2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Complaints

DESIGN FLAW RESULTED IN A SERIES OF CODES INDICATING PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR. SEE TSB - 12-06-01-009-D . GM HAS OPTED NOT TO ASSIST IN REPAIR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NOW WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFTGATE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY SHUT WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE WHEN IT WAS NOT OPERATED MANUALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION ON MY CAR. THIS MORNING I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP INTO GAS STATION AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE I HAD MY 1 AND 5 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I WAS CIRCLING AROUND A BUILDING TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND PULL RIGHT..AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE REVVED UP. I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVERT GOING DOWN A STEEP DECLINE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND A LEAK FROM THE RACK AND PINION. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND DISCOVERED IT SEEMS TO BE ACOMMON REPAIR.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE, ALL WHEN TURNING AND AT LOW SPEED. THERE IS NO NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL & REPAIR THESE ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER.

STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AT LOW SPEEDS AND ITS VERY HARD TO TURN ALMOST CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT ON 08/23/15 WITH ALL MY FAMILY ON BOARD.

AT TIMES THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS NORMALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER AT LOW SPEEDS. IT LOCKS UP AND VERY, VERY HARD TO TURN. I AM SURE AT SOME POINT IN A CONGESTED AREA IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY HURTING OR KILLING SOMEONE OR MYSELF. THIS IS WITHOUT A QUESTION A SAFETY ISSUE THAT BUICK NEEDS TO OWN. I HAVE READ IN MANY FORUMS THAT ALLOT OF BUICK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED ALOT OF VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO PAY UP TO $2200 TO FIX THE STEERING ON A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PREMATURE FAILURE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 200,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD MECHANICAL STEERING ISSUES. BUICK NEEDS TO OWN THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

WAS TAKING MY FAMILY UP TO HOLLAND ,MICHIGAN FOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. DRIVING ON N75 AT 65-70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM WENT OUT OF CONTROL ,ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SOUNDED LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PRESENT GEAR. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER NEED WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION.

WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND PLACE MY DAUGHTERS SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT IN THE BACK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK CAME DOWN ALL BY ITSELF AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. THE SUSPENSION RODS (I THINK THEY ARE CALLED ) JUST GAVE OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.