Issue ID | 964859 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10498321 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | BUICK |
Model | ENCLAVE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 01/09/11 |
Component | STEERING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 1- we bought our used 2010 buick enclave in june 2010 with ~24000 mi. (bought from a dealer; car had been owned by a rental car place.) after only a couple months the # of times the steering tightened began to increase. It is especially difficult going into/out of parking/tight spaces. You have to use a lot of muscle to turn the car. I told the dealer about it during a routine service call, but... Of course... They found nothing wrong (at the time it was infreq.) i contacted the dealer after having the car 1yr. They said there were no recalls and that i put too many miles on my car for them to hold it under warranty; i could bring it in for a $70 diagnostic fee. The $70 would not be applied to any service. I was given a guess-ti-mate of $1200-1500 if i had parts replaced... I decided to wait. The steering issue comes and goes but now happens almost every time i'm in a tight turn. I can't believe gm still has not been made to recall this issue. 2 - my car does the roll-back on all inclines too. I agree with other car owners - this should not happen in an automatic. Please make gm accountable for these issues. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 64000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | FREELAND, MD |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 20/06/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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