NHTSA Complaint #10280929 — 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10280929
Vehicle	2008 BUICK ENCLAVE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	January 6, 2008
Date Filed	August 18, 2009
Mileage	10 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE MY BUICK ENCLAVE HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE RATED THE FUEL EFFICIENCY (12 MPG INITIALLY UPTO 14MPG 18MOS AND NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO DEALERSHIPS. BASICALLY COMPUTER CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE. FINALLY, LAST MONTH A VALVE JOB WAS DONE, AS WELL AS SOME TRANSMISSION WORK AND NOW MY FUEL EFFICIENCY IS IMPROVING. I HAVE DRIVEN 400 MILES SINCE THIS MECHANIC WORK AND THE MPG IS APPROACHING 17MPG. *TR

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