2014 Buick ENCLAVE problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROPERLY CHANGE OVER AND THE RPMS RACED ALONG WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE JERKED UPON THE GEARS CHANGING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10711896 at NHTSA ↗

ON 11/30, WE TURNED ON THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON TO SERVICE ENGINE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE INFORMED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT NEEDED A TORQUE CONVERTER, A PUMP AND NEW GASKETS. THEY'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE 12/2, AND INFORMED US THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE GASKETS WHICH WILL POSSIBLY BE TWO MORE WEEKS.

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10816215 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/15/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CHASSIS ELECTRICAL AND THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/5/2015 *JS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10662713 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10669192 at NHTSA ↗

MY WIFE WENT TO LOCAL STORE AND PARKED THE CAR. WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL !!!!. IT HAPPENED ON 12JAN2017 WITH ONLY 18,824 TOTAL MILES. CAR HAD TO BE LOADED AND HAULED TO LOCAL DEALER DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. AND THE CAUSE WAS, I QUOTE OR COPY FROM DEALER WORK ORDER INSPECTED AND FOUND BELT HANGING LOOSE ON ENGINE. FOUND IDLER PULLEY BOLT BROKEN AND PULLEY LAYING LOOSE EXTRACTED BROKEN BOLT FROM BLOCK. TAPPED THREADS TO ENSURE NONE DAMAGE {END OF COPY} WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN AZ DRIVING IN THE MT…

Owner-reported narrative. 18,824 miles reported. Look up ODI 11064302 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT MY 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE AT THE END OF MAY AND HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, AFTER PUTTING 3000 MILES ON IT, FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES, (NOISE AND VIBRATION) AND IT TURNS OUT THE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP BUT WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DESIGN, WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO ALSO REPLACE A BALL JOINT. THEN IN MID JAN. THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, I HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FROM THE COLD, WELL THAT BECAME UNTRUE AS IT BECAME WORSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS (NOISE AND VIBRATION AS I WAS TURN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11076877 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,958.

Owner-reported narrative. 39,958 miles reported. Look up ODI 10934718 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND SWITCHING THE GEAR SHIFTER TO THE PARK POSITION AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. NO POLICE REPORT OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER BRADS COTTAGE GROVE CHEVROLET (2775 ROW RIVER RD, COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA…

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11233394 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TERMINAL TENSION AND CORROSION ON THE FUSE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W…

Owner-reported narrative. 95,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11160693 at NHTSA ↗

IN 2016, AND AGAIN IN 2020 AFTER THE DEALER FIRST FIXED THE ISSUE, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, ON HIGHWAYS, ALSO IN THE RAIN, AGAIN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE WARNINGS THEN DISPLAYED ON THE DASH INCLUDED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THE VEHICLE ONLY THEN DROVE AT SLOW SPEEDS, SPUTTERED AND JERKED, AND FELT LIKE IT MIGHT STALL. WHEN ABLE TO PULL OVER, AT TIMES TURNING OFF THE CAR REVERSED THE PROBLEM.…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11348501 at NHTSA ↗