KnownCarProblems2013 Buick Enclave Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Buick Enclave, most often about the transmission (20% of complaints, typically around 73,000 miles). It is 10th of 19 Enclave model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2013 Buick Enclave problems
Transmission
14 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 73,000 miles.
I purchase this vehicle used from hennessey Buick dealership 9 months ago as certified used car. May 4 traveling on interstate 75 north, at sixty five miles per hour/the transmission give a loud band sound and the car stopped in middle of highway. With traffic traveling both ways. The drive train stop pulling. Had car…
The contact owns a 2013 Buick Enclave. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook abruptly. The vehicle was taken to soechting motors (603 kingsbury st, seguin, tx 78155, [phone]) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
Engine
14 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 73,000 miles.
I purchase this vehicle used from hennessey Buick dealership 9 months ago as certified used car. May 4 traveling on interstate 75 north, at sixty five miles per hour/the transmission give a loud band sound and the car stopped in middle of highway. With traffic traveling both ways. The drive train stop pulling. Had car…
The contact owns a 2013 Buick Enclave. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly jerked and the speed reduced to 20 MPH. The check engine and stability trac malfunction warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the engine, and the…
Electrical
12 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 32,500 miles.
Radio will have a loud and scary pop when put reverse. The radio/navigation screen will go black and then return. This has happened twice in the last four months.
The vehicle failed to start on 12/1/14. I called the dealership in san luis obispo, california, and they towed it in. The battery was fine and they told my wife that they could not find anything wrong with it and that it was good to go and they gave it back to her on 12/2/14. On 12/4/14 my wife and two young children…
Stability control
12 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 68,000 miles.
My 2013 Buick Enclave started having problems back in december. When I was driving all of the sudden the car chimed about 3 times then all the sudden the dashboard read the following: 1.engine power is reduced 2.service traction control off 3.service stabilitrak 4.the engine light comes on at the same time, the engine…
On 3/21/18 I was pulling out of a gas station to head to work. My traction control light lit up as well as my engine light. Warnings went across my dash stating "traction control off" "service stabilitrack" "engine power reduced" I couldn't go over 40mph. I made it back to work. After work only the engine light was…
Steering
12 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 43,500 miles.
The car was at a local (summit,nj) harquill bros. For a standard oil change. When they backed up the car to bring it into a bay the front drive shaft fell out of its yoke to the ground. The day before I found a bracket and bolt in my driveway at home and thought it was from the landscapers mower. I plan to give that…
The car was at a local (summit,nj) harquill bros. For a standard oil change. When they backed up the car to bring it into a bay the front drive shaft fell out of its yoke to the ground. The day before I found a bracket and bolt in my driveway at home and thought it was from the landscapers mower. I plan to give that…
Air bags
10 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 53,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2013 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to alpine Buick gmc (8120 w tufts ave, denver, co 80123 ([phone]), but the diagnostic results and repairs were unknown. The contact mentioned that the failure persisted and the vehicle was…
I originally did front end collision repairs on this gm vehicle and I had to originally replace the front passenger seatbelt. I went through 3 apparent good used ones for replacement and all of them have had their fair share of difference from acting up. One of them seemed to work but every now and then the airbag…
Other or unspecified
8 complaints · 11%I purchased this vehicle on 05/25/2017. I noticed that night that the service air bag light kept coming on. I looked it up and found that some of these models had recalls on the air bag system. I am trying to find out if there is a recall(s) on this vehicle and if so have they been resolved or how do I get them…
Side object detection module has an internal open signal. Replacement cost exceeds $500.00. Odometer reading at time of detection was 83,218 miles. Vehicle was/is in motion.
Lights
6 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles.
The daytime running lights have failed. The passengers side failed several years ago and I had it replaced. A year later it failed again but I was not going to pay $1500 to replace it. The drivers side recently failed. I literally watched it happen as the vehicle was parked and running while I was approaching it. Now…
Vehicle headlights turn on and off. I brought the vehicle to dealership and they informed me that there is a short in the headlights requiring replacement of both headlight assembles.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Buick Enclave recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on november 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on january 10, 2022. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Gm's number for this recall is n212349040.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2008-2017 buick enclave and 2013-2017 chevrolet traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Air bags: critical fasteners
Risk: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on may 24, 2021. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n202321200.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 buick enclave, 2010-2019 chevrolet traverse, and 2011-2016 gmc acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
Seat belts
Risk: If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
Fix: General motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in july 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on july 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on july 11, 2014. Owners may contact general motors at 1-800-222-1020 (chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (buick), 1-800-462-8782 (gmc), 1-800-553-6000 (saturn). General motors re
Full defect summary
General motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 buick enclave vehicles manufactured april 14, 2008, through may 14, 2014, chevrolet traverse vehicles manufactured june 6, 2008, through may 14, 2014, and gmc acadia vehicles manufactured april 9, 2008, through may 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 saturn outlook vehicles manufactured april 14, 2008, through march 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.
Air bags: side/window
Risk: Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on june 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and gmc owners at 1-866-996-9463. Gm's number for this recall is 14030. Note: vehicles repaired as part of customer satisfaction campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 buick enclave and gmc acadia and 2009-2013 chevrolet traverse and 2008-2010 saturn outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (siab) wiring harnesses may result in the siab and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Outboard front seat belt anchor cable failure
Summary
On august 31, 2020, the office of defects investigations (odi) opened engineering analysis (ea) ea20002, as an upgrade of recall query (rq) rq19003. This investigation, related to recall 14v-266, was opened to investigate instances of detachment of the flexible steel seat belt anchor cable attached to the outboard side of the front seats in vehicles manufactured by general motors (gm). The subject vehicles included model year (my) 2009 through 2014 gmc acadia, buick enclave, and chevrolet traverse suvs as well as my 2009 through 2010 saturn outlook suvs. These vehicles were previously repaired for this defect under recall 14v-266. The subject vehicle population is approximately 1.3 million v
Seat belt anchor cable failure
Summary
On may 19, 2014, general motors llc (gm) notified the office of defects investigation (odi) that it would conduct safety recall 14v266 to address fatigue and separation of the flexible steel cable that connects the front outboard seat belts to the seat-mounted belt pre-tensioner in 1.4 million model year (my) 2009-2010 saturn outlook, 2009-2014 buick enclave, gmc acadia and chevrolet traverse (lambda platform) vehicles.the remedy was to inspect for signs of damage and replace pre-tensioner anchor cables as needed. Re-work was conducted to relocate the pre-tensioner anchor cable out of the occupant entry path. Odi has subsequently received four (4) vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) reportin
Questions about the 2013 Buick Enclave
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Buick Enclave?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (14 complaints, typically around 73,000 miles); engine (14 complaints, typically around 73,000 miles); electrical (12 complaints, typically around 32,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Buick Enclave have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 7, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Buick Enclave?
- It is 10th of 19 Enclave model years by number of complaints, with 70 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.