2010 BUICK ENCLAVE Steering Problems

Purchased new, dealer twice during warranty kept vehicle for 6 weeks to do recall notice repairs. Now this 2010 has 42,000 miles and the steering is going bad. SB10056459-3388 describes the exact problem. During these two periods that recall repairs were done that should have addressed the problem even though the problem had not surfaced yet. This was a wear condition i was never informed of. It is getting worse now.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the power steering failed at speeds of 15 mph or less. In addition, the failure occurred while making a turn. The contact stated the vehicle would have to use manual steering in order to operate the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The dealer was not informed of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

The power steering has issues when turning it seems to not work. Been have this problem for about a year. I’ve talked to other Buick owners and they have the same problem. I also have electrical issues on the drivers side door panel, where none of the switches work. Just all of a sudden quit.

JAN. 10 AT 8 AM MY DAUGHTER AND I LEFT SALT LAKE CITY TO DRIVE HOME TO LAS VEGAS. AT 8 AM, EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE NO CLANKING, NO SMELL. I COULD DO U TURNS AND SHARP TURNS TO PARK THE VEHICLE BEFORE STOPPING TO GET A BAGEL. WE ENTERED THE 15 SOUTH TO HEAD HOME, WE ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70-80MPH. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM WE ARE REACHING THE TOWN OF BEAVER, UTAH. I NEEDED TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY TO GAS UP AND WANTED AN ESPRESSO. WE EXIT THE FREEWAY AND AS I START SLOWING I CAN TELL MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT, I ALMOST HIT ON COMING TRAFFIC WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN COMING OFF THE EXIT BECAUSE IT WAS SO EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE OTHER DRIVER HAD TO SWERVE IN TO THE DIRT AREA TO AVOID HITTING MY DAUGHTER AND I, FOLLOWED US TO THE GAS STATION AND YELLED AT ME UNTIL HE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY STEERING.. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ST GEORGE UTAH TO RONS SHELL MECHANIC STATION. RON THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A BAD PUMP OR RACK (EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IT GOING BAD). WE PAID OVER 2 GRAND TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND THERE ARE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES, FINALLY RON GAVE UP AND SAID THATS THE BEST HE CAN DO. AFTER INVESTIGATING I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH 2010 GMC BUICK ENCLAVES. GMC NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST HIT HEAD ON! BECAUSE OF INSTANT POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER!! THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP!!

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN, STEERING GETS HARD TO TURN

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DECELERATING THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. I'M HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FOR A SECOND TIME. I HAVE RECENTLY DONE THE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2010 BUICK ENCLAVES AND GMC HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL. THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE VERY DANGEROUS IF DECELERATING AND MAKING TURNS ON HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS TO DIE FOR GMC TO ADMIT FAULTY STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

POWER STEERING IS LEAKING FLUIDS. HEARING A SLIGHT HOWLING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

I AM WRITING BECAUSE WE PURCHASED A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE IN 2018. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD TO BE SERVICED TWICE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF HAVING IT. AT THE TIME THE SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND BLAMED IT ON MY ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHING THE MANUAL SHIFT ON THE SHAFT. I KNEW I WAS NOT DOING THIS. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR DOING THIS WEIRD ACCELERATION AND ALL DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BUT [XXX] KEPT SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. WELL, I WAS STRANDED BECAUSE IT JUST STOPPED A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAD TO TAKE A 50.00 UBER HOME. I HAVE HAD TO UBER 3 TIMES NOW AND PURCHASED A CODE READER. THE CODE COMES BACK AS A TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED. IT SEEMS WHAT I WAS FEELING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS IN FACT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HAD TO RENT VEHICLES FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY HOME TOMORROW. SINCE THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION FROM DAY ONE I EXPECT IT TO BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME AND SOME OF THE CHARGES I HAVE ACCUMULATED BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS NOT JUST! I WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW AND IF IT APPLIES TO ME. I AM HOPING YOUR COMPANY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY. HAD THEY PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT I WAS SAYING AND ALL THEN THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED,. THE STRESS AND ISSUES THIS HAS CAUSED GOES SO MUCH DEEPER THAN THIS THE CODE THAT COMES BACK IS P0008. THE CRANK SHAFT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ON THIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THIS ON. FURTHERMORE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE RECENT ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 147,000

NUMEROUS TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED MERGING ON AND OFF RAMPS INTO TRAFFIC THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING ME TO APPLY MORE UPPER ARM STRENGTH TO MERGE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON CAUSING ME TO JERK THE VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT VEHICLES IN FARTHEST LANE.

Mileage: 165,000

I RECENTLY JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WITH 145,000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS DURING TURNS. IT BECOMES VERY HARD AND DANGEROUS TO TURN. I HAVE TO TURN VERY SLOW WHICH IS DANGEROUS CAN COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A WAY TO FIX THIS.

Mileage: 146,000

/ I AM DRIVING MY BUICK ENCLAVE AND THE MOMENT I MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL A NOISE LIKE A VERY LOUD HUM STARTS, I EITHER WHEN PARKING IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING FOR ME BECAUSE EVERYONE IS AROUND ME THEY TURN AND CRITICIZE ME BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO THE MECHANIC TO REPAIR MY ENCLAVE AND ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE BACK DOOR IF IT OPENS WITH THE CONTROL BUT WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE IT IF IT GOES DOWN TO CLOSE BUT BECOMES OPEN AGAIN IT IS AS IF THERE WAS AN OBSTACLE THAT DOES NOT LET IT CLOSE COMPLETELY

Mileage: 174,000

11 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY BUICK THE ENGINE WENT OUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME THE REPLACEMENT USED ALL MY WARRANTY. AND THERE HAS BEEN ONE AFTER ANOTHER PROBLEM. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS DURING TURNS ALMOST HAD SOME REAL SERIOUS FINDER BENDERS. IT'S THROWING P420 CODE FOR BANK 2 AND NOW HAVE NO SOUND AT ALL EVERYTHING WORKS BUT NO BLINKERS, HAZARD, SEATBELT, BACKUP WARNING SOUNDS AT ALL WITH NO RADIO .

Mileage: 145,955

APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO, MY STEERING STARTED SLIPPING AND BECOMING TIGHTER IN TIGHT (<95 DEGREE) TURNS. WITHIN A SHORT TIME SPAN, THE PROBLEM BECAME CONSTANT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR EXIT A PARKING SPOT. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $2500 TO REPAIR AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS FREQUENT ON BUICK ENCLAVES FROM 2010 ON.

Mileage: 50,000

OFTEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING A OLD CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. I SELDOM FEEL THIS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I SELDOM FEEL IT WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. SOME TIMES I CAN FEEL IT AS I SLOW DOWN TO START A TURN. IT HAPPENS MOST IN TOWN. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN AT AN INTERSECTION...BUT NOT OFTEN. I SEE NO LEAKS. THE FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL.

Mileage: 95,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON A STREET WHILE TURNING. TOOK IT TO A NON BUICK MECHANIC FOR EVALUATION. HE STATED TO TAKE IT TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A 'SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ' PROVISION TO REPAIR. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. WE TOOK IT TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP WHO STATED IT NEEDED REPLACED. THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PUMP ONLY AND WE NEEDED TO PAY $2200.00 FOR A STEERING GEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER ANYTHING TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SYSTEM DEFECT. WE BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. BUT THEY WON'T SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED.

Mileage: 85,550

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS ONLY FOR A SECOND OR TWO BUT THE SENSATION SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS IF THE STEERING FUNCTION DID NOT RETURN INSTANTLY. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS IDENTICAL TO THE POWER STEERING LOSS THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CURRENT GMC SIERRA TRUCK RECALL.

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH 142,000 MILES. I PURCHASED IT USED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. OVERALL, HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE CAR BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO I RAN INTO A SCARY SITUATION THAT I DID NOT ANTICIPATE. I NEARLY DROVE INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOPLIGHT WITH TWO LANES TURNING LEFT (I WAS IN THE LEFT-MOST LANE AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR ON MY IMMEDIATE RIGHT). MY POWER STEERING QUIT ON THE TURN. THAT NIGHT WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF BAND AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF VISIBILE DEGRADATION. I ALSO SEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2010 BUICK ENCLAVES. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS NOT CLEAR TO THE DEALERSHIPS IF THIS PROBLEM IS A RACK&PINION ISSUE OR PUMP OR WHAT. SOME HAVE BEEN DENYING THERE IS A GENERIC PROBLEM AT ALL. OTHERS HAVE CONFESSED THERE IS A GENERIC DESIGN FLAW IN THE SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS GENERIC PROBLEM BUT I AM CERTAIN THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS! I WARNED MY WIFE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ASKED HER TO NOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY TRIAL AND ERROR TESTING SHOWS THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHETHER TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME AT LOW SPEED TURNS - I WOULD GUESS 50-60% OF THE TIME. NO ISSUES WHEN TRACKING STRAIGHT AHEAD. AGAIN - A REAL SAFETY HAZARD PARTICULARLY IF TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IT WERE TO QUIT AND IT DELAYS YOUR TURN TIME.SAME IF TURNING TO MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC- LOSS OF STEERING COULD DELAY YOUR ABILITY TO MERGE AND RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. I AM 61 YO AND HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER LOST POWER STEERING BEFORE. UNLESS THIS IS REMEDIED PROPERLY BY GM I AM NOT SURE I WOULD BUY ANOTHER BUICK OR GM PRODUCT.

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING, USUALLY ON LOWER RPMS BUT SOMETIMES JUST RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING NO MATTER WHAT RPMS. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FULL.

Mileage: 130,000

THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN WHEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY OR SITTING IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY IN URBAN SETTINGS. NO PROBLEM OBSERVED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS YET. WILL BE TAKING TO MECHANIC SHORTLY.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING TURNS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,731.

Mileage: 73,731

POWER KEEPS GOING OUR INTERMITTENTLY DURING SLOW SPEEDS...FOR EXAMPLE WITH STOPPED AND GOING TO MAKE A TURN OR U-TURN...OR WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. IT WILL GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS... OR LESS THEN KICK BACK IN. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE POSTINGS ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH ENCLAVE AND TRAVERSE (CHEVY) IN THE SAME YEAR SETS. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE MOST NOTICEABLE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED, MAKING A U-TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN I COULD BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN.

Mileage: 120,000

STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK WHEN WE TURN THE WHEEL, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING TURNS WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

Mileage: 71,000

TAKATA RECALL IT APPEARS THIS IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH MY 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NOW IT IS STILL MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING, WHEN MAKING A TURN AND IT MAKE A ROUGH SOUND NOW MY STABILITY TRACKING LIGHT IS POPPING ON SAYING TO CHECK THE STABILITY. I WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT IT IS STILL CAUSING ISSUES. LOUD NOISES OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN TURNING IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRACKING LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF.

Mileage: 160,000

STEERING: SEEMS VAGUE WHEN IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. OTHER: REAR TAILGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING, SITTING STILL W/O THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. CONTACTED GM AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. ENGINE: SOUNDS LIKE A MEATGRINDER ON COLD START UP, IF THE ENGINE FAILS WILL LOOSE STEERING, BRAKES AND POSSIBLY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 85,000

ON 6/7/2017 PURCHASED A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL 116495 MILES ON IT NEEDS STEERING GEAR 1700.00 IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR LEAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING THAT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF ISSUE. WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD STRETCHED AND NEEDED REPLACED WITH A COST ESTIMATE OF $3000. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST BEING AT 48K MILES, AND NOW AT 95K MILES. WHEN THE REPAIR WAS BEING MADE, WAS TOLD THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS WARPED AND HAD FRAYED THE ENGINE INTERNALLY - CAUSED BY THE BAD TIMING CHAIN AND I NOW NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. CONTACTED BUICK, BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUICK HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS, AND YET REFUSES TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT OR HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, I NOW HAVE A LOUD POWER STEERING 'WHINE' AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACED - ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE BY BUICK. JUST INCREDIBLE.

LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT BUICK SHOULD SEND OUT A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING RACK LEAKS THIS CAR GETS. MECHANIC CLAIMED I HAD STEERING LEAKS, I HARDLY DRIVE THIS CAR.

POWER STEERING HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT LOW SPEED

Mileage: 41,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. UNSTABLE STEERING AND HANDLING WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING INTO AND COLLECTING IN THROTTLE BODY AND AIR INTAKE. AFTER TWO TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENTS VEHICLE HAS ROUGH IDLE, STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

Mileage: 110,000

CAR HAD 79820 A BEGINNING OF TRIP FROM INDIANA TO FLORIDA. LOST POWER STEERING WITH UNDER 80K ON CAR AT BEGINNING OF TRIP. NO LOW SPEED POWER STEERING AT ALL, CAT CANNOT BE STEERED AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS.

Mileage: 79,820

CAR HAD REDUCED SPEED AND WHITE SMOKE 11/15 41,000 MILES TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED NUMBER 5 INJECTOR CAR. 2/4/17 CAR HAS 49,584 MILES AND HAD TO HE TOWED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP SAME ISSUE REDUCED SPEED WHITE SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALL 6 INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WATER PUMP, TIMING COVER, STEERING GEAR AND TIMING BELT. THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY ISSUES TO HAVE SUCH FEW MILES. I DID CALL SEVERAL OTHER GARAGES TO SEE IF THEY COULD GIVE ESTIMATE AS I DON'T TRUST DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL NOT WORK ON THE ENCLAVE MOTORS. THERE ARE ALSO TOO MANY RECALLS IN MY OPINION ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 49,584

MILEAGE 85,717: DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART TO MAKE IT HOME. NEXT MORNING VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. TOWED VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN, COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ENCLAVE, ACADIA, AND TRANSVERSE. REPORTED ISSUE TO GM WHO REFERRED ME TO CERTIFIED GM DEALER, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THAT LOCATION AT MY EXPENSE, SAT THERE FOR A WEEK BEFORE I RECEIVED ANY INFO WHICH WAS STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN, ALREADY KNOWN INFORMATION. I CALLED GM BACK WHO STATED THEY MY CASE HAD ALREADY BEEN CLOSED OUT FOR POWER LIFT GATES AND THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION FOR THE STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN, AFTER 1 HOUR AND 25 MINUTES ON THE PHONE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $2000 REPAIR BILL ALONG WITH $105 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AT THIS POINT BEYOND FRUSTRATED WITH VEHICLE AND GM, THE ACADIA AND TRANSVERSE HAVE HAD THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXTENDED WHY HAS THIS NOT HAPPENED FOR THE ENCLAVE? *TR

Mileage: 85,717

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, STEERING BUSHINGS, AND STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED. STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GET WORSE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BUICK DEALER TO CHECK PROBLEM. MILEAGE IS 68,000 MILES.

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. WILL WORK WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED BUT ONCE IT WARMS UP, POWER STEERING FAILS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS, LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT BUT I THE ONLY WAY I KNOW ABOUT IT IS THEY FOUND THE INFORMATION.

Mileage: 97,000

WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS IT RANDOMLY LOCKS UP. ALMOST GOT HIT MAKING A U TURN IN WASHINGTON DC. I WAS GOING LESS THAT 10 MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING REGULARLY WHILE PARKING AND TURNING AFTER STOPING. IT HAS ALREADY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN RIGHT AFTER A FRONT END ALIGNMENT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A STEERING ISSUE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND BY GM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE STEERING GEARS. THE STEERING PUMP,CAUSED THE GEARS TO GO OUT. UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ....UPDATED 08/08/16 *BF

Mileage: 76,000

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN TURNS IN INTERSECTIONS. TURNING THE VEHICLE BACK STRAIGHT OUT OF A SWEEPING 90 DEGREE TURN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL A 5 TO 8 SECOND PAUSE ELAPSES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, USUALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BRAKE HEAVILY IN AN INTERSECTION FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DRIVER CONTROL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND IT CAN BE PURPOSEFULLY REPRODUCED IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED RAPIDLY WHILE AT A LOW SPEED. ALSO NOTICEABLE IS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN JUST BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES, HEARD MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED IN A QUIET ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A TINY SOMEWHAT VIBRATIONAL SOUND SIMILAR TO RUNNING YOUR FINGER ACROSS THE TEETH OF A VERY FINE TOOTHED HAIR COMB. WHILE THIS NOISE IS NOTICEABLE AND IT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT IS NOT AN INDICATION THAT THE STEERING IS PREPARING TO FAIL AT THAT TIME. THE NOISE COMES AND GOES... IT FEELS ALMOST ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS FULL. THE SERPENTINE BELT DRIVING THE PUMP IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO NOT BE SLIPPING. THE RACK AND PINION IS MOUNTED SECURELY AND IS NOT LEAKING EXTERNALLY.

Mileage: 67,000

POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM BUICK SEPTEMBER 2014 IN REGARDS TO A POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION, BUT THE LETTER ADVISED NOT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR UNTIL IT WAS AN ISSUE. THE LETTER DID NOT STATE SPECIFICS AS TO HOW AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE BUT WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HOLZHAUER MOTORS IN CHEROKEE, IA (AUTHORIZED DEALER) ON JUNE 17, 2015 FOR SERVICE (LUBE & FILTER CHANGE) I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A WHINING SOUND. I WAS LATER CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST OF REPLACING THE ACTUAL PUMP AND LABOR WAS COVERED UNDER SAID WARRANTY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLEARLY STATED THAT THE REASON THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACING WAS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD GONE OUT, BUT THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THAT IT WHAT CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL.

Mileage: 66,918

LOSS OF,POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT. INTERMITTENT ISSUE, BUT USUALLY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. HAVE HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN BUSY INTERSECTION TO MAKE SURE I GET THE WHEEL,TURNED ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN.

Mileage: 68,000

AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CLUNKING NOISE AND LEAKING SEALS.

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF; CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, FUEL DROPPED, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I WAS ABLE TO, THANKFULLY, GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND USE THE RUMBLE STRIPS TO SLOW ME DOWN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND 5 MIN. LATER TURNED IT ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE RELATED TO THE "LIMITED WARRANTY PROTECTION" THAT GM ISSUED NOV. 2015 (14582). THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR EXPERIENCED ALL THE OTHER CONDITION, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON MULTIPLE TIMES ( MAY, SEPT), WAS ISSUED A LETTER IN NOV. 2015 AND THEN THIS OCCURRED IN JAN. 2016. STIPULATION FOR THIS TO BE COVERED, UNDER 120K MILES OF 10 YEARS WHICHEVER FIRST. MY CAR EXPERIENCED INITIAL TROUBLES AT 110K IN MAY AND THIS POTENTIAL FATAL INCIDENT AT 125. ARGUING WITH GM OVER THIS. SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A LIMITED WARRANTY. SEEMS TO BE AN UNETHICAL COMPANY. DOES IT TAKE DEATH TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? THIS HAS OCCURRED COUNTLESSS TIMES- CHECK THE INTERNET, 100S OF CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THIS. DOES THIS HAVE TO BE ANOTHER TOYOTA INCIDENT FOR GM TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A RECALL NOT A LIMITED WARRANTY! I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK SHOWING THE ISSUES EXCEPT DEALER STATES SINCE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE, THEY NEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR TO BE UNDER 120K TO DETERMINE IF THEY SHOULD PAY. GM IS UNETHICAL!!!

Mileage: 125,000

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WILL, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, STOP WORKING FOR UP TO 10 SECONDS OR SO, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH A CAR THAT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, AND HAVING TO BRAKE TO A EXCESSIVELY SLOW SPEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN IN THE SPACE AVAILABLE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AT SLOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION OR MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT. IT OCCURS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING SOUND THAT OCCURS AT THESE TIMES OF POWER STEERING FAILURE. CLEARLY, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ONE OF OUR TOP REASONS FOR PURCHASING FROM BUICK WAS THEIR EMPHASIS ON SAFETY FOR THE FAMILY (WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN). TO DISCOVER THAT BUICK HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THESE STEERING ISSUES FOR MULTIPLE YEARS WITHOUT ADDRESSING THEM IS DEEPLY DISTURBING TO ME AS A CUSTOMER, AND DEMONSTRATES A CORPORATE ETHICAL IMBALANCE THAT CLEARLY WILL NOT BE SELF-RECTIFYING. HERE ARE THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE: OUR MECHANIC FLUSHED OUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THIS ONLY MODERATELY RELIEVED THE PROBLEM. OUR NEXT STEP OPTIONS INCLUDE REPLACING THE COMPLETE STEERING GEAR AND POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THOSE ARE HUGELY EXPENSIVE TASKS WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE OF PERMANENTLY RESOLVING THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS MULTIPLE REPORTS/ TECH SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS ISSUE OCCURRING IN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING SYSTEM, TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENDEMIC ISSUE WITH VEHICLES SUCH AS OUR BUICK ENCLAVE 2010, AND GM NEED TO BE COMPELLED TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS REIMBURSING THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE THEMSELVES.

Mileage: 52,491

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. CAR WAS SEEMINGLY WORKING ALRIGHT, HOWEVER, AFTER FUELING UP, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE CAR. IN FACT, AT THE LAST FILL UP I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR FOR OVER 20 MINUTES WHILE AT THE GAS PUMP. THIS CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF ANGER, FRUSTRATION, AND RAGE IN THE OTHER DRIVERS WHO WERE WAITING TO FUEL THEIR CARS AT VERY BUSY GAS STATION NEAR LAX. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FUEL SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1700.00. TWO MONTHS PRIOR THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER REQUIRED REPAIR AS A HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK, A $425 REPAIR, FURTHERMORE, THE STEERING PROBLEM WE SEEMINGLY HAD CORRECTED 3 YEARS AGO IS OCCURRING AGAIN AND IS NEED OF ANOTHER REPAIR. AND LASTLY, 50% OF THE TIME WHEN I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN. THE OCCURRED AROUND 80-85,000 MILES.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. MA 10/22/2015

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BUICK ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONDITION. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND MAILED A REIMBURSEMENT FORM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A PARTIAL SPECIAL COVERAGE REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE MANEUVERING IN A SHOPPING PARKING LOT. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER AN ESTIMATE OF $1200.00 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE REPAIRS DONE FOR $861.55. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH STATED HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED SINCE THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE. GM ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER $258.43 OF THE $861.55 REPAIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAINS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC LOCATED A LEAK IN THE BOOT OF THE POWER STEERING CASE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A STEERING SPEED FAILURE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPAIR A CERTAIN AREA IN THE STEERING AT NO COST. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,250.

Mileage: 85,250

AT LOW SPEEDS, MY BUICK ENCLAVE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING AND HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. PEOPLE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. MY CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 32,883

1. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ENTERED "REDUCED POWER MODE" MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIVER LOSES ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE TRAVELING WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER, EVEN THE ABILITY TO PULL OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL IS IMPAIRED. DEALER IDENTIFIED BAD THROTTLE BODY AS CAUSE AND REPLACED. 2. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED DUE TO WHINING NOISE PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. HAD PUMP FAILED COMPLETELY, DRIVER COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL WITH POWER ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE WHILE DRIVING. PUMP WAS REPLACED AND NECESSARY ASSOCIATED REPAIRS MADE BY DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 47,200

IN THE COURSE OF ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION AND TENDING TO RECALL ISSUES, WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. BECAUSE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE GOT REPAIR DONE; WARRANTY EXPIRED (OF COURSE) SO ENDED UP PAYING $1400 FOR REPLACING POWER STEERING RACK (INCLUDING 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT). CONTACTED GM AND THEY DID PARTIALLY REIMBURSE UNDER "SPECIAL COVERAGE". THAT SEEMED PRETTY DECENT OF THEM BUT NOT SO SURE NOW IN LIGHT OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS LISTED RE POWER STEERING IN THE ENCLAVE IN GENERAL AND THE 2010 ENCLAVE IN PARTICULAR. THERE CLEARLY IS AN ISSUE WITH 2010 ENCLAVES (AND MAYBE ACADIAS AND TRAVERSES) AND THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 26,136

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WHEN INTO MANUAL STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. 01/20/15. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILS AT SLOW SPEEDS/ MOST PREVEAENT WHEN TURNING, PARKING AND ETC. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ASKED ABOUT RECALLS FOR THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEIR WERE NONE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. RETURNED HOME TO FIND A NOTICE NOT A RECALL IN THE MAIL FROM GM ABOUT MY ISSUE. MY CONDITION IS CLEARLY ASSOCIATED WITH A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT IDENTIFIED BY GM. THIS IS AN ADMITTED URGENT SAFETY CONDITION AND GM NEEDS TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES UNDER A MANDATORY RECALL CAMPAIGN AND NOT TRY AND FIND A WAY TO NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR IN HEAVY SUBURBAN TRAFFIC AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION THAT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR A LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 60,800

AT LOW SPEEDS AS IN TRYING TO PARK OR WAITING TO MAKE A TURN FROM THE STOPPED POSITION, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF. IT FEELS AS THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 46,300

LOST POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 80,155

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. EVERY TIME WE SLOW TO ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS TO MAKE TURNS AT CORNERS, STOP SIGNS OR CURVES WE LOOSE OUR POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PARK VEHICLE OR NAVIGATE PARKING LOTS. VERY UNSAFE WHEN OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS ARE IN THE PROXIMITY. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD 58,000 MILES, STARTED FEELING RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING AND AN SCREECHING SOUND. THE RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00. FOUND OUT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS. WHERE DOES A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 GET THE MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE GMC DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST IN A PRICE REDUCTION, IF THIS IS NOT REPLACE THE CAR CAN STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, OR FATALITY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WE WERE ON A LONG TRIP FROM WA. STATE TO EL CENTRO, CA. APPROXIMATELY 100 + MILES FROM EL CENTRO, WHEN WE WERE SLOWING TO GO INTO A SERVICE STATION, I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND HAD TO MANUALLY STEER IT WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I TRIED TO PUT SOME PS FLUID IN IT, BUT COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE COVER OFF TO FIND THE PS HOLDER, SO HAD TO DRIVE ON INTO EL CENTRO AND LOCATE A DEALERSHIP THERE. THEY CHECKED IT AND INFORMED US THAT A NEW RACK & PINION UNIT, ETC. WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OUT AT THAT TIME, SO IT COST US APPROX. $2,000 + TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEN THE WHEELS BALANCED, ETC. WE COULD HAVE HAD A CRASH AT HIGH SPEEDS PRIOR TO HAVING IT CHECKED AS WE WERE ON A LONG TRIP. WE DID GET IT FIXED AS AS WE COULD THOUGH WHICH NECESSITATED US WAITING AROUND THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE CON-TACTED OUR DEALERSHIP IN OUR HOME TOWN, BUT COULD OR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY HAD JUST RAIN OUT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER HAD TO PLACE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO TURN AND KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS EXPERIENCING RUBBING AND RESISTANCE WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I WAS DRIVING WITH 6 KIDS IN MY CAR AND WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS A MAJOR STREET AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS I ENTERED ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TURNED. GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE STEERING FLUID WAS EMPTY. I REFILLED THE STEERING FLUID AND IT BEGAN LEAKING. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($1,000) AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE BOOTS GETTING WET FROM SOME STEERING FLUID, BUT MY VEHICLE THE STEERING FLUID LEAKED SO BADLY THAT THE STEERING FLUID NEEDED TO BE REFILLED DAILY. THE STEERING COMPONENTS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE FAULTY AND CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS ON SIMILAR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OF THEM TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING FAILING. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 WITH 65,000. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS SORT OF ISSUE. IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED WITH BRAKES AND POWER STEERING I CONTACTED BUICK AND THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND AS OF 9/8/2014 THE BRAKES WERE THE ONLY ONES FIXED BUT POWER STEERING STILL AND ISSUE I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK FOUR TIMES SINCE MARCH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP ME AND FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT IS A WORKMANSHIP ISSUE AND NOT A MANUFACTURER ISSUE BASED ON VEHICLE HISTORY THIS VEHICLE IS VERY CLEAN AND NO ACCIDENTS BUT I AM STARTING TO DOUBT THAT BECAUSE POWER STEERING GETS HARD AT ABOUT 15 TO 35 MILES AND ALSO AT 45 TO 55 WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY BRAMP VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AROUND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND BUICK ENCLAVES TO ANYONE BECAUSE BUICK OR DEALERS GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND WHEN YOU LET THEM KNOW ABOUT ISSUE... *TR

Mileage: 83,000

SLOWED TO TURN RIGHT ON A GREEN LIGHT. AS I SLOWED DURING THE TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED NOT ALLOWING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS FORCED TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM THE CROSS STREET MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING AT ME BY A FEW SECONDS. SEEMS LIKE THE EXACT RECALL GM RECALLED IN APRIL 2014 EXCEPT MY POWER STEERING IS HYDRAULIC NOT ELECTRONIC. *TR

Mileage: 80,884

STEERING LOCKS UP AND LOW RPM, AS IF POWER STEERING "DIES" AND WHEELS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN UPON DECELERATION AND/OR LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 55,242

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING ASSIST FREEZES THE STEERING MOMENTARILY SO THAT THE DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FULL, NO LEAKS. ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, AND NOW OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP WHEN TURNING. A TEST DRIVE BY MY MECHANIC RESULTED IN A NEW STEERING GEAR 36R0450. WHEN I RESEARCHED STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE, I FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ITEM. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A FORMAL GM RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 107,132

OUR CAR HAS NOISY POWER STEERING WHEEL, HARD TO TURN. WENT TO DEALER ON 08/02/14 AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW STEERING GEAR BECAUSE OF LEAKING AND THAT WILL COST 2100. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT!!!. THIS IS MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT CHEAP CAR, GM SHOULD KNOW THIS ISSUE AND STILL MAKE CAR FOR SALE WITH CHEAP MATERIALS. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT WILL HAVE TO PAY SINCE THIS CAN COST DEATH. WE WILL NOT BUY ANY AMERICAN CAR FROM NOW ON, TRY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY BUT REALLY? I DECIDED TO SEARCH ON GOOGLE AND FOUND OUT LOTS OF COMPLAINT REGARDING POWER STEERING WHEEL 2010. WE NEED HELP TO GET THESE RECALL AND FIX IT!!! BEFORE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS THIS MAY CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

SINCE THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR EXCEEDED 60,000, THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS MOST PREVALENT PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES OR WHEN CHANGING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS GIVEN OUT AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN MAKING MOVING TURNS. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON JULY 1 WITH 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR, YET THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT WITH NO CHANGE AT ALL IN PERFORMANCE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS AND DIFFICULT TO PARK. UPDATED 1/15/15 *JS

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS AND DIFFICULT TO PARK. UPDATED 1/15/15 *JS

Mileage: 108,000

I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BACK IN JANUARY AND IT HAS BEEN MORE NOTICEABLE AND BOTHERSOME LATELY. IT IS HARD TO MAKE TURNS IN MY BUICK ENCLAVE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25 MPH OR LESS). IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO TURN AND PARK OR BACK OUT AND TURN. THAT REALLY SCARES ME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REALLY FIGHT WITH IT. IT IS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING YET IT HAS POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR TWO OTHER RECALLS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, OR IT COULD BE OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HOPEFULLY IT WON'T HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED WITH MY 5 GRAND CHILDREN. I CALLED GM AND THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM SO THE CONSUMERS WHO PAY FOR A HIGH PRICED CAR EXPECTING IT TO LAST WILL NOW HAVE TO COME OUT POCKET $1500 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IF THEY DON'T REPAIR THIS PROBLEM I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. I NOW OWN 4 AND ALL 4 HAVE HAD RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 64,174

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE STOPPED WORKING SLOWLY. I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. NOT ONLY WAS THE POWER STEERING A PROBLEM, BUT THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT & TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I ALSO ASKED THE AIRBAG RECALL BE DONE ON MY CAR. THE SERVICE REP ADVISED ME THERE WERE 2 RECALLS REQUIRED, BUT THE SECOND IF THE 2 REQUIRED SHE ORDER PARTS. I LEFT THE CAR, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE ($119.50) & I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP & STEERING RACK WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,000. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP I HAVE USED FOR YEARS AND WHO I TRUST. THIS REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, CLEANED METAL OUT OF THE SYSTEM & FILLED THE SYSTEM IN POWER STEERING FLUID ($724.00). I PICKED THE CAR UP & IT SEEMED OK. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR HAD DUMPED POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPAIRED THE BURST LINE & I PICKED UP THE CAR, WHICH DROVE AS IT HAD BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR BELOW THE REAR OF THE CAR ON A DOWNWARD INCLINE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED AAA AND PAID $90 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED AND WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE SHOP, IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I TOLD THE REPAIR SHOP REP TO PARK THE CAR AS I HAD, ON AN INCLINE WITH THE FRONT LOWERED, OVERNIGHT. HE DID & IT WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. HE TOLD ME HE ROLLED THE CAR OFF OF THE INCLINE & IT STARTED PROMPTLY. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE 2ND RECALL. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS. IT SOUNDED BAD, THE STEERING STUCK & THE STEERING STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISES & IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. *JS

Mileage: 88,100

I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BACK IN MAY AND IT HAS BEEN MORE NOTICEABLE AND BOTHERSOME LATELY. IT IS HARD TO MAKE TURNS IN MY BUICK ENCLAVE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25 MPH). IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO TURN AND PARK OR BACK OUT AND TURN. THAT REALLY SCARES ME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REALLY FIGHT WITH IT. IT IS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING YET IT HAS POWER STEERING FLUID. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE WHILE TURNING BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN AT THAT MOMENT BUT ONCE GOING STRAIGHT IT WAS FINE. *TR

MY CAR BECOMES HARD TO MANEUVER WHENEVER PULLING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING STIFFNESS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON A TRIP TO ST LOUIS WITH MY FAMILY, IT IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T WANT TO RISK MY CHILDREN'S LIVES IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKS UP SO TIGHTLY THAT I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL, WHETHER IT IS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR GETTING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A SLOW TURN ONTO A STREET. I HAVE HAD NEW BRAKES AND TIRES PUT ON THIS CAR LAST MONTH AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 78,632

PULLING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, I NOTICED A ZIPPING (RUBBING) SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ON THE NEXT TWO SERVICE APPOINTMENTS (2 DIFFERENT SERVICE LOCATIONS), BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE NOISE, SO NOTHING WAS DONE AT THE TIME (AUG. 2012 AND DEC. 2012). THE STEERING STIFFNESS GOT PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER AS TIME PASSED. THEN EARLY JUNE 2014, I WAS TURNING INTO MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL AND THE WHEEL COMPLETED STIFFENED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO YANK THE WHEEL HARD NOT TO DRIVE INTO A SIDEWALK FULL OF CHILDREN. VERY SCARY. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THE RACK HAD TO REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1800+ SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AS OF JANUARY 2014. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 40,200.

Mileage: 40,200

POWER STEERING DEFECT CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES ON IT AND POWER STEERING LOCKS BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE, DEALER INDICATES THAT PUMP AND RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE PARTS TO WEAR OUT AT THIS NUMBER OF MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BECOME A RECALL BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE, WITH 60,000 MILES LOST POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING BASICALLY LOCKED UP, I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE OFF ON AN EXIT, SO THAT I COULD CALL FOR HELP. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THERE HAD BEEN A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LEADING TO PUMP FAILURE AND GEAR DAMAGE, THEIR ESTIMATE TO FIX: $1800. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE LOOSE, THE ENGINE PHYSICALLY MOVES ABOUT 6 INCHES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 3 MINUTES OF GETTING INTO THE CAR AND THEN IT WILL GO OUT EVERYTIME I AM BELOW 20 MPH. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WON'T EVEN LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. ALSO, MY A/C AND HEAT JUST WENT OUT IN MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT REQUIRES ME TO COMPLETELY STOP AND MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT. THERE IS CONTINUE KNOCKING AT ANY SPEED WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT AFTER REVIEWING FURTHER ONLINE, THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED GM DIRECT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMPLAINT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. AS A MOTHER OF SMALL CHILDREN, I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF WRECKING OR BEING HIT WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS SAD THAT GM WILL NOT ACT ON THIS ISSUE AND STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. IF THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT, WHY WILL GM NOT ACT UPON THIS. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE MORE DEATHS OCCUR TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. THE COST OF REPLACING THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM UTAH TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I WAS COMING OUT OF BRIDGEPORT, CA, GOING OVER SONORA PASS, WHICH WINDS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. AT SEVERAL SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT AND I HAD TO TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IN MY LANE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE MAKING SHARP TURNS IN PARKING LOTS AND ALSO EXITING MY DRIVEWAY. THIS INCEDENT IN THE MOUNTAINS HAS LEFT ME VERY WORRIED. I WILL BE SEEING MY GMC DEALER THIS COMING WEEK TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. I FEEL THIS DEFECT COULD VERY WELL KILL SOMEONE SOMEDAY AS IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I HOPE NO ONE DIES BEFORE IT IS RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 08/21/2014 *JS

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 08/21/2014 *JS

Mileage: 53,000

NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS THAT THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP WHILE TRYING TO TURN. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TURN, LIKE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE. HAVE HAD TROUBLE TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY...WE LIVE ON A MAIN ROAD THAT HAS A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT...TWICE I HAD THE STEERING LOCK UP AS I STARTED THE TURN ACROSS THE LANES INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS COMING. SEVERAL TIMES NOW WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS LOCK UP WHILE TRYING TO PARK OR TURN THROUGH A PARKING LOT. ONLY SEEING THIS HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. NERVOUS TO LET MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW AND ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMMENTS ABOUT SO MANY OF THE GM VEHICLES HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2013 WITH AROUND 73K MILES. THE FIRST 5-6 MONTHS NO ISSUES, NOW SEEING THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD ISSUE THE RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 82,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS, VERY HARD TO TURN. DEALER SAYS WE NEED NEW POWER STEERING PUMP & RACK, AS BOTH ARE LEAKING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 86,305

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT SLOW SPEED TURNS. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND COST $900.00. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM IDAHO TO LAUREL MONTANA. I WAS COMING OUT OF BOZEMAN MONTANA, GOING OVER BOZEMAN PASS, WHICH WINDS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. I WAS PASSING A CAR AT ABOUT 70. AFTER I HAD PASSED THE CAR I TRIED TURNING BACK INTO THE LANE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP. I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND IT BROKE FREE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO OVER CORRECT TO SOME DEGREE AND ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH. THE STEERING IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT. THIS DEFECT WILL KILL SOMEONE SOMEDAY. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NOW IN PROCESS. I HOPE NO ONE DIES BEFORE IT IS RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2010 CERTIFIED PREOWNED BUICK ENCLAVE WITH 56K MILES. HAS HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. EXAMPLES ARE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, ENTERING AND EXITING PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOT CODE, THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE, AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE WITH MULTIPLE NHTSB COMPLAINTS AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY MY WIFE WOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO CARS IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT HAS RANDOMLY STARTED TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR MAKING U TURNS AND PULLING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE GOOGLED THIS AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS HAPPENING NOT ONLY WITH THE ENCLAVE BUT THE ACADIA AND THE TRAVERSE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2010 ENCLAVE STARTED GIVING TROUBLE IN NOVEMBER 2011 WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND MAKES PARKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT 80K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOT AND MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WOULD BIND UP LIKE THE ENGINE DIED. IT IS A MOMENTARY PROBLEM THAT ORIGINALLY STARTED AROUND 35000 MILES BUT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST. *TR

Mileage: 80,390

TRAVELING UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD, JUST AS THE CAR APPROACHED AN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREE TURN AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A SCENIC AREA PULL-OFF AT THE TURN WERE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. OTHERWISE I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AS I HAVE NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED DRIVING WITHOUT THE ASSIST OF POWER STEERING. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED 30 SECONDS TO 2-3 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH A SERIES OF VERY SHARP SWITCHBACKS (REQUIRING SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH), I COULD HAVE EASILY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DRIVEN OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. *TR

Mileage: 71,900

WE PURCHASED THIS MODEL IN MARCH 2013 AND THE RACK AND PINION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. NOW I AM HAVING A ZIP ZIP/RUBBING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I AM ALSO HAVING TO TURN MY WHEEL MORE AND MORE TO MAKE A TURN, LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE BUSHING ARE WORN AND YOU CAN NOT JUST REPLACE THEM ALONE. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY ENCLAVES FOR VARIOUS YEARS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 57,717

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP OR GAINS RESISTANCE. MAKES A RUBBING OR GRINDING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS STOPPED ON A MAIN ROAD AND TURNING LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET. AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATED MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF THE WHEEL IS "LOCKING" OR IF IT FEELS THAT WAY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING UNIT, OR SOMETHING WITHIN THE STEERING UNIT, IS MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. I TOLD MY WIFE ABOUT IT AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS GLAD I EXPERIENCED IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO HER WITH REGULARITY. *TR

Mileage: 85,580

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN I TRY TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IF I STOP AND START AGAIN, THE STEERING WORKS CORRECTLY. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS QUITE SERIOUS AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS TWO OF THE TIMES IT OCCURRED! *TR

Mileage: 65,200

MY STEERING COMPLETELY STICKS WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE HEARD OTHER BUICK ENCLAVE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE RIGHT AROUND 60,000 MILES AND AROUND THE MAKE/MODEL YEAR 2010. THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND'S BUICK ENCLAVE FORUM "POWER STEERING NOISE". IT IS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO PROPERLY MAKE THE TURN. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO MY BUICK DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM THE ISSUE AND THEY DID CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP AND MOVING FORWARD THE POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE, THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ON SEVERAL INSTANCES I NEARLY HIT OTHER VEHICLES IN PARKING LOTS, AND ON ONE OCCASION I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THE BUICK DEALER ADVISED ME TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH I DID AT MY EXPENSE WITH 67000 MILES ON THE CAR. BUICK REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE HE HAD SEEN OF THIS POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. INTERESTINGLY, I HAVE TALKED TO ONE PERSON WITH A GMC ARCADIA AND ANOTHER WITH A SATURN OUTLOOK WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE. THOSE TWO VEHICLES ARE IDENTICAL TO MY BUICK ENCLAVE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A VEHICLE RECALL.. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN DRIVING SLOW USUALLY IN PARKING LOTS OR A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 .

Mileage: 58,000

POWER STEERING HAS AN AWFUL GRINDING/WHINING NOISE AND CAR GETS HARD TO STEER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM GM AND THEY EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. 2000 MILES OVER THEIR WARRANTY. THEY ALSO STATE MY RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACED, WHICH IS ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE. NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IS ABSURD. WHEN WILL THE CUSTOMER BENEFIT? THEY GET BAILED OUT AND THIS IS HOW THEY REPAY US. INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUE. 52,000 MILES AND I'VE BEEN IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES. POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT ISSUES, WATER PUMP, SHEERED FRAME BOLT, DEAD BATTERY. THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD FOR GOODNESS SAKE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE REPEATED ISSUES!! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2010 BUICK ENCLAVE" STEERING PROBLEM: WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A "SHARP" OR "U-TURN" AT AN INTERSECTION, PARKING SPOT OR TURN AROUND, THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR WHEELS SEEM TO "LOCK UP" TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS BY ITSELF. YOU HAVE TO TRY TURNING STEERING BACK AND STEPPING DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TO GET CAR MOVING AGAIN. LUCKILY, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, OTHERWISE I'M SURE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A IN THE PAST, SINCE WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE(2 YEARS) BUT MORE AND MORE RECENTLY. MY WIFE MOSTLY DRIVES THIS CAR BUT I ALSO HAVE NOTICED IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS IN ALL DRIVING CONDTIONS. THE VEHICLE IS 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 40,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THIS TIME PERIOD. *JS

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED WITH AROUND 70,000 MILES. I NOTICED AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THE PURCHASE THAT THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHEN CONDUCTING LOW SPEED TURNS, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A FEW WRECKS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN PARKING LOTS THAT REQUIRE PRECISE STEERING. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY ISSUES DRIVING AROUND CURVES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONLY SLOW TURNS AT 20 MPH OR LESS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS NORMAL, AND THERE ARE NOT ANY LEAKS THAT I COULD FIND. AFTER GETTING A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE WATER PUMP SHAFT (NOTICE 13079) AND LOOKING IT UP ON-LINE, I SAW THAT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE I HAVE IS VERY COMMON, HOWEVER THERE ARE NOT ANY RECALLS FOR THAT...YET, ALTHOUGH THERE NEEDS TO BE.

Mileage: 71,000

THE CAR HAS HAD A WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING FOR A LONG TIME. HAVE BEEN TOLD LOTS OF THINGS ABOUT THE SOUND AND THE REASON BEHIND THE SOUND. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT RED LIGHT THE CAR'S STEERING LOST ITS POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. IT BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND MADE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. ONCOMING CARS WERE NOT AS EASY TO AVOID AS THE STEERING BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AFTER THE INCIDENT WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON INCIDENT WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE. WE THEN CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE OCCASIONALLY IS AIR BUBBLES THAT HAPPEN IN POWER STEERING SYSTEMS AND THAT THE WHINING NOISE IS OKAY. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM TO BE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COMMON, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND PUTTING MY SMALL CHILDREN AND WIFE IN THE CAR, I AM UNABLE TO DO THIS ANY LONGER. IT IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. MY WIFE NEARLY WRECKS INTO OTHER CARS PRETTY MUCH ANYTIME SHE TRIES TO PARK THE CAR IN A STORE PARKING LOT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I AM FINDING THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST MY CAR, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT EVERY BUICK ENCLAVE SHOULD LOSE ITS POWER STEERING AT 70000 MILES. THAT IS NOT GOOD. DO SOMETHING PLEASE! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE STEERING WHEEL OFTEN BUT NOT ALWAYS LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING SHARP TURNS, FOR EXAMPLE AT A STOP SIGN OR MAKING A U TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN IS BEING MADE. IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO "UNSTUCK" THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAKE THE CAR GO IN THE INTENDED DIRECTION, AND IMMEDIATE BRAKE FORCE IS OFTEN REQUIRED TO AVOID HITTING A CURB OR ANOTHER CAR THAT EXPECTED ME TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BUICK DEALER THIS WEEK AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE STEERING PUMP (PART 20954812) AND STEERING GEAR (PART 22902260), FOR A TOTAL OF $2000 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR'S ABILITY TO GO IN THE DIRECTION I INTEND. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO HARD TO STEER WHEN TURNING. I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO TURN OR BACK UP IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AND READ SEVERAL REVIEWS AS WELL ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TO SIT AT LIGHTS SOMETIMES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME DUE TO ME NOT BEING ABLE TO GO INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO BAD IT TAKES BOTH HANDS TO TRY TO GET IT STEERED. SOMETIME THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS AS I AM TRYING TO STEER. *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ITS SAD TO HEAR THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND THEY CANT BE FIXED....IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING BEGAN EXHIBITING PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING SMOOTH LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CONTINUOUS, ONLY SPORADIC, BUT LATELY WITH INCREASING INTERVALS. IT APPEARED THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW TO MINIMAL SPEED. AT TIMES, IT WOULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, HAVING LOST POWER UNTIL THE RPM'S WERE INCREASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETECT ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER WAS THEN ADVISED TO DRAIN AND FLUSH THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND RE-TEST IT. THE LINE PRESSURES AND FLUSH WERE COMPLETED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ATTACH TEST COMPONENTS DUE TO THE LOCATION ON THE ENGINE. THEY DID AGREE, HOWEVER, THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DETECT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DURING TEST DRIVES, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON MARCH 29, 2013, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT, ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THE VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS THE ROAD, UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK, AND CONTINUED IN A LEFT TURN BACK ONTO THE ROAD BEFORE THE STEERING RELEASED.

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP (USED), THE STEERING STARTED TO GET VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. AS THIS WAS A USED VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS OF FLUID. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN (LEFT OR RIGHT), THE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY ALMOST LOCK UP REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO DATE THAT THIS HAS NOT CAUSED US TO TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE THAT GM HAS NOT YET SAW FIT TO ADDRESS. SADLY THERE IS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR MY ENCLAVE THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A DESIGN FLAW. WITH IT AFFECTING THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY OF THE STEERING, THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE! SIMPLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB TURNS UP MULTIPLE HITS FOR PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE LIKE CORDUROY PANTS RUBBING TOGETHER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME MORE LACKS. ALSO THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP AND REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR 1300 DOLLARS AND IT DID NOT FIX THE TURNING ISSUE. I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AND I AM SURE IT WILL NEED A NEW STEERING PUMP. HELP. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE KNOW THREE OTHER FAMILIES WITH THIS CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE 57,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HELP! *TR

Mileage: 56,000

RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED STEERING BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS ALREADY GONE BAD. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TURNED UP MANY PEOPLE WITH 2009/2010 ENCLAVES THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR POWER STEERING PUMP BETWEEN 50K AND 75K MILES. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE RACK AND PINON STEERING NEEDED REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE SAME PROBLEM. (BAD PUMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS). THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT ASCERTAIN AT THIS TIME WHETHER MY VEHICLE NEEDS NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING YET UNTIL THEY REPLACE THE PUMP FIRST. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

INSPECTION REVEALS POWER STEERING FLUID NEED REPLACING, FOUND RACK AND PINION LEAKING INTO BOOTS. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

THE POWER STEERING GETS VERY STIFF TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING OR EVEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO PARK! I'VE BEEN READING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR EVEN TRY TO INVESTIGATE IF IT COULD BE A PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT!! THE REPAIR COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE $2400.00 DOLLARS WE NEED SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM! MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!! DUE TO FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT!!!! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET !! THE WORST THING ABOUT IT WE CAN NOT GET ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS!! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Mileage: 61,726

1- WE BOUGHT OUR USED 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE IN JUNE 2010 WITH ~24000 MI. (BOUGHT FROM A DEALER; CAR HAD BEEN OWNED BY A RENTAL CAR PLACE.) AFTER ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS THE # OF TIMES THE STEERING TIGHTENED BEGAN TO INCREASE. IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT GOING INTO/OUT OF PARKING/TIGHT SPACES. YOU HAVE TO USE A LOT OF MUSCLE TO TURN THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CALL, BUT...OF COURSE...THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG (AT THE TIME IT WAS INFREQ.) I CONTACTED THE DEALER AFTER HAVING THE CAR 1YR. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT I PUT TOO MANY MILES ON MY CAR FOR THEM TO HOLD IT UNDER WARRANTY; I COULD BRING IT IN FOR A $70 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE $70 WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY SERVICE. I WAS GIVEN A GUESS-TI-MATE OF $1200-1500 IF I HAD PARTS REPLACED...I DECIDED TO WAIT. THE STEERING ISSUE COMES AND GOES BUT NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I'M IN A TIGHT TURN. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM STILL HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. 2 - MY CAR DOES THE ROLL-BACK ON ALL INCLINES TOO. I AGREE WITH OTHER CAR OWNERS - THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN AN AUTOMATIC. PLEASE MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS RECENTLY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAYS WITH VEHICLES COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

WENT TO TURN LEFT FROM A SLOW COAST OFF OF A TWO LANE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WITH TRAFFIC COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE STEERING GOT REALLY TIGHT AND I NEEDED MAXIMUM FORCE FROM MY ARMS TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THAT HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I HAD JUST GOT TWO NEW TIRES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED AND SPENT THE NEXT 10 MONTHS WITH TWO MORE TIRES THINKING THE TIRE STORE HAD MESSED UP THE STEERING . THEY LOOKED IT OVER TWICE AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES. THE STEERING BECAME SO THE TIGHTNESS WAS FELT MOSTLY GETTING INTO PARKING SPACES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEN, I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE WHEN TURNING LEFT AGAIN FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED STEERING PUMP AND A LEAK IN THE STEERING RACK. GMC PAID FOR THE PARTS AND I PAID $700.00 FOR THE LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD RUBBING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

I LOST MY STEERING WITH ONLY 400 MILES THE FIRST TIME.THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 6404 THE RACK WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN FLORIDA THE SECOND WAS IN NEW YORK. *TR

Mileage: 400

MY 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS NOW HAD THE STEERING RACK FAIL TWICE IN IT'S FIRST YEAR. THE STEERING PUMP HAS NOW FAILED. THIS STARTS OFF AS A RUB AND THEN SOON AFTER BEGINS TO HAVE GRINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE NOT LET IT PROGRESS AND HAD IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY EACH TIME. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE REDESIGNED YET LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW PARTS, IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT OIL IN THE PART AND THE REDESIGN WAS TO ADD MORE OIL. CLEARLY THAT HAS NOT WORKED. I WAS TOLD IF NOT PROMPTLY REPAIRED, IT WOULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING. I HAVE ALREADY FILED FOR REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE LEMON LAW IN MY STATE. THE DEALER ALSO MADE STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET VEHICLES REPAIRED AS THEY COME IN AND ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT'S FAILING. ADDITIONALLY I VISITED THE BUICK ENCLAVE FORUMS AND SOME OTHER SITES AND HAVE INDEED FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF AUTO MECHANICS BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE INABILITY OF THE DEALER TO FIX MY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 11,604