2010 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

/ I AM DRIVING MY BUICK ENCLAVE AND THE MOMENT I MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL A NOISE LIKE A VERY LOUD HUM STARTS, I EITHER WHEN PARKING IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING FOR ME BECAUSE EVERYONE IS AROUND ME THEY TURN AND CRITICIZE ME BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO THE MECHANIC TO REPAIR MY ENCLAVE AND ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE BACK DOOR IF IT OPENS WITH THE CONTROL BUT WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE IT IF IT GOES DOWN TO CLOSE BUT BECOMES OPEN AGAIN IT IS AS IF THERE WAS AN OBSTACLE THAT DOES NOT LET IT CLOSE COMPLETELY

TIMING CHAIN FAILED IN AUGUST 2017 AT 87K MILES. OVER $4,000. FAILED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2020 AT 120K MILES. DEALER ONLY CHARGING $400-500 DUE TO MY INSISTENCE AND MY DESIRE TO GIVE THEM A POOR REVIEW IF THEY DID NOT HONOR THE REPAIR.

11 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY BUICK THE ENGINE WENT OUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME THE REPLACEMENT USED ALL MY WARRANTY. AND THERE HAS BEEN ONE AFTER ANOTHER PROBLEM. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS DURING TURNS ALMOST HAD SOME REAL SERIOUS FINDER BENDERS. IT'S THROWING P420 CODE FOR BANK 2 AND NOW HAVE NO SOUND AT ALL EVERYTHING WORKS BUT NO BLINKERS, HAZARD, SEATBELT, BACKUP WARNING SOUNDS AT ALL WITH NO RADIO .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHELTON BUICK GMC (855 SOUTH ROCHESTER ROAD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN, (248)-651-5500) WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR DUE TO CORROSION OR LOOSE CONNECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTED SPECIAL COVERAGE REPAIR NUMBER: 15536 FOR THE AIR BAGS HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,150.

APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO, MY STEERING STARTED SLIPPING AND BECOMING TIGHTER IN TIGHT (<95 DEGREE) TURNS. WITHIN A SHORT TIME SPAN, THE PROBLEM BECAME CONSTANT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR EXIT A PARKING SPOT. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $2500 TO REPAIR AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS FREQUENT ON BUICK ENCLAVES FROM 2010 ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. JOHN PAUL'S BUICK GMC (3615 S 108TH ST, GREENFIELD, WI 53228, (414) 482-6246) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5585597823. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,753.

VEHICLE LOSSES POWER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODES P0008, P0017, P0009- TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE OIL WAS 3 QTS LOW. I JUST HAD IT CHANGED WITHIN 60 DAYS. THEY CHANGED THE OILS AND CLEARED THE CODES WHICH WERE SHOWING. I ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES AND A NEW FRONT LEFT TRANSAXLE INSTALLED. WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, WHICH IS WITHIN 3 MILES OF SHOP. ENGINE CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME THREE CODES GIVEN ABOVE. CALEED BACK TO SHOP NEXT DAY, THEY SAID ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED AND THE CHART SAID ABOUT A 21 HOURS JOB (THEY CHARGE $68/HR). AND SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $2500 TO FIX. I SEE MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAINS/BELTS IN THESE CARS AND LIKE MODELS.

OFTEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING A OLD CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. I SELDOM FEEL THIS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I SELDOM FEEL IT WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. SOME TIMES I CAN FEEL IT AS I SLOW DOWN TO START A TURN. IT HAPPENS MOST IN TOWN. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN AT AN INTERSECTION...BUT NOT OFTEN. I SEE NO LEAKS. THE FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AUDIBLE WARNING CHIMES AND TURN SIGNAL CLICKING SOUND WHERE NOT PRESENT DUE A MALFUNCTION IN THE AUDIO AMPLIFIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER BALLAS BUICK(5715 WEST CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO OH.) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE TO THE AUDIO AMPLIFIER HAD OCCURRED DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING INTO THE PANELS OF THE VEHICLE AND BEHIND THE FIRE WALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

WATER IS GETTING TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE AMPLIFIERS (BOSE SYSTEM) AND SHORTING THEM OUT. THAT MEANS THERE IS NO SOUND WHAT SO EVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO BLINKERS, HAZARDS, RADIO OR IF THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON YOU WON'T HEAR IT, ONLY A VISIBLE ICON. THIS IS AN ISSUE NOT ONLY IN THE ENCLAVE, BUT THE ACADIA AS WELL AS THE SATURN OUTLOOK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL A LONG TIME AGO. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD.