general problems of the 2008 Buick Enclave - part 1

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I was driving fine until I slowed down and tried to turn, the steering wheel was hard to turn and making a grinding noise. It works fine going on the highway. I noticed this was a big issue with the Enclave and wondering why this isnt recalled? ive spent enough money on this that I didnt have and cant afford another expense. I do not have a warranty on it. No check engines light and fluids are good.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving at 3-5 mph and making a turn, the steering wheel lost power steering inadvertently. There was no warning lights illuminated. The contact's husband was able to continue to drive by using his physical force to steer the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the steering wheel would regain power steering. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 125,637.

I have own this car for 1 year. Shortly after purchasing it I started to notice that every once in a while the steering wheel would lock up making very difficult to turn but it wouldn't do it all the time. It seems to get worse the longer the car is running. It is now doing it pretty regularly and has caused some pretty bad scares when on an off ramp etc. There was a recall on this very problem but it says my car/VIN is not included. I would like to find out why?.

1. Passenger airbag- warning light gives me a daily message to service the airbag. I worry about whether the airbag will deploy at any moment or may not deploy if an accident occurs as I travel with my children daily. 2. Power steering- my power steering locked as I was driving 2 years ago. The auto shop has replaced/repaired the power steering system multiple times, however steering continues to whine and rub. 3. Trunk liftgate- the liftgate has abruptly lowered as my children and I have tried to get items in and out of the back. This resulted in one of them getting hit in the head. The back liftgate button has stopped engaging.

This SUV is the devil it self. Is giving me all kind of problem right now it have a limp mode and I have no idea what to do the transmission is not working in any gear. The soft codes said p0171, p 0174, p 0420, p 0300 is crazy. I have change the alternador, the purge valve, the valve canister on top of the gas tank and the other sensor that tell you about the fumes of the tank went filling. I also change the pcv valve all the breathers hoses in the intake housing , I change the troutle body, the spark plugs, the coils, the intake gaskets, the oxigents sensors,the batery poles. And this SUV still giving me problems now it went to a transmission limp mode and is not coming out not even if you erase the codes and all fuses are good.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that there was no warning indicator when the eps failed causing the steering wheel to seize in either direction. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer yet. The vehicle was unable to be driven due to the intermittent failure and was taken to an independent mechanic for further testing and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, had not issued an eps recall but had issued 19 TSB for the steering system so the contact was uncertain if the manufacturer had a remedy for a solution to prevent the failure. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

This car is a mess. It didn't pass the state emission test sticker. The traction control system in conjunction with the stability track control system. Are bringing up a check engine light with error code p0174 and p0171. Every time those system showed up in the instrument panel I got a follow up check engine light. I don't know what the problem is and two GMC Buick dealer have said different fix method. Very back for me. They want to fix different problems. They don't know what the real problem is. They are guessing.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. When the contact pulled out of the driveway, he heard a loud noise and found a piece of metal laying in the driveway. The dealer stated that the steering was unstable. The coil spring was replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

No power steering.

My car has less than 75k miles on it and been maitained very well! the transmission has gone out and I am being told that it will cost 5k dollars to replace due to a wave plate issue. Whay has this not been addressed with recall? in addition to that the sterring has a terrible sound coming from it and this is not being diagnosed right. All the Buick dealers want to do is charge for a repair instead of really fixing the problem. I would like to know where the transmission comes from so when I have to spend money I do not have on a new transmission I don't have the same issue with shotty crafsmanship! I am not ever buying another Buick. I will also encourange all my freinds to steer clear of them!.

Steering wheel squeaking and rubbing on something when turning? when I turn from side to side I can feel a slight drag and rubbing/squeaking noise. I was told it is the steering rack. I have been doing research and see complaints of this dating back to 2009. If they know there is a problem with this why have they not done a recall. The repair cost that was quoted is high over one thousand dollars. There is also the the service lights and stallig that resets itself on the Buick Enclave it happens when vehecil is sitting still the doors lock and unlock and the lights flash and the car engine makes a sound and the service engine light comes on. We have taken it in twice for this and it seems to reset itself because dealer does not find a problem.

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.

2008 Enclave developed a clunking noise when turning a slow speeds. Took to dealer who says it needs a new rack and struts. Car had been totally serviced in July with no issues seen. I have seen many reports of these parts failing on this model year.

I was driving at 60 mph on a bussy road after I made couple u turns with no problem and then when I tried to get off the road the steering get to hard to turn I think this is danger need to be a safety recall now!.

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.

2008 Buick Enclave. Consumer writes in regards to steering rack replacement. The consumer stated he only became aware of the problem, with the steering rack, after a routine maintenance check.

Power steering went out at 10-35 mph at 5:00 6/4/2014. Took the Enclave to the dealer 6/5/2014 no word yet on what has gone wrong. Hopeful for more info today 6/6/2014. Car drove fine for the past 1-1/2 years, then out of no where very difficult to steer a 6,000 lb. Vehicle without power steering. Lucky that I was not on the highway with my family in this vehicle. But, still scary even on city streets as turning had to be accomplished very widely.

Vehicle losses power steering assist at low speeds - frequency is increasing. Power assist returns after engine speed increases. No other symptoms prior to loss of power assist.

When driving at low speeds power sterring fails. SUV becomes difficult to turn. You need to put a lot of force to turn.

I just had my transmission repaired, cost me my savings, and a known issue with many owners. Now the power steering is caput. Have to waist my precious time and money on taking the car to the shop again. There is already a class action law suite for this exact issue. Shame on GMC for producing such poor quality car.

This vehicle is hard to steer. The power steering is horrible and people have had it go out on them. Costs a ton to repair and it's an ongoing issue with Enclaves. They refuse to recall the parts even though my family is in harms way. I don't have the right geological location and VIN number even though my vehicle is clearly affected. . . . Frustrated!.

As we were driving around a dark curve on a well traveled country road, the car quit pulling, the battery died, and the car would not shift. We were unable to move the car and were in the dark. There were two adults and two children in the car at the time. We had to call a wrecker to pick up the car and a deputy sheriff to direct traffic and keep from being hit by oncoming traffic. Apparently, the shifter broke and the transmission died. Both had to be replaced. I found out later that the transmission is the #1 complaint on this particular car. Why has a recall not been done? do lives have to be lost before something is done???.

My wife, with 2 children in the car and one on the way, got stuck in a parking lot, unable to turn the steering wheel. She was pinned in and called me in tears to help. I drove down to the store to help her expecting something simple but found that I could barely turn the wheel. Steering fluid was fine and I was able to muscle it into a space. The next day we went back to try and move the car and it seemed fine. I drove it home but when I tried to turn into my road I overshot the turn and found myself sideways across the rd. Halfway passed the intersection! this is a dangerous vehicle! I have since been online and found many, many similar stories. The dealer that fixed this said that this effects other Buick models as well and informed me that there is a class action suit filed over this problem. This is a $2200 repair and I've read that it just comes back for some people in another 20,000 miles! please look into this. . . Its just a matter of time before someone gets hurt or killed.

Steering loses power (locks up) at low speeds. I struggled to turn at all. If my wife was driving she would have crashed, she would not have been strong enough to control the car.

Lost total steering at low speed, luckily I was in and open area and not in close quarters like a parking lot.

Steering loses power (locks up) at low speeds.

While turning into parking spots or in an intersection while at low speeds the steering becomes extremely difficult if not impossible.

My wife and I, with our 2 kids were driving on the highway and the transmission just stopped working. We were stranded on the highway for hours and wound up having to replace the transmission. My wife was driving. Good thing there wasnt a lot of traffic on the highway. That was last year. Now this whinning noise thats been going on for a while has gotten louder and louder. I looked up online and there are hundreds if not thousands of complaints on this issue with the rack and pinnion. This should be a recall.

Turning the steering wheel at low speeds is very hard. I bought this 08 Buick Enclave for my wife and she hates it because is so hard to get out of parking places and not to mention is a safety issue.

While turning into parking spots or in an intersection while at low speeds the steering becomes extremely difficult if not impossible.

Loss power steering while turning off highway. Had to drive in manual steering mode. Power steering came back but has remained intermittent. Steering fluid is fine. Dealer stated issue related to previous seen issue with Enclave steering requiring gear replacement at 1500 cost.

The steering is now making a loud moaning noise. Will be taking to dealer to try to fix. Reading many reports online that this is a wide spread issue.

At low speeds, the power steering seizes up, making the car virtually impossible to steer.

Transmission completely went out. Also for about 1 year , the power steering has made a loud squeaking noise and the dealer said it couldn't be fixed.