Purchased new, dealer twice during warranty kept vehicle for 6 weeks to do recall notice repairs. Now this 2010 has 42,000 miles and the steering is going bad. SB10056459-3388 describes the exact problem. During these two periods that recall repairs were done that should have addressed the problem even though the problem had not surfaced yet. This was a wear condition i was never informed of. It is getting worse now.
2010 Buick Enclave steering problems
126 complaints (46% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 68,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 126
- of this car's complaints
- 46%
- typical mileage
- 68,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Hydraulic power assist: pump1
- Hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid1
- Electric power assist system1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Buick Enclave steering problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2010 Buick Enclave steering
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Buick Enclave owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the power steering failed at speeds of 15 mph or less. In addition, the failure occurred while making a turn. The contact stated the vehicle would have to use manual steering in order to operate the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The dealer was not informed of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
The power steering has issues when turning it seems to not work. Been have this problem for about a year. I’ve talked to other Buick owners and they have the same problem. I also have electrical issues on the drivers side door panel, where none of the switches work. Just all of a sudden quit.
Jan. 10 at 8 am my daughter and I left salt lake city to drive home to las vegas. At 8 am, everything was fine, no noise from the vehicle no clanking, no smell. I could do u turns and sharp turns to park the vehicle before stopping to get a bagel. We entered the 15 south to head home, we are driving at speeds of 70-80mph. At approximately 11:00am we are reaching the town of beaver, utah. I needed to pull off the freeway to gas up and wanted an espresso. We exit the freeway and as I start slowing I can tell my power steering has gone out, I almost hit on coming traffic while turning to the right when coming off the exit because it was so extremely difficult to steer. The other driver had to swerve in to the dirt area to avoid hitting my daughter and I, followed us to the gas station and yelled at me until he realized something was wrong with my steering.. We had to pay to have the vehicle towed to st george utah to rons shell mechanic station. Ron thought maybe it was a bad pump or rack (even though there were no signs of it going bad). We paid over 2 grand trying to get it fixed and there are intermittent power steering issues, finally ron gave up and said thats the best he can do. After investigating I see many other people are having power steering failure with 2010 gmc buick enclaves. Gmc needs to take this seriously. My daughter and I were almost hit head on! Because of instant power steering failure with no warning what so ever!! This needs to be corrected asap!!
When slowing down, steering gets hard to turn
While decelerating the power steering randomly goes out. I'm having the vehicle checked out for a second time. I have recently done the research and this seems to be a very common problem in 2010 buick enclaves and gmc has yet to make a recall. This could definitely be very dangerous if decelerating and making turns on highway and power steering just goes out. Hopefully no one has to die for gmc to admit faulty steering.
Power steering is leaking fluids. Hearing a slight howling sound when turning the steering wheel.
I am writing because we purchased a 2010 buick enclave in 2018. Immediately after purchasing I noticed issues with the vehicle and it had to be serviced twice within a couple weeks of having it. At the time the service dept. Could not diagnose the issue and blamed it on my accidentally touching the manual shift on the shaft. I knew I was not doing this. I have video of the car doing this weird acceleration and all during the last couple of years but [xxx] kept saying the vehicle was fine. Well, I was stranded because it just stopped a few days ago and had to take a 50.00 uber home. I have had to uber 3 times now and purchased a code reader. The code comes back as a timing chain stretched. It seems what I was feeling from the very beginning was in fact this issue. I am not happy about this. I have had to rent vehicles for the last 3 days and will have to have the vehicle towed back to my home tomorrow. Since this issue was brought to your attention from day one I expect it to be repaired at no cost to me and some of the charges I have accumulated be reimbursed. This is not just! I will be looking into the lemon law and if it applies to me. I am hoping your company takes responsibility. Had they paid attention to what I was saying and all then this would never have happened,. The stress and issues this has caused goes so much deeper than this the code that comes back is p0008. The crank shaft. I have read numerous reviews on this and will continue to carry this on. Furthermore the fact that there are recent issues with the power steering as well. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Numerous times at highway speed merging on and off ramps into traffic the power steering goes out causing me to apply more upper arm strength to merge and then the power steering comes back on causing me to jerk the vehicle into traffic almost causing me to hit vehicles in farthest lane.
I recently just purchased my vehicle with 145,000 miles when I noticed that my steering wheel locks during turns. It becomes very hard and dangerous to turn. I have to turn very slow which is dangerous can could cause an accident. I have read that this is a very common issue with this vehicle and that it needs to be recalled hopefully we can find a way to fix this.
Questions about the 2010 Buick Enclave steering
Does the 2010 Buick Enclave have steering problems?
Owners have filed 126 complaints about the steering of the 2010 Buick Enclave, 46% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2010 Buick Enclave steering problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 68,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Buick Enclave steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Buick Enclave have bad steering?
The Buick Enclave model years with the most steering complaints are 2010 (126 complaints), 2009 (108 complaints) and 2008 (99 complaints).
Other 2010 Buick Enclave problems
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