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2011 Buick ENCLAVE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	889588
Internal NHTSA #	10433464
Manufacurer	GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCLAVE
Model Year	2011
File date	12/09/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On incline when in drive -- rolls backward, indefinitely. On decline when in reverse -- rolls forward, indefinitely. This makes the vehicle extremely dangerous to parallel park on an incline/decline, as at some point you will need to take your foot off the brake to get going and when you do, the vehicle will roll forward (hopefully not hitting the car in front of you) and the accelerator will need to be applied enough to move the heavy vehicle against the grade (hopefully not so forcefully that you will risk hitting the car behind you). Service department at local dealership pointed me to owner's manual (9-25): "if the vehicle is stopped on a hill, with your foot off the brake pedal, the vehicle may roll. This is normal and is due to the torque converter designed to improve fuel economy and performance. Use the brake to hold the vehicle on a hill. Do not use the accelerator pedal." however, this owner's manual entry is in the "drive" section, and similar statements are not mentioned within the section about "reverse."
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PORTLAND, OR
VIN pattern	5GAKVBED4BJXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	19/03/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Buick ENCLAVE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Buick ENCLAVE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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