2015 Buick Enclave problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (98) · Steering (8) · Vehicle Speed Control (6)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
48 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (5)
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2023-05-10 · campaign 23V334000 · 995,085 vehicles
Defect: 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.
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.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2022-04-14 · campaign 22V246000 · 2,687 vehicles
Defect: 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.
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.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2021-10-07 · campaign 21V782000 · 555 vehicles
Defect: 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.
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.
Air Bags:critical Fasteners 2021-04-08 · campaign 21V246000 · 108 vehicles
Defect: 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.
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.
Tires 2015-01-28 · campaign 15V044000 · 9,074 vehicles
Defect: 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
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.
Service bulletins (1,409)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-27 · PIT6002C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is to advise about a part concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,409 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-11-03 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“2015 buick enclave put in park, doors unlocked, got out and the vehicle moved while in park. …”
2025-10-18 · Exterior Lighting · 💥 crash“i had storm damage to my vehicle and needed the front headlight replaced. this was a insurance claim and it went to a local body shop as well as a gm dealership trying to fix the problem. my vehicle is equipped with adaptive forwarding headlights that turn with my steering wheel. once my headlight was replaced this feature cannot work again. th…”
2025-07-22 · Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems“i went to firestone in 2023 about my tire recalled and they claimed there was no recalled. i went again on july 5th, 2025 to changed all my tires but three of them were the tire mentioned. i provided documentation but the agent refused any recalled. today july 22 , the manager jason c told me tire recalled only last 6 months and he looked at the…”
2025-07-14 · Engine“oil just disappears. burns off all the engine oil w no smoke…”
2025-06-02 · Air Bags“the contact owns a 2015 buick enclave. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger's side air bag unintendedly deployed. the dealer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure milea…”
2025-03-31 · Unknown Or Other“the dealership is unable to identify the failing component or system. the vehicle shuts off while driving above speeds of 60mph, which causes the power steering pump and power brake pump to fail. this symptom of shutting off while driving creates a significant life safety risk for the driver, passengers, and other motorists. the vehicle has been in…”
2025-03-19 · Air Bags · 116,282 mi“the contact owns a 2015 buick enclave. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's and passenger's side roof air bags independently deployed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. in addition, the contact stated that the front driver's side and front passenger's side seat…”
2024-12-18 · Seat Belts · 270,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 buick enclave. the contact stated that upon inspection it was discovered that the vehicle was leaking engine oil. additionally, the second-row driver’s side seat belt buckle had fractured and was inoperable. no further information was available. the cause of the failure was not yet determined. the manufacturer and local deal…”
2024-10-31 · Air Bags“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 not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that p…”
2024-10-10 · Air Bags“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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.