2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

SEVICE STABILTRAK LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTCAME ON AND ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY. CHECK OUT MANY VIDEOS AND FORUMS OF ISSUES [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK TOWARDS THE WOODS. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHTOWNE CHEVROLET (695 BULLSBORO DR, NEWNAN, GA 30265) AND WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHTOWNE CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (CITY STREET) IN MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND THEY REPORTED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND IT IS A COMMON FLAW IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

CAR SHUDDERS AND HAS PROBLEMS ACCELERATING WHEN GEARS SHIFTS. DIAGNOSIS=REPLACE BANK 1 CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR WORN TIMING CHAINS, REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND 3 IGNITION COILS AGAIN. (PERFORMED PFI SYSTEM DIA TEST. CODES FIRED P0017 AND P0300 STORED. CORRELATION AND MISFIRE COES).

HARD SHIFTING NOTED IN GEARS. CAR ACTS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN REVERSE. BUICK DEALERSHIP SAYS THE WAVE PLATE IS DEFECT. OTHER 09 BUICK ENCLAVES ARE COVERED BY SPECIALTY POLICY. 14404 A. BUT NOT MY VIN VIN. SAME MAKE MODEL AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN HERE.

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. STEERING IS ALMOST LOCKED IN PLACE MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.

WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IN A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOMETIMES. WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING ALMOST ALWAYS FAILS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. ONE OF THESE DAYS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE US TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WORSE, A PERSON. I HAVE NOT TOOK IT TO A SHOP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY ENCLAVE HAS 125,000 MILES ON IT, WE BOUGHT IT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.

DRIVING ON A FREEWAY SPEED POSTED 80MPH, 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE RPM'S BEGAN TO SHOOT FROM 2000 RPM TO 5000RPM WHEN PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR. FORWARD MOVEMENT CONTINUED FOR SHORT DISTANCE AT 2000 RPM. TRAFFIC WAS MERGING TO ONE LEFT LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION ON A BRIDGE. PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED. BEFORE ENTERING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC OVER BRIDGE. AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK, I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE. IF I HAD ENTERED THAT BRIDGE WITH TRAFFIC PUSHED INTO ONE LANE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. CARS WERE ENTERING THAT BRIDGE AT AT LEAST 70 MPH. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SEE THAT GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS TO 120,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 30 ,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. I AM 68 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH IT. I BABY A CAR. THIS PART FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I HAD NOT PULLED OFF, I WOULD HAVE PUT MYSELF AND MANY OTHER MOTORISTS IN DANGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE HAVING AN IN-HOUSE MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE LOCAL DEALER (WALKER AUTOMOTIVE, 1616 MACARTHUR DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT BOTH FAILURES HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXPENSIVE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,128.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.