Power Train Problems of Buick Enclave - part 2

When driving the vehicle and going from 2rd to 3rd gear (approximately 20-30mph and 2000 rpm) the vehicle will shudder and shake. The problem is consistent. When driving the vehicle, the shakiness of the vehicle slows down acceleration and causes the car to swerve a little. No warning lights come on when this happens. The car has been checked by my mechanic who I have been using for over 30 years.

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At 85,000mi my transmission failed while driving on the highway. The dealership kept the transmission so it can not be inspected. This was extremely dangerous with my whole family in the car too. No lights illuminated on the dash board just rpm flew up with the vehicle not moving. There were no indications that anything was going to fail. No stored or active codes were detected in the vehicle. The issue I was told was the problem was #16-na-013 no reverse, no third. This issue is supposed to only be on 2016 vehicles and mine was the first. The dealership stapled this #16-na-013 document to my invoice. The only fix was an entirely new transmission for $7500.

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-a few weeks prior to accident, while driving down a 65mph highway in TX, vehicle side mirrors were folding inward. Continued to fold inward after hit button to open them multiple times. Even did this after pulled off highway and stopped/started vehicle and exiting vehicle and locking to try to create a "reset" of system. (auto folding windows feature in infotainment was not selected to be on before or after this incident! auto-folding sidemirrors are tied to the electron shifter status and should only engage when turned on in infotainment option and vehicle in park. This was occurring over 2-3 days while driving on highway at 65mph) accident: -pulled into parking spot and placed vehicle in park. -front dash camera audio indicates the "ding" confirmation of park and hear vehicle doors unlock upon park status. -vehicle was still on and began to slow roll up hill backwards in parking lot and strike another parked vehicle across the double wide aisle. -no rear camera was engaged. -no collision alert (no seat vibration which was always on in infotaiment option) -no automatic braking for about to strike a vehicle. -display after impact was on the Buick startup icon, not the infotainment icons. -vehicle driven immediately to Buick dealership and claim initiated wth esis (regarding product liability claim with gm (general motors) -no police due to private lot - 9 days later the black box data (bosch crash data report) and vehicle global diagnostics sysem reports were downloaded from vehicle. Third report polling all the vehicle drive cycles was downloaded but not provided to me as consumer with claim. - no data obtained from cdr as not over 8mph and was backwards. -gds2 indicates not dtc data most items but did indicate: 1)rear differential clutch control module no communication 2)left front short range radar sensor module no communication 3)right front short range radar sensor module no communication 4)rear short range radar sensor module no communication.

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My 2013 Buick Enclave transmission needed to be rebuilt after only 140,000 miles. While my cars transmission was being repaired there were 5 other Buick Enclaves being rebuilt as well. The internet shows that it is the number 1 car issue in Buick Enclaves. There needs to be some kind of recall for this issue. There is no reason that a transmission should be rebuilt on so many Enclaves.

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I was driving and the other person ran the stop light and hit my car making me go in and hit another car from the other side.

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When pulling onto a county road with traffic the transmission kept slipping and the engine would rev higher. It took a lot longer to get up to speed and the cars behind me had to brake quickly.

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Engine revving, would not shift even after taking my foot off the accelerator. Had to pull over and shut the car off. After restart, it was very hard shifting but the engine wasn't revving, engine light stayed on. Engine revved between 3,500-4,500 rpms without shifting. The car can be very jerky when accelerating from a stop and shifting the first time or two.

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Place car in park, went into store, came back out tried to put car in reverse, car would. To go, tried it two more time, car would. To go in reverse. Turned car off, put in drive , would go in drive, put in reverse, car would go, but the engine light came on and stayed on until later that day. Took car to the dealer that Monday morning, (onstar notification says engine or transmission problem, park brake assist light came on a few times flashing on dashboard. Dealer tells me first, needs to change transmission fluid. Then told me it is the solenoid switch in the transmission. Dealer calls national auto care(my warranty) and tells them that the problem, warranty wants the cause and part#. Dealer came out to look at car, stated don’t drive because their is slim metal shavings in transmission fluid. No one can tell me where it’s coming from. And the warranty company will not replace the transmission. So here I am paying a car note and a warranty. No fix.

My car shutters and shakes when switching gear. My mechanic believes it’s transmission and or torque. My mechanic said he has fixed at least 6 of them recently as well and is very surprised there is no recall.

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The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

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I bought the vehicle in December 2020 from a dealership in mason, ohio named borcherding Buick GMC. I asked, specifically to make sure the vehicle did not have any issues, especially transmission issues and for this to be researched, as well. I was not made aware of bulletin no. : 18-na-358, which affected Buick Enclave models from 2014-2017. I purchased the vehicle and sent a wire transfer for the purchase price to the dealership through my bank, usaa. We began experiencing transmission slips about a year into the ownership, and I had my mechanic look into the issue. He had just replaced the transmission on my wife’s 2011 Dodge grand caravan previously when it experienced a catastrophic failure and had to be replaced. This is the reason I asked to make sure the transmission on the 2014 Buick Enclave was working correctly and properly and there were no known issues. The mileage of the vehicle was under 60,000 miles at the time of purchase, so this should not have been an issue for the vehicle at all and the previous owner was, apparently, an elderly woman who had the vehicle serviced at the shop, but I cannot confirm this. The point being, there was a known issue with this vehicle that was not disclosed to me that general motors was aware of and could have led to me not purchasing the vehicle. We needed an SUV to drive my wife and daughter(s) to and from volleyball tournaments and something that we did not have to worry about. The result is a replacement transmission paid for by me out of pocket by a gm dealership. Gm refuses to acknowledge their faulty transmission. The rebuilt transmission is experiencing the same issues the old one was and gm wants me to take it in and have it “looked at”. The transmission is faulty! they know this and they refuse to reimburse my costs and refuse to acknowledge the dangers this transmission imposes to drivers and our families! please investigate this transmission and their engineering.

On the morning of October 25, 2021 at approximately 7:05 am, I was fixing to leave to go to work. The carport light was on, so I open the door to my car, slid into the driver’s seat, started the car up and the lights came on. As I was starting to get out of the car to go turn the carport lights off, I realized the car was going backwards. I tried to get back into the driver’s seat to try to stop the car but I was unable to do so. The door knocked me down on the concrete floor of the carport and the front left tire ran over both my legs. The car continued to go backwards, the door hit the column between the carport bays but continued to travel backwards down our approx. 11-foot paved drive way, crossed the dirt road and stopped when the back of the car went into the deep ditch that runs along the dirt road at that point. When my husband arrived, the car was still running and the lights were on. The man driving the wrecker for the local ema director and my husband all looked at the gear shift and the car was in park.

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For 6 months I have had a shutter in the front part of my car. When I accelerate the car violently shakes. The car was under bumper bumper warranty when this problem started. I have taken it to my dealer on multiple occasions and they and their engineers cannot determine what is causing the problem. They have had several other Enclaves come in with the same issues. They replaced my transmission among other things and nothing fixes it. I have contacted Buick headquarters and I am only permitted to speak to customer service who only tells me the same thing that my dealership tells me. I am frustrated and don't know what to do. The problem is getting worse. The dealership says they are working with engineers and they cant seem to find the problem. I'm told my dealership has 6 other Buick Enclaves with the same issue and other dealerships he had some as well. There has been no warning icons show up. I have no copies of paperwork where my dealership has worked on my vehicle, but they have everything in their computer. My dealership is bob ross in centerville, ohio. I'm not sure if this is a safety issue or could become one since no one seems to know what is wrong with my vehicle.

Awd has vibration at highway speeds when engaged.

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While on free way transmission stopped functioning properly after exit unable to move vehicles in gear. Dealer said it was a computer programming issue. Another instance 9 months later care emergency break would not dis engage even after shutting vehicle off and restarting several times that transmission would stop shifting soon received messages dealer said it was a computer programming error .

While driving at highway speeds, with cruise control set the vehicle started to violently shake almost causing me to lose control of the vehicle. After having the vehicle inspected I was informed that the transmission is known to have an issue with the 3rd and 5th clutch pack causing the vehicle to shake when they are trying to engage. This is no lights on the dash and no other warning signs of said issue. I have an appointment to have the issue resolved which entails to have the transmission either rebuild or replaced.

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.

The Buick did a hard turn to the left, without any action of the driver, and went into an uncontrollable counterclockwise spin and hit the concrete divider. Prior to the accident the Buick was traveling in the right south bound lane of us 75 with the traffic flow. There was a light rain and no one was changing lanes or speeding. No other vehicle skidded or went out of control. The cause of the accident was not the weather or driver error. Possible causes for the accident are: faulty steering system, faulty antiskid system, or a computer glitch. The dealer would not talk to us. The Buick has not been inspected. No one will inspect it.

My wife took a trip to springfield ill. From paris mo. On 5/5/21 she drove appox 50 miles toward springfield on i72 e. Her tachometer started shooting up about 5-6 thousand rpm at 70mph . Hot transmission light came on. I told her to stop an let it cool. The light went off and she put it in gear only to find she only had low gear. We took it to s & k Buick in springfield ill. Where they diagnosed it . The wave plate in the transmission had exploded. When we explained this vehicle only has 52,000 miles they or gm would do nothing for us. We find that ridiculous. They only used that transmission for 2 years and abruptly stopped using it. We have read of many of these with the same issue on the internet sites. Know they want us to pay nearly $5000. 00 to replace transmission. Once again this vehicle only has 52,000 original miles is garage kept and is pampered . This in our mind should be a recall and they should have some responsibity in this issue at general motors. Any help would be appreciated. Also Wednesday 5/19/2021 the dealer will have had this vehicle 2 weeks. Another joke.

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The contact owns a 2020 Buick Enclave c1. The contact stated that his wife reversed out of the garage however had to straighten the wheels. The contact placed the gear in the drive without warning the vehicle accelerated forward crashing into the garage door. No airbags deployed. Medical attention was contacted. A police report was made. The contact wife sustained injuries to her back and neck (whiplash). The contact stated that the contact sustained a seizure 3 additional times on the why to the hospital which she stayed at over night. The vehicle was towed by insurance to a collision shop for repairs to the front-end bumper and grill. No dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle on a slight incline with the transmission in drive, the vehicle would roll backwards down the hill. During the failure, the brakes and power steering also became inoperable. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer carl black Chevrolet Buick GMC (11500 east colonial dr, orlando, FL 32817) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 138,000. The VIN was not available.

The throttle - position sensor is not working properly and engine started acting up while driving.

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The contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, there was a knocking noise coming from the vehicle prior to starting the engine. After starting the vehicle, the noise became louder. While operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remined illuminated and a humming noise was present. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who indicated that the transmission gear was faulty. The vehicle was serviced however, the failure persisted. No further information was available. In addition, after refueling the vehicle would not immediately start up. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

2010 Buick Enclave with 116,164 miles, just over 10,00 per year, engine developed a spun rod bearing and quit while driving. Steering lost power and engine stopped. I had to push it backwards to get out of an intersection. I had just started a right turn. 22 month earlier the timing chain stretched on the vehicle costing $2000 in repairs. Oil was changed every 5000 or less miles and used mobile 1 synthetic oil the entire time. This and owners of earlier model years report this same problem from this vehicle. A well maintained vehicle should not have these two problems which points to some failure in design or manufacture. Vehicle is now junk.

Vehicle jerks at low speeds when accelerating. Brakes grind when applied at hard braking or regular braking.

Engine light is coming on due to issue with timing chain. My mechanic said gm issued a service bulletin and gm offered extended warranty coverage to fix the problem for model year 2009 but not 2010 (which is my model year). It was a known problem and gm refuses to cover the repair of the timing chain replacement.

Second time in less than a month on a 2018 Buick Enclave that air conditioning unit/evaporator in vehicle is not working and vehicle is blowing hot air only. This occurs whether vehicle is in motion or stationary. This happens when vehicle is first powered on or over an extended drive (45 mins). Does not oscillate with change in speed. Does not oscillate with length of drive. Hot air blows the entire time and noise comes from dash that sounds like hydraulic door hinge.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that upon placing the gear shifter into park, the vehicle would revert into neutral as the circuit relay warning message appeared on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition and was unable to restart the vehicle. She also mentioned that the vehicle began to rollaway as the failure occurred. The contact applied her emergency parking brake in order to stop the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09v073000( power train); however, her vehicle was not included in the recall. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

Transmission needed replaced at 160,000, issue been goin on for about 1 year or 10,000 miles has had oil leaks, have had to fill fuild up regularly, seems like all of these gm, chevy, Buick and Saturn's all have had the same issue with transmissions.

Transmission is shifting hard. Was shifting hard only on a turn but is now shifting hard as you are just driving on a straightway.

In 2017 the timing belt failed with less than 100,000 miles on the vehicle. Timing belt replacement was over 2000 dollars. 2018 the check engine light came on india sting an issue with the caytalic converter. Have not repaired but vehicle will dye while driving. It quit working on interstate and I had to coast across five lanes to shoulder, where I was able to restart vehicle. This also happened on 2 lane highway. 2020 airbag light came on, stayed on for a few days and went out. Hit bump in road airbag light returns.

I bought a 2020 Buick Enclave, (owned by GMC) with 6 miles on it, 1 week ago. Yesterday the check engine light came on and the car started jerking anytime the transmission switched gears. I called to try to get it in to a certified Buick dealership to be looked at and nowhere can get it in for 3-5 days and none of the dealerships will give a loaner car until the time of the vehicle appointment. I contacted Buick directly regarding this and they told me the same thing, that we can't get a safe driving vehicle, until the one we have can be looked at by a dealership and if we take it to an un-certified shop that it would not be covered. So now I am stuck with either driving an unsafe car 50 miles on the highway to work for the next few days or not being able to go to work. This is a brand new car driven straight out of the floor room! Buick is putting people's life at risk by insisting that we drive this unsafe vehicle on the highway until we can get it looked at! looks like a huge lawsuit in the making!!!!!.

Bought brand new 2020 Buick Enclave, with 4 miles on it, on 6/13/20. Started having transmission problems almost immediately. The car would jerk hard (hard shift) when pushing on the gas and also anytime it was placed in park. On 6/21/20 the check engine light came on and the vehicle would barely shift. Called local Buick - gm dealership to get repaired. Local shop restarted computer on 6/24/20 and said that it was good to go. Drove it less than 3 miles before service engine light came back on and jolting started again. On the drive back to the dealership the vehicle came to a hard jolting abrupt stop on the road. Vehicle would no longer start or shift. Had to leave vehicle in the middle of the road until dealership could come get it. On 6/26/20 dealership called to say that the vehicle was running good and ready to pick up. On 6/27/20 drove car about 15 minutes before the hard shift started happening again and the check engine light came back on. When attempting to shift into reverse, the vehicle hard jolted us backwards and then died. The vehicle would no longer start or shift gears. On 6/28/20 got the vehicle to start so drove the vehicle, as it was still hard shifting, back to the dealership and dropped it off. The dealership still has it as of today and has refused to give us any paperwork from our previous 2 attempts at getting it fixed however gave us falsified documentation stating that we only brought it in the shop 1 time, when it actually is the 3rd time to be taken in for the same problem to be fixed. Gm has refused to replace this defective vehicle nor return our money paid for it.

The timing chain broke and my transmission needs to be replaced.

My car isn't leaking any oil so it is burning it and its it's under warranty still but they won't fix anything on it and other year and make models are having the same problem.