2008 BUICK ENCLAVE

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 2

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIP

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

GM IS RECALLING 88,809 MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE, AND MY 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA AND SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NE

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUT

The contact owned a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, a warning message indicating that the vehicle was overheated illuminated. The contact pulled into a nearby parking lot. The contact then opened the hood of the vehicle by engaging the power release button inside of the vehicle. The contact saw black smoke and flames coming out from underneath the hood. The contact immediately exited the vehicle. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguishe

Mileage: 160,000

1.Passenger airbag- warning light gives me a daily message to service the airbag. I worry about whether the airbag will deploy at any moment or may not deploy if an accident occurs as I travel with my children daily. 2.Power steering- My power steering locked as I was driving 2 years ago. The auto shop has replaced/repaired the power steering system multiple times, however steering continues to whine and rub. 3.Trunk liftgate- The liftgate has abruptly lowered as my children and I have tried to

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER A SHORT WHILE, THE TRUNK WOULD INDEPENDENTLY CLOSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM THE INADVERTENT CLOSING OF THE TRUNK. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, A FLAME HAD IGNITED FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. HER BOYFRIEND EXITED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. A FELLOW MOTORIST WITNESSED THE SITUATION AND ASSISTED HER DAUGHTERS BOYFRIEND BY GIVING HIM A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH THE BOYFRIEND USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND

Mileage: 95,000

THE ENGINE BLEW OUT TODAY. CAUGHT FIRE. SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF MY DAUGHTER. THE CAR MADE A JERKING MOTION AND NOISE WHILE ON THE HWY. THEN FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT....PULLED IT OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF. IT WAS SMOKING. THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ...IT LITERALLY WAS MISSING PIECES OF METAL.

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY MADE AN ABNORMAL LOW GEAR NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EMITTING FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION BUT WAS NO

Mileage: 150,000

THE POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK PIONION IS OUT AND NEEDS BOTH FRONT AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACE CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE RAN INTO A PARK VEHICLE NOW I AM BEING SUED

Mileage: 620,000

THE POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK PIONION IS OUT AND NEEDS BOTH FRONT AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACE CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE RAN INTO A PARK VEHICLE NOW I AM BEING SUED

Mileage: 620,000

DRIVING THE CAR IN THE FREEWAY. CAR STARTED SMOKING, STOPPED ON SHOULDER TURNED OFF ENGINE. SMOKE GOT DARKER AND THEN FIRE APPEARED.

Mileage: 148,000

DRIVING THE CAR IN THE FREEWAY. CAR STARTED SMOKING, STOPPED ON SHOULDER TURNED OFF ENGINE. SMOKE GOT DARKER AND THEN FIRE APPEARED.

Mileage: 148,000

DRIVING THE CAR IN THE FREEWAY. CAR STARTED SMOKING, STOPPED ON SHOULDER TURNED OFF ENGINE. SMOKE GOT DARKER AND THEN FIRE APPEARED.

Mileage: 148,000

THE REAR HATCH STARTS TO GO UP WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON BUT ABOUT HALF-WAY UP IT REVERSES AND THE CONTROL MOTOR PULLS IT BACK DOWN-FREQUENTLY HITTING YOU IN THE HEAD. INITIALLY IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW IT IS EVERY TIME WE TRY TO RAISE IT.

Mileage: 105,000

THIS 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLE WITH THIS VIN# HAS HAD PROBABLY A HUNDRED OR MORE INSTANCES OVER THE PAST YEAR OF THE BACK HATCH DOOR LIFTING TO ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY UP, THEN SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON IT CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF. THE CLOSE BUTTON WAS NEVER PUSHED. THE MOST RECENT DATE THIS HAPPENED WAS BELOW. PERSONS HAVE HAD TO DUCK OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID BEING HIT, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS HIT A PERSON IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY. IT IS NOT SHOWING UP AS A R

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

COMPLETE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AUTOMATICALLY CASING CAR INSTANTLY TO DROP FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 25 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY AND NOT ABLE TO TURN CAR AND ALMOST DROVE INTO TREES BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO HAVE AAA COME AND TOW MY CAR TO WALSER BUICK GMC IN BLOOMINGTON, MN

Mileage: 104,000

COMPLETE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AUTOMATICALLY CASING CAR INSTANTLY TO DROP FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 25 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY AND NOT ABLE TO TURN CAR AND ALMOST DROVE INTO TREES BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO HAVE AAA COME AND TOW MY CAR TO WALSER BUICK GMC IN BLOOMINGTON, MN

Mileage: 104,000

COMPLETE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AUTOMATICALLY CASING CAR INSTANTLY TO DROP FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 25 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY AND NOT ABLE TO TURN CAR AND ALMOST DROVE INTO TREES BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO HAVE AAA COME AND TOW MY CAR TO WALSER BUICK GMC IN BLOOMINGTON, MN

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER BEING CLOSED OR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO FALL AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE TRUNK DOOR STRUCK THE CONTACT'S SON ON THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON SMITH BUICK GMC (1900 AUTO CENTER DR, MERCED, CA 95340), BUT THE DEALER WAS

Mileage: 122,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON APRIL 6TH, 2017 WITH OUR TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS (SPRING BREAK). OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE MADE A SUBTLE NOISE, THEN A SECOND NOISE THAT WAS A BIT LOUDER. I PULLED OVER JUST IN TIME FOR ME AND MY LITTLE ONES TO GET OUT. WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR WAS SMOKING HEAVILY WITH FLAMES FALLING TO THE GROUND; AND THEN WITHIN MINUTES, IT WAS BURNING FIERCELY. TWO GOOD SAMARITANS HAD PULLED OVER. A LADY RUSHED TO GRAB MY KIDS AND RAN WITH THEM TO HER CAR. THE 2ND (A FORMER POLI

Mileage: 187,834

LIFT GATE STOPS AT UPPER LIFT POSITION AND STARTS TO CLOSE WITH OUT NOTICE. IF YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO FULL OPERATION OF LIFT GATE CAN COME DOWN STRICKING A PERSONS HEAD. SEEMS THAT AUTOMATION SAFEY FEATURE WOULD BE TO STAY OPEN !!! NOT CLOSE UNEXSPECTEDLY??

Mileage: 87,000