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2018 Buick Enclave

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2018 Buick Enclave do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 69.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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64Owner complaints

Model-year median: 69

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2018 Buick Enclave

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 64 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes: 20 reports
  • Power Train: 15 reports
  • Engine: 13 reports
  • Electrical System: 9 reports
  • Unknown Or Other: 8 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    171
    2015    141
    2016    179
    2017    64
    2018    42
    2019    56
    2020    25
    2021
    Compare all Enclave years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Service Brakes
    20    Power Train
    15    Engine
    13    Electrical System
    9    Unknown Or Other
    8
    All reported categories
    Fuel/propulsion System
    4    Forward Collision Avoidance
    3    Air Bags
    2    Back Over Prevention
    2    Engine And Engine Cooling
    2    Exterior Lighting
    2    Steering
    2    Structure
    2    Suspension
    2    Electronic Stability Control (esc)
    1    Lane Departure
    1    Seat Belts
    1    Service Brakes, Air
    1    Vehicle Speed Control
    1    Visibility/wiper
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    33 reports with mileage · 31 unknown

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Service Brakes. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Power Train. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Engine. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    5 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

    Steering complaints

    2 reports
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    Mileage unknown · Aug 25, 2025
    EngineSteering

    Wednesday August 6th 2025, I was coming home from work, the low engine compression and engine light came on the car was shaking and I lost power on a busy road, I had to pull it off the road quickly before I lost all power. I stayed there for a few minutes, then turned the car back on to retreat to a safer spot, I then waited fo…

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    Wednesday August 6th 2025, I was coming home from work, the low engine compression and engine light came on the car was shaking and I lost power on a busy road, I had to pull it off the road quickly before I lost all power. I stayed there for a few minutes, then turned the car back on to retreat to a safer spot, I then waited for my husband to bail me out, we checked the oil on the dipstick, there was minimal oil on it. We added 1 quart of oil, then the lights went off, all seemed fine. August 23rd 2025, I was driving my car and the same thing happened car lit up with low engine compression and engine light came on car was shaking, I shit the car off. we added 1quart of oil. But the engine light stayed on after about 30 min. I shut the car off. The engine light went off after I shut the car off.

    NHTSA ODI #11682988

    Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2024
    Electrical SystemEngineSteering

    The car shuts off at random when coming out of autostop, the car will disable power steering when coming out of autostop to make turns making it difficult to turn the steering wheel. Coming out of autostop is typically when you are trying to go or make a turn. This has been an ongoing issue that happens often. The issues began a…

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    The car shuts off at random when coming out of autostop, the car will disable power steering when coming out of autostop to make turns making it difficult to turn the steering wheel. Coming out of autostop is typically when you are trying to go or make a turn. This has been an ongoing issue that happens often. The issues began around 60k miles.

    NHTSA ODI #11610932

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.