2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

THE LIFT GATE WILL GO ABOUT HALF WAY UP AND THEN SHUTS BACK DOWN EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO OPEN IT.

THE POWER STEERING FAILS ON TURNS WITH NO WARNING. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS COMMON ON BUICK ENCLAVES. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. ONCE I WAS ON A 55 MPH HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES WHEN IT FAILED, THE REST ARE USUALLY WHEN TURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR

BRAKE GRINDING CHANGED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND ALSO CONTROL ARM HUB BEARING AND STRUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

STEERING MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN HITTING MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED AND RECENTLY THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN FIRST STARTED. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS DECREASED HORSEPOWER AND THE MILEAGE LCD SCREEN HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND NOT ALWAYS SHOWING THE PRNDL AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3 AND 6 GEAR

THE A/C WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT DIDN'T AT ALL. I HAD RECHARGED IT, SIMPLE STUFF FIRST. AGAIN, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. FINALLY, HAD IT LOOKED AT FOR LEAKS, COMPRESSOR, ETC. THE MECHANIC FOUND 2 ALUMINUM PIECES THAT CROSSED (ORIGINAL VEHICLE DESIGN) AND HAD WORN A GIANT WHOLE INTO EACH OTHER. HENCE, MY LEAK! I FEEL THIS IS AN BUICK ISSUES. AND WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. THANK YOU

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG HAS FAILED IN CAR AND WAS NOT DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED INTO IT, FIXED CONNECTIONS AND STILL IT IS DISPLAYING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. SIGNAL STARTED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED AFTER CONNECTIONS TO PASSENGER SEAT WERE REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK BUICK GMC LOCATED AT CARY 115 TEAM HENDRICK WAY, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 234-7784 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IMPROPER DRAINAGE FROM THE ROOF ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE. THE DRAINAGE WAS CLEARED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOLDED CARPET AND POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY MADE AN ABNORMAL LOW GEAR NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EMITTING FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION BUT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER BORCHERDING BUICK GMC (9737 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 677-9200) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.