2013 Buick Enclave problems
NHTSA has received 111 complaints about the 2013 Buick Enclave, and 13% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 111 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 82 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 82 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Enclave with enough data (63 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 buick enclave. The contact stated the heater overheated and as a result, the contact sustained a burn to the foot. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who stated that the vehicle did not overheat. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was unavailable. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 buick enclave. The contact stated that while traveling 5 MPH, the vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was injured and required immediate medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 11,500.
The contact owned a 2013 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH and attempting to make a right turn around a curve, the driver-side curtain airbag deployed unexpectedly and struck the contact's left temple, causing the contact to lose consciousness. While unconscious, the contact's foot remained depressed on the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to crash into a ditch, at which point the front passenger-side and rear driver-side and passenger-side airbags also deployed.
The car started dying whether I'm on the highway going 65 or stopped or accelerating...so many different circumstances.. The car will be going along fine and all of a sudden it says traction control off, service stabilitrak system, engine power reduced and then it dies...it does all of this in a matter of 3 seconds then I'm left trying to steer with no power steering. This has happened probably 35 to 40 times in the few months that I have had the car. Yesterday was just the last time
The service air bag light came on. I took it to independent auto service shop then the dealership, neither could find anything wrong with them. I was told to keep moving my driver side seat up and back every so often...that might get it to go off. Seriously, that is what dealership told me. So, during oil change I asked auto shop to take a look at service air bag issue. They said no computer code came up, so I need to take it to the dealership.