Issue ID | 1149830 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10676288 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | BUICK |
Model | ENCLAVE |
Model Year | 2011 |
File date | 09/01/15 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | December 2014 lift gate was up and suddenly came down and hit my wife with great force. This happened twice but not consistently. Subsequently was taken to a chevrolet/gm dealership, found both struts not holding pressure and were replaced at owner's expense. On the morning of january 9,2015 driving during a snow storm on an interstate suddenly vehicle lost stabiltrab,traction control and engine power was reduced to 15 mph. Due to the weather traffic was going slower than normal. Car driven to a chevrolet/gm dealer where the throttle body was replaced at owner's expense. On january 14, 2015 owner brought car to have power steering pump replaced due to gm september 2014 notice and owner informed that power steering rack was leaking. Although not replacing the power steering rack would lead to failure of the new power steering pump, this component was not covered. Owner paid a portion to have the rack replace. This repair required a front end alignment for which the owner paid for. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 67267 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MANCHESTER, NH |
VIN pattern | 5GAKVAEDXBJXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 19/03/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 30 |
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