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Visibility & wipers

Buick Enclave Visibility problems by year

61 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Buick Enclave's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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20181000
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20161001
20153100
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20132000
20124011
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20103010
200832011

Visibility recalls

Latest Enclave visibility complaints

2022 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2022 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, water was leaking from the overhead console near the OnStar controls onto the center screen display. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the sunroof had never been opened. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the leak in the sunroof was confirmed; however, the source of the leak could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,230.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11753309
2018 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

The air conditioning system failure prevents proper windshield defogging, significantly reducing visibility in humid or rainy conditions. Additionally, cabin temperatures become excessively high, causing driver fatigue and impaired concentration. This creates an unsafe driving condition and increases the risk of a crash

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11734443
2014 Buick EnclaveBody, doors & structureVisibility & wipers

Blind spot is extremely large between the front windshield and side windows, because of the enlarged side view mirror housing. Entire vehicles and people can dissappear into these spots rendering them invisible to proceeding motorist.

Filed Incident Structure · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11577838
2022 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

Front windshield has Shadows when high beams pointed on objects like Signs traffic lights or lights from a moderate distance, issue only shown at night when your high beams pointed on signs, in addition to Road lights from moderate distance shows duplicate lights until you get closer in order for the two lights to be Unified as one object. As you can see in the three attached pictures, all the signs has a shadow in addition to the lights it shows that there is another light under the original light while in fact there is only one

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11537807
2014 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

My wipers would stop working. When they are on. I had to get them fixed. This is a safety issue and GM said it's normal wear an tear.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11459425
2022 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2022 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, she heard an abnormal loud popping noise coming from the exterior of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle and noticed that the sunroof glass had shattered. The contact stated there was no object that had struck the sunroof nor any other vehicle nearby that could have caused the sunroof to shatter. The contact was able to continue to drive and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer who...

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inspected the vehicle but could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the sunroof glass. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11454852
2016 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

Windshield wiper and windshield cleaner switch works at times then stops. The other day it started to rain when going home from my wifes doctor appointment. We luckly were able to pull over. Wiper switch worked 1 time sence then fuses and relays good

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11403944
2012 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns 2012 buick enclave. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the contact attempted to turn on the heater however, there was no heat coming out of their vents. The failure caused the windshield to become frosted and foggy. The contact stated that the visibility was greatly diminished through the windshield. The contact took the vehicle to boucher buick gmc of waukesha (1907 e moreland blvd, waukesha, wi 53186) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the hvac control module needed to be replaced however, the part was discontinued. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11394820
2020 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

I was driving on a state highway with open fields on both sides. There were no other cars or trucks on the road. Clear blue sky and the temperature was about 50 degrees. No windows were open in the car. I was on cruise control at 62 mph. There was what I can only describe as an explosion sound something close to the sound of a 45acp pistol discharge.. Luckily I had the sun screen closed or I would have had glass everywhere. The front sunroof had exploded and there was a 18" hole in the middle of it. The...

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force of the break went up, meaning the edge of the broken glass was raised about an inch and a half above the rest of the glass and window frame. That kind of a break is caused by stress not from something like a stone hitting it.. The car was purchased in august so the car is only 4 months old. I immediately drove the car to bergstrom motors in green bay, wisconsin, for them to fix it. They took pictures. Service managers name is [[redacted]]. He has all the information. There is no police report. [[redacted]] got back with me today, december 10, 2020, and told me buick would not pay for the repairs because it's glass. I was told the repair would be about $1000. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11382917
2015 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipersCrash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 buick enclave. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph when the contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when they hit another vehicle near the driver's side. The contact was not able to see the other vehicle. No air bags deployed. The vehicle was not towed. A police report was filed. No injuries or medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to a body shop for repairs. The contact stated that then while idle when a truck came from the side of the...

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vehicle crashing into the driver side of the vehicle when this occurred the contact was not able to see anything in the side view mirror. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was returned to the body shop for the driver's side door to be replaced. The contact contacted the dealership (findlay chevy buick gmc address: 2565 laughlin view dr, bullhead city, az 86429; phone: (928) 754-3400) who only attempted to trade the vehicle in. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. *Bf consumer says that they were unable to see out of the driver's side mirror during both accidents. Consumer says that issue may be due to the seat being to low for a shorter person to see out of the mirror. Consumer has attempted to contact the manufacturer but has been unsuccessful. *Dl

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11330399
2013 Buick EnclaveVisibility & wipers

Multi-function switch failed. Front windshield wipers failed to function as designed. They would only engage when you used the right turn signal. No other function of the wiper multi-function switch would work. This left no wiper functionality unless you turned right from a complete stop. The intermittent function and front windshield cleaner button did not function. Vehicle was in motion on highway during periods of heavy rain making visibility little to none unless the left turn signal was physically...

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engaged. This continued through city streets, turning, and then stationary at a complete stop where it quit functioning all together. All fuses tested and checked and no faults were reported on the driver display or from obd check. Upon replacement of multi-function switch (high beam, turn signal, wiper switch) it was observed that the 4 pin wire harness (blue, green, yellow, orange) that is soldered to the pcb board has only one spot of protection electrical tape on the back of the unit.. As the wires route through the plastic housing to the turn signal multi-function switch they are subject to wear and becoming snagged by normal use of the turn signal or high beams. Having zero protection over this wiring caused the orange wire to become brittle and break away from the module. It is unacceptable to have no wire grommet protecting such a critical moving part of the vehicle functionality. It is clear that this was a cheap design with little to no oversight. All other plastic housing , copper contact points and moving parts were clean and free of debris and had sufficient grease to move properly. This is a very similar problem to complaint # 14v266000 where moving parts have clearly not had proper protection around wiring or wire harnesses.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11298508
2008 Buick EnclaveTransmission & drivetrainDriver assistanceVisibility & wipers

I have had continuous problems over the last year with the stabilitrack system going off and it telling me to service stabilitrack. However, now my transmission is going out and I have a car that I owe way too much for and can't afford to get the transmission fixed. On top of the transmission my ignition only works part of the time. There is no point in replacing the ignition if the transmission is gone. I have already replaced the motor on the windshield wipers but apparently the previous owner had the motor...

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replaced during the recall so I had to pay out of pocket for that. Not to mention spending over $200 just to get my headlight bulb replaced at a shop because its not simple enough to just take the cover off and replace the bulb. This car has been nothing but a money pit. The transmission has been acting a little strange like occasionally not wanting to shift one day and then being fine the next. The other day I was driving and it wouldn't shift, rev"d up to 4000 rpm and wouldn't go over 40 mph. I'm at the point where I can not afford to continue to pay full coverage insurance plus my car payment on a car I cannot drive.

Filed Incident Power train · Electronic stability control (ESC) · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11243226

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