Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-20 | 14V266000 |
SEAT BELTS | 1,339,355 | — | Details |
| 2010-08-12 | 10V375000 |
SEAT BELTS | 207,210 | — | Details |
| 2009-03-06 | 09V073000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 276,729 | — | Details |
| 2008-11-24 | 08V615000 |
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 16,667 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | Every time I turn right my car turns off. I am able to restart after. I’ve taken it to several mechanic's and no one se… |
| 2025-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact purchased the vehicle from a local used car dealer i… |
| 2025-03-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the rear tailgate un… |
| 2023-08-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while reversing at 5 MPH, the steering wheel seized and was i… |
| 2023-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The seat caught on fire. Origin of fire started in the seat according to fire officials. |
| 2023-03-10 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the rear driver’s side and center seat belt failed to la… |
| 2022-11-02 | ENGINE | No | 1 | My 2009 Buick Enclave CXL, VIN 5GAEV23D79J118427: Engine caught on fire during the time i was driving it. The car hesit… |
| 2022-10-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | While driving 65 mph on the hwy, in rush hour traffic my entire steering column came completely out and I lost control … |
| 2022-04-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated upon pressing the liftgate power button to open the liftgate,… |
| 2022-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Having problems with the power steering, was a recall but was informed recall has expired. I didn’t purchase the vehicl… |
| 2021-06-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I attempted to put my seatbelt on the cable that attaches the seatbelt to the vehicle broke. If this had failed during… |
| 2021-05-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE TOOK A TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD ILL. FROM PARIS MO. ON 5/5/21 SHE DROVE APPOX 50 MILES TOWARD SPRINGFIELD ON I72 E.H… |
| 2020-09-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2020-09-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL… |
| 2020-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHANGE IS LEAKING IT WAS FIXED BACK IN 2019 IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR NOW SINCE I HAD IT AND IT'S LEAKING A… |
| 2020-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEED, WHEN SHE HEARD … |
| 2020-06-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION-PUSH ON GAS BUT WOULDN'T MOVE, JUST REVVED UP, WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO LEAVE AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO IN RE… |
| 2020-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT WAS HARD TO STEER THE CAR AND TO TURN IT WAS VERY DIFFICULTY TO DO. |
| 2020-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TWICE THIS WEEK MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ONE OF THE TIMES IT CUT OFF AT THE LI… |
| 2020-02-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING CONTINUES TO LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING. MAKING TURNS STEERING GETS TIGHT. I HAVE HAD ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE … |
| 2020-01-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 2 REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS WE USE THESE SEATS. |
| 2019-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEED WHEN MAKING A TURN ON HIGHWAY ALSO FROM A DEAD STOP WHEN TURNI… |
| 2019-10-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK, THE GEARS SLIPPED, THE RP… |
| 2019-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 2 | REAR DOOR LIFTGATE, CLOSES SUDDENLY HARD WHEN TRYING TO OPEN AT ALL TIMES. |
| 2019-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION AND BRAKING TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VE… |
| 2019-04-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY TIGHT/ DIFFICULT TO TURN AT TIMES WHILE TURNING, PARKING & REVERSING. |
| 2019-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING OVER 20 MPH AND BECAME UNABLE TO REVERSE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING. WE … |
| 2019-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A 2009 GMC BUICK ENCLAVE FROM GILLIE HYDE USED CARS IN GLASGOW, KY ON 3-15-19. IMMEDIATELY UPON DRIVING T… |
| 2019-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE… |
| 2018-12-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE DESERT AT 70 MPH IN #1 LANE… |
| 2018-11-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 11/28/2018 I AUTHORIZED LEITH BUICK GMC TRUCK INC TO REPAIR CYLINDER #2 AND #4 ENGINE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. 3/3/2019 #… |
| 2018-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT BASICALLY SEIZES UP MID TURN AND NEEDS AN I… |
| 2018-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING A MESSAGE THAT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG. MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAYS … |
| 2018-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON RAMP TO ENTER HIGHWAY, WITH MY THREE 6 AND YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND ALSO 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! THE ENCLAVE JUS… |
| 2018-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE LAST NOVEMBER OF 2017 AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING IT L… |
| 2018-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WAS RANDOMLY GOING OUT FOR JUST A MOMENT SO I CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND I… |
| 2018-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE, SITTING ON A HILL OR INCLINE, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS UNLESS YOU HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL OR ACC… |
| 2018-03-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKS UP OR GOES OUT WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIG… |
| 2018-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AND RPM JUMPS UP TO 4500. ALSO ENCOUNTE… |
| 2018-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE REPLACED COIL 4 AND 2 BACK IN DEC 2015, THEN NUMBER 1 ON 10-30-2017, AND NOW THEY ARE STATING NUMBERS 3 AND 5 ARE BA… |
| 2018-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS STARTED RACING AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WE STARTED LOSING POWER … |
| 2018-02-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION AND TOURCH CONVERTER SHUTTERS AND THE RPM' ACCELLS AT. SOMETIMES IT DIES. IT GOES TO UP IN RPM. THE CA… |
| 2018-01-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SEVICE STABILTRAK LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTCAME ON AND ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY. CHECK OUT MA… |
| 2018-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | SOME TIMES IN MOTION I LOSE MY POWER STERING. |
| 2017-12-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HEA… |
| 2017-10-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (CITY STREET) IN MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND TH… |
| 2017-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. STEERING IS ALMOST LOCKED IN PLACE MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. |
| 2017-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IN A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOMETIMES. WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SP… |
| 2017-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A FREEWAY SPEED POSTED 80MPH, 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE RPM'S BEGAN TO SHOOT FROM 2000 RPM TO 5000RPM WHEN PUSHING … |
| 2017-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE HAVING AN IN-HOUSE MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE… |