2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

RACK AND PINION GONE BAD ONLY 62,000 MILES ON MY SUV ESTIMATED COST $1200. HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING ON A $55,000 PLUS VEHICLE. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP A YEAR AGO GOT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY. WAS OUT OF QUITE A BIT OF MONEY WITH TOWING BACK TO ILLINOIS FROM OHIO PLUS THE COST OF REPAIRS. I'M AT A POINT WHERE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OUT OF STATE IN FEAR OF A MAJOR BREAKDOWN. *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR I NOTICED VERY SUBTLE CLUNK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THAN OUT OF NO WERE THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AT AROUND 40MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD REV HIGH RPM BUT IT WOULDN'T KICK INTO 5TH GEAR. ONLY DID THE IT ONCE. WITHIN 1 DAY IT SLIPPED EVERY TIME 5TH GEAR WAS ENGAGING, WITHIN 2 DAY OF THAT 3RD GEAR WAS SLIPPING EVERY TIME. BROUGHT IT TO AAMCO AND WAS INFORMED OF A R/3/5 WAVE PLATE CLUTCH DISC TSB WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDS A REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF $2000-2500. PATHETIC THAT A $45K VEHICLE CANT EVEN MAKE TO 100K MILES. WHO SAYS CHINA MAKES ALL THE CRAP? GM MUST EMPLOYEE THE CHINESE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

MY WIFE AND I, WITH OUR 2 KIDS WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS AND WOUND UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. GOOD THING THERE WASNT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT WAS LAST YEAR. NOW THIS WHINNING NOISE THATS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND LOUDER. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINNION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS

AFTER A STEADY RAIN I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WAS SOAKED. I THOUGHT A WINDOW WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT CRACKED AFTER CHECKING WINDOW AND REALIZING WINDOW WAS NOT CRACKED. WATER IS GETTING INTO CAR THROUGH SUN ROOF DRAINING INTO THE CAR. SEVERAL RAINS LATER IT IS CONSTANTLY WATER INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE ON THE VEHICLE, NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT BECAUSE IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. STOPPED ACCELERATING THE COST SO FAR TO FIX IS $625 AND THAT IS JUST TO HAVE IT TAKEN OUT AND LOOKED AT BUT I AM SURE IT WILL INCREASE ONCE THEY FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME ISSUE AS A LOT OF OTHER 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE OWNERS HAVE HAD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL, WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR A CRAPPY GM PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,607.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 06/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE ENGINE SHAKES ALONG WITH MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILED. UPDATED 06/24/2014 *JS THE DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 04/09/15. *JB

HAVE AN 2008 ENCLAVE AT 73, 300 MILES AND SUDDENLY IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS STALLING OR STICKING. WON'T REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE ENGINEER WAS SHAKING AND NOISE. *TR

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