NHTSA Complaint #10609987 — 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE IN A PARKING LOT, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO FINISH THE TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE I HIT THE CAR PARKED IN THE SPACE NEXT TO THE ONE I WAS TRYING TO PARK IN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I AM GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MAKE A SHARP TURN THE STEERING GOES OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP IS FAULTY. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. AS I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET I SAW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THE FIX FOR THIS IS OVER A $1000.00. FOR A VEHICLE THAT COSTS ALMOST $50,000 BRAND NEW THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I SHOULD NOT BE TAKING THIS CAR TO THE SHOP FOR STEERING PROBLEMS AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. *TR