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2012 Buick Enclave electrical system problems

19 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Buick Enclave, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Buick Enclave Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 15 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick enclave. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the turn signals failed to emit a clicking noise when engaged. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice where the radio and instrument panel were replaced at different times. The failure persisted after each repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

Reported at 8,000 miles, January 2013

The switch that turns off the radio. When you open the drivers door does not work. Most of the time; without a lot jiggling.

Reported at 210,000 miles, July 2016

Other problems reported for the 2012 Buick Enclave

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