NHTSA Complaint #10659104 — 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE STABILITRAK / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE REDUCED POWER WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THE ERROR MESSAGE CLEARS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND LEFT OFF FOR 1 TO 5 MINUTES. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RESET THE CODES AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE ERROR MESSAGE CODE INDICATED AN IDLE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND THE TSB STATED TO RELEARN THE IDLE WHICH COST ABOUT $220. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES WITH SIMILAR DECELERATIONS FROM 45+ TO ABOUT 25 -30 MPH IN 3 SECONDS. THE CAR FORUMS ON THE INTERNET FOR CHEVY TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA LIST MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. MANY HAVE CALLED GM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM IS NOT AWARE OF THIS AS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SOME CLAIM THERE WAS A PRIVATE RECALL ON THE 2010 MODELS. *TR