2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

AFTER NOT DRIVING MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE FOR 3 DAYS, WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED, AFTER JUST 9,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY, AFTER DOING SOME QUICK INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. THE SEAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5\26\09 *CN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CONSISTENTLY HAS WATER LEAKS AFTER IT RAINS. THERE IS A LOT OF CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN THE VEHICLE AND WATER IN THE CARGO AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED AFTER 3 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS (EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED). *TR

I OWN A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE AND TWICE NOW IN LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT HAS COME ON. BOTH TIMES I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERS AND BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE CLEARED THE CODE AND HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEM TO LACK THE TECHNICAL KNOW HOW OR WILLINGNESS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I AM SURPRISED THAT GM IS NOT TAKING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE EASY EXIT SEAT FUNCTION. WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, BOTH THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL ARE SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO PRE-DETERMINED POSITIONS, AND THEN MOVE BACK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT MOVE BACK WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. FOR MONTHS, HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT HIS APPOINTMENTS KEPT GETTING PUSHED BACK. RECENTLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. UPDATED 04-17-09 THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD ALSO MOVE UP AND FORWARD. UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON RANDALL ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. I SLOWED TO ENTER A RIGHT TURN LANE AND THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL. I BRAKED AGGRESSIVELY AND WAS ABLE AFTER MUCH EFFORT TO MANEUVER THE ENCLAVE INTO A PARKING SPACE. I PHONED MY HUSBAND AND UPON ARRIVAL FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. HE PHONED THE DEALER AND BUICK ASSISTANCE. AFTER 3 HOURS THE CAR WAS LOADED ON A TRUCK AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THE COOLER LINE HAD DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK AND LOST FLUID TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I AM STILL WAITING SINCE THE STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO DAMAGED. NO MENTION OF REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION (MY HUSBANDS HELP WITH THAT TERM). I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR THAT THE STEERING LOCKS UP IF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL OUTCOME UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS DELIVERED DECEMBER 31, 2007. THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME LOOSE (HUSBAND FIXED) AND THE RIGHT REAR STRUT WELD FAILED LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR AND MAKING THE CAR FEEL LOOSE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SIGN DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR. THE ONLY BRIGHT SPOT IS THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE. *TR

WHEN REPLACING WINDSHIELD NOTICED THAT PAINT WAS COMING OFF PINCHWELD WITH OLD URETHANE ADHESIVE. *TR

NOTHING UNUSUAL, ALL POWER TURNED OFF; FIRST TWO TIMES, BATTERY NEAR-DEAD WHEN STARTED, THEN COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER TURNING KEY IN IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THIRD TIME, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT UNTIL BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. *TR

WE OWN A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE THAT HAS FAILED TO START THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 4 DAYS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR WITH OUR TWO YOUR CHILDREN AND WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO BE STRANDED. DEALER SAID THEY FIXED ISSUE WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE. APPARENTLY NOT AS IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN TONIGHT. *TR

I DROVE MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LIKE NORMAL TO GET KIDS FROM SCHOOL. TURNED THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THEM. WENT TO START IT BACK UP AND NOTHING DEAD WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN GIVING IT A BREAK IN BETWEEN AND STILL NOTHING. CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW TO THE DEALER I USE FOR SERVICING (PLUMMER PONTIAC GMC AND CADILLAC IN LODI, CA.) AND AWAITING A CALL BACK TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE ABOUT 28K ON IT. I DID KNOW OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK GOD I WASN'T IN A DARK AREA OR STRANDED IN A BAD AREA. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BEING STRANDED IN A NEWER CAR IS NOT WHAT THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR WITH THIS VEHICLE COSTING WELL OVER 40K YOU WOULD THINK YOU WERE PURCHASING RELIABILITY. NOT SO MUCH. *TR