Body Problems of Buick Enclave - part 1

Power liftgate was functioning erratically and now it won't open at all. Currently there is no way to manually open the liftgate or access the rear of the vehicle without climbing through the vehicle to get to the trunk area. Electrical switches on inside, exterior of vehicle nor the keyfob will open the liftgate. Previously the liftgate opened on its own at unintended times and now it has simply quit working. Safety issue was when it was opening while driving. It is not currently doing this since it won't work anymore. Complete failure happened around 54k miles.

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Blind spot is extremely large between the front windshield and side windows, because of the enlarged side view mirror housing. Entire vehicles and people can dissappear into these spots rendering them invisible to proceeding motorist.

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The rear switch on our tailgate has failed and it allows the tailgate to open/close randomly on its own while the vehicle is locked even. I contacted Buick about the problem and they said didn’t care, but this can happen while the vehicle is moving down the road as well as when parked. It’s not necessarily a typical safety issue that are normally recalled for, but it does pose significant safety issues if you want your car to be locked and you come back from the store and it’s not and people are free to break it or if it were to happen while moving. We had this happen on our car at around 38,000 miles. From reading other Buick forums to try and figure out what the cause is, it sounds like it’s a somewhat common occurrence. It’s alarming that it can open while the vehicle is locked.

Due to an inability of the Buick auto manufacturers to provide parts to my 2022 Enclave, after becoming disabled to drive in auto accident. . Since November 27th, enduring a 3 month wait with rental car fees, and emotional stress strickly because unable to obtain parts! how does a company sell a car without the ability to pro ide any customer service in a timely manner. . I've made 4 car payments with no car. . I purchased a Buick with the expectation of quality service. .

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8am, stopped at intersection. Light traffic. Green light, increased speed to 15 mph, turning left and sunroof explodes. Luckily inside shade cover was closed so no glass was able to come down.

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Purchased new, dealer twice during warranty kept vehicle for 6 weeks to do recall notice repairs. Now this 2010 has 42,000 miles and the steering is going bad. Sb10056459-3388 describes the exact problem. During these two periods that recall repairs were done that should have addressed the problem even though the problem had not surfaced yet. This was a wear condition I was never informed of. It is getting worse now.

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I was driving and the other person ran the stop light and hit my car making me go in and hit another car from the other side.

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The contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while placing groceries into his vehicle, an abnormal noise began to emit from the rear liftgate. As the contact moved out of the way, the liftgate slammed down independently without warning. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure) which he linked to the failure. The contact called the manufacturer where he was informed that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was then referred to a dealer for assistance. The dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. The contact stated upon pressing the liftgate power button to open the liftgate, the lift gate partially opened and rapidly closed on her. The contact's husband who was standing near by, held back the liftgate manually until she was able to come out. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring and she could only manually open and hold the liftgate up. The contact stated that the software update for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit was previously completed under NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure), which she associated to the failure. The local dealer was contacted and an appointment was scheduled for repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the recall had been closed. A case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

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The contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, he would hear loud abnormal rattling and ticking sounds coming from the corner between the front passenger’s side and the windshield. There were no warnings lights illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

Factory running boards on 2020 Buick Enclave ice up in winter driving blocking the driver and passenger doors from opening. Vehicle can be parked and if ice accumulates or snow melts and freezes the door will not open. If vehicle is in motion and ice/slush build up and freeze the doors will not open.

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Motor mount broke potentially causing serious damage to the engine or more. Unknown when it broke, was noticed in routine check. Rear ac and front ac have both quit working properly twice in 2 years: 1st in 2018 and again July 2020. Rear of vehicle above wheel well keeps separating from vehicle for unknown reasons.

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Car is leaking from under the driver side under the dash (by your feet) and on the passenger side under the dash (by your feet) I live in florida and it often rains. I'm concerned about mold and rust or electrical problems. It appears to be a common problem in gm vehicles. (google search) so why isn't gm recalling it?.

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The rear lift gate gave out and and will no longer go up or down automatically or stay up when open, the door will shut on you.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph when the contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when they hit another vehicle near the driver's side. The contact was not able to see the other vehicle. No airbags deployed. The vehicle was not towed. A police report was filed. No injuries or medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to a body shop for repairs. The contact stated that then while idle when a truck came from the side of the vehicle crashing into the driver side of the vehicle when this occurred the contact was not able to see anything in their side view mirror. The airbags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was returned to the body shop for the driver's side door to be replaced. The contact contacted the dealership (findlay chevy Buick GMC address: 2565 laughlin view dr, bullhead city, az 86429; phone: (928) 754-3400) who only attempted to trade the vehicle in. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Gl.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the audible warning chimes and turn signal clicking sound where not present due a malfunction in the audio amplifier. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer ballas Buick(5715 west central Ave, toledo OH. ) who diagnosed that an electrical shortage to the audio amplifier had occurred due to the water leaking into the panels of the vehicle and behind the fire wall. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 168,000 . Jft.

Went to get out of the vehicle from driver side and the door wouldnt open. You can pull the door handle back but door will not open. Door will open from the outside. Also, the passenger side air bag notification comes on for a while but then will go off periodically. When you start the vehicle it will say "service air bag" (picture attached).

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2008 Buick Enclave without accidents nor sunroof or windshield repair or replacement has been experiencing water leakage from visor joints, side curtain panels and under the steering column. My radio amplifier suffered water damage and 2" of water has pooled afoot of my vehicle floor. The issue has been present as of March 2018 and has returned for repair every two months since to date and is there again today. This issue is not able to be rectified nor solved. I have researched and found flooding and water accumulation issues are a known, common and repetitive issue with this make model and year. This will result in electrical and more significant power, and operation problems. A repair, fix compensation and deep cleaning is necessary.

Passenger side view mirror housing is attached to the body of the 2008 Buick Enclave in a very broad and bubbly manner. This enhances yet another large and dangerous blind spot. This blind spot is activated when a vehicle or pedestrian) approaches from 120-140 degree angle- or right hand side crossing merging into traffic or approaching the front of the vehicle to proceed across to the front end of the vehicle. When I attempt to pullout into traffic with two way passing vehicles and pedestrians, I stop and observe traffic, a car on the left is approaching the Buick it disappears into the blind spot where by assuming all clear to proceed to cross lanes of traffic to be stopped in the middle of the street by the surprise of a vehicle at the front corner nose of the vehicle. A near miss luckily if not an accident. If at a 4 way stop at times when the street doesn't line up perpendicularly but slightly askew, a vehicle is invisible until it is near accident. Countless times it is the other vehicle that stops short of my oversight due to the blind spot. A repair or fix is necessary!! this issue has been a problem for many years, I just did not know the appropriate venue to voice my concern and issue.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. While operating the vehicle, the air bag indicator remained illuminated. Also, while driving in the rain, water leaked into the cabin and onto the floor of the vehicle, which caused the brake pedal to become slippery when depressed. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer (eckenhoff Buick, 919 church rd, cherry hill, NJ) and the manufacturer were notified, but no solution was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2010 Buick Enclave. The contact stated the lift gate fractured and will not stay up without being held. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. VIN not available. Jc.

Waiting in line at sonic driveway started reversing at breakneck speeds - finally stopped afte r jumping a curb and hitting a heavy pickup, air bags did not open malfunction of vehicle several days before the gear shift seemed sticky.

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I was driving on a highway 6 in waterloo indiana and my sunroof exploded and the entire glass was shattered and had a huge hole. The explosion was like a short gun going off. I thought some one shot or threw something but there was no overpass. I called the police just to make sure and a report was filed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). The contact stated that there was a failure with the rear hatch of the vehicle opening and closing as intended. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving the vehicle and going over a bump in the road, the rear hatch became ajar. The vehicle was taken to tolbert Chevrolet Buick located at 1040 w beacon st, philadelphia, ms 39350, (601) 656-4802, to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to reproduce the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available. Ah.

The hatchback slams shut randomly. It always closes on its own while people are under it.

Driving the car in the freeway. Car started smoking, stopped on shoulder turned off engine. Smoke got darker and then fire appeared.

The rear hatch starts to go up when you press the button but about half-way up it reverses and the control motor pulls it back down-frequently hitting you in the head. Initially it was only occasionally but now it is every time we try to raise it.

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.

After a horrable rain, I came to my car, and found the front passenger side was flooded. I followed the water leak and found it was the sunroof, took the car to Buick dealership, and found the drain tube was clogged, my warrenty did not cover it so I had to pay $178. 00 for the repair. I then looked it up and found there is a known NHTSA item number on the car, it is 10026482. After looking into this I found it is a reoccurring problem, it needs to be fixed-blown out every 6 months. If it is a known problem it should have been fixed a long time ago. I am on a limited income and can not afford $178. 00 every 6 months. It is destroying the carpet. I looked on youtube to see what the process is in fixing it and I see so many wires in the path of the water. I think this is a bigger risk factor than a simple leak. We have had this car for 6months now and this is the first problem. I have one family member and one friend that is interested in this car and I will be sure to let them know of the problems that we are begining to have. This car was taken to Buick dealership, national city, CA.

This 2008 Buick Enclave vehicle with this VIN# has had probably a hundred or more instances over the past year of the back hatch door lifting to about 2/3 of the way up, then suddenly for no reason it closes automatically by itself. The close button was never pushed. The most recent date this happened was below. Persons have had to duck out of the way to avoid being hit, but it actually has hit a person in the head several times. Always happens when car is stationary. It is not showing up as a recall on our VIN# on the gm recall site or on your website, however I have seen other websites that discuss this particular model and year as having a recall for this same reason.

The lowest part of the front driver or passenger doors come to a very sharp point at the rear of the door. On Nov. 11,2017 in a costco parking lot a gust of wind blew the door closed on my leg causing a deep wound from the sharp penetrating edge of the door. Costco employees performed emergency medical help to stop the massive bleeding. As of this date the wound is still being treated. (hospital has pictures) upon asking the doctor and wound nurse if I was the only one they had seen with this type of wound , I was surprised to hear them reply that I was among thousands. The cure for preventing this type of accident in the design of any vehicles front driver and passenger doors is simple. Two door cars and trucks are rounded at the low trailing edge point. Rear doors on four door cars and trucks are rounded. It should not be a big design or engineering problem to cure. I do not have pics of my leg , the hospital does. They can be gotten if needed. The main issue to me is to eliminate the razor sharp lower trailing edge of the doors on all models and makes of autos and trucks. My vehicle stationary in parking lot . Wind provided the energy to close the door on my leg. I will also contact my legislature representatives. Thank you. John l. Orr.

I took my car to o'neil Buick today for a safety recall on my Enclave's lift gate. The recall letter from the dealer said that the lift struts may need to be replaced. Obviously the recall work would be free. I was happy to get the letter because my lift gate was broken. However the service department at the dealer said it would cost $275 for parts and $109 in labor. That is was just a coincidence that my broken lift gate was but not covered at all by the free recall. This felt like I was being cheated. I would like to ask for help from the ntsa.

Sunroof water leak. When it rains water pours from all parts of the roof onto the interior of the car. From falling water to water running down through the walls of every part of the car. It has started to cause electrical problems with the vehicle and also I have found mold under the carpet where the water accumulates. It is usually 1 to 2 inches of water on the floor boards after raining. Causing mold, rust and mildew. This happens whenever it rains, a little or alot. This may be causing unhealth iisues. It would be Smart for Buick to fix these issues now before medical bills are involved.

The drivers side door power window operates differently that other cars. It is practically impossible to lower it without being distracted from driving. Gm says the operation is normal, yet other gm makes and other manufacturers do not operate like this vehicle. If you want it down just an inch, you struggle to keep the window at the level you desire. It will distract enough to cause an accident if you continue to attempt to set the window level. This problem has existed since I took delivery of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking water on the driver and passenger side of the vehicle where the fillers that hold the side air bags were located. The vehicle was also leaking water through the roof in the rear, underneath the sensor used for reverse assistance. The rear seat belts were also leaking water. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The dealer determined that the headliner needed to be removed in order for a water test to take place to indicate the origin of the leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.