NHTSA Complaint #10654217 — 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE

PURCHASED A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH 49013, I DROVE IT TO GEORGIA OCTOBER AND NOTICED ON THE TRIP THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACK WHILE IN DRIVE ON AN INCLINE, BOTH FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. AFTER RETURNING I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROLL BACK WAS NORMAL, I HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM 2009 TO 2011, I BELIEVE THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN 2012. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. ARE THEY GOING TO LET THIS SAFETY HAZARD CONTINUE LIKE THEY LET THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES CONTINUE UNTIL PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND KILLED. I HAVE READ THAT IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD INCREASE THE FUEL CONSUMPTION, I WOULD RATHER HAVE A SAFE AUTOMOBILE THAT GET A LITTLE LESS MILES PER GALLON THEN AN UNSAFE CAR THAT COULD END UP KILLING SOMEONE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONVEYED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A BUICK ENCLAVE WITH THIS DEFECT SO THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO DRIVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN RIGHT AFTER THE BAILOUTS BY THE GOVERNMENT, COULD IT BE GENERAL MOTORS DECIDED TO CUT BACK ON SAFETY FEATURES ON ITS VEHICLES IN ORDER TO REGAIN THEIR PROFITABILITY IN THE CAR MARKET AND MAKE THEM LOOK GOOD. *TR