Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Buick Enclave.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the accelerator pedal was depress… |
| 2025-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My vehicle has begun all us sudden flickering headlights from low beams to high beam when driving and also it ay the ai… |
| 2025-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while stopped at a gas station; after refueling the vehicle, … |
| 2025-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Several times I have been stopped at a red light, and my parking break will come on without me engaging it. I was almos… |
| 2025-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after picking up the vehicle from the dealer for a diffe… |
| 2025-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I am a [XXX] and owner of a 2018 Buick Enclave that suffered a catastrophic transmission failure which nearly killed me… |
| 2025-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Wednesday August 6th 2025, I was coming home from work, the low engine compression and engine light came on the car was… |
| 2025-05-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The torque converter is failing it seems this is far too common and dangerous with all Buick enclaves for this year. Th… |
| 2025-05-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Check engine light was on due to the EVAP Purge Solenoid not sealing properly and causing a leak. Scan testing perform… |
| 2025-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | mY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IN DRIVE |
| 2025-01-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The headlights continously and irregularly flicker between high and low beam while driving at night. I have no control … |
| 2024-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brake system ABS module/sensor malfunctions- yes it is available for further inspection. Safety is an issue due to … |
| 2024-09-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while making a left turn, another vehicle jumped onto a … |
| 2024-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car shuts off at random when coming out of autostop, the car will disable power steering when coming out of autosto… |
| 2024-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car starting sputtering on take off from stops, extremely dangerous if you’re trying to get out in traffic and keep … |
| 2023-08-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Was driving at 35 MPH with no other cars or obstructions in front of me and the vehicle suddenly slammed on the brakes … |
| 2023-06-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 8am, Stopped at intersection. Light traffic. Green light, increased speed to 15 mph, turning left and sunroof explodes.… |
| 2023-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, and at various speeds, wh… |
| 2023-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Passenger side rear electronic parking brake wire clip failed, wire is rubbing against the rear cv boot. This caused a … |
| 2023-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while idling or at a complete stop, the vehicle lunged f… |
| 2022-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | -A few weeks prior to accident, while driving down a 65mph highway in TX, vehicle side mirrors were folding inward. Con… |
| 2022-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The Electronic Parking Brake has had multiple apparent malfunctions and one complete failure. On several occasions the… |
| 2022-08-08 | LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | No | 0 | Lane departure went out took to dealer they said oh your out of warranty 3 months we can repair for 1,000 dollars I sai… |
| 2022-03-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Place car in park, went into store, came back out tried to put car in reverse, car would. To go, tried it two more time… |
| 2022-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly… |
| 2021-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car has an auto-stop feature however at times, when the car is stopped, the entire electrical and engine shuts down… |
| 2021-10-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | At least 3 or 4 times, the car has remotely started itself while the key fob is in my pocket. Two times, the car was in… |
| 2021-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | For 6 months I have had a shutter in the front part of my car. When I accelerate the car violently shakes. The car was … |
| 2021-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While on free way transmission stopped functioning properly after exit unable to move vehicles in gear. Dealer said it … |
| 2020-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I AM TOLD BY GRAFF CHEVROLET, OKEMOS, MI, THAT AT ONLY 63,000 MILES, MY REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTMENTS ARE SEPARATING AND NE… |
| 2020-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON VERY SLICK ROADS ON A HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE IN PREPARATION TO MAKING A LEFT HAND T… |
| 2020-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE E-BREAK WARNING CAME ON TWICE AFTER RELEASING THE E-BREAK WHEN PARKED, THE WARNING CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PULLING FR… |
| 2020-09-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH ON A 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE THAT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT/EVAPORATOR IN VEHICLE IS NOT WORKIN… |
| 2020-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR SHIFTS ITSELF INTO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A 'NEUTRAL' STATE AND THEN REVS UP VERY LOUD. IT ALSO SLAMS ON ITS OWN BRAKE… |
| 2020-06-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, PRESSED BRAKE AND TACHOMETER WENT TO OFF INSTEAD OF AUTO-STOP. ENGINE STIL… |
| 2020-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE HAS TURNED ON 5 TIMES NOW. 3 TIMES, THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TURN… |
| 2020-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER GETTING GAS, THE CAR WILL REV TO 2-3RPM WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING, AND SEEM TO "RUN ROUGH". THEN, AFTER … |
| 2020-01-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 1/06/2020, WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON MY 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE.(MILEAGE ABOUT 23,000) THE VEHICLE HAS AN … |
| 2019-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RANDOM ACTIVATION OF PARKING BRAKE WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN ON A SLOPE AND A LOW SPEED. MULT… |
| 2019-10-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BUICK NOT A YEAR OLD, IN OUR GARAGE VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE CANNOT LET IT INSIDE THE GARAGE IT SMELLS STRONG GOING… |
| 2019-09-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKE ISSUE RAISED ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATED FINE SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT EVEN WITH THE FR… |
| 2019-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | COLD START, AC UNIT ON, ENGINE AT HIGH IDLE SPEED. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE. STEPPED ON THE BRAKE … |
| 2019-09-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2018 ENCLAVE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE VEHICLE SOMETIME DURING THE SPR… |
| 2019-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE TURNED ON (WITHOUT THE DRIVER COMMANDING IT), STOPPING THE REAR WHEE… |
| 2019-06-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL COMMUTE, VEHICLE BEGAN BUCKING BADLY, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. CHECK ENGINE LIG… |
| 2019-01-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DROVE OVER SOME METAL COVERING OF A POT HOLE OR OTHER TYPE OF HOLE ON LEXINGTON AVENUE AND ABOUT 100TH STREET IN NYC … |
| 2018-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE ARE TWO ISSUES: WHILE BACKING UP THE CAR, ESPECIALLY DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK/ENGAGE TEMPORARILY. EV… |
| 2018-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE "START STOP" FEATURE CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. E… |
| 2018-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE SHUTING DOWN WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE… |
| 2018-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT & WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT & I'M UNCERTAIN IF MY … |