Buick ENCLAVE brakes problems
232 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
2,492 owner complaints analyzed
29 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,449 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
232 of 2,492 complaints match this topic (9.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10208047 · 2007-11-06 (November 6, 2007)
ON AUG 20 THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WITH A HITCH STOPPED; SO DID I. THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THE CAR BEHIND HIM DIDN'T STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO SPRINGMALL AUTO BODY IN SPRINGFIELD - $5500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. ONE WEEK AFTER I PICKED IT UP, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I GOT ON ONSTAR AND THEY SAID THE TRACTION AND ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. I TOOK IT BACK TO SPRINGMALL. BECAUSE IT'S SO NEW, THEY DROVE THE CAR TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT - RTE 1 PONTIAC, GM AND BUICK, WOODRIDGE VA. UPON RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NEVER ASKED FOR PAPE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10208047 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10303381 · 2010-01-30 (January 30, 2010)
SNOWY CONDITIONS - ABOUT 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND; AS I BEGAN TO DESCEND THE HILL NEAR MY HOME I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP A SLOW PACE DOWN THE HILL. BRAKES FAILED AND I BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN THE HILL. STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE; MESSAGES INTERCHANGEABLY FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD - 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' AND 'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL'. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, AND HALFWAY DOWN THE HILL JUMPED AN 8" CURB. FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE THERE WERE PARKED CARS TO THE LEFT. ALSO, FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO PEO…
Owner-reported narrative. 26,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10303381 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10336059 · 2010-06-13 (June 13, 2010)
IF AFTER WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2-4 SECONDS AFTER DROPPING MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE INTO PASSING GEAR I NEED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRY TO ACCELERATE. IT'S AS IF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH GM TECH SUPPORT THE DEALER WAS TOLD A 2 OR 3 SECOND DELAY WAS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR (LATE 2007) AND HAS CAUSED 2 NEAR MISSES BUT N…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10336059 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10339380 · 2010-06-21 (June 21, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE VEHICLE FRONT END. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE POWER STEERING AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS AND BRAKES AT 22,000 MILES AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000 (…
Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10339380 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10355333 · 2010-09-10 (September 10, 2010)
2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER STATES RECURRING WARNING THAT STABILITRACK AND ABS REQUIRE SERVICE AND RECURRING SUNROOF DRAIN LEAK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF LEAKED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE SUNROOF DRAIN WAS PLUGGED, SO THEY CLEANED IT, AND THE LEAKING STOPPED. THE END OF JUNE 2010, THE LEAK OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM REGARDING THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND STABILITRACK. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10355333 at NHTSA ↗