general problems of the 2009 Buick Enclave - part 1

Every time I turn right my car turns off. I am able to restart after. I’ve taken it to several mechanic's and no one seems to know the issue. I’ve had my battery change circuits change a tune up and my gas filter changed and the car still doesn’t work.

The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph in reverse mode, the contact stated that the steering wheel locked up and was inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated he was able to restart the vehicle and drive to his destination. The contact stated that the failure had occurred a couple of times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for servicing. The vehicle was diagnosed with a failed steering wheel sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000.

While driving 65 mph on the hwy, in rush hour traffic my entire steering column came completely out and I lost control of my vehicle causing a 3 car wreck. The only indicator that something was wrong was that just prior to this happening the tilt on my steering wheel came undone 2 times and by the 3rd time when I pushed the wheel back up to lock it into place it came out entirely. There was no lights, no nothing. No tampering of any kind had ever been done to it whatsoever. And no one has looked at it since. It still falls randomly while driving. I have a picture taken about 5 minutes before this happened and one taken after the accident I will upload.

Having problems with the power steering, was a recall but was informed recall has expired. I didn’t purchase the vehicle until 2016, steering wheel is really tight, and going to cost thousands to fix, if this is a problem gm knew about they should at least be willing in some type of assistance to correct it.

It was hard to steer the car and to turn it was very difficulty to do.

Steering locks up periodically in motion at slow speed when making a turn on highway also from a dead stop when turning leaving a intersection. Arm strong power steering meaning very hard to turn.

While in motion and braking to turn right or left, my power steering completely goes out. The steering wheel becomes very difficult to turn causing me to almost hit another vehicle as the turning radius had become much more larger than I am used to. The power steering does not seem to be impacted while going 15 mph or higher, it is only while applying brakes and slowing down and turning, right or left. I have been told by an auto shop that loss of power steering is a common problem for gm vehicles between 2009 - 2011 and that even a special coverage adjustment was issued, not a recall though. The special coverage was issued for cars up to 150,000 or 10 years after car was issued for service/sold. Ten years in my case was in February 2019. I called a gm dealer to ask for help and was told I'm out of luck because the 10 years had passed. I am the 2nd owner of this vehicle and purchased it used in December 2014. I never received letters or notice from gm of this special coverage. Furthermore, I have repeatedly taken my car in for service to this same dealership over the 5+ years of ownership and never once did the gm dealer notify me of the special coverage. At least 2 times, I took my car in for steering issues.

Vehicle steering wheel becomes very tight/ difficult to turn at times while turning, parking & reversing.

The power steering gives out when the car is travelling at slow speeds. It basically seizes up mid turn and needs an incredible amount of power to turn the wheel. This has been happening since about the 70,000 mile mark.

I brought my vehicle last November of 2017 and for the last couple of months I have had a problem with my steering it locks up when trying to pull into a parking space or just simply turning a corner it takes a lot of strength to turn this wheel and also other driver's seem to think I'm holding traffic up because I can't turn the wheel also when backing up into traffic the wheel locks up it doesn't happen all the time but I almost hit another vehicle because the wheel locked up I'm afraid to drive the car on the highway for fear it may lock up going straight is fine only when turning backing up and no parallel parking can be done at all, I would not be able to get out at all.

Some times in motion I lose my power stering.

At slow speeds the power steering goes out. Steering is almost locked in place making it nearly impossible to steer.

Periodically after backing out of a parking spot and put in drive have extremely hard time turning the wheel to get car to turn. Example would be if you are in the car key on engine not running and you try to turn the wheel and it doesnt want to move. Very scary and dangerous.

We have a 2009 Buick Enclave with the faulty steering at low speed. The steering wheel appears to lock up or turn very hard. In parking lots it is almost impossible to turn by a small woman (almost hit someone walking). Gm will not do anything on this car because it has a branded title, even though there is a special coverage of 10 years or 150000 miles and this 2009 has only 70000 or so. If this was a safety recall instead of a safety campaign they would have to fix it. Once again gm knows of a safety problem and will not do anything until people lose there life and they are forced to by others.

When driving at very low speeds the steering binds and/or locks up causing the vehicle to stop turning. With extra applied strength the steering suddenly turns causing a severe jerk in the car's turning motion. There have been several near misses, telephone pole on 03/07/16, it happens very unexpectedly. Over the past weeks the problem has increased to happening at most every parking lot, slow turn in or red light/stop sign turn. Initially it was only happening when turning as the car was backing up but now it's a constant issue.

Car with 51,187 miles had to have steering gear replaced and flush and bleed system. Owner heard a whine in in the power steering when turning. At a cost of 1,193. 76 + tax. Never heard of such a thing with that few miles on a vehicle.

My dealership identified a significant problem with the power steering gear on my vehicle that constituted a significant safety issue. Had it not been caught, my power steering inevitable would have failed while driving and resulted in a crash. I was also advised by the dealer and have learned through research that this is a very common problem affecting Buick Enclaves and other similar gm suvs and crossovers. The repair work to correct this manufacturer defect is over $1500 and conveniently not covered by warranty. This is a significant and unacceptable issue and should result in a recall of all affected vehicles and reimbursement of repair costs to affected owners.

At times the steering locks up at low speeds. It happens normally when turning a corner at low speeds. It locks up and very, very hard to turn. I am sure at some point in a congested area it is going to cause me to cause an accident and possibly hurting or killing someone or myself. This is without a question a safety issue that Buick needs to own. I have read in many forums that allot of Buick owners are experiencing this issue. I have owned allot of vehicles in my life and have never had to pay up to 2200$ to fix the steering on a vehicle because of premature failure. I have owned several cars that I have driven over 200,000 miles and never had mechanical steering issues. Buick needs to own this critical safety issue. Respectfully, dale taylor.

I have had problems with this vehicle since I purchased it in Jan 2015, this is one of several things that have gone wrong and make this vehicle extremely dangerous to drive, when steering this vehicle whether slowly into a parking spot or on a turn, the steering locks up on you and becomes extremely difficult to turn, also I have had problems with the transmission, often when trying to speed up to get on highway, it pulls back or the rpms reave really high and the car doesn't go forward. Also once you put the car in park and take your foot off the brake the car actually rolls several inches and bobs back an forth, this actually knocked my child down as she was getting out of car and she hit her head on the concrete. When telling the dealer of these issues their answer is well unless we can get the car to do these things we have no idea what your are talking about and can't fix it. Meanwhile when I looked for other complaints these same complaints came up by several consumers.

The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering and the steering gear hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,448.

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.

Steering locks up at low speeds. It happens when turning a corner at low speeds and its very hard to turn almost cause me an accident on 08/23/15 with all my family on board.

Power steering locks up at speeds under 20 mph. Started around 54000 miles and have gotten increasing worse just. Extremely hazardous to us and everyone on the road . !.

When making a right turn my steering wheel locked up and I could barely make the turn. This happens randomly and is becoming more frequent. This now happens when I turn right or left, but it still is very random. I always have children with me and one of them has just received their driver's permit. I do not feel that it is safe for my new driver to practice with this vehicle. . . . Even though it is only 5 years old. I love this car but there have already been several recalls dealing with airbags and seatbelts and now the should be one dealing with this power steering issue. Clearly this is not an isolated occurrence and there are numerous other owners dealing with the same problems. This issue is an accident waiting to happen. Not knowing if you will be able to make a turn when there are pedestrians and other traffic in the mix is not safe! Buick. . . You need to get this fixed!!!!! one angry, unhappy consumer!.

This problem arises at multiple times daily and it has happened ever since the date of purchase. When you turn usually at slower speeds the steering wheel will become almost impossible to turn at your designated target. In my opinion and it seems to be a common factor with this specific gm/Buick model that out of all the recalls the steering was the biggest concern mentioned but it has not been recalled along with the other issues from this vehicle. I purchased the 2009 Buick Enclave because I trusted gm vehicles and I had my third child on the way so my first choice was a gm vehicle. Presently, my mind and trust has changed about gm vehicles because it seems that the manufacturer is ignoring this huge issue that numerous consumers have filed complaints on. Since my daughter has been born I refuse to put her in that vehicle because of such fear that we will have an accident because of one of the many issues going on with my 09 Buick Enclave. This is very upsetting since myself like many that have purchased this vehicle thought of the purchase as an investment or a new fresh step in life. But now it has turned out to be a huge disappointment and added stress to my families life including a danger to not just us but others.

The power steering goes in and out while using it. Starting to see on line that this is a very common issue with the make and model. It usually goes out when turning at a high rate of speed or when your parking.

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.

As I was trying to turn into my office the power steering quit working and I about got rear ended. Next time I was making a turn into a side road and same thing and I could not get out the maxim road quick enough if someone was coming I would have been t-boned. The following time I was turning out of my driveway and same thing if some one was coming it would not have been good because I live in a curve. Next time making turn onto main road luckily no one was coming again. Last incident to date turning in my sitters driveway and ran off of her driveway because it quit working. The fluid has been checked so I know that is not the issue. It is scary issue for my family and I.

The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. While driving 15 mph and turning in either direction, the steering wheel would become very difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who added power steering fluid, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 110,000.

After highway driving for a couple hours, I exited onto the off ramp and stopped at the intersection. When my time came to turn, the steering wheel would not move. I was out in the middle of traffic, and almost was hit by oncoming traffic. I had to brute force the steering wheel to get it to move while vehicle moving. While vehicle was moving at city speeds (20-40mph) I was able to steer. Later that day the steering seemed to work again, but was noisy and made scraping sounds at the ends of travel. Recently the problem returned again, where there is no assist in steering at stopped position (unless I rev the engine up to 2000rpm), and when I am driving the steering assist seems to be back. I am extremely concerned that this is a safety issue and will eventually cause a serious accident. From the other complaints it sounds like the complete steering system is at fault, and in some cases after repair this can happen again. What is being done to remedy this? the complaints go back to 2010. . . .

At parking lot speeds when you try to turn into a barking lot space the power steering locks up it takes a lot of strength to turn it any further. I can't let my wife drive it any more because she could not turn it. I am waiting for this to happen at higher speeds. From what I see on the internet I am not the only one that is having this problem. I think this should be added to the rest of the recalls that gm has if this would happen at higher speeds it could be a real problem.

At low speed the steering will not function correctly. I was going thru parking garage and as I turned the steering would not respond. This is now occurring at low speeds and steering locks up. It is ok at above 10mph.

I was stopped on the street waiting to pull in my drive way as traffic passed. I attempted to turn expecting to pull in as normal but steering wheel locked up and missed driveway. To avoid traffic accelerated into yard due to steering not working as anticipated. Steering returned to normal intermittently.

The power steering loses power when making a turn. The steering still works just with no power assist. This is extremely scary as the wheel suddenly pulls out of your hand unless you are gripping very tightly with both hands. The power steering can then return just as suddenly. The only good thing is that it seems to only happen at lower speeds so while I may hit another car while pulling into a parking space I probably won't kill myself or some other driver while driving at speed.

First noticed problem 5 months after purchase in October 2012. Turning into parking lot, left or right at a stop light, steering wheel locks up. Steering rack replaced and problem is still not fixed. Nothing kicking out code with diagnostics and fluids are fine.