2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Fuelpropulsion System Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Fuelpropulsion System Issues in the 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE
4 fuelpropulsion system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Fuelpropulsion System Complaints
WAS DRIVING ON RAMP TO ENTER HIGHWAY, WITH MY THREE 6 AND YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND ALSO 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! THE ENCLAVE JUST STALLED AND STILL CAN NOT START BUT ONE TIME IT DID, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP MAKING WEIRD NOISES SO I SHUT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND I SEE IT IS VERY COMMON WITH 2009 & 2010 ENCLAVES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? IF THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND SEVERAL PEOPLE COULD BE INVOLVED GETTING HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR, WITH LESS THAN 104,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAS WHEEL BEARING ISSUES WHICH I REPLACED FRONT NOW THE REAR ONES NEED TO BE DONE. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS NEGLECT AND NO ONE TO ASSIST US CONSUMERS UNTIL SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT...
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH OF CINCINNATI OH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON 7-13-15 IN LEFT LANE WHEN BUZZER SOUNDED ,TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST POWER. TRYING TO GET TO SHOULDER WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE AS TRAFFIC WAS HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME TRYING TO COPE WITH A CAR THAT SUDDENLY WASN'T MOVING. HOW A BAD ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN, I JUST SAY IT WAS GOOD LUCK! WE REALLY LIKE OUR BUICK ENCLAVE AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT. I HAVE A CODE READER AND NO CODE WAS REVEALED. I PUSHED THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND REENTERED TRAFFIC AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS TO HOME......
WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED MY ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" (AKA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS "PISTONS MISFIRING". I HAD PISTONS/CYLINDERS REPLACED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD OTHER PISTONS/CYLINDERS REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES BETWEEN MARCH 2014 AND TODAY (MARCH 2015). I HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PISTONS/CYLINDERS THAT CAN TRIGGER THIS PROBLEM. JUST BY DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK ENCLAVE. AS OF TODAY, 31 MARCH 2015, MY ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING...
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
Other 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Problem Areas
Steering
107 complaints
Engine
35 complaints
Power Train
33 complaints
Electrical System
20 complaints
Unknown Or Other
12 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
10 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
9 complaints
Air Bags
8 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
8 complaints
Seat Belts
6 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
5 complaints
Structurebody
3 complaints
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate
3 complaints
Exterior Lighting
2 complaints
Service Brakes
2 complaints
Air Bagssidewindow
1 complaint
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkageshatchbackliftgatelock
1 complaint
Seat Belts Rearotherbuckle Assembly
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyhead Restraint
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assist System
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgatesupport Devicestrut
1 complaint
Structurebodytailgate
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint