2008 Buick Enclave air bags problems
113 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Buick Enclave — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1st incident was 6/29/24 my driver seat airbag deployed. 2nd incident happened 8/3/24 when the airbag on the driver side deployed the whole side from the front to the back of the trunk.”
filed Aug 12, 2024
“I didn’t have any accidents but I when to many mechanics shops and each saying that it is an electrical problem with my 2008 Buick enclave CXL 3.6 also an issue with the airbag on the dash it showing service airbag soon I brought this car a couple of years ago and the airbag light was on when I…”
filed May 2, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defectCampaign 21V782000 · Oct 7, 2021
- In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted…Campaign 14V118000 · Mar 17, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Enclave years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Enclave | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Enclave | 1 | 5% |
| 2020 Enclave | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 Enclave | 2 | 5% |
| 2018 Enclave | 2 | 3% |
| 2017 Enclave | 145 | 81% |
| 2016 Enclave | 110 | 79% |
| 2015 Enclave | 105 | 62% |
| 2014 Enclave | 204 | 70% |
| 2013 Enclave | 9 | 13% |
| 2012 Enclave | 21 | 16% |
| 2011 Enclave | 38 | 18% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Buick Enclave
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.