2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP BLOCKING TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF AND THEN STARTING THE CAR, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE AT A CRAWL 15FT AT A TIME. AFTER DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR SAFELY OFF OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A R, 3,5 WAVE PLATE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,400. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 6T75 TRANSMISSION ACROSS THE ENTIRE GM LINE OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2007. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (09-07-30-012B) THAT ADDRESSES THIS, BUT NO RECALLS YET. *TR

POWER STEERING MAKING NOISE, FRONT LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION MAKING RATTLING SOUND. *TR

THIS IS THE 8TH TIME+ WE'VE HAD WATER ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE CLOSED MOON ROOF. WATER DRIPS DOWN THROUGH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD PILLARS, FLOWS OUT OF THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS IN THE 3RD ROW AND THROUGH THE HEADLINER ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. YOU CAN HEAR A WAVE OF WATER FLOWING ABOVE THE HEADLINER,AND WHEN WOOSH IT FLOWS WHEN THE CAR DIPS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THERE'S HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND RUST THAT'S BEING CREATED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE DRAIN IS CLOGGED WITH LEAFS, FROM A MOON ROOM THAT'S NEVER BEEN OPENED. THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS PLATFORM (2007-2012/TRAVERSE/ACADIA/OUTLOOK/ENCLAVE) BUT I DON'T SEE ANY ACTIVITY FROM THIS ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS THIS. THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. WARNING ON THE DIC: BREAK ASSIST OFF AND THEN THE RED CRITICAL FAILURE WARNING AND TONES CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. SO NOW I HAVE WATER ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PULL ANY ERROR CODES, BUT I RECORDED THE EVENT ON MY CELL PHONE. NOW THIS IS A NTSB ISSUE. FAILED BRAKES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IS A REAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. (NOTE, ONCE THE VEHICLE DRIED OUT, THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING AND TONES WENT AWAY.) GOOD THING WE LIVE IN DROUGHT STRICKEN CALIFORNIA OR WE'D PROBABLY BE DEAD A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES THE TRANSMISSION GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE COMPRESSION FAILED , THE SUSPENSION SWAY BAR FAILED, THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED, AND THE REAR LIFT GATE OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ALL OTHER PARTS THAT FAILED HOWEVER THE FAILURES WERE NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. LI *TR

I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, COST ME MY SAVINGS, AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS. NOW THE POWER STEERING IS CAPUT. HAVE TO WAIST MY PRECIOUS TIME AND MONEY ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP AGAIN. THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. SHAME ON GMC FOR PRODUCING SUCH POOR QUALITY CAR. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING AROUND A DARK CURVE ON A WELL TRAVELED COUNTRY ROAD, THE CAR QUIT PULLING, THE BATTERY DIED, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND WERE IN THE DARK. THERE WERE TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO PICK UP THE CAR AND A DEPUTY SHERIFF TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AND KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY, THE SHIFTER BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE #1 COMPLAINT ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN DONE? DO LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE??? *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT..HAD TO CALL TWO TRUCK AND TOW IT TO CAPITAL BUICK..WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE IT.. *TR

I STARTED FROM PARK AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A JOLT AND LOUD NOISE. IT SHIFTED ROUGH BASICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND HOOD FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR LEAKING FLUID AND FOUND NONE. I THEN DECIDED TO STOP AT THE FIRST AUTO PART STORE I FOUND TO GET THE CODE READ FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. THE CODES READ P0717, P0716, P0700, P0756. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED ONE OF THREE PROBLEMS ALL DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. AS I STARTED TO DRIVE IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. SO I ENDED UP DRIVING SLOW DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN FIRST GEAR. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SO I COASTED TO A STOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE GET PUSHED THE REMAINING BLOCK. THE SHOP TELLS ME THAT IT IS SOME KIND OF WAVE PLATE AND REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION AT CLOSE TO AN ESTIMATED $5000. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAD A BABY AND HAVE ANOTHER CHILD. I WORK FOR THE MILITARY AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS KIND OF REPAIR 8 MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASED IT. SINCE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION, WHEN IS ENOUGH? HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL? MY FAMILY ARE NOW DOWN TO ONE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE KICKED OUT OF GEAR. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. PULLED TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY AND COASTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IT ENGAGED BACK INTO GEAR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BETWEEN 55 AND 60 AT ABOUT 3000 RPM BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER OR LOWER GEARS. TOOK FREEWAY EXIT AND CAME TO STOP. UPON TURNING ONTO ADJACENT ROAD THE VEHICLE ONLY USED 2 GEARS TO REACH A SPEED OF 55 MPH, SHIFTING FROM A LOW GEAR TO A HIGH GEAR AT 4000 RPM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SLOWED DOWN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I RESTARTED CAR AND COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I WENT TO LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. REVERSE, 3RD AND 5TH GEARS WERE GONE. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $3-5000 WORTH OF REPAIRS ON A HIGH END, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 112,000 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GENERAL MOTORS AND WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS OVERPRICED LEMON! *TR