2009 Buick Enclave: ABS light or ABS activating

5 of the 220 complaints about the 2009 Buick Enclave describe ABS light or ABS activating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 79,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 16 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

ABS light or ABS activating by model year

2025
2
2018
5
2015
2
2014
1
2013
1
2012
1
2010
3
2009
5
2008
7

What owners say

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Steering · 93,000 miles · PA

September 11, 2014 - power steering failed out of no-where while making a left hand turn into a parking lot. Difficult to move car into the parking spot. After approximately 90 minutes of being parked power steering was working fine. October 1st, 2014 while driving on a major highway the antilock brake system (ABS) warning light on, stabilitrak indicator light on/service stabilitrak message displayed in dic. Since we were on the highway we continued driving until we got to our location and parked the car. Approximately 2 hours later we started the car and the warning lights were off. We then proceeded to drive home and less than a mile down the road the power steering failed again as we were making a left hand turn. This time it''s not resolving itself. Car is not drivable..

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · Driver assistance, Steering · 80,000 miles · GA

Driving home and the stabilitrak and traction control light comes on. Car now spins tires and has disabled the ABS. Very unstable car with ABS not working properly. Take my vehicle in for routine maintenance and was told rack and pinion is leaking. Got online and see class action law suit against gm for this same reason. No recall. I don't see how gm does not think this is a safety issue. To be driving down the road and steering fail. Not only endangering people in the car but also everybody else around them. I'm starting to hate this car. Looks good from a distance but the problems gm has had with these models enclave, traverse, acadia all models with this steering system. Not a cheap fix either! My father worked for gm so that's all we buy. Seriously reconsidering though.

Filed Mar 19, 2014 · Electrical · 79,000 miles · MD

I would not recommend this vehicle, it is pretty expensive for all the problems we've had. It has already been recalled twice for two different problems. In december it started misfiring, hesitating and becoming sluggish. After taking it to three different repair facilities they figured out the pistons were misfiring and three ignition coils(all on the same side) had to be replaced. While I realize the time frame of the warranty has passed, we were under the mileage for warranty coverage. I guess automobile makers penalize you for not putting a lot of miles on your car. Now, just three months later with only a few more thousand miles added - out of the blue I'm driving down the road and numerous warning lights come on. Park assist goes off, all wheel drive goes off, ABS warning light, and brake warning light all come on at the same time. When I called the dealer I was told to turn the car off and then back on and it should be fine - it wasn't. Then I was told it was ok to drive it! If so, then why all the warning lights? Too many things have gone wrong, for a price tag of over $50,000.00. We have always had the suggested maintenance performed, I feel this vehicle is not made well and is not worth the price tag, but more importantly - how safe is it???

Filed Aug 18, 2013 · Brakes, Steering · 72,600 miles · NY

My husband went to make a right hand turn and when he turned he lost power steering and the ABS light, traction control icon, brake light and "service all wheel drive" all came on at the same time. My dash looks like a christmas tree.

Filed Mar 2, 2011 · Brakes · 16,000 miles · TX

2009 buick enclave experienced noisy brakes with only 16,000 miles. Gmc couldn't diagnose the problem so the brakes and rotors were replaced. 7 months later the same car with 26,000 miles had heavy brake pulsating under normal braking conditions. Gmc had to turn the front rotors again due to excessive heat and burn spots which caused warping of the rotors. Gmc says this repair doesn't fall under warranty since the brakes and rotors were replaced one time prior; however, they are missing the point in that this isn't a brake pad issue nor is it due to excessive braking. This is a problem with the ABS system which is covered. No car (under normal driving conditions) should have to replace brakes and rotors twice in 26,000 miles. The hot spots on the rotors concerns me since a brake fire could result endangering lives.