2011 Buick Enclave air bags problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 Buick Enclave — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who related the failure to an unknown recall. The mechanic contacted an unknown dealer and was informed that they could not…”
filed Nov 14, 2023
“In 2017 the timing belt failed with less than 100,000 miles on the vehicle. Timing belt replacement was over 2000 dollars. 2018 the check engine light came on india sting an issue with the caytalic converter. Have not repaired but vehicle will dye while driving. It quit working on interstate and I…”
filed Sep 13, 2020
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
- Side curtain air bags may not be properly attachedCampaign 21V246000 · Apr 8, 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% |
| 2010 Enclave | 6 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 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.