general problems of the 2009 Buick Enclave

Transmission-push on gas but wouldn't move, just revved up, was parked and tried to leave and vehicle wouldn't go in reverse so ended up having it towed and transmission replaced. Less than 75,000 mile on it. Power steering pump-would go to turn wheel and would take both hands to turn it because it was that tight. Motor mount for stabilitrak needed replaced. Would be driving down road and it would be wobbly and light would come on that stabilitrak/traction control needed fixed. Have vehicle about 6 months and put less than 1,000 miles on it. Only had 74,000 when I got it. Regret purchase and now feel unsafe in my own car.

While driving my car twice this week my vehicle turned off while I was driving. One of the times it cut off at the light while I was turning.

Rear door liftgate, closes suddenly hard when trying to open at all times.

11/28/2018 I authorized leith Buick GMC truck inc to repair cylinder #2 and #4 engine coils and spark plugs. 3/3/2019 #2 cylinder began misfiring. 3/7/2019 replaced the engine coil and found that part did not match my invoice. 4/10/2019 took off #4 and found it did not match my invoice. They charged me for either faulty parts or work they did not do.

When car is in drive, sitting on a hill or incline, the vehicle drifts backwards unless you hold the brake pedal or accel up the incline. The vehicle will not hold on a hill without brake assist.

The transmission and tourch converter shutters and the rpm' accells at. Sometimes it dies. It goes to up in rpm. The car shutters and shakes. Rear hatch will close on its own while your under it.

Powersteering goes out or locks up when turning at low speed in either direction.

Went to open the trunk and place my daughters softball equipment in the back when all of a sudden the truck came down all by itself and hit me in the head. The suspension rods (I think they are called ) just gave out.

Lift gate won't stay up. Hit me on the head when free-falling. Ouch. Now I use a broom to prop open the lift gate on my $32k SUV. I should have bought a 20 year old used chevy instead. At least it would match the broom!.

Pressed button on rear hatch to open. The hatch engaged and went up only to catch and then freefall back down on top of my head leaving me dazed, disoriented and in pain. I hesitate to think what would have happened if I hadnt instinctively put my hand up to catch it or if had been a child there instead of me. The hatch is totally unusable because it will not stay open long enough to put anything in or get anything out. Very dangerous!.

While operating ,opening the liftgate and leaning into the storage (trunk)to remove items liftgate made a noise and came down hitting my daughter on her head. Liftgate(hatch) will not remain open. Dealer diagnosed as struts and power pad need replacement. Extended service plan does not cover the struts. Dealer also said power steering line leaking and transmission lines(2) leaking due to corrosion. 740. 00 for repairs. Power steering leakage covered by extended service plan. No symptoms of leakage before diagnosis. Enclave drove fine. No steering problems.

The key gets stuck in the ignition in the direction of the car being on and wont turn backwards so you cant turn vehicle off.

Having a problem with coolant leaking out water pump. It doesn't do it all the time. But I did find that there was a recall about a bad seal in the water pump that causes this problem. Not sure if my vehicle is associated with it but worried that it may cause fire or cause vehicle to over heat.

I have a 2009 Buick Enclave its start have a intermitent loss of power steering, when at lower speeds and try to turn left or right. Last weeks this been happen every day, sometimes its make a lot noise and get check engine code p0008. Then check engine goes off after couple hours.

I would not recommend this vehicle, it is pretty expensive for all the problems we've had. It has already been recalled twice for two different problems. In December it started misfiring, hesitating and becoming sluggish. After taking it to three different repair facilities they figured out the pistons were misfiring and three ignition coils(all on the same side) had to be replaced. While I realize the time frame of the warranty has passed, we were under the mileage for warranty coverage. I guess automobile makers penalize you for not putting a lot of miles on your car. Now, just three months later with only a few more thousand miles added - out of the blue I'm driving down the road and numerous warning lights come on. Park assist goes off, all wheel drive goes off, abs warning light, and brake warning light all come on at the same time. When I called the dealer I was told to turn the car off and then back on and it should be fine - it wasn't. Then I was told it was ok to drive it! if so, then why all the warning lights? too many things have gone wrong, for a price tag of over $50,000. 00. We have always had the suggested maintenance performed, I feel this vehicle is not made well and is not worth the price tag, but more importantly - how safe is it???.

My husband went to make a right hand turn and when he turned he lost power steering and the abs light, traction control icon, brake light and "service all wheel drive" all came on at the same time. My dash looks like a christmas tree.