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Buick Enclave repairs by problem area

Engine (19%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)

Brakes and Traction Control (5%)

Suspension and Steering (20%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (30%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (11%)

Other (7%)

Chart based on 1706 repairs.
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Buick Enclave other repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (1%)

$500 - $999 (5%)

$100 - $499 (9%)

< $100 (85%)

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Chart based on 79 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2014 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

36000 mi Returned home from an errand and the driver's door would not open from the inside. The other three doors worked normally. Dealer inspected the latch mechanism and found that the release cable was disconnected from the inside handle. Cable re-attached. 
8680 mi Doors close with very loud noise, similar to door rubber drying out and becoming hard. Almost get ear drum compression when a door is closed. 
50000 mi

US $895
Put new Michelins on Buick switching out Bridgestones. What a difference. Also purchased and 3/42 extended warranty due to possible high end costs 

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2014 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

26700 mi Windshield washer did not work properly. Did not squirt washer fluid onto the window. Found that the rear and front washer hoses were reversed and the washer pump was defective. It was replaced under warranty. 

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2013 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

3000 mi Drivers seat felt like it was pulling away from it's base around corners. Found spring under seat was disconnected from three of four mounting points. Fixed issue. 

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2012 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

29000 mi Windshield washer again. 
44400 mi Head lights were out of alignment,bad. They re-aligned head lights Bach to normal. 

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2011 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

41000 mi Rear lift gate 
6000 mi Replaced the driver seat rails as the seat had a tendency to rock forward/backward and also had a slight tilt when turning either left or right.  
12000 mi Taken in to have shims installed due to drivers seat rocking forward and back took 3 days due to not having part in stock and then tech stripped a bolt and broke a tork wrench while trying to remove bolt. Problem returns a few days later. 
40000 mi Replaced water pump under warranty 
103000 mi

US $140
Replace rear trunk door struts. 
45000 mi Wheel shake at 40 to 60, re- balanced all tires 
85000 mi

US $23
lift gate wouldn't stay up so we looked up the repair on you tube, ordered the exact part for this make and model through Amazon, and $23 later, everything worked perfectly. Simple repair that the dealer would have gouged us for. 

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2011 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

31000 mi Electric lumbar switch on passenger seat came loose and fell inside the seat frame. Switch was positioned back to correct location. 
53000 mi

US $120
Replaced rear hatch control rods under recall. 
46000 mi Passenger side windshield wiper quit working 

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2010 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

97800 mi

US $97
Back seatbelt latch broke. GM didnt replace as courtesy. Not surprised. 
57000 mi

US $20
Replaced evap system purge solenoid valve. 
47000 mi left front wheel TPM valve stem leaking air Driver seat lumbar inoperable 

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2010 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

30400 mi Second row seat belt buckle broke. Recall notice had gone out if belt buckle failed in second row it was covered. Recall only applies if belt buckle failure occurs. 
12000 mi  

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2009 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

36000 mi

US $59
Excessive movement/play in driver's seat track; replace track. 
41000 mi Excessive plant in driver's seat track beginning to recur when sold. 
48000 mi

US $92
Driver's seat track was making a clicking noise. Dealer replaced the seat track. 
74800 mi Tires cupped and out of balance. 
79000 mi Tires cupped and out of balance 
3000 mi

US $80
When using windshield washer the spray does not immediately spray on windshield, wipers cross dirty windshield 2 or 3 times before spray comes out. Think they could put check valve in. 
8000 mi INTERIOR: Left Rear Bench 2nd row seat flip and slide did not work. Would not latch properly, parts were replaced. 
17000 mi Middle position seatbelt second row bench repaired, not working properly after seat tilt and slide is used. Needed new part. 
27000 mi Middle row bench, middle position seat belt getting stuck. 
30000 mi remote control finish tearing off for both controls 
38000 mi Driver side seat motor exremely noisy. The motor was replaced in March. They ordered seat tracks. 
39000 mi Driver's side seat track replaced to eliminate noise when seat was moved. The parts were ordered in a previous trip and replaced during this trip. 
74000 mi

US $75
Lift gate wouldn't stay up, replace gas lift rams 
23872 mi Loud thunking noise in right front wheel while driving slowly over small bumps in road. Service reported not being able to hear it. 
9000 mi Windshield washer fluid reservoir leaked out all fluid and had to be replaced. 

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2009 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

288-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

49500 mi Passenger's seat Adjustable Lumbar Support no longer functioning. 
12575 mi Replace defective rear cargo door automatic door closer switch at inner bottom of door next to latching mechanism 
14000 mi Replaced rear cargo door handle above license plate. Dealer discovered after replacing switch on bottom of door on earlier repair that door would open randomly with no input from driver. 
26000 mi Rear hatch release switch replaced on rear hatch door. 
21000 mi Replaced Drivers side Seat belt - Seat belt was gouging into trim 
40500 mi

US $175
Rear hatch would not stay up. Dealer replaced both struts. 
1000 mi Powered front sunroof leaking. Adjusted the sunroof, hope it takes care of problem. 

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2008 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

275-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

46000 mi Drivers seat feels loose. 
83000 mi

US $50
Pass seat recliner noisy, replace seat assy. 
29000 mi roof vent was leaking on driver side, behind driver seat. second time we took it in. first time they trimmed the drainage tube. this did not fix the issue. this time they repaired by sealing the leak with silicone. 
6000 mi After 10 days in the shop (different dealer) vehicle was picked and driven without the CEL for 4 days. It is back in the shop since last week( 5 days now). More parts were ordered. 
7000 mi Ordered the wrong part. Going back next week.  
99000 mi

US $500
Rear latch assembly had to be replaced. Wouldn't open rear lift gate. 
Foot pad on emergency brake came off. Brake still works. Sales person tried to fix and could not. Was told to come back with an appt for service dept to take a look at. 
19000 mi Drainage tubes from sunroof had to be replaced because the original parts were not long enough. Water leaked into the vehicle soaking the headliner, carpeting, and the airbag compartment in the bar between the driver's window and the front windshield. 
17000 mi Pull strap latch on middle row seats (to lower back rests) was not working. 
69800 mi

US $106
rear lift gate struts failed 
5000 mi Hood open warning in DIC. Replaced hood latch. 
6000 mi Seems to have been repaired. 
39060 mi Transmission in wiper motor replaced. 
26000 mi One seat track replaced. Second seat track has been ordered to be replaced later. 
31000 mi Finally replaced seat track satisfactorily. 
36000 mi Turn signal mechanism replaced. repair successful. rotated tires while in service. 
15000 mi Service dealer (not where I purchased car) had to order parts for power tailgate. However...I was notified by the Service Department that this dealer is closing and I must bring the car to another GM dealer. No parts were ordered. 
16000 mi This was a repeat problem involving the rear hatch. The button on the inside-bottom of the hatch would not close the hatch. 
18000 mi Drain tubes for the sunroof had to be replaced. They had failed causing water to leak into the vehicle. 
2000 mi Tire monitoring system notified of a problem in system. At dealer's, they also found that the wheels were not calibrated with the system ie. tire placement was not the sme as what the monitoring system said they should be. Tires were rotated and system 
1240 mi The door on the on dash compartment very hard to open. 
32860 mi Replaced the glove box door(on the dash) and latch assembly. 
7000 mi Square knob for adjusting steering wheel(on steering column) fell off in my hand. Replaced broken square knob used to adjust steering wheel position. 
8680 mi Trailer tow package did not have the 6 pin connector to the inside of the car. Dealer installed a different cable so that my brake controller would work. Dealer went above and beyond, GM not very helpful. 

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2008 Buick Enclave 4dr SUV

275-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

9000 mi There was a leak in the sunroof which was getting the carpet wet. They replaced everything and gave me a new car to drive while we waited for the parts to come in! 
18000 mi Rear Liftgate hydraulic tubes failed and liftgate would not stay up. Both tubes were cheerfully replaced under warranty. 
38100 mi driver seat shifted slightly when braking. 
1000 mi Trim piece out of alignment. Dealer agree defect exists. Forwarded to GM tech line. 
1000 mi Trim piece was out of alignment. Service department removed excess material and realigned trim. Issue resolved. 
6000 mi Water was coming into car through drivers side seatbelt and emergency peddle. Also under drivers side feet, floor was soaked. Longer drains were addded to sunroof drains and 4 seals on roof rails were resealed. 
15000 mi Roof water leak. 
21000 mi Roof water leak. 
22000 mi Roof water leak. 
22000 mi After 7th repair of roof water leak started lemon law process. 
50000 mi Front seat tracks were not smooth in moving front and back. All tracks replaced.  
48000 mi Rear passenger door deals replaced again. Seals deteriorated and would fall off the door. 
18000 mi Car was bought back by GM under the California Lemon Law. Reason was repeated fault with seatbelts. Car also had repeated SRS fault lights coming on. 
39700 mi Loss of steering going thru puddles. Wheel wells defective and replaced, drive belt replaced 
3000 mi While replacing the radio/nav unit, shifter knob was gouged, buttons below radio on center console were damaged as well as surface of center console. Parts have been ordered and they will be picking it up next week and repairing the damaged caused by the 
23000 mi When adjusting drivers seat fore and aft, seat mechanism skips at a couple of positions on the RH track. This was present at original delivery, but I had not addressed it till now. 
98000 mi Started getting low tire warning. Found out that during tire rotation, one of the valve stems was damaged. Dealership replaced at no charge 
20000 mi

US $70
Driving light/fog light became unattached and needed to be replaced. Had to order part. 
23000 mi Loose fog light needed part to repair. Part ordered on trip one, then repaired satisfactorily on trip 2 
39060 mi Valve stem cap seized. Dealer broke valve stem and tire pressure monitor when removing. Replaced valve stem / tire pressure monitor in that tire. 
80600 mi

US $1100
Rear hatch strut replaced due to recall. 
25000 mi  
56000 mi

US $300
Windshield wiper motor/transmission failed. With snow and rain, it was a major safety problem 
116000 mi

US $420
It took sometime to find the root cause of air leak on left front tire. It turns out that coating on that Wheel developed some bubbles, which cost the tire to loose air. Had to buy a new wheel at the end 
68200 mi

C $610
Rear hatch would not lock. Hatch would flop open while driving. Required replacement of Rear hatch lock mechanism. 
8000 mi Power liftgate was malfunctioning, strut replaced 
58000 mi windshield wiper mechanism needed to be replaced 
5580 mi Rebalanced and road forced wheels all were shown to be out with GM spec; vibration still there. 
7440 mi Roof water leak into interior from improperly installing drain tubes on sunroofs at factory. In shop for day. Still leaks after repair. Will take back for another repair. 
9300 mi The leaky roof was corrected second time in. 
18600 mi Roof leak returned. will go into shop for fifth attempt to repair. 
19840 mi Roof leak repaired.Sealant used was not applied from the factory properly on a roof seam where two pieces of metal come together.Missed it the previous times car was in for same problem.Water tested it myself and is dry. Appears to be fixed...finally. 
6820 mi Drivers seat vibrates when position changed. 
25800 mi

US $50
Left wing mirror moves in jerky fashion when adjusted electrically. 
10000 mi Car leaked again, this time from the windshield area. Tubes lengthened and resealed based on TSB issued. 
19000 mi 2nd row captain's seat will not lock into place. Parts not in stock. Will order. 
22000 mi parts replaced on seat track 
119000 mi

US $500
Latch on liftgate broke and door would not shut closed 
1000 mi Rear liftgate open switch, located above rear license plate, in handle cup, is held in place by four plastic tabs. While opening the rear liftgate two of the plastic tabs broke off and allowed the switch to fall down and hang in front of the license plate 
21000 mi Housing for forward seatbelts worn by belts over time. 
22000 mi

US $35
 
6000 mi  

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2008 Buick Enclave 4-door

6-cylinder automatic 2WD

3000 mi External temperature gauge is off. I was told that there is a bulletin for this problem, but no fix yet. 

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