2008 Buick Enclave Structure & Body Problems
NHTSA has 85 owner complaints about body and structure problems in the 2008 Buick Enclave, 16% of all 536 complaints for this model year. That is the highest body and structure complaint count among 18 Enclave model years. These complaints report 1 fire and 26 injuries. Median mileage at failure: 85,500 miles.
- Structure & Body complaints
- 85
- 16% of 536
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 26
- Median mileage
- 85,500 mi
- Related recalls
- 1
When 2008 Buick Enclave body and structure complaints were filed
First complaint Sep 10, 2008, latest Nov 4, 2025.
Structure & Body recalls for the 2008 Buick Enclave
- NHTSA 15V415000Jun 30, 2015Structure & Body691,144 vehicles
Structure:body:hatchback/liftgate
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 29, 2012, and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured August 17, 2006, to March 18, 2010. The affected vehicles, equipped with the power liftgate option, have gas struts that hold the power liftgate up when open. These struts may prematurely wear and the open liftgate may suddenly fall.
Risk: If the open liftgate unexpectedly falls, it may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit so that the motor will prevent the rapid closing of the lift gate, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 15240.
Structure & Body complaints by Enclave model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2008 Buick Enclave have body and structure problems?
- NHTSA has 85 owner complaints about the body and structure in the 2008 Buick Enclave, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Median mileage at failure is 85,500 miles.
- Which Buick Enclave year has the most body and structure complaints?
- The 2008 Buick Enclave has the most body and structure complaints (85), compared with 85 for the 2008.
- Is there a body and structure recall for the 2008 Buick Enclave?
- Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for the 2008 Buick Enclave concerns the body and structure: 15V415000.