2017 Buick Enclave Repairs and Problem Descriptions at TrueDelta

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Buick Enclave in Michigan, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
Feb 2017 5000 mi	Leak around fixed Sun Roof. Send out for repair to Auto Glass Shop. Replace Head Liner due to water staining from leaks.

Buick Enclave in Alberta, Canada Oct 2016 - Jun 2018
Mar 2017 8680 mi	Plastic/rubber moulding on leading edge of drivers door loose. New moulding installed under warranty.

Buick Enclave in Florida, United States Mar 2016 - Mar 2019
Jan 2019 38000 mi	Ac Rear evaporator has a leak. Fixed then the switch was faulty. In the shop for 3 days while they figured it out.

Buick Enclave in Florida, United States Jun 2019 - Jul 2022
Sep 2019 45000 mi	Transmission case cracked. Transmission replaced.
Aug 2021 67000 mi US $50	Fuel evap solenoid failed. Replaced.
Jul 2022 76000 mi US $500	Compressor seized. Replaced compressor and filter dryer. Flushed system.

Buick Enclave in Minnesota, United States Dec 2015 - Jun 2018
May 2018 39000 mi	Total tear down and rebuild transmission

Buick Enclave in Michigan, United States Apr 2016 - Apr 2019
Mar 2018 30000 mi	Check engine light on. Taken to dealer, found that O2 sensor was faulty. Replaced under warranty
Jul 2018 36000 mi	Check engine light came on, taken to dealer. Found to be exhaust valve had gone bad. Replaced under warranty

Buick Enclave in Ohio, United States Dec 2015 - Jun 2022
Oct 2016 14000 mi	Glove compartment lock jammed, had to be replaced.
Nov 2016 15200 mi	Rear hatch randomly opened repeatedly. Hatch latch and sensors replaced.

Buick Enclave in New Hampshire, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
May 2018 36000 mi US $300	Rear brakes and rotors

Buick Enclave in Connecticut, United States Dec 2015 - Jan 2019
Sep 2018 24000 mi	Needed new compressor
Oct 2018 18000 mi	Transmission pieces

Buick Enclave in Texas, United States Aug 2015 - Aug 2022
Jul 2017 36 mi	Rear system stopped cooling, replaced under warrant
Dec 2017 44000 mi	Touch screen and audio system rebooted several times while driving. Unit replaced. Symptoms have returned since.

Buick Enclave in Mississippi, United States Dec 2014 - Jun 2022
May 2022 65000 mi US $131	Headlight replaced.

Buick Enclave in Florida, United States Dec 2017 - Apr 2019
Mar 2018 36500 mi	Rattling noise at slow speed. Driver's side fog lamp was loose.

Buick Enclave in Washington, United States Apr 2015 - Jun 2022
Nov 2017 21000 mi US $850	Complete brake overhaul, including calipers.
Feb 2018 24000 mi US $375	Car would not turn on, would not shift out of park, the brake remained depressed, and the steering wheel was locked. Turned out that an after market on off switch for towing had shorted out. Took the dealer 3 days to find it, but they only chargedmr $180.

Buick Enclave in Illinois, United States Apr 2015 - Jun 2022
Mar 2016 11000 mi	Brake shield came loose and was scraping against rotor
Jul 2020 54000 mi US $50	EVAP vent control replacement

Buick Enclave in Nova Scotia, Canada May 2016 - Jun 2018
Apr 2018 52700 mi C $360	Replaced purge valve in fuel system causing engine light.

Buick Enclave in New York, United States Aug 2015 - Jun 2022
Jun 2018 27000 mi	Oil leak, installed dye to find leak. They had to reseal the front engine cover then refill oil and retest to verify.

Buick Enclave in Texas, United States Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
Sep 2014 7000 mi	I had to take the car in because it would not cool. They determined it wasn't the freon, but it took a while to figure out they needed to remover the a/c completly to replace a switch on the a/c. It works great ever since.

Buick Enclave in Texas, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2022
Jan 2015 30800 mi	Driver's door ambient light strip malfunctioning. Dealer ordered replacement door panel. Entire interior door trim panel replaced due to defective ambient light strip.
Dec 2016 35000 mi	When parked with engine off, listening to radio, message appeared that battery was low and engine should be restarted. Dealer tech could find no codes or apparent issues. Battery and alternator tested good. Radio periodically resets station selected to low-band FM. Occurs when vehicle is parked overnight. Problem has occurred numerous times since buying the car new. Dealer mechanic could not determine cause.
Apr 2017 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. Radio continues to reset randomly. Occasionally, will get in the car in the morning and find that the tuner has reset itself to the lowest frequency on the FM band. This has been a recurring issue throughout my ownership since new. Dealer finally decided to download new system software. Radio reset itself that same night. Informed dealer, who advised that, at next regular service, they would replace the entire unit. Problem has not recurred since then.
Aug 2017 39000 mi	Replaced entire radio/nav head unit due to repeated, random, unattended reset issue. Replacement unit reset itself the day after picking up the car, and it does so randomly to this day.
Dec 2017 41000 mi	A couple of weeks ago, I cranked it up and it was idling very rough. I shut off the engine, then restarted it. It seemed to smooth out, but it threw a CEL. Went to the dealer the following day, and the codes showed a lean fuel trim condition in both cylinder banks (PO171 and PO174). The fix was to replace the solenoid for the evaporative canister purge valve. Warranty covered it, and all is good.
Jan 2019 47729 mi	Dealer attempted to resolve front end rattle/clunking. Under warranty, they replaced lower control arm bushings on both sides. Also replaced left front axle. Repair was ineffective - problem still existed.
Oct 2019 54818 mi US $280	Dealer diagnosed a faulty engine coolant temperature sensor. Sensor was replaced, which resolved the non-functional AC issue.
Oct 2020 59686 mi US $1285	Attempted to resolve front end rattle/clunking that has been present since 2018. Warranty repair by Dealer January 2019 (new lower control arm bushings and one front drive shaft) did not correct the problem. This time I used a known independent repair shop to attempt to correct the problem. Front struts and sway bar endlinks replaced. Problem still exists. Repair shop replaced broken front engine mount.

Buick Enclave in North Carolina, United States Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
Jun 2018 20000 mi	Forward collision sensor replacement

Buick Enclave in Georgia, United States Sep 2017 - Jun 2022
Oct 2017 39000 mi US $180	Replaced front brake rotors and pads

Buick Enclave in Saskatchewan, Canada Dec 2014 - Oct 2016
Dec 2014 8680 mi	Rattle within front end especially with uneven terrain and turning. Poor front and back strut function. Replaced front stuts without any change or improvement. Returning to dealer immediately. 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.
Mar 2015 13020 mi	Front end rattle and poor suspension continues. $ trips to dealer without anything found, but they acknowledge something not right.
Sep 2015 22320 mi	Struts leaking and replaced. Front end rattle continues. Update: Initial complaints of front end clunking and poor shock absorption was fixed when dealer replaced struts. Not sure what too them so long to replace them!
Apr 2016 34600 mi	Both front struts leaking and replaced. Finally got rid of front end noise that I complained about after delivery of veichle. WTF woke them up!

Buick Enclave in North Carolina, United States Nov 2013 - Jun 2018
Feb 2014 4000 mi	after turning off the car, there is a strong smell of gas. We switch brands and this seems to have gone away. However dealer said this may be burn off on the catalytic converter. We'll stay on it.
Jun 2015 18000 mi	Brake booster had to be replaced under warranty. The symptoms was a squeak that my wife could hear and the brake peddle being spongy.
Mar 2016 29000 mi	Hard down shift, but we did the 30k service and drove with tech all wired and no indication of transmission issue. We will monitor as there may be an issue with some of the shifting in the transmissions
May 2017 46000 mi	Front sensor in camera for forward collision warning kept going off. We think the inside cap came loose and was obstructing the sensor. We went to the Buick dealership and my wife was told we needed to purchase an extended warranty for a car that had a 4/50k and was still under the 50k and 4 years. I brought it to Clark Cadillac in Pinehurst where we have purchased multiple cars and they did the assessment. We will be buying the extended warranty from Clark this month for the Buick for 4/48 which cover it til 100k. The other problem was coil wire on the main coil. This caused all the lights to go on and the car almost to shut down. The SM at Clark Cadillac knew the problem when I told him the symptoms.
Aug 2017 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
Nov 2017 55000 mi US $230	replaced fluid with Wyman's not OEM at dealership. This actually fixed the transmission slipping problem that we have been reporting for three years. Also replaced Bridgestone new tires with Michelins MS. The Michelins, traction is far better with this high torque engine. Recommend this to all Buick FWDs.

Buick Enclave in South Dakota, United States Feb 2014 - Jun 2018
Jul 2014 7500 mi	Navigation GPS kept losing signal lock. Dealer downloaded new software to the navigation unit (took 90 minutes).
Feb 2016 27100 mi	Original battery replaced under warranty. Was not holding a charge.
Jan 2018 50785 mi US $60	Got a message on the car display indicating "Check Charging System". Took it to the dealer for a test. The battery and charging system tested fine. No subsequent problems.

Buick Enclave in California, United States Jul 2014 - Mar 2017
Sep 2014 23000 mi US $15	it had a rattle on cold starts that they tried to fix in July, it was making noise again after 9 days. This time it was fixed. camshaft actuators replaced and new solenoids installed. so far so good
Nov 2015 60000 mi US $415	the right headlight was out, it was replaced at a cost of 415.00 I was surprised at the cost of the bulb of 285.00 plus 130.00 for labor
Jan 2016 68000 mi US $340	Left headlight was burned out, replacement parts cost 280.00 from dealer plus at least one hour shop time

Buick Enclave in Alabama, United States Jul 2016 - Jul 2022
Aug 2016 13800 mi	A leak in the rear evaporator. Repaired under warranty by dealer. A new evaporator was installed.
Aug 2018 32000 mi	Repaired leak in rear evaporator. Covered by warenty. This is the second time for this problem.

Buick Enclave in California, United States Jun 2016 - Aug 2017
Jun 2016 42000 mi	Air bag sensor light came on randomly. Dealer found a loose wire under the passenger side dashboard.

Buick Enclave in Connecticut, United States Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
Jan 2018 36000 mi	Audio system was malfunctioning. Radio, GPS and Backup camera not working. Radio would turn on and off with only static.
Jun 2018 38000 mi	AC wasn't blowing cold air. AC was checked for leaks and recharged. AC repair covered under warranty

Buick Enclave in Massachusetts, United States May 2014 - Feb 2021
Jun 2017 34000 mi US $500	Rear pads and rotors replaced. Potentially stuck calipers resulted in premature wear of driver side rear pads and rotors.
Dec 2017 39000 mi	One leaky front strut. Both replaced under warranty. Replaced front pads and rotors.
Sep 2020 67000 mi US $100	Known issue in GM 3 row crossovers, luckily had full extended warranty

Buick Enclave in Ontario, Canada Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
Feb 2015 7840 mi	the trim around the seat selection controls on the driver's door was defective and was not allowing the buttons to operate.
Dec 2017 23560 mi	Rattle was noted going over bumps. Parts were replaced, and rattle went away!

Buick Enclave in Michigan, United States Dec 2013 - Mar 2014
Jan 2014	Damaged left front strut no pressure. replaced. rattle in headliner windows repeatedly icing up on the inside

Buick Enclave in Kansas, United States Sep 2013 - Jun 2018
Jun 2015 31000 mi	A shudder occassionally when shifting and one time a clunk. No problem found so nothing fixed to date.
Aug 2016 51000 mi US $1200	Evaporator and blower problem. Parts back ordered and car going in this week for replacement of parts. AC was repaired. No warranty or recall allowed.

Buick Enclave in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
Jan 2016	Misfire
Jul 2017 35000 mi US $500	Replaced sway bar. Replaced rear brakes.

Buick Enclave in Virginia, United States Sep 2014 - Jun 2022
Jul 2015 18000 mi	Rear evaporator leaked out all the freon. The first trip dealer recharged system with dye added. Second trip found leak location.
Aug 2016 31000 mi	Rear condenser leaked onto fan and shorted out same. TSB on this problem, original repair a while back was before TSB came out.
Jul 2017 37000 mi	The rear evaporator was leaking. This is the third evaporator since new.

Buick Enclave in New York, United States Jun 2015 - Jan 2021
Aug 2015 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.
Nov 2015 30000 mi	check engine light came on. On board computer was checked and no codes were found.
Sep 2016 42000 mi	In dash notification that the Traction Control was not working and StablTrac System needed service. Computer was scanned and no codes showed up. Nothing was done. This problem reoccurred again 3 weeks later and notification disappeared

Buick Enclave in California, United States Sep 2015 - Oct 2016
Oct 2016 54000 mi US $150	according to service person part of the AC system in the back passenger side of car went out and it was a known issue but, not recalled. Car was out of warranty but, dealership spoke to Buick and we only had to cover $150 of the $1200 cost.

Buick Enclave in California, United States Feb 2014 - Jun 2018
Jun 2014 2000 mi	driver side front window motor was not functioning properly. Replaced motor. It has started to make noise so will probably have to take it back for a look.

Buick Enclave in Massachusetts, United States May 2015 - Jul 2016
Jun 2015 8000 mi	A/C not working. Tests at dealership show no problem. "Could not duplicate customers claim". They now agree it isn't working and have ordered a part?

Buick Enclave in New York, United States Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Oct 2014 20000 mi	They had to replace the entire steering system. But did resolved the issue. I ended up trading my Buick Enclave for the second time, to lease different make and model automobile. Owned 2010 AWD CXL & 2013 Premium AWD

Buick Enclave in Missouri, United States Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
Jul 2016 24300 mi	AC not cooling. Low refrigerant. Dealer added refrigerant and dye but could not find leak.
Jul 2017 29900 mi US $100	7-09-2017; 28899 miles Air Conditioner not working again. Dealer found Leaky Rear Evaporator Core. Replaced core and blower motor under GM Warranty even though car is beyond 4-year (50000 mile) warranty by 2 months because of TSB--Original motor brushes blow copper particles onto aluminum rear evaporator core causing core to corrode and create pinholes and refrigerant leaks. Clean all surfaces with detergent, replace evaporator core, replace motor assembly and recharge. Leaky power steering hose--replaced leaky hose.

Buick Enclave in Michigan, United States Jan 2013 - Jun 2016
Oct 2013 14800 mi	Airbag light was on. Driver's seat wiring harness was unplugged. Reattached and cleared code.
Jul 2014 30800 mi	Airbag light was on. Airbag harness recall
Mar 2015 45000 mi	Left Strut leak. Strut was replaced.
Dec 2015 62000 mi	Airbag light was on. Dealer traced it to a faulty connector and removed connnector, replacing it with a wire.
May 2016 69400 mi	Transmission failure - trans rebuild by dealer.
Jun 2016 73000 mi	Car was making whirring noise - 3 wheel bearings replaced. Car would not start reliably - fuel pump replaced.

Buick Enclave in California, United States Jan 2013 - Jun 2016
Jun 2014 23000 mi	Rear brake light burnt out, replaced for free
Jan 2016 43500 mi	Power steering fluid leak

Buick Enclave in North Carolina, United States Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
Jan 2017 31500 mi	Bluetooth connection to phone would fail occasionally. After attempting to repair via software update, the dealer replaced the entire radio.
May 2017 49000 mi US $200	Driver seat plastic cowl (surrounding electric seat controls) front and side replaced.
May 2018 64000 mi US $165	While parked at shop for Oil Change, unable to start car. Found battery depleted. Replaced battery.
Feb 2021 110000 mi US $1000	Car bobbing excessively over bumps. Struts and shocks replaced
Jun 2022 129000 mi US $900	Vehicle overheated and engine shut off while driving. Was able to drive slowly to shop. Water Pump and Thermostat replaced.
Jul 2022 130000 mi US $300	Thump in front of vehicle detected upon acceleration after prior repair. Upon inspection, front left motor mount was found to be broken. Replaced.
Mar 2023 138000 mi US $350	A/C was not cooling adequately. Leak was detected from compressor. System was recharged for temporary fix. Compressor repair was necessary, decided to trade vehicle rather than pay $3,000 for repair.

Buick Enclave in Michigan, United States Dec 2012 - Jun 2022
Jul 2015 22000 mi	A/C was blowing warm air. Dealer determined system was low on refrigerant, but couldn't locate the leak. They introduced dye and recharged the system and told me to bring it back when the problem recurs so they can locate the leak.
Sep 2015 24000 mi	A/C again was blowing warm air. The dealer located the leak in the rear system with the aid of the dye that was added when the system was recharged in July. The rear evaporator was replaced and the system was recharged.
Sep 2016 33000 mi	Squeaking noise from brake pedal. Noise was intermittent. It was loud sometimes and not present at other times.
Jan 2017 35200 mi	Replaced heating element in front passenger seat cushion.
Jun 2018 42336000 mi US $115	A/C stopped working. A/C was recharged but leak could not be detected. System will be monitored.
Jun 2019 49200 mi US $133	A/C was recharged. The leak could not be found.
Aug 2019 50800 mi US $103	Left hand headlamp bulb burned out. I replaced both left and right headlamp bulbs. I had to remove the front wheels and inner fender liners to gain access to the bulbs.

Buick Enclave in Pennsylvania, United States Dec 2016 - Dec 2017
Oct 2017 38000 mi US $300	Replaced rear shocks as one was leaking. Note: took multiple trips of over 1,000 miles with a loaded cargo area.

Buick Enclave in Ohio, United States Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
Sep 2015 29000 mi	Bluetooth and on star systems were inoperable.

Buick Enclave in Missouri, United States May 2013 - Jun 2015
Jan 2014 11400 mi	Terrible squeak over bumps in the a pillar when cold
Jun 2015 41000 mi	Terrible squeak never fixed.

Buick Enclave in Quebec, Canada Apr 2014 - Mar 2021
Apr 2015 21360 mi	Rust on the Hood, they change the Hood under the gm warranty

Buick Enclave in Massachusetts, United States Dec 2012 - Jun 2022
Sep 2013 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. Naivgation will freeze intermittently rendedering it useless. Replicated part of the problem, but there is no fix as of yet. GM supposedly working on a fix. Backup camera will sometimes go completely black on navigation screen making it impossible to see. Dealer believed this is a built in feature when camera in direct sunlight. My problem did not occur in the sun. Issue not fixed. Had a slight oil leak from delivery date. Would find a small stain on the driveway. Dealer found leak at the left transmission c/v shaft seal. Replaced seal and leak fixed. Blue tooth sound quality is waful when paired with an iPhone. Dealer paired a similar phone and could not replicate the poor quality.
Feb 2015 13000 mi	Power steering pump failed. Poor blue tooth audio quality, nav unit would randomly shut down and restart and using a DCF for rear entertainment would lock out all other functions ie nav, radio control etc.
Mar 2015 13000 mi	Service Stabilitrak and traction control. Dealer checked for codes. Fixed. Front end felt loose. Right front strut had failed. New strut installed. Car has exhibited poor fuel economy since new delivery. Average lifetime MPG of 13. Dealer reset the mileage parameters.
Feb 2016 19000 mi	Left front strut failed and was replaced Engine makes a whining sound equivalent to a supercharger that increases with RPM's. Car doesn't have a supercharger lol. Told it is just a trait of the car and is normal. While driving the car the right front caliper bracket broke causing the caliper to swing free and cause damage to the rotor. Dealer replaced rt caliper, bracket, and completed a full front brake job.
Mar 2016 20000 mi	The hazard light switch would not activate, nor would control of the dashboard display work (haptic touch). The hazard warning switch was found to have an open circuit. Switch replaced.
Dec 2016 26000 mi	Radio would randomly reboot itself. Dealer replaced the whole radio. Drivers seat front bottom cushion degraded to the point that it was not supportive enough. Dealer replaced bottom seat cushion pad. DIC button control would activate on its own and change display. Dealer replaced DIC control panel. Gas gauge was very pessimistic reading much lower than it should. Dealer replaced fuel tank level sensor. Noise from front end upon first trip. Both struts found to need replacement. Dealer replaced both. Dealer found a power steering fluid leak. Dealer replaced power steering inlet line. Dealer found both front stabilizer links knocking and loose. Dealer replaced both links. Dealer found both outer tie rod ends loose and noisy. Dealer replaced both outer tie rods.
Mar 2017 28000 mi US $100	All four rims' clear coat was delaminating. Dealer replaced all four rims.
Dec 2017 34000 mi	Power steering high pressure hose was leaking. Same hose had been changed in December of 2016. Hose replaced under warranty.
Jun 2022 58000 mi US $1400	All new front pads and rotors. Motor mount replaced. Squealing serpentine belt. Belt and tensioner replaced.

Buick Enclave in Connecticut, United States Jun 2013 - Jan 2018
Aug 2015 29700 mi	A/C was blowing warm air instead of cold. Dealer found coolant leak in rear A/C evaporator core. Replaced evaporator core and recharged system. Evaporator core part was not in stock so they kept the vehicle overnight. Loaner was provided.

Buick Enclave in New Jersey, United States Apr 2016 - Jul 2022
Dec 2016 31000 mi	air bag impact sensor replaced under warranty
Mar 2018 38000 mi US $120	left rear brake caliper dragging requiring replacement of unit,covered by CPO warranty. cost (120-) was for right rear brake pads which were replaced at dealers recommendation.

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