2008 Buick Enclave owner complaints

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 ser

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Steering column makes a clicking and squeaking sound when turning. Also, when slowing down to turn and at complete rest, the power steering goes out, making it difficult to turn. We were told by the dealer in our area that there were several complaints on this issue and he thought a recall would be issued, soon. *tr

Vehicle was making a right hand turn into a parking lot at approximately 15 MPH when the steering wheel jerked to the right. The resulting jerking movement/feedback resulted in the operator under steering the vehicle and striking a large boulder on the shoulder of the parking lot entrance. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the bumper, skirting and right front fender. This vehicle had it's power steering rack replaced less than 12 months prior for the same performance issue. In the summer of 2010 gm redesigned the power steering racks for all lambda platform vehicles (Buick enclave, GMC acadia, Saturn outlook, and Chevy traverse) presumably as a result of complaints lodged by customers directly through dealers or general motors.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Buick enclave. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the failure recurred approximately 25-40 times. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 30,000. The consumer stated he heard a clicking noise whenever he turned the steering wheel. The dealer replaced the power steering pump, power steering gear, steering column . The consumer stated he would loose power steering assist when driving and the steering wheel would lock up. , there was excessive play in the steering.

Without incident or cause, our 2008 enclave began leaking an excessive amount of water onto the passenger and driver's side floor boards. Only by online searching have I found that these leaks are most likely coming from inadequate drain tubes or other component of the sunroof. Our local GMC / Chevrolet dealership has completely brushed us off and refused to honor extended warranty or even look at the vehicle in their service department. They have sent us to local autoglass companies and a local body shop, neither of which even slowed down the leaking. At this point, I just want to get rid of this vehicle. I have two young daughters, age 3 and 4, who will undoubtedly be exposed to mold and mildew in the ventilation system of this car. Aside from this, there is no doubt that electrical p

The tailgate/liftgate is broken for the second time. The first time it was replaced was when it had only 40,403 miles. Now, it is broken again at 77,000. The hatch will go up automatically, but doesn't hold so it comes crashing down. This is very dangerous! Am I to expect that every 30,000-40,000 it needs to be replaced? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Buick enclave. The contact stated that there was a water leak in the front and rear ends of the vehicle. As a result, the electrical system was damaged. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied assistance with repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 12,770.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Buick enclave. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated when an adult sat in the front passenger seat, which indicated that the passenger side airbag, would not activate. The vehicle has been repaired. The current and failure mileage was 3,500 miles.

The front passenger service airbag warning light comes on intermittently. The problem was traced to a faulty passenger presence system assembly. The cost of repair is estimated at about $650. I would deeply appreciate your investigating this matter. Thank you so much. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Buick enclave. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the contact lost control and crashed head on into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the head, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact was not sure if the vehicle was destroyed. A local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Approx. 380 miles, the service traction control & service stability track light came on. I took it to a Buick dealer in my town & they did not find anything wrong. Periodically this keeps happening & each time they cannot diagnose the problem. I was given a device that was plugged into the computer& set in the cup holder. If it happened again to push the button to record the code, which I did. It has been 3 weeks since I gave the device back & still no call to bring my car in. The last time it happened the car acted like it was not gripping the road & we felt a jolt when stopping or going forward from a stop. I am afraid it will cause more damage if not taken care of. I have 13,000 miles now & I bought my 2008 enclave in july 2007. It seems to be getting worse each time it happens. I have

While driving engine turned off on 4 separate occasions in the past 2 weeks. Never any warning lights or check engine light just engine turns off suddenly.the first time I was driving on a busy city road middle lane at 25-45 m/hr. No power steering or brakes. Unable to restart I was able to push into a parking lot and call for help, it was towed to my mechanic who said rollover switch tripped. 2 days later engine turned off again while exiting highway at the same speed but was able to restart in neural after a min stopped, I drove it straight to my mechanic who reset computer and drove it around for 3 days unable to diagnose problem on computer. 2 days later while driving 45 m/hr engine turned off again. I was on a small decline 2 lane busy road and able to restart in neutral position

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Buick enclave cxl (na). Both the driver and passenger seat belts became frail on the side. The retainer that held the seat belt cut the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that there was nothing wrong and would not replace it. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.