2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Power Train Problems

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At 65,000 Transmission went out 100,000 Electrical issue due to lose ground wire under fuse box 121,000 Electrical issue caused battery to drain and vehicle not turn off. Even if key out of ignition 121,000 Driver Side Curtain Airbags deployed when battery replaced

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

Vehicles Timing Chain keeps going out had it replaced 3 times and the problem the vehicle is having still consists the vehicle constantly hesitates to start.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER BORCHERDING BUICK GMC (9737 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 677-9200) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

2008 INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO MATTER THE SPEED. SOMETIMES 30MPH ON THE STREET, SOMETIMES 70MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, SOMETIMES IT DOESNT. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY. CARS COST TOO MUCH TO BE PLAYING GUESS THE PROBLEM!! TAKE TO DEALER AT $100. A VISIT FOR THEM TO GUESS AND ULTIMATELY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING YOU TOOK IT IN FOR. I JUST WISH SOMEONE NEW WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM WAS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LOW END LUXURY. IT'S DANGEROUS AND I GUESS PEOPLE HAVE TO START DYING AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM WILL HAPPEN BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE.

Mileage: 194,675

I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH THE STABILITRACK SYSTEM GOING OFF AND IT TELLING ME TO SERVICE STABILITRACK. HOWEVER, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND I HAVE A CAR THAT I OWE WAY TOO MUCH FOR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION MY IGNITION ONLY WORKS PART OF THE TIME. THERE IS NO POINT IN REPLACING THE IGNITION IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE MOTOR ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT APPARENTLY THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED DURING THE RECALL SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THAT. NOT TO MENTION SPENDING OVER $200 JUST TO GET MY HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACED AT A SHOP BECAUSE ITS NOT SIMPLE ENOUGH TO JUST TAKE THE COVER OFF AND REPLACE THE BULB. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING A LITTLE STRANGE LIKE OCCASIONALLY NOT WANTING TO SHIFT ONE DAY AND THEN BEING FINE THE NEXT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT, REV"D UP TO 4000 RPM AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH. I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO PAY FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE PLUS MY CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE.

Mileage: 180,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS IN LIMP MODE AND IS NOT RESPONDING. I CALL THE MANUFACTURE LOW JACK SECURITY SYSTEM AND THEY SAID I NEED TO BUY THE INSURANCE BEFORE THEY CAN UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. I THINK THEY PLAYING WITH THE COMPUTER OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY. NO I CAN'T USE THIS CAR ANYMORE!

Mileage: 150,211

WAVE PLATE FAILURE AT 80 MPH (LEGAL SPEED IN SD). FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES - IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE! TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS IS A COMMON GM TRANSMISSION ISSUE. APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT AS GM ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE VEHICLE TO 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS AT 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, BUT ONLY 55,128 MILES. MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND WIDESPREAD ENOUGH THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 55,128

TRANS IS SLIP WHEN WHEN GOING IN 3 GEAR.. HAD IT REPLACED NOW IT NOT GET A SIGNA WHY IT N MOTION..L

THIS SUV IS THE DEVIL IT SELF. IS GIVING ME ALL KIND OF PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IT HAVE A LIMP MODE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING IN ANY GEAR. THE SOFT CODES SAID P0171, P 0174, P 0420, P 0300 IS CRAZY. I HAVE CHANGE THE ALTERNADOR, THE PURGE VALVE, THE VALVE CANISTER ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND THE OTHER SENSOR THAT TELL YOU ABOUT THE FUMES OF THE TANK WENT FILLING. I ALSO CHANGE THE PCV VALVE ALL THE BREATHERS HOSES IN THE INTAKE HOUSING , I CHANGE THE TROUTLE BODY, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COILS, THE INTAKE GASKETS, THE OXIGENTS SENSORS,THE BATERY POLES. AND THIS SUV STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS NOW IT WENT TO A TRANSMISSION LIMP MODE AND IS NOT COMING OUT NOT EVEN IF YOU ERASE THE CODES AND ALL FUSES ARE GOOD.

Mileage: 5

AT 146,938 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS DIED (PISTONS HAVE COLLIDED WITH VALVES AT TWO POINTS AND ENGINE HAS JUMPED TIMING). THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME (ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT 56K MILES). THERE WAS NO SIGN ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH EITHER.BUICK OFFERED NO HELP WITH THIS BEING SO UNUSUAL FOR THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME.

Mileage: 146,938

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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.

Mileage: 15

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!

Mileage: 158,000

BUICK WAVE PLATE FAILURE SERVICE BULLETIN

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 114,000

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.

THE STABILIZER SYSTEM IS SHOWING A WARNING LIGHT. SAYING : THE STABILIZER SYSTEM NEED SERVICE. AT THE SAME TIME THE TIRE PRESSURE SYMBOL LIGHT COME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOW AND STAYS ON. SHOWING 3 ERROR CODES P0700 - P0174 - P 0171. THIS IS LIKE ONE ERROR CODE PULL THE OTHER. THEN THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT IS GONE, WHEN YOU COME AND START THE CAR AND THEN AFTER SEVERAL HOUR THE LIGHT COMES BACK AGAIN.

LOSS OF POWER COMPLETELY DURING MERGING INTO EXPRESSWAYS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 88,500

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE IN MOTION AT 116,000 MILES. BEGAN SHUDDERING / SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. EVENTUALLY JAMMED IN 2ND GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT, WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CODE P0700). GM WILL NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS 6 MONTHS PAST THE "EXTENDED COVERAGE" OF THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. (10 YEARS / 120,000 MILES) . I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY $3,800 TO HAVE CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 116,000

ROUGH SHIFTING WITH A VERY NOTICEABLE 'SHIMMY' OR SHAKING DURING DRIVING.

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS GONE OUT 5-6 TIMES IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.IF YOU WOULD LIKE INVOICE OF EACH TIME/DATE I HAVE THEM WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. FIVE OR 6 TIMES IT WENT OUT.-- THREE AT SLOW SPEED LOW RPM TRYING TO TURN IN THE CITY AND AT 6 1 WT 230 IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH NOT TO HIT A CAR HEAD ON DURING THE TURN.THREE ON THE INTERSTATE TURNING OFF EXIT AN HIGHER SPEED. IF MY DAUGHTER OR GRANDDAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE CITY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. BUICK EXTENDED THE POWER STEERING WARRANTY TO 150;000 MILES . I HAD THE LAST POWER STEERING PUMP PUT IN AT 149,432 MILES 11/23/16. MY CONCERN TO YOU AND BUICK IS ABOUT EVERY 25K POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 CHEVEY SUB WITH 160K WITCH WE STILL DRIVE--NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 GMC DEN WITH 251K WITCH WE STILL DRIVE. .BUICK KNOWS THEY MADE A ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAWED CAR WITH THEIR FIRST ENCLAVE SUV AT THE EXPENSE IN MONEY AND LIVES OF THE 2008 OWNERS ALL 2008 ENCLAVES SHOULD BE GROUNDED LIKE THE 787 WAS BEFORE BOEING/FAA FOUND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY FIRES AND FIXED THEM!!.WHY IS A FLYING PUBLIC LIFE WORTH MORE THAN THE A DRIVING PUBLIC LIFE? IF YOU AND BUICK WILL NOT GROUND THE ENCLAVE THEN AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE A FREE SAFETY CHECK EVER QUARTER FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW PROBLEMS.I THINK THERE ARE 12. PS I CANNOT WRITE 6 TIMES SO I PUT LAST ONE ON 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND GOING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT STALLED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE MAKES A UNFAMILIAR SOUND IN SHIFTING IN 3RD AND 5TH GEARS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANNY IS STAINING TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. THE NOISE DOESN T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THE NOISE IS ANNOYING AND THE SHIFT SEEMS A LITTLE SLOWER.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED ONSTAR WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

AT 90K MILES VEHICLE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH WARNING FOR STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL. LATER THAT DAY THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. THE BUICK DEALER IDENTIFIED TIMINIG CHAIN AND TIMING ACTUATOR AS ISSUES. THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED. AT 104K MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN; THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE SAME TIMING CHAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. BUT THIS GM NOR THE DEALER CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AFTER ONLY 14K MILES OF USE. TIMING CHAIN APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ON 2008 ENCLAVE EVEN THOUGH GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER THEM. ALSO IT APPEARS THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT ANY BETTER.

Mileage: 104,000

"TAKATA RECALL"MY BUICK ENCLAVE IS HAVING PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION HAD IT SERVICED TWICE MODULE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STILL DRAGS SPEEDOMETER GET STUCK AND NOW REVERSE ISSUES I DON'T NO WHAT TO DO IM MENTALLY AND FINANCIAL DRAIN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION RUNNING HOT. THERE HAVE RECALLS ON BUICK ENCLAVE 2008, BUT THEY CLAIM ITS CERTAIN VINS. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN THE CAR IS HOT AND THEN YOU GET A WARNING TRANSMISSION HOT ENGINE IDLE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO DRAG, HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC TO PREVENT BEING RAN INTO. THEN I WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR REAL HARD AND JERK. THE VEHICLE HAS A BAD ROLL BACK. *TR

Mileage: 13,503

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WAVE PLATE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

WAVEPLATE DEBRIS IN SILINOID CAR JERKS FROM PARK TO DRIVE DOESN'T SHIFT WELL AT ALL

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE FINANCED THIS 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE, WHICH I GOT IN FEBRUARY 2016. LOVE THE CAR AND ALL THE SPACE IT HAS. THAT WAS UNTIL TODAY! THIS WEEK AS I WAS LEAVING THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ONCE I GOT IT INTO NEUTRAL I WAS ABLE TO BACK DOWN THE INCLINE FROM THE CARPORT TO THE STREET. IT DID SHIFT INTO DRIVE, BUT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 25 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND STAYED IN FIRST THE WHOLE TIME. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVY/GM DEALER AND HE SAID TO BRING IT IN. I COULDN'T BECAUSE I WAS AT WORK. THIS MORNING THE DEALER CALLED AGAIN AFTER BEING ASKED TO BY MY HUSBAND AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO MY HOME. THE TECH CHECKED IT AND WROTE SOME CODES DOWN AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID IF I COULD GET THE CAR TO HIM HE WOULD HAVE THE TECH CHECK THE FUSES AND RELAYS. HE CHECKED THE CODES HE HAD PULLED AND CHECKED ALL FUSES AND RELAYS AND SAID THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NOT TALKING TO THE TRANSMISSION. ALL OF THIS AFTER AN ALMOST HOUR TRIP TO DRIVE 8 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE THAT SAME 8 MILES BACK HOME BECAUSE WE KEPT HAVING TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTART IT AGAIN ON THAT SAME BUSY HIGHWAY. WE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES (PEOPLE DRIVING THE 65 MILE SPEED LIMIT NEARLY REAR ENDING US). SURELY THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE!

Mileage: 108,039

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK AT 3,500 RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF SMOKE AND BURNT METAL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BASED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE BUICK DEALER IS SAYING THE TIMING CHAIN(S) IS SLIPPING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE HEADS AND OR CAMS MAY ALSO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE THE 2ND AND 5TH GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY, THERE IS HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 94,710 MILES. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. GM ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES OF 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES FOR BOTH TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE (3/5/R) AND FOR TIMING CHAIN SLIPPAGE. SO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE MATERIAL USED AND OR ENGINES. MY CONCERN IS THAT FOR THE TIMING CHAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY GM SKIPPED THE BUICK ENCLAVE 2008 YEAR MODEL AND COVER ONLY THE 2007 & 2009 YEAR MODELS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE TO COVER MY TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL ROUTINE SERVICE ITEM PER THEIR BUICK ENCLAVE USER MANUAL. TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN ON A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES BECAUSE GM USED POORLY MANUFACTURED CHAINS. USUALLY METAL TIMING CHAINS LAST WELL BEYOND 100,000 MILES. I'VE NEVER REPLACED A CHAIN ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES PAST OR PRESENT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GM TIMING CHAINS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED. IF THE TIMING CHAINS BREAKS IT WILL CAUSE TREMENDOUS DAMAGE AND MAY CAUSE ME TO GET INTO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES PROVIDED BY THE DEALER ARE AS FOLLOWS: P0011 INTAKE CMP B1 P0391 EXHAUST CMP B2 P0366 EXHAUST CMP B1 CHAINS NOISY DIAG DOC 08-06-01-011K REPAIR COST RANGE: $2,577 + TAX TO $5,231 +TAX DEPENDING ON WHETHER HEADS AND OR CAMS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 93,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,827.

Mileage: 77,827

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT AT AT 135,000 AS WE WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE AND LEFT US STRANDED ABOUT 60 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. NOW AT 148,000 THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED AND CAUSED THE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING TO COME ON AND OFF, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. THIS CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP WORKING WHEN IT IS FEBURARY IN MINNESOTA AND STILL HAVE SNOW AND ICE.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS BEYOND THE SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON A FLORIDA INTERSTATE AT EXPRESS WAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT FUNCTIONING. I HAD JUST GONE OVER THE TOP OF A BRIDGE, LET UP ON THE THROTTLE, THAN PRESSED DOWN AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ENGINE INCREASED RPM'S BUT I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. THIS WAS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MY SIDE AND BEHIND ME. WHEN I FOUND ROOM ENOUGH TO PULL OVER, I HAD SLOWED CONSIDERABLY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND CAUSED PANIC BRAKING ON THEIR PART. BUICK MOTOR HAS A NOTICE OUT SAYING THEY WILL REPAIR AT NO CHARGE FOR 10 YEARS, OR 120,000 MILES. I HAD 124,276 MILES AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME. I CONSIDER THIS FEATURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAD ANY CONTROL IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A MULTILANE EXPRESS WAY, AND YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE CENTER LANES WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE RESULT COULD VERY EASILY BE ACCIDENT/DEATH. I BELIEVE BUICK SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS THINGS HAPPEN. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE.

Mileage: 124,276

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE IDLE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS; THEREFORE, THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75K MILES ON IT AND BEEN MAITAINED VERY WELL! THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5K DOLLARS TO REPLACE DUE TO A WAVE PLATE ISSUE. WHAY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH RECALL? IN ADDITION TO THAT THE STERRING HAS A TERRIBLE SOUND COMING FROM IT AND THIS IS NOT BEING DIAGNOSED RIGHT. ALL THE BUICK DEALERS WANT TO DO IS CHARGE FOR A REPAIR INSTEAD OF REALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMES FROM SO WHEN I HAVE TO SPEND MONEY I DO NOT HAVE ON A NEW TRANSMISSION I DON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH SHOTTY CRAFSMANSHIP! I AM NOT EVER BUYING ANOTHER BUICK. I WILL ALSO ENCOURANGE ALL MY FREINDS TO STEER CLEAR OF THEM!

THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITY TRACK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,545. BP

Mileage: 194,545

UNDER 100K MILES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP STATED, FAULTY WAVE WASHER AND SNAP RING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION AT 70 MILES/HR. ENGINE REVVED. LOST STEERING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. GM STATED REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $4500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. DECLINED GM'S ESTIMATE AND WENT TO A DIFFERENT AUTO SHOP AND REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. MECHANICS AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT GM/BUICK WAS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. AUTO SHOP STATED THE PART TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ONLY COSTS $7. DIDN'T WANT TO GET A NEW GM TRANSMISSION AS IT MAY BE JUST AS FAULTY AS THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION THAT HAD THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND I EXPECT FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT CLUTCH WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,841.

Mileage: 78,841

DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, SET TO 80MPH. AFTER HITTING A RIDGE AT EDGE AT EDGE OF BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTTERED CAUSING VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND DECELERATE QUICKLY. I WENT FROM GOING 80MPH TO 55MPH IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER TOUCHING THE GAS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN SPEEDS, CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTS INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION PUSHING ENGINE TO RED-LINE, THEN SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE FROM THIS POINT ON, HAD ISSUES SHIFTING INTO 3RD AND 5TH GEARS. THIS CAR HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THIS DATE. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC FOR ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS TRIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO FIXED TWO SEPARATE TRANSMISSION PLATES AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. I WAS GUARANTEED BY THE REPAIR SHOP MANAGER THAT I WOULD HAVE NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. LITTLE DID I KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THAT CONVERSATION IN WRITING. I CONTINUED TO HAVE HARD SHIFTS AFTER THE REPAIR, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT'S THE TRANSMISSION MODULE SENSING HOW I DROVE. LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, FORCING ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT TO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, ALL AT MY COST. AFTER PAYING FOR THE PLATES AND MODULE TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR, NOW THEY WANT TO AGAIN REPLACED THOSE PARTS WITH A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. IF I WERE BEING FOLLOWED TOO CLOSELY BY ANOTHER CAR OR SEMI ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. IF THAT WERE THE CASE- THERE WOULDN'T BE A COMPLAINT, BUT A LAWSUIT. GET THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE FIXED. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS STORIES OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 140,000

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED GM DENIED HER REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IN SPETEMBER 2014, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A WAVE PLATE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THEY WOULD OFFER FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLES THAT HAD THE REPAIR IF THEY WERE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD OR HAD LESS THAN 120,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED, BECAUSE HER VEHICLE HAD A 122,000 MILES BY THE TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTS REVVING. TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS AND THEN HOES OUT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE

Mileage: 163,350

THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. UPON TAKING THIS TO BOTH A GM DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT AN INTERNAL CLIP FAILED RESULTING IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. IT IS MY OPINION, AS WELL AS THE OPINION OF BOTH MECHANICS, THAT THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILES. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS SAME PREMATURE FAILURE.

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 82,800

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE GEAR 2. DEALER AGREES THIS IS A WAVE PLATE ISSUE. BOTH OF US INITIALLY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER: #14404: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE - (MAR 3, 2015) BUT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. NOT SURE WHY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2008 ENCLAVE OWNERS COMPLAINING THAT THEIR VINS ARE NOT COVERED EITHER FOR THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ENCLAVEFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=26706.160 IT LOOKS LIKE #14404 NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ADDITIONAL ENCLAVE VINS

Mileage: 102,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM THIRD TO FIFTH GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SNAP RING AND PAN WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE JUST DROPPED SPEED,MOTOR REVVED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO A SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE WAVE PLATE WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS/IS A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME GM KNOWS ITS BAD BUT NO RECALL. GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ON 4/2/2015 SAYING THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF MY MILEAGE WAS L20000 OR LESS. NICE THAT THEY GET TO CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY FIX. WAITED TILL NOW TO REPORT THINKING SENSE SO MANY ARE BAD GM MIGHT DO SOMETHING. HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HURT ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600.

Mileage: 70,600

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. EXPECT WAVE PLATE OR SIMILAR ISSUE. FORTUNATELY WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN FOR SERVICE. CONTACTED BUICK TO SEE IF THEY WILL ASSIST WITH REPAIRS AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-77 WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED, FELT LIKE A DROP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND FOR THE NEXT 4-5 MILES MY CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN A PARKING LOT AND TOW IT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE WAVE PLATES BROKE WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HWY. CAR JOLTED AND CLUNKED...FELT AS IF WE WENT FROM 5TH TO 1ST GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND IT WAS THE WAVE PLATES. TALKED TO GM - GM DISTRICT MANAGER [XXX] ADMITTED THAT GM HAD AN ISSUE WITH CERTAIN MODELS WITH THE WAVE PLATES DUE TO THEM NOT BEING HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. GOT THIS ALL ON RECORDING TOO. COULD HAVE CAUSED A NASTY ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

THROTTLE BODY WAS FULL OF ICE BUILD UP, NEEDED TO REPLACE VALVE COVERS AND THROTTLE BODY TO FIX PROB. *TR

Mileage: 111,802

WHILE BRAKING AGGRESSIVELY DURING HEAVY RAIN, RAINWATER POURED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLINER ONTO THE DASH. RAINWATER HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CAR FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THIS ISSUE WAS APPARENTLY REPAIRED THREE (3) PRIOR TIMES IN 2008, BUT HAS RECURRED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ONLY OFFERED ME ONE FREE HOUR OF DIAGNOSIS TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING DRIVER VISIBILITY, DISTRACTING THE DRIVER AND COULD EFFECT MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLES DASH DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF RAINWATER. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. TRANSMISSION LOSES POWER WHILE SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THEN ABRUPTLY JERKS INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 64,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 63,100

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON... (4) RECALLS FOR OTHER MALFUNCTIONS..., THE CURRENT RE-CALL - 10/2014 ON SIDE AIR BAGS, THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON ...THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PROBLEM... THE GAS TANK...A BRAND NEW GAS TANK WAS NEEDED. HOW CAN THAT BE, THE CAR IS ( 6 ) YEARS - SIX . THE MILEAGE ( 64,000 ).. RECORD SHOWS CONSISTENT CAR SERVICES, GOOD CARE FROM THE INITIAL PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE COST WOULD BE $505.00. "THE CAR COULD AT ANY TIME STOP RECEIVING GAS INTO THE TANK!!!.... THE CAR AT ANY TIME, COULD JUST STOP!!!, DUE TO A DEFECTED GAS TANK; ASSEMBLED AT A GM PLANT, 2008 TO ME, THIS IS THEIR/ GM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A **SAFETY ROAD ISSUE, NOT CAUSED BY ME.... THEY DID SOME SORT OF TEST; AUTOMOBILE WAS NOT EVEN AT THE SERVICE AREA, WHEN THE SO-CALLED TEST WAS ADMINISTERED; IT WAS THEN DECLARED THAT THE CHARGE IS MIND.... I SPOKE TO A GMBUICK REP, IN DETROIT . MI., HE SENT ME TO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP DETERMINES WHO PAYS. GM TRANSFERS ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO A DEALERSHIP... PLEASE ADVISE.... GM LACKS THE ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH CUSTOMER; NO OPTIONS, NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO CONSIDERATION, NO SATISFACTION WAS GIVEN, ESPECIALLY; NO MANNERS... DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE THE CAR; NOR EQUIPMENT...PLEASE . *JS

FRIDAY DEC 26TH AT 4:30 PM I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-35 WHEN I HAD A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ALARMS, LIGHTS, NOISES, SMELLS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO ALERT ME TO THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. AS I MERGED MY RPM'S SUDDENLY WENT PAST 5000 AND MY 2008 ENCLAVE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE, MINE OR THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME, AS MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE SITUATION DESCRIBED ABOVE IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS BEFORE ME MY VEHICLE (AT 80,000 MILES) WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WAVE PLATE FAILURE (P0776). I HAVE CALLED GM AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT'S DUE TO A FAULTY PART, BUT THEIR RESPONSE IS TO DENY, DENY, DENY. THE MANAGER I SPOKE TO STATED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL SO GM IS NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE MOST DISTRESSING PART OF THIS SITUATION IS NOT THE $3500.00 I'LL BE PAYING AFTER GM'S "ASSISTANCE". IT IS THE FACT THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE GM WAVE PLATE. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO FIX IT BEFORE I WAS PUT IN SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB. THANKFULLY, THE "BOMB" GOING OFF IN MY ENCLAVE DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY CASUALTIES, BUT IS THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL? I HOPE THAT NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY RPM'S WERE GOING UP BUT CAR WAS HARDLY MOVING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT! AFTER CHECKING ON-LINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 ENCLAVE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? I BELIEVE NO-ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A COSTLY PROBLEM BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT.....WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL NOT STOP HERE....I AM HOPING SOMEONE WILL ACTUALLY READ AND RESPOND TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEARS, ESPECIALLY OVERDRIVE. THEN IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. THE 3-5 REVERSE WAVED PLATE BROKEN, REPLACED 3-5 REVERSE HOUSING, REPLACE 3-5R PISTON AND DAM ASSEMBLY, REPLACE ALL SEALS AND GASKETS, REPLACE FRONT COVER PISTON SPRING ASSEMBLY, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FILTER.......$3,173 LATER I WAS OUT THE DOOR NOT HAPPY. I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION AT THE TIME! MY CAR ONLY HAD 74,074 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 74,074

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE STARTED SKIPPING/SHIFTING ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING/UPSHIFTING. SOON THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR AND SEEMED STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO. BY THEN, IT COULD NOT GO ON REVERSE EITHER. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISASSEMBLED, WITH A BROKEN WAVE PLATE REPLACED AND COMPLETE OVERHAUL. A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE! PLEASE HELP LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. YOUR HELP IS SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

CHECK ENGINE/EMISSIONS CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AS WE WERE DRIVING. STOPPED ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER TO PUT GAS IN, AS WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO (NO POWER, NO SHIFT). AS WE WERE LEAVING THE STATION, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD YEAR, RPMS WERE AT 4000 AT ONLY 40MPH. DROVE HOME AND LATER DROVE IT TO THE MECHANIC. DROVE FINE THEN, BUT THE RPM GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. MECHANIC READ THE CODES AS 716 AND 717. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND IT DID THE SAME THING, WOULDN'T SHIFT. TRANS MECHANIC STATES ITS THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE THAT PROBABLY BROKE AND MAGNETIC PIECES ATTACHED TO THE SENSOR CAUSING IT TO GO INTO A LIMP MODE. APPROXIMATE COST TO REPLACE THE $20 PART (WAVE PLATE) WILL BE IN THE UPPER $2000! RIDICULOUS. I'M LOSING MY FAITH IN GM VEHICLES. PER A WEB SEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ENCLAVE, ACADIA, OUTLOOK AND TRAVERSE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

DURING ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, CAR LURCHED AND LOST POWER. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO AVOID COLLISION WITH BIG RIG TRUCKS HAULING LARGE HAY LOADS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.TOLD BY SHOP THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. GEAR 3,5 AND REVERSE WERE AFFECTED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILURE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 72500 MILES ON IT. HAVE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO STATED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN LIKE VEHICLES ALSO FAILED WELL SHORT OF 100,000 MILES. DANGER TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DUE TO SUDDEN LURCH AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

WHEN ACCELERATING I WAS JUST COASTING. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE AND WENT ABOUT A BLOCK THEN LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE 3-5 CLUTCH FAILED. SOME METAL PIECES IN THE TRANSMISSION COME LOOSE. WHEN THE CAR COOLS DOWN THEY SETTLE AND THE GEAR MAY WORK. AS IT WARMS UP THEY GET IN THE WAY AGAIN AND THE GEARS STICK. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION OR A REBUILT ONE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE PUTTING IN ANOTHER 2008 TRANSMISSION BUT THAT THE PART THAT FAILED HAD BEEN CORRECTED. I ASKED THEM TO CONTACT GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST BUT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER HALF OF THE COST. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT BUT I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A 2008 CAR WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE DAY PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND THE VERY NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR THIS HAPPENED. IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SO I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR EIGHT DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE END OF FEB 2014. PROBLEMS STARTED RIGHT AWAY. 3-13-14 REPLACED FRONT STRUTS, COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANS SHIFTS AND HEATER MOTOR WORKING PART TIME. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 4-8-14 REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND PIGTAIL. 6-5-14 REPLACED AC EVAPORATOR OLD ONE WAS SHOT. 7-5-14 REPLACED TRANSMISSION,& WATER PUMP, & STEERING GEAR PINION SHAFT SEAL. NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE CLEAR COAT PEALING AND WATER COMING IN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT 3-5-R CLUTCH HAD FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 85000 MILES. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BASED ON RESEARCH THAT INDICATES THERE IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART, WHICH CAN CAUSE SUDDEN DECELERATIONS, NOT ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE, OR FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE WHEN IN "PARK" CAUSING CARS TO ROLL. (OUR CAR HAD ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION.) WE FEEL LUCKY WE DID NOT HAVE A MAJOR INCIDENT. GM HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE A WIDER PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK TO WISCONSIN FROM A TRIP TO FLORIDA ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014. MY HUSBAND HAD EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THE SPACE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. AS HE PULLED INTO THE SPACE, THE ENCLAVE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. I CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE GEARSHIFT THINKING THAT HE HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE ONLY GEAR THE WOULD WORK WAS PARK. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL BUICK GMC CADILLAC DEALER. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18, A SERVICE TECHNICIAN CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT THE 35R WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED AND THE 35R HOUSING WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THAT METAL DEBRIS HAD BEEN FOUND THROUGHOUT THE UNIT. THE REPAIR TOOK ABOUT TWO DAYS AND COST $3589.49. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HAD WE REMAINED ON THE INTERSTATE ANOTHER MILE AND SUDDENLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE TRAFFIC AROUND US MOVED AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS, WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN TERRIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY. I WROTE A LETTER TO BUICK REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF COST OF THE REFUND AND EXPENSE WE INCURRED DUE TO HAVING TO WAIT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I ALSO REQUESTED THAT THEY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE DUE TO THE SEVERE DANGER THAT THE FAILURE CREATES. FINALLY, I MENTIONED INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE INTERNET STATING THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON THE ENCLAVE AND ITS SISTER VEHICLES. THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE NHTSA, NOT GM, ISSUES RECALLS AND GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 114,267

THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP AT 85,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE 3RD GEAR WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT POORLY WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN CHANGING LANES ON 9/23/14, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND I HIT A STREET SIGN (NO DAMAGE). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION POWER OFF AND MOTOR LOSING POWER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500.

Mileage: 74,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS HARD TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS BROKEN SOLENOID INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THE WHOLE TIME I'VE HAD IT. I'VE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE ELECTRIC SEAT, THE HINGE MOUNTS FOR THE LIFT GATE, THE DVD PLAYER, AND AN OIL LEAK FIXED. NOW THE 3/5/R WAVE PLATE HAS BROKEN. WHAT'S UP WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVES? THEY COST TOO MUCH FOR ALL THESE ITEMS TO BREAK AND NEED REPLACING. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE SUV WAS ABUSED AND NOT MAINTAINED. IF I WANTED TO HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP ALL THE TIME, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CLUNKER. WHY DOESN'T GMC HAVE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION 3/5/R WAVE PLATE. IT ISN'T SAFE WHEN IT GOES OUT AND YOU ARE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS SUV. WE COULD BE KILLED. GMC NEEDS TO WAKE UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AFTER 66,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION! THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED TWO SEPARATE DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ONE OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE INTERSECTION CLEARED, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND MERELY COASTED INTO THE LANE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD SITTING THERE WERE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE THREAT OF IMPACT BY FAST-APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE INTERSECTION MOMENTS BEFORE ON-COMING TRAFFIC ARRIVED. THE SECOND EVENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. TRAVELING 45-50 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE RETURNED HOME AT SLOW SPEED. IN THE DRIVEWAY, WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT BARELY MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE NEXT DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP. IT SHIFTED GEARS ON THE WAY, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE WAVE PLATE IS BROKEN AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. WE TRIED CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT RECEIVED NOTHING MORE THAN A RECORDED MESSAGE ASKING US TO HOLD ON THE LINE. WE HELD FOR OVER ONE HOUR AND RECEIVED NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. A REVIEW OF MANY WEBSITE POSTINGS REVEALS A WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THE ENCLAVE WAVE PLATE AND TRANSMISSION, THAT GM IS FULLY AWARE OF IT AND HAS TAKEN NO STEPS TO ADDRESS IT OR TO ENSURE OF THE SAFETY OF THE THOUSANDS OF ENCLAVE OWNERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. FAILING ANY ACCOUNTABILITY BY GM, WE INSIST THAT NHTSA TAKE ACTION ON THIS WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING PUMP, STEERING GEARS ARE GONE @ 116,000 MILES? ONE OWNER BUICK ENCLAVE HAS HUGE PROBLEMS - NOT ONE LEMON - ALL ENCLAVES ARE LEMONS! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THESE CARS? MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE ON AN ON-RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE, MY WIFE WAS MERGING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. AS SHE ACCELERATED AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AND THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. NOT ONLY WAS THE SURPRISE AND SHOCK OF THE EVENT TO INCLUDE THE VERY HIGH REVVING ALARMING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION BY FAILING TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER LANE POSITION IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE WAITED IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE POSITION FOR HELP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WHICH REQUIRED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION AND THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE (I.E. CROSSING TRAFFIC, TRAIN TRACKS, ETC...) AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, THERE SHOULDN'T BE SPONTANEOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH PROVED TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ENGINE REVS NO MOVEMENT, NO REVERSE ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL GO STIFF AND MY RPM GAUGE DROPPED. I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT HAD PROBLEMS TURNING THE WHEEL. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED MY ENCLAVE HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND HIT THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHERE I THEN RESTARTED IT. THAT WAS 2 DAYS AGO. TODAY I WENT TO START IT FOR WORK AND FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 2 MONTHS IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE CONNECTIONS CHECKED WITH NO WRONG FINDINGS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' POSTED IN THEIR REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE "MANY PEOPLE" WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND AS CAR WAS TRYING TO CLIMB A HILL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS, IT SLIPPED. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE ON INTERSTATE. GOT TO LOCATION AND THEN WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN AND BACKING UP CAR WAS HESITATING. PULL FORWARD THEN NEEDED TO GO IN REVERSE AND CAR HESITATED LIKE SOMEONE PRESSING ON AND OFF GAS. ARRIVED BACK AT HOME AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO TRANSMISSION PLACE (HAD ALREADY RESEARCHED THROUGH WEEKEND ON PROBLEM AND SAW ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH 2008 BUICK ENCLAVES WITH WAVE PLATE (SNAP RING) GOING OUT ON TRANSMISSION. JUST RECEIVED CALL AND MY BUICK IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS JOINED THE RANK OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT/REPLACED AT THIS STAGE OF VEHICLE LIFE. I AM ONE YEAR OUT OF MY WARRANTY, BUT UNDER THE MILEAGE, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MATTER! GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS! THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IN LIGHT OF ALL THE RECENT NEWS ON GM PROBLEMS, I THINK WE HAVE FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WASN'T. *TR

Mileage: 77,300

WE WERE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 1 NEAR STAFFORD, VA) WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY THEREAFTER LOST POWER BEYOND 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CALLED THE NEAREST BUICK DEALERSHIP/REPAIR SHOP (ROUTE 1 BUICK IN WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND TOLD THEM OF ISSUE. THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND THE WAVE PLATE IS A "KNOWN ENCLAVE PROBLEM." THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH COST AS IT'S CLOSE TO WITHIN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE HAD IT TOWED THERE TO ROUTE 1 BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND ALL TRANSMISSION CODES A WAVE PLATE CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SO THEY CALLED BUICK GM SERVICE MANAGER. ROUTE 1 BUICK CALLED US BACK TO SAY GM WOULD NOT ASSIST US AS WE WERE OUTSIDE WARRANTY AND HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION (I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION AND POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS I AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE MADE ON THIS EXACT VEHICLE IN MY RESEARCH INTO THIS...I HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS!). ROUTE 1 SAID THAT OUR COST WOULD START AT $3,800 WITH NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULDN'T FIND OTHER ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. THE ALSO SAID LUCKY FOR US, OUR VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL ON SIDE AIR BAG ISSUE THEY COULD FIX. AS WE REALIZED WE MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET AND COULD NOT AFFORD $3,800, WE PAID THEM THE $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TOWED IT (AT OUR EXPENSE) TO DUN-RITE TRANSMISSION IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. DUN-RITE FOUND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $2,800. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AIR BAG SENSORS ARE ALL ALSO GOING OFF AND CAR HAS HAD 2 OTHER INSTANCES OF LOSING POWER WHEN GOING UP HILLS. WE PURCHASED THE CERTIFIED GM CAR NOV 2012. MY CAR PAYMENT IS $462. PER MO. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE SPENT AN ADDITIONAL $6,095 ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. OUR AVERAGE MONTH EXPENSES ARE THEREFORE $801! HELP! *TR

Mileage: 103,900

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ENCLAVE ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 1 NEAR STAFFORD, VA) WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY THEREAFTER LOST POWER BEYOND 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CALLED THE NEAREST BUICK DEALERSHIP/REPAIR SHOP (ROUTE 1 BUICK IN WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND TOLD THEM OF ISSUE. THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND THE WAVE PLATE IS A "KNOWN ENCLAVE PROBLEM." THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH COST AS IT'S CLOSE TO WITHIN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO ROUTE 1 BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND ALL TRANSMISSION AND WAVE PLATE CODES. THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SO THEY CALLED BUICK GM SERVICE MANAGER. ROUTE 1 BUICK CALLED US BACK TO SAY GM WOULD NOT ASSIST US AS WE WERE OUTSIDE WARRANTY BY 3,000 MILES AND HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION (I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION AND POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS I AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS MADE ON THIS EXACT VEHICLE IN MY RESEARCH INTO THIS...I HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS!). ROUTE 1 SAID THAT OUR COST WOULD START AT $3,800 WITH NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULDN'T FIND OTHER ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SAID LUCKY FOR US, OUR VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL ON A SIDE AIR BAG ISSUE THEY COULD FIX. AS WE REALIZED WE MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET AND COULDN'T AFFORD $3,800, WE PAID THEM THE $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TOWED IT (AT OUR EXPENSE) TO DUN-RITE TRANSMISSION IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. DUN-RITE FOUND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $2,800. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AIR BAG SENSORS ARE ALL ALSO GOING OFF AND CAR HAS HAD 2 OTHER INSTANCES OF LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING SINCE. WE PURCHASED THE CERTIFIED GM CAR NOV 2012. MY CAR PAYMENT IS $462. PER MO. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE SPENT AN ADDITIONAL $6,095 ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. OUR AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES ARE THEREFORE $801. HELP US! *TR

Mileage: 1,039,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,001. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FROM BOTH SIDES, AND THE PUMP SEIZED. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 08/06/14 UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

Mileage: 80,001

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

WE LOST OUR TRANSMISSION ENTERING ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE! NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER CAME ON UNTIL IT HAPPENED. WE ARE NOT IN THE HABIT OF BEATING OUR VEHICLES. WE ARE A RETIRED. THIS I FEEL IS A DEFECT IN SOMETHING. THERE WERE MANY CARS COMING BEHIND US ON THE RAMP. IT WAS A 2 LANE RAMP THAT WENT TO ONE LANE. I GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING AND WOULD GO INTERMITTENTLY. I SAYED RIGHT UNTIL I COULD GET TO A PULL OVER AREA. FULL LINES OF TRAFFIC BEHIND US WERE HAVING TO SLOW DOWN WHICH IT LOOKED PRETTY SCAREY WHEN I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY HUSBAND AND I FEEL THAT THE WAY WE DRIVE SHOULD NOT MAKE US LOSE A TRANSMISSION. ALSO, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE TOOK IT IN FOR A STEERING SQUEEK, LOUD, AND WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT STILL SQUEEKS AND WORSE. WE ARE HAVING THAT LOOKED AT NOW, AGAIN! WE DO NOT TRUST THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED IT NEW. *TR

Mileage: 78,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TROUBLE CODE DETECTED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.

Mileage: 81,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TROUBLE CODE DETECTED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.

Mileage: 81,700

ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR I NOTICED VERY SUBTLE CLUNK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THAN OUT OF NO WERE THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AT AROUND 40MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD REV HIGH RPM BUT IT WOULDN'T KICK INTO 5TH GEAR. ONLY DID THE IT ONCE. WITHIN 1 DAY IT SLIPPED EVERY TIME 5TH GEAR WAS ENGAGING, WITHIN 2 DAY OF THAT 3RD GEAR WAS SLIPPING EVERY TIME. BROUGHT IT TO AAMCO AND WAS INFORMED OF A R/3/5 WAVE PLATE CLUTCH DISC TSB WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDS A REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF $2000-2500. PATHETIC THAT A $45K VEHICLE CANT EVEN MAKE TO 100K MILES. WHO SAYS CHINA MAKES ALL THE CRAP? GM MUST EMPLOYEE THE CHINESE. *TR

Mileage: 93,980

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

Mileage: 73,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

Mileage: 73,200

MY WIFE AND I, WITH OUR 2 KIDS WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR HOURS AND WOUND UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. GOOD THING THERE WASNT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT WAS LAST YEAR. NOW THIS WHINNING NOISE THATS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND LOUDER. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINNION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 102,000

TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE ON THE VEHICLE, NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT BECAUSE IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. STOPPED ACCELERATING THE COST SO FAR TO FIX IS $625 AND THAT IS JUST TO HAVE IT TAKEN OUT AND LOOKED AT BUT I AM SURE IT WILL INCREASE ONCE THEY FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME ISSUE AS A LOT OF OTHER 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE OWNERS HAVE HAD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL, WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR A CRAPPY GM PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,607.

Mileage: 110,607

HAVE AN 2008 ENCLAVE AT 73, 300 MILES AND SUDDENLY IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS STALLING OR STICKING. WON'T REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE ENGINEER WAS SHAKING AND NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 73,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 06/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE ENGINE SHAKES ALONG WITH MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILED. UPDATED 06/24/2014 *JS THE DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 04/09/15. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 35MPH, TRANSMISSION STALLED AND VEHICLE QUIT MOVING. LUCKILY ALL OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD ALL SEVEN SEATS FULL WITH PASSENGERS, 2 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY TO SIDE OF ROAD. PASSENGERS (ADULTS,CHILDREN AND BABIES) WERE STRANDED IN SNOWY WEATHER AND HAD TO BE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 78,000MILES ON IT WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT ITS THE 35R WAVE CLUTCH PLATE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS LIKE IT SUCH AS THE ACADIA. COST WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3500 TO REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS ANY MILES ON IT! WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF....???? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS HAD WE HAVE GOTTEN SIDE SWIPED! THIS IS A LARGE SUV MULTI PASSENGER VEHICLE...NOT A TWO SEAT CAR!! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 WEEKS OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND REQUIRED A REBUILD THEN FAILED AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR LATER. STEERING PUMP AND COOLING MOTOR FAILED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND WERE REPLACED AND THEN BOTH FAILED 18 MONTHS LATER (OUT OF WARRANTY) STABILITRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON AFTER THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT 3 TIMES (TURNS ON ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM DEALER EACH TIME). NHTSA REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST BUICK AND GM REGARDING THE 2008 ENCLAVE, IT IS A LEMON AND PEOPLE ARE BEING RIPPED OFF OVER IT AND PUT AT SERIOUS RISK BECAUSE OF ITS' SHORT COMINGS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. A FOUR-YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND HAPHAZARDLY MOVED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE FROM THE DROVER'S SIDE AREA. THE CHILD DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

CAR LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WITH NO WARNING. DIAGNOSIS: TRANSMISSION GONE. I WAS ON A NARROW 2 LANE ROADWAY AND WAS STUCK ON A CURVE. A SITTING DUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE A BIT BUT STILL IN HARMS WAY. NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO INCIDENT. 12 HOURS PRIOR AT 11 PM AT NIGHT, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE TUNNEL UNDER BOSTON. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T GO THEN. THE CAR WAS 9 MONTHS OUT OF DEALER 5 YEAR / $100,000 WARRANTY. ALSO HAD TO REPAIR STEER GEAR BUSHINGS FOR $350 (WHICH I SEE ON THIS SITE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHERS). THESE SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE PARTS, THAT PUT ME IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 64,838

THE POWER STEERING LINES AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE DEFECTIVE CRIMPS WHERE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE MATES WITH THE METAL PORTION. THIS CAUSES LEAKING POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST AND START A FIRE. OR THESE LINES COULD BURST AND CAUSE RAPID LOSS OF FLUID CAUSING VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP BLOCKING TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF AND THEN STARTING THE CAR, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE AT A CRAWL 15FT AT A TIME. AFTER DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR SAFELY OFF OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A R, 3,5 WAVE PLATE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,400. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 6T75 TRANSMISSION ACROSS THE ENTIRE GM LINE OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2007. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (09-07-30-012B) THAT ADDRESSES THIS, BUT NO RECALLS YET. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES THE TRANSMISSION GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE COMPRESSION FAILED , THE SUSPENSION SWAY BAR FAILED, THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED, AND THE REAR LIFT GATE OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ALL OTHER PARTS THAT FAILED HOWEVER THE FAILURES WERE NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. LI *TR

Mileage: 5,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING AROUND A DARK CURVE ON A WELL TRAVELED COUNTRY ROAD, THE CAR QUIT PULLING, THE BATTERY DIED, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND WERE IN THE DARK. THERE WERE TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO PICK UP THE CAR AND A DEPUTY SHERIFF TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AND KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY, THE SHIFTER BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE #1 COMPLAINT ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN DONE? DO LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE??? *TR

Mileage: 76,662

I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, COST ME MY SAVINGS, AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS. NOW THE POWER STEERING IS CAPUT. HAVE TO WAIST MY PRECIOUS TIME AND MONEY ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP AGAIN. THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. SHAME ON GMC FOR PRODUCING SUCH POOR QUALITY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 65,360

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT..HAD TO CALL TWO TRUCK AND TOW IT TO CAPITAL BUICK..WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE IT.. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I STARTED FROM PARK AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A JOLT AND LOUD NOISE. IT SHIFTED ROUGH BASICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND HOOD FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR LEAKING FLUID AND FOUND NONE. I THEN DECIDED TO STOP AT THE FIRST AUTO PART STORE I FOUND TO GET THE CODE READ FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. THE CODES READ P0717, P0716, P0700, P0756. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED ONE OF THREE PROBLEMS ALL DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. AS I STARTED TO DRIVE IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. SO I ENDED UP DRIVING SLOW DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN FIRST GEAR. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SO I COASTED TO A STOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE GET PUSHED THE REMAINING BLOCK. THE SHOP TELLS ME THAT IT IS SOME KIND OF WAVE PLATE AND REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION AT CLOSE TO AN ESTIMATED $5000. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAD A BABY AND HAVE ANOTHER CHILD. I WORK FOR THE MILITARY AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS KIND OF REPAIR 8 MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASED IT. SINCE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION, WHEN IS ENOUGH? HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL? MY FAMILY ARE NOW DOWN TO ONE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 89,958

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE KICKED OUT OF GEAR. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. PULLED TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY AND COASTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IT ENGAGED BACK INTO GEAR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BETWEEN 55 AND 60 AT ABOUT 3000 RPM BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER OR LOWER GEARS. TOOK FREEWAY EXIT AND CAME TO STOP. UPON TURNING ONTO ADJACENT ROAD THE VEHICLE ONLY USED 2 GEARS TO REACH A SPEED OF 55 MPH, SHIFTING FROM A LOW GEAR TO A HIGH GEAR AT 4000 RPM. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SLOWED DOWN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I RESTARTED CAR AND COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I WENT TO LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. REVERSE, 3RD AND 5TH GEARS WERE GONE. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $3-5000 WORTH OF REPAIRS ON A HIGH END, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 112,000 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GENERAL MOTORS AND WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS OVERPRICED LEMON! *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, AND DOGS FROM THE VET; THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART AND VEHICLE TURN ON LIGHTS, AC, RADIO CAME ON HOWEVER WOULD NOT CRANK. PEDESTRIANS PUSHED ME OUT OF HARMS WAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. TOWED TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT INSPECTION THEY SAID IT IS ENGINE FAILURE AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 7000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CAR HAD A FULL WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH JUST RECENTLY ENDED. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 82,040

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. ENGINE WAS ON AND WOULD REV, TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, BUT CAR DIDN'T GO. TURNED OFF CAR FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, TURNED BACK ON, CAR STARTED. TRIED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT AT ABOUT 20 MPH ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS FAILED AND WE COASTED TO A STOP. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, $5000 REPAIR BILL, 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE WORST PART WAS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT THE FAILURE. IT WAS GOING FINE, AND THEN SUDDENLY WE HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOWLY AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IF THIS HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IN DOING SOME SEARCHING, IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN CARS BUILT AROUND 2H 2007. BUICK NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 74,704

THIS CAR HAS A WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN THAT GETS LOUDER THE MORE DRIVE IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BUICK CARE DEPT AND THEY INDICATED IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THEY HAD ME TAKE MY CAR TO THE BUICK PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY COME UP WITH ABOUT 1900.00 TO FIX THIS AND SAY THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK STEERING THAT SOME HOUSING IS TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT CREATES THE NOISE AND STEERING PROBLEMS AND THAT BUICK AND EVERYONE ELSE IS AWARE OF IT AND THAT THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BUT DO NOT. IN ADDITION I HAVE ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS WHERE THERE IS LACK OF POWER UPON SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE... I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD VERY SLOWLY, THEN NOTHING. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD (AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION) AND FORTUNATELY 2 POLICEMEN STOPPED TO HELP ME. THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THEY CALLED THE BUICK DEALER FOR A TOW AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY 'THOUGHT' IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WOULDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE TRANS. WAS DROPPED. ALSO THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JULY! I WAS TOLD, TWO DAYS AND $3100.00 LATER IT WAS A WAVE PLATE PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS. I BOUGHT THIS ENCLAVE USED IN JAN./2010 WITH 41,000. MILES. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAD RAVE REVIEWS, AND NOW HAS TERRIBLE ONES. THAT SAYS A LOT. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AFTER 5 YRS., OR 66,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH END MODEL VEHICLE THAT COSTS THIS MUCH! *TR

Mileage: 66,359

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO REVERSE OR 2ND GEAR. GM DID NOT PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TSB. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PARKING, NEXT DAY NOTICED LEAKAGE IN CARPORT UNDER CAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO NOTICED A BIGGER SPOT UNDER CAR, CHECKED SPOT OUT IT LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE CARPORT SURFACE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,531

BROKEN 3-5-R WAVE PLATE IN TRANSMISSION. *TT

Mileage: 45,697

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHLY ELEVATED RAMP BETWEEN MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN SAN ANTONIO (281 AND 1604) WHEN MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD MOVE INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND SUDDENLY STALLED AT ITS CURRENT SPEED. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME, AS I UNEXPECTEDLY WAS NOT INCREASING SPEED AS ONE WOULD TYPICALLY DO ENTERING A HIGHWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING TO ALL THREE OF US (ESPECIALLY MY 9 YEAR OLD) AND REQUIRED OUR EXITING THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM QUICKLY, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A FREQUENT REPAIR. THE "WAVE PLATE" FAILURE LED TO THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH ADDITIONAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE BILL EXCEEDS $6000. BOTH THE NEAR ACCIDENT AND COST HAVE BEEN HIGHLY STRESSFUL. WE WANT GM TO ADDRESS THIS "WAVE PLATE /TRANSMISSION" ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ALMOST GET HURT. THE FORUMS FOR GM VEHICLES CONTAINING THIS PART HAVE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WE BROUGHT THIS CAR FROM LANDERS FORD COLLIERVILLE IN 19APR13 AND I HAVE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES REDONE, AND A VALVE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER FIXED. BUT WE WENT TO SUNRISE GMC ON 28JUN13 AND THEY ADVISED US THAT WE NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR DUE TO A CRACK IN SOME PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THAT LONG AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. LANDERS FORD KNEW THAT CAR HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GMC ADVISED US THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THE BUICK ENCLAVES AND THE ARCADIAS. SO IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS CAR HAD THESE PROBLEMS, THEN WHY HAVEN'T A RECALLED BEEN DONE ON THE CARS. WE DID RESEARCH THIS PAST WEEK AND EVERYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO CALLED GMC AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOT GMC THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. BUT THEY CAN GIVE US 70/30 WE PAY 70 PERCENT OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. THEY ADVISED US THAT THE CAR CAME OFF THE LINE IN 2007 AND THAT IS WHY THE CAR IS 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WE WERE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH POWER WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED. WE COASTED TO A STOP AND WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 57,900

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO QUIT WORKING AT 39,000 MILES BUT I WAITED UNTIL THIS BREAKDOWN TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE COOL SEASON. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CONDENSER AND EVAPORATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 54,236

AS I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE RPM'S WOULD GO TO 4 BUT MY SPEED WOULD ONLY BE 25MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, START IT AGAIN, THEN IT RUNS LIKE IT SHOULD. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $4000. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT SO FAR NO RECALL. I HAVE READ THAT A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PROPERLY HEAR TREATED WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER MOMENTARILY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE A COUPLE INCHES AT A TIME AND AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO, STOPPED MOVING ENTIRELY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE, AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATES. *TR

Mileage: 58,613

POWER STEERING WOULD GRIND, OCCURRED FOR OVER 20,000 MILES, AND DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BEING IN FOR MAINTENANCE. STEERING WOULD BE SLUGGISH AT TIMES BUT NOT EASILY REPRODUCED FOR DEALER SERVICE. INDEPENDENT SHOP FOUND MASSIVE LEAKAGE IN THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS COMPLETE LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. INDEPENDENT SHOP INDICATED BOTH WERE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR; THEY ALSO WERE SURPRISED AT THE DEALER'S INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT. ALSO FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR , THE POWER STEERING HAS MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE DEALER SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK MY ENCLAVE CONTINUES TO ROLL ANOTHER 5-7 FEET AFTER BEING PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AND RAN OVER MY FOOT. *TR I HAVE A 100,000 ZERO DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY, AS WELL AS GM'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT STILL ZUBOR BUICK IN TAYLOR MI WANTED TO CHARGE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SINCE MY INJURY, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TODAY, RED HOLMAN IN WESTLAND. THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM EITHER. IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE RECALL WITH THE 2009 ENCLAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V073000 (ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK".)

Mileage: 58,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 10280929 FOR A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD AFTER FUEL EFFICIENCY REACHING AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 17MPG COMBINE HWY&CITY, WITHIN WEEKS IT BEGAN DROPPING AND SETTLED BETWEEN 14-15 MPG. WATER LEAKS THAT BEGAN DUMPING CUP FULL OF WATER ON OCCUPANTS LAST YEAR FIXED. MORE DEFINITE HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS CONTINUES, AS WELL AS MOMENTARY LAPSES IN POWER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEDAL AND ENGINE. LAST MONTH A WHIRRING SOUND STARTED THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH TURNING THE CAR. THE SOUND WOULD RISE DURING ACCELERATION AND FALL DURING DE-ACCELERATION. BREAK JOB TOOK CARE OF IT (ALTHOUGH I DOUBTED THE DEALER'S ASSESSMENT) UNTIL YESTERDAY. THE WHIRRING HAS RETURNED, ALBEIT INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER 3 YRS I KNOW THAT IF A PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPLICATED ON TEST DRIVE OR SHOW UP AS CODES ON A COMPUTER--THE DEALERSHIPS (AND I HAVE BEEN TO 3 OVER THE YEARS) WILL DO NOTHING. MY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THIS PRETTY LOOKING CAR IN (3 WEEKS!) AND TURN MY BACK ON ALL GM CARS AFTER 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING ALL SORTS OF THEM. *TR

Mileage: 50

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION AND SHAKING. THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PACK. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED A VIBRATING NOISE AS PART OF MY STEERING. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS A VERY LOUD SHARP WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SCREECHING, WHISTLING CONTINUES WHILE IT IS IDLING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I AM CONCERNED OF WHAT IT IS AND ALSO FIND IT NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE NOISE CONSTANTLY, ESPECIALLY BEING ONLY 2 YRS. 4 MO. OLD AND LESS THAT 25,000 MILES. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A DEFECT BY GM AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT ASAP AS I'M NOT SURE IF THE NOISE IS ALL THERE IS TO IT AS FAR AS SAFETY. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT, PUT IN A NEW DEFIBULATOR, TOOK IT BACK OUT AND SAID THEY CALLED GMC. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, GM SAID ALL ENCLAVES MAKE THE SAME NOISE. I AM IRATE AS NOT ONE ON THE LOT MAKES THE NOISE NOR DO ANY OTHER'S THAT I KNOW PEOPLE DRIVE. I DID NOT PAY CLOSE TO $40,000 FOR A LUXURY VEHICLE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A 15 YEAR OLD CLUNKER IN WHICH AGAIN IS EMBARRASSING AS WELL NEEDS TO BE RECKONED WITH BEFORE MY NEXT DESCRIPTION MAY BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TOO! .................. TAKE CARE OF YOUR CONSUMERS GMC AS INTEGRITY SHOULD BE #1 IN YOUR COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

08 BUICK ENCLAVE NORMALLY DOWNSHIFTS AND UPSHIFTS ALL THE WAY UP A HILL. TOOK IN THREE TIMES AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT NORMAL, JUST DRIVE IT. THEN DRIVING OUT TO ARIZONA, IT STARTED OUT DOWNSHIFTING AT THE START OF A HILL AND UPSHIFTING AT THE TOP OF THE HILL LIKE A NORMAL CAR. THEN ONCE EVERY FIVE TO TEN HILLS IT WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE I WENT FIVE MILES DOWNHILL BEFORE I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE AND IT UPSHIFTED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FEW MILES THEY DROVE IT, THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, SO JUST DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS, AS ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAD ALSO HAPPENED ONLY ONCE BEFORE WHEN IT WAS NEW,BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING EITHER. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CONNECTED OR NOT, BUT IF I WANT TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY,I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN FARTHER AND THEN BACK OFF QUICKLY TO NOT ACCELERATE TOO FAST. I SURE HOPE THEY CAN COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 22,300

BUICK ENCLAVE STOPS SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE NARROWLY ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY FROM POSSIBLE REAR END COLLISION. ONSTAR DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION RELATED FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUICK SERVICE FACILITY. GM TECHNICAL SUPPORT RECOMMENDED THAT ELECTRONIC CODES BE RESET AND VEHICLE IS TO BE RETURNED TO CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER PICKED UP VEHICLE AND VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN ONE HOUR LATER ON SAME DAY. ONSTAR DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AGAIN, THIS TIME A SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT PROBLEM RELATING TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. VEHICLE IS BUICK SHOP AGAIN WAITING FOR GM SOLUTION TO FIXING PROBLEM. FIX IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. EXACT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS HE EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29000.

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE ON A HIL AND STALLEDL. THE BUICK DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES TO INSTRUCT THEM ON WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOO HEAVY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTY AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,234. UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09

Mileage: 15,234

FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE MY BUICK ENCLAVE HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE RATED THE FUEL EFFICIENCY (12 MPG INITIALLY UPTO 14MPG 18MOS AND NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO DEALERSHIPS. BASICALLY COMPUTER CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE. FINALLY, LAST MONTH A VALVE JOB WAS DONE, AS WELL AS SOME TRANSMISSION WORK AND NOW MY FUEL EFFICIENCY IS IMPROVING. I HAVE DRIVEN 400 MILES SINCE THIS MECHANIC WORK AND THE MPG IS APPROACHING 17MPG. *TR

Mileage: 10

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE THAT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR 8 MONTHS (NEW CAR WAS PICKED UP IN AUGUST OF 2007). AFTER SEVERAL SERVICE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT STILL DOESN'T PERFORM LIKE IT SHOULD. TODAY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS RACING TO OVER 4,000 RPM WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH ROAD -- THOUGHT THE THING WAS GOING TO BLOW UP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO HAD WATER (FROM RAIN) ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AFTER IT RAINED DUE TO FAULTY RAIL CONNECTORS (NOT SEALED) ON TOP OF CAR. *TR