Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2013 Buick Enclave submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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Check engine light illuminated due to transmission clutch not being adequate in manufacturing. Transmission causes motor to shudder due to clutches slipping. Whether in automatic or manual, when accelerating in low RPM, the entire car begins to shudder instead of downshifting. Transmission has been replaced twice, with no corrections. Happens every time the car is driven.
Engine stalled multiple times while driving. Fuse box under hood loose and threw a code P1682. Only threw code once. No other warnings. Engine just cuts off with power til to dash and other dash components.
Vehicle has been to GM dealership many times for problems related to reduced engine power, stabilitrack, and traction control issues. Dealer replaced relay switches, problem appeared to be fixed. While driving on a busy road, engine power reduced, stabilitrack, and traction control warnings illuminated. Car reduced speed nearly causing an accident while driving and power steering failed. Police needed to help remove car from roadway. ECM replaced, appeared fixed for awhile. While driving on Highway 54, same warnings illuminated and car slowed itself from 60mph to under 30mph. Numerous complaints can be found about the 2013 Buick Enclave and other years and this problem. I believe it will cause an accident and kill someone one day, if it hasn't already. Class action suit was even filed, and unfortunately dismissed. I'm afraid to drive my car. It is at the dealership AGAIN and we've only owned it since February 2022.
AFTER ANY AMOUNT OF RAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVING THE KEYS. THE VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS ALL GO OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT". THE VEHICLE REMAINS RUNNING. I HAVE TO PULL A FUSE TO GET IT TO SHUT OFF. THEN, THE NEXT MORNING I HAVE TO JUMP IT TO GET IT TO START.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER 2 ND GEAR MAYBE BAD WAVE PLATE DUV IS IN MOTION TO NOTICE SHUDDER AT 20 TO 30 MPH CAR IS 94.000 MILES
AT 77,136 MILES, ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. CAR TOWED, RADIATOR REPLACED. AT 126,700 MILES, WHILE IDLING, CAR OVERHEATED. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF ENGINE X 30 MINUTES. DROVE 1.5 MI WHEN CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING, BEEPING, AND SMOKING. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REQUIRED NEW RADIATOR, WATER PUMP AND ENGINE BLOCK.
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 POWER STARTED TO DIE DOWN AND I WAS BARELY MOVING. IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND ALL POWER FUNCTIONS GREATLY REDUCED. ONCE I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON BUT IT SWITCHED FROM TRACTION CONTROL OFF TO TRACTION CONTROL ON. THEN I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AGAIN. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS A GOOD FAMILY CAR BUT NOW AFTER DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NOTHING BEING DONE, NO RECALL, I MADE A BAD CHOICE. MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPEND A FEW TIMES AND WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF IT. THE CAR LITERALLY STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IS NOT UNCOMMON TO GMC VEHICLES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GMC HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. I AM TAKING IT TO NIMNICHT DEALERSHIP TOMORROW IN JACKSONVILLE. HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE SOME REAL ANSWERS BEFORE THIS CAR ENDS UP KILLING ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. VERY DISAPPOINTED GMC AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING BEING DONE.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILI TRACK FLASHES ACROSS DASBOARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE SPEED IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND RPMS ARE NOT PRODUCING SPEED. CAR IS LETHARGIC AND SIGNS BEGIN WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON TRACTION CONTROL RESTS AND DISPLAY MESSAGES DISAPPEAR BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. TEMPERATURE OR WEATHER OR TYPE OF ROAD YOU ARE DRIVING ON DOES NOT PLAY A FACTOR IN DEFECT OF TRACTION CONTROL STABILI TRACK.
THE CAR STARTED DYING WHETHER I'M ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 OR STOPPED OR ACCELERATING...SO MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.. THE CAR WILL BE GOING ALONG FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SAYS TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THEN IT DIES...IT DOES ALL OF THIS IN A MATTER OF 3 SECONDS THEN I'M LEFT TRYING TO STEER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY 35 TO 40 TIMES IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR. YESTERDAY WAS JUST THE LAST TIME
I HAVE A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AND FOR THE PAST 5-6 MONTHS, THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF MESSAGE AND ENGINE POWERING DOWN MESSAGE CONTINUE TO POP UP AND MY CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND QUICKLY DIES. I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT RESETS BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND MOST RECENTLY THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING TWICE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SO FAR THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED, HAD TWO ENGINE BELTS REPLACED, IGNITION AND RELAY SWITCHES CHANGED, UPDATED ALL THE SOFTWARE WITH NO LUCK AND ABOUT 7K IN CHARGES.
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 ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AND BY THE AFTERNOON THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF. THIS MORNING, 3/23/18 I DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATIONS. DUE TO WEATHER WE CLOSED OUR OFFICE EARLY. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIT UP AS WELL AS MY ENGINE LIGHT. ALL THREE WARNINGS WENT ACROSS MY DASH AGAIN AND THIS TIME I COULD NOT GO ABOVE 20MPH. I MADE IT HOME WITH MY FLASHERS ON. ONCE I GOT HOME I LET MY CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND THEN TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK. AGAIN ONLY MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WE WILL TAKE IT TO THE SHOP ONCE THE WEATHER CLEARS.
TL* 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 VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ALEXANDER BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 1501 VENTURA BLVD, OXNARD, CA 93036) FOUR TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB ALARM NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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 TOWED BACK TO HENNESSEY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP ALONG WITH THE ENGINES THIS CAR COST ME $ 32, AND I BELIEVE THAT GANG SHOULD REPLACE THIS CAR BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND CAUSED GREAT DANGER TO ME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FOR ME, I DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO TO UP LOAD OF THIS INCIDENT. MY NUMBER IS: [XXX]. [XXX] AND [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR
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