Buick steering problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,866 complaints involve steering. The Enclave accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Enclave with 128 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,866 about steering, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Enclave 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 1,175 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 96 and 13
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enclave | 446 | 24% |
| Regal | 317 | 17% |
| Lacrosse | 229 | 12% |
| Lesabre | 200 | 11% |
| Century | 135 | 7% |
| Park Avenue | 100 | 5% |
| Lucerne | 84 | 5% |
| Rendezvous | 81 | 4% |
| Verano | 50 | 3% |
| Encore | 48 | 3% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2010 Buick Enclave128 complaints
- 2009 Buick Enclave108 complaints
- 2008 Buick Enclave100 complaints
- 1998 Buick Regal78 complaints
- 2000 Buick Lesabre54 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1991 | 18 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 28 |
| 1994 | 41 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 1996 | 55 |
| 1997 | 119 |
| 1998 | 140 |
| 1999 | 61 |
| 2000 | 107 |
| 2001 | 66 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 33 |
| 2005 | 94 |
| 2006 | 90 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2008 | 123 |
| 2009 | 115 |
| 2010 | 154 |
| 2011 | 72 |
| 2012 | 51 |
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2014 | 42 |
| 2015 | 59 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 1,175 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.