2011 Buick Enclave problems
NHTSA has received 287 complaints about the 2011 Buick Enclave, and 14% of them involve steering. Next are air bags (13%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 287 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 221 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 | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 27 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 53 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 37 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 24 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 221 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 56,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Enclave with enough data (172 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.
Turned corner on ironwood46615 and rear ended car that stopped suddenly. Crushed my front end back to puncturing the radiator. No air bag deployed and no seat belt on impact. My knees hit the dash under the steering wheel. No onstar as no airbag deployed. Holding steering wheel was my only deterrent to hitting forward. Repairs cost $5000.+ and GM dealer insisted airbag and seat belt were functioning. Knees still hurt. And seen doctor about knees and going again soon.
When car is on a incline when you take your foot of brake it rolls backward,just purchase the car on 8/8/2013 took it back to dealer they say that's how it is,nothing wrong.(safety hazard??)
I will open the automatic lift gate on the back of the vehicle and it will automatically come down. This has happened on more than one occasion and has fallen on me.