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2015 Buick Enclave: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
28%
17 of 61 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2015 Buick Enclave. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 28% of relevant complaints.

Better than 73% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 110 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 10%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
17
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
171
this model year
Fires reported
0
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
5
7 crashes · 6 injuries

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS105 · 61%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14 · 8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13 · 8%
ENGINE12 · 7%
STEERING12 · 7%
SERVICE BRAKES10 · 6%

The years either side

2010
38%
101 of 275
2011
45%
77 of 212
2012
33%
36 of 132
2013
50%
26 of 69
2014
48%
40 of 292
2015
28%
17 of 171
2016
53%
16 of 141
2017
31%
10 of 179
2018
50%
30 of 64
2019
68%
26 of 42
2020
47%
25 of 56
2021
23%
5 of 25
2022
too few complaints
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM08/13/2026
Fuel pump module
ENGINE07/14/2025
oil just disappears. Burns off all the engine oil w no smoke
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYS03/31/2025
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 moto…

Three of 17 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (5)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 deploym…
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
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 m…
TIRES
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 m…

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