2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

THE POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK PIONION IS OUT AND NEEDS BOTH FRONT AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACE CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE RAN INTO A PARK VEHICLE NOW I AM BEING SUED

WENT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVER SIDE AND THE DOOR WOULDNT OPEN. YOU CAN PULL THE DOOR HANDLE BACK BUT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NOTIFICATION COMES ON FOR A WHILE BUT THEN WILL GO OFF PERIODICALLY. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE IT WILL SAY "SERVICE AIR BAG" (PICTURE ATTACHED).

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT HATCH (USING EITHER MY KEY FOB, THE DASHBOARD CONTROL BUTTON, OR THE BUTTON ON THE REAR LIFT HATCH) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE REAR LIFT HATCH RISES TO NEAR THE TOP. IT SUDDENLY STARTS CLOSING BEFORE IT GOES INTO A COMPLETE LIFT POSITION. THE PART THAT MAY BE DEFECTIVE IS UNKNOWN. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE COULD REACH IN THE REAR OF THE ENCLAVE TO GRAB ITEMS, AND THE HATCH CLOSES IN ON THE PERSON BEFORE THEY CAN ESCAPE.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE RPM'S WAS FLUCTUATING FROM AROUND 2,000 AND 3,000. AND ALSO GOT STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. ONCE CLEARED THE CODE IT WORKED A LITTLE, ONCE TRYING THE GEARS IN LOW THE CHANGING IN GEARS WAS MORE SMOOTH.

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE (RECALL# 14030)-FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT REGISTER ANY IF THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT OF A CERTAIN WEIGHT. THIS IS REALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION GIVEN THAT MY TEENAGERS RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOST TIMES. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THIS RECALL IS IDENTICAL TO MY 2008 BUICK BUT YET NOT SHOWING FOR MY VIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN AND ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (ECKENHOFF BUICK, 919 CHURCH RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT*JB

TRANSMISSION HAD AN OVERHEAT INDICATION ON A TRIP. HAD THE TRANS FLUID REPLACED, CAR WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER 1K MILES. CAR WOULD THEN NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, NOR COULD IT BE SHIFTED MANUALLY, TOOK IT IN. TECH FOUND A WIRING CONNECTOR WITH BAD CONTINUITY, FIXED THAT. CAR GOOD FOR TWO MONTHS. TRANS BEGAN SLIPPING BADLY AND WOULD ONLY GO INTO THREE GEARS, COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AFTER A 65 MPH CRUISE. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT AT 158K MILES. COST $4,285.00. COME TO FIND OUT THIS KNOWN DEFECT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF ENCLAVE/ACADIA/SATURN SUVS SINCE 2008. SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 20K MILES, OTHERS UP TO 200K MILES. OF COURSE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY AND DRIVABILITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THE OWNERS COMPENSATED FOR THEIR REPAIR COSTS. INSANE!

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2010. FIRST HAD PROBLEM WHILE SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. ALARM BELL RINGS STATING STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTORL SERVICE, POWER DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCK, SPEEDOMETER MOVES OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN WE TRY TO DRIVE POWER IS SLOW AND ENGINE PULLS HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS SOMETIMES LONGER. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A GM PROBLEM AS I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE NEVER BEING A FIX FOR IT. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING STILL WITH FOOT ON BREAK AT REDLIGHTS IN THE CITY. [XXX]. THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SITES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE STATED THE SAME PROBLEM ALL GM VEHICLES. 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). *AN

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITHOUT ACCIDENTS NOR SUNROOF OR WINDSHIELD REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER LEAKAGE FROM VISOR JOINTS, SIDE CURTAIN PANELS AND UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. MY RADIO AMPLIFIER SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE AND 2" OF WATER HAS POOLED AFOOT OF MY VEHICLE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT AS OF MARCH 2018 AND HAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE TO DATE AND IS THERE AGAIN TODAY. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED NOR SOLVED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND FLOODING AND WATER ACCUMULATION ISSUES ARE A KNOWN, COMMON AND REPETITIVE ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. THIS WILL RESULT IN ELECTRICAL AND MORE SIGNIFICANT POWER, AND OPERATION PROBLEMS. A REPAIR, FIX COMPENSATION AND DEEP CLEANING IS NECESSARY.

PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR HOUSING IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE IN A VERY BROAD AND BUBBLY MANNER. THIS ENHANCES YET ANOTHER LARGE AND DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT. THIS BLIND SPOT IS ACTIVATED WHEN A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN) APPROACHES FROM 120-140 DEGREE ANGLE- OR RIGHT HAND SIDE CROSSING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR APPROACHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED ACROSS TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PULLOUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH TWO WAY PASSING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS, I STOP AND OBSERVE TRAFFIC, A CAR ON THE LEFT IS APPROACHING THE BUICK IT DISAPPEARS INTO THE BLIND SPOT WHERE BY ASSUMING ALL CLEAR TO PROCEED TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BY THE SURPRISE OF A VEHICLE AT THE FRONT CORNER NOSE OF THE VEHICLE. A NEAR MISS LUCKILY IF NOT AN ACCIDENT. IF AT A 4 WAY STOP AT TIMES WHEN THE STREET DOESN'T LINE UP PERPENDICULARLY BUT SLIGHTLY ASKEW, A VEHICLE IS INVISIBLE UNTIL IT IS NEAR ACCIDENT. COUNTLESS TIMES IT IS THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPS SHORT OF MY OVERSIGHT DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT. A REPAIR OR FIX IS NECESSARY!! THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, I JUST DID NOT KNOW THE APPROPRIATE VENUE TO VOICE MY CONCERN AND ISSUE.