Ownership Cost for 2009 Buick Enclave CX
Estimated: $46792 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3156 | $1515 | $1325 | $1199 | $1073 | $8268 |
| Insurance | $1788 | $1851 | $1916 | $1983 | $2052 | $9590 |
| Fuel | $2053 | $2114 | $2188 | $2276 | $2378 | $11009 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2080 | $1245 | $1417 | $2291 | $9796 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1130 | $1130 | $1130 | $1130 | $1130 | $1674 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11866 | $8827 | $8135 | $8396 | $9567 | $46792 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | STEERING | THE STEERING WILL BIND UP AND ALMOST LOCK UP RESULTING IN A VERY DIFFICULT TURN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN THERE COULD EASILY BE A CRASH. THIS "STEERING LOCK UP" ISSUE SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHILE TURNING INTO AN ENTRANCE, OR PARKING LOT OR TURN SIGNAL OR ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. THERE ARE NO ISSUES WHILE DRIVING BUT HAVING A VEHICLE LOCK UP WHILE TRYING TO TURN IS A PROBLEM. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BUT IT ALSO AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE BUICK SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE-1ST TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVE BELT BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE 3RD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE BUT THEY WOULD FILE A CLAIM. WELL, THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND I HAVE EMAILED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO RESPONSE BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE RESOLVED! *TR |
| 2009 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTS FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE TILTED TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT ASKED IF THE HEAD REST ON THE SECOND ROW OF THE SEATS WOULD FIT THE FRONT SEATS. THE CONSUMER ALSO INQUIRED AS TO HOW TO REMOVE THE 2ND ROW SEAT HEAD REST. THE CONSUMER ORDERED AND INSTALLED THE 2ND ROW HEAD REST WHICH ELIMINATED THE DISCOMFORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF UPDATED 02/22/11 |
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