The key gets stuck in the ignition in the direction of the car being on and wont turn backwards so you cant turn vehicle off.
2009 Buick Enclave electrical complaints
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Battery was completely dead. Electrical system was shorted. Installed new battery. Vehicle started but would not shut off even with key removed. Check engine light stayed on and would not go off even with key removed. Found water leaked into dash. Checking internet brought other reports of other possible water leaks.
Issue: check engine light issue resolution: dealership found code p0304 and p0306 were stored. Recommended replacement of #4 and #6 coils and plugs. Repair replaced all plugs and coils. Issue #7. Itr
Issue: repair done for premature timing chain wear due to engine control module resolution: recall repair #10287 performed and reprogrammed engine control module issue #5.
Issue: battery not holding charge and frequently needs jump resolution: dealership verified and found that battery had bad cell. Battery replaced issue #4.
Issue: indicator light received to service rearview park assist resolution: dealership found not problem and light not on at time vehicle was brought in for service. No codes stored in system and no repairs made. The issue is sporadic and I still have the issue today. Issue #3.
Issue: navigation/main control panel goes blank again resolution: dealership found document 237119 addressing issue. Per document, updated navigation software and reprogrammed radio with sps issue #2
Issue: radio/main control panel for car would not turn on at all (totally blank) resolution: dealership found that power was going to radio but no power out of connector at radio. To repair, it was necessary to remove radio and repair connector for circuit. And reprogram. Issue # 1.
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.
I would not recommend this vehicle, it is pretty expensive for all the problems we've had. It has already been recalled twice for two different problems. In december it started misfiring, hesitating and becoming sluggish. After taking it to three different repair facilities they figured out the pistons were misfiring and three ignition coils(all on the same side) had to be replaced. While I realize the time frame of the warranty has passed, we were under the mileage for warranty coverage. I guess automobile makers penalize you for not putting a lot of miles on your car. Now, just three months later with only a few more thousand miles added - out of the blue I'm driving down the road and numerous warning lights come on. Park assist goes off, all wheel drive goes off, ABS warning light, and brake warning light all come on at the same time. When I called the dealer I was told to turn the car off and then back on and it should be fine - it wasn't. Then I was told it was ok to drive it! If so, then why all the warning lights? Too many things have gone wrong, for a price tag of over $50,000.00. We have always had the suggested maintenance performed, I feel this vehicle is not made well and is not worth the price tag, but more importantly - how safe is it???
Purchased new 2009 buick enclave cxl fwd(3/30/09) fully loaded. 4 months later, battery died. Made 5 or more visits to gm dealership. They ran parasitic drain diagnostics over night , new upgrades installed, replaced battery twice and more than a year later, every couple of months battery dies. I think there are many people out there with this kind of problem that gm should fix the problem under a recall before some electrical catches on fire and gm will have to payout millions.
If we don't drive our 2009 buick enclave every few days, the battery goes completely dead and we have to charge it to even get the key out of it. The dealership service department looked at it and said the battery is fine but there is a "bulletin" (but not a recall) about a "parasitic power draw" problem in these vehicles and they will let us know when they have a repair available. In the meantime, we are to make a point to run our enclave every few days.
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