2009 Buick Enclave Engine Problems

My 2009 Buick Enclave CXL, VIN 5GAEV23D79J118427: Engine caught on fire during the time i was driving it. The car hesitated as if it was going to shut off then i saw smoke coming from underneath the front hood, I pulled to the side of the road and stopped the car and open the front hood, my engine was on fire. The fire was located on the passenger side of the car or the left side of the car if you were facing the front of the car. I tried to put the fire out, but the fire got out of control. I called 911 and the fire Department and Police arrived. My car was being repair due to the fire.

THE TIMING CHANGE IS LEAKING IT WAS FIXED BACK IN 2019 IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR NOW SINCE I HAD IT AND IT'S LEAKING AGAIN I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE OIL BURNING AND WHEN I PARK THE VEHICLE IT STARTED LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE TIMEING CHANGE IS HOUSED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEED, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DRIVER STATED SMOKE WAS ENTERING THE VENT INSIDE THE CAB. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFETY. A FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACT AND ARRIVED TO THE RESIDENCE AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CONTACTED 911 BUT POLICE DID NOT ARRIVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE OF 77,000.

2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN SO WHEN THIS CODE APPEARS YOUR CAR WILL DRIVE ROUGH AND OF COURSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SO YOU LOSE YOUR REMOTE START. I HAVE REPLACED SENSOR AFTER SENSOR AS WELL, ALSO A MOTOR MOUNT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW APPROACHED 150K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD IN THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAINS AND ALSO 1/4 ACTULATORS REPLACED AT JUST UNDER 78,000 MILES. I DID GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE OTHER 3 ACTULATORS REPLACED SINCE THEY ALREADY HAD TO DROP THE ENGINE OUT OF MY CAR TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAINS. THIS WAS A HUGE EXPENSE AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF GM MOTORS FROM 08/09 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

DESIGN FLAW RESULTED IN A SERIES OF CODES INDICATING PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR. SEE TSB - 12-06-01-009-D . GM HAS OPTED NOT TO ASSIST IN REPAIR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NOW WILL NOT START.

WAS TAKING MY FAMILY UP TO HOLLAND ,MICHIGAN FOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. DRIVING ON N75 AT 65-70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM WENT OUT OF CONTROL ,ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SOUNDED LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PRESENT GEAR. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER NEED WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION.

AC BLOWS HOT ON THE DRIVE SIDE. FOUND TO BE DRIVER SIDE AIR ACTUATOR. REPLACED LEFT SIDE ACTUATOR.

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED MY ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" (AKA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS "PISTONS MISFIRING". I HAD PISTONS/CYLINDERS REPLACED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD OTHER PISTONS/CYLINDERS REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES BETWEEN MARCH 2014 AND TODAY (MARCH 2015). I HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PISTONS/CYLINDERS THAT CAN TRIGGER THIS PROBLEM. JUST BY DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE. AS OF TODAY, 31 MARCH 2015, MY ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN BUICK BEHIND THIS AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER BUICK. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE NEW IN APRIL 2009. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A WEEK FOR THE STEADY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (AKA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). FIRST VISIT (WEDNESDAY) REVEALED PISTONS MISFIRING. APPROXIMATE COST - $400. SECOND VISIT (FRIDAY) DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING. DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE MIL WAS 'FIXED' ON TUESDAY, IT PROBABLY TRIGGERED SOMETHING TO MAKE THE MIL GO OFF FOR NO REASON. OR, IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM THAT WILL ONLY BE REVEALED AFTER THE MIL IS RESET. IF THE MIL DOES COME BACK ON, IT'S PROBABLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER - WHICH WILL COST ALMOST $600 FOR THE PART AND $400 PLUS FOR THE LABOR. MIL CAME BACK ON FRIDAY EVENING. THIRD VISIT IS TOMORROW AND I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS MANY ENCLAVE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE MIL. VERY COSTLY PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED - TIMING CHANGE, BATTER REPLACED AT AN UNUSUALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, POWER STEERING, MEMORY SEAT MOTOR BLEW, PEELING PAINT FROM A/C AND RADIO BUTTONS AND OTHER BUTTONS, ETC. REALLY ENJOYED THE ENCLAVE BUT STARTING TO REGRET THIS PURCHASE AS IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AND NO COST TO CONSUMER. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS ONLY BLOW COLD AIR WHEN HEAT IS SELECTED. ALL OTHER VENTS BLOW HOT AIR. CHECKED AND CODE B0423 STORED. REPLACED RIGHT TEMP ACTUATOR AND REPROGRAMMED HVAC MODULE.

ENGINE FAN RUNNING ALL THE TIME. HEATING/COOLING DIAG WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN FOUND

ENGINE COIL MISFIRES RESULTING IN HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED 1 MONTH AGO. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED AFTER GETTING GAS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED BY REPLACING THE EVAP PURGE SOLENOID. ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. THE FIRST TIME, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN. THE MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO LOW VOLTAGE, RECHARGED THE BATTERY, AND THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD AGAIN. A LITTLE RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH BATTERY DRAINAGE IN THE 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. SINCE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE MECHANIC FOR MORE DAYS THAN I HAVE USED IT. *TR

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

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "STRETCHED" TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE. *TR

VEHICLE 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. KEEPS TURNING ON THE LIGHT ENGINE AND AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T CLOSE THE GAS KNOB CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE IM DRIVING IT GIVES ME A MESSAGE OF POWER ENGINE REDUCE AND IT REDUCE MY SPEED AND I CAN'T CONTINUE DRIVING. I'VE ALMOST CAUSE 2 ACCIDENTS WHILE IM DRIVING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT WILL COMPLETELY STOP IN CERTAIN TIMES WHILE IM DRIVING. LAST INCIDENT 06/05/10. AS WELL, MY TIRE GOT FLAT AROUND A MONTH AGO AND I REALIZED THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE VEHICLE WITH NO EXTRA TIRE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO CHANGE MY TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.