2008 Buick Enclave Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 73about this part
- Share
- 14%of 536 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,430miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 73 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Buick Enclave, 14% of the 536 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,430 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Left my house it was fine. I stopped and turned it off and waited for my family member to come out of an appt. I tried to start the vehicle and wouldn't turn over and only clicked like the battery was dead,it also wouldn't let me remove the key. Then I got a jump start and it started right up. After I was home I tried starting again and it did. I just don't trust it now.”
NHTSA complaint #11362310, filed 2020-10, 149,000 miles“My vehicle randomly opens the lift gate when it is in park. This happens both when the car is running as well as when it is not. I came out of the bank and my tailgate was open. I turned it off at the switch inside the car. It still attempts to open when I am in park. I have to lock all the doors to keep it closed.”
NHTSA complaint #11219188, filed 2019-06, 143,058 miles“We where driving the other day, lost all power to dash cluster. Found water in fuses under glove box on passenger side. Dried out and got power back; but not ABS light is on and if it goes off we lose all brakes. The traction control and stabilitrak say service and we lost our back up camera as well.”
NHTSA complaint #11207866, filed 2019-05, 200,000 miles“Central locking has failed resulting in persons being locked in the car. All buttons and fobs still seem to illicit lights and beeping etc. But the doors will not lock or more importantly unlock. The plunger on the driver door could not even be pulled up manually. This is about a dangerous as a failure can get. I'm pretty clever but this is not something I'm going to able to fix.”
NHTSA complaint #10851700, filed 2016-03, 80,000 miles“Three weeks ago I took my 2008 Enclave to o'neal Buick gmc to have the air bag recall completed as I had the airbag warning light illuminated in my dash along with the service airbag warning sign. I also noticed when I dropped my vehicle off that the passenger side airbag wasn't working regardless if anyone was sitting there our not even my husband who's 210 pouinds the light stayed off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10617663, filed 2014-07, 89,900 milesRelated recalls
- 10V240000Jun 4, 2010Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009…Covers: Buick Enclave 2008–2009, Lucerne 2006–2009, Cadillac DTS 2006–2009 +15 more
- 08V441000Aug 28, 2008Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche…Covers: Buick Enclave 2008, Lucerne 2006–2008, Cadillac DTS 2006–2008 +13 more
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 24% |
| 2023 | 3 | 14% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14% |
| 2021 | 6 | 23% |
| 2020 | 10 | 16% |
| 2019 | 12 | 27% |
| 2018 | 10 | 15% |
| 2017 | 8 | 4% |
| 2016 | 8 | 6% |
| 2015 | 14 | 8% |
| 2014 | 27 | 9% |
| 2013 | 12 | 17% |
| 2012 | 19 | 14% |
| 2011 | 21 | 10% |
| 2010 | 23 | 8% |
| 2009 | 22 | 10% |
| 2008 | 73 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2008 Buick Enclave
139 complaintsAir bags
113 complaintsSteering
99 complaintsBody and structure
77 complaintsEngine
72 complaintsOther or unknown
43 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
32 complaintsElectronic stability control
22 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsSuspension
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Buick Enclave
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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