2009 Buick Enclave engine problems

Filed Jan 8, 2023 · Engine · NY · fire · 1 injury

My 2009 Buick Enclave CXL, VIN 5GAEV23D79J118427: Engine caught on fire during the time i was driving it. The car hesitated as if it was going to shut off then i saw smoke coming from underneath the front hood, I pulled to the side of the road and stopped the car and open the front hood, my engine was on fire. The fire was located on the passenger side of the car or the left side of the car if you were facing the front of the car. I tried to put the fire out, but the fire got out of control. I called 911 and the fire Department and Police arrived. My car was being repair due to the fire.

Filed Jul 7, 2020 · Engine · 119,280 miles · SC

The timing change is leaking it was fixed back in 2019 it hasn't even been a year now since I had it and it's leaking again I was driving home when I noticed a smell like oil burning and when I park the vehicle it started leaking from the front of the vehicle where the timeing change is housed

Filed Jun 16, 2020 · Engine · 77,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick enclave. The contact stated while his wife was driving unknown speed, when she heard an abnormal noise and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to drive a short distance to her residence. The driver stated smoke was entering the vent inside the cab. The driver was able to exit the vehicle safety. A fire department was contact and arrived to the residence and was able to extinguish the fire. The contact stated the vehicle sustained major damage in the front of the vehicle. The driver contacted 911 but police did not arrive to the residence. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance adjuster was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximate of 77,000.

Filed Mar 26, 2020 · Engine · 102,488 miles · SC

While driving my car twice this week my vehicle turned off while I was driving. One of the times it cut off at the light while I was turning.

Filed Oct 31, 2019 · Engine, Suspension · 137,000 miles · IN

Vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating over 20 MPH and became unable to reverse. This was discovered while driving. We do not have the funds to make this repair. The car has sat at the end of our driveway in a non-drivable condition since april 2019. The rear strut towers required complete replacement. This was noticed while driving 10 MPH. The car made a clunking noise. I took it to the buick garage and they recommended the strut towers be replaced and the rear axle. They have record of the date and mileage. The power steering cable rubbed on the air conditioning line and a a hole was created. The air conditioner became non-functional. A diagnostic was performed by the buick garage but, we did not have the funds to repair the air conditioner since we needed to rebuild the strut towers. So we drove the car with a non-functioning air conditioning unit, until the car stopped operating in reverse and stopped accelerating over 20 MPH. I am a single mom with 3 children. This has been a great hardship for us. It is very unlikely that I would purchase a car from buick in the future.

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Engine · OK

2009 buick enclave, stretched timing chain so when this code appears your car will drive rough and of course the check engine light comes on so you lose your remote start. I have replaced sensor after sensor as well, also a motor mount. The vehicle has now approached 150k miles.

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 100,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick enclave. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk, the gears slipped, the rpms increased, the vehicle failed to accelerate, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed after having the vehicle for 9 months and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.*dt

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Engine, Suspension · 150,458 miles · KY

We purchased a 2009 gmc buick enclave from gillie hyde used cars in glasgow, ky on 3-15-19. Immediately upon driving the vehicle home, we noted that the vehicle shook when accelerating. We immediately took to our mechanic who noted the transmission issue and we researched the vehicle and found that there was a recall on the vehicle with an extended warranty to the transmission as well as the timing as well as the rear tailgate falling after automatically opening. None of these items were listed. Https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buick/enclave/2009/reliability#recalls the recalls were not noted on the carfax provided by the dealership. We feel as though we have been mislead and completely lied to about this vehicle. The vehicle shakes bad. We had transmission fluid changed, oil changed and still shakes. Gm knew of the shaking resulting from the timing chain stretching and our dealer did not inform us of this (even when they had another enclave on the lot with this issue and told us not to buy it). Gm continued to manufacture this engine and finally issued an extended warranty: in november 2012, gm released a special coverage adjustment (#11340c) for timing chain wear in 2.8l and 3.6l v6 engines (lp1/ly7/llt).

Filed Sep 23, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 103,926 miles · NY

Was driving on ramp to enter highway, with my three 6 and younger children, and also 7 months pregnant! The enclave just stalled and still can not start but one time it did, but it sounded like it was going to blow up making weird noises so I shut it off right away. I have been researching this and I see it is very common with 2009 & 2010 enclaves. I don't understand why nothing has been done? If this happened shortly later I would have been on the highway and several people could be involved getting hurt or killed. I have had it less than a year, with less than 104,000 miles on it. Also has wheel bearing issues which I replaced front now the rear ones need to be done. What is up with this neglect and no one to assist us consumers until someone gets seriously hurt or killed! Now the vehicle is sitting at a garage where towed waiting for report and I have no vehicle so lost my job I have four kids to support. Figured I buy a newer decent vehicle to be dependable & reliable only to find out it's neither only unsafe for my family.

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 78,000 miles · WI

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