2021 Buick Enclave Problems

25 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Electrical System · verdict BUY 80/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Electrical System6
Service Brakes6
Unknown Or Other4
Seat Belts3
Structure3
Power Train2

In the owners’ words

“The contact owns a 2021 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the contact and her daughter inside the vehicle, her daughter's seat belt became extremely tight. The seat belt failed to unlatch, forcing the contact to cut the seat belt to remove her daughter from the seat. The contact believed that the seat belt had malfunctioned. The dealer was notified of the failure. The v”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Buick Enclave owner
“The muffler and tail pipe has fallen off 6 times and ive had to get repaired. I believe it is due to the bad torque converter that others have complained about and goggle says that is a likely failure on the buick.”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Buick Enclave owner
“The liftgate of my vehicle began opening on it's own at no apparent interval, but now occurs frequently while waiting for a repair part to come in. This has happened while parked - including in public parking lots (where someone malicious could have entered the vehicle and the closed the liftgate after entering the vehicle - I would have been unaware of their presence) as well as while driving, which presents multip”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Buick Enclave owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
24/06/2021Air Bags:Sensor:Frontal Impact SAFETYGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave vehicles. During service by dealers, certain vehicles may have received incorrect air bag calibration software that may affect fron
31/03/2022Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain SAFETYGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Traverse and 2021-2022 Buick Enclave vehicles. The harness connector to the left or right side roof rail air bag may have incompatible electrical termina

Questions owners ask

Is the 2021 Buick Enclave reliable?

On the federal record it scores 80/100: 25 owner complaints (5 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 2 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2021 Buick Enclave?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Electrical System, with 6 of 24 categorised reports.

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The 2021 Buick Enclave scored 80/100 on the federal record.

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