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Wish I had read more reviews first
Gary Moman, 02/01/2019
updated 02/07/2022
2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2009 in Jan 2019 with 163k. Very clean, well kept, great interior, with all the usual accolades given by those who purchased new and need to brag about their choice. Lots of style. I wonder if any of those original buyers still have theirs. You expect to have issues with an older unit, but these are unacceptable. Shifting is sometimes just some wild guess as far as I can tell. As reported by others here the engine often stumbles at any nominal cruise speed, especially on a slight upgrade. It often has great difficulty deciding what gear to use. It originally complained about evap canister valve (P0496, replaced it) and misfires on cylinders 4 and 6. Seemed like some simple repairs. Replacing parts has not yet fixed the misfire problems. Can't really tell if engine or tranny is responsible for all the cruise stumbling problems, but both are suspect. Expected much better from a Buick. My last three pickups (F150s) all got equal or better gas mileage and only one had transmission problems, at over 300,000 miles. The 93 Silverado tranny hunted from new and died at 180,000 so I guess GM just can't get their act together. No more GM vehicles for me. Update: 3 years later. Fixed the various bugs. Kinda. Tyranny is still slipping from time to time. Low rpm misfires are still a problem. You learn to avoid certain throttle settings. It will burn out catalytic converters quickly because of misfires. I like the ride and the quiet, but stick to my original assessment. No more GM cars.
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Beautiful, but unreliable
mlerlie, 02/07/2012
2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Have owned luxury German cars for well over three decades but the beauty of the Enclave won us over while living in hilly Maryland. Big mistake. Expensive mistake. As other reviewers say, there are too many things going wrong for such a young vehicle. Plastic outside between the windows bubble/ripple, car rolls back while in drive on a hill as if it were in reverse, car rolls at least 6 inches after putting it in park on flat land, knocking noise when turning steering wheel either way, absolutely abysmal gas mileage - bottom end of mpg range, very sluggish on hills, but the deal breaker was the slipping transmission on a 3 year old car with less than 50k miles. Went back to BMW after 10 mo.
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Awesome SUV
Enclave Owner, 10/05/2020
2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
its quiet a catch, all the room and features anyone could ask for. 152k miles and still going strong. Inside still just like new, as far as the chrome trim people are complaining about, its not that bad, i have seen vehicles coming towards me with chrome worse than this vehicle blinding you. I yet to be blinded by the chrome reflection. But over all this vehicle 5 stars all around. Take care of it, it will take care of you and yours. The wife Loves it, great for Grandchildren.
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My 2009 Enclave
M. Steele, 05/19/2019
2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Look up all the extended service repair warranties on the car before you buy one. Many of them leak when raining or in a car wash. Water builds up in the pan under passengers feet, when turning a corner many expletives can be heard. The stereo if Bose is known to malfunction. It's not Bose its the water! Mine had a leak on both sides in the front, the amplifier is under the drivers legs and a small bit of water ran down somewhere behind the dash and on to the plugs. A loud popping noise then nothing. I've replaced it but its not cheap. This vehicle is also prone to these issues and mine has had problems with both, the tranny and power steering. There is a class action suit in CA for the steering issue. If the car drops below 1800 rpm's you revert to manual steering, It doesn't let you know it just does it and I pray your not in a turn at higher speeds. The tranny is notorious for problems. on both they have had to give the customer extended warranty for 10 yrs or 150000 miles. There are a lot of vehicles out there that are more water tight and don't have the maintenance costs the Enclave seems to have.
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Never though I would drive a Buick
mark, 05/24/2009
2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
We narrowed our choice down to the Audi Q7, Acura MDX and finally bought an 2009 Enclave CXL AWD (Carbon Black). We truly love the car. Very roomy. Great design. Super quiet. Handling very good for an SUV. The third row comfortable for three. We are a family of four. GM did a good job on this car. This is an excellent SUV Crossover that should be striving to be the best in every category, it has that kind of potential. There is need for some tweaking, such as real wood, better MPG and throttle response/shift adjustment. I would highly suggest the Enclave to anyone looking for a solid, well designed SUV.