2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she noticed that water was leaking inside the vehicle through the sunroof. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that there were several unknown point of entry of water, and mold had developed in the parts of the vehicle that were mostly affected by the water intrusion. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing electrical failures due to water damage. The contact stated that the windshield wipers were operating erratically and other unknown electrical parts had failed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. There was no further information provided. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, WATER LEAKED ONTO THE BATTERY HOUSING AND WIRES. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ALSO CAME THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND FLOWED DOWN THE SIDE CHANNELS ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE WIRES UNDER THE SEATS GOT WET AND SUBMERGED THE BATTERY IN WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMS BUCK GMC (940 BABBIT RD, EUCLID, OH 44123) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JANUARY 2014. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS,. WATER ENTERS THE SUNROOF AND DRIPS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLES OVERHEAD AS WELL AS SOAKS THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPET. WATER DRIPS FROM THE VISOR, THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS (WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE) IN THE FRONT MIDDLE AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE IT SEEPS THROUGH THE SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTERS AND THE AREA WHERE THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY (WHICH COULD CAUSE DEPLOY ISSUES). THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD MY VEHICLE IS STARTING TO SMELL LIKE MOLD AND I AM AFRAID THAT AFTER A YEAR OF THIS PROBLEM MOLD HAS GROWN UNDER THE CARPET AS WELL AS IN THE OVERHEAD FOAM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF MY CHILD IS EXPOSED TO THIS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL FLAIR UP HIS ASTHMA. A CHILD WITH ASTHMA IS VERY SENSITIVE...

POWER LIFT GATE OPENING AND CLOSING ON IT'S OWN, WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF, ON BUT PARKED, AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WATER LEAKS FROM SUNROOF CAUSING THE WATER TO DRAIN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON THURSDAY. TODAY IS SUNDAY AND WE HAD A LIGHT RAIN. I HAD TO RUN TO THE STORE AND NOTICED WATER RUNNING ALL OVER THE SEATS AND THE DASH. THE CAR IS LEAKING ALL OVER. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW MORNING. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE END OF FEB 2014. PROBLEMS STARTED RIGHT AWAY. 3-13-14 REPLACED FRONT STRUTS, COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANS SHIFTS AND HEATER MOTOR WORKING PART TIME. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 4-8-14 REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND PIGTAIL. 6-5-14 REPLACED AC EVAPORATOR OLD ONE WAS SHOT. 7-5-14 REPLACED TRANSMISSION,& WATER PUMP, & STEERING GEAR PINION SHAFT SEAL. NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE CLEAR COAT PEALING AND WATER COMING IN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ONCE SERVICED FOR A WATER LEAK. WATER COMING FROM INTERIOR REAR BACK UP SENSOR NOTIFICATION. ALSO WATER LEAKING INTO THE A PILLAR. ALSO WATER COMING OUT OF THE VISOR ATTACHMENT TO THE HEAD LINER. AGAIN, WATER IS COMING INTO THE INTERIOR. PASSENGER CARPET IS ALWAYS SOAKED. *TR

AFTER A STEADY RAIN I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WAS SOAKED. I THOUGHT A WINDOW WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT CRACKED AFTER CHECKING WINDOW AND REALIZING WINDOW WAS NOT CRACKED. WATER IS GETTING INTO CAR THROUGH SUN ROOF DRAINING INTO THE CAR. SEVERAL RAINS LATER IT IS CONSTANTLY WATER INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

A WATER LEAK CAUSED BY A BACKUP IN THE DRAIN TUBES OF MY WIFE'S 2008 ENCLAVE EVIDENTLY CAUSED AN APPARENT COMPUTER SYSTEM INCIDENT WHEREBY I WAS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION (AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED) AND MANUAL DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SAFETY INTERLOCK. EVIDENTLY THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH DISABLED ALL METHODS OF EXITING OR STARTING VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THE ONSTAR SYSTEM WORKED, BUT ONSTAR HAD NO CLUE AS TO HOW TO ASSIST OR OVERRIDE THE INTERLOCK FEATURE. IT WAS WINTER TIME, AND MY WIFE AND OUR DOG WERE ALSO STRANDED IN VERY COLD WEATHER OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE WERE ASSISTED BY A STRANGER THAT USED HIS JUMPER CABLES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IF THE CAR WERE...

THIS IS THE 8TH TIME+ WE'VE HAD WATER ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE CLOSED MOON ROOF. WATER DRIPS DOWN THROUGH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD PILLARS, FLOWS OUT OF THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS IN THE 3RD ROW AND THROUGH THE HEADLINER ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. YOU CAN HEAR A WAVE OF WATER FLOWING ABOVE THE HEADLINER,AND WHEN WOOSH IT FLOWS WHEN THE CAR DIPS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THERE'S HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND RUST THAT'S BEING CREATED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE DRAIN IS CLOGGED WITH LEAFS, FROM A MOON ROOM THAT'S NEVER BEEN OPENED. THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS PLATFORM (2007-2012/TRAVERSE/ACADIA/OUTLOOK/ENCLAVE) BUT I DON'T SEE ANY ACTIVITY FROM THIS ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS THIS. THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. WARNING ON THE DIC: BREAK ASSIST OFF AND THEN THE RED CRITICAL FAILURE WARNING AND TONES CAME ON WHILE...

WITHOUT INCIDENT OR CAUSE, OUR 2008 ENCLAVE BEGAN LEAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. ONLY BY ONLINE SEARCHING HAVE I FOUND THAT THESE LEAKS ARE MOST LIKELY COMING FROM INADEQUATE DRAIN TUBES OR OTHER COMPONENT OF THE SUNROOF. OUR LOCAL GMC / CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAS COMPLETELY BRUSHED US OFF AND REFUSED TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE SENT US TO LOCAL AUTOGLASS COMPANIES AND A LOCAL BODY SHOP, NEITHER OF WHICH EVEN SLOWED DOWN THE LEAKING. AT THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, AGE 3 AND 4, WHO WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE EXPOSED TO MOLD AND MILDEW IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM OF THIS CAR. ASIDE FROM THIS, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND RUST ARE BOUND TO OCCUR IN THE FUTURE....

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LEAKS AND NOW HAS A MOLD SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS FAILED TWICE AND THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP X 1 FOR A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF. I AM NOW ON MY SECOND ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ON THE PREVIOUS LEAK WATER COULD BE HEARD IN THE DASH WHILE TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK AT THAT TIME WAS NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE A POST. THIS CURRENT LEAK IS ALSO ON THE SAME POST BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS TIME I HAD MY BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF WITH MY PARKING ASSIST LAMPS. AN AUDIBLE CHIME COULD ALSO BE HEARD. THEIR IS AN OBVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SPECIFIC BODY FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WE DRIVE IN A CAR THAT MAY HAVE MOLD AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT OR...

FIXED REAR GLASS SKYLIGHT ON A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE LEAKED WATER CAUSING MANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO SHORT OUT AND FAIL. *TR

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH WATER LEAKS FRONT, MID AND REAR OF VEHICLE. SERVICE DEPT HAS ADMITTED GM DESIGN FLAW IN SUNROOF WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LEAK. WATER IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN THRU TINY DRAIN TUBES WHICH BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. ENCLAVE BACK IN SHOP FOR 5TH TIME; 3RD TIME IN 1 MTH. *TR

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CONSISTENTLY HAS WATER LEAKS AFTER IT RAINS. THERE IS A LOT OF CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN THE VEHICLE AND WATER IN THE CARGO AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED AFTER 3 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS (EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED). *TR

WHEN REPLACING WINDSHIELD NOTICED THAT PAINT WAS COMING OFF PINCHWELD WITH OLD URETHANE ADHESIVE. *TR