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vehicle
2018 / buick / enclave
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-27)
complaints
64 on file (2018-02-12 → 2026-06-17)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
12 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11695400 Several times I have been stopped at a red light, and my parking break will come on without me engaging it. I was almost hit by other vehicles the last time my vehicle did this. People were blasting their horns and speeding around me because I was unable…
11234221 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE TURNED ON (WITHOUT THE DRIVER COMMANDING IT), STOPPING THE REAR WHEELS FROM ROTATING FREELY, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES…
Brake pedal non-response with ABS warningSERVICE BRAKES7 complaints2018-02 → 2024-12enclave-2018-brake-pedal-non-response
11259038 THE BRAKE ISSUE RAISED ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATED FINE SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT EVEN WITH THE FRONT-END DAMAGE. YESTERDAY, ONE WEEK AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT IT OCCURRED AGAIN. COLD START LEAVING A RESTAURANT TURNED OUT OF PARKING LOT…
11072267 ON ONLY THE THIRD DAY AFTER PURCHASING A BUICK ENCLAVE AVENIR 2018 I HAD A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE WITH AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY BRAKE AND A RED SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH…
Transmission failure and loss of drivePOWER TRAIN8 complaints2019-12 → 2026-05enclave-2018-transmission-failure
11737422 After two transmission flushes and being told by a Buick dealership's service technicians that nothing is wrong with the vechile's transmission, it has now failed completely at ~90k miles.
11706736 The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while stopped at a gas station; after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle was restarted but was unable to shift to drive(D). The contact attempted to shift to reverse(R) and the shift lever failed to…
Shudder during accelerationPOWER TRAIN3 complaints2022-03 → 2025-05enclave-2018-acceleration-shudder
11456220 For 6 months I have had a shutter in the front part of my car. When I accelerate the car violently shakes. The car was under bumper Bumper warranty when this problem started. I have taken it to my dealer on multiple occasions and they and their engineers…
11608383 My car starting sputtering on take off from stops, extremely dangerous if you’re trying to get out in traffic and keep up quickly from a stop. Then when I took it to get looked at it the mechanic said it needs a new transmission…
Engine stall at auto-stop restartENGINE8 complaints2018-09 → 2024-08enclave-2018-auto-stop-stall
11142010 2018 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE SHUTING DOWN WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE START STOP FEATURE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE AND DOES NOT RECOVER QUICK ENOUGH FOR SAFE STARTS IN TRAFFIC. *JS
11440931 The car has an auto-stop feature however at times, when the car is stopped, the entire electrical and engine shuts down even while the car is in drive. The driver must restart the car and put the car into park and then back into drive…
Catalytic converter and front exhaust pipe crackingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2025-11 → 2026-06enclave-2018-exhaust-cat-converter
11700353 The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after picking up the vehicle from the dealer for a different failure, the exhaust pipe made an abnormally loud sound while driving. The check engine and other unknown warning lights were…
11735792 Exhaust leak from broken front exhaust pipe. This has been a known defect in this make/model however the year of my vehicle was not included in the extended repair window and should have been. The exhaust leak was identified by the dealership when the…
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2018 Buick Enclave vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave
@misc{wrenchpro_2018_buick_enclave_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Buick Enclave},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
