2011 BUICK ENCLAVE Vehicle Speed Control Problems
14 NHTSA complaints on file
Vehicle Speed Control Issues in the 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE
14 vehicle speed control complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. Of these, 2 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
14
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Vehicle Speed Control Complaints
Brakes are not stopping in time they are continuously scrubbing I have changed brakes and rotors and they are continuously scrubbing and not allowing me to stop in time nearly almost ran off the road I have got my brakes inspected but mechanic say there was nothing wrong the place I took it to but there is something wrong with the brakes. There is a electrical problem when it rains things stopped working inside the car every time it rains like my speakers my warning sensors things in that sort. There's also an acceleration issue it is not catching speed it's been doing this since I got the car how to basically mash it to the floor just for the vehicle to go
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 15 MPH. DASH SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL.
DRIVING ON HWY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND SUDDEN ENGINE REDUCE POWER AND STABILITY TRACK LIGHT ARE ON. CAN DRIVE CAR MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR NOW. AND OCCASIONALLY A BACK FIRE.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JERK BACK HARD AND I LOSS POWER AND STABILIZE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND COULD DRIVE NO MORE THAN 20 MILE AN HOUR. IT GOTTEN WORST THAT MY TRUCK IS JERKING AND SHAKING.
ON 3/31/17 RETURNING FROM SPRING BREAK AND WAS GOING 70 MPH IN PASSING LANE ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR CULLMAN, ALABAMA AND MY CAR SHUT DOWN, THE ECM SHUT DOWN NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO WARNING FROM ONSTAR THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, I CUT INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN FRONT OF MY SISTER INLAW AND NEARLY WAS SIDE SWIPED, I HAD NO BREAKS, NO STEERING, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE ECM TO FRY. THROTTLE BODY ALSO WAS REPLACED. SOMETHING WAS CAUSING A DEAD SHORT. HAD MY SISTER IN LAW NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION SHE SURELY WOULD HAVE SIDE SWIPED ME WHEN I WENT DOWN INTO THE OTHER LANE, 5 PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE AND 5 IN HERS AND TRAFFIC WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER. I ALSO REPORTED AND FILED A CLAIM WITH GM WORKED WITH CRAIG A SENIOR ADVISER AT GM. CASE# 8-286830. I...
WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 79 MPH, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SEMI THAT WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY. AFTER PASSING, I LET OFF THE GAS BUT THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. NONE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS WOULD WORK TO SLOW US, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW US, EVENTUALLY PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL ALLOWED US TO SAFELY STOP ALONG THE ROAD. BUICK CUSTOMER SUPPORT BASICALLY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND UNTIL THERE'S MORE INCIDENTS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON PANEL, "ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED." IN A SEPARATE ISSUE, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVEN IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS TO EMPTY OUT THE FUEL. THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THE FUEL IS BAD. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE FIRST ISSUE, BUT I AM UNSURE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN A 55MPH ZONE, AT 40MPH ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOOK OVER AND ACCELERATED TO 87 MPH AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. BRAKE WAS STIFF AND WOULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE OR RELEASE ACCELERATOR. AFTER 30 SECONDS OF JIGGLING GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS IT CAME BACK UNDER CONTROL AND RELEASED. RPM GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AT THIS TIME AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH IF ANOTHER CAR WAS IN THE LANE OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM AND IT'S ABILITY TO MANAGE THE COMMAND WHICH IS GIVEN. THE 1ST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN 01/2014, ON THE 1ST DRIVE OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURE WAS 44, SUNNY AND ROADS WERE DRY. I LOCKED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH AND WHEN I WENT TO DECREASE THE SPEED AND LOCK IT IN AT 45 MPH, THE CARS SPEED INCREASED 10 MPH AFTER ONE PRESS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. THE CAR QUICKLY INCREASED ITS SPEED UNTIL I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND PRESSED THE BRAKE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (50 MPH AND 40 MPH). IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 40 MPH AND I WANTED TO INCREASE IT TO 55 MPH. AFTER ONLY PRESSING THE BUTTON TWICE, IT JUMPED 15 MPH DISPLAYING A CRUISE SPEED OF 65 MPH. IN THE 2ND...
ON MARCH 27 2014 MY BUICK ENCLAVE GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITY TRANSMISSION NEEDS SERVICE, AND REDUCED POWER CAME ON.THE CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 50 MPH SUDDENLY BUT THEN CLEARED UP.I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED ON 03/28/2014. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY FOUND THE ISSUE AND CORRECTED IT.ON APRIL 16 2014 I HAD THE SAME ISSUE HOWEVER THE EVENT WAS MUCH WORST. I WAS ON THE A MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH. THE CAR DID NOT GIVE ME ANY INDICATION OF ANY ISSSUE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK AND VERY QUICK AND SUDDENLY I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER STATED I WAS STILL AT 65 MPH HOWEVER THE CAR WAS NOT TRAVELING AT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT T WAS NOT FILED. THERE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
SLOWING DOWN TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT THE CAR SPEEDED UP BY ITSELF. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR . *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE PHYSICAL DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN DRIVING 5 MPH FASTER OR 4 MPH SLOWER THAN THE INTENDED SPEED. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH SLOWER THAN THE INTENDED SPEED. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FASTER THAN THE INTENDED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Other 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE Problem Areas
Steering
41 complaints
Air Bags
38 complaints
Engine
33 complaints
Power Train
32 complaints
Electrical System
21 complaints
Structurebody
16 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
11 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
9 complaints
Service Brakes
8 complaints
Unknown Or Other
8 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
5 complaints
Tires
5 complaints
Exterior Lighting
4 complaints
Seat Belts
4 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate
4 complaints
Structure
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Equipmentelectricalnavigational Systemglobal Positioning System
2 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgatehinge And Attachments
2 complaints
Visibilitywiper
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontwarning Lightdevices
1 complaint
Structurebodytailgate
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint