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2008 Buick Enclave engine problems

86 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2008 Buick Enclave, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
86 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 76 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 7
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Buick Enclave Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 76 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 76 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 7 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 buick enclave. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly made an abnormal low gear noise. The contact was alerted that her vehicle was emitting fire from underneath the vehicle, she immediately pulled over and noticed a cloud of black smoke, within a few seconds later the vehicle engulfed in flames. The vehicle was put out by the fire department and a police report was taken. The contact sustained smoke inhalation but was not hospitalized.

Reported at 150,000 miles, January 2020 FireInjury

While driving the vehicle just shuts down. The first time it restarted, but on the second occurrence it would not restart. The vehicle has "stalled out" several times while traveling at rates anywhere from 25 MPH to 45 MPH. We have had it towed to the shop (including the dealer) 3 times and are told nothing is wrong. But the problem happened again today. I see other people are experiencing the same problem. Although we have avoided it thus far, it is going to cause an accident.

Reported at 110,000 miles, October 2014

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