NHTSA Complaint #11097560 — 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11097560
Vehicle	2012 BUICK ENCLAVE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	March 15, 2018
Date Filed	May 23, 2018
Mileage	32,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ONTO LOCAL HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ' I WAS ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! LATER ON I HAD SIMILAR ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES POWER STEERING WORKS BUT MANY OTHER TIMES DOESN'T. THIS HAPPENED AFTER A WINTER SNOWSTORM WHEN I LEFT THE CAR OUTSIDE, SO MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURE CAUSED SOME BUICK ENCLAVE'S MANUFACTURING DEFECTS TO HAVE REVEALED ITSELF.

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