Body Problems of Buick Enclave - part 2

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, an loud pop noise was observed. The vehicle was pulled over where it was discovered that the sunroof had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,300. Ec.

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The power back door"hatch" slams shut after opening. Be the power on or off. Sometimes it will stay open other times it slams shut. It doesn't matter even if you are standing there. It has slammed several times on my childrens' heads. I emailed Buick but they stated my car was not involved in the recall but this is obviously the same problem the other 2012 Buick Enclaves were having.

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Power lift gate suddenly falls. Moves to the top and then simply falls closed, on you. Stationary.

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Water is leaking from front windshield on both the drivers side and passenger side of car and is affecting electrical equipment, such as onstar, engine light, etc.

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Smoke came out inside on the front passenger vent, fire melted the vent cover. Took the GMC / Buick dealership, they said they cannot find the source of fire, suggesting fire cause is external such as reflection from the sun. Driver does't smoke and there's nothing I can find in the vehicle that might have cause the reflection such as a mirror or any shiny object. This happened while the vehicle is in motion, city street driving. Vehicle traveled approximately 2 miles from the house at 8 in the morning. Outside temperature around 50's degrees. I think the problem might be electrical. The amount of smoke and burning smell in the vehicle made it very unsafe to drive it.

The driver side inside door handle broke away from the mechanism. In order to exit the vehicle I had to roll down the window and use the exterior door handle. Locks, windows, and exterior handle work properly. I drove to work and it worked fine. When I parked and tried to get out it would not work. It happened originally in 10/2014. The dealership told me I had to replace the entire door, which I could not afford, so they "jerry-rigged" it with a screw and charged me $125. 00 labor. It has now happened again, and another dealership said I can replace the interior mechanism for about $350. I contacted Buick cs regarding the issue, and was told that due to the age of my vehicle they could do nothing. This is a safety issue. In an emergency, I would not be able to exit my vehicle. And as a person with a disability this is a primary concern. On the internet, you can find hundreds of people who have had the same issue with the Buick Enclave and the GMC acadia. This needs to be investigated for possible recall.

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Lift gate stops at upper lift position and starts to close with out notice. If your not paying attention to full operation of lift gate can come down stricking a persons head. Seems that automation safey feature would be to stay open !!! not close unexspectedly??.

Rack and pinion needs replacing after 76k miles. Rear hatch opens then slams shut on its own without staying up.

The contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that an abnormal noise emitted from the vehicle when the lift gate was operated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. In rainy conditions, water drained inside the vehicle onto the front driver and passenger side floorboards. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the drain pipes that ran along the side of the vehicle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while the lift gate door was open the door suddenly fell down making contact with the owner. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that the lift gate door struts were faulty. The contact received the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number 15v415000 (structure) in August 2015. The contact was unformed that the parts needed to repair the failure were not available and noestimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The failure 50,000. Jft.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while in park, the tail gate had previously been activated but independently closed . The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). The failure mileage was 93,160. Oo.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that when the rear lift gate was opened, while retrieving an item, the gate closed independently hitting the contact in the back. No medical attention was required. The vehicle was not diagnose or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure ) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN tool confirms parts ar not available. Ss.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that when the tail gate open it's failed to stay up. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) and stated that the part needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Aw.

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 .

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the vehicle's lifgate will intermittently close when it is not operated manually. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number :15v415000(structure)however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 77,000. Kh.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after the lift gate was opened, the lift gate independently closed without warning. As a result, the contact sustained a head injury that did not require medical attention . The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the lift gate strut assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact state that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,606. VIN tool confirms that the parts are not available. Ss.

Bought vehicle September 7, 2015. Vehicle from very start had vibration, wind tunnel sound, and shimmy in steering at highway speeds. Drive vehicle for long period of time you get a headache. After many attempts dealer could not fix this. Dealers attempts to repair drove three other Enclaves which had same problem and GMC acadia with same problem. Told this is normal for vehicle. I tried to return vehicle for my trade in. They said no. Gm district rep. Also said vehicle is normal. I am stuck with this vehicle. Gm knows they have problems but does nothing. Don ludlum louisburg KS.

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The contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not availalbe.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the tail gate of the vehicle closed independently. The contact sustained a head injury that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000. Ss.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the vehicles lift gate had difficulty opening and opened independently. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number :15v415000(structure)however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 97,000. VIN tool confirms parts not avaliable. Kh.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was experiencing the failure of the lift gate not manually closing which progressed for two months or longer before notification of the recall. The approximate failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

On 7/11/2015 when I opened the lift gate of my vehicle, the gate would not stay open. It slowly started to close. This problem persisted for about 4-5 days. About 6 days later, the gate was working fine. On 7/19/15 I opened the lift gate and was standing underneath it getting my child's stroller out of the back of my SUV. I heard a loud pop and the lift gate came crashing down on the top of my head. I was then trapped under the lift gate and struggled to get free (I had the stroller in my arms). I was able to free myself and locate my sunglasses (which were on top of my head when the gate crashed down) about five feet away. At this point, the lift gate was completely closed. I tried opening it again and it came crashing down. Currently, the lift gate will not stay open and I am unable to use the gate, and therefore unable to use the interior back area of my car. In terms of injury, I had a bump on my head, frequent headaches, and persistent neck pain.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Ec.

My wife was unloading the groceries one day and the power lift gate fell on her back without warning. She had a very bad bruise and skin abrasion for a couple of weeks. I was surprised that our lift gate struts had failed with only 54k miles on the vehicle. The next day I called the dealer and was told there was a recall NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000. When I asked when I could bring it in for repair they said they don't have the parts. That was in early July. It is now Nov. 18th and we've been waiting for nearly 5 months and I cannot even get an answer for when it can be fixed. In fact, I can't even pay to have this fix done. The trunk is very heavy and it now takes 2 people to load and unload. This is extremely inconvenient and dangerous when she is by herself with my 2 younger kids since we use the trunk every day. The power lift gate is supposed to open with the press of the key fob and was one of the main features that made us purchase the vehicle. We feel that 5+ months is completely unreasonable to wait for a fix from gm. We cannot even trade it in because no dealer can resell it with a hatch that does not stay open. We are now left in limbo with an SUV that offers no utility. After some research I found out this recall effects 686,287 units of its lambda platform crossovers which includes the 2008-2012 Buick Enclave, 2009-2012 Chevrolet traverse, 2007-2012 GMC acadia, and 2007-2010 Saturn outlook. Gm should at least offer compensation for building such a major defect and then taking so long to fix it. We are happy with the Buick Enclave aside from this problem but it has definitely left a sour taste in our mouths.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000(structure) was received in July of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue the contact had not experienced a failure. Sg.

Tl- thee contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Fe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ec.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number; 15v415000 (structure) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Sg.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that when the vehicle was parked and the lift gate was opened, the lift gate independently fell down and hit the contact in the head. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Sw.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ec.