general problems of the 2008 Buick Enclave - part 1

Electric issues, the recall for the sunroof was not disclosed and was not inspected properly…water and debris get clogged and goes into the in the engine.

Sunroof messing up electrical system clogs up easily radio and everything else don't work right electrical all messed up because it clogging sunroof crankshaft won't relearn.

The contact owned a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving at 20 mph, a warning message indicating that the vehicle was overheated illuminated. The contact pulled into a nearby parking lot. The contact then opened the hood of the vehicle by engaging the power release button inside of the vehicle. The contact saw black smoke and flames coming out from underneath the hood. The contact immediately exited the vehicle. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. A fire department report was filed. There was no injuries sustained. The vehicle remained at the scene. The local dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was not included in a recall associated to the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 10v240000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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

Tl- the contact's daughter owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while her daughter's boyfriend was driving up a hill at an unknown rate of speed, a flame had ignited from the engine without warning. Her boyfriend exited the vehicle, checked under the hood and saw that the engine was on fire. A fellow motorist witnessed the situation and assisted her daughter boyfriend by giving him a fire extinguisher which the boyfriend used to extinguish the fire. A fire report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The contact's daughter had the vehicle initially towed to the contact's home where it was then towed to independent mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact the cause of the fire was due to a "mechanical defect" and was given an estimate for a repair. The manufacturer nor the dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. Jo.

The engine blew out today. Caught fire. Scared the living daylights out of my daughter. The car made a jerking motion and noise while on the hwy. Then flames were shooting out. . . . Pulled it over immediately and turned off. It was smoking. The police officer said the lower part of the engine blew out . . . It literally was missing pieces of metal.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving at apprroximately 70 mph the vehicle unexpectedly made an abnormal low gear noise. As the contact was alerted that her vehicle was emitting fire from underneath the vehicle, she immediately pulled over and noticed a cloud of black smoke, within a few seconds later the vehicle ingulfed in flames. The vehicle was put out by the fire department and a police report was taken. The contact sustaned smoke inhalation but was not hospitalized. The vehicle was totaled and the manufacturer was not notified of this incident. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000 tp.

At 125,000 miles the timing chain it's going out.

While driving 60 mph on the interstate in bumper to bumper traffic, my car went into limp mode. Rpms were high and I had to pull over from the fast lane with tractor-trailers driving around me after researching the issue, it seems this has been seen in alot of cars. This is a dangerous defect that needs to be resolved. I hope no one dies to make the manufacturer resolve this issue. The mechanic said this was a known issue with this vehicle. Recommended a transmission replacement. In fact, there were two other Buick/gm cars with the same issue waiting to be worked on. The codes were p0776, p0796 and p0700.

2008 intermittently and unexpectedly shuts off while driving. No matter the speed. Sometimes 30mph on the street, sometimes 70mph on the expressway. Sometimes it starts right back up, sometimes it doesnt. No one seems to know why. Cars cost too much to be playing guess the problem!! take to dealer at $100. A visit for them to guess and ultimately not fix the problem. Because a week later the vehicle is doing the exact same thing you took it in for. I just wish someone new what the real problem was. Very disappointed in gm. This vehicle has had so many problems, but it's supposed to be low end luxury. It's dangerous and I guess people have to start dying and a class action lawsuit against gm will happen before anything is done.

At 160,000 engine power lowered could not go over 30 mph on highway service stabilitrac warning came on and completely stopped.

At 146,938 miles, the engine has died (pistons have collided with valves at two points and engine has jumped timing). The transmission needs to be replaced for the second time (originally replaced at 56k miles). There was no sign on the dash that there was a problem with either. Buick offered no help with this being so unusual for the engine to need to be replaced and the transmission for the second time.

Driving the car in the freeway. Car started smoking, stopped on shoulder turned off engine. Smoke got darker and then fire appeared.

Nut came lose and fell off causing hydraulic fluid to leak from feont motor mount.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The failure occurred without warning. The contact contacted onstar who performed a diagnostic test, which determined that the transmission, engine, air bag, and brake systems failed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Transmission going out.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. While driving 20 mph, the transmission malfunctioned and the check engine indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle was stuck at 3,500 rpms and the vehicle smelled of smoke and burnt metal. The contact pulled over to the right shoulder of the road and stopped the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive away. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. A transmission control module was replaced based on the diagnostic test. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

My 2008 Buick Enclave had the transmission go out at at 135,000 as we were traveling home from my parents house and left us stranded about 60 miles from home. After this happened I looked online and seen that this has been a problem for others as well. Now at 148,000 the timing chain is stretched and caused the stabilitrack and traction control warning to come on and off, even though there was nothing wrong with the traction control. This causes the traction control to stop working when it is feburary in minnesota and still have snow and ice.

P0011 p0016 p0017 are showing as faults , all crankshaft and cam shaft sensors replaced, dealership says needs $5000 repair for stretched timing chain. Car runs fine, no slack in timing chain we cannot get a passed inspection due to faulty codes. 78,000 miles on vehicle. This is common problem and gm needs to address.

Complete engine power reduction automatically casing car instantly to drop from 65 mph down to 25 mph in the middle of a 4 lane highway. Lost all power steering ability and not able to turn car and almost drove into trees before it came to a stop. I had to have aaa come and tow my car to walser Buick GMC in bloomington, mn.

I bought this 2008 Buick Enclave a year and a half ago with less than 80,000 miles on it, and it's been giving me transmission problems already. I almost got stranded and couldn't go aby faster than 30 mph. It almost cut off on me in the middle of the road. My transmission and engine both would lose power and wouldn't go past first geat. Myrpm hand went all the way up to 4 which it normally stays between 1 and 2, and my gas hand went from full, to half, full, and almost empty in a few seconds. Engine rides rough and has to take off speed. Transmission and engine problems were advised by Buick as being a known issue but apparently they haven't stayed true to their name "Buick. " this is a safety hazard as I could've gotten easily hit with no take off speed as it barely moves. It has happened 5 times with these same issues but dealership kept saying that no codes would pop up to see what's the issue until a week ago, it did it again for about 5th time and I took it to the dealership who advised all kinds of codes were popping up with my engine and transmission. Also the writing on my control buttons have worn off and my front suspension needs replaced and my driver seat tracks which are not covered under my warranty. Buick nerds to hold true to their name and compensate or replace these detected 2008 Buick Enclaves. Buick is not holding true to their name. I'm very dissatisfied and is my first time being a Buick owner. Now the dealership is trying to fix these issues, bit I shouldn't have to pay anything .

Driving at interstate speeds with cruise control on, set to 80mph. After hitting a ridge at edge at edge of bridge, the vehicle suddenly shuttered causing vehicle to automatically shut off cruise control and decelerate quickly. I went from going 80mph to 55mph in a short amount of time. After touching the gas to try to maintain speeds, car suddenly shifts into a neutral position pushing engine to red-line, then shift into 5th gear roughly. The vehicle from this point on, had issues shifting into 3rd and 5th gears. This car had absolutely no prior issues with the transmission prior to this date. I had the car serviced and completely checked out by a mechanic for any mechanical issues a few days prior to this trip. I took it to the dealer, who fixed two separate transmission plates and replaced the transmission module. I was guaranteed by the repair shop manager that I would have no further issues with the transmission. Little did I know, I should have gotten that conversation in writing. I continued to have hard shifts after the repair, only to be told that's the transmission module sensing how I drove. Less than one week later, transmission completely failed, leaving my wife stranded on the side of the road with the vehicle unable to not shift out of 1st gear, forcing me to call a tow truck to bring it to back to the dealership. Now they are telling me I have to replaced the entire transmission, all at my cost. After paying for the plates and module to be replaced less than a week prior, now they want to again replaced those parts with a completely new transmission. If I were being followed too closely by another car or semi on the interstate, I would have been rear-ended. If that were the case- there wouldn't be a complaint, but a lawsuit. Get this transmission issue fixed. I have read countless stories of the same exact problem.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the contact noticed a burning odor coming from the air vents in the vehicle. The contact pulled over and upon further inspection, noticed that the front of the vehicle caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Oo.

Under 100k miles, transmission went out. Dealership stated, faulty wave washer and snap ring. This caused the vehicle to go into a neutral position at 70 miles/hr. Engine revved. Lost steering and vehicle would not accelerate. Had to coast to the shoulder during heavy traffic. Gm stated replacement would cost $4500 for new transmission. Declined gm's estimate and went to a different auto shop and rebuilt the transmission. Mechanics at the transmission shop stated that gm/Buick was well aware of the faulty transmission but they have not recalled these faulty transmissions. Auto shop stated the part to fix the transmission only costs $7. Didn't want to get a new gm transmission as it may be just as faulty as the current transmission that had the problem. Gm should be held accountable and I expect full reimbursement for the payment and emotional distress this problem has caused me.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the vehicle made a loud bumped noise and stop. The engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine blowing connected rod and the engine block was broken and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileages was 65,985. Aw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the vehicle had been hesitant with a lack of power concerning the engine. The dealer reynolds Buick GMC, 345 n citrus st, west covina, CA 91791, 1-(626) 966-4461 was contacted, diagnosed and replaced the engine assembly however the failure continued. It was later diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not issued a power train/transmission recall yet, had issued 51 TSB on power train/transmission, 94 TSB on the engine but had also not issued any engine recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, provided no remedy other than the contact replacing the part. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

The wave plates broke while driving 60mph on the hwy. Car jolted and clunked. . . Felt as if we went from 5th to 1st gear. Took vehicle to dealership and found it it was the wave plates. Talked to gm - gm district manager dwight admitted that gm had an issue with certain models with the wave plates due to them not being heat treated properly. Got this all on recording too. Could have caused a nasty accident.

Throttle body was full of ice build up, needed to replace valve covers and throttle body to fix prob.

Friday Dec 26th at 4:30 pm I was accelerating to merge into rush hour traffic on I-35 when I had a catastrophic transmission failure. There were no alarms, lights, noises, smells or anything else to alert me to the fact that my vehicle was about to fail. As I merged my rpm's suddenly went past 5000 and my 2008 Enclave began to decelerate. By the grace of god there was no loss of life, mine or the other drivers around me, as my vehicle lost power. I was surprised to learn that the situation described above is not an isolated event. Like so many others before me my vehicle (at 80,000 miles) was diagnosed with wave plate failure (p0776). I have called gm and requested that they pay for the repair since it's due to a faulty part, but their response is to deny, deny, deny. The manager I spoke to stated that there hasn't been a recall so gm is not obligated to do anything about the problem. The most distressing part of this situation is not the $3500. 00 I'll be paying after gm's "assistance". It is the fact that I was never notified of the high failure rate of the gm wave plate. I should have been given a chance to fix it before I was put in such a dangerous situation. This transmission problem is like a ticking time bomb. Thankfully, the "bomb" going off in my Enclave didn't result in any casualties, but is that what it's going to take to get a recall? I hope that NHTSA does something about this issue before someone is killed.

At approximately 67,000 miles, the rpms in my 2008 Buick Enclave started going wacky and I could not accelerate when I pressed the gas pedal. It felt like transmission problems, so I took my Enclave to the dealership immediately. Turned out the 35r wave plate was broken -- debris throughout transmission -- and $2700 later they returned my Enclave to me with a repaired/rebuilt transmission. I was extremely fortunate I was not rear-ended when my car lost all power as I had to literally limp my Enclave into the dealership. After researching this, I found that this transmission issue is extremely widespread among owners of the 2008 Buick Enclave, but neither nthsa nor gm is moving on investigating and solving this problem. All parties seem to be kicking the can down the road until someone gets seriously injured and then maybe something will happen. Issue a recall now before it is too late !!!.

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.

The timing chain in the engine of this vehicle began to slip at 85,000 miles. This caused the vehicle to drive erratically when the chain slipped. At the same time, the 3rd gear wave plate in the transmission failed causing the car to shift poorly when accelerating. When changing lanes on 9/23/14, the car would not accelerate and to avoid hitting another car I had to steer off the road and I hit a street sign (no damage).

Engine lost power. . . On interstate 90 going 70mph. . . . Tried to accelerate and engine revved up but no power to the wheels. . . . I was able to steer the car from the passing lane to right lane then on to shoulder of road and turned off the engine. Prior to this event the vehicle's transmission was shifting a great deal as well. . . . Car has been towed to a Buick dealer in rochester, NY awaiting a call. . . . From the internet readings expect the problem to be the wave plate and transmission to the tune of $4000. . . . I plan to escalate this problem to the highest levels at gm as the failure was very scary being on the nys thruway driving at 70mph.

I was driving at approximately 55 mph when I felt my steering wheel go stiff and my rpm gauge dropped. I tried pulling over but had problems turning the wheel. That is when I realized my Enclave had completely shut off while I was driving. I was able to put it into neutral and hit the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop where I then restarted it. That was 2 days ago. Today I went to start it for work and for the 3rd time in 2 months it would not start. I have already had the battery as well as the connections checked with no wrong findings. I have only had this car for 4 months! I called the dealership and they said that there is a 'service bulletin' posted in their repair shop because "many people" were experiencing the same problem but it was not a recall.

Transmission, power steering pump, steering gears are gone @ 116,000 miles? one owner Buick Enclave has huge problems - not one lemon - all Enclaves are lemons! where is the recall on these cars? many others have same problem and even more.