2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WAS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 20,140 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN THE MAIN PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WITH THE SUNROOF LEAKING. THIS CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. THE WATER LEAKS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE DRAINS KEEP CLOGGING. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. NOT ACCEPTABLE! THEY TOLD ME NOT TO PARK UNDER TREES. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'VE HAD SUNROOFS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE RECALL FOR THE DRAIN EXTENSIONS DID NOTHING. EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE OTHER PROBLEMS. WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE IS GETTING WET WHERE I CAN'T SEE IT. MOLD IS INEVITABLE. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DIDN'T SPEND ALL THIS MONEY FOR A PIECE OF JUNK! I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING. *KB

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LEAKS AND NOW HAS A MOLD SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS FAILED TWICE AND THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *TR

FAULTY INTAKE GASKET ON ALL GM VEHICLE.(COOLANT CAN MIX WITH OIL OR RUN OUT). *TR

NO ACTUAL EVENT BUT THE ROOF LEAKS IN THE SUNROOF AREA AND DOWN THE SIDES WHERE SPEAKERS ARE WATER LEAKS FROM THE VISOR AND APPEAR TO BE IN THE LIGHT FIXTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO SEPERATE TIMES AND ISSUE STILL ISN'T RESOLVED. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PORT HOLES WERE POSSIBLY CLOGGED ETC.. *TT

POWER STEERING! ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS THE WORST WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT NORMAL SPEEDS IT IS VERY HARD TO HANDLE AND CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY WAS ALSO AN ISSUE. YOU CAN HEAR A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS HAD AT LEAST 5 STARTING FAILURES. EACH TIME DEALERSHIP HAS DIFFERENT EXPLAINATION. ONCE THEY SAID SOME MODULE.NEXT THEY SAID BAD BATTERY. TODAY ONCE AGAIN,NO START. VEHICHLE WAS DRIVEN THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON, SAME DOGGONE PROBLEM. HAVE'NT TRIED IT THIS EVENING. TOO DISGUSTED! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE PARKED WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD NEED TO WEIGH AT LEAST 125 POUNDS IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

TWICE WITHIN A MONTH, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY SLOWED TO APPROX 20MPH ALL ON ITS OWN, WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS TURNING ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STAYED AT 20 MPH. ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE WAS HAMPERED, BUT ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO EASE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT OR HITTING ANYONE ELSE. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY REMEDY DONE WAS TO CLEAN THE CONNECTIONS TO THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE. IT IS SHEER LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS HIT OR INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CAMERA AND SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MODULE FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA FAILED. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PART FOR REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHEN IT WOULD AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. UPDATED 04/25/11

I OWN A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR EXCESSIVE LEAKS IN FROM THE SUNROOF. THE WATER COLLECTS ABOVE THE HEADLINER AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVED, CAN DRAIN DOWN ONTO THE DRIVER CAUSING A REACTION TO THE UNEXPECTED EVENT. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURES BOTH OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FROM THE REAR SEAT ROOF LIGHT. IN LOOKING AT THE ENCLAVE OWNERS WEBSITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A HIGHLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 ENCLAVE. I WAS ADVISED THE LAST TIME BY THE DEALER THEIR IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE A PILLAR THAT CAUSES IT TO CLOG AND NOT DRAIN PROPERLY. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WITH WATER LEAKING INTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ROOF, CONSOLE, AND DASHBOARD. BUICK HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY OR ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRAIN CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR