2008 Buick Enclave: jerking or lurching

Filed May 29, 2022 · Brakes, Driver assistance · TN

Traction control and abs. Acceleration jerking

Filed Oct 15, 2020 · Engine · 188,000 miles · OH · fire

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.

Filed Dec 7, 2016 · Transmission · 13,503 miles · VA

Takata recall, I have problems with my transmission running hot. There have recalls on buick enclave 2008, but they claim its certain vins. It would not shift into gear like it should when the car is hot and then you get a warning transmission hot engine idle. Then the transmission starts to drag, had to pull out of traffic to prevent being ran into. Then I would shift into gear real hard and jerk. The vehicle has a bad roll back.

Filed Sep 21, 2016 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · ME

Waveplate debris in silinoid car jerks from park to drive doesn't shift well at all

Filed Jul 21, 2015 · Transmission · 82,800 miles · MI

While I was driving vehicle it failed to accelerate as necessary between the speeds of 35-50 MPH. It has continued to do this .I'm sure it is because of the transmission. The transmission has a humming noise for the 1st, 2nd,3rd gears. It (transmission) also gives a slight jerk when putting in reverse gears. I have canvased a couple of transmission shops for information about problem and have been told that this is a common problem with this vehicle and all the other early models ( gmc-acadia, saturn-outlook). It has been expressed that the 3-5-rev waveplate and other possibilities of failure. I have less that 84,000 miles on my vehicle and gm has a 5yr/100,000 mile warranty. Gm, I am told is well aware of these failures and has repaired them under the original warranty, I am trying to find out if they have extended this warranty outside of the 5 year limit, especially since I have less than 100,000 miles.

Filed May 5, 2015 · Engine · 119,852 miles · WI

I have an 08' enclave and I live in wisconsin, today I started my vehicle and proceeded to drive and about 2-3 minutes into the ride, the vehicle rapidly began to slow down and the vehicle began to jerk. The check engine light and the stability-track light both came on during the jerking and slowing down of my vehicle. The dic strolls the following message "reduce engine power and service engine." I drove my vehicle all the way home and the entire time I was unable to drive no more than 20 miles per hour even though my foot was completely down on the gas pedal. This is my only transportation and im hoping that there is a recall for this issue because I googled the problems with my vehicle and apparently im not the only one with this problem.

Filed Feb 20, 2015 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · OH

I was driving 70 MPH on I-77 when the car suddenly jerked, felt like a drop, and the check engine light went on. I was able to pull off the road and for the next 4-5 miles my car would not get out of first gear. I had to leave it in a parking lot and tow it.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick enclave. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle jerked without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 63,100 miles · CA

While braking aggressively during heavy rain, rainwater poured from the passenger side headliner onto the dash. Rainwater has been leaking into the car for the past several weeks. This issue was apparently repaired three (3) prior times in 2008, but has recurred. General motors has only offered me one free hour of diagnosis time. This is a major safety issue regarding driver visibility, distracting the driver and could effect multiple electrical systems in the vehicles dash due to the introduction of rainwater. The second issue is the vehicle's transmission is failing. Transmission loses power while shifting from 3rd to 4th gear, then abruptly jerks into gear. The car has less than 64,000 miles.

Filed Dec 11, 2014 · Transmission · 72,500 miles · WY

During acceleration on a busy highway, car lurched and lost power. Evasive action was taken to avoid collision with big rig trucks hauling large hay loads. Check engine light came on.told by shop the vehicle needed a new transmission. Gear 3,5 and reverse were affected by automatic transmission clutch failure. Vehicle only had 72500 miles on it. Have several other owners who stated their transmissions in like vehicles also failed well short of 100,000 miles. Danger to driver and passengers due to sudden lurch and loss of power.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick enclave. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle made a jerking motion. In addition, the transmission power off and motor losing power indicators illuminated. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Sep 13, 2014 · Steering · 95,000 miles · TN

Lost power steering. Vehicle is difficult to turn at low speeds. Dealership said it was the axles. I replaced them but the problem was not fixed. Maneuvering in parking lots is almost impossible and driving around curves is nerve-racking because the wheel wants to jerk to the side, almost forcing me unto oncoming traffic. It's only a matter of time before I have a wreck because of this issue.