2025 Buick Enclave problems & reliability
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Buick Enclave. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
3 complaints report injuries (6 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes → | 11 | 31% |
| Electrical System | 9 | 25% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 7 | 19% |
| Unknown OR Other | 6 | 17% |
| Engine | 4 | 11% |
| Lane Departure | 4 | 11% |
| Power Train | 3 | 8% |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 | 8% |
| Back Over Prevention | 2 | 6% |
| Air Bags | 1 | 3% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“The contact owned a 2025 Buick Enclave. While the contact’s daughter was driving through an intersection on a green light at an undisclosed speed, a truck crashed into the front driver’s side of the vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact and his wife and daughter were all transported for…”
Air Bags · filed Jul 14, 2026
“Driving at 30mph and all the dashboard lights turned on and all the warnings kept popping on the dashboard and 30 seconds later the brakes were not working when I was approaching a busy intersection. I was able to pump the brakes and stop the vehicle and put it in park and the vehicle shut off and nothing would work -…”
Electrical System · filed May 26, 2026
“I was driving and a variety of failure warnings popped up on my screen along with a total brake failure, unable to stop, had to coast until the vehicle was no longer moving. No accident resulted, but it could have been very serious. Mechanics diagnosed it as a loose battery cable.”
Forward Collision Avoidance · filed May 22, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
414 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2025 Buick Enclave. The 10 most recent:
This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent…
PIT6218D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 24, 2026
PI to help diagnose A/C concern
PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 21, 2026
Certain vehicles listed above, may have a condition where coolant leaks from the radiator hose quick connect at the radiator inlet. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 5 years or…
N262546590-01 · Service Campaign · issued Jul 15, 2026
• Fixes to help ensure proper functionality for shifting. • Fixes to help protect transmission health. • Improvements to diagnostics to prevent vehicle not starting. • Fixes to help reduce instances of check engine…
662.11 · Over The Air · issued Jul 14, 2026
• Fixes to help protect battery life. • Improvements to provide more accurate speed limit detection on the driver’s display. • Improvements to the availability of driver assistance features and fewer notifications or…
662.30 · Over The Air · issued Jul 14, 2026
This Preliminary information communicates an issue with an OTA pending message still displayed after an OTA event and how to reset/clear the message.
PIT5966F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 23, 2026
This preliminary information is to inform technicians and customers that the HUD will not retain its current settings. No parts should be replaced.
PIT6520 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 18, 2026
This preliminary information is to inform technicians that GM is placing the B174W Front View Camera Module (ACP2) on part restriction due to elevated replacement rates and ongoing engineering investigation. Technicians…
PIT6503B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 17, 2026
• Fixes to help prevent loss of functionality for connectivity features such as OnStar, Wi-Fi, Navigation, and Super Cruise.
N25-252332 · Over The Air · issued Jun 16, 2026
This PI advises dealers that if DTC P0606 and/or P0607 are set in the K160 EBCM, additional diagnostic aids should be followed to ensure the module requires replacement
PIT6521 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 9, 2026
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 2025 Buick Enclave in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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