2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AT APPROX. 9000 MILES FOR A FAILURE THEN UNDER GM WARRANTY. CAR NOW HAS 62500 AND DEALER ADVISES PUMP IS BAD AGAIN. WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT BUT GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AND THE REPLACEMENT PUMPS ARE NO BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND HOLDING GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A SHOPPING MALL DRIVEWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. POWER TO THE SYSTEM RETURNED WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED BY CARS TRAVELING THE ROADWAY BEING ENTERED. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE... I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD VERY SLOWLY, THEN NOTHING. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD (AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION) AND FORTUNATELY 2 POLICEMEN STOPPED TO HELP ME. THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THEY CALLED THE BUICK DEALER FOR A TOW AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY 'THOUGHT' IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WOULDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE TRANS. WAS DROPPED. ALSO THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JULY! I WAS TOLD, TWO DAYS AND $3100.00 LATER IT WAS A WAVE PLATE PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS. I BOUGHT THIS ENCLAVE USED IN JAN./2010 WITH 41,000. MILES. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAD RAVE REVIEWS, AND NOW HAS TERRIBLE ONES. THAT SAYS A LOT. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AFTER 5 YRS., OR 66,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH END MODEL VEHICLE THAT COSTS THIS MUCH! *TR

THE STEERING RACK & PUMP WERE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, AT 70,000 MILES, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ($1900 REPAIR) FOR THE SAME REASON. THE STEERING WHINES WHENEVER THE WHEEL IS TURNED, AND LOSES POWER AT ANY TIME DURING LOW SPEED. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY! OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO REVERSE OR 2ND GEAR. GM DID NOT PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TSB. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW ENGINE RPM, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT INTERSECTIONS WITH NO GAS APPLIED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK ENCLAVE AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT LOCKED IN ME I WAS SCARED TO DEATH!!! I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 30 DAYS I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AM THEY SAID IT IS THE STEERING RACK AND THE STEERING PUMP IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MEAN THIS PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED PLEASE HELP. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PARKING, NEXT DAY NOTICED LEAKAGE IN CARPORT UNDER CAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO NOTICED A BIGGER SPOT UNDER CAR, CHECKED SPOT OUT IT LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE CARPORT SURFACE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING LOSES POWER (LOCKS UP) AT LOW SPEEDS. I STRUGGLED TO TURN AT ALL. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR. *JB

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHLY ELEVATED RAMP BETWEEN MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN SAN ANTONIO (281 AND 1604) WHEN MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD MOVE INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND SUDDENLY STALLED AT ITS CURRENT SPEED. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME, AS I UNEXPECTEDLY WAS NOT INCREASING SPEED AS ONE WOULD TYPICALLY DO ENTERING A HIGHWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING TO ALL THREE OF US (ESPECIALLY MY 9 YEAR OLD) AND REQUIRED OUR EXITING THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM QUICKLY, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A FREQUENT REPAIR. THE "WAVE PLATE" FAILURE LED TO THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH ADDITIONAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE BILL EXCEEDS $6000. BOTH THE NEAR ACCIDENT AND COST HAVE BEEN HIGHLY STRESSFUL. WE WANT GM TO ADDRESS THIS "WAVE PLATE /TRANSMISSION" ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ALMOST GET HURT. THE FORUMS FOR GM VEHICLES CONTAINING THIS PART HAVE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY. *TR