2009 BUICK ENCLAVE Steering Problems

THIS PROBLEM ARISES AT MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY AND IT HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. WHEN YOU TURN USUALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT YOUR DESIGNATED TARGET. IN MY OPINION AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FACTOR WITH THIS SPECIFIC GM/BUICK MODEL THAT OUT OF ALL THE RECALLS THE STEERING WAS THE BIGGEST CONCERN MENTIONED BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHER ISSUES FROM THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE BECAUSE I TRUSTED GM VEHICLES AND I HAD MY THIRD CHILD ON THE WAY SO MY FIRST CHOICE WAS A GM VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, MY MIND AND TRUST HAS CHANGED ABOUT GM VEHICLES BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS IGNORING THIS HUGE ISSUE THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ON. SINCE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN BORN I REFUSE TO PUT HER IN THAT VEHICLE...

THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE USING IT. STARTING TO SEE ON LINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. IT USUALLY GOES OUT WHEN TURNING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR WHEN YOUR PARKING. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS ALMOST IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR QUICKLY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE FREQUENT AND CORRECTED IN LATER BUICK ENCLAVE MODELS. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. THIS FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ON JANUARY 2, 2014, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT HER CAR HAD A STEERING ISSUE WHEN TURNING. AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN, AS IF IT WAS BINDING. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION. I HAD THAT REPLACED, BUT STILL THE ISSUE EXISTS. ANOTHER AUTO TECH CURRENTLY IS INVESTIGATING THE SAME ISSUE AND BELIEVES AND BELIEVES IT IS THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, WHICH TELLS THE CAR TO ENERGIZE A SOLENOID THAT ASSISTS IN STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AN ISSUE, FOR MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF MILES. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY OF A DRIVER WHO IS COMING CLOSE TO HITTING HER? AND SHE IS UNABLE TO DO SO? SHE MIGHT GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET SUED...EITHER THE DEALERSHIP WHERE...

IN THE PAST I HAD JERKING OR SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR, OR THE ENGINE WAS HAVING A COIL MISS FIRE. I HAD 3 NEW COILS INSTALLED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEFORE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OR ENGINE MISS FIRING, BUT NO CODE ON MISS FIRING ENGINE. SLIPPING OR HESITATING OF TRANSMISSION IS MORE LIKELY BUT CAN NOT DETERMINE SINCE DOES NOT ACT THE SAME CONSISTENTLY. STEERING NOISE STARTED IN THE WINTER APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2013, BUT OFF AND ON SINCE; STEERING SEEMS A LITTLE STIFF BUT NOT FAILING YET LIKE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT HERE. I WAS CHARGED $342.81 FOR DIRTY THROTTLE BODY AND OIL IN THE AIR DUST TUBE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE MISFIRE, THEY CLEANED AND REPLACED BANK 2 VALUE COVER AND CLEARED CODES, PERFORMED IDLE LEAN RESET. THIS DID...

WE INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING, BUT HAVE COME CLOSE AT INTERSECTIONS, IN PARKING LOTS, AND IN DRIVEWAYS. I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AT THE BEGINNING, IT WAS ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW JUST ABOUT EVERY TRIP WE HAVE AN INCIDENT. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS FULL AND PUMP APPEARS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE I AM HAVING, THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE PUMP AND GEAR AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $2,000. AS AN ENGINEER, I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BOTH THE PUMP AND GEAR NEEDS REPLACING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE WHO DID CHANGE PUMP AND GEAR STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. FURTHER RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS A DESIGN IS...

RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS & MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS MY STEERING SEEMS TO TIGHTEN UP. AT FIRST THE WAS JUST OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW MORE FREQUENT. IT'S ALMOST AS IT TOTALLY LOCKS FOR A MOMENT OR TWO. I HAVE A COUPLE OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING I HAD NO CONTROL, MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED WHEN GOING AROUND A ROUND ABOUT, IT LOCKED UP WOULDN'T TURN ANYMORE & I ENDED UP GOING IN ANOTHER LANE, SLAMMING ON MY BREAKS. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS. *TR

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD BARELY MAKE THE TURN. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS NOW HAPPENS WHEN I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, BUT IT STILL IS VERY RANDOM. I ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN WITH ME AND ONE OF THEM HAS JUST RECEIVED THEIR DRIVER'S PERMIT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE FOR MY NEW DRIVER TO PRACTICE WITH THIS VEHICLE....EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS DEALING WITH AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS AND NOW THE SHOULD BE ONE DEALING WITH THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. NOT KNOWING IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AND...

I HAVE A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE ITS START HAVE A INTERMITENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHEN AT LOWER SPEEDS AND TRY TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. LAST WEEKS THIS BEEN HAPPEN EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES ITS MAKE A LOT NOISE AND GET CHECK ENGINE CODE P0008. THEN CHECK ENGINE GOES OFF AFTER COUPLE HOURS. *TR

AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN INTO MY OFFICE THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND I ABOUT GOT REAR ENDED. NEXT TIME I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A SIDE ROAD AND SAME THING AND I COULD NOT GET OUT THE MAXIM ROAD QUICK ENOUGH IF SOMEONE WAS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED. THE FOLLOWING TIME I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SAME THING IF SOME ONE WAS COMING IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD BECAUSE I LIVE IN A CURVE. NEXT TIME MAKING TURN ONTO MAIN ROAD LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING AGAIN. LAST INCIDENT TO DATE TURNING IN MY SITTERS DRIVEWAY AND RAN OFF OF HER DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT QUIT WORKING. THE FLUID HAS BEEN CHECKED SO I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. IT IS SCARY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY AND I. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. IN ADDITION, AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE. WE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

WHILE TURNING (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT) AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOSES POWER STEERING CONTROL AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. COMPLETING THE TURNS BECOMES SO DIFFICULT, MY WIFE HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE FORWARD MOTION AND BACK UP, OR WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC, HAS TO CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT PATH FROM WHERE CONTROL WAS LOST AND HOPE SHE CAN MAKE IT ACROSS TO AVOID A WRECK. TIMES OF OCCURRENCE ARE AT RANDOM WHEN MAKING TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC FROM LOW SPEEDS, TURNING IN PARKING LOTS AND ANY OTHER TIME LOW SPEED TURNS ARE REQUIRED. FREQUENCY SEEMS TO BE INCREASING AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHEN TURNING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC DURING A LEFT TURN, OR WHEN MANEUVERING AROUND PEDESTRIANS IN PARKING LOTS. *JS

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. ON ONE OCCASION, I ATTEMPTED THE MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT A CAR TO MY LEFT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE POWER-STEERING GEAR AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $3,000. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONDITION DID NOT QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY WORK. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE NO CHOICE AT THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS AT EVERY TURN AND STRONG-ARM THE STEERING ON OCCASION. NOT BAD FOR A $45,000 VEHICLE! THANKS BUICK! *TR

CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN DOING SLOW TURNS OR IN A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PARTS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMED TO WORK OKAY. *TR

THE STEERING BEGAN MAKING STRANGE NOISES INTERMITTENTLY SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO AWAY, BUT OTHER THAN SLIGHT NOISES, IT WAS JUST A SMALL DISTRACTION. SOON, IT BECAME HARDER AND HARDER TO STEER AT TIMES, AND THE NOISES HAVE INCREASED. NOW, WE SOMETIMES ARE SCARED WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL EFFECTIVELY AT THE NECESSARY TIMES, AND MY WIFE HAS HAD IT LOCK UP ON HER. WE ARE SCARED FOR OUR SAFETY. IN LOOKING ONLINE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY CAN'T REALLY FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO "RECALL" ON IT, AND WE ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOWEVER, HAD WE TAKEN IT INITIALLY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THE INITIAL PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE AND WORSE, BUT IT WAS...

AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING SEVERE DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING NEAR PARKED CARS OR PEDESTRIANS. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO EXECUTE A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME OR THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE POWER STEERING OFTEN FAILS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN WHILE GOING SLOWLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN INTO A BARKING LOT SPACE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO TURN IT ANY FURTHER. I CAN'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT ANY MORE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT TURN IT.I AM WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS.FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE REST OF THE RECALLS THAT GM HAS IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 60 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING STEERING FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE AND SIMILAR PLATFORMS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. GM HAS ALREADY BEEN SHOWN TO FAIL TO CORRECT SAFETY ISSUES DESPITE HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH (HENCE THE CURRENT SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE). THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM IN RELATION TO THIS ISSUE (THE JUDGE SO FAR HAS RULED AGAINST GM TO HAVE THE SUIT DISMISSED GIVING VALIDITY TO THE ISSUE). I KINDLY REQUEST NHTSA RE-EVALUATE THIS ISSUE AND INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. I APOLOGIZE FOR USING THIS SECTION TO INQUIRE BUT DID NOT LOCATE ANY OTHER MEANS OF INQUIRY. *TR

MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE STARTED OUT WITH A FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LIMITS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP AS BEING NOTHING. THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING NOISES WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS SOMETHING THE OCCURS IN THIS TYPE OF PUMP BUT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE IS INITIALLY STARTED AND AT LOWER SPEEDS IE IN A PARKING LOT. NOW THERE FEELS LIKE A DETENT IN THE STEERING AT THE STRAIGHT FOREWORD POSITION AND IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING (ON THE HIGHWAY) AND TAKES SOME STRENGTH AND AWARENESS TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED ON WARRANTY. *TR

HARD TO TURN. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MOST ENCLAVES. *TR

I WAS HEADING OUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD UP A HILL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A WRECK. I ALREADY HAD THE STEERING PUMP AND PINIONS CHANGED 1 WEEK AGO AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE GM KNOWS ABOUT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. NOT TO MENTION HOW COSTLY THIS IS AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR REPAIRS, BY THE WAY I DID JUST PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO. YES I DID JUST PURCHASE IT FROM A DEALER. *TR

MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAINLY AT LOWER SPEEDS TO MAKE TURNS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH FOR ME TO TURN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OF OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS AND MANY DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WITHOUT SUCCESS. I ALSO CAME ACROSS A WEB SITE THAT STATES THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR SAID PROBLEM. THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY! PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING! YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION IS APPRECIATED! RECALLS NEED TO BE ORDERED ASAP. *TR

MY POWER STEERING, IN MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, HAS CAUSED ME PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. THE POWER STEERING HAS MADE WEIRD (AND LOUD) NOISES, WHEN DOING SLOW SPEED TURNS. THERE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE RESISTANCE WHEN TURNS ARE MADE (ESPECIALLY IF A SLOW, SHARP TURN IS NEEDED), ABOVE THE NORM. FINALLY, TODAY, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING/RACK PINION DRIVE WENT OUT. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT OUT OF AN INTERSECTION TODAY. IT NOW REQUIRES A HUGE EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING HER BUICK ENCLAVE WITH THE KIDS THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND SHE NARROWLY AVERTED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO TURN ON AN INTERSECTION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AFTER THE PUMP FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PUMP WAS INDEED BAD. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE NEED TO KEEP THE PUMP IN STOCK BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FAILURES THEY SEE ON THE BUICKS AND ALSO THE CHEVY TRAVERSE. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE LOSING POWER STEERING ON THE CHEVYS AND BUICK MODELS WITH NOTHING BEING DONE BY GM TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. LOSING THE ABILITY TO STEER A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING IS A FATALLY OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN(IF NOT ALREADY). SOMETHING NEEDS DONE TO HAVE THESE KNOWN FAULTY PARTS RECALLED OR A FIX...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE CABIN FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED AGAIN. I NEEDED THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND A HESITATION IN THE CAR FIXED. SO THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO TEST DRIVE IT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. NOW THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS THIS CAR IS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS AND THIS IS THE MOST I HAVE EVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH A CAR. IT REALLY SCARES ME THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED BUT WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH GM'S STEERING. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN LATE 2012 FOR A SOUND THAT IT WAS MAKING WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS "AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE POWER STEERING LINE" THE SOUND NEVER WENT AWAY AND ONLY GOT WORSE- I BROUGHT IT BACK INTO THE SHOP THIS WEEK- 11/13/13- NOT THE DEALERSHIP- AND I AM NOT BEING TOLD THAT MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FLUID AND DAMAGED MY RACK AND PINION. CLEARLY THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR POWER STEERING FAIL ON THEM WHILE DRIVING- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IN MY OPINION DUE TO THE RATE OF OCCURRENCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I OWN A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE THAT STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STEERING LOCK-UP ISSUES AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY 'LOCK-UP' ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE PROBLEM BECAME MUCH WORSE OVER TIME. WE FREQUENTLY TRAVEL TO THE NC MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE ARE MANY 2 LANE CURVY ROADS GOING UP/DOWN THE MOUNTAINS, THE PROBLEM WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRAVELING IN THE NC MOUNTAINS. A VEHICLE HAVING THE STEERING 'LOCK-UP' IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT REACHED 68,295 MILES FOR $2186.50 DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OF HARMING ONE OF MY CHILDREN OR WIFE SHOULD A WRECK OCCUR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE 'STEERING GEAR' AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE DISINTEGRATING STEERING GEAR GETTING INTO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IN...

THE VEHICLE (2009 BUICK ENCLAVE) WAS BEING SERVICED AT A GM DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION OF A NOISE WE HAVE HEARD WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM WHICH WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW STEERING GEAR, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND ALIGNMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. RECENTLY WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT FROM A GAS STATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TURNING INTO NEAR LANE WITHOUT BEING PULLED INTO THE FARTHER LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DAUGHTER, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED (PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION AND POSSIBLE DEATH). FURTHER, TO DEMONSTRATE BUICK AND GM ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHEN I HAD IT INVESTIGATED AT THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT GM CHANGED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AFTER THAT MODEL YEAR BECAUSE THE "7-VAN PUMP"...

INTERMITTENT, COMPLETE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING / STEERING ASSIST AT LOW SPEEDS, E.G. WHEN BRAKING AT A LEFT TURN OR WHEN PARKING, RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR A COUPLE HOURS, I EXITED ONTO THE OFF RAMP AND STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN MY TIME CAME TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO BRUTE FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO MOVE WHILE VEHICLE MOVING. WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT CITY SPEEDS (20-40MPH) I WAS ABLE TO STEER. LATER THAT DAY THE STEERING SEEMED TO WORK AGAIN, BUT WAS NOISY AND MADE SCRAPING SOUNDS AT THE ENDS OF TRAVEL. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN, WHERE THERE IS NO ASSIST IN STEERING AT STOPPED POSITION (UNLESS I REV THE ENGINE UP TO 2000RPM), AND WHEN I AM DRIVING THE STEERING ASSIST SEEMS TO BE BACK. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FROM THE OTHER...

MY HUSBAND WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND WHEN HE TURNED HE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL ICON, BRAKE LIGHT AND "SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE" ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. MY DASH LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A RUBBING, SQUEAKING SOUND UPON TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. BY THE NEXT DAY, I HAD LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS. I WENT TO MAKE A TURN, THINKING I HAD POWER STEERING AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR AS QUICKLY AS USUAL. IT WAS SO SCARY! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO HAS HAD IT IN THE SHOP THE LAST FOUR DAYS. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER READING TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AT BUICK ENCLAVE FORUMS, I FEAR THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM, NO MATTER HOW MANY "FIXES" AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WITH OTHER TRAFFIC COMING TOWARD ME AROUND 45 MPH. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND TOOK SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO TURN. THIS IS A USED VEHICLE SO I AM UNSURE OF THE PREVIOUS FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BUICK DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND THE STEERING GEAR WAS AT FAULT AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $900. UPON RESEARCHING THE CAUSE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS. I AM DOCUMENTING THIS TO ASSIST THE BUREAU IN DETERMINING THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED AND ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LOSES POWER WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE STEERING STILL WORKS JUST WITH NO POWER ASSIST. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AS THE WHEEL SUDDENLY PULLS OUT OF YOUR HAND UNLESS YOU ARE GRIPPING VERY TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS. THE POWER STEERING CAN THEN RETURN JUST AS SUDDENLY. THE ONLY GOOD THING IS THAT IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT LOWER SPEEDS SO WHILE I MAY HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE I PROBABLY WON'T KILL MYSELF OR SOME OTHER DRIVER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED. *TR

AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I WAS GOING THRU PARKING GARAGE AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS AND STEERING LOCKS UP.IT IS OK AT ABOVE 10MPH. *TR

FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 2012. TURNING INTO PARKING LOT, LEFT OR RIGHT AT A STOP LIGHT, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. STEERING RACK REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. NOTHING KICKING OUT CODE WITH DIAGNOSTICS AND FLUIDS ARE FINE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED ON THE STREET WAITING TO PULL IN MY DRIVE WAY AS TRAFFIC PASSED. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN EXPECTING TO PULL IN AS NORMAL BUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MISSED DRIVEWAY. TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCELERATED INTO YARD DUE TO STEERING NOT WORKING AS ANTICIPATED. STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

PURCHASED JUNE 2009. COOLANT LEVEL HAS NEVER STAYED AT FULL LEVEL. AFTER ADDING COOLANT IT EVENTUALLY DROPS IN LEVEL. LATELY, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. SOMETIMES IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 89,000. *TR

PURCHASED ON 05-25-2013 AS A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. NOTICED WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY THAT POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNED INTO MANUAL STEERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM( DVD STUCK IN PLAYER) AND ASK THEM TO CHECK POWER STEERING. ? MAYBE LOW FLUID? NO PROBLEM FOUND. DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM YEARS 2008 TO 2010 USUALLY RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF PUMP AND RACK AND PINION.CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED PROBLEM, THEY ARE NOW ORDERING A STEERING PUMP TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX PROBLEM.I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 DAYS AND DRIVEN 200 MILES. ALSO FOUND THAT THEM PROBLEM INCLUDES GM ACADIA AND CHEVY TRAVERSE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY ENCLAVE BRAND NEW. I NOW HAVE 73000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS BECOMING VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED! WHAT??!! I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF HAVING THIS KIND OF MAJOR ISSUE WITH THEIR CAR AT 73000 MILES. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER BUICK OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH FEWER MILES ON THEIR CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT BUICK NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND RESOLVE. MY OTHER SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE POWER LIFTGATE. IF YOUR CAR IS PARKED ON A HILL, THE POWER LIFTGATE WILL DROP ON TOP OF YOU WITH NO WARNING. THE LIFTGATE...

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED PREVIOUSLY... NOW, TODAY, THE STEERING PUMP IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE... I HAVE NOTICE A NUMBER OF OTHER ENCLAVE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE VEHICLES STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK UP IN EVERY TURN. WE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT'S ONLY WHEN CORNERING OR TURNING. TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO ASK OF THEY HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I READ NUMEROUS INCIDENTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. EVERY DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE ENCLAVE. I REALLY FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THE POST ONLINE. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AT A RIDICULOUS PRICE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE THEY ARE ONLY GUESSING! THERE HAVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES SINCE AND VERY CLOSE CALLS. THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE PARKED UNTIL WE GET SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE!!!! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS EXECUTING TIGHT TURNS SUCH AS GOING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS CLEARLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT THE NTSB NEEDS TO GET IN FRONT OF . *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED--USUALLY WHEN PREPARING TO PARK OR TURNING AT VERY LOW SPEED, THE POWER ASSIST GOES OUT COMPLETELY, AND TO COMPLETE TURN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND MUCH WORSE THAN THE "OLD FASHION" MANUAL STEERING SYSTEMS. NO INDICATION THAT SUCH FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND FAILURE IS VERY UNEXPECTED. NO FAILURE AT SPEEDS ABOVE LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR