2008 Buick Enclave Brakes Problems

ASB

NHTSA ID

11549444

Incident

May 22, 2023

Traction control and abs. Acceleration jerking

NHTSA ID

11466600

Incident

May 29, 2022

BRAKE GRINDING CHANGED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND ALSO CONTROL ARM HUB BEARING AND STRUT

NHTSA ID

11320803

Incident

Nov 30, 2019

Mileage

25 mi

STEERING MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN HITTING MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED AND RECENTLY THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN FIRST STARTED. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS DECREASED HORSEPOWER AND THE MILEAGE LCD SCREEN HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND NOT ALWAYS SHOWING THE PRNDL AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3 AND 6 GEAR

NHTSA ID

11318597

Incident

Feb 14, 2020

Mileage

93,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,613.

NHTSA ID

11258517

Incident

Sep 20, 2019

Mileage

122,613 mi

WE WHERE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY, LOST ALL POWER TO DASH CLUSTER. FOUND WATER IN FUSES UNDER GLOVE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIED OUT AND GOT POWER BACK; BUT NOT ABS LIGHT IS ON AND IF IT GOES OFF WE LOSE ALL BRAKES. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK SAY SERVICE AND WE LOST OUR BACK UP CAMERA AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11207866

Incident

May 14, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

THIS IS A 1 OWNER VEHICLE, NOT DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES OR ON SALTED OR ROUGH TERRAIN. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH STABILIZER BARS, SHOCKS, STRUTS, AND BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT PUT BACK ON PROPERLY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, AND IN 2011 THE GEAR BOX HAD A LEAK WHICH WAS REPLACED. NOW AFTER SPENDING $4K IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I AM BEING TOLD THE RACK AND PINION (WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE GEAR BOX) IS LEAKING AGAIN! I ONLY HAVE 74K MILES ON THIS CAR! I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 1990 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT NEVER HAD THESE KINDS OF ISSUES! AND YET HERE ALONE I SEE OVER 80 ISSUES FOR THE POWER STEERING ALONE! MAKE GM RECALL THIS VEHICLE OR I FULLY INTEND TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND INCLUDE YOUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL FOR FAILURE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC!

NHTSA ID

10957356

Incident

Feb 24, 2017

Mileage

74,200 mi

ALL MY TIRES KEEP GETTING LOW AND CHECK LIGHT ENGINE KEEPS SHOWING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I TOOK IT IN TO THREE DIFFERENT TIRE PLACES THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IM CONSTANTLY AIRING MY TIRES EVERYDAY FROM SUMMER THROUGHOUT WINTER AND ITS EXHAUSTING.

NHTSA ID

10822886

Incident

Feb 20, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JANUARY 2014. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS,. WATER ENTERS THE SUNROOF AND DRIPS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLES OVERHEAD AS WELL AS SOAKS THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPET. WATER DRIPS FROM THE VISOR, THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS (WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE) IN THE FRONT MIDDLE AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE IT SEEPS THROUGH THE SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTERS AND THE AREA WHERE THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY (WHICH COULD CAUSE DEPLOY ISSUES). THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD MY VEHICLE IS STARTING TO SMELL LIKE MOLD AND I AM AFRAID THAT AFTER A YEAR OF THIS PROBLEM MOLD HAS GROWN UNDER THE CARPET AS WELL AS IN THE OVERHEAD FOAM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF MY CHILD IS EXPOSED TO THIS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL FLAIR UP HIS ASTHMA. A CHILD WITH ASTHMA IS VERY SENSITIVE TO MOLD AND MILDEW AND HE IS VERY SENSITIVE AS WELL AS HAS ALLERGIES TO MOLD. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN IT RAINS MY EXHAUST SMOKES AND CAR PUTTS AS IF WATER HAS GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE/EXHAUST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE, THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, AND MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP WHEN I TURN AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF ONCE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME TODAY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND DINGED ALL THE WAY HOME. I BELIEVE THERE ARE NOW ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LEAKS AND MAY CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OR FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712886

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

83,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10668422

Incident

Dec 26, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

THIS IS THE 8TH TIME+ WE'VE HAD WATER ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE CLOSED MOON ROOF. WATER DRIPS DOWN THROUGH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD PILLARS, FLOWS OUT OF THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS IN THE 3RD ROW AND THROUGH THE HEADLINER ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. YOU CAN HEAR A WAVE OF WATER FLOWING ABOVE THE HEADLINER,AND WHEN WOOSH IT FLOWS WHEN THE CAR DIPS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THERE'S HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND RUST THAT'S BEING CREATED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE DRAIN IS CLOGGED WITH LEAFS, FROM A MOON ROOM THAT'S NEVER BEEN OPENED. THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS PLATFORM (2007-2012/TRAVERSE/ACADIA/OUTLOOK/ENCLAVE) BUT I DON'T SEE ANY ACTIVITY FROM THIS ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS THIS. THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. WARNING ON THE DIC: BREAK ASSIST OFF AND THEN THE RED CRITICAL FAILURE WARNING AND TONES CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. SO NOW I HAVE WATER ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PULL ANY ERROR CODES, BUT I RECORDED THE EVENT ON MY CELL PHONE. NOW THIS IS A NTSB ISSUE. FAILED BRAKES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD IS A REAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. (NOTE, ONCE THE VEHICLE DRIED OUT, THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING AND TONES WENT AWAY.) GOOD THING WE LIVE IN DROUGHT STRICKEN CALIFORNIA OR WE'D PROBABLY BE DEAD A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564486

Incident

Feb 4, 2013

Mileage

56,341 mi

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER STATES RECURRING WARNING THAT STABILITRACK AND ABS REQUIRE SERVICE AND RECURRING SUNROOF DRAIN LEAK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF LEAKED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE SUNROOF DRAIN WAS PLUGGED, SO THEY CLEANED IT, AND THE LEAKING STOPPED. THE END OF JUNE 2010, THE LEAK OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM REGARDING THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND STABILITRACK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10355333

Incident

Mar 30, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE VEHICLE FRONT END. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE POWER STEERING AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS AND BRAKES AT 22,000 MILES AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE $100 REFUND OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10339380

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

22,000 mi

IF AFTER WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2-4 SECONDS AFTER DROPPING MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE INTO PASSING GEAR I NEED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRY TO ACCELERATE. IT'S AS IF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH GM TECH SUPPORT THE DEALER WAS TOLD A 2 OR 3 SECOND DELAY WAS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR (LATE 2007) AND HAS CAUSED 2 NEAR MISSES BUT NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336059

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

SNOWY CONDITIONS - ABOUT 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND; AS I BEGAN TO DESCEND THE HILL NEAR MY HOME I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP A SLOW PACE DOWN THE HILL. BRAKES FAILED AND I BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN THE HILL. STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE; MESSAGES INTERCHANGEABLY FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD - 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' AND 'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL'. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, AND HALFWAY DOWN THE HILL JUMPED AN 8" CURB. FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE THERE WERE PARKED CARS TO THE LEFT. ALSO, FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO PEOPLE/CHILDREN AROUND, WHO COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. $3000 DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. VERY FRIGHTENING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR - I THOUGHT AWD, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE DRIVER MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS. EVERYTHING FAILED AT ONCE. GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP; THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SURPRISE, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT. THEY HAVE NO INDICATION ANYTHING FAILED, SO NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO EXCEPT REPAIR THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE. I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES, STEERING, TRACTION, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I DID NOT - THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE SLICK AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. ISN'T THAT WHEN ALL OF THOSE SAFETY FEATURES ARE SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS IN THIS VEHICLE. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, ONCE IT'S FIXED, ESP. WITH OTHER PASSENGERS. I MAY NOT EVEN KEEP IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10303381

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

Mileage

26,500 mi

ON AUG 20 THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WITH A HITCH STOPPED; SO DID I. THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THE CAR BEHIND HIM DIDN'T STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO SPRINGMALL AUTO BODY IN SPRINGFIELD - $5500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. ONE WEEK AFTER I PICKED IT UP, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I GOT ON ONSTAR AND THEY SAID THE TRACTION AND ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. I TOOK IT BACK TO SPRINGMALL. BECAUSE IT'S SO NEW, THEY DROVE THE CAR TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT - RTE 1 PONTIAC, GM AND BUICK, WOODRIDGE VA. UPON RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NEVER ASKED FOR PAPERWORK FROM THE AUTOBODY SHOP WHO DELIVERED IT - THEY HAD NO IDEA THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE NEEDED TO DRIVE IT HOME TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND TOLD ME TO PICK IT UP. ONE WEEK LATER AFTER A 2 HR RIDE TO RICHMOND - IT PETERED OUT AGAIN AND I HAD TO DIVE FOR THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO RTE 1 BUICK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR (WHICH I AM LEASING) AND APPARENTLY IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. I ASKED THEM TO IMMEDIATELY CALL SPRINGMALL AND GET A FAX OF THE ACCIDNET AND EXTENT OF DAMAGES - THEY WERE SHOCKED. I SAID I DIDN'T MIND LEAVING IT, BUT I WANTED MY MILES REFUNDED. THEY SAID NO. THE WHOLE SCENE TURNED UGLY AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE SHOP. I HAVE A PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO RIDE IN THAT CAR A LOT - WHY DID THEY TELL ME IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE IF IT WASN'T? THE CAR JUST STOPS!! THE HEAD MECHANIC SAID THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO WAS PUT A BLACK BOX ON MY CAR, WHICH HE DID. THAT WAS OVER TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE PROBLEM HASN'T OCCURRED YET. HE SAID JUST BECUASE ONSTAR SAID WHAT IT WAS, THAT MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO STAY IN THE SLOW RIGHT LANE AND IF IT OCCURS, PUSH THE TOP OF THIS PLUGGED IN BLACK BOX AND HEAD FOR THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH. PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE A NEW CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE; IT MAY EVEN TAKE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE I LOVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208047

Incident

Aug 20, 2007