2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S OCCUPANCY SEAT CUSHION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,668.

VEHICLE LOSSES POWER STEERING ASSIST AT LOW SPEEDS - FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. POWER ASSIST RETURNS AFTER ENGINE SPEED INCREASES. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 35MPH, TRANSMISSION STALLED AND VEHICLE QUIT MOVING. LUCKILY ALL OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD ALL SEVEN SEATS FULL WITH PASSENGERS, 2 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY TO SIDE OF ROAD. PASSENGERS (ADULTS,CHILDREN AND BABIES) WERE STRANDED IN SNOWY WEATHER AND HAD TO BE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 78,000MILES ON IT WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT ITS THE 35R WAVE CLUTCH PLATE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS LIKE IT SUCH AS THE ACADIA. COST WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3500 TO REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS ANY MILES ON IT! WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF....???? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS HAD WE HAVE GOTTEN SIDE SWIPED! THIS IS A LARGE SUV MULTI PASSENGER VEHICLE...NOT A TWO SEAT CAR!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 WEEKS OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND REQUIRED A REBUILD THEN FAILED AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR LATER. STEERING PUMP AND COOLING MOTOR FAILED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND WERE REPLACED AND THEN BOTH FAILED 18 MONTHS LATER (OUT OF WARRANTY) STABILITRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON AFTER THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT 3 TIMES (TURNS ON ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM DEALER EACH TIME). NHTSA REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST BUICK AND GM REGARDING THE 2008 ENCLAVE, IT IS A LEMON AND PEOPLE ARE BEING RIPPED OFF OVER IT AND PUT AT SERIOUS RISK BECAUSE OF ITS' SHORT COMINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,311. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,520.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V118000 (AIR BAGS) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK ON HILL WITH FOOT ON GAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. A FOUR-YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND HAPHAZARDLY MOVED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE FROM THE DROVER'S SIDE AREA. THE CHILD DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WITH NO WARNING. DIAGNOSIS: TRANSMISSION GONE. I WAS ON A NARROW 2 LANE ROADWAY AND WAS STUCK ON A CURVE. A SITTING DUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE A BIT BUT STILL IN HARMS WAY. NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO INCIDENT. 12 HOURS PRIOR AT 11 PM AT NIGHT, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE TUNNEL UNDER BOSTON. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T GO THEN. THE CAR WAS 9 MONTHS OUT OF DEALER 5 YEAR / $100,000 WARRANTY. ALSO HAD TO REPAIR STEER GEAR BUSHINGS FOR $350 (WHICH I SEE ON THIS SITE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHERS). THESE SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE PARTS, THAT PUT ME IN DANGER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LINES AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE DEFECTIVE CRIMPS WHERE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE MATES WITH THE METAL PORTION. THIS CAUSES LEAKING POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST AND START A FIRE. OR THESE LINES COULD BURST AND CAUSE RAPID LOSS OF FLUID CAUSING VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND 50 PERCENT OF TIME THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO A DESIGN ERROR IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF, BUT THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.*BF *TR