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2010 BUICK ENCLAVE — ENGINE

1 injured · 1478433 · 2018-06-26

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LOOSE POWER OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR WHAT CONDITION. A WARNING ON THE DASH SAYS THAT POWER WAS REDUCED, ALMOST LIKE A SAFETY OR GOVERNOR. IT RANDOMLY DOES IT, THE LOCKS WILL CLICK BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN UNLOCK AND LOCK AND IT WILL SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DIE OR JUST BE IN LIMP MODE SO YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING 75 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK A FEW TIMES. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT LOWER SPEEDS OR AROUND TURNS ETC.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11103981
Machine
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