2013 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITY TRAC MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ALEXANDER BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 1501 VENTURA BLVD, OXNARD, CA 93036) FOUR TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB ALARM NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG DEFECTIVE. A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN REPAIRED, NOTED THAT AIRBAG WAS "OPEN" AND WOULD NOT HAVE INFLATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GM WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG

POWER LIFT GATE SUDDENLY FALLS. MOVES TO THE TOP AND THEN SIMPLY FALLS CLOSED, ON YOU. STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALPINE BUICK GMC (8120 W TUFTS AVE, DENVER, CO 80123 (720) 746-2697), BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO ALPINE BUICK GMC SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FAILURE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL PREVIOUS AIR BAG FAILURES WERE SERVICED PER A WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ONLY OFFERED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000...UPDATED 07/24/17 *BF *CN

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 05/25/2017. I NOTICED THAT NIGHT THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THESE MODELS HAD RECALLS ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL(S) ON THIS VEHICLE AND IF SO HAVE THEY BEEN RESOLVED OR HOW DO I GET THEM RESOLVED?

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE USED FROM HENNESSEY BUICK DEALERSHIP 9 MONTHS AGO AS CERTIFIED USED CAR. MAY 4 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH, AT SIXTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR/THE TRANSMISSION GIVE A LOUD BAND SOUND AND THE CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING BOTH WAYS. THE DRIVE TRAIN STOP PULLING. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO HENNESSEY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP ALONG WITH THE ENGINES THIS CAR COST ME $ 32, AND I BELIEVE THAT GANG SHOULD REPLACE THIS CAR BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND CAUSED GREAT DANGER TO ME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FOR ME, I DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO TO UP LOAD OF THIS INCIDENT. MY NUMBER IS: [XXX]. [XXX] AND [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE PREMATURE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD PATTERN. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL FOUR MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES. THE MILEAGE IS 28790 AT THE TIME IDENTIFIED BY THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP DURING A GENERAL INSPECTION. I CONTACTED MICHELIN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON DECEMBER 31, 2016. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED.

LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH INDICATING AWD, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING. POWER STEERING ALSO WAS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. ASSESSMENT INDICATED NEED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ELECTRONIC BREAK MODULE. THE LIGHTS CAME OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WAITING ON THE REPAIRS. THE TWO RECOMMENDED PARTS WERE REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WERE LOST AGAIN, INDICATING THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED BY REPLACING THESE PARTS. *TR

SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TURN SIGNALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, TAILIGHTS BURN OUT. RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS PANEL SHORTS

MY ORIGINAL MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR 255/60R 19 WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER MY DOT IS OFF BY MAYBE 8 MONTHS. ISSUE WAS DEFECT INSIDEWALL. PERFORATION ETC. I HAVE THE WEXACT SAME ISSUE YET MY PRODUCTION DATES ARE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE HELP ME. THESE ARE ORIGINAL INSALLED TIRES AND MY CAR HAS 19,1000 MILES AND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE THIS SAME SEVERE CRACKING ON ALL SIDEWALLS. MICHELIN WONT CONSIDER TO INCLUDE MINE IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID ONLY THE NUMBER FROM 1913 TO 2113 ARE IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY SAME BRAND TYOE TIRES TOO. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $1000 ON TIRES (WHICH HAS THE SAME DEFECT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP