KnownCarProblems2015 Buick Enclave Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 171 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Buick Enclave, most often about the air bags (61% of complaints, typically around 97,000 miles). It is 7th of 19 Enclave model years by number of complaints and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2015 Buick Enclave problems
Air bags
105 complaints · 61%Half of these problems showed up before 97,000 miles. Parts named most often: srs malfunction warning lamp/light.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2015 Buick Enclave. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v334000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated…
Air bag and side dection lights blink don't work and headlight don't work and car stops running wipers only work on high water pours on my foot when it rains has to in to shop again tommrow gaylord mich
Electrical
14 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 63,500 miles.
The rear door to my vehicle will not stay closed so I have to turn off the auto door opener. I have to open it by hand and not by the electric key opener. I was on a trip to florida and going 70 miles per hour and the back came open. I took it to colonial auto where I purchased it and he told me that it would be…
While sitting at a stop and the vehicle in the park position, the locks locked, unlocked, and relocated. After initially feeling this could be a one time occurrence, it happened once again and extended. The second occurrence happened about 7-9 times between lock and unlock. During the second occurrence, I noticed the…
Other or unspecified
13 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 36,000 miles.
Air conditioning just stopped working. My 2015 Buick Enclave just turned 30,000 miles. Imagine my shock when I was told it would cost $1,530.83 to repair. Warranty appears to be 3 years -30,000 miles. I've noticed a lot of complaints on line regarding air conditioning problems in this make and model and wondered if a…
Forward collision alert does not function despite Buick dealer's inspection and assurance "it's working properly." traveling over 3,500 miles recently, had two incidents where traffic came to a dead stop or we were cut off and the front end collision alert should have emitted a warning -- we were traveling over 25 MPH…
Steering
12 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles.
Shortly after purchasing my 2015 Buick Enclave the power steering pump had to be replaced. About 15k miles later, the power steering hose needs to be replaced. I have researching into this and it looks like this system has been faulty for numerous vehicles of this model. The person at the dealership told me this can…
Son was driving car and the steering locked. Veared off road after turning onto street, went over curb onto sidewalk and hit light pole and concrete bench, stopping inches from a building. Car was totaled
Engine
12 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 74,000 miles.
While driving my 2015 Enclave the vehicle jerks and the engine light comes on. Then starts rattling and steering wheel locks and my speed reduces to 40, 25 then 10-5 miles per hour, the warnings read engine power reduced, traction control off, service stabillitrak. I pull my car on the side of the street, wait a few…
Car loses speed from 70 down to 10 on expressway this is a life threading problem almost got rear ended on eway no where to pull off an dark out been to dealer in novi michigan 2 times car did same thing on way to florida no read out codes show on tracking I think gm should fix this problem free of charge before some…
Brakes
10 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles.
On thursday, 7/26/2018, I had parked my car in a restaurant parking lot. I appear to have pulled the vehicle up onto a concrete space divider. When I tried leaving the restaurant, I couldn't back off of the space divider, the car wouldn't move backward, so I tried pulling foreword. When the car came free from the…
Tuesday, 7/18/2017. I was coming over a small decline on local road in east brunswick, nj. I applied the brakes and came upon the traffics light and traffics ahead and the vehicle shot foreword. Applying the breaks had no effect. In fact the car appeared to accelerate. I did not have enough time to avoid hitting the…
Seat belts
6 complaints · 4%The scariest thing and I have never experienced a seat belt locking to the point of a child nearly fainting because it was chocking him around the belly area. The more I tried to give it leverage to release the lock the more it rolled in and wouldn't unlock. There are no emergency release buttons. God forbid there was…
My daughter ended up getting the seat belt twisted around her waist when she was trying to get out. The seatbelt was locked tightly around her waist and she could not get out. I tried turning off the car, unlocking the car, and pulling the seat release but the seatbelt would not unlock. We called the local fire…
Speed control
6 complaints · 4%The contact owns a 2015 Buick Enclave. While the vehicle was idling in the driveway, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle drove through a neighbor's driveway and yard. The contact managed to place the gear in neutral and then in park. The engine continued to rev while in park.…
Tuesday, 7/18/2017. I was coming over a small decline on local road in east brunswick, nj. I applied the brakes and came upon the traffics light and traffics ahead and the vehicle shot foreword. Applying the breaks had no effect. In fact the car appeared to accelerate. I did not have enough time to avoid hitting the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 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 drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed february 23, 2023. 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 n222366190.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2015 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.
Wheels and tires: tires
Risk: If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on march 9, 2015. Owners may contact gm customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (buick), 1-800-222-1020 (chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (gmc). Gm's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: this recall is for goodyear p255/65r18 fortera hl tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15t-002.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015 buick enclave vehicles manufactured december 9, 2014, to january 14, 2015, 2015 chevrolet traverse vehicles manufactured december 9, 2014, to january 20, 2015, and 2015 gmc acadia vehicles manufactured december 9, 2014, to january 16, 2015, and all equipped with goodyear p255/65r18 fortera hl tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 110, "tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a gvwr of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."
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.
Questions about the 2015 Buick Enclave
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Buick Enclave?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (105 complaints, typically around 97,000 miles); electrical (14 complaints, typically around 63,500 miles); other or unspecified (13 complaints, typically around 36,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Buick Enclave have?
- 5 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 2015 a bad year for the Buick Enclave?
- It is 7th of 19 Enclave model years by number of complaints, with 171 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.