2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

VEHICLE HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT, TELEPHONE POLE, IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE ISSUE ARE THE AIR BAGS OF WHICH NONE ACTIVATED. VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF AIR BAG RECALL AND WARNING LIGHTS REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON 1/18/11 FOR THE RECALL AT 42,968 MILES. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE AT THE DEALER AND NOT FROM THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL AIR BAG RECALLED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WHICH THE OWNER FELT THE RECALL SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY MAY HAVE AN ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF WHILE AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. DOES NOT RESET AFTER THE ADULT ADJUSTS THEIR POSTURE IN THE SEAT. BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED. IF THERE IS A CRASH, THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. *TR

OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE BEGAN LEAKING WATER ONTO AND UNDER THE DASHBOARD FROM THE SUNROOF. NOT ONLY HAS THIS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2008, BUT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL THAT YEAR TO FIX THIS LEAK. FOR SOME REASON OUR VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS. THIS LEAK CAN CAUSE SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING CORROSION AND FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEMS, THE FUSE PANEL, THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE DEFROST/DEFOG FUNCTION, AND A BUILDUP OF MOLD AND MILDEW. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY FUSE PANEL IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SUSPECT THAT I HAVE OTHER DAMAGED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL. I HAVE ATTACHED THE URL'S OF SEVERAL SITES WHICH REFERENCE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE INITIAL RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A DEALER QUOTE FOR $1900 REPAIR THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND AIRBAGS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A PROMPT RESPONSE AS I CAN'T DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIDDEN DAMAGE THAT COULD AFFECT THE CAR'S SAFETY. THANKS. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI VIDEO OF WATER-DAMAGED DAMAGED BLOWER MOTOR DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKING SUNROOFS. HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=3411.0 CONTAINS THE 2008 ENCLAVE RECALL NOTICE HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BUICK-ENCLAVE-2008/VISIBILITY/ LISTS THE GM TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR THIS ENCLAVE LEAK ISSUE HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=2039.0 34 PAGES OF POSTS REGARDING THE LEAKING SUNROOF ISSUE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.F17FC13/53#MSG53 SEVERAL PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON AN EDMUNDS FORUM HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/SEARCH/RESULTS.HTML?Q=ENCLAVE+SUNROOF+LEAKS&SRC=USERGEN&AC=&X=29&Y=11 ETC. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT. ALSO FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR , THE POWER STEERING HAS MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE DEALER SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. *TR

A TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE LED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO THE BUICK DEALER FOR REPAIR.... THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING PUMP, FLUID, ETC. WITH A COST TO ME OF 1409.99. HAD I NOT HEARD THE NOISE, I WOULD HAVE LOST STEERING...... THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.... FAR TOO EARLY FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR YESTERDAY AND THE SPEAKERS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. SUDDENLY THEY ALL WENT OFF AND SEEM TO NO LONGER WORK. THIS SEEMS TO ALSO EFFECT MY TURN SIGNALS AS NO SOUNDS ARE INDICATED WHEN THEY'RE TURNED ON, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY RISK. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS SAME ISSUE SEEMS TO EFFECT A NUMBER OF BUICK ENCLAVES. I'D LIKE BUICK TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE ASAP. *TR

MY WIFE WEIGHS 120#. DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON AND OFF LIGHT IS ERRATIC AT BEST. ONCE SET TO OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WON'T TURN THE AIRBAGS BACK ON. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . THEY FIX THE CONNECTORS BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. . IT IS NOW THE 5TH TIME THE PREVIOUS TIME WERE AS FOLLOWS. JULY 29 08, NOV 13 08, DEC 13 10, APRIL 25 12, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE FIRST 3 TIMES IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THE LAST TIME I WAS CHARGED FOR THE FIX. *TR

ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK MY ENCLAVE CONTINUES TO ROLL ANOTHER 5-7 FEET AFTER BEING PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AND RAN OVER MY FOOT. *TR I HAVE A 100,000 ZERO DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY, AS WELL AS GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT STILL ZUBOR BUICK IN TAYLOR MI WANTED TO CHARGE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SINCE MY INJURY, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TODAY, RED HOLMAN IN WESTLAND. THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM EITHER. IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE RECALL WITH THE 2009 ENCLAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V073000 (ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK".)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.