NHTSA Complaint #10576780 — 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE

DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 35MPH, TRANSMISSION STALLED AND VEHICLE QUIT MOVING. LUCKILY ALL OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD ALL SEVEN SEATS FULL WITH PASSENGERS, 2 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY TO SIDE OF ROAD. PASSENGERS (ADULTS,CHILDREN AND BABIES) WERE STRANDED IN SNOWY WEATHER AND HAD TO BE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 78,000MILES ON IT WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT ITS THE 35R WAVE CLUTCH PLATE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS LIKE IT SUCH AS THE ACADIA. COST WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3500 TO REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS ANY MILES ON IT! WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF....???? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS HAD WE HAVE GOTTEN SIDE SWIPED! THIS IS A LARGE SUV MULTI PASSENGER VEHICLE...NOT A TWO SEAT CAR!! *TR