KnownCarProblems2014 Buick Enclave Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 292 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Buick Enclave, most often about the air bags (70% of complaints, typically around 88,000 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Enclave model year since 2000 and has 7 recalls.
Most common 2014 Buick Enclave problems
Air bags
205 complaints · 70%Half of these problems showed up before 88,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v334000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the message "service air bags" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed…
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was started, the message âservice air bagsâ was displayed, and the red seat belt warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and dtc: b0014 and b0022 were retrieved. The…
Electrical
27 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 63,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring.
Just bought 2014 Buick Enclave - nice car, but day after, rear power liftgate became inoperable with remote, door touch pad, and console switch. Hot weather 80+ degrees. Fuse is good. Will not open manually and there is no mechanical way of opening the door from the outside. No way to open door in an emergency. Does…
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the engine started to lose power. In addition, an unknown warning indicator illuminated with a message stating that the vehicle should not be driven. The contact drove home and had the vehicle towed to johnson cadillac (located at 1122 walton…
Transmission
21 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after driving into the garage and switching the gear shifter to the park position and after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly shifted into reverse and crashed into the garage door. No police report or injuries were reported. The vehicle was…
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and decelerating to make a turn, the vehicle experienced a hard shift. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer…
Engine
18 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 55,000 miles.
I have a p0420 code on my 2014 Buick Enclave for about a year now. Almost everything related to engine performance was replaced because no one could believe that the catalytic converter went bad - even at the dealership - on a 4 year old car where the aftermarket catalytic converter has a 5 year warranty. I spent over…
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power, but was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to dick wickstrom chevrolet (555 e irving park rd, roselle, il 60172, ([phone]) where it was currently waiting to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made…
Other or unspecified
12 complaints · 4%Passenger side front window developed a stress crack. The crack begins unders the cover for the rearview mirror and extends upwards about 1/3 of the way down window and terminates at the top edge of the glass. The crack happened while driving and there were no strikes to the side window. Appears to be a faulty piece…
The air conditioner doesn't work. I have taken the vehicle in at least 2-3 times and have been told nothing is wrong. The most recent time I took it in was about 4 months ago. Yesterday it was 90 degrees where I live. After school, I pick up my kids 3yrs & 7yrs. After about 5 minutes in the car my 7 year old is…
Seat belts
11 complaints · 4%The contact owned a 2014 Buick Enclave. While driving into an intersection, the driver's side of the contact's vehicle was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The contact's vehicle spun off the road and landed in a ditch. The front end and driver's side of the vehicle were severely damaged. The contact was unable to recall…
The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated while driving. The vehicle was taken to rick hendrick chevrolet norfolk (6252 e virginia beach blvd, norfolk, va 23502, phone number: ([phone]) where it was diagnosed that the air bag had shorted out and…
Steering
11 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles.
I cannot turn my steering wheel when going at slow MPH. When trying to pull into parking spaces, driveways, sharp turns or basically doing anything had requires me to drive slowly and turn, my steering wheel will not turn. It's extremely hard.
Steering stiffness & tightness at low speed or high speed. Steering wheel tighten's up to the point where it's almost impossible to turn the wheel. Extremely dangerous when driving 50-60 MPH on the expressway. Just purchased the vehicle dec 19th 2020. I noticed the problem within the first 2 days car dealer was…
Brakes
6 complaints · 2%The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. While driving 35 MPH, the brakes made a loud squealing noise when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to be repaired. The front and back brakes and rotors were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,958.
This is my 2nd Buick Enclave. The first one was 2007 model which had a major failure to brakes- vacuum assist etc. I was in florida in january 2014 when this failure occurred. It was found by crown Buick in st. Petersburg, fl. During a routine oil change. I paid a substantial amount of money approx. $1000 to have it…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2014 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. Gm began mailing final owner letters february 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through december 2025. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n232404980.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2014-2017 buick enclave, chevrolet traverse, and gmc acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
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.
Electrical: electrical system
Risk: If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on december 26, 2014. Owners may contact gm customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (buick), 1-800-458-006 (cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (gmc). Gmâs number for this recall is 14515.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 cadillac cts, escalade, escalade esv, chevrolet suburban, tahoe, gmc yukon, and yukon xl, and 2014 buick enclave, chevrolet express, impala, silverado hd, traverse, gmc acadia, savana, and sierra hd vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
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.
Electrical: software
Risk: An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM to correct the fuel gauge reading, free of charge. The recall began on june 27, 2014. Owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300 (buick), 1-800-222-1020 (chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (gmc). Gm's number for this recall is 14007.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014 buick enclave, chevrolet traverse, and gmc acadia vehicles manufactured march 26, 2013, through august 15, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ECM) software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately.
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "park" position, but the vehicle transmission may not be in the "park" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "park" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or
Fix: General motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any affected transmission shift cable adjusters, free of charge. The recall began on april 10, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact general motors at 1-800-222-1020, buick owners at 1-800-521-7300, and gmc owners at 1-800-462-8782. General motors' number associated with this recall is 14048.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014 buick regal, lacrosse, verano, and enclave, and chevrolet impala, malibu, cruze, and traverse, and gmc acadia vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever. As such, these vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect." they also fail to conform to fmvss number 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."
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 2014 Buick Enclave
- What are the most common problems with the 2014 Buick Enclave?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (205 complaints, typically around 88,000 miles); electrical (27 complaints, typically around 63,500 miles); transmission (21 complaints, typically around 40,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2014 Buick Enclave have?
- 7 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 10, 2023 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2014 a bad year for the Buick Enclave?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Enclave model year since 2000, with 292 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.