10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $4,140
- Average Mileage:
- 82,250 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace transmission (2 reports)
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transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
So I bought my Enclave 2009 in Oct 2014. Loved it. Drove round trip 10 hrs to get it. Last month 2/20/14 my car won't go in reverse here and there. Then it started slipping. Had to replace transmission with a rebuilt cost $4080 out of my pockets because it is one year out of warranty. Hurt like hell paying that.
Then after picking up the car I noticed that the ride was really bad. The front suspension was bottoming out. Took back to dealer and they said it's from being up on the lift. The o-ring in the strut wears out and when up on the lift it allows the oil to go past the o-ring. Even when doing an oil change it will do this. There is nothing we can do maybe leave it in our garage to let it warm up then drive it over a bunch of bumps to try to get the oil back in place was their answer.
Other than that, replacing the struts which is $700 to $800 to replace. Are you kidding me? After paying almost $4100 they are looking to get another $800 out of me for something they did leaving up on the hoist for 4 days? This was at the Chevy dealer.
I have owned 7 GM cars and trucks over the years, but at this point it might as well be my last. Really at 82000 miles the transmission goes out then the struts due to the dealer leaving it up so long in the air. I spent the most I have every paid on this Enclave and it's a real disappointment on quality of parts.
Update from Jun 28, 2015: Found out from friend not the dealer that there is an extended warrenty issuesed by GM on these 6 speed transmittions. Year 2008 and 2009. the warrenty is now 120,000 miles 10 years. I found out I could fill out a form with my reciept and should recive back most of my money paid. Thank God. So if you want to know more call you dealer and ask them about the rembersment form for your transmittion.
- thunder axe, Three RIvers, MI, US