2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WATER PUMP FAILURE. 48000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT LOOKED DOWN AT TEMP GAUGE AND SAW IT WAS ON RED. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE HOOD AREA. I WAS AFRAID TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY SINCE I WAS IN DEAD CELL PHONE ZONE AND AM FEMALE. I WAS AN EXIT FROM HOME SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVE WAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AS WELL AS "CHANGE OIL SOON" INFO FLASHED ON THE DISPLAY, BY THIS TIME CAR WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS WELL AS THE UNDER THE CAR. CALLED TOW COMPANY NEXT MORNING TO TOW TO NEAREST GM DEALER. WAITED TO HEAR FROM THEM ALL DAY AND NOTHING FINALLY CLOSE TO 5 PM THE REP CALLED AND SAID I WOULD GET A RENTAL ON GM OVERNIGHT UNTIL THEY CAN LOOK AT IT. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD WATER PUMP FAILED. SECTION 5 PAGE 27 OF OWNERS MANUAL SAID MOTOR OIL WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED AFTER OPERATING IN OVERHEATED VEHICLE ENGINE PROTECTION MODE, ASKED DEALER IF THEY WOULD BE CHANGING THE OIL SINCE IT WAS WATER PUMP FAILURE THAT CAUSED OIL TO BREAKDOWN AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS NO OK GM SHOULD CHANGE THE OIL AS WELL AS FILTER INCLUDED IN WARRANTY REPAIR. THE WATER PUMP FAILURE LEAD TO HAVING TO RUN IN OVERHEATED ENGINE PROTECTION MODE IN THE FIRST PLACE. LOCAL DEALER JUST RETURNED MY CALL IN TO SUPERVISOR. THEY ARE NOW WILLING TO CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER ON THEM. WATER PUMP SHOULD NOT GO OUT IN A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE! PLEASE HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS. I WANTED TO BUY AMERICAN BUT THIS IS THE 5TH TIME ENCLAVE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. ONE TIME IS BAD ENOUGH BUT 5 NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL (NA). BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BECAME FRAIL ON THE SIDE. THE RETAINER THAT HELD THE SEAT BELT CUT THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT. THE RESULTING JERKING MOVEMENT/FEEDBACK RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR UNDER STEERING THE VEHICLE AND STRIKING A LARGE BOULDER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, SKIRTING AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. THIS VEHICLE HAD IT'S POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED LESS THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR FOR THE SAME PERFORMANCE ISSUE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 GM REDESIGNED THE POWER STEERING RACKS FOR ALL LAMBDA PLATFORM VEHICLES (BUICK ENCLAVE, GMC ACADIA, SATURN OUTLOOK, AND CHEVY TRAVERSE) PRESUMABLY AS A RESULT OF COMPLAINTS LODGED BY CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY THROUGH DEALERS OR GENERAL MOTORS.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 10280929 FOR A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD AFTER FUEL EFFICIENCY REACHING AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 17MPG COMBINE HWY&CITY, WITHIN WEEKS IT BEGAN DROPPING AND SETTLED BETWEEN 14-15 MPG. WATER LEAKS THAT BEGAN DUMPING CUP FULL OF WATER ON OCCUPANTS LAST YEAR FIXED. MORE DEFINITE HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS CONTINUES, AS WELL AS MOMENTARY LAPSES IN POWER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEDAL AND ENGINE. LAST MONTH A WHIRRING SOUND STARTED THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH TURNING THE CAR. THE SOUND WOULD RISE DURING ACCELERATION AND FALL DURING DE-ACCELERATION. BREAK JOB TOOK CARE OF IT (ALTHOUGH I DOUBTED THE DEALER'S ASSESSMENT) UNTIL YESTERDAY. THE WHIRRING HAS RETURNED, ALBEIT INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER 3 YRS I KNOW THAT IF A PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPLICATED ON TEST DRIVE OR SHOW UP AS CODES ON A COMPUTER--THE DEALERSHIPS (AND I HAVE BEEN TO 3 OVER THE YEARS) WILL DO NOTHING. MY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THIS PRETTY LOOKING CAR IN (3 WEEKS!) AND TURN MY BACK ON ALL GM CARS AFTER 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING ALL SORTS OF THEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP X 1 FOR A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF. I AM NOW ON MY SECOND ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ON THE PREVIOUS LEAK WATER COULD BE HEARD IN THE DASH WHILE TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK AT THAT TIME WAS NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE A POST. THIS CURRENT LEAK IS ALSO ON THE SAME POST BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS TIME I HAD MY BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF WITH MY PARKING ASSIST LAMPS. AN AUDIBLE CHIME COULD ALSO BE HEARD. THEIR IS AN OBVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SPECIFIC BODY FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WE DRIVE IN A CAR THAT MAY HAVE MOLD AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT OR CATCH FIRE. I HOPE THE MATTER IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND A FOLLOW UP IS DONE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED, THE SHADE WAS NOT SOLID AND WOULD ALLOW THE SUN TO SHINE THROUGH INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SUN COMING THROUGH THE MOON ROOF WAS THE CAUSE OF HER SKIN CANCER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED A SOLID SHADE TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN BUT THEY REFUSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,019.

FIXED REAR GLASS SKYLIGHT ON A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LEAKED WATER CAUSING MANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO SHORT OUT AND FAIL. *TR

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER STATES RECURRING WARNING THAT STABILITRACK AND ABS REQUIRE SERVICE AND RECURRING SUNROOF DRAIN LEAK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF LEAKED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE SUNROOF DRAIN WAS PLUGGED, SO THEY CLEANED IT, AND THE LEAKING STOPPED. THE END OF JUNE 2010, THE LEAK OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM REGARDING THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND STABILITRACK. *JB

JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE USED WITH 30,000MILE ON IT LAST MONTH. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL DEAD BATTERIES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR MOST OF THE DAY. I HAD TURNED OFF THE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING AND UN PLUGGED ANY ADAPTER IN THE OUTLETS AS PRECAUTIONS AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I BROWSED SEVERAL FORUMS THAT SUGGEST THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS WELL AS THE GMC ACADIA. SOMEONE EVEN SAID THAT GMC HAD A RECALL FOR THE ACADIA THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THAT WAS. VERY FRUSTRATED THAT MY $35,000 CAR HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN MY 2003 VAN DID UPON SELLING IT!!! ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE END PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ACADIA WAS SO THAT I COULD GUIDE MY DEALER IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *TR

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH WATER LEAKS FRONT, MID AND REAR OF VEHICLE. SERVICE DEPT HAS ADMITTED GM DESIGN FLAW IN SUNROOF WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LEAK. WATER IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN THRU TINY DRAIN TUBES WHICH BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. ENCLAVE BACK IN SHOP FOR 5TH TIME; 3RD TIME IN 1 MTH. *TR