2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" SUNROOF CLOG CAUSES WATER IN VEHICLE AFTER THE RAIN. I SEEN ONLINE A LARGER PUMP INSTALLED UNABLE TO DO MYSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS LEAKING FLUID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED LEAKS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED MOLD GROWING ON THE CARPET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE ONE YEAR AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER (BUICK GMC OF MAHWAH, 386 NJ-17, MAHWAH, NJ 07430, (201)-252-4475) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING WORKS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JULY OF 2017 PROBABLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS DRIVING MY RADIO MAKES A LOUD STATIC NOISE AND THEN NO SOUND NOT EVEN BLINKER SOUNDS. I GET IN IT LATER THAT DAY CRANK IT IT'S FINE. THEN BEGIN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT CRANKING ISSUES CRANK IT NOTHING EVERYTHING ON THE DASH BLACKS OUT NOTHING NOTHING HAPPENS TURN THE KEY BACK TURN IT BACK OVER IT CRANKS THAT STILL SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IT STILL DOES THAT. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER MY LIFTGATE JUST OPENS BY ITSELF THAT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I JUST BEEN WAKE UP IN THE MORNING THE AND THE LIFTGATE IS OPEN. ONE MORNING MY HUSBAND WAKES UP TO GO TO WORK AND GOES OUTSIDE MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY REMOTE START ITSELF I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE YARD RUNNING LIKE SOMEBODY REMOTE STARTED IT BUT NO ONE WAS UP TO DO THAT. AT NIGHT WHEN I GO TO BED I DON'T LOCK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT MAY BE AUTO STARTED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I GET UP AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT THE ENGINE IS GIVING THE CODE FOR INJECTORS 2 4 AND 6. P204 202 206. THESE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND GO OFF AND WHEN THEIR OWN THE VEHICLE WON'T START BOG DOWN AND TRY TO CUT OFF OR CUT OFF IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY RUNNING CAME TO A RED LIGHT THREE DAYS AGO THOSE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT IT WAS GREEN SO I WAS PULLING AWAY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF PUT IT PUT IT IN PARK CRANK IT UP DRIVES RIGHT OFF.

THIS CAR IS A MESS. IT DIDN'T PASS THE STATE EMISSION TEST STICKER. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL SYSTEM. ARE BRINGING UP A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODE P0174 AND P0171. EVERY TIME THOSE SYSTEM SHOWED UP IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL I GOT A FOLLOW UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TWO GMC BUICK DEALER HAVE SAID DIFFERENT FIX METHOD. VERY BACK FOR ME. THEY WANT TO FIX DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS. THEY ARE GUESSING.

MY SERVICE STABILTY TRACK KEEPS COMING IN AND OFF AND IT'S LIKE THE CAR JUST WANTS TO STOP AS I'M DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. ALSO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND STAYING ON AND SEEMS TO BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 20/25 MPH AND THE RPMS ARE GOING UP REALLY HIGH WITH OUT THE CAR REALLY ACCELERATEING. IT'S EVEN WORSE KNOWING MY CHILDREN WHERE IN THE CAR AND IT TO HAPPEN OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAVE BEEN IN MOTION WITH BOTH ISSUES FROM FINE ONE MINUTE AND NOT THE NEXT. I HAVE A PIC OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE STABILTY TRACK BUT DIDN'T GET ONE WITH POWER PROBLEM DUE TO WHERE AND WHEN I WAS ON ROAD TO DANGEROUS. SERVICE STABILTY TRACK HAPPENED 08/28/2018 AND THE POWER TRANS PROBLEM HAPPENED 09/01/2018 AND IS STILL A PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. WILL TRY A PIC AND UPLOAD LATER IF POSSIBLE. WAS DRIVING ON HWY 20 IN NEBRASKA ON BOTH OCCURRENCES COMING HOME FROM WORK ON 08/28/2018 AND HEADED DOWN SAME HWY TO GO CAMPING WITH MY CHILDREN ON 09/01/2018 WITH POWER TEAM PROBLEM THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOT DRIVING VEHICLE NOW.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. AT LOW SPEEDS WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. DEALER QUOTED ALMOST $1600 TO REPLACE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE STEERING WORKED ON ONCE BEFORE AFTER HAVING DIFFICULTY TURNING THE WHEEL. AS IT IS OVER 3 YEARS SINCE THEN, I AM TOLD THE COST IS DUE FROM ME IN FULL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR HATCH BECAME AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOLBERT CHEVROLET BUICK (LOCATED AT 1040 W BEACON ST, PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350, (601) 656-4802) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT AND THERE WAS A LACK OF ENGINE POWER. THE DEALER (REYNOLDS BUICK GMC, 345 N CITRUS ST, WEST COVINA, CA 91791, (626) 966-4461) REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN RECOMMENDING THE CONTACT REPLACE THE PART. THERE WERE NO RECALLS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD. ALSO, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR BLEW THROUGH THE VENTS FOR 45 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MURPHY AUTO SALES (812 N WILLIAM KUMPF BLVD, PEORIA, IL 61605, (309) 676-4241), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,475.