BUICK Complaints

DRIVING HOME FROM NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT ON TUESDAY 1/8/2013 ON HIGHWAY ( RT 78 AND RT 24 IN NEW JERSEY ). HESITATION IN ACCELERATION NOTED WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL . CONCERN THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED AS CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT 65. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 1/9/2013- NORMAN GALE BUICK IN CEDAR KNOLLS NEW JERSEY AND AFTER EVALUATION I WAS TOLD TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE AT A COST OF $4100. CAR WARRANTY 5 YEARS $100,000 MILES EXPIRED 11/7/2012. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND ESTIMATE AT MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION,GULF STATION ROUTE 124 MORRISTOWN NJ. SERVICE MANAGER , ZEE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT BUT THE TRANSMISSION EXPERT THAT HE CONTRACTS WITH TOLD HIM THEY WILL NOT TOUCH THIS MAKE AND MODEL .NO REASON PROVIDED TO MY HUSBAND . I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTED SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH MILEAGE UNDER 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. ON ONE OCCASION THE LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY AND ILLUMINATED AGAIN SEVERAL MOMENTS LATER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT OVERHEATED AND BURNED ONE OF THE CONTACT'S LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 4/5/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THE PARTS STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED.

BEEN HAVING A CLUNK/BUMP TYPE SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL OR AT LOW SPEED, HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT IT A YEAR AGO AND THEY FOUND NOTHING, IN ADDITION TOO WE ARE FINDING DROPS OF OIL IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT IT, WITH NO LUCK AT FINDING THE LEAK. RECENTLY THE WHOLE FRONT END HAS BEEN SHAKING, WITH SEVERAL FOLKS CHECKING, INCLUDING THE LOCAL DEALER WHO YESTERDAY TOLD ME THEY NO LONGER WORK ON GM PRODUCTS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE 2006 MODELS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO I TALKED TO THE A DEALER AND HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS FOR 2007. THEN I FOUND YOUR SITE AND FOUND THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD BUICK THIS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THAT IS WAS ONLY THE 2006 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THERE WAS WAY TO MUCH OF A COINCIDENT THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR IT TO ONLY BE THE YEAR BEFORE. WE ARE SMELLING BURNING OIL AND DRIVEWAY FULL OF OIL JUST WAITING TO GET INTO THE LOCAL LAKE, NOT TO MENTION THE RECALL SAID IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. CHECK SERVICE BULLETIN # 273064 ACTION # 10032192 REPORT DATE MAR 01, 2012 RECALL # 06V105000 SERVICE BULLETIN # 06V105000 (OUR VEHICLE IS A V8) FROM YOUR SITE: NHTSA # 10022433 & 10032192 & 1020815 ODI # 101483409 & 10460626. *TR

OVER THE PAT FEW MONTHS OUR 2011 ENCLAVES CHECK AIR BAG INDICATOR, INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. IT OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY STARTED, AND STAYS ON THROUGHOUT THE TIME IT IS BEING OPERATED. IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR ANY REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

MAKING CLUNK TYPE NOISE FROM THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN FROM THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, BUT IT WAS ONLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND THE FREQUENCY WAS VERY RARE (1 OR TWO TIMES). RECENTLY IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. LOOKED UP THE INTERNET AND APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED BUICK AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED WITH THE ANTI-THEFT ENGAGED. HE THEN ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED THE LIFT GATE BUTTON AND THE LIFT GATE OPENED WITHOUT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SOUNDING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS WOULD FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL SUDDENLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER STOPPING AT THE BANK FOLLOWING 25 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THERE IS NO POWER, THE KEY IS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION, AND CANNOT BE JUMPSTARTED BY USING ANOTHER CAR. IT CAN JUMPSTART WITH A MACHINE AND RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES, AFTERWARDS IT INSTANTLY DIES AND LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON A REGULAR STREET, LUCKILY WITH NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR

DASHBOARD ON THIS CAR IS SEPARATING NEAR STEERING WHEEL. CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EVENTUALLY IMPAIR VISIBILITY AND COULD AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAGS. HOPE WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT TILL THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES BEFORE GM DECIDES TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THESE CARS. OWNED 1997 CENTURY THAT HAD NO PROBLEMS. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS REST OF THE CAR IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR