2018 BUICK ENCLAVE Unknown Or Other Problems
6 NHTSA complaints on file
Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE
6 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Unknown Or Other Complaints
mY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IN DRIVE
At least 3 or 4 times, the car has remotely started itself while the key fob is in my pocket. Two times, the car was in my closed attached garage. To remote start the car, I would have to press and release the lock button on the fob, then hold down another button for four seconds. At times while I am working around the house or garage, I hear the car beep, indicating that my movements pressed the lock button. On the times mentioned above, evidently my movements pressed the two buttons, causing the car to start. I mentioned this to the service department of our Buick dealer, Dave Cross Motors in Lee's Summit, MO. They were not too concerned, and said that the engine would shut off after 10 minutes. I feel this could be a health concern. If the car did not turn off after 10 minutes, carbon...
MY CAR SHIFTS ITSELF INTO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A 'NEUTRAL' STATE AND THEN REVS UP VERY LOUD. IT ALSO SLAMS ON ITS OWN BRAKES, THANKFULLY EACH TIME HAS BEEN AT LOW SPEED. TODAY WAS THE LAST STRAW. I AM NEVER GETTING IN TO THAT CAR AGAIN! AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT, MY CAR SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES, ALL KINDS OF ROLLING SOUNDS UNDER MY FEET. THEN IT STOPPED AND HIT HARD TO START GOING AGAIN. LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD GOING CRAZY... THE GUY WHO WAS BACKING UP AS I WAS GOING BY, HONKED AND YELLED AT ME BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WOULD STOP LIKE THAT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELL PAST HIM, BUT MY CAR DECIDED WE WERE STOPPING. SO A LITTLE SHAKEN AND UPSET, BUT I CARRIED ON. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DOING THAT SINCE 4000 MILES. IT IS VERY STRESSFUL TO GET IN...
I DROVE OVER SOME METAL COVERING OF A POT HOLE OR OTHER TYPE OF HOLE ON LEXINGTON AVENUE AND ABOUT 100TH STREET IN NYC TODAY. WHEN I DROVE OVER THE METAL COVERING THE CAR STOPPED. THIS IS THE AVENIR MODEL WHICH HAS AUTO STOP. THANKFULLY, THE CAR BEHIND ME STOPPED AND DIDN'T HIT ME. I WILL TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE EXAMINED BUT I THINK IT'S A MALFUNCTION OR ISSUE WITH THE AUTO STOP. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THE CAR'S FAULT. I WANTED TO REPORT IT IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING SIMILAR ISSUES. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS ISSUE.
I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT & WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT & I'M UNCERTAIN IF MY EMERGENCY BRAKES KICKED ON OR IF MY CAR SIMPLY STALLED OUT, BUT MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT MOVE. MY PURSE, IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FLEW FORWARD & HIT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BEHIND ME AT THE LIGHT NEARLY REAR ENDED ME, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO JIM ELLIS BUICK TO BE SERVICED, BUT THEY SAID IT APPEARED FINE & WAS CONFUSED. I DEFINITELY WAS NOT IN ANY DANGER OF HITTING ANYTHING WHEN TURNING AT THE INTERSECTION. THIS INCIDENT HAS MADE ME UNEASY WHEN OPERATING MY CAR.
PREMIUM PACKAGE COMES WITH SAFETY ALERTS. HOWEVER THREE OF THE ALERTS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY OF THE SAFETY FUNCTION DESCRIBED. FRONT COLLISION ALERT - HAVE HAD THREE EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS AND IN ALL THREE WHERE THE RED BEEPING ALERT IN THE DASH DID NOT FUNCTION. TESTED BY GM ENGINEER AND HE COULD NOT MAKE IT WORK AT OVER 20 MPH. ICONS IN INSTRUMENTION LIGHT UP SO IT IS SEEING CARS BUT NO WARNING AT STATED. FRONT PEDESTRIAN ALERT - SIMILAR TO ABOVE, CAR IS SEEING PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE ICONS LIGHT UP GREEN AND AMBER BUT FLASHING RED AND BEEPING DO NOT OCCUR WHEN YOU GET IN DANGER ZONE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING - THERE IS NOT BEEPING WHEN YOU CROSS A LANE WITHOUT USING TURN SIGNAL. LAND ADJUSTMENT WORKS SO VEHICLE IS SEEING LINES BUT IF YOU CROSS THE LINE WITHOUT ANY MANUAL EFFORT THE ALERT DOES NOT WORK A GM ENGINEER...
Other 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE Problem Areas
Service Brakes
20 complaints
Engine
12 complaints
Power Train
12 complaints
Electrical System
8 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
3 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Back Over Prevention Warnings
2 complaints
Exterior Lighting
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Structurebody
2 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Lane Departure Warning
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airantilockabs Warning Light
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint