68 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Power Train · verdict CAUTION 67/100
“No first gear. Engine stalls if car is brought to a halt. On take off, car will stall if given too much throttle. If able to roll from dead stop, it will jerk and hesitate as if in too high of gear or dragging clutch.”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Buick Enclave owner
“Steering wheel is so stiff it over works my arms and shoulder muscles burn it hard to turn literally feels as if the wheels is kind of bumping the frame 5 days steering wheel started to make a weird noise that is now persistent and sounds like a rubbing rubber sound and I have been getting electric shock every time I’m getting out the car and go to close the door since this started making a static like electric sound”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Buick Enclave owner
“The contact owns a 2013 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Buick Enclave owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20/05/2014 | Seat Belts SAFETY | General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acad |
| 17/03/2014 | Air Bags:Side/Window SAFETY | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in th |
| 07/10/2021 | Air Bags:Frontal SAFETY | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect. |
| 08/04/2021 | Air Bags:Critical Fasteners SAFETY | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached. |
On the federal record it scores 67/100: 68 owner complaints (5.23 per year on the road) and 4 recall campaigns, 4 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Power Train, with 13 of 71 categorised reports.
The 2013 Buick Enclave scored 67/100 on the federal record.