2012 Buick Enclave Complaint Log

WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE WILL SHUDDER, LOSE POWER AND DRIVE VERY BUMPY. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FILTERS, POINTS AND PLUGS. GIVEN THE VEHICLE A TUNE UP AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT CEASED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED SO THE COMPUTER DOES NOT GIVE THE REPAIR SHOP THE INFORMATION IT NEEDS TO REPAIR WHATEVER MAY BE OCCURRING WITH THE ENGINE.

WE PURCHASED A 'CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED' 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE FROM ROYAL BUICK OF SUSSEX NEW JERSEY IN FEBRUARY OF 2017. THE CAR SHUT OFF ON FRIDAY JANUARY 11TH. IT WAS TOWED TO ROSSI WHERE WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN IT FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE, BOTH SCHEDULED AND NON, AND HAVE SPENT OVER $10K IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, ON SERVICE THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD MADE THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT AVAILABLE WHICH WAS 10 DAYS LATER, ON THE 21ST. AFTER BREAKING DOWN, WE WENT TO THEIR SHOWROOM THAT FOLLOWING SATURDAY AND WERE SEEN BY CHARLIE. HE WROTE UP A VERY REASONABLE DEAL FOR $1K DOWN WITH MANY INCENTIVES INCLUDING ONE FOR ME BEING A VOLUNTEER EMT. MATT THE SALES MANAGER CAME BACK AND TOLD US THAT MY WIFE'S CREDIT SCORE WAS NOT WHAT WE HAD CLAIMED AND QUALIFIED FOR A TIER TWO INSTEAD OF A TIER ONE WHICH NOW REQUIRED A $6K DOWN PAYMENT. WE CHECKED MY WIFE'S CREDIT SCORE ON EXPERIAN BEFORE WE LEFT ROSSI AND GOT THE SAME SCORE WE HAD GIVEN MATT ORIGINALLY, WHICH WE SHOWED HIM AND TO WHICH HE RESPONDED "WE USE A DIFFERENT SYSTEM". WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE ENCLAVE AND REPAIR IT. THE BATTERY, SOLENOID AND VALVES WERE REPAIRED BEFORE THE 21ST AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD PICK-UP THE CAR AFTER IT WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE TECHNICIAN. WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM ROSSI SERVICE SO WE CALLED AND WERE TOLD THAT WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS - THE TECHNICIAN HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WOW! THAT SOUNDED VERY FAMILIAR AS THIS WAS THE COMPLAINT WE HAD OFTEN SUBMITTED TO ROSSI IN THE PAST AND THAT WE SUSPECTED PROMPTED EXPENSIVE AND UNRELATED REPAIRS. THIS TIME HOWEVER THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE, SO THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED US AND TOLD US, THE CAR, WITH JUST UNDER 103K MILES - 'NEEDS A NEW ENGINE'. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION WAS OFFERED EXCEPT A QUOTE OF $6K.

POWER LIFTGATE IS NOT WORKING. IT COLLAPSED ON MY WIFES BACK AFTER SHE HAD OPENED IT TO GET GROCERIES.

POWER LIFTGATE MOTOR IS NOT WORKING. WHEN THE LIFTGATE WAS OPENED MANUALLY AFTER THE POWER LIFT DID NOT WORK A LOUD CLANKING ENSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH FAILED TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE THE STRUTS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TAKATA RECALL: ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS WHERE I WAS REQUIRED TO STOP AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT TOOK ME A MOMENT TO REALIZE THAT THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF AS ALL THE DASHBOARD READINGS WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE RADIO REMAINED ON. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED AND, WHILE IT STARTED BACK UP, I WAS NERVOUS THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN (MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND I WAS AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, ALSO WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, BUT I STAYED ON QUIET STREETS IN THE EVENT THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY NERVE-WRACKING AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I'VE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WHAT IS EVEN MORE DISTURBING IS KNOWING THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM...A HUGE LIABILITY ON GM'S PART WHICH I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO RECTIFY RIGHT AWAY. LET'S HOPE THEY DO. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND I HOPE IT HELPS DRAW ATTENTION TO A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE LIFTGATE SLAMMED DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER BEING LIFTED. AS A RESULT, THE HATCHBACK BECAME INOPERABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM SUNTRUP FORD WESTPORT IN JULY 2018. THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME I FOUND ONE ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE LOOKED OVER. AFTER BEING GIVEN A LIST OF ISSUES I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE ISSUES WOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. 2 MONTHS AND NO COMMUNICATION LATER I GET MY CAR BACK AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER STILL WAS NOT FIXED, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN TO BE IN. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW REFUSING TO FIX THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH WAS ON THE ORIGINAL LIST OF THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN JULY 21ST 2018 TILL SEPT 26TH 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND PARK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BALLAS BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 5715 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615, (419) 464-7699) TO BE DIAGNOSED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TP *PM

WHILE DRIVING DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION A MILD TO VIOLENT SHUDDER OCCURS CAUSING REDUCTION OR LOSS OF CONTROLL GM STATES ITS NORMAL. NO SPECIFIC SPEED HAPPENS ANY TIME AT RANDOM. AFTER RESEARCHING EXTENSIVELY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS LINE OF VEHICLES. VEHICLE IS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE BUICK ENCLAVE PLATNUM EDITION. NO PROBLEM OR SOLUTION IS FOUND. THIS IS DANGEROUS

MY 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ON FEB. 14TH. I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR CHIMED ABOUT 3 TIMES (ALMOST LIKE THE SEATBELT SOUND) ' THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD READ THE FOLLOWING: 1.ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED 2.SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL 3.SERVICE STABILITRAK 4.THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE POWER IS SO LOW THAT I HAD TO LITERALLY FLOOR IT, IT WASN'T EVEN GOING 5 MILES AN HOUR, IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO OPERATE --- ALL POWER FUNCTIONS GREATLY REDUCED. THEN THE ENGINE IDLES HARD. THIS VIDEO IS EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR DOES: [XXX] THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON WHEN THIS HAPPENS---- VERY RANDOM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON). SINCE THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES. RECENTLY I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MILES AN HOUR, ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR CHIMED, ALL THE SAME THINGS ON THE DASH BOARD, I WENT FROM 75 TO 20 IN SECONDS. YESTERDAY (6/11/18) WAS THE LAST STRAW. I WAS GOING 45/50 ON A MAJOR ROADWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO GET TO - AN 18-WHEELER CARRYING A LARGE TRACTOR HAD TO SWING INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. IT IS ONLY BY GOD'S GRACE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT YESTERDAY. ONCE THE CHIME SOUNDS, THE CAR LITERALLY STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO GMC VEHICLES. I HAVE CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GMC HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THIS VIDEO ON-LINE THAT SEEMS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

GM HAS KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN AND THE SEALS USED ON THE MOTOR FOR YEARS AND CONTINUED TO USE IT COSTING OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INSTEAD OF TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE CONTINUING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I HAVE OIL LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS CAUSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE ENGINE,BRAKES AND UNDER CARRIAGE THAT POSSES A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO CLEAN THIS OFF A FEW TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILI TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILI TRAC WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE THE WARNING LIGHTS WAS NO LONGER DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET (1401 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) WHERE THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHEVROLET (100 AUTO MALL DRIVE, CARY, NC 27511) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION WIRES, SPARK PLUGS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN WE PRESS THE LIFGATE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT, IT WILL GODOWN AND YOU THINK IT'S CLOSING AND IT MAKES NOISES AND RAISES AGAIN. DOES THIS SEVERAL TIMES THEN YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD AND IT WILL FINALLY LATCH. I JUST BOUGHT THIS AND DID NOT THINK TO CHECK THE LIFT GATE ON THE CAR LOT AND WAS AT A STORE OPENING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT DID THIS SCARED ME I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT TO GO HOME.

THE HATCHBACK SLAMS SHUT RANDOMLY. IT ALWAYS CLOSES ON ITS OWN WHILE PEOPLE ARE UNDER IT.

LIFTGATE FAILURE AND SLAMS SHUT AFTER OPENING.

THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED ON MY BUICK ENCLAVE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM UNDER A RECALL. IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY TO OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING IT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE MOVING AND IMPACTED PERFORMANCE, BUT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT FOR ME. I HAD THE ISSUE REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC.

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ONTO LOCAL HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ' I WAS ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! LATER ON I HAD SIMILAR ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES POWER STEERING WORKS BUT MANY OTHER TIMES DOESN'T. THIS HAPPENED AFTER A WINTER SNOWSTORM WHEN I LEFT THE CAR OUTSIDE, SO MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURE CAUSED SOME BUICK ENCLAVE'S MANUFACTURING DEFECTS TO HAVE REVEALED ITSELF.

THE SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT IS ON. I CALLED DEALER TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE AND THEY SAID ANY WHERE FROM 2-3 HUNDRED TO 2-3 THOUSAND. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL IT IS FIXED. IT JUST CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE AFTER STARTING VEHICLE YESTERDAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND DID NOT FIND ANY.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL AND IT SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IF IN A CRASH WITH THIS LIGHT STAYING ON. IT HAS NEVER WENT OFF AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY OTHER PASSENGERS SUCH AS MY CHILDREN AND PETS.

TIMING BELT IN ENGINE BROKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE POWER LIFTGATE WAS REACHING ITS FULL POSITION, IT INDEPENDENTLY SLAMMED SHUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RK CHEVROLET (502 N DELSEA DR, VINELAND, NJ 08360, (856) 696-8400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, IT IS FLOODING THE ENGINE... THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WHEN YOU TURN OFF YOUR VEHICLE AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE CAR AND RADIO STILL RUNS...APPARENTLY, THERE IS A FUSE BOX THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.

FRONT RACK AND PINION MAY DEVELOP LEAKS AND NEED COSTLY REPLACEMENT. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FRONT END NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS AND FLUID LEAKAGE. NOISE IS SIMILAR TO A BAD STRUT OR POWER STEERING ISSUE. BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR RACK AND PINION ON ENCLAVES.

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 15V415000 COMPLETED (LIFTGATE STRUT FAILURE). TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME I LIFTED THE TAILGATE IT FELL ON ME. CALLED THEM UP AND THEY SAY "OH YES I GUESS THE GAS STRUTS NEED REPLACING -- THE PROGRAM CHANGE DIDN'T DO IT" . APPALLING RECALL SERVICE AT PHILLIPS BUICK/GMC IN LEESBURG, FLORIDA IF YOU ASK ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER (JIMMY'S GARAGE INC, LOCATED AT 3124 ELMIRA RD, NEWFIELD, NY 14867; (607) 594-3030), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. WHITE FORD LLC., LOCATED AT 175 OLD FARM RD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC 27870 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

AIR CONDITION DIRVER SIDE COOL PASSENGER AND BACK WARM. TOOK CAR TO INTEGRITY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP THEY SAID A/C CONDENSER LEAKING FOUND LEAK FROM REAR AUX. CONDENSER.FOLLOWED PIP16_NA-046. REMOVED AND REPLACED REAR A/C CONDENSER AND BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. CLEANED CASE AS NEEDED,EVAC & RECHARGED SYSTEM & ADDED DIE AND 134-A AS NEEDED COST $567 9996 STANDARD 67 CPC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE LOADING SOME ITEMS IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER (WALTER JACKSON IN RINGGOLD, GEORGIA), BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT 'TRIM' IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. WE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT WILL NOT COVER THE FRONT SEAT TRIM BECAUSE ITHEY WON'T. THEY AGREE THAT IT'S NOT A WEAR ITEM LIKE OIL, GAS, BRAKES, OR WIPERS BUT STILL WON'T REPLACE THEM. THE ODD PART IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE IS WORSE THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT IT IS USUALLY EMPTY MONDAY-FRIDAY. IF BOTH OF OUR SEAT TRIM ARE DEMOLISHED AND WE GIVE IT NORMAL WEAR, WE CAN'T THE ONLY ONES OUT THERE WITH THIS RIDICULOUS PROBLEM. THEY JUST STARTED FALLING APART ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I PUT A DATE BECAUSE IT WAS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTING THIS FORM BUT IT WAS MORE OF A PROGRESSIVE BREAKING APART.

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.

POWER LIFT GATE STRUTS FAILED. THIS WAS A RECALL ON OTHER 2012 MODELS. I HAD TO PAY $1113.21 FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS LIFTGATE FELL ON MY DAUGHTER. WE CAUGHT IT BUT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT.

LAST NIGHT (11/21/2016) MY 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE'S PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST TO ME OF $1100. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE HAVE WITH THIS CAR. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL?

FREQUENT MESSAGE APPEARING IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHICH INDICATES "SERVICE AIR BAGS'. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL IS ALSO LIT AT THE SAME TIME. THE MESSAGE APPEARS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND WILL REMAIN LIT FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS. IT HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR WHEN STOPPED, HOWEVER NOT AT ANY SPECIFIC TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE BUICK DEALER IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. AN INTERNET CHECK ON THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT SHOWS THAT MY VEHICLE YEAR IS PART OF ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THAT SAME MESSAGE BEING DISPLAYED, HOWEVER MY DEALER INDICATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED BY BUICK. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY BUICK. MY VEHICLE HAS 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER SINCE IT WENT INTO SERVICE. THIS COMPLAINT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY BUICK. THIS COMPLAINT WAS FIRST NOTICED AROUND 11-2016 HOWEVER IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CATCH IT WHEN THE MESSAGE WOULD BE DISPLAYED. IT TOOK MONTHS TO NOTICE IT AS IT IS SHOWN IN THE INCLUDED IMAGE SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN MOTION AT THE TIME. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET MY WIFE TO SNAP A PHOTO OF THE MESSAGE BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED FROM THE DASH BOARD.

GM HAD RECALL ON POWER LIFT GATE WERE STRUTS WERE FAILING AND FALLING DOWN ON PEOPLE DECEMBER 2015 THEY DIDN'T REPLACE STRUTS(SAID THEY WERE GOOD)AND JUST REPOSITIONED THEM(BAND AID FIX)MY WIFE WAS HIT WITH LIFT GATE IN THE BACK(LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN).I TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX.I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE FIXED THEY DID IN DEC 2015 LASTED MORE THAN 90 DAYS THEY WEREN'T LIABLE TO REPAIR IT.GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUTR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.THEY SHOULD BE MADE LIABLE TO FIX AND REPLACE THE GAS STRUTS ON THESE POWER LIFT GATES BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES SERIOUS HURT.$40,000 DOLLAR CAR AND THEY JUST DON'T CARE.IT'S A 2012 BUCIK ENCLAVE.I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT RECALL FIXES ONLY LASTED 90 DAYS?

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER DRIVER SEEMINGLY PROCEEDED THRU A STOP SIGN WITHOUT AN ACTUAL STOP, MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR...FROM SIDE DRIVER'S DOOR TO FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE, INCLUDING GRILL...LEFT SIDE TIRE WAS BUCKLED INTO VEHICLE WITH PROBABLE AXLE DAMAGE, ETC. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, BREAKING THE WINDOW, RESULTING IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES, ETC. MY VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET, 4 WAY STOP, AND HAD JUST STARTED AUTO MOTION TO TURN LEFT AT INTERSECTION. I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PHOTOS AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AS REQUESTED.

THE SWITCH THAT TURNS OFF THE RADIO. WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT WORK. MOST OF THE TIME; WITHOUT A LOT JIGGLING.

AFTER A BATTERY WAS REPLACED 15 SENSOR CIRCUIT ALARMS APPEAR, ALL DUE TO LOSS OF VOLTAGE, UPON DRIVING ALL BUT 2 RESOLVED. THE 2 REMAINING ARE THE ISSUE. THEY WERE THE HVAC DOOR ACTUATOR & HEATER/AC DOOR MOTOR. BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME,

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2013. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS ONLY 27K MILES. ALREADY THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINE BROKE AND LEAKING, CAUSING VERY UNSAFE STEERING MANIPULATION. THE BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE FAILED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AGAIN CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. BUICK WILL NOT FIX THESE ISSUES, WHICH CLEARLY ARE A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,704.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD LIFT, BUT FALL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

CAR MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. IT IS LEAKING FLUID. THE BUICK MECHANICS TELLS ME THE GEAR NOISE BOOTS ARE LEAKING AND THE NOISE HEARD IS AIR IN THE SYSTEM. THEY SAY THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A GM DEFECT. THE 2010 ENCLAVES HAD THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED. $1600 MINIMUM TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY OF KINGSPORT (1220 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660, (423) 246-4101) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LIFTGATE CONTINUED TO COME DOWN AND HAD TO MANUALLY BE CLOSED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED HAVING A DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING AFTER 76K MILES. REAR HATCH OPENS THEN SLAMS SHUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT STAYING UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER WHO, AS A RESULT, SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER RECLINED ALL THE WAY BACK, PINNING THE REAR PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED ON THE BACK OF AN OCCUPANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUTS WERE REPOSITIONED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE SOFTWARE UPDATED AS THE RECALL REMEDY STATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

AT 60,000 MILES NOTICED A SLIGHT "SQUEAK" IN MY STEERING WHEN TURNING. DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT AND STATED I NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK "...FOUND NOICE COMING FROM STTERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT SEAL, BUT ASLO FOUND STEERING GEAR LEAKING FLUID OUT BOTH END OF GEAR". QUOTED ME A $1589.00 REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON ENCLAVES & TRAVERSES, BUT NOT A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE LIFTGATE DOOR WAS OPENED, IT SUDDENLY FELL DOWN AND STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTGATE DOOR STRUTS WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A WEEK AGO, I FELT MY 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE WASN'T STEERING PROPERLY...LIKE I SUDDENLY HAVE CONSIDERABLY LESS CONTROL...AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS FIGHTING ME WHEN I TURN. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR'S STEERING TO RESPOND COMING ONTO AN ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO 76W IN PA AND IT ALMOST VEERED INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT (AS I WAS FIGHTING TO HOLD MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT COMING OFF THE RAMP). I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DID DIAGNOSTICS AND DISCOVERED A MALFUNCTION IN MY STEERING PUMP AND A LEAKY HOSE. HE SUGGESTED I CALL THE GM DEALER WHO REPAIRS MY CAR FOR ANY ITEM UNDER RECALL, BULLETIN OR EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ISSUE HE IDENTIFIED IS CONSISTENT WITH A SAFETY ISSUE IDENTIFIED ON EARLIER ENCLAVES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FAULKNER BUICK IN WEST CHESTER DID STATE THAT IT IS AN ISSUE ON EARLIER MODELS AND THERE IS A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR EARLIER MODELS FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES IN ENCLAVES. MY YEAR/VIN IS NOT COVERED. HE SUGGESTED I CALL GM. I WAS ON PHONE WITH GM WARRANTY FOR AN HOUR. THEY OPENED CASE BUT SAY THEY CAN'T REVIEW CASE UNTIL THE STEERING ISSUE IS VERIFIED BY A GM SERVICE DEALER. I WILL HAVE TO PAY GM SERVICE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I ALREADY PAID A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR SAME. GM IS NOT ABLE TO TELL ME UNTIL ONE OF THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS CONFIRMS ISSUE WHAT, IF ANY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THEY WILL PROVIDE. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT ~$1000...THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOSE NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND ESTIMATED LABOR IS 6 HOURS. IN MEANTIME, I HAVE TO SLOW MY CAR DOWN TO 20 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS COMING ONTO OR OFF OF RAMPS FOR MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS PENN TPKE BECAUSE STEERING CONTROL ISN'T THERE & IT FEELS AS IF WHEEL IS PULLING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, I'M HAVING TO FIGHT IT, AND IT FEELS AS IF CAR WILL SKID OUT. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT ALL OTHER POSSIBILITIES AND ID'D FAULTY STEERING PUMP AND HOSE LEAK, SPECIFICALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENED, IT FAILED TO REMAIN UP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.