2010 Buick Enclave problems
NHTSA has received 358 complaints about the 2010 Buick Enclave, and 36% of them involve steering. Next are engine (21%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 358 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 290 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 40 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 70 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 55 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 26 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 290 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (115 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Enclave with enough data (173 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was in the passing lane on a four lane interstate highway driving over an overpass near rockport, mo. My speed/cruise control was set on 70 MPH.there were one or more cars ahead of me in the passing lane and I was passing a semi-truck in the right lane. My vehicle started to speed up, without any input from me. I tried multiple times unsuccessfully to brake and could not slow the vehicle down. I changed lanes in order to not hit the car in front of me which we were almost upon.
On july 28, 2014, traffic lights were out due to a storm at a busy intersection making it a 4-way stop. When my turn to proceed I started out going north and a vehicle heading west didn't realize the lights were out ran thru intersection hitting me on right front passenger side pushing my vehicle over 2 lanes. I would estimated she was doing at least 45 miles per hour. She didn't see me and I didn't see her because a truck was stopped blocking both of our views.
Power steering goes in and out. Will work when the car is first started but once it warms up, power steering fails. Has been happening for a few weeks, local mechanic says there is a special coverage adjustment but I the only way I know about it is they found the information.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 buick enclave. While driving on several occasions, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The dealer diagnosed that the failure was due to a stretched timing chain. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,737.