# 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1078528` · 2014-06-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ENCLAVE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 38,360
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
THE STEERING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EVENT SINCE THE SECOND YEAR OF HAVING THE MODEL.   I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT.  IT WOULD HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN AND NOT TURN.  I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WENT INTO SEVERAL DITCHES NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN (TECH SERVICE DATE 6/20/12 RACK AND PINION BINDING CAUSING STIFFNESS IN STEERING--REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND FLUSHED SYSTEM).  WE ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN I TURNED IT IN AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE DEMANDING SOMETHING BE DONE.  (5/10/13 CORRECTION-REPLACE LEAKING STEERING GEAR AND FAILED P/S PUMP, FILL SYSTEM, BLEED SYS AND VERIFY OPERATION).  DIFFICULTY STEERING AND LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING LEFT  (SERVICE DATE 4/18/14- FOUND INTERNAL LEAK FORM POWER STEERING RACK -REPLACED RACK AND BLEED SYSTEM AND ALIGNED VEHICLE.   DROVE OUT OF THE THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTICED A/C NOT WORKING AND SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE TURNING LEFT.  TOOK IT BACK IN (5/5/14-FOUND LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT TO BE POPPING NEEDS TO REPLACE AT  OWNERS EXPENSE.  THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 20+ DAYS AND DID NOT FIX.    AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE  DEALER (6/29/10--POOR CONNECTION AT SIR HARNESS--DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED.  RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL-TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (4/18/14--CORRECTION COMPLETED).   AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN.  TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (5/5/14-INTERMITTENT SHORT IN PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE, CHECKED AN RECHECKED -- CORRECTIONS NEED
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