BUICK Complaints

I DROVE MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LIKE NORMAL TO GET KIDS FROM SCHOOL. TURNED THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THEM. WENT TO START IT BACK UP AND NOTHING DEAD WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN GIVING IT A BREAK IN BETWEEN AND STILL NOTHING. CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW TO THE DEALER I USE FOR SERVICING (PLUMMER PONTIAC GMC AND CADILLAC IN LODI, CA.) AND AWAITING A CALL BACK TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE ABOUT 28K ON IT. I DID KNOW OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK GOD I WASN'T IN A DARK AREA OR STRANDED IN A BAD AREA. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BEING STRANDED IN A NEWER CAR IS NOT WHAT THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR WITH THIS VEHICLE COSTING WELL OVER 40K YOU WOULD THINK YOU WERE PURCHASING RELIABILITY. NOT SO MUCH. *TR

I HAD FILLED UP THE GAS TANK , THEN IT SHOWED EMPTY, THE GAUGE HAS BEEN JUMPING BACK AND FORTH EVER SINCE. IT GOES EMPTY EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP NOW. *TR

IN DEC.2008, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND I NOTICED SEVERAL WEEK LATER THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR THE OIL LEAK. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE "INTAKE MANIFOLD" WHICH HAD A BAD DESIGN AND IT WAS ALSO CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, AND THERE WERE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE "BUICK" HOME OFFICE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION WHICH I COLLECTED STATED THAT LETTERS WERE MAILED OUT FOR 1997-2000 MODELS ON APRIL 28,2008. IT ALSO STATED THAT GM WILL ADVISE WHEN LETTERS FOR THE 2001-2003 MODELS WILL BE MAILED. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE MY CAR TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

HORN ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A "HIT OR MISS" SITUATION. I BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WORKED FOR HIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT SPEED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

UNABLE TO READ DASH INFORMATION AT DUSK IN THE AM,THE DASH LIGHT DISPLAY WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 15 SECONDS TO 30 MINUTES TO READ. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS. THE POLICE AND FIRE REPORT NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A TOW YARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,148.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE ENGINE. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, HE NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE COVER WERE SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE SHOP AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

2008 BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2008 HAS HAD TWO DEAD BATTERIES. DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE GM ACADIA WHICH IS A "SISTER" CAR TO MY ENCLAVE, HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS ON THE ENCLAVE FORUM THAT SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS DEAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *TR

EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS,USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT OUT OF A PARKING SPACE EXPERIENCE HIGHER RESISTANCE OR IN A FEW CASES ASSISTS TOWARDS THE RIGHT. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, A CRASH COULD RESULT. *TR