2009 Buick Enclave: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed May 21, 2023 · Electrical · TN · fire

The seat caught on fire. Origin of fire started in the seat according to fire officials.

Filed Jan 8, 2023 · Engine · NY · fire · 1 injury

My 2009 Buick Enclave CXL, VIN 5GAEV23D79J118427: Engine caught on fire during the time i was driving it. The car hesitated as if it was going to shut off then i saw smoke coming from underneath the front hood, I pulled to the side of the road and stopped the car and open the front hood, my engine was on fire. The fire was located on the passenger side of the car or the left side of the car if you were facing the front of the car. I tried to put the fire out, but the fire got out of control. I called 911 and the fire Department and Police arrived. My car was being repair due to the fire.

Filed Jun 8, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 30,000 miles · FL · fire

My enclave 2009 was caught fire when it was parked stationary in a garage at 9:40am on 5/30/2016. The fire started from the right front of the vehicle, which results in the whole car totaled. Me and my family have been suffering much from this event. It's hard to believe it happened to our vehicle. This vehicle has low mileage (about 30,000), well maintained by us and gm shop in the past (all the records are available in gm system). On 5/31 we reported to gm with detailed information and requested an investigation. On 6/2, customer department contacted me, stating that they don't care about the cause of the fire and they don't involve in an investigation as we have our insurance covered. I told them no matter our insurance company initiates an investigation or not, as the manufacturer, gm needs to check this vehicle and take responsibility and improve its product if there is a deficit in gm engine. However they still asserted that they don't take care of such case. I have kept the record of our conversation in case needed. It's an unhappy experience. All the evidence we got so far suggested it's the problem of the electronical system/engine. We don't want it to happen to other people. We hope gm to have someone to initiate an investigation asap.

Filed Jun 30, 2015 · Steering, Transmission · 36,650 miles · IL

I had taken the car to buick dealer for an oil change. I asked them to check if they saw a possible oil leak because I saw a few spots in the garage. They said there was a leak from a rubber bearing and the cost to fix that was 2700. Tool the car sears to have them double check. Sears said there was not leak. There was residual oil from oil change. This was on 06/20. Checked every day after that to see if the oil leaked again and it did not. On 06/28, while coming home with my kids, hear sudden noise, and in a few seconds smoke coming out from left front side of the car...lot of smoke. Got the kids and dog out safely. Tried to turn off the car...I had the key out but the car was still on. It just would not turn off. Tried taking it our of the garage and the steering would not turn. Somehow got the car on the curb and after trying a few time, the car did turn off. Noticed all the coolant had flushed on the floor. Got it towed to the dealer. Dealer said power steering gear and power steering pump burned and needs replacement. Also said it was because of a minor oil leak that was under the engine that caused it. Coolant flushing was covered and gm will pay for the fix but I will need to pay 2500 for the steering gear and pump replacement. This could have been a disaster and life threatening if it had happened at high speed. Gm least concerned about it and not supportive or standing behind their cars. I have only 36k miles on it and would not have expected something like this. I read on some forums where a lot of people have had similar issues. For the safety of other buick enclave holders, I please request you to have buick act on this and send a recall.

Filed Dec 3, 2013 · Steering · 72,000 miles · MA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick enclave. The contact stated that while sitting at a complete stop, smoke emitted into the cabin from under the hood. The engine compartment then became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called to the scene and the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was discovered that the power steering components had failed and allowed fluid to leak onto the manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Filed Oct 30, 2010 · Electrical · 3,621 miles · TX

Purchased new 2009 buick enclave cxl fwd(3/30/09) fully loaded. 4 months later, battery died. Made 5 or more visits to gm dealership. They ran parasitic drain diagnostics over night , new upgrades installed, replaced battery twice and more than a year later, every couple of months battery dies. I think there are many people out there with this kind of problem that gm should fix the problem under a recall before some electrical catches on fire and gm will have to payout millions.