2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF/STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNINGS.FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN PROCEEDING FROM STOPS LIKE RED LIGHTS, AND STOP SIGNS. NOW IT'S ALSO HAPPENING WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY, AND RESTART THE CAR. IT MAY TAKE UP TO TWO ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT STARTS AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VIC CANEVER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3000 OWEN RD, FENTON, MI 48430) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WOULD TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/15/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND GOING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT STALLED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

"TAKATA RECALL"MY BUICK ENCLAVE IS HAVING PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION HAD IT SERVICED TWICE MODULE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STILL DRAGS SPEEDOMETER GET STUCK AND NOW REVERSE ISSUES I DON'T NO WHAT TO DO IM MENTALLY AND FINANCIAL DRAIN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ALL MY TIRES KEEP GETTING LOW AND CHECK LIGHT ENGINE KEEPS SHOWING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I TOOK IT IN TO THREE DIFFERENT TIRE PLACES THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IM CONSTANTLY AIRING MY TIRES EVERYDAY FROM SUMMER THROUGHOUT WINTER AND ITS EXHAUSTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EVERY TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRASTICALLY DECELERATE MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART EACH TIME BUT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND WAS WAITING ON THE PERMANENT REMEDY AND PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AFTER 66,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION! THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED TWO SEPARATE DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS, ONE OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE INTERSECTION CLEARED, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND MERELY COASTED INTO THE LANE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD SITTING THERE WERE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE THREAT OF IMPACT BY FAST-APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE INTERSECTION MOMENTS BEFORE ON-COMING TRAFFIC ARRIVED. THE SECOND EVENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. TRAVELING 45-50 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT...

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ENCLAVE ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 1 NEAR STAFFORD, VA) WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND QUICKLY THEREAFTER LOST POWER BEYOND 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CALLED THE NEAREST BUICK DEALERSHIP/REPAIR SHOP (ROUTE 1 BUICK IN WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND TOLD THEM OF ISSUE. THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND THE WAVE PLATE IS A "KNOWN ENCLAVE PROBLEM." THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH COST AS IT'S CLOSE TO WITHIN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO ROUTE 1 BUICK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND ALL TRANSMISSION AND WAVE PLATE CODES. THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND SO THEY CALLED BUICK GM SERVICE MANAGER. ROUTE 1 BUICK CALLED US BACK TO SAY GM WOULD NOT ASSIST US AS WE WERE OUTSIDE WARRANTY BY...

MY HUSBAND, I, AND OUR 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE DRIVING ON I-94 AT 70MPH WHEN OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING,THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTING SHAKING AND RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE DIED. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND THERE WAS A WIDE SHOULDER FOR US TO PULL ONTO. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP, WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE CYLINDER MISFIRES ON CYLINDERS 1,3 &5. THEY RAN FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT A VALVE SPRING BROKE & DROPPED INTO THE CYLINDER. THE PISTON HIT THE VALVE, KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE PISTON, AND PIECES OF THE VALVE WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 5 YRS AND 9 MONTHS AGO (9 MONTHS OUT OF THE WARRANTY), BUT ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE WERE GIVEN A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT NAME ([XXX]) AND NUMBER, BUT SHE WILL NEITHER...

DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 35MPH, TRANSMISSION STALLED AND VEHICLE QUIT MOVING. LUCKILY ALL OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD ALL SEVEN SEATS FULL WITH PASSENGERS, 2 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY TO SIDE OF ROAD. PASSENGERS (ADULTS,CHILDREN AND BABIES) WERE STRANDED IN SNOWY WEATHER AND HAD TO BE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 78,000MILES ON IT WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT ITS THE 35R WAVE CLUTCH PLATE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS LIKE IT SUCH AS THE ACADIA. COST WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3500 TO REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS ANY MILES ON IT! WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF....???? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS HAD WE HAVE GOTTEN SIDE...

I STARTED FROM PARK AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A JOLT AND LOUD NOISE. IT SHIFTED ROUGH BASICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND HOOD FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR LEAKING FLUID AND FOUND NONE. I THEN DECIDED TO STOP AT THE FIRST AUTO PART STORE I FOUND TO GET THE CODE READ FOR THE WARNING LIGHT. THE CODES READ P0717, P0716, P0700, P0756. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED ONE OF THREE PROBLEMS ALL DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. AS I STARTED TO DRIVE IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. SO I ENDED UP DRIVING SLOW DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN FIRST GEAR. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN...

WE BROUGHT THIS CAR FROM LANDERS FORD COLLIERVILLE IN 19APR13 AND I HAVE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES REDONE, AND A VALVE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER FIXED. BUT WE WENT TO SUNRISE GMC ON 28JUN13 AND THEY ADVISED US THAT WE NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR DUE TO A CRACK IN SOME PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THAT LONG AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. LANDERS FORD KNEW THAT CAR HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GMC ADVISED US THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THE BUICK ENCLAVES AND THE ARCADIAS. SO IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS CAR HAD THESE PROBLEMS, THEN WHY HAVEN'T A RECALLED BEEN DONE ON THE CARS. WE DID RESEARCH THIS PAST WEEK AND EVERYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO CALLED GMC AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOT...

I WAS DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR JOLTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CAR SAID TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME WITH THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING BUT REALIZE THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL KEPT GOING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. WHEN I READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE I REALIZED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE NO MATTER THE MILEAGE. *TR

AN AUDIBLE "SLOSHING" SOUND HAD BEEN DETECTED FOR SOME TIME BUT ORIGIN/EXACT LOCATION OF SOUND NOT IDENTIFIED. WHEN PARKING CAR AFTER DRIVING IN THUNDERSTORM ALL WARNING SYSTEMS LIGHTS FLASHED, RADIO STOPPED, AND RADIO AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. CAR DID RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND SYSTEMS WORKED EXCEPT FOR XM RADIO. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS LEAKING WINDSHIELD, REMOVED AND REINSERTED FUSE FOR XM RADIO, AND REFERRED TO COMPANY WHO HAD REPLACED WINDSHIELD SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE. WINDSHIELD COMPANY DETERMINED WINDSHIELD NOT LEAKING, BUT DRAINED WATER FROM MOTOR BLOWER AND BLEW OUT DRAINAGE TUBES. ONE WEEK LATER, WATER STARTED TO POUR ON TO PASSENGER FLOOR MAT. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ALL SYSTEMS FLASHED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND CARE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR A FEW MINUTES (AND COULD NOT CONNECT TO ONSTAR). WHEN CAR RESTARTED, LIGHTS DID WORK, BUT TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS INSIDE CAR...

MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO QUIT WORKING AT 39,000 MILES BUT I WAITED UNTIL THIS BREAKDOWN TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE COOL SEASON. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CONDENSER AND EVAPORATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

IF AFTER WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2-4 SECONDS AFTER DROPPING MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE INTO PASSING GEAR I NEED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRY TO ACCELERATE. IT'S AS IF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH GM TECH SUPPORT THE DEALER WAS TOLD A 2 OR 3 SECOND DELAY WAS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR (LATE 2007) AND HAS CAUSED 2 NEAR MISSES BUT NO ACCIDENTS. *TR