVE TO PAY $520.00 FOR THEM LOOKING AT MY WAVE PLATE, AND PUTTING MY ENCLAVE BACK TOGETHER. AFTER SEEING SO MANY OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS ON THIS SITE, I JUST DECIDED TO ADD MY OWN SO OTHERS OWNERS CAN BE INFORMED OF THE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. I LOVE MY CAR, I WANT HER FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM THIRD TO FIFTH GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SNAP RING AND PAN WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE JUST DROPPED SPEED,MOTOR REVVED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO A SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE WAVE PLATE WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS/IS A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME GM KNOWS ITS BAD BUT NO RECALL. GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ON 4/2/2015 SAYING THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF MY MILEAGE WAS L20000 OR LESS. NICE THAT THEY GET TO CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY FIX. WAITED TILL NOW TO REPORT THINKING SENSE SO MANY ARE BAD GM MIGHT DO SOMETHING. HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HURT ANYONE. *TR

IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKING WET AND THERE WAS WATER MARKS ON THE ABOVE UPHOLSTERY. IT TOOK DAYS TO GET IT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS BOUGHT AS IS. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. EXPECT WAVE PLATE OR SIMILAR ISSUE. FORTUNATELY WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN FOR SERVICE. CONTACTED BUICK TO SEE IF THEY WILL ASSIST WITH REPAIRS AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-77 WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED, FELT LIKE A DROP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND FOR THE NEXT 4-5 MILES MY CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN A PARKING LOT AND TOW IT. *TR

IN 2012, MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WAS RECALLED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS #10085. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY COLEMAN BUICK IN LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ IN 2012 AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ON FEB 10, 2015, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO COLEMAN BUICK BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE DEALER INDICATED THE "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE" WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $875. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS FAIR OR PROPER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECALLED FOR AIR BAG ISSUES AND BECAUSE GM IS CURRENTLY RECALLING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR KNOWN AIRBAG DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING ALONG WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE UPON TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.